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1180206

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Vanguard
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when HMS Vanguard will re-join the Fleet; and what is the final cost of the present refit and refuelling.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>I am withholding details of when HMS VANGUARD will re-join the Fleet as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. I am also withholding the estimated cost of the present refit and refuelling, as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/03/2020 16:06:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1180207

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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 whether they remain committed to maintaining a force of 19 operational destroyers and frigates by the 2030s, as stated in their report National Shipbuilders Strategy, published in September 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring that the Royal Navy will have the ships required to fulfil Defence commitments now and in the future.</p><p>The Prime Minister has committed to undertake the deepest review of Britain's security, defence and foreign policy. This review will examine how we strengthen and prioritise our alliances, diplomacy and development and will consider all aspects of our defence and security capabilities, including our approach to procurement and maintaining our technological edge.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/03/2020 14:11:56 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1178313

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Reaper drones currently operated by the RAF contain UK content.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Reaper unmanned air vehicle was procured as an Urgent Operational Requirement in 2007 and none have UK components installed. UK communications equipment has, however, been installed in the Reaper ground control station.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/02/2020 12:13:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1178338

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to give Portsmouth residents the opportunity to go onboard HMS Prince of Wales while she is docked in the city.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	2023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>While there are currently no plans for HMS PRINCE OF WALES to be opened to members of the public while berthed in HM Naval Base Portsmouth, the Royal Navy will continue to consider opportunities in the future.</p><p>Portsmouth is a complex industrial and operational Naval Base and a key engineering support hub for the Royal Navy. As such, ships alongside will always have some sort of engineering, training or refit activity being undertaken.</p><p>With the number of Naval and Defence assets within the Base, and taking account of the current security climate and posture, scheduling dates in a ship's programme can be disruptive to operational output. This is especially the case with ships as complex and in demand as the Queen Elizabeth Class.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 2024 question first answered 24/02/2020 14:52:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1178339

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales: Portsmouth
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 allowing Portsmouth residents to go onboard HMS Prince of Wales while docked in the city to showcase the vessel.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	2024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>While there are currently no plans for HMS PRINCE OF WALES to be opened to members of the public while berthed in HM Naval Base Portsmouth, the Royal Navy will continue to consider opportunities in the future.</p><p>Portsmouth is a complex industrial and operational Naval Base and a key engineering support hub for the Royal Navy. As such, ships alongside will always have some sort of engineering, training or refit activity being undertaken.</p><p>With the number of Naval and Defence assets within the Base, and taking account of the current security climate and posture, scheduling dates in a ship's programme can be disruptive to operational output. This is especially the case with ships as complex and in demand as the Queen Elizabeth Class.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 2023 question first answered 24/02/2020 14:52:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1178350

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Frigates
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 his Greek counterpart on the recent deployment of two French frigates to the Eastern Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	1942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence has not discussed the recent deployment of French frigates to the Eastern Mediterranean with the Greek Defence Minister.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/02/2020 12:03:58 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1178411

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his current projection is of the number of Type (a) 23, (b) 26, (c) 31e and (d) 45 ships that will be in service in the Royal Navy in each year from 2020 to 2030.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	2046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring the Royal Navy has the ships and capabilities required to fulfil Defence commitments now and in the future.</p><p>Babcock is contractually obligated to deliver five Type 31 Frigates to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) by the end of 2028, and HMS GLASGOW, the first of the Type 26 Frigates, will be in-service with the MOD in 2027. The last Type 23 Frigate will be transitioned out of service in 2035. The first Type 45 Destroyer entered service in 2010, these Destroyers have a projected 25-year life span.</p><p>The Prime Minister has committed to undertake the deepest review of Britain's security, defence and foreign policy. This review will examine how we strengthen and prioritise our alliances, diplomacy and development and will consider all aspects of our defence and security capabilities, including our approach to procurement and maintaining our technological edge. We are considering a number of options to increase the availability of ships during this period.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 15002 question first answered 26/02/2020 12:17:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1178463

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Asia: Wrecks
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 Foreign Secretary on the protection of Royal Navy wrecks in Asia.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	2057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office take the illegal salvage of our wrecks in South East Asia extremely seriously and are saddened at the level of salvage that has previously taken place. The Government considers the wrecks to be the final resting place of our servicemen who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and they should be allowed to rest in peace.</p><p>The matter has been raised with the Indonesian and Malaysian Governments and we continue to work closely with the relevant authorities in the region to afford these sites suitable protection.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/02/2020 12:11:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1178465

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Wrecks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the anchors of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse for posterity before they are removed from the seabed by metal scavengers.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	2058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence considers the wrecks of our warships to be the final resting place of our servicemen.</p><p>While we have assessed that recovery of the anchors from HMS PRINCE OF WALES and HMS REPULSE could be possible, this would require significant planning and considerable resource, both in retrieval and in conserving them for display. Recovery would also be counter to our stance of not disturbing our wrecks, in honour of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.</p><p>The Ship's Bells from both ships were visible alongside the respective wrecks and were recovered. They are now held as lasting memorials, and for the benefit of the nation, by the National Museum of the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/02/2020 12:18:04 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1178493

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the full cost of training a regular army recruit undertaking Phase one basic training, including (1) staff, (2) accommodation, and (3) logistics, costs; and how long that training takes.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Basic Training course at the Army Training Centre (Pirbright) is 14 weeks. This is the shortest basic training course for Regular soldiers, and recruits go on from Pirbright to train in their trade for longer periods which vary depending on their selected job role.</p><p> </p><p>The average cost of basic training for a soldier successfully passing the Army Training Centre (Pirbright) is estimated at approximately £38,000. This can be broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Cost Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£K/Trainee</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Note</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clothing</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ammunition</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trainee Pay</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other stock consumption</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>Includes ration packs and respirators</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manpower</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>Direct and indirect manpower costs for both military and civilian staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>Accommodation and training facilities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administration Overhead</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38.1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These costs represent the cost of 1,695 trainees completing basic training. Costs have been apportioned to the course on the basis of activity, however there may be further costs not shown, that are captured under the greater Pirbright establishment output.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/02/2020 13:42:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee