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1139825

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) procurement and (b) life-cycle costs are for a Royal Navy Astute Class submarine.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	278417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify a single unit cost for an Astute Class submarine as Boats one to three (Astute, Ambush, and Artful) were contracted as a batch, with the rest of the class subject to separate contractual arrangements. However, as an example of the main costs involved, the whole-boat contract for Agincourt, the seventh and last boat in the class, announced in May 2018, was £1.5 billion. This covers the totality of work involved in the boat build, including test and commissioning. The procurement costs include initial support provisioning, however, in-service support costs of a submarine will vary with the individual platform material state. These costs form part of wider submarine maintenance contracts and are not easily identifiable separately and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/07/2019 16:10:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1139829

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether restrictions have been imposed on the type of stores that are carried by the A400M as a result of vibration problems with that aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	278419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>A400M routinely carries ordnance, munitions and explosives in support of the UK's Defence commitments including in the broader Middle East. The type of stores that can be carried have been cleared through a qualification process in line with operational priorities, and there are no restrictions specific to A400M due to vibration.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/07/2019 16:11:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1139833

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of the programme of work being undertaken by Airbus to increase the (a) serviceability and (b) reliability of the RAF's A400m aircraft fleet.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	278420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>There is no single activity or programme to address aircraft serviceability. All aircraft are operated and maintained in accordance with the Air System Document Set, which includes the Operator's Maintenance Plan. This defines the servicing schedules and their periodicity based primarily on usage. With regard to reliability, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 July 2019 to Question 269009.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/07/2019 16:14:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 269009 - Future Large Aircraft.docx title 269009 - Future Large Aircraft
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1136304

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will publish the seven Astute class submarines by (a) name, (b) actual or estimated in-service date and (c) estimated out-of-service date.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	272153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>HMS ASTUTE, HMS AMBUSH, and HMS ARTFUL have entered service with the Royal Navy. AUDACIOUS, ANSON, AGAMEMNON and AGINCOURT are in various stages of build.</p><p>The planned in-service and out-of-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 question first answered 08/07/2019 16:51:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1136305

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will publish the (a) problems with the (i) engines and (ii) gearbox of the A400M aircraft and (b) extent of the work required to address those problems.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	272154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The A400M's engine, the TP-400, is provided by EuroProp International, a subcontractor to Airbus. Problems have been seen on combustion chambers on early versions of the TP-400 degrading at a faster rate than expected; these are currently being replaced with an improved design. The engine's propeller gearbox has also experienced some issues due to faulty components; these are being replaced with new and redesigned parts. This work will be undertaken during periods of planned maintenance to avoid further impacting availability and is expected to be completed by mid-2020. There is no cost to the Ministry of Defence as it is covered by contractual warranties.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/07/2019 16:36:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1136306

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what decisions were taken at the recent NATO Ministerial meeting on the Airbus A400m aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	272155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>At the A400M Ministerial meeting on 28 June 2019, a decision was made to progress negotiations with the engine manufacturer on the future support solution for the TP-400 engine, with a view to significantly reducing support costs. Ministers directed that Airbus Defence and Space, as the prime contractor, should participate in those negotiations.</p><p>Agreement was also reached to sign a six-nation aircraft support contract to provide common support services and spares to supplement national arrangements and a decision was taken that the A400M Programme Division of OCCAR would relocate from its current base in Toulouse to Madrid in 2022 to enable closer working between the sponsor, prime contractor and subcontractor.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/07/2019 16:39:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1136307

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the circumstances were of any crashes involving A400M aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	272156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>There has been one crash of an industry-operated A400M, on 9 May 2015. The aircraft was on a test flight, having just completed production in Seville. The crash was investigated by the Spanish Air Accident Investigation Authority, who attributed the cause of the accident to how the engine software had been loaded. A fleetwide software change has since been implemented to prevent the possibility of a reoccurrence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/07/2019 16:37:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1134539

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 24 June to Question 266855 on Future Large Aircraft, what the cost to the public purse is of the anticipated work programme to improve the reliability of the A400M; what the planned length of time is for the completion of that programme; what the key features are of that programme; and whether that work programme will take place at RAF Brize Norton.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	269009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>There is no additional cost to the public purse of the work programme to improve the reliability of the A400M, which is funded by industry. This is planned to conclude by the third quarter of 2020 and will comprise work to upgrade the engines, gearboxes and the Bleed Air Leak Detection System. A separate package of work will provide an avionics update. The work is being undertaken both at RAF Brize Norton and Airbus facilities in Spain (Seville and Getafe).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/07/2019 13:52:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1134540

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether she has plans to cancel the Warrior Capability Upgrade Programme; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	269010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The capability the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme will deliver constitutes a crucial part of the Army's planned modernised Armoured Infantry Brigade. There are no plans to cancel it.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/07/2019 13:51:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1134542

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Typhoon aircraft have been delivered to the RAF; and how many Typhoon aircraft on order are (a) Tranche 1, (b) Tranche 2 and (c) Tranche 3 aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	269011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>To date, the Royal Air Force has taken delivery of 156 Typhoon aircraft. There are four remaining aircraft on order, all of which are Tranche 3.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/07/2019 13:51:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1134544

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Parachuting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirements for troops to parachute from the A400M were included in the original specification for that aircraft; whether the A400M has been cleared to deliver that capability; on how many occasions the A400M has delivered that capability; and what assessment she has made of potential technical issues that would prevent the parachuting of troops from the A400M.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	269012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The original A400M specification included the requirements to dispatch troops via static line at low and high altitude and freefall from high altitude from both the rear parachute side doors and cargo ramp. Trials have demonstrated that A400M can safely dispatch parachutists via the cargo ramp and using a single side door. At this time that capability has not been used by the UK. Airbus have demonstrated a technical solution to the well-publicised technical challenges of dispatching parachutists simultaneously from both side doors, which is under-going evaluation through the ongoing contracted Airbus development programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/07/2019 16:04:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1134546

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many A400M aircraft have been (a) ordered by and (b) delivered to (i) the RAF, (ii) the Luftwaffe, (iii) the Spanish Air Force, (d) the Italian Air Force and (e) other nations air forces.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	269013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>A total of 174 A400M aircraft have been ordered to date, the breakdown of aircraft ordered and delivered is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Aircraft</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ordered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Delivered (as of June 2019)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>German Luftwaffe<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spanish Air force<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italian Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>French Air Force<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkish Air Force<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgian Air Component<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysian Air Force<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Italy is not a participant in the A400M Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1 </sup>- A400M Partner Nation</p><p><sup>2 </sup>- Export Customer</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/07/2019 16:02:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1133396

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 of the programme to improve the airworthiness of the RAF's A400M fleet; and whether any of that cost is being being borne by (a) the RAF, (b) Airbus and (c) a combination of the two.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	266855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The A400M aircraft is fully compliant with all UK safety and airworthiness standards. A modification programme is under way to improve the reliability of aircraft systems to increase availability. This programme of work is fully funded by Airbus and their subcontractors under the terms of the contract.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/06/2019 15:38:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1054892

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many A400M aircraft have been ordered for the Royal Air Force in total; how many of those aircraft have (a) been delivered and (b) yet to be delivered; and what estimate he has made of the (i) procurement cost of all A400Ms ordered and (ii) lifetime cost of one A400M programme.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	216163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Twenty two A400M aircraft have been ordered for the Royal Air Force and of these, 20 have been delivered with two remaining. The forecast procurement cost for these aircraft is £2.6 billion, and the whole life support cost for the fleet is currently forecast to be approximately £6.7 billion, up to the A400M's planned out-of-service date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/02/2019 16:35:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1054894

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest Royal Air Force serviceability statistics are for the (a) C-130J Hercules, (b) C-17 Globemaster, (c) A400M Atlas and (d) CH-47 Chinook.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	216165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of C-130J Hercules, C-17 Globemaster and Atlas A400M aircraft and Chinook helicopters in the Forward and Sustainment Fleets at 1 February 2019 is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Forward Fleet</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sustainment Fleet</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C-130J Hercules</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C-17 Globemaster</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Atlas A400M</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinook</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Forward Fleet comprises serviceable and short term unserviceable aircraft. Typically, the short term unserviceable aircraft are undergoing minor works, forward maintenance or other unforeseen rectification or technical inspection that can arise on a day-to-day basis. The sustainment fleet includes aircraft airframes undergoing upgrade or maintenance or being held in storage. The number of aircraft available varies day-to-day, according to normal flight management activities.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/02/2019 16:36:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois