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944695

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution of 17 July 2018, Official Report, column 241, how many academics were consulted as part of the development of the Combat Air Strategy; and how many of those academics were women.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>A broad range of academic institutions were consulted during the development of the Combat Air Strategy, including Cranfield University, the Strategy and Security Unit at the University of Exeter, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS), RAND Europe and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Ministry of Defence officials had face to face consultations with 11 academics, three of whom were women.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/07/2018 15:17:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

994589

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iran: International Military Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when and for what reason the next enforcement hearing for the court case between IMS Ltd and the Iranian Government on outstanding IMS debt will take place; whether that hearing will be in public; and what legal issues that hearing will address.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	183962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>A hearing on the application by the Ministry of Defence and Support for Armed Forces Logistics (MODSAF) of the Islamic Republic of Iran relating to its dispute with IMS is currently scheduled for January 2019. As the subject matter relates to the enforcement of an arbitral award, the proceedings are confidential and the application will be in private.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 17:21:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

944782

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeframe is for his Department to publish the detailed data on the cost of (a) supporting and (b) operating UK F-35 aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	166095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>A summary of F-35 Lightning costs will appear in the annual Defence Equipment Plan 2018, which is due to be published in September 2018. Once the UK fleet is fully established in the UK, operating costs will be incorporated into centralised budgets and set out in the Ministry of Defence's Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/07/2018 13:52:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

990285

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Storage
	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 6 September 2018 to Question 169313 on military aircraft: storage, (a) how many and (b) what models of aircraft are held in storage.
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
	uin	181228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Aircraft held in storage are part of the Sustainment Fleet which includes aircraft undergoing upgrade or maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>The number of aircraft available varies from day-to-day according to normal fleet management activities.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for fixed and rotary wing aircraft as at 1 October 2018 are given in the table below. They exclude contractor provided aircraft fleets with the exception of Voyager which is included for completeness.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Aircraft</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sustainment Fleet</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Seeker (Rivet Joint)</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Atlas A400M</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bae 146</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C-17 Globemaster</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C-130J Hercules</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk T1</p></td><td><p>RAF/RN</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk T2</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lightning</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentinel</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentry</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shadow/King Air 350</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tucano</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voyager</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avenger</p></td><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defender</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islander AL Mk1</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2018 13:58:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

847729

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Flexible Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department worked in (a) departmental accommodation, (b) from home and (c) in any other location in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	129405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>All Wales Office staff are based in departmental accommodation, at either our London or Cardiff offices. The Department encourages flexible working and uses Ministry of Justice flexible working policies to enable staff to have working patterns that suit both individuals’ and business’ needs.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/03/2018 10:06:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

994151

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors his Department considered when assessing the value for money of the replacement for the E-3D Sentry.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	183296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Any options presented to the Ministry of Defence Investment Approvals Committee balance schedule, capabilities, risk and cost to determine the best value for money proposition to meet the given need.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/10/2018 16:38:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

851548

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Business Interests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which members of his Department's board are responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former Ministers and senior civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	130311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Applications by former Ministers are considered by the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments directly.</p><p> </p><p>For applications from former Civil Servants, departmental Audit and Risk Committees, which are chaired by departmental Non-Executive Directors, monitor compliance issues relating to the Business Appointment Rules at regular intervals.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/03/2018 15:57:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

944798

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	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 steps is he taking to fill gaps in the 102 specialist armed forces pinch point trades where there are shortfalls in skilled personnel.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	166101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>Armed Forces Operational Pinch Points are closely monitored and managed by the Services and the Defence Board. A range of long and short-term measures, at both Single Service and Tri-Service level, are being taken to resolve current shortfalls and mitigate their impact, including using financial recruitment and retention incentives and targeted extensions of Service.</p><p>The close monitoring and management of Operational Pinch Points enables the Department to ensure that these Pinch Points do not impact on the ability of the UK Armed Forces to meet their operational commitments.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/07/2018 13:21:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

896165

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Prisons: South Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on building a new prison in South Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	905019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Around 20 potential sites across South Wales were put forward by the Welsh Government after they approached the Ministry of Justice. The site in Port Talbot was ranked as the number one site by the Welsh Government as the most suitable location for a prison in South Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/05/2018 14:08:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

969450

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	International Military Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the operations of International Military Services Ltd are fully subject to Parliamentary scrutiny.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	171705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>As a private limited company International Military Services Ltd are not subject to any additional Parliamentary scrutiny over any other private limited company.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/09/2018 10:07:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq