Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered question first ministerially corrected answering member previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

724553

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total savings to the public purse of reductions in the number of Army personnel since the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	71999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1584543

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the steel procured for each Type 26 frigate is from UK steelyards.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	140032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>For the Batch 1 Type 26 frigates, almost 50 per cent by value of the steel is UK sourced. <del class="ministerial">Steel has not yet been purchased for the Batch 2 ships</del>. <ins class="ministerial">Approximately 994 tonnes of steel was purchased for the first Batch 2 ship, HMS Birmingham, in 2022 and 25 per cent of this steel was produced in the UK.</ins></p><p> </p><p>Steel for the Type 31 frigates is sourced by Babcock from UK-based stockists. Both the Type 26 and Type 31 classes require the use of thin plate steel and this specification of steel with the required combination of thickness, size and flatness is not manufactured in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Steel for our major defence programmes is generally sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers and is procured in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines. We encourage the sourcing of UK steel wherever it is technically and commercially feasible.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/02/2023 11:02:25 question first ministerially corrected 04/04/2023 11:16:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk previous answer version 55170 answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566750

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January to Question 118815 on Challenger Tanks, how many main battle tanks he plans to upgrade to Challenger 3 each year until the completion of the upgrade programme.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Challenger 3 prototypes will be delivered through 2023 and <del class="ministerial">2024</del><ins class="ministerial">early 2025</ins> for use in demonstration trials. Once the design has been proven it is currently planned that the Challenger 3 tanks will be delivered to the Army from 2027, with Full Operating Capability delivered by 2030. The number of tanks to be delivered is under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/01/2023 17:50:04 question first ministerially corrected 20/01/2023 10:11:44 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk previous answer version 48221 answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611362

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints were made by people living in service family accommodation about the performance of (a) Pinnacle, (b) Amey and (c) VIVO regarding the management of those properties in each month since April 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	180990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Once Ministry of Defence officials have finalised collation of the necessary information I will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 16:51:31 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1609332

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bickleigh Barracks: Heating and Water Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the maintenance issues related to heating and hot water reported at Bickleigh Barracks since April 2022 resulted in a lack of hot water for 24 hours and more.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	177937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>During the last six months, there were two separate incidents of partial hot water loss that lasted for more than 24 hours at Bickleigh Barracks; one for six days and another for five days. A capacity issue, created by a faulty pump, meant that hot water was not regenerated quickly enough if the demand for showers was high. This partial loss impacted one of the nine accommodation buildings.</p><p> </p><p>During the last six months there were no incidents of a heating outage that lasted for more than 24 hours at Bickleigh Barracks.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 15:29:40 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1609331

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bickleigh Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Bickleigh Barracks for maintenance issues on (a) roofing, (b) heating, (c) electrics and (d) pest control in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	177936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The table below reflects the total number of individual tasks raised for Bickleigh Barracks which relate to Roofing, Heating, Electrical and Pest Control issues between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. There are no Service Family Accommodation properties at Bickleigh Barracks.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Asset Type</p></td><td><p>Roofing</p></td><td><p>Heating</p></td><td><p>Heating and Hot Water</p></td><td><p>Electrical</p></td><td><p>Electrical (Catering Equipment)</p></td><td><p>Pest Control</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Living Accommodation</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mess with Integral Accommodation</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Assets (25 non-Accommodation buildings)</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>243</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>137 out of the total 243 incidents occurred in non-accommodation buildings. The remaining 106 reported faults occurred across a total of nine buildings.</p><p> </p><p>Roofing issues ranged from minor damage such as missing tiles, faulty guttering or damaged felt, to major repairs and roof replacement. Some callouts for heating were as minor as a leaking radiator valve, up to full heating failure. Electrical issues ranged from damaged plug sockets to power outages.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 15:29:14 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1609330

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bickleigh Barracks: Heating and Water Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days has Bickleigh Barracks been without (a) hot water and (b) heating in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	177935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>During the last six months, there were two separate incidents of partial hot water loss that lasted for more than 24 hours at Bickleigh Barracks; one for six days and another for five days. A capacity issue, created by a faulty pump, meant that hot water was not regenerated quickly enough if the demand for showers was high. This partial loss impacted one of the nine accommodation buildings.</p><p> </p><p>During the last six months there were no incidents of a heating outage that lasted for more than 24 hours at Bickleigh Barracks.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 15:28:35 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1611467

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Inflation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2022 to Question 23405 on Defence: Finance, whether his estimate of defence inflation for 2021-22 is greater than 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	181095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Defence inflation for financial year 2021-22 was estimated as 2.1% which is lower than the estimate for 2020-21, which was 4.1%.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:51:58 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1611459

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Inflation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2022 to Question 23405 on Defence: Finance, what his most recent estimate of defence inflation is.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	181087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The most recent estimate for defence inflation is for financial year 2021-22, which has been estimated as 2.1%.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:51:24 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1611457

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Inflation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the level of defence inflation between 2021 and 2022.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	181085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>In financial year 2020-21 defence inflation was estimated as 4.1%. In 2021-22, defence inflation was estimated as 2.1%. Defence inflation is calculated by financial year instead of calendar year.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:50:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones