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1002657

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the (a) Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft programme (b) Apache capability sustainment programme and (c) Type 26 frigate programme have realised those efficiencies referred to on page 8 of the Defence Equipment Plan 2018.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	188743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>As stated in the Defence Equipment Plan 2018, the Ministry of Defence has secured sizeable cost savings on the Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (£207 million), Apache Capability Sustainment Programme (£132 million) and Type 26 frigates (£104 million). These are the result of efficiencies identified and realised by Defence Equipment and Support through transformation initiatives. In particular, on the Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft, negotiations with the US Navy and Boeing achieved savings on the aircraft and the initial provision of capital spares. On Apache, economies of scales were achieved through negotiating combined requirements with the US Army and Boeing. And for Type 26, savings were achieved through using improved project control and commercial skills to adopt a much stronger negotiating strategy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/11/2018 16:08:11 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1002670

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Trade Fairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether officials from overseas countries will be attending the Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability 2019 event in Cardiff on 28 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	188792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability 2019 (DPRTE 2019) is a commercial event organised by BiP Solutions Ltd. As such the Ministry of Defence is not responsible for the organisation of the event, including attendance and the choice of venue.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 188791 188793 188794 188795 question first answered 12/11/2018 15:59:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1002671

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Trade Fairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability 2019 event is being held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	188793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability 2019 (DPRTE 2019) is a commercial event organised by BiP Solutions Ltd. As such the Ministry of Defence is not responsible for the organisation of the event, including attendance and the choice of venue.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 188791 188792 188794 188795 question first answered 12/11/2018 15:59:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1002672

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Trade Fairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential merits of holding the Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability 2019 event at locations other than the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	188794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability 2019 (DPRTE 2019) is a commercial event organised by BiP Solutions Ltd. As such the Ministry of Defence is not responsible for the organisation of the event, including attendance and the choice of venue.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 188791 188792 188793 188795 question first answered 12/11/2018 15:59:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1002673

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Trade Fairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had from the Welsh Government on the Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability 2019 event.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	188795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability 2019 (DPRTE 2019) is a commercial event organised by BiP Solutions Ltd. As such the Ministry of Defence is not responsible for the organisation of the event, including attendance and the choice of venue.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 188791 188792 188793 188794 question first answered 12/11/2018 15:59:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1002725

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Ministerial Statement of 5 November 2018, HCWS1064 on the Defence Equipment Plan, what proportion of the allocated budget shortfall in the four years from 2018-19 is due to the decision to reprofile the Dreadnought programme and bring forward spending.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	188747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>On the basis of a review in summer 2017, detailed cost forecasts were developed for procurement and support programmes managed by the Defence Nuclear Organisation. This included the Dreadnought programme where re-profiling provided opportunities to drive out cost and risk later in the programme to ensure it remains on schedule and within its £31 billion estimated cost. I am withholding the specific information requested as its release would prejudice the commercial interests of the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 16:52:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1002667

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to make British Overseas Territories citizens exempt from the five year residency requirement to join the UK armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	188918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>British Overseas Territory Citizens (BOTC) have never been subject to the five year UK residency criteria which has been removed for citizens of Commonwealth member countries. BOTC have one of six types of British nationality which already makes them eligible to apply to join the British Armed Forces, and they serve as part of the British cohort. As at 1 April 2018 there were 130 BOTC serving in the trained strength of the British Armed Forces.</p><p>However, for security reasons the Armed Forces continue to have UK residency criteria to ensure the appropriate security standards which all applicants are required to meet. This will vary depending on the Service and role being applied for but applications are considered on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/11/2018 15:51:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1002493

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among (1) serving members of the British Armed Forces, and (2) former service personnel.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
	uin	HL11334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Statistics publishes annual reports on mental health in the UK Armed Forces. The most recent of these shows that, in the financial year 2017-18, 299 UK Armed Forces personnel had an initial assessment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH). This represents 0.2% of the total Armed Forces population, or 2 in 1,000 personnel.</p><p>Neither the Ministry of Defence nor the Department of Health hold equivalent verified data on the number of former Service personnel who were diagnosed with a mental disorder (including PTSD) after leaving service. However, the Government is committed to ensuring that ex-Service personnel receive effective care and treatment through the NHS, and in his Budget on 29 October the Chancellor announced an additional £10 million to support veterans' mental health projects. The £10 million will be distributed to projects throughout the UK by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust under an open application programme to be called the Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/11/2018 15:31:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

1002499

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what impact the planned reduction of the Astute submarine fleet will have on the UK’s broad strategic defence goals after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL11340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my announcement of the written statement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Gavin Williamson) in the House of Commons on 14 May 2018 (HLWS660). The Ministry of Defence has always planned to procure seven Astute-Class Submarines and these plans have not changed.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/11/2018 16:09:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20180514_HLWS660_Astute_Boat_7.docx title 20180514 - WMS Astute Boat 7
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1002500

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how many destroyer and frigate vessels will be required to meet the UK broad strategic defence goals after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL11341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, the Government is currently committed to a surface fleet of 19 Frigates and Destroyers. The Type 45 Destroyers are hugely capable ships and have been deployed successfully on a range of operations worldwide. They continue to make an enormous contribution to the defence of the UK and our international partners. We want the first Type 31e Frigate in 2023, with five ships delivered by the end of 2028. The Type 31e will replace the fleet of General Purpose Type 23 Frigates. We have signed a £3.7 billion contract for the first batch of three Type 26 Frigates. All eight Type 26 Frigates will be built by BAE Systems on the Clyde, securing the future of shipbuilding in Scotland. These plans have not changed as a consequence of Brexit.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/11/2018 15:46:33 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead