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1002638

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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 and Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's latest timetables are for the orders of (a) Type 31e (first batch), and (b) Fleet Solid Support vessels.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	188742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We plan to award a contract for Type 31e by December 2019 and for the Fleet Solid Support ships in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 15:56:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1002657

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the (a) Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft programme (b) Apache capability sustainment programme and (c) Type 26 frigate programme have realised those efficiencies referred to on page 8 of the Defence Equipment Plan 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	188743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>As stated in the Defence Equipment Plan 2018, the Ministry of Defence has secured sizeable cost savings on the Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (£207 million), Apache Capability Sustainment Programme (£132 million) and Type 26 frigates (£104 million). These are the result of efficiencies identified and realised by Defence Equipment and Support through transformation initiatives. In particular, on the Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft, negotiations with the US Navy and Boeing achieved savings on the aircraft and the initial provision of capital spares. On Apache, economies of scales were achieved through negotiating combined requirements with the US Army and Boeing. And for Type 26, savings were achieved through using improved project control and commercial skills to adopt a much stronger negotiating strategy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/11/2018 16:08:11 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1002725

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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, with reference to his Ministerial Statement of 5 November 2018, HCWS1064 on the Defence Equipment Plan, what proportion of the allocated budget shortfall in the four years from 2018-19 is due to the decision to reprofile the Dreadnought programme and bring forward spending.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	188747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>On the basis of a review in summer 2017, detailed cost forecasts were developed for procurement and support programmes managed by the Defence Nuclear Organisation. This included the Dreadnought programme where re-profiling provided opportunities to drive out cost and risk later in the programme to ensure it remains on schedule and within its £31 billion estimated cost. I am withholding the specific information requested as its release would prejudice the commercial interests of the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 16:52:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1002728

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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, with reference to paragraph 3.14 on page 34 of the 5 November 2018 National Audit Office Report on the Equipment Plan 2018 to 2028, HC1621, on which projects he plans to use the £150 million contingency available across its equipment and support budgets.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	188748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Contingency funding managed by head office will be used to offset aggregate increases in cost across the whole programme, after project and TLB-level risk management controls have been applied. We will decide on the allocation of this funding as part of our normal financial planning and budgeting process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 15:52:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1002734

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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, with reference to paragraph 14 of the National Audit Office Report, the Equipment Plan 2018 to 2028, HC1621, published on 5 November 2018, what steps he is taking to improve how his Department outlines to Parliament its decisions in relation to the Equipment Plan, including the financial and broader implications.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	188749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are grateful to the National Audit Office for their report and continue to work with them to improve our processes and transparency. We expect to report the implications of decisions affecting the Equipment Plan in future Equipment Plan financial summary reports.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 15:57:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

997601

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	Trident Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of the Dreadnought contingency.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	185542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The value of the Dreadnought contingency is £10 billion, as announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/11/2018 16:52:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

997262

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the Countermeasures and Hydrographic Capability project.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	184916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Mine Countermeasures and Hydrographic Capability project has successfully completed the first part of its Assessment Phase. The key output to date has been the successful demonstration of an unmanned minesweeping capability.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/11/2018 15:18:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

984842

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Australia: AWACS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to assign RAF personnel to the Royal Australian Air Force as crew members aboard E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control System aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	177623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Personnel are already embedded with the Royal Australian Air Force in Williamtown, in order to get a better understanding of the capability and to gain an understanding of how to operate a modern Airborne Early Warning and Control platform.</p><p>The number of personnel assigned to posts in Australia is under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/10/2018 15:32:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

984547

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) overseas and (b) domestic visits the Minister for Defence Procurement has carried out since his appointment; and what the location was of each visit.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	177205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Since I took up the appointment of Minister for Defence Procurement on 19 July 2018, I have undertaken:</p><p>Three overseas visits to:</p><ul><li>Belgium - 6 September</li><li>Kuwait - 2 October</li><li>Italy - 3-4 October</li></ul><p>10 domestic visits to:</p><ul><li>Warton - 26 July</li><li>Samlesbury - 26 July</li><li>Barrow - 1 August</li><li>Govan - 14 August</li><li>Edinburgh - 15 August</li><li>Chester - 29 August</li><li>Denbighshire - 30 August</li><li>Stockport - 10 September</li><li>Bristol - 18 September</li><li>Plymouth - 11 October</li></ul> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/10/2018 15:58:50 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

984553

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) his Department or (b) HM Treasury determines that planned orders for future fleet solid support ships will be subject to international competition.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	177206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The procurement of the Fleet Solid Support ships through international competition reflects the fact that they are Naval Auxiliary Support Ships and not warships. We are therefore required by law to procure them through international competition, under our obligations set out in the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 and as outlined in the National Shipbuilding Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/10/2018 16:50:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones