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100803

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Languages: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on language training in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	211814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Following the closure of the language centre under the previous Government, the former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks.) (Mr Hague), restablished one in 2013. Fulltime language training (FTLT) is provided for all officers going overseas where the ability to communicate effectively in another language is considered essential to meet the requirements of their role. Training is provided to either C1 operational level or C2 Extensive level depending on the job requirements. The FCO also provides language training to A2 Confidence level to staff and their spouses/partners being posted overseas into non speaker roles. In 2012 the FCO also introduced a developmental language training programme to enable all staff to learn a new language or maintain existing language skills. The table below summarises the annual spend on all three language training programmes since 2010. Essential fulltime language training includes a period of training overseas. Research has shown that the experience of immersing themselves in a new language and culture makes a huge difference to students’ learning and their future effectiveness in their job. The associated costs of immersion are shown in Row B. Financial Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (forecast) A: Language Training costs only 2,034,609 2,231,436 2,350,730 2,999,781 3,223,107 3,242,509 B: Associated costs (e.g. travel, accommodation etc) 418,964 772,472 626,807 385,895 682,257 782,720 C: Total spend 2,453,573 3,003,908 2,977,537 3,385,676 3,905,364 4,025,229</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/10/2014 14:48:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

100804

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Security Guards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on private security companies in each year since 2010; and what the contractual arrangements were with each such company.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	211816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The FCO has spent the following amounts with PSC (Private Security Companies) year by year since 2010: 2010/2011:2011/2012:2012/2013:2013/2014 G4S: £28,916,168 :£30,081,113:£31,391,478:£35,285,387 Control Risks Group: £453,477:£5,573,212:£920,281:£1,208,369 Aegis: £4,211:£183,516:£563,184:£556,920 Minimal Risk :£1,951,611:£1,744,356:£2,122,113:£1,707,150 Gardaworld :£17,291,485:£16,381,944:£17,498,010:£,342,201 PSCs are contracted in a number of countries to carry out a variety of activities and duties including the static protection of premises and the close protection of personnel. They play a vital and necessary protective role in hostile environments, and enable the Government and partner organisations to carry out their work by providing essential security services.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2014 13:56:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1012343

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 14 November 2018 on Strategy for our Veterans HCWS1080 and the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 191892, when he plans to take a decision on the resource required to implement the Strategy for our Veterans.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	194608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text The Strategy for our Veterans and the complementary UK Government Consultation Paper were published on 14 November and debated in both Houses on 15 November. The Consultation Paper seeks public views to inform how the Government will implement the strategy. The Scottish and Welsh Governments have made separate consultation arrangements for areas that are devolved. Following conclusion of these consultations, implementation plans will be developed by each relevant service provider, along with individual costings which will fall across Government. Once implementation options have been agreed, the resource required to implement the Strategy for our Veterans will be agreed between Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board members, which includes the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2018 15:32:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1015166

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Firing Ranges: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which firing range training facilities his Department plans to close in the UK; what the proposed date of each such proposed closure is; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	195503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence announced its intention to close Middlewick Ranges in the estate optimisation strategy &quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot; in November 2016 with an estimated disposal date of 2020 and reprovision at Fingringhoe Ranges.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/12/2018 15:45:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1015167

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Firing Ranges: Colchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will (a) pause the proposal to dispose of Middlewick Ranges at Colchester and (b) re-evaluate the operational efficiency of the armed forces in the East of England in the event that Middlewick Ranges is no longer available as a training facility for both regular and reserve forces; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	195504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence announced its intention to close Middlewick Ranges in the estate optimisation strategy &quot; A Better Defence Estate &quot; in November 2016. The basis of the original decision and assesment still stands. The existing range nearby at Fingringhoe, Colchester, will be developed to provide a suitable alternative with no associated inpact on training or operational effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/12/2018 16:08:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1015168

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Babcock International: Colchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he had with the operators of the defence repair facility at Colchester in advance of that operator's announcement of its intention to close its vehicle repair workshops at that location; what further discussions he has had with that operator since that announcement was made; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	195505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Planned changes outlined in the Better Defence Estate Strategy, published in November 2016, have led to the decision by Babcock to transfer the repair functions from Colchester to other locations, with the creation of In-barracks equipment support teams. Discussions routinely take place between the Ministry of Defence and Babcock as part of the Service Provision and Transformation Contract. There is no contractual obligation on Babcock to maintain a prescribed geographical footprint when delivering the repair function, therefore the withdrawl is compliant with this contract.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 195507 question first answered 04/12/2018 16:02:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1015169

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Babcock International: Colchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made on the effect on the operational efficiency of armed forces in the event that the vehicle repair workshops at Colchester are closed; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	195506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Army expects there to be no operational impact from the decision by Babcock to transfer their vehicle repair functions from Colchester to other locations. Work undertaken at the site will be provided by alternative Babcock facilities and the creation of in-Barracks equipment support teams.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/12/2018 15:54:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1015170

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Babcock International: Colchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the proposal by the company operating the former Defence Support Group workshops at Colchester to shut that site comply with the requirements placed on that company by his Department when that asset was privatised; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	195507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Planned changes outlined in the Better Defence Estate Strategy, published in November 2016, have led to the decision by Babcock to transfer the repair functions from Colchester to other locations, with the creation of In-barracks equipment support teams. Discussions routinely take place between the Ministry of Defence and Babcock as part of the Service Provision and Transformation Contract. There is no contractual obligation on Babcock to maintain a prescribed geographical footprint when delivering the repair function, therefore the withdrawl is compliant with this contract.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 195505 question first answered 04/12/2018 16:02:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1015171

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Firing Ranges: Colchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of reconfiguring the layout of the Fingringhoe Ranges near Colchester to accommodate the firing training capacity of the Middlewick Ranges at Colchester; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	195508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The work to reconfigure the layout of Fingringhoe Ranges near Colchester, once completed, will provide the same training facilities that are currently available at both Fingringhoe and Middlewick Ranges and will be completed prior to closure.</p><p> </p><p>I am withholding the information in relation to the cost to the public purse as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 195509 question first answered 04/12/2018 15:52:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1015172

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Firing Ranges: Colchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his plans to reconfigure the layout of the Fingringhoe Ranges near Colchester will provide (a) the same, (b) less or (c) more training facilities than the combined total of those facilities currently available at both Fingringhoe Ranges and Middlewick Ranges at Colchester; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	195509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The work to reconfigure the layout of Fingringhoe Ranges near Colchester, once completed, will provide the same training facilities that are currently available at both Fingringhoe and Middlewick Ranges and will be completed prior to closure.</p><p> </p><p>I am withholding the information in relation to the cost to the public purse as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 195508 question first answered 04/12/2018 15:52:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones