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1676964

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any (a) Chieftain and (b) Challenger 1 tanks remain in storage.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	6226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any Chieftain or Challenger 1 Main Battle Tanks in storage.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/12/2023 12:48:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1642692

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) procurement and (b) whole life cost is of the Armour Main Battle Tank 2025 programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	188189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2023 answer text <p>We do not routinely release forecast figures regarding the resource and capital expenditure of our major projects. Portfolio data is published annually in support of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) Annual Report which includes a budget baseline and the latest HM Treasury approved estimates in respect of whole life costs.</p><p>The current report is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-annual-report-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-annual-report-2022</a></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 188190 question first answered 16/06/2023 10:07:28 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1599841

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
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 recent steps to increase the number of main battle tanks available to the army.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	155211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The British Army holds and maintains an appropriate amount of Main Battle Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles to meet operational requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Consideration of equipment fleet sizes is routine activity to ensure they remain sufficient to meet Defence’s needs.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 155212 question first answered 06/03/2023 13:09:36 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1127148

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans her Department has to change the number of tanks available to the Army.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	255362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Following outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the British Army currently has 227 Challenger 2 tanks. For current and historical information on the British Army's vehicle fleet size, statistics may be found online either on the gov.uk website through the 'UK armed forces equipment and formations' publication, or on the National Archives website within copies of the 'UK Defence Statistics Compendium.'</p><p>With regards to the future size of the Army's tank fleet, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2019, to Question 246488 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 255360 255361 255363 255364 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:04:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 246488 - Challenger Tanks - Repairs and Maintenance.docx title Challenger Tanks - Repair and Maintenance
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127149

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tanks the Army has had in service in each of the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	255363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Following outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the British Army currently has 227 Challenger 2 tanks. For current and historical information on the British Army's vehicle fleet size, statistics may be found online either on the gov.uk website through the 'UK armed forces equipment and formations' publication, or on the National Archives website within copies of the 'UK Defence Statistics Compendium.'</p><p>With regards to the future size of the Army's tank fleet, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2019, to Question 246488 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 255360 255361 255362 255364 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:04:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 246488 - Challenger Tanks - Repairs and Maintenance.docx title Challenger Tanks - Repair and Maintenance
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127150

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment her Department has made of the number of tanks the Army requires to fulfil its operational requirements.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	255364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Following outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the British Army currently has 227 Challenger 2 tanks. For current and historical information on the British Army's vehicle fleet size, statistics may be found online either on the gov.uk website through the 'UK armed forces equipment and formations' publication, or on the National Archives website within copies of the 'UK Defence Statistics Compendium.'</p><p>With regards to the future size of the Army's tank fleet, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2019, to Question 246488 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 255360 255361 255362 255363 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:04:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 246488 - Challenger Tanks - Repairs and Maintenance.docx title Challenger Tanks - Repair and Maintenance
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1123349

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to reduce the number of tanks.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2019, to Question 246488, to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/05/2019 15:40:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 29 April 2019, UIN 246488 (1).docx title 246488-Challenger Tanks: Repairs and Maintenance
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

851060

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the weight of British Army Challenger 2 tanks will be that have gone through the CR2 Life Extension Programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	130247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Challenger 2 (CR2) Life Extension Programme is currently in the competitive assessment phase with the main investment decision planned for mid-2019. It is not possible to determine the future weight of CR2 until a successful bidder has been chosen.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 06/03/2018 16:43:53 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

523009

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks are held in reserve in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	39350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Challenger 2 is a highly capable Main Battle Tank and sits at the heart of the Army's war fighting Armoured Infantry Brigades and is a key part of the UK's capability. The current Challenger 2 fleet consists of 227 main battle tanks all of which would be available for operational use if required.</p><p>The following Regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps are equipped with Challenger 2: The King's Royal Hussars, Tidworth; The Queen's Royal Hussars, Germany and The Royal Tank Regiment, Tidworth. We do not routinely comment on specific levels of readiness and locations for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p>As at May 2016 the Challenger 2 fleet was assessed to meet 100% of the fleet size and deployability requirements as set out in the 2015-16 Army Readiness Order.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 39352 39353 39533 question first answered 09/06/2016 15:22:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

523011

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps are equipped with the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank; and what the allocation is to each such regiment of such tanks.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	39352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Challenger 2 is a highly capable Main Battle Tank and sits at the heart of the Army's war fighting Armoured Infantry Brigades and is a key part of the UK's capability. The current Challenger 2 fleet consists of 227 main battle tanks all of which would be available for operational use if required.</p><p>The following Regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps are equipped with Challenger 2: The King's Royal Hussars, Tidworth; The Queen's Royal Hussars, Germany and The Royal Tank Regiment, Tidworth. We do not routinely comment on specific levels of readiness and locations for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p>As at May 2016 the Challenger 2 fleet was assessed to meet 100% of the fleet size and deployability requirements as set out in the 2015-16 Army Readiness Order.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 39350 39353 39533 question first answered 09/06/2016 15:22:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching