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date	26/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the security of domestic energy supplied from offshore wind farms in the UK’s (a) territorial waters and (b) Exclusive Economic Zone in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	182874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence constantly monitors activity within UK waters and its Economic Exclusion Zone to counter and deter detected threats, including to our subsea and offshore energy infrastructure. British warships frequently patrol throughout the UK Economic Exclusion Zone and are routed through the North Sea where possible, to further increase surveillance of offshore oil and gas installations.</p><p> </p><p>I have not met with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on these topics but Defence officials at all levels are working closely with their counterparts across Government to support the development of the UK energy security policy and its implementation. This collaboration ranges from innovation to unlock the development of the offshore wind capacity to Defence’s developing its own internal response to energy resilience.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 04/05/2023 09:55:01 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1524680

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date	20/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on his Department’s procurement of multi-role surveillance vessels.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	67919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss a range of topics. The Ministry of Defence is leading the procurement of the Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance ships. While I have not met with the Secretary of State for Transport to specifically discuss this procurement, officials from both Departments did discuss the programme during the development of the National Maritime Security Strategy<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 25/10/2022 11:16:04 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1270924

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	COBR: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many COBRA meetings regarding the Covid-19 pandemic he attended.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	128991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 17/12/2020 17:15:57 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1247693

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on the delivery of integrated operations in support of the UK’s continuous at-sea deterrent of the move from a single source supplier at HM Naval Base Clyde to multiple contractors.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	908055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>As the Future Maritime Support Programme is currently under commercial tender and negotiation, the number of future providers is yet to be finalised. My Department always looks to secure improvements in performance where possible, maximising efficiencies and incentivising delivery to time and cost.</p><p>The transition of support services at HM Naval Base Clyde from the existing Maritime Support Delivery Framework will be carefully managed in order to avoid any adverse effect on operations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2020 17:05:43 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck