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1433993

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the conversion bay class support ship committed to in the Defence Command Paper of 2021 will be delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	127375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for the Armed Forces to the Rt hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) on 9 December 2021 in response to Question number 87610.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/02/2022 10:17:46 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 87610.docx title Navy; Littoral Warfare
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1138708

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money the Royal Fleet Auxiliary spent on vessel maintenance in each financial year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	276529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The amounts spent in each financial year on vessel maintenance for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (rounded to the nearest million) are shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total Spend (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">116</del><ins class="ministerial">74</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">56</del><ins class="ministerial">48</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">96</del><ins class="ministerial">95</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data for financial years 2009-10 to 2014-15 is no longer held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/07/2019 15:08:25 question first ministerially corrected 24/07/2019 16:02:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 129491 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1463195

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	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 ensure that the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s vessels will remain civilian crewed.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	2632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Royal Navy's Annual Budget Cycle (ABC), which looks ahead over the next ten years, has ensured that Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels will remain operated by civilian crew.</p><p> </p><p>We remain confident that the Royal Navy has, and will continue to have, sufficient civilian seafarers within the RFA, to operate its current fleet of vessels necessary to fulfil operational requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/05/2022 16:06:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1624707

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels; and which of those ships are (a) operationally available, (b) undergoing maintenance or a refit and (c) temporarily unavailable due to mechanical problems.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	183243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows and is accurate as of 3 May 2023. ‘Available’ is defined as ships not undergoing deep maintenance.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Class</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Available</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Tide Class Tanker</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Wave Class Tanker</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Landing Ship Docks</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Amphibious Support Ship</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Fort Class Multi-Purpose Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes, periods of refit and Departmental planning requirements. To maintain operational security, these figures cannot be broken down into any further level of detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 09/05/2023 08:02:39 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1624708

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s total annual expenditure was on vessel maintenance, including unscheduled work in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	183244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The table below sets out the total annual expenditure, by financial year, of vessel maintenance/refits including unscheduled repair costs to Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels between 2010 and 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Repair costs (including unscheduled repairs) (£million)</p></td><td><p>Refit cost (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1.829</p></td><td><p>38.717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.283</p></td><td><p>18.853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.770</p></td><td><p>75.459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2.055</p></td><td><p>80.820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>12.994</p></td><td><p>88.887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>7.617</p></td><td><p>59.941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>8.704</p></td><td><p>24.229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>8.350</p></td><td><p>81.379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>4.830</p></td><td><p>49.609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>7.543</p></td><td><p>64.570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>9.760</p></td><td><p>60.513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>11.924</p></td><td><p>68.602</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A breakdown of repair costs into those that were scheduled and unscheduled could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary managed vessels are presently maintained under the Future In-Service Support (FISS) agreement. These contracts were signed in 2018, have a duration of 10 years, are worth approximately £1.1 billion and are expected to deliver around £115 million of savings. Prior to the signature of the FISS agreement, RFA managed vessels were managed under a set of five In-Service Support contracts. These contracts were awarded in 2008 and renewed in 2012 for a further five-year period at an additional cost of £349 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 183245 question first answered 09/05/2023 08:05:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1624709

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) duration and (b) value of vessel maintenance contracts were signed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	183245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The table below sets out the total annual expenditure, by financial year, of vessel maintenance/refits including unscheduled repair costs to Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels between 2010 and 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Repair costs (including unscheduled repairs) (£million)</p></td><td><p>Refit cost (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1.829</p></td><td><p>38.717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.283</p></td><td><p>18.853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.770</p></td><td><p>75.459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2.055</p></td><td><p>80.820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>12.994</p></td><td><p>88.887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>7.617</p></td><td><p>59.941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>8.704</p></td><td><p>24.229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>8.350</p></td><td><p>81.379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>4.830</p></td><td><p>49.609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>7.543</p></td><td><p>64.570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>9.760</p></td><td><p>60.513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>11.924</p></td><td><p>68.602</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A breakdown of repair costs into those that were scheduled and unscheduled could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary managed vessels are presently maintained under the Future In-Service Support (FISS) agreement. These contracts were signed in 2018, have a duration of 10 years, are worth approximately £1.1 billion and are expected to deliver around £115 million of savings. Prior to the signature of the FISS agreement, RFA managed vessels were managed under a set of five In-Service Support contracts. These contracts were awarded in 2008 and renewed in 2012 for a further five-year period at an additional cost of £349 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 183244 question first answered 09/05/2023 08:05:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1688596

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian seafarer ratings have been trained by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	13701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Between 2016 and 2023, 706 seafarers were trained by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), and there are no RFA seafarers currently serving on Operation Prosperity Guardian.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 13716 question first answered 19/02/2024 13:40:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1688597

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of each ship in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	13713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows and is accurate as of 12 February 2024. ‘Available’ is defined as ships not undergoing deep maintenance or preparing to undergo deep maintenance.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Class</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Available</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Tide Class Tanker</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Wave Class Tanker</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Primary Casualty Reception Facility</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Offshore Support Vessel</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes, periods of refit and Departmental planning requirements. To maintain operational security, these figures cannot be broken down into any further level of detail, however, I can confirm that these figures do include the new RFA Offshore Support Vessel class.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/03/2024 12:13:18 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1688599

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of replacing HMS Diamond with HMS Richmond in the Red Sea on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	13715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>HMS Richmond has now taken on the role of safeguarding shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden alongside other Royal Navy, UK &amp; NATO Partners, as part of the UK's enduring commitment to ensuring Freedom of Navigation and maintaining security of global shipping lanes.</p><p>The Royal Navy and Royal Feet Auxiliary continue to meet all of their operational commitments at home and abroad, and we will continue to ensure we have the workforce, support arrangements and facilities required to maintain availability in the future.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/02/2024 12:03:43 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1643715

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Royal Navy's operational staffing levels for Wave class tankers.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	188828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Fleety Auxiliary continues to deliver against its commitments for defence, and adjusts its workforce structure accordingly to meet the current and future operating plan.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 15/06/2023 13:49:26 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey