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1059668

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date	12/02/2019
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, further to the report for the Secretary of State for Defence, Growing the Contribution of Defence to UK Prosperity, published in July 2018, whether UK prosperity is a factor in procurement decisions.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL13686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Last March the Defence Secretary invited the right hon. Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) to review opportunities for &quot;Growing the Contribution of Defence to UK Prosperity&quot;. We are currently working with UK defence industry to respond to his recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>Following the creation of the national security objective to 'Promote our Prosperity' in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review we have refreshed Defence Industrial Policy to help strengthen UK competitiveness, published a National Shipbuilding Strategy and launched the Future Combat Air Strategy. We also engage with global primes to create opportunities for all tiers of the UK supply chain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/02/2019 16:09:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1059243

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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 level of Ministry of Defence over-programming across the next 10 years they consider prudent.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL13626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>We are reviewing the Public Accounts Committee's recommendations on the Equipment Plan 2018-28 and will provide a response to these questions in due course.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL13625 HL13627 question first answered 18/02/2019 16:38:21 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1059244

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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 whether the Ministry of Defence has a plan agreed with industry to maintain the UK-based capability to develop and deliver the equipment required by the armed forces in the future.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL13627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>We are reviewing the Public Accounts Committee's recommendations on the Equipment Plan 2018-28 and will provide a response to these questions in due course.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL13625 HL13626 question first answered 18/02/2019 16:38:21 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1059245

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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 whether the UK is expected to become a net defence importer in any of the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL13628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to creating the right conditions for a thriving UK defence industry and our refreshed Defence Industrial Policy outlines steps to help UK industry grow and compete, while affirming the UK's commitment to open competition and free, fair, and responsible trade. This includes by helping industry in its plans to be internationally competitive, innovative and secure. We are currently considering the right hon. Member for Ludlow's independent report into growing defence's contribution to UK economic growth. On a rolling 10-year basis, the UK remains the second largest global defence exporter, and in 2017 the UK won defence orders worth £9 billion. Alongside this in 2017-18 the Ministry of Defence's expenditure with UK industry and commerce was just under £19 billion, which represents an important benefit in terms of domestic partnership to UK industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/02/2019 16:08:21 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1059246

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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 whether the Ministry of Defence considers wider employment, industrial and economic factors in its value for money assessments of where to procure defence systems.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL13629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that defence procurement contributes to a more dynamic and productive economy. We therefore strive to obtain the capabilities we need at the best value for the taxpayer, in a way that strengthens our economy and bolsters long-term prosperity.</p><p>Ministry of Defence procurement consider all relevant costs and benefits to UK society in making value for money assessments. These assessments are made in accordance with the HM Treasury Green Book, and without hampering open competition when relevant for procurement decisions.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/02/2019 15:27:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead