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1666868

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) direct and (b) indirect UK-based jobs that are being supported by funding from the International Fund for Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The International Fund for Ukraine has placed nine contracts, worth over £127 million with either a UK supplier or involving UK sub-contractors. The Fund has supported a large number of UK-based jobs, and it is anticipated that further UK-based jobs will be supported when the contracts announced under the recent Maintenance and Manoeuvre Support packages are placed.</p><p>The exact number of direct and indirect UK-based jobs that are being supported by funding from the IFU is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/10/2023 09:45:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1666870

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many single-source contracts his Department is negotiating as of 24 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not comment on contracts under negotiation. 1,030 new single source contracts were signed in Financial Year 2022-23, which is the last full year for which figures are available.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/10/2023 09:41:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1666871

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average value was of single-source contracts placed by or for the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) British Army in 2023 to 24 October.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The average value of single-source contracts signed by Navy Command, Air Command and Army Command in financial year 2022-23 was £1.3 million, £0.5 million and £1.2 million respectively. Many contracts for equipment and services required by the three services are placed by dedicated delivery agencies. Such contracts are not included in the above figures.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/10/2023 09:43:01 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1666739

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Industrial Disputes
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 18 October 2023 to Question 200792 on Defence Equipment & Support: Industrial Disputes, what the cost was of moving personnel to the Beith Defence Equipment & Support site during this year’s industrial action.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	203868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The cost of bringing qualified Defence Munitions personnel from other Defence Munition sites to continue to support continued operations during the industrial action was c. £32,500.</p><p> </p><p>This cost represents less than 20% of the total reduction in paybill that resulted from the unpaid days from those taking industrial action.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/10/2023 09:41:05 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1666750

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
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 September 2023 to Question 197994 on Armed Forces: Weapons, whether he plans that £2.3 billion of UK military aid to Ukraine will be matched in the Autumn Statement for the 2024/25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK government is committed to supporting Ukraine and the Department remains in close discussions with His Majesty’s Treasury on military support for Ukraine next year. The content of the Autumn Statement is a matter for the Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/10/2023 12:47:20 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1666072

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rifles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the SA80 assault rifle with an alternative rifle.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	203638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the previous Minister for Defence Procurement (Alex Chalk KC) on 12 January 2023 to Question 117843 to the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/10/2023 14:19:10 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name UIN 117843.docx title Army Weapons
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1666136

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Government will cease the licensing of the export of (a) arms and (b) security equipment to Israel.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	203627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>All applications for export licences are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p>The Government continues to monitor closely the situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, and if extant licences are found to be no longer consistent with the Criteria, those licences will be revoked.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/10/2023 12:45:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1666206

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: 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 18 October 2023 to Question 201005, when he was first informed of contractor issues relating to assurance activity as part of the E-7 Wedgetail programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	203455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Programme continues to report progress and I am informed regularly on all equipment delivery programmes, which includes any issues associated with the Wedgetail programme.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/10/2023 16:18:21 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1666259

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Audacious
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Audacious will enter dry dock for maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that the Royal Navy (RN) is meeting all its operational commitments, and will continue to ensure we have the workforce, support arrangements and facilities required to maintain availability in the future. As the right hon. Member will understand, for operational security reasons we do not comment on the availability or material state of RN submarines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 203439 203440 203441 question first answered 26/10/2023 09:38:40 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1666260

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Audacious
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long he plans that the maintenance period of HMS Audacious will last.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that the Royal Navy (RN) is meeting all its operational commitments, and will continue to ensure we have the workforce, support arrangements and facilities required to maintain availability in the future. As the right hon. Member will understand, for operational security reasons we do not comment on the availability or material state of RN submarines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 203438 203440 203441 question first answered 26/10/2023 09:38:40 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey