Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1386618

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September 2021 to Question 903506, when he plans to publish an updated Equipment Plan document.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	90360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>We wrote to the Public Accounts Committee last month to inform the committee that an autumn publication date was no longer possible to ensure the Ministry of Defence report and the National Audit Office assessment are, as is usually the case, published together. We are working closely with the NAO to agree a revised timetable for publication, and intend to publish in early 2022. We will provide the Public Accounts Committee with an update shortly.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/12/2021 14:33:31 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

1386304

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	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timescale is for publishing the National Shipbuilding Strategy refresh.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	89513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh will now be published early next year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/12/2021 10:59:44 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 38773 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	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1386305

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	Damen Group: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Government contracts have been awarded to Damen in the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	89514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>A search has found no contracts awarded by the Ministry of Defence to the Damen Group in the last ten years (this would not preclude them being engaged by a Prime as a Sub-Contractor). Any contracts awarded by other parts of Government would a matter for individual departments.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/12/2021 16:32:10 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1385678

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Germany: Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it has cost to remove the British Army footprint from Germany since 2010 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	88654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>From 2010 to date, it has cost in the region of £2.1 billion to remove the British Army footprint from Germany.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/12/2021 10:22:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1385679

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	14 Signal Regiment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the14 Signals Regiment is deployed; and whether the Regiment has any armoured vehicles.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	88655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>Soldiers from 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) are currently committed to overseas deployments in support of Op NEWCOMBE, Op CABRIT and Op SHADER. Within the UK there are individuals deployed in support of, and held at readiness for, UK resilience commitments.</p><p>The unit has a diverse fleet of vehicles which includes BULLDOG armoured fighting vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/12/2021 14:42:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1385755

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent comparative assessment his Department has made of the efficiency of shipyards in (a) the UK and (b) Europe.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	88658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS) Refresh has been informed by comparative assessments of UK shipyards against international competitors. Based on these assessments and extensive consultation across the shipbuilding enterprise, the NSbS Refresh will address the most important enablers of success for the sector.</p><p>The National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) has been established to lead the implementation of the NSbS Refresh, which will further increase our shipyard's competitiveness.The NSO will set the conditions for success, but industry must capitalise on these if the enterprise is to realise its shared ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/12/2021 16:12:01 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1385757

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
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 continue to use the terminology in the water as a milestone in capability for naval vessels.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	88659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The point in time at which a vessel under construction is first afloat has traditionally been regarded as a significant milestone and remains so.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/12/2021 12:46:15 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1385310

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Canada: Arctic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what legal framework the Government will offer military assistance to Canada in the Arctic.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	87603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The legal framework under which the UK might provide military assistance to Canada in the Arctic would be dependent on the circumstances and the nature of any Canadian request for military assistance, bilaterally or through NATO.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/12/2021 10:23:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones