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797985

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current value of contingency funding is for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme for work related to the development of the PWR3 for the Dreadnought programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The development of Pressure Water Reactor 3 (PWR3) is part of the Dreadnought submarine programme, which is costed at £31 billion with a £10 billion contingency.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/12/2017 16:04:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797986

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Reactors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the PWR3 nuclear reactor programme will move into its manufacturing phase.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Pressurised Water Reactor 3 (PWR3) plant moved into the manufacturing phase in September 2016, following approval for Dreadnought's Delivery Phase 1.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/12/2017 16:05:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797987

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to sustain the number of nuclear suitably qualified and experienced engineers and scientists and develop the UK’s next generation of nuclear propulsion experts.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is a member of the Nuclear Skills Strategy Group (NSSG) which brings together partners from both the defence and civil nuclear sectors. As per the December 2016 NSSG Strategic Plan, provision of suitably qualified and experienced nuclear propulsion personnel is a key consideration of the NSSG. As part of the UK Industrial Strategy, one of the main proposals of the Nuclear Sector Deal is around skills and training.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/12/2017 16:50:47 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797988

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is planning a nuclear propulsion capability review.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department concluded the Nuclear Propulsion Capability Review in 2016. It is now informing the wider submarine capability management processes and policy.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/12/2017 16:04:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797989

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of efficiency savings identified to date by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>We have delivered over £5 billion of efficiency savings between 2010-16, and remain on track to deliver 90% of our £7.4 billion Spending Review 2015 efficiency target between 2016 and 2021.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/12/2017 12:19:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797990

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Engineers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fully trained (a) Marine Engineers and (b) Weapons Engineers served in the Royal Navy in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>The trained regular strength of Royal Navy Weapon Engineers and Marine Engineers, as at 1 April each year from 2012 to 2017 is given below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Weapon Engineer</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>669</p></td><td><p>649</p></td><td><p>613</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating</p></td><td><p>2,643</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td><p>2,303</p></td><td><p>2,246</p></td><td><p>2,979</p></td><td><p>3,132</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Marine Engineer</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>544</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>483</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating</p></td><td><p>3,979</p></td><td><p>3,724</p></td><td><p>3,410</p></td><td><p>3,219</p></td><td><p>3,166</p></td><td><p>3,289</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Communication and Information Specialists (CIS) were not counted in Engineer branches until August 2015. They are therefore included in the Weapon Engineering figures for April 2016 and April 2017 but not for earlier years.</li><li>The Weapon Engineer figures for April 2016 and April 2017 include 1,005 and 1,227 CIS personnel respectively.</li></ol> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/12/2017 12:18:16 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797992

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Engineers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) outflow (b) inflow and (c) netflow of fully trained Royal Navy (i) Marine Engineers and (ii) Weapons Engineers has been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>The intake and outflow for trained regular, Royal Navy Marine and Weapons Engineer officers and ratings by Financial Year (FY) from 2012-13 to 2016-17 is given in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/12/2017 12:22:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 116899 - Kevan Jones.docx title 116899 - Intake and outflow of RN Personnel
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797993

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Engineers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former fully trained Royal Navy (a) Marine Engineers and (b) Weapons Engineers have rejoined the (i) regular naval service (ii) reserve naval service in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>The intake to trained regulars and trained Royal Naval Reserve between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2017 for personnel who were previously trained Weapon Engineers or Marine Engineers is given below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Intake to Trained Regulars</p></td><td><p>Intake to Trained Royal Naval Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weapon Engineer</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marine Engineer</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><ol><li>Intake to the Royal Naval Reserve includes seamless transfers between the Regulars and the Reserves.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Data only includes personnel who have outflowed from the Regular Trained Strength since 1 September 2006.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Data have been rounded to the nearest 5.</li></ol> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/12/2017 12:21:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797994

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Engineers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average age of Royal Navy (a) Marine Engineers and (b) Weapons Engineers has been in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>The average age of trained regular Royal Navy Weapon Engineers and Marine Engineers, as at 1 April each year from 2008 to 2017 is given below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Weapon Engineer</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Marine Engineer</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1. Average age provided is mean age at last birthday. 2. In 2008 one rating with an unknown specialisation has been excluded.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3. Communication and Information Specialists were not counted in Engineering branches until August 2015. They are therefore included in the Weapon Engineering figures for April 2016 and April 2017 but not for earlier years.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/12/2017 12:17:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797996

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the regular Army’s full-time trade trained strength was in each of the last 12 months
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Defence Statistics regularly publish Armed Forces Personnel statistics. The full time trade trained strength of the Army can be found in table 3c at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2017</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/12/2017 17:22:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones