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1050486

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's surplus aircraft, by aircraft type, were disposed of by sale or gifting since January 2013; and what the military registrations were of each those surplus aircraft so disposed.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	214076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Information on aircraft sales and gifting from December 2016 to December 2018 is provided in the tables below. Further information outside of these dates could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Additionally, I am also withholding information on prices, costs and revenues, as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests as well as relations between the United Kingdom and other states.</p><p> </p><p>Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier GR3</p></td><td><p>XZ994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>XS520/ XP137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor</p></td><td><p>WH132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX292/ XX226/ XX290/ XX175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hunter T.8C</p></td><td><p>WV396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulldog</p></td><td><p>XX665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>ZA549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor F. Mk. 8</p></td><td><p>VZ568/7261M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Puma HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>XW208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinook HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>ZA717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon T3</p></td><td><p>ZJ800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules C1/C3</p></td><td><p>XV200/ XV177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx HMA Mk8</p></td><td><p>ZD566/ XZ722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZG884/ ZG886/ ZG916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HU Mk5</p></td><td><p>XT771/ XT761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Mk4</p></td><td><p>ZF116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZF539/ ZG887/ ZG888/ ZG914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier T8</p></td><td><p>ZD990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea Harrier FA2</p></td><td><p>ZH807</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The aircraft sales were made through a contractor under the marketing agreement held with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD does not hold details of contractor marketing routes.</p><p> </p><p>Government to Government Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Helicopters</p></td><td><p>ZH544/ ZH545/ ZA295/ ZA296/ ZA299/ ZF117/ ZG821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules Mk5</p></td><td><p>XH880/ XH886/ XH881/ XH884</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Aircraft Gifting Cases: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King HAR Mk3</p></td><td><p>XZ593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk7</p></td><td><p>ZD280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar GR1</p></td><td><p>XX824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 214077 214078 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:37:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1050487

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's disposal of surplus aircraft by sale or gifting since January 2013, which of those surplus aircraft so disposed were advertised as being for sale by competitive bid; and whether those surplus aircraft so advertised were procured by a preferred purchaser.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	214077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Information on aircraft sales and gifting from December 2016 to December 2018 is provided in the tables below. Further information outside of these dates could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Additionally, I am also withholding information on prices, costs and revenues, as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests as well as relations between the United Kingdom and other states.</p><p> </p><p>Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier GR3</p></td><td><p>XZ994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>XS520/ XP137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor</p></td><td><p>WH132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX292/ XX226/ XX290/ XX175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hunter T.8C</p></td><td><p>WV396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulldog</p></td><td><p>XX665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>ZA549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor F. Mk. 8</p></td><td><p>VZ568/7261M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Puma HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>XW208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinook HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>ZA717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon T3</p></td><td><p>ZJ800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules C1/C3</p></td><td><p>XV200/ XV177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx HMA Mk8</p></td><td><p>ZD566/ XZ722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZG884/ ZG886/ ZG916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HU Mk5</p></td><td><p>XT771/ XT761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Mk4</p></td><td><p>ZF116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZF539/ ZG887/ ZG888/ ZG914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier T8</p></td><td><p>ZD990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea Harrier FA2</p></td><td><p>ZH807</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The aircraft sales were made through a contractor under the marketing agreement held with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD does not hold details of contractor marketing routes.</p><p> </p><p>Government to Government Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Helicopters</p></td><td><p>ZH544/ ZH545/ ZA295/ ZA296/ ZA299/ ZF117/ ZG821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules Mk5</p></td><td><p>XH880/ XH886/ XH881/ XH884</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Aircraft Gifting Cases: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King HAR Mk3</p></td><td><p>XZ593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk7</p></td><td><p>ZD280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar GR1</p></td><td><p>XX824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 214076 214078 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:37:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1050488

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's disposal of surplus aircraft by sale or gifting since January 2013, what the (a) average price paid by the buyer, (b) total cost of commissions paid to third-party agencies and (c) total revenue returned to the public purse was for each type of those surplus aircraft so disposed.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	214078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Information on aircraft sales and gifting from December 2016 to December 2018 is provided in the tables below. Further information outside of these dates could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Additionally, I am also withholding information on prices, costs and revenues, as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests as well as relations between the United Kingdom and other states.</p><p> </p><p>Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier GR3</p></td><td><p>XZ994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>XS520/ XP137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor</p></td><td><p>WH132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX292/ XX226/ XX290/ XX175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hunter T.8C</p></td><td><p>WV396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulldog</p></td><td><p>XX665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>ZA549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor F. Mk. 8</p></td><td><p>VZ568/7261M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Puma HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>XW208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinook HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>ZA717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon T3</p></td><td><p>ZJ800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules C1/C3</p></td><td><p>XV200/ XV177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx HMA Mk8</p></td><td><p>ZD566/ XZ722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZG884/ ZG886/ ZG916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HU Mk5</p></td><td><p>XT771/ XT761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Mk4</p></td><td><p>ZF116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZF539/ ZG887/ ZG888/ ZG914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier T8</p></td><td><p>ZD990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea Harrier FA2</p></td><td><p>ZH807</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The aircraft sales were made through a contractor under the marketing agreement held with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD does not hold details of contractor marketing routes.</p><p> </p><p>Government to Government Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Helicopters</p></td><td><p>ZH544/ ZH545/ ZA295/ ZA296/ ZA299/ ZF117/ ZG821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules Mk5</p></td><td><p>XH880/ XH886/ XH881/ XH884</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Aircraft Gifting Cases: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King HAR Mk3</p></td><td><p>XZ593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk7</p></td><td><p>ZD280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar GR1</p></td><td><p>XX824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 214076 214077 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:37:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1137341

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Aerospace Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If she will make an assessment of the sustainability of the UK defence aerospace sector.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	911784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of the defence aerospace industry. The Ministry of Defence is continuing to invest in capability development of aerospace platforms, which will protect highly skilled jobs for many years to come.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s Combat Air Strategy, launched at the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show, sets out a clear way forward for preserving national advantage and choice in how our future Combat Air capability is delivered.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/07/2019 16:31:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1060016

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) promotion through military channels and (b) funding (i) his Department and (ii) the Defence Export Services Organisation have plans to provide to the 2019 Defence and Security Equipment International.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	220157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>In line with the Department's commitment to the UK's prosperity agenda and support for the UK Defence Industry, Service personnel will be present to support the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition with all associated costs met by the commercial event organiser as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/02/2019 16:12:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1020858

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Marine Vehicles: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of the development of the ecoSUB-µ5-SVP vehicles to be deployed from HMS Enterprise.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	200135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The ecoSUB-µ5-SVP vehicles were not developed as part of a defence contract. The vehicles were developed by industry, Planet Ocean, in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/12/2018 16:59:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1027380

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Patrol Craft: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to base River-class Offshore Patrol Vessels in Scottish ports. .
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	202871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has recently announced Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels will be retained to support Batch 2, so the Royal Navy can continue to play an important role in protecting the whole of the UK’s waters. There are currently no plans for the vessels to be stationed in Scottish ports.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/12/2018 11:46:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1027384

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
	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 14 December 2018 to Question 200133 on Armed Forces: Vehicles, whether Hexavalent Chromium is still being used in vehicle servicing by his Department; and on what date the decision was made to undertake that research.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	202874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to managing and reducing hazardous substances and restricted materials throughout the lifetime of equipment to reduce the risk of harm to both human health and the environment. However, Hexavalent Chromium is still used when necessary. The MOD has instigated testing and evaluation of chromate-free paint products since 2012. This research is due to finish in the first quarter of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/12/2018 11:47:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1124711

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Chromium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are trained in the application of paints containing Hexavalent Chromium; and on how many occasions such paint was applied to military vehicles and vessels in each year since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	250782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have ready access to the information you have requested as it is not centrally recorded. Hexavalent chromium paint is now only used by the MOD on platforms where there is no suitable alternative and where it is absolutely necessary to maintain defence capability and safety. The MOD is alert to the health and safety risks associated with hexavalent chromate and provides guidance, safety data sheets, training and working instructions for personnel known to be working with the substance, together with personal protective equipment. The MOD has a small number of exemptions in place for known instances of hexavalent chromate application and is working hard to identify alternatives in these cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250783 question first answered 14/05/2019 15:16:16 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1124712

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Chromium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) current and (b) former serving armed forces personnel that may have been exposed to paint containing Hexavalent Chromium.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	250783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have ready access to the information you have requested as it is not centrally recorded. Hexavalent chromium paint is now only used by the MOD on platforms where there is no suitable alternative and where it is absolutely necessary to maintain defence capability and safety. The MOD is alert to the health and safety risks associated with hexavalent chromate and provides guidance, safety data sheets, training and working instructions for personnel known to be working with the substance, together with personal protective equipment. The MOD has a small number of exemptions in place for known instances of hexavalent chromate application and is working hard to identify alternatives in these cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 250782 question first answered 14/05/2019 15:16:16 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes