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1713507

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £6.6bn in R&D spend for defence announced in his Department's paper entitled Defence and Security Industrial Strategy: A strategic approach to the UK’s defence and security industrial sectors, CP 410, published in March 2021, is (a) uncommitted and (b) unspent.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>As part of this Spending Review Period (financial years 2021-22 to 2024-25) the Department established a ringfence of £6.6 billion for R&amp;D across the four years. This was a minimum required spend over the period, rather than a set amount. All R&amp;D funding is allocated to Top Level Budgets (TLBs) as part of the annual budget cycle, and have been able to spend more than the ringfence as long as it is within the Department's overall budget.</p><p>In the first three years of this Spending Review period the department exceeded its targets and spent over £6 billion. Whilst forecasts for R&amp;D spend for this financial year are subject to change, we ultimately expect to comfortably exceed the £6.6 billion ringfenced figure by the end of this financial year.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 01/05/2024 11:15:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713509

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) UK and (b) German content is of the Challenger III main battle tank.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank programme is the first British-built tank in 22 years and supports hundreds of UK jobs in Telford, Gateshead, Bristol and Bovington. Over 60% of the value of the Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) contract will utilise the UK supply chain.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 01/05/2024 11:16:18 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713511

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the (a) lethal and (b) non lethal military aid donated to Ukraine since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK's support to Ukraine has been and will remain steadfast and we have just announced our largest ever military aid package, which will be delivered over the next few months.</p><p>Since February 2022, we have delivered the following key capabilities. For operational security reasons we are unable to publish the full extent of the information requested. The announcement made by the Prime Minister on Tuesday 23 April is additional to the list below.</p><p>· 1,800 air defence missiles</p><p>· Over 4,000 drones including:</p><p>· Long range attack drones</p><p>· Strategic Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)</p><p>· Storm Shadow cruise missiles</p><p>· Squadron of 14 Challenger 2 Tanks with thousands of rounds of ammunition, plus armoured recovery and repair vehicles.</p><p>· 50 AS90 self-propelled 155mm guns hundreds of armoured and protected vehicles.</p><p>· 400,000 rounds of artillery ammunition</p><p>· 6 Stormer vehicles fitted with Starstreak launchers</p><p>· Thousands of surface-to-air missiles including HMV Starstreak, LMM Martlet, ASRAAM, AMRAAM and others.</p><p>· More than 10,000 anti-tank weapons (including over 5,000 Next Generation Light Anti-Tank [NLAW] missiles, Javelin, Brimstone and others)</p><p>· Nearly 6 million rounds of small arms ammunition, 2,600 anti-structure munitions and 4.5 tonnes of plastic explosive</p><p>· More than a hundred anti-aircraft guns, self-propelled artillery.</p><p>· Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)</p><p>· 6 stormer air defence vehicles, using HVM Starstreak missiles.</p><p>· Counter-battery radar systems</p><p>· Communications equipment</p><p>· Electronic warfare equipment</p><p>· Medical equipment</p><p>· 3 Sea King helicopters</p><p>· 140 logisitics vehicles</p><p>· 1,000 VALLON metal detectors and 100 bomb de-arming kits</p><p>· 300 Armoured and protected mobility vehicles</p><p>· Cold weather equipment</p><p>· Body armour and helmets</p><p>· Electricity Generators</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 29/04/2024 16:44:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713167

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Research
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 his Department's budget for research and development has not been allocated.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>All R&amp;D funding is allocated to Top Level Budgets (TLBs) as part of the annual budget cycle. At the start of this financial year, 25% of R&amp;D spending is currently committed, with the remainder uncommitted to enable flexibility and for budget holders to invest strategically in key programmes. This is consistent with the approach taken over previous three years, where all R&amp;D funding has been committed by the end of each financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 29/04/2024 14:27:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713168

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government's press release entitled, PM to announce largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine on visit to Poland, published on 23 April 2024, when the first deliveries of military support under the package will take place.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>This latest military aid package to Ukraine, the most comprehensive so far, covering the land, sea and air environments, will be delivered over the next few months. It will be delivered as quickly as possible, in accordance with priorities agreed with Ukrainian partners.</p><p>For operational security reasons, we generally do not comment on the progress of our deliveries, as to do so would risk both lives and the effectiveness of the aid.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/04/2024 10:08:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713169

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government's press release entitled, PM to announce largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine on visit to Poland, published on 23 April 2024, what types of (a) armoured and (b) all-terrain vehicles his Department will supply to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>We will provide over 400 vehicles to Ukraine, consisting of 160 protected mobility Husky vehicles; 162 armoured vehicles comprised of further AS90 155mm artillery guns and Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked); and 78 all-terrain vehicles made up of Bv-206 and Viking.</p><p>These will provide much needed additional artillery support, reconnaissance capabilities, and amphibious mobility to support development of the Ukrainian marine corps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/04/2024 10:08:35 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1712725

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Swimming Pools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many swimming pools have been maintained by the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Marines in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	22845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy maintains three swimming pools across its estate under the Future Maritime Support Programme. The remainder of the swimming pools across the Naval estate are maintained by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 30/04/2024 12:13:29 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1712727

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Marines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the delivery of the Future Commando Force.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	22847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Commando Forces are deployed globally today, delivering disproportionate impact for a formation of their size, in the High North, Eastern Mediterranean and India-Asia Pacific regions as well as supporting rapid operational feedback and validating lessons from Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continually assesses resourcing of all operational capabilities. The Commando Force has delivered significant capability improvements at pace which have already been deployed on operations, with spiral development of key capabilities to retain their operational advantage going forward.</p><p> </p><p>The Commando Force Programme is delivering a transformational change to amphibious operations through two investment increments over the next ten-years that offer political choice at competition, crisis and conflict levels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 30/04/2024 16:54:48 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1712728

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Ammunition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Defence Equipment and Support's article entitled DE&S places new order with BAE Systems to increase 155mm shells stockpile for British Army, published on 11 July 2023, when his Department expects to achieve an eight-fold increase in 155mm ammunition production.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	22848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 25 July 2023 to Question 194703.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/05/2024 12:17:06 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 194703 - Ammunition.docx title Ammunition
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1712729

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antitank Missiles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has taken delivery of new Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units ordered in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	22849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has yet to take delivery of the Lightweight Command Launch Units for Javelin. Initial deliveries are expected in 2026.</p><p> </p><p>Javelin F-model missiles, to replenish stocks Granted in Kind to Ukraine, are scheduled to be delivered in two batches; in 2027 and 2028.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 22850 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:58:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey