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	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the required timescale is for the restoration of Electrical Shore Supplies with reference to the publication Safety Shutdown Procedure for Astute Class Vessels, published in 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	13024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The Ministry of Defence regularly reviews nuclear related processes and procedures with industry partners and with regulators, which includes independent safety scrutiny. Safety remains our priority.</p><br /><p>I cannot comment on specific timescales for the restoration of Electrical Shore Supplies to nuclear powered submarines nor reports produced in connection with this, as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 13019 13020 13021 13022 13023 13025 13026 question first answered 29/10/2015 16:44:51 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

436204

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports have been made on the assessed material state of HMS (a) Astute, (b) Ambush and (c) Artful.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
	uin	19185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>A range of reports are generated on the material state of all Royal Navy submarines. Given the broad range of reporting that is undertaken and the large range of highly complex engineering systems reported on, this information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 16/12/2015 16:25:17 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

426764

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many faults have been found aboard HMS (a) Astute, (b) Ambush and (c) Artful since it left dry dock.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
	uin	15291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The process for reporting and assessing deficiencies against the material state of a submarine does not use the definition of a fault. The material state of a submarine is formally assessed at the end of each maintenance period. In the time in between maintenance periods, Ship's Staff report changes to this assessed material state using the Operational Defect reporting process.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 16/11/2015 16:26:19 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

57891

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts are outstanding in the Astute programme.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	uin	198946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>The following table describes the current Ministry of Defence contracts solely for the Astute class submarine programme. All contracts, except serial 9, are with BAE Systems Marine Ltd. Once in service, platforms, including the Astute class, are supported via extant Fleet wide arrangements.<br><br>Serial Contract Description<br>1 Batch 1 The build of Astute boats 1-3.<br>2 Boat 4 The build of Astute boat 4.<br>3 Boat 5 The provision of long-lead materials and activities to support the build of Astute boat 5.<br>4 Boat 6 The provision of long-lead materials and activities to support the build of Astute boat 6.<br>5 Boat 7 The provision of long-lead materials and activities to support the build of Astute boat 7.<br>6 Base Spares To provide the initial spares provisioning for Astute boats leaving Barrow.<br>7 Foundation Placed to deliver the savings required by the 2010 SDSR through performance improvement and cost-benefit initiatives. To note that this contract impacts on both the Astute and Successor programmes.<br>8 Submarine Design Services The provision of In Service technical assistance.<br>9 Astute Class Training Service A PFI contract for the provision of Astute class crew training. The contract is placed with FAST Training Services Ltd (a consortium of BAE Systems, L-3 Communications and Babcock International).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 09/06/2014 16:54:27 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

426762

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the seaworthiness is of HMS (a) Astute and (b) Ambush.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
	uin	15289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The safety of the UK submarine fleet is of paramount importance. The Ministry of Defence assesses seaworthiness for submarines through a robust sea clearance process. This assessment is kept under continuous review.</p><p>I am withholding the seaworthiness state of each submarine as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 15295 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:27:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson