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772090

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date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hawk Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours the nine Hawk aircraft of the Royal Aircraft Aerobatics Team have flown since they were introduced.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	108180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>There are currently 14 Hawk T1 aircraft with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT). This provides spare capacity should any display aircraft develop faults or require routine maintenance. The flying hours accrued by each individual aircraft during its lifetime are given below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Individual</strong> <strong>Aircraft</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Flying Hours</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX177</p></td><td><p>8,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX204</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX227</p></td><td><p>8,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX232</p></td><td><p>8,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX242</p></td><td><p>9,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX244</p></td><td><p>10,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX245</p></td><td><p>10,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX278</p></td><td><p>8,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX310</p></td><td><p>8,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX311</p></td><td><p>8,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX319</p></td><td><p>7,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX322</p></td><td><p>7,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX323</p></td><td><p>6,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>XX325</p></td><td><p>8,860</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures provided are as at 16 October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>RAFAT rotates its aircraft within the general Hawk T1 fleet of 75 aircraft and therefore the hours shown will not all have been accrued with RAFAT.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/10/2017 13:53:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

772094

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department held on potential corruption or accounting issues with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering at the time of placing orders for the Tide-class of tankers.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering's (DSME) financial issues emerged in 2016, four years after the contract for the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tanker programme was placed.</p><p>The Department held no information regarding potential corruption or accounting irregularities with DSME at the time of contract award for the MARS programme in 2012.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/10/2017 13:42:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772095

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) estimated original planned date of entry into service was and (b) current expected date for entry into service is for each of the planned Tide-class tankers.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We expect all four Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tankers to have entered service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by the end of 2018, as planned.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 108304 question first answered 25/10/2017 13:39:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772096

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the first two Tide-class tankers have been delivered behind schedule.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We expect all four Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tankers to have entered service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by the end of 2018, as planned.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 108303 question first answered 25/10/2017 13:39:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772098

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weight was attached to the marking criteria for National Security Objective 3 for each of his Department's contracts for which that objective was taken into account.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Each year, the Ministry of Defence awards a significant number of contracts, by means of both single source and competitive procurement. Procurers have to assess whether the issues set out in National Security Objective 3, which seeks to promote our prosperity, are relevant to their procurement. As each contract is awarded on its own merit, detailed information is held with individual commercial teams and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 108301 question first answered 25/10/2017 13:35:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772099

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and which of his Department's contracts placed since the 2015 SDSR, whose value is £1 million or above, have taken National Security Objective 3 into account.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Each year, the Ministry of Defence awards a significant number of contracts, by means of both single source and competitive procurement. Procurers have to assess whether the issues set out in National Security Objective 3, which seeks to promote our prosperity, are relevant to their procurement. As each contract is awarded on its own merit, detailed information is held with individual commercial teams and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 108302 question first answered 25/10/2017 13:35:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772100

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	UN Command: Armed Forces
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 increase the number of UK armed forces personnel assigned to UN Command.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to increase the number of UK personnel assigned to UN Command Korea, but we routinely review our commitment to international headquarters and missions around the region.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/10/2017 13:41:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772101

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	UN Command
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost to his Department is of the UK's annual contribution to UN Command.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>For financial year 2017-18, £249,000 per annum has been allocated to fund two staff officer positions within UN Command in the Republic of Korea.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/10/2017 13:42:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772103

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to announce the results of the UK element of the surveillance operation to monitor Zapad 17; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>In view of the scale and lack of transparency of the recent Zapad 17 exercise led by Russia, the UK and its Allies remained vigilant throughout. A variety of means were used to monitor the conduct of the exercise. I cannot comment further for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/10/2017 13:36:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

772104

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	UN Command: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel from the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force have been sent to the two annual exercises held under the UN Command in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	108296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of UK Armed Forces personnel that have been sent to exercises KEY RESOLVE and ULCHI FREEDOM GUARDIAN held under the United Nations Command in Republic of Korea in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>KEY RESOLVE</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>ULCHI FREEDOM GUARDIAN</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/10/2017 13:43:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones