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982481

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date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: 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 16 January 2018 to Question 123120 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles, when his Department plans to take delivery of the AJAX vehicles; what the timetable is for the delivery of those vehicles to his Department; what the timetable is for the roll-out of those vehicles across the Armoured Infantry and new Strike Brigades; when that roll-out will be completed; how many of those vehicles have been (a) delivered and (b) rolled-out to date; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	176046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The AJAX programme is currently in its low-rate initial production phase, with the Army expected to take formal delivery of the ARES variant later this year. Negotiations are ongoing to confirm the delivery and manufacture timelines, with the aim of achieving the Initial Operating Capability in 2020, and Full Operating Capability in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/10/2018 13:17:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

982656

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days each Type 23 frigate has spent at sea in each year since those ships came into service.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested will take time to collate and I will write to the hon. Member when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/10/2018 14:28:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

982800

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Space Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish the Defence Space Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>By the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/10/2018 14:22:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

982823

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sea King Helicopters: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what type of asbestos was contained in Sea King helicopters; and in what parts of the helicopter that asbestos was located.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Colin Clark
uin	176615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Sea King first entered service in 1969 and the final aircraft were retired from the active inventory on 30 September 2018.</p><p>Historically, Asbestos Containing Material was used where resistance to heat or an insulating property was required.</p><p>In the Sea King this was principally in gaskets and seals located around the engines, gearboxes, heating and ventilation systems.</p><p>A detailed investigation is ongoing, however the Design Organisation, Leonardo Helicopters, has confirmed that to the best of their knowledge, Chrysolite (white) asbestos is the only asbestos type that was used.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/10/2018 16:28:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4650 label Biography information for Colin Clark

982840

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Vehicles
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 (a) General Dynamics and (b) Oshkosh on the procurement of Multi-Role Vehicles (Protected); and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	176047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Multi-Role Vehicle - Protected programme is being delivered in two packages. For package One, Command, Liaison and Logistic vehicles, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle manufactured by Oshkosh has been identified as the preferred option. No final decisions have yet been made.</p><p>For package Two, Troop Carrying Vehicles and Future Protected Battlefield Ambulances, a competition is on-going which includes General Dynamics UK Ltd and Thales UK Ltd.</p><p>We have regular discussions with industry about this programme. For both of these packages, it is still too early in the procurement process to comment on potential UK jobs.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 176048 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:28:37 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

982841

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department's procurement of new Multi-Role Vehicles (Protected) on jobs in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	176048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Multi-Role Vehicle - Protected programme is being delivered in two packages. For package One, Command, Liaison and Logistic vehicles, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle manufactured by Oshkosh has been identified as the preferred option. No final decisions have yet been made.</p><p>For package Two, Troop Carrying Vehicles and Future Protected Battlefield Ambulances, a competition is on-going which includes General Dynamics UK Ltd and Thales UK Ltd.</p><p>We have regular discussions with industry about this programme. For both of these packages, it is still too early in the procurement process to comment on potential UK jobs.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 176047 question first answered 16/10/2018 16:28:37 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

982937

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Diversification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a policy on defence diversification to protect jobs in the defence sector.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	176571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The people working in the defence sector make an enormous contribution to the capability of our Armed Forces. The industry supports hundreds of thousands of direct and indirect jobs throughout the UK. Our refreshed Defence Industrial Policy, published in December 2017, sets out our commitment to encouraging a thriving and globally competitive UK defence sector as an integral part of the Government's overall Industrial Strategy. This includes encouraging the wider application of our investment in research, and Ploughshare Innovations Ltd was established specifically to support transfer of defence science and technology into the civilian market. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence recently invited Philip Dunne MP to carry out an external review of opportunities to grow the contribution that defence makes to UK prosperity. This was published in July and we are currently considering its recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/10/2018 12:56:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

983004

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sentinel Aircraft
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 counterpart in the US Administration on the future of the Sentinel R1 project.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>No recent discussions have been undertaken with the US Defense Secretary on the future of the Sentinel RI project.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/10/2018 15:56:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

983206

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) Attenuating Energy Projectiles, (b) Discriminating Irritant Projectiles, (c) Riot Batons, (d) Personal Protective Equipment for use in Riot Control operations, (e) Riot Shields, and (f) Non-Porous Bags used for the storage and transportation of corpses in financial years (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2018-19, (iii) 2017-18, and (iv) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	176107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below. Figures represent money that was allocated for these items each financial year (FY), not actual spend.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not use discriminating irritant projectiles. We cannot break down the allocated funding of body bags as they fall under a wider general supplies inventory.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2019-20</strong><sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Attenuating Energy Projectiles</strong> <strong>(L60)</strong></p></td><td><p>£137,000</p></td><td><p>£108,000</p></td><td><p>£102,000</p></td><td><p>£170,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Riot Batons, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Riot Shields</strong><sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1.91 million</p></td><td><p>£132,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 Funding allocations for 2019-20 have not yet been finalised</p><p>2 Batons, Shields and PPE are procured under a combined programme to deliver dismounted public order capability and therefore projected costs are inextricably linked.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/10/2018 15:28:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

983229

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 14 of the Finance & Economics Annual Bulletin Departmental Resources Statistics 2018, if he will publish the companies his Department has contracted for consultancy and how much of the £50 million consultancy spend was spent with each company.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence’s consultancy expenditure for 2017-18 by supplier rounded to the nearest £1,000 is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-spending-over-25000-january-to-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-spending-over-25000-january-to-december-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/10/2018 15:28:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith