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registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aviation: Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding her Department has allocated to mitigating the effect of aviation radar on the development of future offshore wind sites.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	266201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The level of funding the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has allocated for mitigating the detrimental effect of offshore wind sites on our air defence radars cannot be separately identified from wider funding that is used to operate and undertake trials with these radars.</p><p>We will continue our work to reduce the effect of offshore wind sites on our radars through safeguarding activity and our existing radar support contracts. We will also continue to conduct flight trials to assess the effectiveness of current and proposed mitigations.</p><p>The MOD remains committed to working closely with industry on mitigating against the effects of the expanding offshore windfarm developments on our air defence and air surveillance capabilities and requirements.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/06/2019 14:36:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1219606

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle disinformation in the context of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	904220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Members for Blaenau Gwent (Nick Smith) and Bradford South (Judith Cummins) during Defence oral questions.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/07/2020 15:08:08 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1234413

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the role of hydrogen in decarbonising the naval ship building industry.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	90175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence, in his role as Shipbuilding Tsar, is working across Government to support the shipbuilding enterprise. This includes supporting the Department for Transport and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on how industry can embrace zero emissions technology, including alternative fuels like hydrogen. The Royal Navy are taking actions to reduce carbon emissions where possible and explore alternative fuels.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 90305 question first answered 23/09/2020 16:08:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1240304

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what live PFI contracts his Department has; and for each of those contracts (a) what service is provided, (b) when the contract became live, (c) what the remaining term of the contract is and (d) what the annual repayments are.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	99036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has 36 live Private Finance Initiative projects. Details are provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Start Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expiry Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Annual Payment (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Fire Fighting Training Units</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of firefighting training facilities.</p></td><td><p>April 1999</p></td><td><p>January 2021</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>C vehicles</strong></p></td><td><p>Procurement, maintenance, repair and management for earth moving plant machinery and material handling equipment.</p></td><td><p>June 2005</p></td><td><p>May 2021</p></td><td><p>32.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of telecommunication services across the MOD</p></td><td><p>July 1997</p></td><td><p>July 2023</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Central Scotland Family Quarters (HQ)</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters).</p></td><td><p>August 1999</p></td><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Field Electrical Power Supplies </strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of field generator sets.</p></td><td><p>June 2002</p></td><td><p>June 2022</p></td><td><p>19.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Skynet 5</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of satellite communication services.</p></td><td><p>October 2003</p></td><td><p>August 2022</p></td><td><p>303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Provision of Marine Services</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of waterborne and associated support services.</p></td><td><p>December 2007</p></td><td><p>December 2022</p></td><td><p>82.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tidworth Water &amp; Sewerage</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of water and sewerage services.</p></td><td><p>September 1998</p></td><td><p>March 2023</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RAF Lyneham Sewerage</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of water and sewerage services.</p></td><td><p>July 1998</p></td><td><p>August 2023</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Attack Helicopters Training - Apache Simulator Training</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of training services.</p></td><td><p>July 1998</p></td><td><p>September 2023</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RAF Fylingdales (Power)</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of power supply.</p></td><td><p>December 1998</p></td><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Heavy Equipment Transporters</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of a service to move heavy equipment.</p></td><td><p>December 2001</p></td><td><p>June 2024</p></td><td><p>16.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Strategic Sealift Service</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of Roll On Roll Off ferries.</p></td><td><p>June 2002</p></td><td><p>December 2024</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RAF Cosford and Shawbury Family Quarters</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters).</p></td><td><p>March 1999</p></td><td><p>June 2025</p></td><td><p>1.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MOD-wide Water and Waste Water Project (Aquatrine) - Package A</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of water and wastewater services.</p></td><td><p>April 2003</p></td><td><p>April 2028</p></td><td><p>66.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wattisham Married Quarters</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters).</p></td><td><p>May 2001</p></td><td><p>May 2028</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yeovilton Family Quarters</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters).</p></td><td><p>July 1998</p></td><td><p>July 2028</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Joint Services Command and Staff College</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of education, IT, housing, training support and mess accommodation.</p></td><td><p>June 1998</p></td><td><p>Aug 2028</p></td><td><p>24.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bristol, Bath &amp; Portsmouth Married Quarters</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters).</p></td><td><p>November 2001</p></td><td><p>September 2028</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Devonport Support Services - ARMADA</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of Fleet Accommodation Centre and support services.</p></td><td><p>July 2004</p></td><td><p>March 2029</p></td><td><p>28.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army Foundation College</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of facilities and services including vocational education.</p></td><td><p>February 2000</p></td><td><p>December 2029</p></td><td><p>28.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MOD-wide Water and Wastewater (Project Aquatrine) - Package B</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of water and wastewater services.</p></td><td><p>September 2004</p></td><td><p>March 2030</p></td><td><p>16.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MOD-wide Water and Wastewater (Project Aquatrine) - Package C</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of water and wastewater services.</p></td><td><p>October 2004</p></td><td><p>March 2030</p></td><td><p>55.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Main Building Refurbishment</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of office accommodation and supporting services.</p></td><td><p>May 2000</p></td><td><p>May 2030</p></td><td><p>85.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Naval Communications</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of naval communications.</p></td><td><p>June 2000</p></td><td><p>December 2030</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RAF Sentry E3D Aircrew</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of aircrew training services</p></td><td><p>July 2000</p></td><td><p>December 2030</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northwood Headquarters</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced living &amp; working accommodation and supporting services.</p></td><td><p>July 2006</p></td><td><p>October 2031</p></td><td><p>64.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Portsmouth Housing 2</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters).</p></td><td><p>October 2005</p></td><td><p>June 2032</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UKMFTS - Advanced Jet Trainer Ground Based Training Service (Phase 1&amp;1B)</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of training Service.</p></td><td><p>June 2008</p></td><td><p>May 2033</p></td><td><p>13.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Corsham</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced living &amp; working accommodation.</p></td><td><p>August 2008</p></td><td><p>July 2033</p></td><td><p>31.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Defence Sixth Form College</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced education facility and living accommodation including teaching and support services.</p></td><td><p>May 2003</p></td><td><p>August 2033</p></td><td><p>16.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (Voyager)</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of air to air refuelling and air transport service.</p></td><td><p>March 2008</p></td><td><p>March 2035</p></td><td><p>509.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ASTUTE Class Training Service </strong></p></td><td><p>The provision of training services.</p></td><td><p>November 2001</p></td><td><p>September 2037</p></td><td><p>25.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility </strong></p></td><td><p>The provision of training services.</p></td><td><p>October 1997</p></td><td><p>October 2037</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Colchester</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced living and working accommodation including supporting services.</p></td><td><p>February 2004</p></td><td><p>February 2039</p></td><td><p>109.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Allenby/Connaught</strong></p></td><td><p>Provision of serviced, living and working accommodation including supporting services.</p></td><td><p>April 2006</p></td><td><p>April 2041</p></td><td><p>413.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/10/2020 14:41:58 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1255455

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from the shipbuilding industry on the prioritisation of UK shipyards for bids for domestic ship or boat building orders.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	120902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Government procurements are currently governed by the Public Contracts Regulation (PCR) and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR). The Ministry of Defence makes use of exemptions, such as those based on the national security requirement to build warships in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>However the regulations in certain circumstances require open competition as the normal approach. As we approach the end of the Transition Period, the UK Government is exploring opportunities to better tailor procurement regulations to meet our needs.</p><p> </p><p>In his role as Shipbuilding Tsar, the Defence Secretary is working to maximise opportunity for the UK shipbuilding industry through a coherent, cross-Government approach and the Ministry of Defence holds regular meetings with industry through forums such as the Maritime Enterprise Working Group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/12/2020 16:42:55 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1255461

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to update the National Shipbuilding Strategy to incorporate commercial shipbuilding and supply chain considerations.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	120907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>In my role as Shipbuilding Tsar, I am working with my colleagues across Government to deliver on our vision to create a thriving shipbuilding enterprise, including both naval and commercial shipbuilders and their supply chains. Any update to the National Shipbuilding Strategy would also build upon the ongoing review of our defence and security industrial strategy.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/12/2020 11:55:36 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1351000

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the annual running costs of the proposed Royal Yacht.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	40986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Estimates for the costs of building and operating the National Flagship will be established during market engagement.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 40654 question first answered 10/09/2021 09:33:01 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1351001

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the crew allocation for the proposed Royal Yacht.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	40987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>Details of the first phase of the competition to design the National Flagship were set out in a Contract Notice published on 19 July 2021. Further details will be made available to industrial partners that express an interest in bidding for phase 1 of the National Flagship design competition. Premature disclosure of this information, or of that pertaining to later stages of the procurement, would be prejudicial to the commercial interests of the Ministry of Defence and its industrial partners and I am therefore withholding it at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The crew allocation of the ship will be dependent upon the selected design.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 40990 question first answered 14/09/2021 10:23:50 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 20470 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1351002

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an additional budget has been allocated to his Department for the procurement of the proposed Royal Yacht.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	40988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The capital costs of building the National Flagship will accrue over a number of years and on current assumptions they will be met from the existing Defence Budget.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 10/09/2021 09:36:44 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1351003

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on which department is responsible for potential (a) risks and (b) overspend in respect of the procurement of the proposed Royal Yacht.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	40989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The management of risk and budget will be the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence. The National Flagship will be delivered in the same way as other shipbuilding programmes run by this department.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 10/09/2021 09:37:14 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown