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1350878

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what baseline standard CT40 cannon system is being incorporated into the Ajax vehicle.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Build Standard 8 CT40 Cannon will be integrated into AJAX vehicles for in-service use. All CT40 Cannon delivered under the UK series production contract are at this standard.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence does hold some older Build Standard 5 Cannon which have been used to support trials activity. These will not be fitted to in-service AJAX vehicles but could be repurposed for other uses once trials are complete, for example, as training aids for the Field Army.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/09/2021 11:52:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1350879

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Ammunition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the air burst munition will be incorporated into the Ajax CT40 system.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The 40mm airburst munition is part of the planned CT40 system. It was due to be qualified as a shared nature via the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) in 2023-24 and read across to Ajax subsequently. However, following the cancellation of WCSP as announced in the defence Command Paper, further planning action will be required to confirm the requirement.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/09/2021 15:01:28 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1350880

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ammunition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the 40mm ammunition being developed for CT40 is compatible with the BAES Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The 40mm ammunition for the CT40 is not compatible with the BAES Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun. Neither is that used with the BAES Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun compatible with the CT40.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 40631 question first answered 07/09/2021 10:40:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1350881

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ammunition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the 40mm ammunition used by the BAES Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun is compatible with the CT40.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The 40mm ammunition for the CT40 is not compatible with the BAES Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun. Neither is that used with the BAES Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun compatible with the CT40.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 40630 question first answered 07/09/2021 10:40:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1350883

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	BOWMAN Combat Radio System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the status of BOWMAN ComBAT Information and Platform Battlefield Information Systems 5.6 (a) upgrade and (b) integration.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Bowman, Common Battlefield Application Toolset, Information and Platform Battlefield Information System Applications (BCIP) 5.6 achieved Full Operating Capability on 3 December 2020. The 5.6 upgrade will continue to be supported until it is replaced by MORPHEUS.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/09/2021 08:37:52 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1350884

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	BOWMAN Combat Radio System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the baseline in-service date is for the Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>At Main Gate Business Case approval, Initial and Full Operating Capability dates were identified as November 2019 and October 2020 respectively, at 50% confidence with Full Operating Capability achieved on 3 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/09/2021 14:39:53 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1350885

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	BOWMAN Combat Radio System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent forecast he has made of the in-service date for Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6 Full Operating Capability was achieved on 3 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/09/2021 13:39:30 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1350886

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	BOWMAN Combat Radio System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the (a) forecasted cost and (b) actual cost to date of the Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>At Main Gate Business Case approval, the Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6 upgrade was estimated to cost £164.6 million. Actual expenditure at the end of July 2021 was £163.1 million, with a future estimated spend of £91.2K. This gives a total of £163.2 million.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/09/2021 13:37:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1350887

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	BOWMAN Combat Radio System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which platforms the Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6 is being installed.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>BCIP 5.6 is currently installed on 14,816 Army and Navy platforms. There are 2,990 platforms that are planned to have their current BCIP builds enhanced or to be fitted new. The Army's new vehicle fleets, AJAX and BOXER, will have BCIP 5.6 fits and Challenger 3 will have an enhancement. The Army's Multi Role Vehicle-Protected is planned to have a BCIP 5.6 fit. These figures may change as a result of the Integrated Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/09/2021 12:08:45 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1350888

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	BOWMAN Combat Radio System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out-of-service date is for the Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The out of service date for Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure and Platform (BCIP) 5.6 is currently 2025-26.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/09/2021 14:40:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones