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1104774

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	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people working on developing the Wildcat Programme are (a) contingent labour, (b) supplier resource and (c) civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	236278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Wildcat programme is currently in the in-service phase. At present the Wildcat Delivery Team consists of 82 civil servants and one contingent labour resource. It also comprises 440 supplier resources, which includes subcontractors. Project team numbers can fluctuate depending on demand.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/03/2019 15:55:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1104776

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	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people working on developing MODnet Evolve are (a) contingent labour, (b) supplier resource (c) civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	236279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has the following personnel developing MODNet Evolve:</p><ul><li>2 people are contingent labour</li><li>0 people are supplier resource</li><li>5 people are civil servants</li></ul><p>Please note in addition to the numbers above there are two technical support work packages that support the programme on an outcome only basis. These are not counted as contingent labour as individuals are not paid on a time and materials basis. There are around 26 people that support these work packages.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/03/2019 15:56:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1092737

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to place an order for littoral strike vessels; how much he expects each vessel to cost; and when he expects those vessels to be operational.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	235393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 11 February 2019, we will use the Transformation Fund to develop a concept for a Littoral Strike Ship. Estimates of the potential acquisition costs of this capability will be established during the initial concept phase.</p><p>At this time, no decisions have been made regarding procurement strategy, in service dates, basing or manning levels.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 235395 235396 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092738

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to designate the littoral strike vessels as complex warships in order that only British shipyards may bid for their construction.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	235394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Gerald Jones) on 15 March 2019 to Question 231534.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/03/2019 16:02:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts 231534.docx title 231534 - Warships Procurement
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092739

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Devonport Dockyard
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new Littoral Strike vessels will be based in Devonport.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	235395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 11 February 2019, we will use the Transformation Fund to develop a concept for a Littoral Strike Ship. Estimates of the potential acquisition costs of this capability will be established during the initial concept phase.</p><p>At this time, no decisions have been made regarding procurement strategy, in service dates, basing or manning levels.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 235393 235396 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092740

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (c) Royal Marines he expects to allocate to each Littoral Strike Vessel.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	235396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 11 February 2019, we will use the Transformation Fund to develop a concept for a Littoral Strike Ship. Estimates of the potential acquisition costs of this capability will be established during the initial concept phase.</p><p>At this time, no decisions have been made regarding procurement strategy, in service dates, basing or manning levels.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 235393 235395 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092136

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	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the cost to the public purse of lengthening the build-time for each Type-26 Frigate; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	234792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (the Rt Hon. the Earl Howe), on 12 March 2019 to Question HL 14108 in the House of Lords.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/03/2019 17:41:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name HL14108 - Type 26 Frigates (1).docx title HL14108 - Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

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

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