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1542994

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 November, HCWS369, on Shipbuilding Update, who the prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support Ships will be; and what estimate he has made of the balance of work between the shipyards involved.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	88807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Team Resolute, a team consisting of Harland &amp; Wolff, BMT and Navantia UK has been announced as the Preferred Bidder to build the Fleet Solid Support ships. Navantia UK, a UK registered company, will hold the contract as prime contractor.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the shipbuild will take place in the UK. The precise balance of work between each individual yard is a matter for Harland &amp; Wolff.</p><p> </p><p>No workers are currently employed in building the Fleet Solid Support ships by Harland &amp; Wolff at any of its sites. No contract has yet been signed for the ships. Harland &amp; Wolff has indicated that it expects the workforce employed to build the ships to grow by around 1,200.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people employed by BMT in the competition for the Fleet Solid Support ships is purely a matter for the company. BMT has indicated that it expects its workforce engaged to deliver the Fleet Solid Support ships to grow to around 120.</p><p> </p><p>The number of jobs sustained in Spain to deliver the Fleet Solid Support ships is a matter for the contractor concerned but it will be fewer than the number of jobs sustained and created in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of technology and skills from Navantia to the UK shipbuilding industry that the Fleet Solid Support ship programme will facilitate includes provision for a team of Spanish shipbuilding experts to be resident within Harland &amp; Wolff in order to upskill local staff to deliver the construction in the UK and ensure build productivity and quality levels are met.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 88812 88813 88818 88824 88825 question first answered 21/11/2022 16:05:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564308

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Antitank Missiles: Procurement
	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 help ensure that NLAW anti-tank missile stocks will be replenished in early 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>To replenish the Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems granted to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) secured around 500 units which will be delivered to the UK in 2023. The MOD has subsequently placed a separate contract for several thousand units to be delivered to the UK between 2024-2026.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/01/2023 14:47:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1603331

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to tackle supply chain constraints in defence procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	904028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the health and resilience of our supply chains seriously. The department has invested in a department-wide supply chain mapping programme, sharing intelligence and best practice on common critical supply chains and materials across Government and internationally.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 16:42:29 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1603903

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles there are in his Department's white fleet (a) in total and (b) by individual service; and how many of the those vehicles are electric or hybrid.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	165197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The majority Ministry of Defence’s white fleet are leased through the Phoenix II Contract. There are a total of 15,422 vehicles leased under this contract. Of these, 728 are electric vehicles and 1,331 are hybrid vehicles. The table below sets out the numbers by Defence Organisation or Top Level Budget Holder (as of 15 March 2023):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total Phoenix II Leased Vehicles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air</p></td><td><p>3,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>7,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DE&amp;S</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIO</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DNO</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DSA</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MDP</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>2,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKSC</p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,422</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 22/03/2023 16:15:05 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1351642

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Coal Fired Power Stations: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent discussions the Government has had with Chinese counterparts on he construction of new coal plants in preparation for COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	40591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>We have made the global energy transition from coal to clean power a priority of our COP26 Presidency. I raised this issue most recently during my visit to China on 6 and 7 September with Vice Premier Han Zheng, Chinese Special Envoy for Climate Change Minister Xie Zhenhua and the Head of China’s National Energy Administration, Minister Zhang Jianhua. Additionally, the British Embassy in Beijing regularly engage with their Chinese counterparts on this issue. The Foreign Secretary has also discussed the importance of ambitious action to tackle climate change with his counterpart, State Councillor Wang Yi.</p><p>We will continue to engage with China to provide further details on how it will implement President Xi’s commitment at the US Leaders’ Summit on 22 April 2021 to reduce domestic coal consumption. Internationally, we are also working with China, as well as other financiers of international coal, through our COP26 energy transition campaign in collaborating to make renewables more attractive than coal power for all countries. Together with the G7, we have committed to rapidly accelerate the transition away from unabated coal capacity to an overwhelmingly decarbonised power system in the 2030s; and to end new direct government support for unabated international coal power generation by the end of 2021.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/09/2021 07:50:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1199870

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons Oxford is the location for the new vaccine production facility; and whether other areas of the country were considered for the location of that facility.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	53292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The competition for the Vaccines Manufacture and Innovation Centre (VMIC) took place in 2018 as part of Wave 1 of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Medicines Manufacturing portfolio. This was an open competition call, with no limit on the number of bids. The selection criteria were defined in the competition brief and the selection was made on that basis. Two sites were shortlisted, the site in Oxfordshire and a site in the North East of England.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 09/06/2020 13:46:32 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1201962

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June to Question 53292 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what weight was given to consideration of the potential effect on the (a) prosperity agenda and (b) regional balance in the selection criteria for the decision on where to locate the Vaccines Manufacture and Innovation Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	57083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The selection criteria for the location of the Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre is listed on the competition brief and the selection was made on that basis. This includes the ability to work with centres of excellence across the country and to help deliver on the goals of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/06/2020 11:01:00 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1221212

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to her Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 57083, if he will place in the Library the selection criteria for the decision on where to locate the vaccines manufacture and Innovation centre.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	69428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>As per the Hon. Member’s request, I will be placing a copy of the document on the selection criteria for the Vaccines Manufacture and Innovation Centre (VMIC) in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 14/07/2020 16:14:49 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1684849

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dentistry: Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of students studying dentistry in universities in England and Wales in the 2023-24 academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	11247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Students (OfS) collects and publishes data on the intakes to dentistry degrees in England and Wales. Initial figures from the OfS suggest that, in the 2023/24 academic year, 805 students began dentistry degrees in England, and 70 students began dentistry degrees in Wales. The Department does not hold further information on the overall number of students studying dentistry at universities in England and Wales in the 2023/24 academic year.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/02/2024 16:46:01 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1505290

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	England Illegal Money Lending Team: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional resources to the England Illegal Money Lending Team to tackle the threat of illegal money lending.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	48217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the dangers of illegal money lending, and that is why the Treasury funds the Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) across the UK via an industry levy collected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p> </p><p>Since taking over funding of the IMLTs in 2017, the Treasury has increased their annual funding by 37%. For the 2022/23 financial year, the Treasury increased funding for the England Illegal Money Lending Team by over 6% compared to 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>HMT officials regularly meet the IMLTs to understand the latest intelligence and monitor how funding is being deployed. These discussions will inform decisions about the appropriate levels of funding for the next financial year.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 14/09/2022 16:31:49 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar