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1121832

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the two new aircraft carriers were built to Lloyd’s Register’s Naval Ship Rules.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	245822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Yes. Both Aircraft Carriers comply with 'Lloyd's Register's Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Naval Ships - January 2005' for structures and machinery. Military ships, due to their operational purpose, require additional classifications and Lloyd's Rules are tailored to comply with the more challenging requirements and standards of military vessels. These are agreed between Lloyd's Register, the Ministry of Defence Naval Authorities and the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/04/2019 15:04:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1121883

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	MOD Boscombe Down
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 11 April 2019 to Question 242182 on MOD Boscombe Down, when the (a) review of future requirement is expected to be completed and (b) outcome of the March 2019 new competitive process will be published.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	245859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>As stated previously the strategic review was initiated in February 2019 and it is anticipated to be completed by July 2019. At this point the new competition will be issued with an anticipated completion of March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/04/2019 15:11:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1121954

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the greatest economic benefit to the UK from his Department's (a) public procurement and (b) award of contracts.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	245689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continually seeks to improve its public procurement and contract award processes to obtain the best commercial outcome for the taxpayer. We do this in a way that looks to strengthen our economy and prosperity where it is relevant to what is being procured and is fair and non-discriminatory. To maximise UK economic benefits, the MOD uses the Treasury's Green Book framework when making these decisions.</p><p>Since 2015, we have published a National Shipbuilding Strategy, launched the Future Combat Air Strategy, and refreshed our Defence Industrial Policy to help strengthen UK competitiveness. We also routinely engage with global primes to create opportunities for all tiers of the UK supply chain.</p><p>On 14 March 2019, the Defence Secretary announced an ambitious Defence Prosperity Programme to grow Defence's contribution to UK prosperity. As part of this programme we are working jointly with industry and academia to improve the quality and relevance of defence economic data that is available to decision makers.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/04/2019 15:05:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1121963

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	India: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and India supports increased defence ties between the UK and India.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	245690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Memorandum of Understanding underpins the commitment of the UK and India to strengthening our bilateral defence relationship. It will help us identify common defence and security capability needs, thereby allowing our defence and security industries to focus and collaborate more effectively on procurement opportunities, both in the UK and in India. The improvements in technology and manufacturing capabilities flowing from this co-operation will bolster our mutual security and prosperity for the long term.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 246484 question first answered 30/04/2019 15:06:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1121994

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	India: Aircraft Carriers
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 had with the Indian Government on the export of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier design to the Indian Navy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	245691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with India on a range of equipment and capability issues. It would be inappropriate to comment further.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/04/2019 15:10:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1122013

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iran: International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the date was of the most recent enforcement hearing for the court case between IMS Ltd and the Iranian Government on outstanding IMS debt.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	245905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 30 October 2018 to Question 183962.</p><p>The hearing is now scheduled for May 2019. As before, the subject matter relates to the enforcement of an arbitral award, so the proceedings are confidential and the application will be in private.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/04/2019 15:19:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 30 October 2018, UIN 183962.docx title Iran:International Military Services
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1122041

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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 upgrade the AFV fleet.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	245538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Army is undergoing an ambitious vehicle capability upgrade across several of its key armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) platforms. This includes purchasing 589 new Ajax armoured vehicles - the biggest single order for UK military vehicles for three decades - the first of which was delivered to the Army earlier this year. The Ministry of Defence is also making significant investments into the Army's existing armoured vehicle platforms to enhance the lethality and survivability capability of the Challenger 2 tanks and Warrior vehicles. These programmes enable the British Army to maintain its warfighting edge through an AFV fleet with advanced combat and intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance capabilities that will maintain their relevance to 2040 and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/04/2019 15:17:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1122043

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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 his counterparts in NATO on upgrading AFV Fleets.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	245539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence Ministers routinely discuss the full range of defence and security issues with our NATO partners and interoperability is used within the decision-making criteria for upgrade programmes of our AFVs. NATO is the cornerstone of UK defence and as such the UK remains fully committed to the alliance.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/04/2019 15:12:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1110968

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to establish a public inquiry into the handling of UK nuclear submarine decommissioning.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	243514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>We have no plans for a public inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/04/2019 15:35:09 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1110988

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the delivery of 17 F-35B fighter jets to the UK after 2020 of Turkey's potential removal from the F35 programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	243367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>There is no anticipated effect to the delivery of the UK's F-35B aircraft after 2020.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/04/2019 15:36:21 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones