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1196264

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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, in which (a) conventional and (b) counterinsurgency campaigns Sentinel aircraft have seen action since their entry into service; what the original design life of each Sentinel aircraft is, and by how much this can practicably be increased by a life extension project; whether the UK possesses alternative systems that can provide (i) strategic and (ii) tactical surveillance coverage over land equivalent to that currently provided by Sentinel; and how future land campaigns will adequately be conducted if a capability gap is created by the retirement of the Sentinel fleet.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	47167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The Sentinel R1 has been operationally deployed in support of a number of operations. Some operations are considered to be both conventional and counter-insurgency; for example operations in Afghanistan (Op HERRICK) and Iraq (Op SHADER). It has also been deployed on operations in Libya (Op ELLAMY), Nigeria (Op TURUS) and Mali (Op NEWCOMBE), all considered conventional operations.</p><p> </p><p>Sentinel was introduced in 2008 in the knowledge that a significant equipment upgrade would be required in the mid 2010’s.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Review in 2010 cancelled this expected upgrade bringing forward the likely out of service date.</p><p> </p><p>The SDSR 2015 determined that Sentinel should be retained for a further period and set a new out of service date of March 2021. While some work was conducted on the on-board equipment this fell well short of a full system upgrade.</p><p> </p><p>The radar and mission system are now increasingly obsolescent and will face increasing reliability issues as time progresses.</p><p> </p><p>Retaining the capability would have required significant upgrade expenditure and the March 2021 out of service date has been retained.</p><p> </p><p>No identical capability is operated by the UK (though similar capabilities exist in the NATO inventory).</p><p> </p><p>The UK does however have a number of other intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities that collect different types of intelligence information, including long-range strategic assets (Sentry, Rivet Joint and Poseidon) and shorter-range more tactically-focused assets (including Shadow, Reaper and Watchkeeper).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/05/2020 17:08:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 23097 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1182037

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes he has made to each defence programme to enable a reduction in forecast costs of £11.9 billion in his 2019-2029 Equipment Plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	23543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Updated cost forecasts represent our latest analysis of the realistic cost of programmes as they progress. The Equipment Plan 2019 has identified a £5.3 billion forecast reduction based on past performance compared to the Equipment Plan 2018.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/03/2020 15:02:39 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 10658 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182041

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to double the efficiency savings in the Equipment Plan 2019-2029 compared with the previous cost forecast.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	23498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is embedding an improved approach to identifying and developing efficiencies through its Transformation programme, which will allow greater insight into the risks and maturity of efficiencies, including those within the Equipment Plan. We are also taking practical steps in the management of our equipment projects to encourage efficiency, for example improving commercial negotiation and project management skills. The increase in forecast efficiency delivery reported is due to benefits resulting from these changes, including new initiatives identified, the increased maturity of existing plans to reduce cost, and improvements in our understanding of their potential financial benefits.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/03/2020 14:57:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 10659 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1180935

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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, how much funding his Department has allocated from the public purse to the Ajax programme in each year from 2012 to 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	21167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The table below sets out the amount spent on the AJAX programme, rounded to the nearest £100:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY2012-13</p></td><td><p>FY2013-14</p></td><td><p>FY2014-15</p></td><td><p>FY2015-16</p></td><td><p>FY2016-17</p></td><td><p>FY2017-18</p></td><td><p>FY2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£92,138,700</p></td><td><p>£71,902,200</p></td><td><p>£281,655,700</p></td><td><p>£274,362,100</p></td><td><p>£351,382,300</p></td><td><p>£463,278,400</p></td><td><p>£600,936, 200</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 04/03/2020 16:08:34 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 9747 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1178654

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s projection is of the number of Type (a) 23, (b) 26, (c) 31e and (d) 45 ships that will be in service in the Royal Navy in each year from 2020 to 2030.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	15002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring the Royal Navy has the ships and capabilities required to fulfil Defence commitments now and in the future.</p><p>Babcock is contractually obligated to deliver five Type 31 Frigates to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) by the end of 2028, and HMS GLASGOW, the first of the Type 26 Frigates, will be in-service with the MOD in 2027. The last Type 23 Frigate will be transitioned out of service in 2035. The first Type 45 Destroyer entered service in 2010, these Destroyers have a projected 25-year life span.</p><p>The Prime Minister has committed to undertake the deepest review of Britain's security, defence and foreign policy. This review will examine how we strengthen and prioritise our alliances, diplomacy and development and will consider all aspects of our defence and security capabilities, including our approach to procurement and maintaining our technological edge. We are considering a number of options to increase the availability of ships during this period.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 2046 question first answered 26/02/2020 12:17:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 7809 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith