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1020434

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date	05/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Victorious
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what sources of information his Department consulted in its assessment which led to the decision not to refuel HMS Victorious.
tabling member constituency	Kensington
tabling member printed	Emma Dent Coad
uin	199483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has considered a wide range of safety, technical and programmatic information in formulating its decision not to refuel HMS Victorious.</p><p>I can confirm that our ability to operate all our nuclear submarines safely is not in doubt.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/12/2018 15:05:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4683 label Biography information for Emma Dent Coad

1019846

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant civilian staff full-time equivalent posts Defence Equipment and Support has had in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	198736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support now operates a balanced matrix approach to the deployment of personnel, which means that people will frequently move to different assignments based on prioritisation of customer needs. Consolidated information on the number of vacancies in the organisation is therefore not held.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/12/2018 17:10:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1019847

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant civilian staff full-time equivalent posts Defence Equipment and Support has backfilled with contractors or contingent labour in each of the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of those arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	198737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Contingent labour is only used for instances where Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) does not have the specialist skills it needs in-house, or for urgent requirements where normal recruitment activities would not fill the post in time with a civilian or military employee.</p><p> </p><p>The cost and average number of contingent labour personnel used by DE&amp;S in each of the last three financial years is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£ million)</p></td><td><p>27.8</p></td><td><p>42.6</p></td><td><p>27.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average number (Full time equivalent)</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>292</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/12/2018 15:08:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1019952

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Financial Summary of the Defence Equipment Plan 2018, which capabilities that are uneconomic to maintain is his Department considering to remove from service earlier than planned.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	198773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>We always keep our military capabilities under constant review to ensure they continue to deliver the required military effect and value for money. Since the financial summary of the Equipment Plan was published, the Chancellor has pledged an extra £1 billion to the Ministry of Defence over the next two years which, on top of the £800 million increase this spring, represents a substantial financial boost and reaffirms our commitment to protecting national security.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/12/2018 16:21:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1019956

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence in UK Prosperity Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the Dunne review on defence prosperity.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	198774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>We are considering the review and its recommendations and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/12/2018 16:24:09 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1019974

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Vanguard: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent inspections have been carried out on the fuel removed from HMS Vanguard during its deep maintenance and refuelling.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	198887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We have not yet carried out inspections of fuel removed from HMS Vanguard.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/12/2018 17:11:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1020009

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 12 May 2014 to Question 188387, on Nuclear Reactors, how many nuclear-qualified and experienced personnel have been required by his Department in each of the last three years; and how many such posts were vacant at each location on the most recent date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	198864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 29 November 2018, to Question 194787.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/12/2018 16:42:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 29 November 2018 UIN 194787.docx title 194787 - Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1019395

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
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, when his Department plans to publish the Maximising Competition in Defence Procurement Strategy.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	198141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence plans to publish the strategy for Maximising Competition in Defence Procurement in 2019, on completion of the acquisition review elements of the Modernising Defence Programme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/12/2018 16:52:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis