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1184680

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Infrastructure and Projects Authority
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 12 March 2020 to Question 26982, for what reasons his Department does not hold information on the costs and scope of its major projects portfolio; where that information is held; and what assessment he has made of the effect of not holding that information on ensuring that public money is appropriately spent on major defence projects.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	28760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Information regarding individual Programmes is owned and held within the relevant Top Level Budget (TLB) areas by the Programmes' Senior Responsible Owners. Where the scope of a programme is subject to change at any point throughout its lifetime such as performance, cost or time, these are subject to the relevant TLBs approval process, and when appropriate, via the Head Office Investment Approvals Committee, to ensure value for money.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/03/2020 15:13:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1184727

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
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 support the establishment of a Committee on Arms Export Controls as a full non-departmental Select Committee.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	28767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Any plan to change the status of the Committee on Arms Exports Controls from a joint meeting of members of the relevant departmental committees (Foreign Affairs, Defence, International Trade and International Development) to a standalone committee is a matter for the House of Commons.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/03/2020 15:30:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1184741

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what upgrade costs have been for the Jackal light patrol vehicle in the past twelve months; and whether that figure was included in the Defence Equipment Plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Over the last twelve months the Army has not spent any money on upgrading the Jackal Light Patrol Vehicle.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/03/2020 15:29:30 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1184323

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s policy on animals in warfare testing.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not conduct animal experiments for the development or testing of offensive weapons, and the Home Office does not grant licences for those purposes.</p><p>Where no alternative exists, the Ministry of Defence uses animals in experiments for the development of new vaccines, treatments or medical procedures. These are regulated by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and licensed by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/03/2020 13:16:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1184460

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the new Strike Brigade will be in-service.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	27961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The development of the Strike capability continues at pace with ongoing experimentation within 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade. The formation of the strike brigade is dependent on the delivery schedule of the vehicles that will be used within the brigade. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin) on 9 March 2020 to Question 24277.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/03/2020 13:15:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 24277 - Armoured Fighting Vehicles.docx title 27961 - Armoured Fighting Vehicles
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1184461

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of (a) the F-35 programme and (b) each F-35 aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	27962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The price of an F-35B from Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 11 which comprises the last finalised contract is $115 million. This covers airframe and engine cost and represents a 24% price reduction from our first aircraft ordered. We expect this downward trend to continue in future lots.</p><p>Costs of the overall Lightning Programme are set out in the Ministry of Defence Government Major Projects Portfolio data, 2019, which is available in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/03/2020 13:16:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1184462

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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, how many Airbus A400m aircraft have been delivered to the RAF; and what the timetable is for the final delivery of that aircraft to be made.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	27963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>To date, 20 aircraft have been delivered to the RAF, with the final delivery planned for 2022.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/03/2020 13:16:25 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1184463

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the salary band is of the head of Defence Equipment and Support.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	27964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The salary of the Chief Executive of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) is published in the DE&amp;S Annual Report and Accounts, which is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-equipment-support-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</p><p>The Chief Executive's current salary band is £270,000 - £275,000.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/03/2020 13:07:13 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1183873

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's written statement of 26 February 2020 on Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, if he will maintain the number of armed forces personnel at current levels for the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	27536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Review is conducting a whole-scale reassessment of our foreign, defence, security and development policy. It is too early to discuss specific capabilities, but I can assure the hon. Member that this country will continue to have the world class Armed Forces that it needs and deserves.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/03/2020 09:06:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1183890

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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, whether his Department has plans to publish an initial assessment of the results from the Future Accommodation Model pilots.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	27548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Future Accommodation Model (FAM) pilot was launched in September 2019 and will run for three years. The Ministry of Defence provides regular updates to the Public Accounts Committee and through the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report on the status of the FAM. In addition, Defence Ministers will update the House as we consider the full business case for FAM in 2022, when a decision on whether to roll out the FAM across other UK bases will be made; we will not be in a position to judge the success of the pilot until we have a complete picture in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 13/03/2020 11:05:38 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith