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1713904

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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, how many FV107 Scimitar vehicles are (a) in use and (b) waiting for disposal by the Army.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	23773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The British Army's fleet of Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) totals 114 as at May 2024, 97 of which are FV107 Scimitar platforms. As the Army's entire CVR(T) active fleet has been withdrawn from service, all 114 are currently in the disposal process.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 23774 question first answered 10/05/2024 13:20:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1713905

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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, how many Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) are (a) held by the armed forces and (b) awaiting disposal.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	23774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The British Army's fleet of Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) totals 114 as at May 2024, 97 of which are FV107 Scimitar platforms. As the Army's entire CVR(T) active fleet has been withdrawn from service, all 114 are currently in the disposal process.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 23773 question first answered 10/05/2024 13:20:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1713906

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warrior infantry fighting vehicles are (a) held by the armed forces and (b) awaiting disposal.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	23775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 632 Warrior platforms held by the Armed Forces. 80 platforms are awaiting disposal, with nine more platforms due a decision for disposal during financial year 2024-25. This is in-line with planned fleet reductions laid out within the Integrated Review 2021.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/05/2024 13:19:00 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1676962

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the size of the Challenger 2 tank fleet; whether it remains his policy that 148 existing Challenge 2 tanks will be upgraded to the Challenger 3 programme; and what his plans are for those tanks not scheduled for upgrade.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	6224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There are 213 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks in service. It remains the Department’s policy to build 148 Challenger 3 tanks. A decision on what will happen to the remaining Challenger 2 platforms has not yet been taken.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/12/2023 12:27:35 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1676964

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any (a) Chieftain and (b) Challenger 1 tanks remain in storage.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	6226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any Chieftain or Challenger 1 Main Battle Tanks in storage.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/12/2023 12:48:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1676966

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many warrior armoured fighting vehicles are (a) in service, (b) set to be retired and (c) declared for disposal since November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	6227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 625 Warrior in service. Activity is ongoing to draw the Warrior fleet down to the post-Integrated Review 21 funded position of 540 platforms and to reflect the <em>Future Soldier</em> structure. On current planning, Warrior will be retired from service by the end of 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Across the initial tranches of disposal, 172 platforms were identified. Two tranches were completed prior to November 22, and 138 of the 172 platforms have been declared for disposal since this date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/12/2023 12:28:04 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1676968

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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, how many and what types of FV107 Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles (a) went out of service and (b) remain in service since November 2022; how many out of service FV107 Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles have been disposed of; and of those disposed how many were (i) managed through the Defence Equipment Sales Agency and (ii) sold externally including to whom they were sold.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	6229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2023 no FV107 Scimitar remain in service, with 102 withdrawn since November 2022.</p><p>Since November 2022, through the Defence Equipment Sales Agency, one FV107 Scimitar has been disposed of and 18 have been sold externally. I am withholding the details of the end customers due to commercial confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/12/2023 12:48:43 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1676970

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Chinooks (a) have been and (b) are scheduled to be retired since February 2022; and what his Department's policy is on disposing these helicopters.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	6231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Following the Integrated Review, nine Chinook airframes are being retired from the fleet of 60. Four airframes have been retired so far with the remaining five due to be withdrawn from service by 2025.</p><p>Retired airframes will be disposed of in accordance with normal Ministry of Defence policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/12/2023 12:28:56 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1676972

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Land Mines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) minefield breaching systems and (b) Trojan armoured engineer vehicles remain in use by the army; and whether he has plans to (i) retire and (ii) dispose of existing minefield breaching systems.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	6233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There are three types of minefield breaching systems currently in use with the British Army and there are no current plans to retire or dispose of any of them.</p><p> </p><p>As per the annual published statistics on Armed Forces’ Equipment and Formations, there are currently 32 Trojan platforms in service. The latest publication of these statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations-2023</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/12/2023 12:29:46 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1676975

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Typhoon Tranche 1's have been (a) retired from service and (b) donated to Ukraine since February 2022; and what his Department's policy is for disposing of these planes.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	6236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Since February 2022 no Tranche 1 Typhoon aircraft have been retired from RAF service or donated to Ukraine.</p><p>The Tranche 1 fleet will undergo a Reduce to Produce programme to strip them of useable parts to contribute to the Typhoon fleets spares inventory.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/12/2023 15:34:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis