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1006056

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date	13/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Babcock International
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Babcock on that company's financial position and any associated risk to his Department's programmes and to the capabilities of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	190808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As one of our key suppliers, we hold regular discussions with Babcock covering a wide range of programme and supply chain matters. We remain committed to working closely with Babcock to safely deliver submarine support work, including planned maintenance projects. The contract for HMS Vanguard's planned period of extended maintenance and refuel work was awarded in 2015 and is funded by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD has an existing team in Devonport in support of submarine maintenance delivery; this is part of a long-standing arrangement, which now includes increased performance monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 190809 190810 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:40:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1006060

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Repairs and Maintenance
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 potential merits of imposing special measures on the Vanguard-class life extension programme and sending officials from his Department to oversee the programme at Devonport.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	190809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As one of our key suppliers, we hold regular discussions with Babcock covering a wide range of programme and supply chain matters. We remain committed to working closely with Babcock to safely deliver submarine support work, including planned maintenance projects. The contract for HMS Vanguard's planned period of extended maintenance and refuel work was awarded in 2015 and is funded by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD has an existing team in Devonport in support of submarine maintenance delivery; this is part of a long-standing arrangement, which now includes increased performance monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 190808 190810 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:40:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1006061

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Repairs and Maintenance
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 (a) effectiveness and (b) financial sustainability of the Vanguard-class life extension programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	190810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As one of our key suppliers, we hold regular discussions with Babcock covering a wide range of programme and supply chain matters. We remain committed to working closely with Babcock to safely deliver submarine support work, including planned maintenance projects. The contract for HMS Vanguard's planned period of extended maintenance and refuel work was awarded in 2015 and is funded by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD has an existing team in Devonport in support of submarine maintenance delivery; this is part of a long-standing arrangement, which now includes increased performance monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 190808 190809 question first answered 19/11/2018 16:40:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1006070

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Devonport Dockyard: Nuclear Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Babcock on building dockyard (a) capacity and (b) capability at Devonport to (i) maintain and defuel currently operational and future SSBN submarines, (b) maintain attack submarines and (c) defuel attack submarines; and what estimate he has made of the cost to Babcock of that work.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	190811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>To maintain our nuclear submarines in service and subsequently decommission and defuel these at the end of their operational lives, we need safe, secure and efficient specialist nuclear infrastructure. The Ministry of Defence is working with Babcock, Rolls-Royce, the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator and the Office for Nuclear Regulation to determine future infrastructure requirements, docking durations and therefore investment decisions.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/11/2018 16:37:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1005658

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will outline the key points of contention on the Government paying its debt obligations in relation to IMS Limited; and whether those points of contention inform the Government's position on the upcoming IMS Limited arbitration hearing.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	190513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The dispute is the subject of ongoing litigation initiated by the Ministry of Defence and Support for the Armed Forces of Iran against International Military Services Ltd. It would not be appropriate for the Government to comment.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/11/2018 15:39:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1005768

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Defence Equipment and Support employees received pay increases at each performance rating relative to the benchmarks set out in their 2018 pay deal.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	190411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) staff are rewarded individually, with salary increases being based on how staff have performed throughout the year relative to their peers, and their salary in comparison to the market benchmark for their role.</p><p> </p><p>The distribution of civilian employees below the Senior Civil Service who were eligible for the 2018 pay award against each of DE&amp;S’ five performance ratings is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Performance Rating</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of DE&amp;S Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceptional</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Very Good</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Good</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moderate</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Performance Improvement Required</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Staff rated ‘Performance Improvement Required’ did not receive an increase in pay and those with a rating of ‘Moderate’ received a flat 1%. Larger awards were given to those staff with the highest performance ratings, and dependent upon the relative position of their salary to the benchmark for their role.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/11/2018 15:43:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1003710

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the specification is for the radar in relation to expressions of interest for the Fleet Solid Support Ships.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	189557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Expressions of Interest process for the Fleet Solid Support ships did not include any technical specifications. The detailed technical specification requirements will be released to companies that are invited to negotiate for the Design and Manufacture contract.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/11/2018 16:45:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1003746

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance. Her Majesty's Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence has a contract condition (DEFCON 534) which states that all contractors shall pay subcontractors any sums due under an invoice no later than 30 days from when the contractor has determined the invoice is valid. The number of contracts that explicitly include DEFCON 534, or other clauses to this effect, 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 19/11/2018 16:45:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003877

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the proportion of Defence Equipment and Support employees at each pay grade before that organisation became a Bespoke Trading Entity in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	189644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support employees remained on the previous Ministry of Defence pay grade structure until April 2017.</p><p>Details of this are published on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-organisation-charts</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/11/2018 16:48:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1003878

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the proportion of Defence Equipment and Support employees at each new pay grade after it became a Bespoke Trading Entity in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	189645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) became a Bespoke Trading Entity in April 2014, however employees remained on the previous Ministry of Defence pay grade structure until April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2017, DE&amp;S introduced a new pay, grading and reward structure, which has five broad salary bands. Details of the proportion of employees at each level, as at 1 April 2017, can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrator/Specialist</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Administrator</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional II</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional I</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Professional</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This does not include Senior Civil Service and Military personnel employed in DE&amp;S, which are not part of the new grading structure.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/11/2018 15:45:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden