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1302350

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent estimate his Department has made of the number of F-35b aircraft required to be procured.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	913356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to the purchase of 48 F-35B aircraft, with two operational frontline Squadrons formed by 2023. Further decisions on procurement beyond the 48 aircraft will follow the ongoing Integrated Review.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/03/2021 16:48:12 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1235887

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of non-disclosure agreements used within his Department's defence programmes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	906293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence only uses non-disclosure agreements in its commercial arrangements by exception; for example if there is, prior to a tender or contract, sensitive information to protect during market engagement. These are prepared on a case by case basis. A trend analysis has not been undertaken, but it remains the case that NDAs are only used where they are deemed absolutely necessary.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/09/2020 16:36:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1336536

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the (a) likelihood of future changes being required to the (i) vehicles and (ii) hulls of AJAX armour fighting vehicles and (b) what options are available for funding those future changes.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	16274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Testing is ongoing and therefore it is too early to say whether alterations may be required to the vehicles and hulls of Ajax. Our contract with General Dynamics for the delivery of Ajax is a firm price contract.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/06/2021 16:24:26 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1545057

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Harland and Wolff: Fleet Solid Support Ships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with regard to the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract, whether the majority of the blocks and modules from which the ships will be assembled will be built at Harland & Wolff’s facilities in Belfast and Appledore.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	94717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given on 30 November 2022 to Question 93480.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 01/12/2022 11:42:03 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 93480 - Fleet Solid Support Ships.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships: Construction
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1521800

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navantia: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with regard to the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract, whether his Department has considered the technical quality of the builds previously undertaken by Navantia in relation to (a) F-310 frigate contract for the Royal Norwegian Navy and (b) the auxiliary oiler replenishment contract for the Royal Australian Navy.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	62717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>In answer to Questions 62719 and 62724 I refer the right hon. Member to the answer my hon. Friend, the then Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin), gave him on 10 September 2021 in response to Question 44205.</p><p> </p><p>It would be inappropriate for the UK Government to comment on the commercial activities of other Governments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 62719 62724 question first answered 19/10/2022 15:52:04 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace attachment 1 file name 44205 - Fleet Solid Support Ships Procurement.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1544354

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Intellectual Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with regard to the Fleet Solid Support Ship Contract, whether any aspects of intellectual property will be transferred to the UK under that contract.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	93469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Fleet Solid Support ships have been designed in the UK by BMT, a leading firm of Naval Architects. Intellectual Property rights in the design rest with BMT. The terms of the contract will give the Ministry of Defence free user rights under the FSS contract to operate, support and maintain the vessels through life.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2022 10:37:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1550737

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the tweet by his Procurement Adviser on 9 December, in which areas in the combat air sector he considers that the UK has weak industrial capabilities.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	108085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>On 9 December 2022, the UK, Japan and Italy announced the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a trilateral partnership to develop a next generation fighter jet. The UK, Japan and Italy all have strong combat air industrial capabilities, which complement each other and enable the synergies needed to deliver the programme at pace. Industry partners from these three advanced industrial nations will play an important part in the programme, working together to develop the capability. This partnership allows us to harness the strong industrial bases of each country in the co-development of advanced technologies, to deliver cutting-edge military capabilities and share the cost of development as we further modernise the already strong industrial base in each country.</p><p>The UK defence industry is already leading the world in advanced aerospace engineering, as demonstrated by our core role in the development of Typhoon, our participation in F35 and our success in the defence exports market. The Defence Command Paper noted that UK combat air industry employs 18,000 people, with tens of thousands more in the supply chain. There are now over 2,500 people employed in this new programme, and the number continues to grow. Since the launch of the Concept and Assessment Phase in 2021, we have done substantial work defining and designing the system and are working on a range of technology areas, including the development a joint engine demonstrator and advanced sensors. Within the UK, the programme is a key avenue for public and private investment in Research and Development in the combat air industrial sector. Ministry of Defence has already invested over £1 billion, with hundreds of millions more from private industry, developing advanced industrial capabilities and keeping the UK combat air sector at the cutting edge internationally.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/12/2022 11:54:33 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1141484

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the statement by the right hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip of 23 July 2019 that the UK will build more ships, what plans her Department has to expand the Royal Navy.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	281021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Our Royal Navy will soon take delivery of their second aircraft carrier, HMS PRINCE OF WALES, completing the Queen Elizabeth Class. She will be ably supported by cutting edge F-35 fighter jets. We are investing in a full new generation of submarines and Type 26 frigates which will equip the Royal Navy with world leading capabilities to defend British and our allies' interests. We have already committed to building new Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) and, as announced on 22 November 2018, will retain the Batch 1 OPVs. In addition, the winning bidder for the Type 31 will be announced shortly. The Government has also committed to increase the number of personnel in the Royal Navy, and will spend £64.1 billion on procurement and support of ships and submarines over the next decade.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/09/2019 13:36:23 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1550762

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the response from the Minister for Defence Procurement to the Rt hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne on 12 December, if he will provide a breakdown of the 2,000 jobs in UK (a) shipyards and (b) supply chains which will be created through the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	108095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Fleet Solid Support ship contract will create a significant number of new jobs, including around 1,200 high quality manufacturing jobs at Harland &amp; Wolff's sites. It is expected that around 800 jobs will be sustained in the UK supply-chain for equipment, design and support services.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/12/2022 15:33:32 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1550770

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the response from the Minister for Defence Procurement to hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead of 12 December 2022, by what definition the Fleet Solid Support Ships will be built in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	108096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The majority of the work will be carried out in the UK. The mid and forward sections of all three Fleet Solid Support ships will be built by Harland &amp; Wolff shipyards in Belfast and Appledore. Following arrival of the aft blocks from Spain, the final outfitting, integration of blocks and modules and fitting of sensitive systems, as well as all testing and commissioning will take place in Belfast.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 15/12/2022 14:46:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones