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1178654

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s projection is of the number of Type (a) 23, (b) 26, (c) 31e and (d) 45 ships that will be in service in the Royal Navy in each year from 2020 to 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	15002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring the Royal Navy has the ships and capabilities required to fulfil Defence commitments now and in the future.</p><p>Babcock is contractually obligated to deliver five Type 31 Frigates to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) by the end of 2028, and HMS GLASGOW, the first of the Type 26 Frigates, will be in-service with the MOD in 2027. The last Type 23 Frigate will be transitioned out of service in 2035. The first Type 45 Destroyer entered service in 2010, these Destroyers have a projected 25-year life span.</p><p>The Prime Minister has committed to undertake the deepest review of Britain's security, defence and foreign policy. This review will examine how we strengthen and prioritise our alliances, diplomacy and development and will consider all aspects of our defence and security capabilities, including our approach to procurement and maintaining our technological edge. We are considering a number of options to increase the availability of ships during this period.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 2046 question first answered 26/02/2020 12:17:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 7809 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1177986

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Navy, (b) RAF, (c) Army and (d) Royal Marines personnel have killed themselves in each month of each year since 2015, by gender.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	1237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The attached table provides the requested breakdown of coroner-confirmed suicides by month, service and gender from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2018, the last published data available. Figures are for Regular personnel and only those Reservists who died whilst on operational deployment. The definition of suicide is that used by the Office for National Statistics. It should be noted that figures may be subject to change following coroner's inquests on deaths awaiting verdicts.</p><p>Defence Statistics (Health) produce an annual National Statistic on Suicide in the UK Armed Forces which is released at the end of March every year and is available at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-suicide-and-open-verdict-deaths-index</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 24/02/2020 14:53:07 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name 20200217-UIN 1237-AF Suicides.xlsx title 1237 - Armed Forces Suicides
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1177990

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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 recent assessment his Department has made of the security of the supply of critical materials for the UK defence industry.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	1175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence recognises the importance of working with industry to assure the resilience of defence supply chains. We routinely engage with our key suppliers to ensure we have access to the capabilities our Armed Forces require.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/02/2020 12:17:22 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1177997

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes to the duty of care for armed forces personnel have been introduced under the Defence Safety Authority since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	1174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The safety and wellbeing of our personnel remains our top priority. Many elements of our training carry risk, and it is regularly assessed and monitored. The Defence Safety Authority (DSA) works in tandem with the new Director of Health Safety and Environmental Protection (D HS&amp;EP), appointed in March 2019, to assist the Permanent Secretary in discharging his HS&amp;EP responsibilities. Since 2015, the DSA has made a significant contribution to the development of the Ministry of Defence's Safety approach, including:</p><p>a. Supporting the introduction of the Defence Safety &amp; Environmental Committee (DSEC), chaired by the Permanent Secretary, to improve oversight of the duty of care and risk associated with defence activities;</p><p>b. The establishment, in 2016, of a pan-domain standardised approach to Duty Holding for managing hazardous activities that represent a credible and foreseeable Risk to Life. The Duty Holder role being to balance and reduce the risk to as low as reasonably practicable and tolerable with due regard to the strategic benefits required from Defence; and</p><p>c. The publication of new guidance and regulations setting out rules and standards for Defence HS&amp;EP, in line with the Defence Secretary's Policy Statement for all HS&amp;EP matters in Defence. These include chapters on the duty holding construct and duty of care on deployments. Those appropriate for the Gov.uk website are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementation-of-defence-policy-for-health-safety-and-environmental-protection-dsa-012</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 24/02/2020 14:54:20 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1178049

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Household Cavalry: Ajax Vehicles
	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 23 January 2020 to Question 5354 on Household Cavalry: Armoured Fighting Vehicles, what the cost to the public purse is of that delay.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	1183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>There is no cost to the public purse as a result of the delay to the Household Cavalry receiving AJAX.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/02/2020 12:14:04 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1178056

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Procurement
	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 23 January 2020 to Question 5344 on Unmanned Air Vehicles, whether the procurement process was subject to open competition.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	1184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>No. The undercarriage modifications were undertaken by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (GA-ASI) in the USA, in order to maintain the updated, standard Reaper air vehicle configuration.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 1185 question first answered 25/02/2020 12:11:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1178057

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 23 January 2020 to Question 5344 on Unmanned Air Vehicles, whether the mechanical improvements were undertaken in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	1185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>No. The undercarriage modifications were undertaken by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (GA-ASI) in the USA, in order to maintain the updated, standard Reaper air vehicle configuration.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 1184 question first answered 25/02/2020 12:11:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1178059

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 23 January 2020 to Question 5344 on Unmanned Air Vehicles, what the cost to the public purse was of the mechanical improvements to each drone.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	1186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The undercarriage design was improved during production of the UK air vehicles. In total, four Reapers underwent modification at a cost of £247,000; an average cost of £61,750 per Reaper.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/02/2020 12:12:43 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1178131

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ammunition: Beaufort's Dyke
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of munitions dumped in Beaufort’s Dyke in the Irish Sea.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Documents publicly available at The National Archives indicate that an estimated million tons of conventional munitions may have been dumped in Beaufort's Dyke between 1945 and 1973.</p><p>These documents can be found at:</p><p>https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121203135425/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/HealthandSafetyPublications/DSEA/DisposalOfMunitionsAtSea.htm</p><p>The Ministry of Defence holds no additional information relating to the amount of munitions dumped in Beaufort's Dyke.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/02/2020 13:41:13 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley