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1544354

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with regard to the Fleet Solid Support Ship Contract, whether any aspects of intellectual property will be transferred to the UK under that contract.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	93469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Fleet Solid Support ships have been designed in the UK by BMT, a leading firm of Naval Architects. Intellectual Property rights in the design rest with BMT. The terms of the contract will give the Ministry of Defence free user rights under the FSS contract to operate, support and maintain the vessels through life.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2022 10:37:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1544582

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Harland and Wolff: Fleet Solid Support Ships
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 22 November to Question 89762 on Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts, whether his Department has asked Harland & Wolff what the average duration of the 1200 shipbuilding jobs will be.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	93472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The duration of contracts offered to employees of companies contracted by the Ministry of Defence is a matter for those companies.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2022 10:12:38 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1544587

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, why the design contract for the Fleet Solid Support Ship was paid to Navantia if the Fleet Solid Support Ship design was undertaken by BMT.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	93476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The structure of the winning team is a matter purely for the companies themselves.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2022 10:13:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1544589

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the £5 million design contract for the Fleet Solid Support Ship was paid to (a) Navantia UK or (b) Navantia.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	93477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my predecessor on 23 September 2021 to Question number 51616.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2022 10:11:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 51616.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1544591

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
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 22 November 2022 to Question 89763 on Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts, what estimate he has made of when the prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract will be decided.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	93478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given on 22 November 2022 to Question 88827.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2022 10:11:56 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 88827 - Fleet Solid Support Ships.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1543892

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gurkhas: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) the Nepalese Government and (b) Gurkha Representatives in the UK on (i) Gurkha pensions and (ii) other entitlements since their meeting in September 2021; and whether he has taken steps to arrange further discussions.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	92155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Since September 2021, there have been several meetings held between the Ministry of Defence and the Government of Nepal to discuss the UK-Nepal relationship and the formation of the Bilateral Gurkha Committee. I attended the inaugural Bilateral Gurkha Committee meeting on 3 November 2022 alongside His Excellency, Gyan Chandra Acharya, the Ambassador of Nepal, and Gurkha veteran representatives. I have asked MOD officials to work with the Gurkha community and Service charities to fully understand the issues and welfare concerns both in Nepal and here in the UK, with a follow up meeting at official level due to take place later this month.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/11/2022 17:35:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1543941

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the UK Defence Budget was spent on equipment manufactured outside the UK in financial years (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19, (d) 2019-20 and (e) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	92337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence publishes information on gov.uk for all expenditure with UK commerce and industry since 2013-14. From this it is possible to extract an overall estimate of expenditure overseas, including equipment, between 2016-17 and 2020-21, which is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The industry expenditure figures below are based on the location of contracted work and exclude expenditure with foreign governments. Expenditure with the US Government through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) is available from 2018-19 onwards and has been provided separately.</p><p> </p><p>Orders placed in the UK may include those placed with the UK arms of multinational companies.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Defence Budget (£million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Industry Expenditure (£million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overseas Industry Expenditure (£million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FMS expenditure with US (£million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>35,283</p></td><td><p>18,547</p></td><td><p>2,414</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>36,605</p></td><td><p>18,853</p></td><td><p>3,123</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>38,026</p></td><td><p>19,238</p></td><td><p>2,334</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>39,834</p></td><td><p>20,260</p></td><td><p>2,944</p></td><td><p>808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>42,365</p></td><td><p>20,500</p></td><td><p>2,473</p></td><td><p>976</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for overall and UK expenditure can be found within Table 1 of the latest bulletin which can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-202021" target="_blank">MOD regional expenditure with UK industry and supported employment: 2020/21 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>FMS expenditure data is set out in Table 9 of the statistics covering MOD Trade, Industry and Contracts 2022, which can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-trade-industry-and-contracts-2022" target="_blank">MOD trade, industry and contracts: 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2022 10:06:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1543942

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many foreign countries received orders from his Department in financial years (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19, (d) 2019-20 and (e) 2020-21; and which were the top five countries that received the most orders from his Department in those years.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	92338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The information needed to answer the hon. Member's question is taking time to collate. I will write to him with an answer shortly, and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/11/2022 10:06:41 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1543994

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unserviceable EH101 aircraft are undergoing work in Royal Navy facilities.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	92339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 16 November 2022 to Question 85003.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/11/2022 10:28:10 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN85003.docx title Merlin Helicopters: Repairs and Maintenance
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1543995

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Leonardo: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of serviceable aircraft availability Leonardo are contracted to provide; and whether they are meeting that standard.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	92340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Leonardo is contracted to support Apache Mk 1, Merlin Mk 2 and Mk 4/4A and Wildcat Mk 1 and Mk 2 aircraft for the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p><p>Leonardo is contracted to make available 26 Mk 2 Merlin helicopters to support the Merlin Helicopter Force (MHF) and 21 Mk 4 Merlin helicopters to support the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF). Leonardo is currently providing MHF with 20 aircraft. This is due to a backlog in providing Depth maintenance for six Merlin Mk 2 helicopters. This shortfall is being addressed by prioritising Merlin Mk 2 maintenance and as a result Leonardo is currently providing CHF with 22 Merlin Mk4/4A aircraft, an increase on the contracted target.</p><p> </p><p>Leonardo is contracted to deliver 14 Apache Mk 1 to the Army Squadrons and is meeting this target.</p><p> </p><p>Leonardo is contracted to provide a forward fleet of 24 Wildcat Mk 1 aircraft which has been met without fail during this Financial Year. Wildcat Mk 2 contracted numbers vary from month to month, dependent on the Navy's choice of when to complete capability upgrades, repairs, and trials, but the target is typically between 19 and 21. Leonardo met the requirement in most months this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/11/2022 13:27:06 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan