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1002725

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Ministerial Statement of 5 November 2018, HCWS1064 on the Defence Equipment Plan, what proportion of the allocated budget shortfall in the four years from 2018-19 is due to the decision to reprofile the Dreadnought programme and bring forward spending.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	188747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>On the basis of a review in summer 2017, detailed cost forecasts were developed for procurement and support programmes managed by the Defence Nuclear Organisation. This included the Dreadnought programme where re-profiling provided opportunities to drive out cost and risk later in the programme to ensure it remains on schedule and within its £31 billion estimated cost. I am withholding the specific information requested as its release would prejudice the commercial interests of the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 16:52:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1002728

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.14 on page 34 of the 5 November 2018 National Audit Office Report on the Equipment Plan 2018 to 2028, HC1621, on which projects he plans to use the £150 million contingency available across its equipment and support budgets.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	188748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Contingency funding managed by head office will be used to offset aggregate increases in cost across the whole programme, after project and TLB-level risk management controls have been applied. We will decide on the allocation of this funding as part of our normal financial planning and budgeting process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 15:52:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1002734

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 14 of the National Audit Office Report, the Equipment Plan 2018 to 2028, HC1621, published on 5 November 2018, what steps he is taking to improve how his Department outlines to Parliament its decisions in relation to the Equipment Plan, including the financial and broader implications.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	188749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We are grateful to the National Audit Office for their report and continue to work with them to improve our processes and transparency. We expect to report the implications of decisions affecting the Equipment Plan in future Equipment Plan financial summary reports.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/11/2018 15:57:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

933803

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value is of all contracts in US dollars for military equipment purchased by the Ministry of Defence since 23 June 2016; and if he will list (a) those contracts with a value of more than US$10 million, (b) their individual value and (c) the date on which the invoice for each contract was settled.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	159492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence contracts with US suppliers are generally through a company's UK subsidiary and are priced in sterling. Any conversion would be an inaccurate representation of the contract value.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 09/07/2018 16:05:53 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

839145

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Figure 9 of the Defence Equipment Plan 2017, what the identified savings were from each of the programmes which formed part of the Equipment Support Projects Review that contributed to (a) savings delivered and (b) total forecast savings.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	127704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is commercially sensitive, therefore, we are unable to release it at this time.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 20/02/2018 16:41:37 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

839152

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,with reference to Figure 9 of the Defence Equipment Plan 2017, what estimate he has made of the (a) gross savings and (b) net savings within the identified Total Forecast Savings in that plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	127710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Total Forecast Savings shown in Figure 9 of the Equipment Plan 2017 summary report are composed of efficiencies from Equipment Support projects, the Submarine Enterprise Performance Programme (SEPP) and the Complex Weapons Pipeline (CWP). Savings delivered by the CWP have been reported as 'gross savings' and 'net savings' due to the two baseline cost estimates against which these efficiencies are assessed (see paragraph 24c of the Equipment Plan 2017 summary report). This structure is unique to the CWP efficiencies and therefore not applicable to either the Equipment Support or SEPP efficiencies.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 20/02/2018 16:43:36 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

835970

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons exchange rates used by his Department in respect of costs associated with the Equipment Plan do not reflect the market rates at the date of that plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	126325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence Head Office directs the use of standard exchange rate assumptions for forecasting 10-year costs across the Department. The full cost of required foreign currency at forecast exchange rates is recognised separately in the Department's budgetary planning process with a provision allocated corporately for the difference between costs at forecast rates and planning assumption rates. This mechanism ensures that the total forecast cost of foreign currency is recognised and managed in the context of the overall financial position of the Department, while allowing individual budget holders to focus on managing foreign currency demand rather than reacting to exchange rate changes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/02/2018 15:45:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

835971

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the effect of changes in exchange rates on the affordability of the Equipment Plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	126326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence considers the impact of foreign exchange as part of its routine financial management and builds appropriate levels of contingency into the Defence budget and equipment plan.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/02/2018 15:30:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

827991

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget is for each programme in his Department's equipment plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	123951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is due to publish the Equipment Plan 2017 to 2027 by the end of this Financial Year, setting out its plans for expenditure on equipment procurement and support. The report will provide an analysis of the budget allocated to each operating centre over the ten year period.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 25/01/2018 16:59:47 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

797462

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which projects forming part of his Department’s core equipment plan were subject to virement at the close of Annual Budget Cycle 16; and what the value was of those transferred budgets.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Annual Budget Cycle does not feature any formal process of virement whereby financial provision allocated to a particular equipment project is transferred specifically to another. Balance of investment decisions taken as part of the Annual Budget Cycle instead seek to ensure that the equipment plan as a whole remains affordable and relevant to our evolving defence and security priorities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 116426 question first answered 07/12/2017 16:03:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish