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1006907

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipping: 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 12 November 2018 to Question 188742 on Shipping: procurement, what his Department's latest target dates are for achieving main gate approval for (a) the fleet solid support order and (b) the Type 31e first batch order.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Main Gate approval will be achieved in sufficient time to allow contracts to be placed for the Fleet Solid Support ships and Type 31e frigates in 2020 and 2019 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/11/2018 17:29:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1007106

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Ascent
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 his Department's contract with Ascent to operate the Military Flying Training System.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The total value of the Department's contract with Ascent across 25 years is approximately £3.2 billion. This ensures the continued provision and modernisation of elementary flying training, basic flying training, and multi-engine pilot training to all UK military aircrew.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/11/2018 17:28:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1007113

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarine Delivery Agency: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Submarine Delivery Agency improves transparency of performance reporting from suppliers.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Submarine Delivery Agency works closely with all its suppliers to increase confidence that they will be able to deliver to time and cost. This includes provision for regular progress reports. The Ministry of Defence is also rolling out a Strategic Supplier Management Programme that works with customers across Defence to understand the level of performance across strategic suppliers' portfolios.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/11/2018 14:55:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1007119

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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, what the value is of the contract between his Department and Babcock to support the (a) Jackal, (b) Coyote, (c) Mastiff, (d) Ridgeback, (e) Wolfhound, and (f) Husky fleets provided via the Babcock Service Provision Contracts (SPC).
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The total contract value to provide support to the Jackal, Coyote, Mastiff, Ridgback, Wolfhound and Husky fleets through the Service Provision and Transformation Contract with Babcock is £59.26 million. In addition to the vehicles listed, this value includes support to the Foxhound fleet.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/11/2018 14:56:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1007138

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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, whether he has temporarily transferred any services performed by Babcock Defence Support Group back to his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>None of the services presently covered by the Babcock Defence Support Group Service Provision and Transformation Contract have been transferred back to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/11/2018 17:27:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1007140

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers: Sonar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is to refit Sandown-class minehunters with the Thales 2093 Wideband sonar system.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Sandown-Class Minehunters are currently undergoing a technical refresh programme, which will update the seven platforms with the Thales 2093 Sonar. The capability upgrade for the First of Class was successfully completed in September 2018. Future capability upgrades are aligned with individual ship's upkeep programmes.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/11/2018 14:52:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1007144

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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, what estimate he has made of the total value of contracts between his Department and Babcock.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The total value of the contacts the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has with Babcock is £22.37 billion.</p><p>This analysis includes contracts in which Babcock are joint ventures or have a share with other suppliers. The figure provided is the attributable share of that contract value to Babcock.</p><p>Information about the contracts that we place with industry is available on GOV.uk as part of our MOD Trade, Industry and Contracts statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index</p><p>In addition, MOD contracts worth over £10,000 are published on the Government's Contracts Finder website, which is available on GOV.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/11/2018 17:25:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1007146

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Swiftsure: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the removal of low-level nuclear waste from the decommissioned Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine ex-HMS Swiftsure. .
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The scheduled undocking of Swiftsure on 27 August 2018 marked the successful completion of Stage 1 of the initial dismantling process with the removal of over 50 tonnes of low level radioactive waste on time and within budget. Planning for the next stage continues.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/11/2018 14:51:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1006056

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	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