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992609

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date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What priority his Department accords to the preservation of UK shipbuilding capacity when awarding contracts to build the fleet solid support ships.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	907175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy was clear that for reasons of national security warships must be built in the UK.</p><p>Fleet solid support ships do not fall under the National Shipbuilding Strategy definition of a warship. All non-Warships are procured through international competition to secure best value for money.</p><p>We have encouraged UK shipyards to participate in the competition and have been pleased with the positive engagement so far.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/10/2018 15:47:22 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

992611

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the change in real terms defence spending in Scotland since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	907182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure with Scottish industry has increased in real terms from £1.372 billion in 2013-14 to £1.592 billion in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>The number of jobs supported by MOD expenditure with industry in Scotland currently stands at 10,500, and this has increased every year since 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/10/2018 15:46:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

992647

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the performance of the foxhound armed vehicle in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	182207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>There are no performance upgrades planned on Foxhound for its operational role, as it currently performs to the required standard and exceeds availability targets.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 15:13:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

992679

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Tideforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of transporting (a) the Lady Sponsor and (b) accompanying guests to South Korea for the naming ceremony for RFA Tideforce on 24 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	182230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The total cost to the Ministry of Defence of the Lady Sponsor, Lady Messenger, travelling to the naming ceremony of Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tideforce on 24 January 2018 was £4,778.</p><p>Costs of accommodation and transfers within the Republic of Korea were funded separately under the contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 16:35:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

992868

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the National Shipbuilding Strategy restricts the definition of warships to frigates, destroyers and aircraft carriers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	182309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy stated that warships must be built in the UK, and defined warships as frigates, destroyers and aircraft carriers. This policy decision recognises that preserving the national capability to design, integrate and build warships is critical to national security. There is no underpinning national security reason to mandate that other Royal Navy ships are constructed in UK shipyards.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/10/2018 15:10:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

992869

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Aircraft Carriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether amphibious ships, including the Albion-class landing platform dock are considered as aircraft carriers for the purpose of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	182310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 16:42:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

992871

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Patrol Craft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what competitive tender process was completed for the construction of the current River-class batch two vessels under construction on the Clyde for the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	182312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The contracts for the Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels were awarded non-competitively to BAE Systems in order to preserve the UK sovereign capability to design, build and integrate warships and to set the entry conditions for a successful Type 26 Frigate programme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/10/2018 14:07:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney