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1092256

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Civilians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what spending his Department has allocated to the workforce transformation programme since the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015; what proportion of that spending was on external consultants; and what efficiency improvements his Department has identified as a result of that work.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	234752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's workforce transformation programme is in its early stages, and efficiency improvements will be identified as it progresses. Since its inception in summer 2018, work has focused on the potential to reform working practices and developing early plans to do so. As part of this work the Department has drawn on the expertise of some external consultants, at a cost of around £1.7 million</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/03/2019 17:43:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1104477

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Job Satisfaction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of morale in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	910007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence places great importance on the morale of our Armed Forces and we are taking steps to enhance the positive aspects and experiences of Service life. Issues previously identified in the survey have already informed the development of a range of programmes under way across Defence and the single Services including Flexible Service and the Future Accommodation Model.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:49:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1089474

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many properties that are the responsibility of Defence Infrastructure Organisation have (a) mould and (b) asbestos.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	233031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>At the present time, 426 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties have reported damp and mould issues. This is less than 1% of the overall SFA portfolio, and the continued reduction is being actively managed through robust arrangements.</p><p>Given the number of SFA properties built prior to 1970, around 34,300 homes (70%) still contain low risk asbestos containing materials (ACM). These are suspended in artex ceiling coatings, adhesive to floor tiles and external roof facias etc. Under our duty of care, the Ministry of Defence maintains an asbestos register and monitors closely the condition of ACM to ensure dangers are minimised. Of note, the English housing survey of 2014-2015 reported that 76% of all houses in England which were built before 1980 and approximately 18 million homes potentially contain ACM.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:43:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

1091101

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Guided Weapons
	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 the completion of the integration of the F-35 fleet's MBDA Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile and SPEAR precision surface attack missile.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	233550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The integration of Meteor and the SPEAR Capability 3 precision surface attack missile onto F-35 Lightning is in its early stages and therefore a definitive timeframe for its completion has yet to be fully established. We do, however, anticipate a completion timescale of 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/03/2019 17:44:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1091314

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, When his Department plans to make an announcement on the awarding of the contract for the Fleet Solid Support ships.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
	tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
	uin	234164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 November 2018 to Question 191321 from the hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/03/2019 17:44:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 191321 - Shipping procurement.docx title 191321 - Shipping procurement
	tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

1092139

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason trainer aircraft were included in the Combat Air Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	234795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Combat Air Strategy does not include trainer aircraft.</p><p>Combat Air is defined in the Strategy as &quot;an aircraft, manned or unmanned, whose prime function is to conduct air-to-air and/or air-to-surface combat operations in a hostile and/or contested environment, whilst having the ability to concurrently conduct surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare and command and control tasks.&quot; Training aircraft therefore do not meet this definition.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/03/2019 17:42:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1092140

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the future provision of combat air training.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	234796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Following the termination of the Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) competition, we are currently reviewing all options for the future provision of air support to defence operational training, including combat air. Our priority is ensuring the continuity of air support to operational training and that there is no capability gap.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/03/2019 17:43:41 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1092066

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the armed forces and (b) BAE systems employees in Saudi Arabia are not in violation of international humanitarian law as a result of in-country services to the Royal Saudi Air Force.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	234764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>There are restrictions on the provision of direct support to Royal Saudi Air Force operations.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 18 March 2019 to question 232090.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/03/2019 16:47:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 232090 - Saudi Arabia - Military Aid.docx title 232090 - Saudi Arabia; Military Aid
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1092074

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	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 7 March 2019 to Question 228123 and the Answer of 18 March 2019 to Question 232088, how UK military personnel support Saudi compliance with International Humanitarian Law (a) without advance knowledge of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen and (b) not having witnessed any violations International Humanitarian Law.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	234771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We provide training and advice to the Saudi Coalition to support compliance with International Humanitarian Law. The British military has some of the highest standards in the world in how we conduct ourselves in armed conflicts and seek to avoid civilian casualties; we are happy to share our hard-won experience with our partners.</p><p>We draw from our own experiences in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere to learn lessons and to improve our processes even further. It is entirely right that we share techniques for minimising civilian casualties with other countries to ensure their military campaigns can be conducted in the most humane manner possible.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/03/2019 16:46:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1092159

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) RAF personnel, (b) RAF personnel on secondment to BAE and (c) former RAF personnel now working for BAE, are working in Saudi Arabia; and what is the nature of the work for each of those groups.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	234801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>As of March 2019, around 80 RAF personnel are working in Saudi Arabia of which around 20 are on secondment to BAE. Information regarding the number of former RAF personnel now working for BAE in Saudi Arabia is not held.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is not required to maintain a record of the employment status of former personnel.</p><p>RAF personnel roles include routine engineering support, generic training support and liaison roles.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/03/2019 16:45:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle