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1537958

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date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) Air Force training staff have visited China to provide training in each of the past 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>UK Service personnel have provided the following training in the People’s Republic of China:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Training </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>Aviation English Training programme - Multi-Engine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>Aviation English Training programme - Fast Jet</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>Delivery of lecture at People’s Liberation Army No 4 Medical University by Army Medical Officers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>Military Aviation Language Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Aviation English Language Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Delivery of brief to UN Female Military Officers' Course on UN Peacekeeping at PLA Peacekeeping Training Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>Foot drill instruction for the Hong Kong Police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>RAF Mountain Rescue Service provision of a biennial standards check and specialist mountain training for the Hong Kong Civil Aid Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>RAF Mountain Rescue Service provision of a biennial standards check and specialist mountain training for the Hong Kong Civil Aid Service</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This training was provided to embed normative standards of safety, security and of legally compliant behaviours in leadership; aviation; civil aid; and gender diversity. No sensitive information was included within any of this training. No training has been provided to the People’s Liberation Army after this period, either in the UK or in the People’s Republic of China.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 11:47:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1537959

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Artillery: Ammunition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2022, HCWS259, on Military Support to Ukraine, whether the Government has agreed a contract for restocking the artillery ammunition supplied to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be a leading provider of support to Ukraine. A wide variety of military equipment and munitions has been granted in kind to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, some provided directly from UK stocks and some procured rapidly from industry suppliers. The Ministry of Defence remains fully engaged with industry, allies and partners to ensure both the continuation of supply to Ukraine, and that all equipment and munitions granted in kind from UK stocks are replaced as expeditiously as possible. It is not possible to comment on the details of progress of establishing individual contracts, nor on the costs associated with those contracts, as this information is both commercially and operationally sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/11/2022 13:44:27 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1537960

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: International Assistance
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 publish a plan of action for the UK and its allies to support Ukraine into 2023 and beyond.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is resolutely committed to continuing its support to Ukraine into 2023 and beyond.</p><p>A key element of the Government's response to Ukraine is being agile in our support as the conflict changes. Strands of work are constantly assessed to deliver this goal, with plans and priorities changing accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 11:51:13 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1538020

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether officials in his Department have raised with him any concerns about use by him of personal electronic devices for official business.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>It is Government policy not to comment on individual Ministers' security discussions. Ministers receive support and expert advice to help them meet their obligations in the most appropriate and secure fashion. That includes regular advice on protecting their personal data and mitigating cyber threats.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 07/11/2022 16:38:03 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1538021

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Standards
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 17 October to Question 63937 on Military Aircraft: Standards, what the target number of task lines is of the air mobility fleet, including the (a) C-137, (b) C-130J and (c) A400M.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Figures for the average daily number of tasks planned for the Globemaster C-17, Hercules C-130J and Atlas A400M broken down by month for the period March 2021 to September 2022 are provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Average Daily Planned Task Lines</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>C-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>C-130J</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>A400M</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>6.52</p></td><td><p>7.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2021</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>5.77</p></td><td><p>7.37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2021</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>4.26</p></td><td><p>8.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2021</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>7.10</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>6.55</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2021</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>6.29</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>2.67</p></td><td><p>6.90</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2021</p></td><td><p>3.61</p></td><td><p>6.58</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2021</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>6.63</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2021</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>5.45</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2022</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>5.65</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2022</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>6.54</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>6.19</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2022</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>4.87</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2022</p></td><td><p>3.29</p></td><td><p>6.39</p></td><td><p>8.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2022</p></td><td><p>3.83</p></td><td><p>6.43</p></td><td><p>8.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2022</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>6.29</p></td><td><p>8.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2022</p></td><td><p>3.84</p></td><td><p>6.45</p></td><td><p>8.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>3.70</p></td><td><p>6.40</p></td><td><p>8.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/11/2022 12:09:03 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1538022

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Supply Chains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution by the Foreign Secretary on 31 October, Official Report column 626, what action his Department has taken to stimulate the supply chain for critical and military equipment.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>We are working jointly with our suppliers through the Defence Suppliers Forum to understand supply-chain risks and fragility in order to safeguard all critical defence outputs, and work is underway to provide industry with a clear requirement supporting defence priorities.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/11/2022 12:20:03 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1538023

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
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 27 October to Question 66899 on Armed Forces: Housing, what proportion of Service Personnel lived in each grade of Permanent Single Service Living Accommodation in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the breakdown of Permanent Single Living Accommodation (SLA) occupied by Service Personnel across the last five calendar years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Permanent SLA Occupied</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022 to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 1</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 2</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 3</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 4 and below</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*Other</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/11/2022 12:03:49 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1538055

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October to Question 67853 on Defence: Procurement, if he will deposit a copy of the annual survey of his Department’s larger suppliers covering their spend with SMEs that stems from UK Ministry of Defence contracts in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The results of the annual survey are published by the Cabinet Office (Central Government spend with SMEs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)) for all Government Departments. For the Ministry of Defence, the result of the survey shows that for financial year 2020-21 the Department spent £3.539 billion indirectly with SMEs, which equates to 18.1% of our total procurement spend.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/11/2022 13:45:17 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1538057

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what industrial workshare the UK receives from the A400M programme broken down by (a) company and (b) region.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my predecessor on 25 October 2022 to Question 63933.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/11/2022 13:55:39 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 63933 - A400M Aircraft.docx title A400M Aircraft: Companies
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1538058

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Crew
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 24 October 2022 to Question 65600 on AWACS: Crew, what the composition of the ten mission crew will be for the Wedgetail.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	75783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The planned composition of the ten mission crew is as follows: Mission Commander, System Manager, Information Manager, Electronic Support Measures Operator, a Senior Surveillance and Control Officer, and five Surveillance and Control Officers. The crew positions are agile and can be changed to suit the mission profile.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 11:51:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey