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1110440

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD Boscombe Down
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Joint Forces Command review into the Boscombe Down Airfield emergency cover tender.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	242182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>A strategic review of the requirement was initiated in February 2019, which is still being undertaken.</p><p>The original competed contract has been terminated and the future requirement is being reviewed; I envisage a new competition will be initiated and completed by March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/04/2019 13:24:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1060769

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Anson
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when sea trials of HMS Anson will commence; and when she will be in service.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	220930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>AUDACIOUS commenced manufacture in 2007 and is expected to enter sea trials later this year. ANSON commenced manufacture in 2010 and is expected to enter sea trials in the early 2020s. The planned in-service dates for Royal Navy submarines are withheld as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 220927 220928 220929 question first answered 21/02/2019 15:51:51 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1126065

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence contracts were granted exemption from the single source regulation regime in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18; and what was the value of each of those contracts.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	253527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>All exemptions from the Single Source Contract Regulations have to be personally authorised by the Secretary of State, who only does so under exceptional circumstances. Between April 2015 and March 2018, fewer than 10 contracts were exempted, valued at less than 1% of the 19.4 billion worth of single source defence contracts brought under the regime during that period. These were exempted from the regulations on a variety of grounds, including when value for money assurance could be achieved through, for example, purchasing commercially priced items.</p><p>Details of individual contracts and the numbers exempted in each year have not been provided because disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of the companies involved or the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/05/2019 15:18:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108735

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a response to Early Day Motion 2113 entitled Use of animals for warfare experiments.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	239267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Animal experiments at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down are conducted under the terms of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (ASPA) 1986 and are licensed by the Home Office. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not conduct animal experiments for the development or testing of offensive weapons, and the Home Office does not grant licences for these purposes. Dstl fully complies with the ASPA.</p><p>Animals are used in experiments for the development of new vaccines, treatments or medical procedures - results of the research using animals at Dstl Porton Down will not only save the lives of UK service personnel but can also benefit civilians. It is MOD policy that all medical products for use by service personnel are licensed in the same way as any other pharmaceutical drug. Dstl's remit to provide safe and effective countermeasures requires some testing in animals in order to meet regulatory requirements.</p><p>Dstl Porton Down currently uses less than half of one per cent of the total number of animals used in experimentation in the UK, and works to the animal welfare standards set out in the Guidance on the Operation of the ASPA, and the Code of Practice for the housing and care of animals bred, supplied or used for scientific purposes. Dstl has an active programme to minimise the use of animals in experiments, in accordance with the principles of the 3Rs (reduction, refinement and replacement).</p><p>It is not normal practice for the Government to respond to Early Day Motions unless an MP has secured a debate on the motion.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/04/2019 16:56:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1109385

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the outturn budget for the Type 31e programme is maintained at £1.25 billion for five ships.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	240633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>As announced in the National Shipbuilding Strategy, we want five ships at an average price of £250 million per ship. In common with all procurement projects the overall Type 31e programme cost will be determined at the main investment decision point.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/04/2019 14:57:37 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1077352

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force personnel are on secondment to (a) BAE Systems and (b) EADS in (i) Saudi Arabia and (ii) the UAE; and what the roles of those seconded personnel are.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	225606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>As at 27 February 2019, the total number of RAF personnel on secondment with BAE systems in Saudi Arabia is 20. These personnel are in aircraft engineering support and aircrew instructor training roles.</p><p>There are no RAF personnel on secondment with EADS or in the UAE.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/02/2019 15:29:11 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1092737

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to place an order for littoral strike vessels; how much he expects each vessel to cost; and when he expects those vessels to be operational.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	235393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 11 February 2019, we will use the Transformation Fund to develop a concept for a Littoral Strike Ship. Estimates of the potential acquisition costs of this capability will be established during the initial concept phase.</p><p>At this time, no decisions have been made regarding procurement strategy, in service dates, basing or manning levels.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 235395 235396 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092739

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Devonport Dockyard
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new Littoral Strike vessels will be based in Devonport.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	235395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 11 February 2019, we will use the Transformation Fund to develop a concept for a Littoral Strike Ship. Estimates of the potential acquisition costs of this capability will be established during the initial concept phase.</p><p>At this time, no decisions have been made regarding procurement strategy, in service dates, basing or manning levels.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 235393 235396 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092740

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
	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) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (c) Royal Marines he expects to allocate to each Littoral Strike Vessel.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	235396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 11 February 2019, we will use the Transformation Fund to develop a concept for a Littoral Strike Ship. Estimates of the potential acquisition costs of this capability will be established during the initial concept phase.</p><p>At this time, no decisions have been made regarding procurement strategy, in service dates, basing or manning levels.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 235393 235395 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1110736

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	GKN: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2018 deed of covenant undertakings provided by Melrose Industries, whether he has plans to issue a note of concern in relation to the announcement by GKN Aerospace that it intends to close its Kings Norton plant.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	242681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>As required by the undertakings provided last year, Melrose Industries have notified the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of their intention to relocate Defence work from GKN's Kings Norton site to other GKN sites. The MOD has discussed these proposals with Melrose and is confident that the important work that GKN does for Defence will continue. The MOD understands that there will be no overall reduction in GKN's defence capacity, as the defence work is being moved, not stopped. On that basis there are no plans to issue a note of concern.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/04/2019 15:34:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden