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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

1538867

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	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: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is placing any contractual obligations for the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract to require a specific proportion of UK steel to be used in their construction.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	77289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave him on 11 January 2022 to Question number 96776.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/11/2022 13:59:10 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 96776.docx title Warships: Iron and Steel
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1542305

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Ajax-family vehicles have resumed firing trials of any kind as of 15 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	87761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that a series of Lethality Validation and Verification firings took place between 28 September to 8 November in support of the Ajax Programme. A total of 1,780 40mm rounds and more than 15,000 7.62mm rounds have been fired against a mixture of static and moving targets, including the Ajax vehicle firing on the move. More firing trials are planned in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>I would further refer the right hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave him on 18 October 2022 to Question Number 62725.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/11/2022 12:24:19 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name QuestionAndAnswerReport_20221118122225.pdf title UIN62725-Ajax
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1551507

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
	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 3 November 2022 to Question 19681 on Typhoon Aircraft, whether his Department plans to reassess the retirement of the Tranche 1 Typhoon aircraft in the context of (a) its remaining airframe fatigue life and (b) the war in Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	110665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 12 December 2022 to Question 105283.</p><p>The hon. Member may wish to note that Question 19681 was answered on 21 June 2022 rather than 3 November 2022.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 105283.docx title Typhoon Aircraft 2 file name 19681 - Typhoon Aircraft.docx title Typhoon Aircraft question first answered 19/12/2022 16:17:48 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1607139

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the report entitled Defence in a Competitive Age, published by his Department on 22 March 2021, CP 411, how many Tranche 1 Typhoons will be retired by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	172982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 9 February 2023 to Question 140022.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 30/03/2023 13:12:27 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 140022.docx title Typhoon Aircraft
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1550750

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 32 Frigates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Navy Command remains committed to the concept of a Type 32 Frigate.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	108089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 December 2022 to Question 102767.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/12/2022 16:06:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 101767 - Type 32 Frigates.docx title Type 32 Frigates: Procurement
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1538264

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of UK steel was used in the construction of the (a) Type 26, (b) Type 31e, (c) Type 45, (d) Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, (e) Albion Class and (f) Type 23.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	75795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>In respect of the Type 26 and Type 31 Frigates, I refer the right hon. Member to the answers my predecessor gave on 14 March 2022 to Question numbers 136651 and 136652 to the hon. Member for Angus (Dave Doogan).</p><p>For the Type 45 Destroyers, Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers and Type 23, I refer the right hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave him on 19 July 2022 to Question number 33690.</p><p>In respect of the Albion class, owing to the time that has elapsed since the procurement of these ships, the source of the steel used in their manufacture is unknown.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 136651.docx title Type 26 Frigates: Iron and Steel 2 file name UIN 33690.docx title Warships: Iron and Steel question first answered 08/11/2022 13:51:04 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1544382

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2022
	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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of Challenger 2 main battle tanks due to be upgraded to Challenger 3 in the context of the War in Ukraine; and whether he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	93491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (James Heappey) on 14 March 2022 to Question 135702 to the hon. Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers).</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2022 12:37:25 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 135702.docx title Tanks: Procurement
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1548802

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support British shipbuilding.
	tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
	tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
	uin	104345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 9 June 2022 to Question 10012 to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West (Stuart Anderson).</p><p>Since then, we have launched the third round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, committing £60 million. This is the largest ever government R&amp;D investment into the UK commercial maritime sector. This is part of Department for Transport's £206 million investment in a UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions, which will match-fund private investment in the commercialisation of clean maritime technologies.</p><p>The National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) which was created to drive the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, has now been established as an Office of Department. It continues to engage with colleagues across Government and industry to promote growth across the entire UK shipbuilding sector.</p><p>For example, the UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce, led by the Department for Education, meets monthly to look at how we can ensure the UK's shipbuilding industry has a skilled workforce for the future. Working with representatives from across the shipbuilding industry, the NSO also leads on the Shipbuilding Enterprise for Growth which aims to tackle barriers to growth, boost exports and grow high-value skilled jobs across the UK shipbuilding enterprise.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/12/2022 11:42:30 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 10012.docx title Shipbuilding
	tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1601552

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support British shipbuilding.
	tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
	tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
	uin	159089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 14 December 2022 to Question 104345.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 11:54:15 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 104345.docx title Shipbuilding
	tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan