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1050486

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's surplus aircraft, by aircraft type, were disposed of by sale or gifting since January 2013; and what the military registrations were of each those surplus aircraft so disposed.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	214076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Information on aircraft sales and gifting from December 2016 to December 2018 is provided in the tables below. Further information outside of these dates could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Additionally, I am also withholding information on prices, costs and revenues, as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests as well as relations between the United Kingdom and other states.</p><p> </p><p>Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier GR3</p></td><td><p>XZ994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>XS520/ XP137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor</p></td><td><p>WH132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX292/ XX226/ XX290/ XX175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hunter T.8C</p></td><td><p>WV396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulldog</p></td><td><p>XX665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>ZA549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor F. Mk. 8</p></td><td><p>VZ568/7261M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Puma HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>XW208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinook HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>ZA717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon T3</p></td><td><p>ZJ800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules C1/C3</p></td><td><p>XV200/ XV177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx HMA Mk8</p></td><td><p>ZD566/ XZ722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZG884/ ZG886/ ZG916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HU Mk5</p></td><td><p>XT771/ XT761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Mk4</p></td><td><p>ZF116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZF539/ ZG887/ ZG888/ ZG914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier T8</p></td><td><p>ZD990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea Harrier FA2</p></td><td><p>ZH807</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The aircraft sales were made through a contractor under the marketing agreement held with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD does not hold details of contractor marketing routes.</p><p> </p><p>Government to Government Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Helicopters</p></td><td><p>ZH544/ ZH545/ ZA295/ ZA296/ ZA299/ ZF117/ ZG821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules Mk5</p></td><td><p>XH880/ XH886/ XH881/ XH884</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Aircraft Gifting Cases: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King HAR Mk3</p></td><td><p>XZ593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk7</p></td><td><p>ZD280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar GR1</p></td><td><p>XX824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 214077 214078 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:37:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1050487

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's disposal of surplus aircraft by sale or gifting since January 2013, which of those surplus aircraft so disposed were advertised as being for sale by competitive bid; and whether those surplus aircraft so advertised were procured by a preferred purchaser.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	214077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Information on aircraft sales and gifting from December 2016 to December 2018 is provided in the tables below. Further information outside of these dates could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Additionally, I am also withholding information on prices, costs and revenues, as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests as well as relations between the United Kingdom and other states.</p><p> </p><p>Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier GR3</p></td><td><p>XZ994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>XS520/ XP137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor</p></td><td><p>WH132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX292/ XX226/ XX290/ XX175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hunter T.8C</p></td><td><p>WV396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulldog</p></td><td><p>XX665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>ZA549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor F. Mk. 8</p></td><td><p>VZ568/7261M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Puma HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>XW208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinook HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>ZA717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon T3</p></td><td><p>ZJ800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules C1/C3</p></td><td><p>XV200/ XV177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx HMA Mk8</p></td><td><p>ZD566/ XZ722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZG884/ ZG886/ ZG916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HU Mk5</p></td><td><p>XT771/ XT761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Mk4</p></td><td><p>ZF116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZF539/ ZG887/ ZG888/ ZG914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier T8</p></td><td><p>ZD990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea Harrier FA2</p></td><td><p>ZH807</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The aircraft sales were made through a contractor under the marketing agreement held with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD does not hold details of contractor marketing routes.</p><p> </p><p>Government to Government Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Helicopters</p></td><td><p>ZH544/ ZH545/ ZA295/ ZA296/ ZA299/ ZF117/ ZG821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules Mk5</p></td><td><p>XH880/ XH886/ XH881/ XH884</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Aircraft Gifting Cases: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King HAR Mk3</p></td><td><p>XZ593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk7</p></td><td><p>ZD280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar GR1</p></td><td><p>XX824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 214076 214078 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:37:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1050488

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's disposal of surplus aircraft by sale or gifting since January 2013, what the (a) average price paid by the buyer, (b) total cost of commissions paid to third-party agencies and (c) total revenue returned to the public purse was for each type of those surplus aircraft so disposed.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	214078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Information on aircraft sales and gifting from December 2016 to December 2018 is provided in the tables below. Further information outside of these dates could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Additionally, I am also withholding information on prices, costs and revenues, as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests as well as relations between the United Kingdom and other states.</p><p> </p><p>Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier GR3</p></td><td><p>XZ994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>XS520/ XP137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor</p></td><td><p>WH132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX292/ XX226/ XX290/ XX175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hunter T.8C</p></td><td><p>WV396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jet Provost T5A</p></td><td><p>XW420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulldog</p></td><td><p>XX665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>ZA549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor F. Mk. 8</p></td><td><p>VZ568/7261M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Puma HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>XW208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinook HC Mk1</p></td><td><p>ZA717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon T3</p></td><td><p>ZJ800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules C1/C3</p></td><td><p>XV200/ XV177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx HMA Mk8</p></td><td><p>ZD566/ XZ722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZG884/ ZG886/ ZG916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HU Mk5</p></td><td><p>XT771/ XT761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Mk4</p></td><td><p>ZF116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk9A</p></td><td><p>ZF539/ ZG887/ ZG888/ ZG914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier T8</p></td><td><p>ZD990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea Harrier FA2</p></td><td><p>ZH807</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The aircraft sales were made through a contractor under the marketing agreement held with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The MOD does not hold details of contractor marketing routes.</p><p> </p><p>Government to Government Aircraft Sales: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King Helicopters</p></td><td><p>ZH544/ ZH545/ ZA295/ ZA296/ ZA299/ ZF117/ ZG821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules Mk5</p></td><td><p>XH880/ XH886/ XH881/ XH884</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Aircraft Gifting Cases: December 2016 – December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aircraft Type</p></td><td><p>Tail Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea King HAR Mk3</p></td><td><p>XZ593</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lynx AH Mk7</p></td><td><p>ZD280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk TMk1</p></td><td><p>XX308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar GR1</p></td><td><p>XX824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex HC Mk2</p></td><td><p>XR529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 214076 214077 question first answered 05/02/2019 16:37:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1127388

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) capabilities and (b) strength of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	910984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence launched the Modernising Defence Programme in January last year which looked across the spectrum at our current and planned capabilities, right through to our business practices.</p><p> </p><p>It is an ambitious programme, but we are confident that Defence is making the right capability investments and policy approaches to ensure we remain one of the strongest Defence players in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/05/2019 16:40:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1142782

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hercules Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Safety Authority report into the loss of a C130J Hercules in Iraq in August 2017, published May 2019, which stated that the resourced position of 20 crews will be insufficient to deliver a sustainable force beyond 2019, what additional (a) financial and (b) personnel resources have been allocated to the C130J force to ensure its sustainability.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	284414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The increased resource position provided by the most recent planning round meets Defence requirements. Decisions on the number of resourced crews beyond that date have not been finalised and will be undertaken as part of normal budgetary cycles. This process considers and prioritises safety above all other enhancements.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/09/2019 15:03:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts