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1548299

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement that the equipment plan to fund the Type 32 Frigate and Multirole Support Ships programme has been withdrawn, what is the status of that programme.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>There are no current plans to withdraw either the Type 32 Frigate or Multi Role Support Ships programme. Both remain in the concept phase, and the programme and procurement strategies will be decided following phase completion. We continue to assess plans and are still working to the intended in-service dates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 19/12/2022 16:45:13 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1548565

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 20 of the NAO report on the Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032, HC 907, published on 29 November, for what reason Navy Command was concerned about the affordability of the Multi-Role Support Ships.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	102773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Multi-Role Support Ships programme remains a key part of the future fleet. Work continues to ensure the programme is affordable in order to deliver the ships the Navy and Marines need.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/12/2022 15:40:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1548566

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 20 of the NAO report on the Equipment Plan 2022 to 2032, HC 907, published on 29 November, what assessment he has made of the impact of the decision by Navy Command to withdraw plans for Multi-Role Support Ships on Littoral Strike.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	102774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to withdraw the Multi Role Support Ships programme. It remains in the concept phase, and the programme and procurement strategy will be decided following the completion of the concept phase. We continue to assess plans and are still working to the intended in-service dates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/12/2022 15:47:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1486888

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to progress the conversion of a Bay class support ship to deliver a more agile and lethal littoral strike capability.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has reviewed design and costing options for upgrading amphibious shipping in support of the UK's Commando Forces.</p><p>It has been decided that extending in service and upgrading RFA ARGUS and operating her alongside our Landing Ship Docking (Auxiliary)s in their current configuration, represents the optimum solution to support a forward deployed Littoral Response Group. This will provide a sustainable air manoeuvre, surface manoeuvre and command and control capability with the ability to manage availability as platforms undergo maintenance. The extension of RFA ARGUS also sustains Defence's Role 3 afloat medical capability.</p><p>The lessons from this analysis, and from operating these platforms forward in the coming years, will inform the procurement of the Multi-Role Support Ship which will replace the capabilities embodied in these platforms in the future.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 11/07/2022 15:54:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1452242

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to maximise UK content in its future vessel orders.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	142044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2022 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh set out the 30-year cross-Government shipbuilding pipeline. It is a substantial opportunity to create a baseline of volume to encourage industry investment in facilities, infrastructure, innovation and skills. The National Shipbuilding Office will seek to maximise the opportunity for UK industry in this pipeline, wherever our procurement law and international obligations allow, by championing UK shipbuilding, ensuring that our procurements deliver on the policy objectives set out in the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh and creating opportunity for UK shipbuilders wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, for Ministry of Defence (MOD) vessels a minimum of 20% weighting for Social Value will be applied to ensure our investments leave a lasting legacy. MOD retains the right, subject to National security needs, to commission ships to be built in UK yards as we have done with type 26 and type 31.</p><p> </p><p>The Refresh also recognises that the value of the shipbuilding sector goes well beyond just building hulls and is spread throughout the entire supporting supply chain. The National Shipbuilding Office will therefore work to encourage UK content for all parts of the shipbuilding enterprise, including: refit and repair, the through-life support to sustain our ships; the battle-winning technologies, systems and sub-systems which underpin our capability; and across the supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 25/03/2022 15:30:03 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 60474 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1441358

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to use the security exemption offered under World Trade Organisation rules to exclude foreign companies from bids to construct and supply warships in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	140385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>As warships are expressly excluded from the UK's list of covered goods in the World Trade Organisation Government Procurement Agreement, the national security exemption in Article III of that Agreement is not engaged. In relation to the supply of warships, the applicability of the national security exemptions in the Public Contracts Regulations and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations will be assessed on a case by case basis. This is in line with the Ministry of Defence shipbuilding policy set out in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/03/2022 09:13:54 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1386302

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to assess whether the tender for the Special Purpose Ship is legally compliant.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	89511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The value and nature of the tender for the Special Purpose Ship sits within the commercial delegations of the Royal Navy's procurement process when applying the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and supporting framework, meaning individual legal advice is not usually taken for each such tender.</p><p>However, I have asked the Royal Navy to review the details of this tender and will write to the rightt hon.Member in due course and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 89512 question first answered 13/12/2021 15:25:19 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1386303

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether legal advice was taken by his Department prior to the publication of the Special Purpose Ship tender.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	89512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The value and nature of the tender for the Special Purpose Ship sits within the commercial delegations of the Royal Navy's procurement process when applying the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and supporting framework, meaning individual legal advice is not usually taken for each such tender.</p><p>However, I have asked the Royal Navy to review the details of this tender and will write to the rightt hon.Member in due course and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 89511 question first answered 13/12/2021 15:25:19 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1361424

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what year he estimates the (a) Type 26, (b) Type 31 and (c) Type 32 will enter service.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	58733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>For details on Type 26 and Type 31, I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence (Baroness Goldie), on 9 March 2021 to Question HL13634 in the House of Lords and the answer I gave to the Rt Hon. Member for North Durham on 5 March 2021 to Question 22374.</p><p>Type 32 remains in the conceptual phase, however on current projected plans, the expected in-service date is in the early 2030s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/10/2021 12:44:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name Hansards.docx title Frigates
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1180776

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Future Littoral Strike Ship.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	21307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has committed to undertake the deepest review of Britain's security, defence and foreign policy. This review will examine how we strengthen and prioritise our alliances, diplomacy and development and will consider all aspects of our defence and security capabilities, including our approach to procurement and maintaining our technological edge. The work already undertaken on the future Littoral Strike Ship will feed into this review.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/03/2020 17:34:01 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson