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1037178

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Empire Test Pilots' School: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department is per flight hour for the use of the Empire Test School Gripen aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Empire Test Pilots School is operated by QinetiQ under the Long Term Partnering Agreement and the Gripen training aircraft is provided by a sub-contractor as part of a fixed price contract amendment. I am withholding details of flight costs as their disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/01/2019 15:09:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1023026

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Equipment
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 10 December 2018 on the Type 31e Frigate, HCWS1161, whether he has made an estimate of the value of government furnished equipment for the Type 31e frigate programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	200598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>There is an estimated baseline value of Government Furnished Equipment for the Type 31e Frigate programme, but it would be prejudicial to the commercial interests of the Ministry of Defence to disclose that estimate at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/12/2018 16:16:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1012347

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	Appledore Shipyard
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 2 November 2018 to Question 185470 on Appledore Shipyard, if he will provide details of the package of work at Devonport shipyard that his Department discussed with Babcock, under each heading.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	194609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The £60 million package that the Ministry of Defence discussed with Babcock was for Devonport-based refit work that could potentially provide further employment for Appledore workers. Unfortunately, in the absence of confirmed longer-term ship-build or similar opportunities of a scale that matches Appledore's size, this was not enough to secure the future of the shipyard.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/11/2018 15:40:37 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1012465

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	Defence Equipment: Procurement
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 22 November 2018 to Question 192107, what assessment he has made of the merits of transferring delegation of fiscal responsibility for portfolios of projects in the Equipment Plan from top level budgets holders in (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army, (c) Royal Air Force and (d) Joint Forces Command to his Department's cost assurance and analysis service.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	194627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Top Level Budget (TLB) holders are responsible to the Accounting Officer for delivering their plans within financial limits. As part of our work under the Modernising Defence Programme, we are creating a stronger and more strategic Head Office to provide clear, strategic central direction with delegation of military capability budgets and decision-making responsibility to the Services in the four Front Line Commands. The Cost Assurance and Analysis Service will continue to provide independent cost management services for the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/11/2018 17:41:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1011654

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft his Department plans to procure.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	194113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers given on 4 September 2017 to Question 6994 to the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Mr David) and on 28 November 2017 to Question 116180 to the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Mr Docherty-Hughes).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 20170907_6994_Maritime_Patrol_Aircraft.docx title 6994 - Maritime Patrol Aircraft 2 file name 20171205_116180_Maritime_Patrol_Aircraft.docx title 116180 - Maritime Patrol Aircraft question first answered 26/11/2018 16:18:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1011658

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is exploring options to develop an unmanned maritime patrol aircraft capability to complement current and planned fixed and rotary-wing platforms.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	194117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, Joint Force 2025 will deliver a fleet of nine Boeing P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. We recognise the potential strategic importance of developing further unmanned surveillance capability; however, we have not started formally exploring options.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/11/2018 16:18:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1008478

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) roles and (b) responsibilities are of his Department's Cost Assurance and Analysis Service.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	192107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Cost Assurance and Analysis Service (CAAS) provides a range of independent cost management services across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) linking in through the acquisition system. CAAS also provides financial assurance to the MOD Director General Finance.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/11/2018 14:57:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1007844

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to make a decision on the final composition of the UK's Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning force.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 stated our intent to buy 138 F-35 Lightning aircraft over the life of the programme. The first tranche of 48 aircraft will be F-35B; decisions on subsequent tranches of Lightning will be taken at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/11/2018 15:03:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1007847

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK's planned total fleet of F-35 aircraft will be certified to operate from austere forward locations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK Lightning Force will have the ability to operate from austere land-bases.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/11/2018 15:04:15 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1007851

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Babcock International
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how often Babcock and any of its (a) subsidiaries, (b) Joint Ventures and (c) other commercial ventures have been stress-tested by his Department; when the last such stress test was carried out; and what the results of that stress test were as part of that contract between Babcock and his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>As a key supplier to the Ministry of Defence, Babcock's performance, including any partnering subsidiaries or Joint Ventures, is regularly monitored. This is carried out through robust monitoring of contract performance indicators, with action being taken as appropriate where standards are not met.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/11/2018 16:13:44 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish