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540978

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Apache Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department has not negotiated a workshare component in its contract to buy Apache helicopters off-the-shelf from Boeing in the US.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	43478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.</p><p>A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.</p><p>Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.</p><p><del class="ministerial">We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.</del></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/09/2016 14:40:39 question first ministerially corrected 13/09/2016 14:33:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 9536 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1035303

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the future fighter programme.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	205258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>Since the announcement of the Combat Air Strategy at the Farnborough Airshow in July, the Ministry of Defence has established a team, based in Head Office to lead the acquisition of next generation Combat Air capability. This team has achieved the first major milestone laid out in Strategy - delivery of the Strategic Outline (Business) Case by the end of 2018. In parallel, the team has established new fora to explore and understand opportunities for collaboration on next generation Combat Air capability with international partners.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/01/2019 15:09:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1035304

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aerospace Industry: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support exports in the aerospace industry.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	205259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and other Government Departments continue to work closely with the UK aerospace industry to champion our world leading industrial base overseas and to identify new opportunities for export and long-term capability collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/01/2019 15:11:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1056840

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft and Typhoon Aircraft: Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the Typhoon and F-35 to deliver the full spectrum of weapons capabilities currently provided by Tornado; and what plans he has to fill the capability gap in the meantime.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	218277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>There will be no capability gap when Tornado retires from service in March 2019. The timetable to deliver the full spectrum of weapons capabilities currently provided by Tornado to other platforms was completed on time and on budget in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/02/2019 17:08:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1056841

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the findings of the IHS Markit report published on 6 February, that the UK will become a net defence importer by 2024 and the fifth largest global market for defence imports.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	218278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to creating the right conditions for a thriving UK defence industry and our refreshed Defence Industrial Policy outlines steps to help UK industry grow and compete, while affirming the UK's commitment to open competition and free, fair and responsible trade.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) works closely with industry to identify new opportunities to export and support both national capability and the UK Prosperity Agenda. Open competition remains our default procurement approach as we seek to source the best capability for our Armed Forces. Nonetheless, even where MOD does acquire defence equipment from overseas at significant value for money to the taxpayer, this often provides important benefit in terms of domestic partnership to UK industry.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/02/2019 17:06:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1105501

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
	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 UK's sovereign ability to manufacture complete military jets in the event that the manufacture of Hawk aircraft in the UK ceases.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	237677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 UK Combat Air Strategy along with the £1.9 billion Ministry of Defence investment in the Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative will help support the skills, capability and capacity that provides combat air freedom of action and operational advantage as well as sustaining choice as to how a next generation combat air system is delivered.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 15:36:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1035311

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve recruitment in the Armed Forces.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	205263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces. The Services are meeting all their current commitments. To help address Armed Forces manning challenges the Ministry of Defence has introduced its Armed Forces People Programme to modernise the employment offer including scope for flexible working and a new Forces' Accommodation Model. The individual Services have also implemented a wide range of programmes including:</p><ul><li>The Royal Navy/Royal Marines have the Personnel Recovery and Growth Programme which includes initiatives to improve inflow (gains to trained strength); throughflow (changes to training pipelines, promotions and accelerated throughput); and outflow (improving retention and reducing voluntary outflow).</li></ul><ul><li>The Army is implementing improvements to recruitment and training policy and practices; targeted financial retention incentives; and a strategy to attract personnel to re-join the Army. The lifting of the exclusion for women serving in Ground Close Combat roles highlights the commitment to offering maximum opportunity for all.</li></ul><ul><li>The RAF has established Enterprise Collaboration Teams to oversee a range of recruitment initiatives for critical skills groups, including the appointments of Specialist Recruitment Teams for hard to recruit branches and trades, BAME and female personnel. A new initiative has also been introduced to encourage personnel to re-join the Service.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/01/2019 17:01:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1105502

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Training
	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 adequacy of the RAF's (a) training resources and (b) number of training aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	237678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>RAF flying training is provided through a combination of contractor and internal Ministry of Defence training resources including light aircraft and helicopters, simulators, multi engine aircraft, through to Hawk T2 fast jets. The resource required for all training needs is constantly reviewed in light of changing frontline demands. However, it remains the case, that the flying training pipeline continues to offer sufficient trained aircrew for our current frontline commitments.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/04/2019 14:05:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

904878

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to improve internet connectivity for the personal use of serving UK military personnel in the Falkland Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	144256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department is working with the Falkland Islands Government and their Internet Service Provider, SURE, to improve connectivity and bandwidth in the Falkland Islands. Additionally, a number of steps have been taken to maximise the existing capability and to deliver improvements over the short and medium terms. These include delivering Wi-Fi coverage across the domestic accommodation and improving access to and functionality of video call capability.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/05/2018 16:24:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1216397

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Future Combat Air System: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the long-term importance of Team Tempest to the British economy after the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	62399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>An assessment of the long-term importance of Team Tempest to the British economy is part of the existing and ongoing work in the Combat Air Acquisition Programme Concept Phase. This will inform the Programme Outline Business Case, due in December 2020 to allow the Government to make informed decisions.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/06/2020 15:24:12 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies