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1091236

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date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and what the cost of that process has been to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	234208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure on consultancy staff is published and can be found in Table 9 of the relevant Excel tables relating to the finance and economics annual statistical bulletins for Departmental Resources on the gov.uk website at the link below</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-departmental-resources-index</p><p>Information on the number of off-payroll engagements (including consultants) for periods of six months or more is available in the MOD's Annual Report and Accounts at the links below:</p><p>2015-16 and 2017-18</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-annual-reports</p><p>2016-17</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/03/2019 14:37:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1091252

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many surviving British veterans who fought for the liberation of France during the second world war are waiting (a) to have their applications to receive the French Legion d'Honneur processed by his Department and (b) to receive the award of the Legion d'Honneur for which they have been certified as eligible by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	234103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has seven applications for the Legion d'Honneur that will be sent to the French authorities shortly. There are 14 Legion d'Honneur cases for which we are seeking clarification from the applicants. There are currently 68 cases for the award being processed by the French authorities.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/03/2019 12:10:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1091253

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
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 18 March 2019 to Question 232090, on Saudi Arabia: Military Aid, how many RAF personnel have been employed on secondment to BAE Systems providing routine engineering and generic training support for UK-supplied aircraft and aircrews assigned to operational squadrons of the Royal Saudi Air Force in 2013-14 and each year since.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	234150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>It will take time to confirm if Ministry of Defence holds this information and I will write to the hon. Member.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/03/2019 14:59:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1091254

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
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 18 March 2019 to Question 232090 on Saudi Arabia: Military Aid, how many RAF personnel are currently employed on secondment to BAE Systems providing routine engineering and generic training support for UK-supplied aircraft and aircrews assigned to operational squadrons of the Royal Saudi Air Force.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	234151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>There are six RAF personnel on secondment to BAE Systems providing routine engineering and generic training support for UK-supplied aircraft and aircrews assigned to operational squadrons under long-standing Government-to-Government arrangements.</p><p>These personnel do not provide direct support for Royal Saudi Air Force operational squadrons when engaged in the war in Yemen. They do not prepare aircraft for operations, this includes a prohibition on the loading of weapons, and they are not involved in the planning of operational sorties.&quot;</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/03/2019 12:53:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1091255

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
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 18 March 2019 to Question 232090 on Saudi Arabia: Military Aid, what records his Department holds on breaches of the prohibitions on RAF personnel (a) loading weapons and (b) planning operational sorties.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	234152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/03/2019 12:04:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1091256

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
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 18 March 2019 to Question 232090, on Saudi Arabia: Military Aid, whether employees of BAE Systems are subject to the same restrictions as seconded members of RAF personnel on (a) loading weapons and (b) planning operational sorties.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	234153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/03/2019 12:04:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1091261

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using new and developing technologies to support the UK’s defence capability.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	234085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Our Armed Forces already use some of the most advanced military technologies in the world, and are taking steps to enhance our ability to acquire and exploit the very best to ensure we retain our strategic military advantage.</p><p>This includes investment to develop innovative new military capabilities through the Transformation Fund and 'Spearhead' programmes.</p><p>Later this year, we will publish a new Defence Technology Framework, setting out key emerging technologies that are priorities for Defence now and in the future.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/03/2019 16:08:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1091262

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage innovation by defence suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	234086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>With an equipment plan worth £180 billion over 10 years, a rising Defence budget and a Defence Innovation Fund of approximately £800 million, there are great opportunities for innovative suppliers. We have extended the Defence Growth Partnership Innovation Challenge, to address areas such as persistent surveillance, autonomy and big data. With the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Invest Northern Ireland we will also pilot a new Defence Technology Exploitation Programme to help Northern Ireland's vibrant defence Small and Medium - Sized Enterprises to access research and development investment of approximately £1.2 million and develop stronger links and new routes to market through primes and upper tier companies across the UK. Alongside this initiative, the Ministry of Defence's Defence and Security Accelerator is creating a post covering Scotland and Northern Ireland to help companies access its innovation programmes.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/03/2019 15:24:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1091304

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeframe is for the completion of the Warrior 2 (a) manned firing trials and (b) other trials.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	234163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>For the first two variants delivered under the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme, manned firing is scheduled to be completed in late 2020 and all trials are due to be completed in early 2021. Dates for further trialling for other variants and capabilities are still to be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/03/2019 14:07:53 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1091314

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, When his Department plans to make an announcement on the awarding of the contract for the Fleet Solid Support ships.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	234164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 November 2018 to Question 191321 from the hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/03/2019 17:44:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 191321 - Shipping procurement.docx title 191321 - Shipping procurement
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones