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1679490

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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 assessment his Department has made of the affordability of the Royal Navy’s (a) multi-role support ship, (b) type 32, (c) multi-role ocean surveillance and (d) type 83 ship programmes.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	7788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Each of these programmes are currently in the concept phase and the focus is on determining the requirement and on setting the programmes up for success with work ongoing to ensure affordability. The Multi-Role Ocean surveillance programme has already procured one vessel, but procurement of the second vessel remains in the concept phase.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 15/01/2024 14:39:00 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1646560

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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, further to the reply by Baroness Goldie on 20 June (HL Deb col 100), whether the Ministry of Defence will raise with the Treasury the case for having a multi-year rolling programme of warship orders.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) has ambitious plans to ensure its fleet remains modern and capable of dealing with evolving threats. Regular discussions take place between the RN, the Ministry of Defence and His Majesty's Treasury to ensure this is funded in a way that provides value for money for taxpayers and the best capability for the RN.</p><p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, published on 10 March 2022, sets out the ambition for the pipeline of more than 150 new naval and civil vessels for the UK Government and Devolved Administrations over the next 30 years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 05/07/2023 14:02:14 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1643353

registered interest
date	09/06/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2022 to Question 31751 on Warships: Procurement and with reference his Department's paper entitled Defence in a Competitive Age, published in March 2021, whether the funding allocated for upgrading a Bay class support ship was spent on other projects.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	188662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The life extension of RFA Argus was the measure taken in preference to the capability upgrade of the LSDA class. Therefore, apart from the routine work by Ministry of Defence agencies of assessing the work required, no funding was allocated to upgrading a Bay Class Support ship and therefore no funding was re-allocated to other projects.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/06/2023 16:42:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1642738

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	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2022 to Question 31751 on Warships: Procurement, how much his Department spent on plans to convert a Bay class support ship before those plans were changed.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	188197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2023 answer text <p>The life extension of RFA ARGUS was the measure taken in preference of the capability upgrade to the Landing Ship Docking (Auxiliary) (LSDA) class. Therefore, apart from the routine work performed by Ministry of Defence Agencies to assess the work required, no money was spent on plans to upgrade the LSDA. The project to replace and/or upgrade the equipment required for the life extension will be £75,000.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/06/2023 13:51:02 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1639924

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
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 what ships the Royal Navy currently have on order.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Navy currently has the following vessels on order :</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Class</p></td><td><p>On Order/Contract</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 26 Frigate</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 31 Frigate</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Solid Support</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Autonomous Minehunting – Mission System</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Autonomous Minehunting – Logistic Support Vessel</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multi Role Ocean Surveillance Ship (Seabed Warfare)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/06/2023 16:16:16 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1611085

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
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 whether they still plan to replace amphibious shipping with Multi-role Support Ships.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Multi-Role Support Ship (MRSS) programme will replace the current mixed fleet of amphibious and Casualty Receiving vessels in the 2030s. These vessels will enable the projection of littoral strike capability worldwide and ensure that a modernised amphibious capability is available to the Commando Force.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/05/2023 15:55:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1587438

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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 what plans they have to purchase Multi-Role Support Ships for the Royal Navy; and whether such vessels are necessary for the future formation of Littoral Response Groups following retirement of the Albion-class Landing Platform Dock vessels.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL5732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The Integrated Review 21 identified Multi Role Support Ships (MRSS) as the platforms to deliver Littoral Strike. The Littoral Strike concept is centred around two Littoral Response Groups (LRG) to deliver a sovereign capability, which can be combined into larger task group formations.</p><p>The MRSS programme remains in the concept phase, and the programme and procurement strategies will be decided following phase completion. The Royal Navy will continue to assess plans and are still working to the intended in-service dates.</p><p>On current plans, the Landing Platform Dock vessels are due to be retired in the early 2030s but will form part of the LRG until the MRSS come into service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL5733 question first answered 06/03/2023 17:06:03 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1566131

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
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 is taking steps to enable small and medium UK based engineering businesses to bid for work to provide waste management systems, including shredders, compactors and vacuum storage systems, for new naval vessels.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	120895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that SMEs make a significant contribution to the defence supply chain and wider UK prosperity. That is why the department has published its SME Action Plan to make it easier for SMEs to access opportunities and to bid for requirements. We are also encouraging our major suppliers to publish their own sub-contract opportunities through the Defence Sourcing Portal, making it easier for SMEs to find and bid in for defence work.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/01/2023 14:03:06 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1551126

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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, what the (a) in service and (b) out of service dates are for the (i) Type 23 frigate programme, (ii) Type 26 frigate programme, (iii) Type 32 frigate programme, (iv) Type 45 destroyer programme and (v) Type 83 destroyer programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	109433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>On current plans, the last Type 23 frigate will transition out of service in 2035 while all ships of the Type 26 Class are expected to enter service between 2028 and 2035. Current planning assumptions are for the Type 32 frigates to enter service over a period of three years commencing in 2032.</p><p>It is expected that the last Type 45 destroyer will transition out of service in 2038. The Future Air Dominance System, which is still at the programme pre-concept phase, but is likely to include the Type 83, will replace the Type 45 in line with its out of service dates.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/12/2022 15:24:43 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

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