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1001963

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Minesweepers
	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 Royal Navy’s autonomous mine warfare capabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	188247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Mine Countermeasures and Hydrographic Capability project is investigating the use of autonomous systems to deliver the Royal Navy's future Mine Counter Measures capability.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 November 2018 to Question 184916 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 16:00:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 184916.docx title Minesweepers
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

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

1029543

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much allowance he has made for taxes and national insurance in his Department's calculations of the cost of a Type 31e frigate with a set price of £250m.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	204634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy makes clear that we judge that the capabilities the Royal Navy requires can be accommodated within the £250 million price, and our market research indicates that beyond this price the vessels would not be attractive to the sector of the export market we are targeting. We have conducted and shared this market analysis with industry. It is now for industry to develop proposals to deliver Type 31e at the price we have set, taking into account their costs, including normal business costs such as taxes and national insurance payments.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/01/2019 15:18:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1045749

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Hospital Ships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the US Department of Defense on (a) US hospital ships and (b) lessons for (i) procurement and (ii) specification of a UK hospital ship.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	210729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>To date we have had no discussions with the US Department for Defense on US hospital ships and lessons for procurement and specification of a UK hospital ship.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/01/2019 16:21:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1045750

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hospital Ships: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a UK hospital ship would be classed as a complex warship and eligible for a restricted tender for UK shipyards for its construction.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	210730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>In accordance with the National Shipbuilding Strategy, UK hospital ships procured by the Royal Navy are not warships.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/01/2019 12:40:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1045903

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hospital Ships: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to fund or part-fund a UK hospital ship.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	211335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's requirement for a hospital ship is provided by RFA ARGUS. The consideration of options to deliver the capability provided by ARGUS after she leaves service remains ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/01/2019 12:46:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092744

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Roll-on Roll-off Ships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Point Class Ro-Ro ferries the Ministry of Defence has available and at what readiness.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	235400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has four Point Class Ro-Ro ferries available through a Private Finance Initiative (PFI), operated by Foreland Shipping Ltd. They are being held at their standard readiness profiles; one at five days' readiness; and three at ten days' readiness.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/03/2019 16:11:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092745

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Roll-on Roll-off Ships
	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 with the Secretary of State for Transport on using Point Class ferries to manage pressures at UK ports after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	235401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>I have discussed this issue with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling). Any potential use of Defence's Point Class ferries would complement the £88.8 million worth of additional roll-on, roll-off ferry capacity that Government has secured to provide additional freight capacity in the event of the UK leaving the European Union without an agreement.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/03/2019 16:11:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

227112

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	West Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular and reserve armed forces personnel and (b) regular and reserve armed forces personnel based in Plymouth have been involved in operations to control the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	227458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>As at 17 March 2015, the total number of Regular and Reserve Armed Forces personnel who have deployed to Sierra Leone on operations to assist in controlling the recent Ebola outbreak is 1,310. Of these, 109 were undertaking roles based in Plymouth prior to their deployment. These figures include both those who are currently deployed in Sierra Leone and those who have completed their deployment and returned to the UK or other duties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 19/03/2015 15:46:40 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

619888

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made in the Army Recruiting Partnership Project; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	49994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Army's recruiting performance continues to get better, and the candidate's experience is improved through better communication processes, with improved processing and greater levels of candidate involvement. Inflow has increased year on year.</p><p>However, the delivery of the ICT has been further delayed, and approval has been requested for a revised Go-Live date of November 2017. Capita is working to deliver an earlier date of spring 2017 and I maintain a keen oversight of this issue.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/10/2016 17:04:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile