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1140266

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when her Department will announce the preferred bidder for the Future Service Delivery Contract.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	279107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Bids for this contract have only just been received and have not yet been evaluated. Depending how fully they meet the Department's requirements, we provisionally envisage announcing the preferred bidder in December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/07/2019 13:14:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1140267

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Future Service Delivery Contract will include the (a) War Pension Scheme, (b) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and (c) Medals Office.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	279108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>These functions are being Market Tested as options as part of the Future Service Delivery Contract competition. No decision to outsource them has been taken. They would be outsourced only if that provided best outcome for the Ministry of Defence, the serving and former Service personnel affected and the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/07/2019 13:14:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1139856

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts of a value of equal to or more than £1 billion have had the provisions of Chapter 6 Section 10 of the Green Book applied to them since the publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	278408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>All Ministry of Defence (MOD) investment appraisals are conducted in line with the HM Treasury Green Book, including the provisions of Chapter 6 Section 10 where relevant.</p><p>Between publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in November 2015 and 31 March 2018, the MOD awarded nearly 250 contracts above £10 million. Nearly 40 of these are worth more than £100 million, with none over £1 billion. These figures do not include extensions to existing contracts. Information on contracts awarded during the 2018-19 financial year is not yet available. Information on whether provisions are used for individual contracts, is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 278409 278410 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:07:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1139857

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts of a value of equal to or more than £100 million have had the provisions of Chapter 6 Section 10 of the Green Book applied to them since the publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	278409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>All Ministry of Defence (MOD) investment appraisals are conducted in line with the HM Treasury Green Book, including the provisions of Chapter 6 Section 10 where relevant.</p><p>Between publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in November 2015 and 31 March 2018, the MOD awarded nearly 250 contracts above £10 million. Nearly 40 of these are worth more than £100 million, with none over £1 billion. These figures do not include extensions to existing contracts. Information on contracts awarded during the 2018-19 financial year is not yet available. Information on whether provisions are used for individual contracts, is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 278408 278410 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:07:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1139859

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts of a value of equal to or more than £10 million have had the provisions of Chapter 6 Section 10 of the Green Book applied to them since the publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	278410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>All Ministry of Defence (MOD) investment appraisals are conducted in line with the HM Treasury Green Book, including the provisions of Chapter 6 Section 10 where relevant.</p><p>Between publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in November 2015 and 31 March 2018, the MOD awarded nearly 250 contracts above £10 million. Nearly 40 of these are worth more than £100 million, with none over £1 billion. These figures do not include extensions to existing contracts. Information on contracts awarded during the 2018-19 financial year is not yet available. Information on whether provisions are used for individual contracts, is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 278408 278409 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:07:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1136576

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to reduce the affordability gap between the equipment plan and her Department's budget.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	272780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that the Equipment Plan is currently unaffordable and have set out a range of measures in response to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report to put the programme on a sustainable financial footing. We have committed to providing further progress updates to the Committee by the end of this month on the development of financial functional skills and our engagement with industry.</p><p>Our response to the PAC report was published in the Treasury Minutes on 1 April 2019 and can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/treasury-minutes-april-2019</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/07/2019 14:58:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1133040

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	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 security vetting procedures in place for suppliers of components for Ministry of Defence procurement contracts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL16458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) places the highest priority on the security and safety of our personnel and equipment.</p><p>The MOD's consideration of security matters associated with procurement contracts is defined by the Cabinet Office within the Government's Security Policy Framework. This framework is subject to periodic review to ensure it remains fit for purpose.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/06/2019 13:36:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1127956

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she makes of the potential merits of retaining sovereign capabilities when undertaking procurement contracts with SME suppliers; and where retaining sovereign capabilities ranks on the MOD Procurement scorecard.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	257142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a responsibility to procure the right capability for our Armed Forces and to ensure value for money for the taxpayer in the goods and services that we buy, regardless of the company's size.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that international competition is at the heart of our approach. This allows our Armed Forces to secure the best equipment from an open, global marketplace to meet evolving threats. We also recognise, however, that defence procurement needs to protect UK freedom of action and operational advantage. These strategic considerations shape our procurement strategies. Our refreshed Industrial Policy sets out the basis on which we will develop specific sector approaches to protect national security.</p><p> </p><p>There is no single MOD procurement scorecard. Once we have launched a commercial competition, the MOD considers a wide range of factors when awarding our contracts to obtain the best value for money outcome for defence and the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/05/2019 15:14:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1126893

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps her Department is taking to encourage competition in defence procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	254739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Competition remains the cornerstone of defence procurement policy, except where other strategic considerations need to be taken into account, for example national security, operational advantage and freedom of action.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence routinely engages with prime contractors to maximise competition in the supply chain wherever possible; for example, encouraging early visibility of forthcoming requirements.</p><p>Above all, our focus is on securing the best capability for the Armed Forces at the best value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/05/2019 13:05:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham