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1110736

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	GKN: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2018 deed of covenant undertakings provided by Melrose Industries, whether he has plans to issue a note of concern in relation to the announcement by GKN Aerospace that it intends to close its Kings Norton plant.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	242681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>As required by the undertakings provided last year, Melrose Industries have notified the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of their intention to relocate Defence work from GKN's Kings Norton site to other GKN sites. The MOD has discussed these proposals with Melrose and is confident that the important work that GKN does for Defence will continue. The MOD understands that there will be no overall reduction in GKN's defence capacity, as the defence work is being moved, not stopped. On that basis there are no plans to issue a note of concern.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/04/2019 15:34:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1091314

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, When his Department plans to make an announcement on the awarding of the contract for the Fleet Solid Support ships.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
	tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
	uin	234164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 November 2018 to Question 191321 from the hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/03/2019 17:44:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 191321 - Shipping procurement.docx title 191321 - Shipping procurement
	tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

1088693

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Forth: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at inception what the estimated hand over date of HMS Forth was; and when sea trials were expected to commence.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	232593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The firm price contract for three River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels awarded to BAE Systems in August 2014 has a value of £378 million. The contract does not separately identify the cost of each of the three ships. Of the contract value, £30 million is for items including trials, spares, testing and Government Furnished Equipment. The value of the contract remains unchanged.</p><p>At contract award, the estimated build time of HMS Forth was 31 months. Delivery of the ship, in January 2018, was not in accordance with the planned schedule, owing to delays during construction. The build of HMS Forth was not affected by design, technical or relationship issues.</p><p>At contract award, the planned contract acceptance date for HMS Forth was May 2017. Contractor sea trials were expected to commence two months before contractual acceptance.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 232590 232591 232592 question first answered 21/03/2019 15:28:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1124542

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator: Annual Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department changed its policy towards the publication of Annual Reports from the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator since its last publication in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	250491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>We have taken the step to not publish the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's Annual Assurance Reports as it has been assessed to do so would impact national security. This step has not prevented the effective management and independent assessment of the Defence Nuclear Programme being reported to Ministers, nor has it prevented its duty holders being held to account, but we cannot accept any compromise of our capabilities in the current security climate.</p><p>The Government recognises that there is legitimate interest in nuclear safety, but we would not publish information that could be exploited by potential adversaries, compromising our national security. Overall, the Defence Nuclear Programme achieves the required standards of nuclear and radiological safety. The safety of the public, our submarine crews, the defence workforce and the protection of the environment remain the Department's priority.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250492 250493 question first answered 13/05/2019 14:56:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1092139

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason trainer aircraft were included in the Combat Air Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	234795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Combat Air Strategy does not include trainer aircraft.</p><p>Combat Air is defined in the Strategy as &quot;an aircraft, manned or unmanned, whose prime function is to conduct air-to-air and/or air-to-surface combat operations in a hostile and/or contested environment, whilst having the ability to concurrently conduct surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare and command and control tasks.&quot; Training aircraft therefore do not meet this definition.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/03/2019 17:42:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1125255

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	International Military Services: Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department has not published the value of IMS Ltd.'s contingent liabilities as required by the statutory authorities conferred by the Ordnance Factories and Military Services Bill 1984.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	252014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department set out its Statutory liability for International Military Sales on page 139 of the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/05/2019 16:51:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1092740

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (c) Royal Marines he expects to allocate to each Littoral Strike Vessel.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	235396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 11 February 2019, we will use the Transformation Fund to develop a concept for a Littoral Strike Ship. Estimates of the potential acquisition costs of this capability will be established during the initial concept phase.</p><p>At this time, no decisions have been made regarding procurement strategy, in service dates, basing or manning levels.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 235393 235395 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1124711

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Chromium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are trained in the application of paints containing Hexavalent Chromium; and on how many occasions such paint was applied to military vehicles and vessels in each year since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	250782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have ready access to the information you have requested as it is not centrally recorded. Hexavalent chromium paint is now only used by the MOD on platforms where there is no suitable alternative and where it is absolutely necessary to maintain defence capability and safety. The MOD is alert to the health and safety risks associated with hexavalent chromate and provides guidance, safety data sheets, training and working instructions for personnel known to be working with the substance, together with personal protective equipment. The MOD has a small number of exemptions in place for known instances of hexavalent chromate application and is working hard to identify alternatives in these cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250783 question first answered 14/05/2019 15:16:16 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1126659

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many companies in each region and nation of the UK secured contracts from her Department in each of the last five years; and what the value of each contract was.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	254156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) regularly publishes expenditure data via the Trade, Industry and Contracts bulletin on gov.uk. The data includes information about MOD regional expenditure dating back to 2013 and the latest bulletin can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201718</p><p>The MOD does not collate more detailed information about individual companies, nor of the value of individual contracts in each region.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/05/2019 16:41:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1091236

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and what the cost of that process has been to the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	234208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure on consultancy staff is published and can be found in Table 9 of the relevant Excel tables relating to the finance and economics annual statistical bulletins for Departmental Resources on the gov.uk website at the link below</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-departmental-resources-index</p><p>Information on the number of off-payroll engagements (including consultants) for periods of six months or more is available in the MOD's Annual Report and Accounts at the links below:</p><p>2015-16 and 2017-18</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-annual-reports</p><p>2016-17</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/03/2019 14:37:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd