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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

541249

	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 proportion of the supply chain for the Vanguard-successor programme will be procured from the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not compile this information and to do so would incur disproportionate cost. While the Department encourages it's key suppliers to sub-contract UK companies in the supply chain, it is their responsibility to select individual sub-contractors.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/09/2016 14:28:27 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

541250

	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	Warships: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who has been consulted in drawing up the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Sir John Parker, the Independent Chair of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, has had bilateral meetings with a significant number of key Government officials and Ministers, as well as with a broad range of maritime industry leaders and the Trades Unions (Confederation of Shipbuilding Engineering Unions, Unite and GMB).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/09/2016 14:59:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

541251

	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	Warships: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	43687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 4 July 2016 to Question 41500 to the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens).</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/09/2016 14:39:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extract_4_July_2016,_HOC_41500[1].docx title Shipbuilding
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones