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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

1542352

	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	HMS Prince of Wales: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had Babcock plc on (a) the costs of the repair programme for HMS Prince of Wales and (b) agreement of an upper cost budget limit.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	87866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 7 November 2022 to Question 74554.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/11/2022 15:55:51 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 74554.docx title HMS Prince of Wales UIN 74554
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1542302

	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, what is the maximum duration that Army or MoD crews undertaking User Validation Trials are allowed to remain in the vehicles, on any Ajax family vehicle.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	87759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>In addition to extant Army wide driver and crew working hours controls, trial activity duration is not time bound but is carefully monitored to ensure that Army crews remain within the lower action values of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 and the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 throughout the planned activity. User Validation Trials are conducted under a safe system of work that implements these action value controls endorsed by the Safety Assurance Panel. This includes UTAC-Millbrook providing live monitoring of crew noise and vibration exposure levels.</p><p> </p><p>Army crews are not required to undertake neurological tests as part of the trial protocol.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 87760 question first answered 18/11/2022 15:10:24 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1542304

	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 (a) Army and (b) his Department's personnel who are undertaking Ajax-family User Validation Trials have to undertake neurological tests at any stage after operating Ajax vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	87760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>In addition to extant Army wide driver and crew working hours controls, trial activity duration is not time bound but is carefully monitored to ensure that Army crews remain within the lower action values of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 and the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 throughout the planned activity. User Validation Trials are conducted under a safe system of work that implements these action value controls endorsed by the Safety Assurance Panel. This includes UTAC-Millbrook providing live monitoring of crew noise and vibration exposure levels.</p><p> </p><p>Army crews are not required to undertake neurological tests as part of the trial protocol.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 87759 question first answered 18/11/2022 15:10:24 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1542342

	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	Elbit Systems UK: Trident Submarines
	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 14 November 2022 to Question 82206 on Elbit Systems UK: Trident Submarines, how long that contract with Elbit Systems UK was scheduled to last until.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	87762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The only contract the Ministry of Defence have for the Dreadnought Crew Training (DCT) programme is with Raytheon UK as the prime contractor, which runs from 2022 until 2029.</p><p>Commercial matters relating to sub-contractors are held by the prime contractor and therefore it would be inappropriate to comment on specific contractual details.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/11/2022 09:44:47 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1542345

	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	HMS Prince of Wales: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many crew are on board HMS Prince of Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	87863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>When fully crewed, HMS PRINCE OF WALES has 797 personnel. While repairs are undertaken, she has retained her fully trained crew in order to maintain the many systems onboard and to quickly deploy once repairs are complete.</p><p> </p><p>Of that crew, 165 Service personnel are currently supporting Military Aid to Civil Authorities and a small number have been or are being provided on a short-term loan to other Platforms.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 87864 question first answered 21/11/2022 15:24:55 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1542347

	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	HMS Prince of Wales: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the crew compliment of HMS Prince of Wales have been assigned to other vessels or duties during that ship’s current repair programme.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	87864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>When fully crewed, HMS PRINCE OF WALES has 797 personnel. While repairs are undertaken, she has retained her fully trained crew in order to maintain the many systems onboard and to quickly deploy once repairs are complete.</p><p> </p><p>Of that crew, 165 Service personnel are currently supporting Military Aid to Civil Authorities and a small number have been or are being provided on a short-term loan to other Platforms.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 87863 question first answered 21/11/2022 15:24:55 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1542349

	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	HMS Prince of Wales: Rosyth Dockyard
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost has been of moving HMS Prince of Wales to Rosyth for repair.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	87865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>HMS PRINCE OF WALES was assisted by the escort tug Njord Viking on her journey to Rosyth at a cost of £246,000. There were no other additional costs involved in the move.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/11/2022 15:51:15 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1542355

	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	HMS Prince of Wales: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if will make an estimate of the number of (a) Royal Navy and (b) Babcock plc staff who have been assigned to the work to repair HMS Prince of Wales as of 15 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	87867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Six Royal Navy staff have been specifically assigned to investigate the cause of, and manage work to rectify, the defect in HMS Prince of Wales. Further Royal Navy staff are working to rectify the defect as part of their wider duties, but the numbers of these staff cannot be ascertained in the time available. It is not for the Ministry of Defence to comment on the resourcing of external contractors.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/11/2022 14:55:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1542462

	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	Amey
	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 25 October to Question 67846 on Amey, how many Service Family Accommodation homes received repairs in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	87741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information in the format requested and it can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/11/2022 12:39:49 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey