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997883

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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, what discussions his Department has held with Babcock on securing the future of Appledore shipyard.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	185470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>While the future of Appledore is a matter for Babcock, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has remained closely engaged with the company on this issue. Together with MOD officials, both the Secretary of State for Defence and I have met Babcock to explore potential options. This included bringing forward a potential £60 million package of work at Devonport, thereby providing additional work for Appledore workers. However, our discussions with Babcock established that this work would not be enough to secure the long-term future of the yard.</p><p>Regrettably, Babcock has now stated that it has reached a point where it can no longer sustain the cost of its operations at Appledore. This is clearly a concerning time for Appledore employees and their families and, while Babcock will offer all those affected other positions, the Government is standing by to provide any additional support.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/11/2018 14:53:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

988687

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	180071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence policy is to use standard contract conditions to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information for a variety of legitimate reasons, including protection of national security, commercial confidentiality and personal data. However, they would not stop criticism of Ministers or the Department as these conditions only protect information supplied in connection with or under the contract.</p><p>Information on bespoke contract conditions is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2018 14:03:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

939893

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect the EU policy of strategic autonomy on the future availability of advanced weapon systems to the UK's armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	163495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The EU's policy of strategic autonomy entails the ability to act and cooperate with international and regional partners wherever possible, while being able to operate autonomously when and where necessary. We believe an open and inclusive approach to European capability development is in our mutual strategic security interests, and will help strengthen our Armed Forces and our defence industries.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/07/2018 13:57:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

939894

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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 steps the Government is taking to ensure that the UK armed forces have the essential equipment required once the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	163496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK routinely works with our allies and partners on the development of capability and much of this already takes place outside of an EU framework. The Government is currently undertaking the modernising defence programme to make sure our Armed Forces have what they need to meet the threats that we face now and in the future.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/07/2018 13:56:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

939895

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to develop a (a) UK-only unmanned combat aerial vehicle programme and (a) sixth generation successor to the Eurofighter.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	163497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK's Combat Air Strategy, published on 16 July 2018, outlines the Ministry of Defence's plans for the delivery of Combat Air capability. It has initiated the acquisition programme which will develop the proposals for the delivery of the next generation capability to replace Typhoon, including the nature of that capability.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/07/2018 16:44:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

939896

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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 estimate he has made on the potential effect on his Department's budget initiating UK-only pogrammes for new weapon systems.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	163498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>We strive to provide our Armed Forces with the capabilities they need at the best value for money, obtaining this through open competition in the global market wherever possible. We are ready to take a different approach, to protect our freedom of action or operational advantage, but, only where it is essential for national security. This always requires a careful balance of risk and opportunity cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/07/2018 16:45:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

882441

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018, Spring Statement, HCWS 540, if he will publish a list of where the £0.3 million in EU exit funding for his Department will be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	135503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Wales Office has used the £0.3 million in EU exit funding to recruit more staff to work on matters relating to EU exit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/04/2018 11:54:09 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake