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1698621

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on their target for women to account for 30% of personnel recruited by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	20420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 11 December 2023 to Question 4844.</p><p> </p><p>In the 12 months to 30 September 2023, the proportion of female intake was 12.3% and we hope to continue to work towards the target year on year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/04/2024 10:27:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 4844 -Armed Forces Women.docx title Armed Forces; Women
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1698625

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason there is no armed forces recruitment target for ethnic minorities.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	20421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Whilst Defence has not set hard targets for the recruitment of ethnic minority personnel for the Armed Forces, we have set internally published levels of ambition to increase the recruitment and representation of underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities. The purpose of these levels of ambition is to act as a catalyst for innovation and activity, and to provide challenge and stretch to existing processes and approaches.</p><p>Defence has committed to improving the recruitment of ethnic minority personnel into the Armed Forces and is engaged in a wide range of activities to promote better understanding and enhance engagement with ethnic minority communities, reviewing Armed Forces recruitment processes and delivering more targeted marketing and communications towards potential ethnic minority applicants.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/04/2024 10:28:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697866

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Capability boost for UK's global military operations as contract confirmed for new Chinook, published by his Department on 14 March 2024, whether the RAF’s Voyager aircraft are certified to aerial refuel extended-range Chinook helicopters.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	19786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The RAF Voyager will not be used to refuel Chinook ER due to the different speeds at which the two aircraft operate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/04/2024 11:17:26 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1696728

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
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 13 December to Question 5944 on Defence Equipment, when he plans to send the response letter to the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	18990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>I responded to the right hon. Member on 16 April 2024. A copy of my letter has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/04/2024 15:37:26 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 20240416 IWW UIN 5944 - Rt Hon Maria Eagle MP.pdf title 5944 - Defence Equipment
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1696845

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
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 and proportion of single living accommodation bed spaces that meet building regulation standards.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	19177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>All Single Living Accommodation (SLA) bedspaces built since the 1960s - when the Building Regulations came into force - have been required to meet the standards imposed by the Regulations.</p><p>The Crown has immunity and exemption from the procedural requirements of the Building Regulations in the UK, but Departmental policy mandates that all building works must comply with the minimum standards imposed by the Building Regulations. This includes the routine safety assessments, maintenance and improvement programmes applied to all SLA buildings constructed prior to the Regulations.</p><p>The MOD's Building Regulations Compliance System (BRCS) is designed to broadly replicate the civilian Building Control process and builds on the safety culture within the MOD. BRCS also applies to building work overseas. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation's Building Control Compliance Authority ensures compliance with the procedures of the BRCS, the technical application of Building Regulations, and selects projects for audit.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/04/2024 11:18:53 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1695656

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) fires, (b) infrastructure and (c) manoeuvre support in the Land Equipment directorate at Defence Equipment and Support in each financial year since 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	18380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Fires, Infrastructure, and Manoeuvre Support (FIMS) delivery team total spend on equipment and support by financial year is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contract Spend</strong> <strong> £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>24.82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>56.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>64.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>390.42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The FIMS delivery team total spend on operating costs by financial year is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total spend £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>8.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>8.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>17.86</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>FIMS is a specific project team in DE&amp;S and the figures above represent the total spend of that team. The figures do not represent the total spend on all fires, infrastructure and support across the Department which would not be held centrally and would not be answerable without a disproportionate cost. The substantial increase in costs in FY2022-23 is due to the Operational Infrastructure team being merged into the FIMS team in April 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/04/2024 14:51:03 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1695023

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of subcontracts for the construction of fleet solid support ships have been awarded to UK businesses.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Fleet Solid Support contract will create more than 1,200 UK shipyard jobs and around 800 jobs will be sustained in the UK supply chain. There is also substantial investment being made in the UK including around £100 million into UK shipyards, including £77 million of infrastructure at Harland &amp; Wolff’s Belfast shipyard, the agreement will see a further £21 million invested in skills and technology transfer from Navantia UK. Whilst the majority of the work will take place in the UK, companies in the supply chain are still being engaged. There is also substantial investment being made in UK shipbuilding and ship design.</p><p> </p><p>As prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support ships Navantia UK is in the process of letting a number of contracts to UK companies, including those already let with BMT and Harland &amp; Wolff. The value of the individual contracts is commercially sensitive information. It is expected that approximately 60% of the contract value will be with UK companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 17805 21549 22907 22908 25770 26085 question first answered 20/05/2024 17:09:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1695024

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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: Construction
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 Team Resolute on its progress on meeting the target of including a minimum of 60% UK content in the construction of fleet solid support ships.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Fleet Solid Support contract will create more than 1,200 UK shipyard jobs and around 800 jobs will be sustained in the UK supply chain. There is also substantial investment being made in the UK including around £100 million into UK shipyards, including £77 million of infrastructure at Harland &amp; Wolff’s Belfast shipyard, the agreement will see a further £21 million invested in skills and technology transfer from Navantia UK. Whilst the majority of the work will take place in the UK, companies in the supply chain are still being engaged. There is also substantial investment being made in UK shipbuilding and ship design.</p><p> </p><p>As prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support ships Navantia UK is in the process of letting a number of contracts to UK companies, including those already let with BMT and Harland &amp; Wolff. The value of the individual contracts is commercially sensitive information. It is expected that approximately 60% of the contract value will be with UK companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 17804 21549 22907 22908 25770 26085 question first answered 20/05/2024 17:09:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1691716

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many types of uncrewed aerial systems the Armed Forces operate.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	15576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The Military Aviation Authority definitions of types as listed in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-article-ra-1600-remotely-piloted-air-systems-rpas" target="_blank">Regulatory Article 1600</a> for Remotely Piloted Air Systems are:</p><p> </p><p>o Open Class (less than 25 kg)</p><p>o Specific Class (no weight limit)</p><p>o Certified Class (no weight limit)</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces operate Uncrewed Arial Systems/Remotely Piloted Air Systems in all three of these classes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/05/2024 13:25:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey