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747738

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans that the proposed RAF P-8A fleet take over overland surveillance roles currently performed by the Sentinel R1.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Work is on-going in the Ministry of Defence, led by Joint Forces Command, to determine the detailed requirements underpinning any future overland capability programme.</p><p>A number of space-based, manned and unmanned aircraft solutions, including the development of a sensor for integration onto P-8A, are being explored as part of this work.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 2551 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:11:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747739

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to outsource any of its jobs and functions to the private sector; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is critically reviewing all activities and functions undertaken by the civilian workforce. We will review and test, based on value for money assessments, how these activities and functions could best be done in the future. The achievement of the Department's objectives, including the delivery of front-line operational capabilities, remains our priority. Alternative delivery models will be evaluated.</p><p>The Department outsourced 4,090 staff between Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 and FY2016-17 (inclusive), broken down by year as follows: FY2012-13 (380 staff); FY2013-14 (zero staff); FY2014-15 (2,355 staff); FY2015-16 (1,130 staff) and FY2016-17 (225 staff).</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 2549 2552 question first answered 11/07/2017 16:15:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747740

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hyde Park Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans are in place to dispose of Hyde Park Barracks.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>No decision has been taken on the future of Hyde Park Barracks.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/07/2017 16:15:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747741

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's plans are for the basing requirements for the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing how it supports state ceremonial and Public Duties within London. So far no decisions have been made on the future of Hyde Park Barracks and, therefore, no decisions have been taken about future re-provision arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/07/2017 16:15:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747742

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian jobs and functions within his Department have been outsourced to the private sector in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is critically reviewing all activities and functions undertaken by the civilian workforce. We will review and test, based on value for money assessments, how these activities and functions could best be done in the future. The achievement of the Department's objectives, including the delivery of front-line operational capabilities, remains our priority. Alternative delivery models will be evaluated.</p><p>The Department outsourced 4,090 staff between Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 and FY2016-17 (inclusive), broken down by year as follows: FY2012-13 (380 staff); FY2013-14 (zero staff); FY2014-15 (2,355 staff); FY2015-16 (1,130 staff) and FY2016-17 (225 staff).</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 2549 2556 question first answered 11/07/2017 16:15:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747743

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Redundancy
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 effect of planned civilian redundancies within his Department on the operational capabilities of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is critically reviewing all activities and functions undertaken by the civilian workforce. We will review and test, based on value for money assessments, how these activities and functions could best be done in the future. The achievement of the Department's objectives, including the delivery of front-line operational capabilities, remains our priority. Alternative delivery models will be evaluated.</p><p>The Department outsourced 4,090 staff between Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 and FY2016-17 (inclusive), broken down by year as follows: FY2012-13 (380 staff); FY2013-14 (zero staff); FY2014-15 (2,355 staff); FY2015-16 (1,130 staff) and FY2016-17 (225 staff).</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 2552 2556 question first answered 11/07/2017 16:15:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747744

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Wines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on wine in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The MOD has strict rules on hospitality, including the purchase of alcohol. Public funds are not to be used for 'drinks only' functions, other than at official receptions.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/07/2017 15:50:04 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747745

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to procure a new platform to enable the RAF to maintain its wide-area surveillance capability after the Sentinel R1 fleet is retired in 2021.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Work is on-going in the Ministry of Defence, led by Joint Forces Command, to determine the detailed requirements underpinning any future overland capability programme.</p><p>A number of space-based, manned and unmanned aircraft solutions, including the development of a sensor for integration onto P-8A, are being explored as part of this work.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 2555 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:11:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747746

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on hospitality for foreign (a) military personnel and (b) civilian defence officials in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/07/2017 15:49:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747747

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gurkhas: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of recruiting foreign personnel into the Brigade of Gurkhas in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The historic source of the Gurkhas goes back to 1815. The Brigade has conducted itself with distinction worldwide as part of Army operations.</p><p>The full cost of recruiting Nepali citizens into the Brigade of Gurkhas in each of the last five financial years (FY) is shown below:</p><p>FY 2012-13 - £838,500.00</p><p>FY 2013-14 - £898,400.00</p><p>FY 2014-15 - £900,100.00</p><p>FY 2015-16 - £972,000.00</p><p>FY 2016-17 - £970,100.00</p><p>These totals cover the complete costs to the British Army for running recruitment each year in Nepal, including military and civilian personnel, accommodation, medical, clothing, rations and transportation. These costs reflect the unique recruiting process conducted in Nepal.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/07/2017 16:04:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones