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540003

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hyde Park Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the sale of Knightsbridge Barracks; and when he expects the site to be put out to tender.
	tabling member constituency	Braintree
	tabling member printed	James Cleverly
	uin	43338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The plans to dispose of Hyde Park Barracks are in development and it is too early to say when land may be released for sale.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/07/2016 14:26:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly

540004

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Skynet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to upgrade the Skynet A5 satellite system.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	43348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to upgrade the specific SKYNET 5A satellite. The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options to sustain the capability currently provided by the Skynet constellation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/07/2016 14:27:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

540978

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Apache Helicopters
	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 negotiated a workshare component in its contract to buy Apache helicopters off-the-shelf from Boeing in the US.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	43478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.</p><p>A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.</p><p>Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.</p><p><del class="ministerial">We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.</del></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/09/2016 14:40:39 question first ministerially corrected 13/09/2016 14:33:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 9536 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

540980

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planning assumptions are for formulating the in-service date for the first of the Vanguard-successor submarines.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>As set out in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, we expect the first Successor submarine to enter service in the early 2030s. I am witholding details of the planning assumptions for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/09/2016 14:43:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

540983

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the consequences for the viability of the Successor submarine programme of the conclusions of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority's assessment of that programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority's assessment of the Successor submarine programme accords with our own. That is why we have established a new Director General Nuclear sponsor organisation and will set up a new submarine delivery body, as set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015. The assessment recognises the complexity and scale of delivering the most advanced submarines ever commissioned by the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/09/2016 14:42:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

540984

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has of the out-of-service dates for each of the Vanguard-class submarines.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK's Vanguard Class submarines will begin to leave service by the early 2030s as the Successor submarines are introduced into service. I am withholding their respective planned out-of-service and in-service dates for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 43675 question first answered 05/09/2016 14:40:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

541244

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he plans to ensure that the Royal Navy maintains its maritime unmanned air system capability from late 2017.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Navy recognises the potential benefits from the use of unmanned vehicles in both air and sea environments and continues to explore how such systems can further augment its capabilities, although no decisions on future systems have yet been taken.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/09/2016 14:52:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

541245

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the defence budget was spent on single-source contracts in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) spent £8.8 billion on single source contracts in the Financial Year 2015-16. This represents 25% of the Defence budget for that year.</p><p>The MOD regularly publishes statistics on defence expenditure and the latest data can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548285/Commentary_relating_to_Finance-Economics_Annual_Statistical_Bulletin_Trade-Industry-Contracts_2016-a.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/09/2016 13:55:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

541246

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Frigates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the range of capability requirements for the General Purpose Frigate programme and the likely threats it will face.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my predecessor (Philip Dunne) to Question 40451 to the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/09/2016 14:59:07 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin attachment 1 file name 20160627_QnA_extract_on_Warships_Antisubmarine_Warfare.docx title QnA extract on Warships: Antisubmarine Warfare
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

541248

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first Vanguard successor submarine will come into service.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK's Vanguard Class submarines will begin to leave service by the early 2030s as the Successor submarines are introduced into service. I am withholding their respective planned out-of-service and in-service dates for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 43681 question first answered 05/09/2016 14:40:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones