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887865

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date	20/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Procurement
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 support SMEs to tender for contracts issued as a result of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	136860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy aims to re-energise the UK's shipbuilding industry by encouraging participation from the wider UK shipbuilding enterprise, ensuring that we receive bids from the widest range of suppliers possible. This will ensure that the UK remains globally competitive, and that the Ministry of Defence procurement process is as competitive as possible.</p><p>We are committed to making it easier to do business with defence, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). As part of this we are working to improve our engagement with smaller businesses; making it easier for them to find opportunities and win defence business.</p><p>Since March 2016 we have implemented a range of measures to support SMEs, including revising our polices, advertising all our contracts above £10,000 online, and requiring our prime contractors to similarly advertise subcontract opportunities. Furthermore, we have introduced a new Supplier Portal page, bringing together the key information for suppliers of all sizes.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 25/04/2018 16:16:53 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

887866

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Radar
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 (a) support and (b) grow the UK defence radar industry.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	136861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 April 2018 to Question 135615 to the hon. Member for Bridgend (Madeleine Moon).</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 25/04/2018 16:18:00 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb attachment 1 file name 20180413_135615_Defence_Radar.docx title WQnA extract on Defence Radar
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

887867

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Radar
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 upgrade the Sampson radars on the Type 45 destroyers to provide those destroyers with ballistic missile detection and tracking capability.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	136862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>There has been some initial investment to investigate the potential for anti-ship Ballistic Missile Defence enhancements to the Type 45 destroyers. These investigations include the Sampson Multi-Function Radar. No decisions have yet been made.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 25/04/2018 16:17:30 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

887868

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Radar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the existing Type 102 radar held in storage by BAE Systems is not currently deployed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	136863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Type 102 radar system is held in storage as there is, currently, no operational requirement to deploy it.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 25/04/2018 16:16:01 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

887875

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Dstl: Chemical Weapons
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 18 April 2018 to Question 135699, how much additional funding his Department has allocated to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory for running costs of the Chemical Weapons Defence Centre during the current spending period.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	136870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>We are investing an additional £48 million to create a new Chemical Weapons Defence Centre at Dstl Porton Down which is scheduled to open in autumn 2021.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 26/04/2018 16:52:41 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb previous answer version 54118 answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

887882

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a decision on the base-porting arrangements of the new Type 26 frigates will be announced in the report of the defence modernisation programme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	136877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>As we move towards the Type 26 Global Combat Ships entering service with the Royal Navy in the 2020s, preparations will include consideration of their future base-porting. This is part of normal forward planning and an announcement will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/04/2018 13:14:47 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

887901

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of the trim and compensation system for the Dreadnought programme; and whether that estimate is an increase on previously made estimates.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	136896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Costs of individual systems on Dreadnought are managed within the programme's overall £31 billion budget, which is funded by Defence. I am withholding details of the cost of this system as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice commercial discussions and interests.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 136897 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:16:00 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

887902

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which budgets the cost of the Dreadnought programme’s trim and compensation system will be funded.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	136897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Costs of individual systems on Dreadnought are managed within the programme's overall £31 billion budget, which is funded by Defence. I am withholding details of the cost of this system as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice commercial discussions and interests.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 136896 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:16:00 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

887904

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tornado Aircraft: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of Exhibit 606 as listed in Part 2 of the Service Inquiry report into the accident involving Tornado GR4 ZD743 and Tornado GR4 ZD812 over the Moray Firth on 3 July 2012.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	136899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Ministry of Defence holds a copy of Exhibit 606, which is currently being retrieved from our archives. I will write to the hon. Member in due course with the relevant information.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/04/2018 16:10:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

887912

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the (a) employment and (b) involvement in any Ministry of Defence contracts of (i) spouses of Members of Parliament, (b) spouses of Ministers and (c) the spouse of the Prime Minister.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	136906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Civil Servants are appointed on merit on the basis of fair and open competition and are expected to carry out their role with dedication and a commitment to the Civil Service and its core values: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) requires all Crown servants to make their line manager or Commanding Officer aware of any potential conflict of interest that arises during their service. The MOD requires the line manager or Commanding Officer to work with the Crown servant to take appropriate action to ensure that an actual conflict of interest does not take place.</p><p>In accordance with the Ministerial Code, on appointment to each new office, Ministers must provide their Permanent Secretary with a full list in writing of all interests which might be thought to give rise to a conflict. The list should also cover interests of the Minister's spouse or partner and close family which might be thought to give rise to a conflict.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/04/2018 16:11:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne