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1185226

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date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department plans to provide for veterans with mobility issues to help them attend VE day celebrations in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	30191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Veterans have always been at the centre of our plans to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and our key priority must be their health and wellbeing. Given the age of participants, we are reviewing what we can safely proceed with in line with the latest scientific advice from Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/03/2020 17:36:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1185315

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make and estimate of the number of qualified Armed Forces drivers based (a) in the UK and (b) overseas his Department could make available to support logistics during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Defence has drivers qualified to drive a range of vehicles including cars, tracked vehicles, minibuses and fuel tankers. Defence drivers with appropriate skillsets who may be able to provide additional support to ensure continuity of logistical operations across the UK have been identified. We continue to work with colleagues cross Government and with industry to better understand how Defence assets might be best able to assist in the COVID-19 response, if required.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/03/2020 17:35:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185359

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will introduce a National Defence Medal.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	30067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>It is understood that many of those who have served in the Armed Forces feel that their service has not been properly recognised, and that they ought to receive a medal. However, medals in the UK Honours system are awarded in recognition of risk and rigour faced while on active service, and are not given for Service alone. There are, therefore, no plans to introduce a National Defence Medal.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/03/2020 17:38:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1185373

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Military Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason 1st Battalion Irish Guards have a continued presence at Fort Tagi in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	30076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>UK troops are in Iraq, as part of the Coalition, in order to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh. This includes mitigating chances of a Daesh resurgence and developing the capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces at the Taji Military Complex. At the invitation of the Government of Iraq, the UK has helped train over 110,000 Iraqi Security Forces personnel, including Kurdish Peshmerga.</p><p>Following the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been a reduced requirement for training from the Iraqi Security Forces and a subsequent pause in the Coalition and NATO training missions in Iraq. We have therefore decided to redeploy some UK personnel back to the United Kingdom. We will retain key military personnel throughout the country to ensure the Iraqi Government, Global Coalition and UK national interests are appropriately supported. For the time being a contingent of essential UK personnel will remain in Taji Military Complex.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/03/2020 17:34:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1185397

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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 recent assessment he has made of the quality of services provided under contracts outsourced by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	29926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence routinely monitors the quality of service provided under all of its contracts, taking appropriate action when standards are not met.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/03/2020 12:48:28 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1185403

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Infrastructure and Projects Authority
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 12 March 2020 to Question 26984, for what reason none of his Department's major projects has been categorised as green by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority; and what recent assessment he made of his Department's ability to deliver major projects (a) on time, (b) within their initial scope and (c) on budget.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	30092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>A green programme is defined as 'successful delivery to time, cost and performance appears highly likely, there are no major outstanding issues at this stage that appear the threaten delivery'. All defence programmes that sit on the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) and Defence Major Projects Portfolio are large and complex and therefore have sizable risks that threaten delivery. These risks are continuously monitored along with mitigation plans, by the Senior Responsible Owner with the support of the approval authority in the centre of the Department to ensure successful delivery. Once the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) are satisfied a programme is mature enough and delivering with confidence, the IPA graduate them from the GMPP, typically before it reaches green status. DMPP programmes are subject to assurance and approvals activity to support and de-risk delivery to performance, cost and time.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/03/2020 14:17:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1185404

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Infrastructure and Projects Authority
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 12 March 2020 to Question 26984, what steps he is taking to (a) improve the status of each major project not categorised as green and (b) move more projects into the green category.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	30093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Programmes are subject to regular assurance reviews with senior officials to support and de-risk the complex issues that programmes may face. Lessons are shared across the programmes Senior Responsible Owners (SRO) community, Head Office and Commands via forums and workshops. The recently set up Project Delivery function is working to further develop the skills and capability of the people who deliver projects. Along with assurance activity carried out by the Ministry of Defence, the Infrastructure and Project Authority conduct independently lead Reviews of each programme that provide recommendations to the SRO as to what actions may help improve the programmes delivery confidence.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/03/2020 12:45:44 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1185409

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base
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 12 March 2020 to Question 26968, what the (a) overall budget, (b) current spend and (c) percentage of completion is of each of the 14 projects at HM Naval Base Clyde.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	30098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The overall budget allocated to HM Naval Base Clyde projects is £1.6billion, the current spend as of the</p><p>29 February 2020 is £329million. The percentage of completion of each of the 14 projects is provided in the</p><p>table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complete</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Living Accommodation T2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Submarine Escape Rescue Abandonment and Survival</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neptune Remedial Works</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear Support Hub</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trident Training Facility (Faslane)</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surveillance and Intruder Detection Security Systems</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clyde Programme Requirements</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trident Special Area</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faslane Nuclear Infrastructure Continuous Availability Project</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Submarine Training Facility</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coulport Continuous Availability Project</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jetty Facility Security Systems</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Living Accommodation T3</p></td><td><p>0%<strong><em>*</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Submarine Support Hub</p></td><td><p>0%<strong><em>*</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>*</em></strong><em>Projects with no progress are scheduled to begin in later years of the programme</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/03/2020 16:28:40 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1185445

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what alternative methods his Department is examining to mitigate the effect of the loss of the war widows' pension for people who remarried between 1973 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	30112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the unique commitment that Service families make to our country and remains sympathetic to the circumstances of those widows who remarried and cohabited before 1 April 2015. However, the Government currently has no plans to reinstate War Widows’ Pensions for war widows who remarried or cohabited before the 2015 changes took effect.</p><p>As the Secretary of State for Defence said to the House on 3 February 2020, we are examining alternative methods to see whether we can mitigate the impact. However, this is a complex policy area and it is taking time to carefully consider the potential options within both financial and legal constraints. This work is ongoing, and any recommendations will have to first be agreed with other Government Departments.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 24/03/2020 17:20:43 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1185448

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian posts in his Department have been vacant in each month of each year from January 2018 to December 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	29952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>I will write to the hon. Member shortly.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 19/03/2020 15:28:52 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden