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1603903

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date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles there are in his Department's white fleet (a) in total and (b) by individual service; and how many of the those vehicles are electric or hybrid.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	165197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The majority Ministry of Defence’s white fleet are leased through the Phoenix II Contract. There are a total of 15,422 vehicles leased under this contract. Of these, 728 are electric vehicles and 1,331 are hybrid vehicles. The table below sets out the numbers by Defence Organisation or Top Level Budget Holder (as of 15 March 2023):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total Phoenix II Leased Vehicles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air</p></td><td><p>3,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>7,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DE&amp;S</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIO</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DNO</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DSA</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MDP</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>2,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKSC</p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,422</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 22/03/2023 16:15:05 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1603331

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle supply chain constraints in defence procurement.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	904028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the health and resilience of our supply chains seriously. The department has invested in a department-wide supply chain mapping programme, sharing intelligence and best practice on common critical supply chains and materials across Government and internationally.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 16:42:29 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564308

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antitank Missiles: Procurement
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 help ensure that NLAW anti-tank missile stocks will be replenished in early 2023.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>To replenish the Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems granted to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) secured around 500 units which will be delivered to the UK in 2023. The MOD has subsequently placed a separate contract for several thousand units to be delivered to the UK between 2024-2026.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/01/2023 14:47:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1542994

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 November, HCWS369, on Shipbuilding Update, who the prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support Ships will be; and what estimate he has made of the balance of work between the shipyards involved.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	88807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Team Resolute, a team consisting of Harland &amp; Wolff, BMT and Navantia UK has been announced as the Preferred Bidder to build the Fleet Solid Support ships. Navantia UK, a UK registered company, will hold the contract as prime contractor.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the shipbuild will take place in the UK. The precise balance of work between each individual yard is a matter for Harland &amp; Wolff.</p><p> </p><p>No workers are currently employed in building the Fleet Solid Support ships by Harland &amp; Wolff at any of its sites. No contract has yet been signed for the ships. Harland &amp; Wolff has indicated that it expects the workforce employed to build the ships to grow by around 1,200.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people employed by BMT in the competition for the Fleet Solid Support ships is purely a matter for the company. BMT has indicated that it expects its workforce engaged to deliver the Fleet Solid Support ships to grow to around 120.</p><p> </p><p>The number of jobs sustained in Spain to deliver the Fleet Solid Support ships is a matter for the contractor concerned but it will be fewer than the number of jobs sustained and created in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of technology and skills from Navantia to the UK shipbuilding industry that the Fleet Solid Support ship programme will facilitate includes provision for a team of Spanish shipbuilding experts to be resident within Harland &amp; Wolff in order to upskill local staff to deliver the construction in the UK and ensure build productivity and quality levels are met.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 88812 88813 88818 88824 88825 question first answered 21/11/2022 16:05:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar