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1700017

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Nuclear Engineering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of graduate nuclear (a) engineers and (b) scientists required for the military nuclear programme.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	20860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>As announced in the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) Command Paper: Delivering the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent as a National Endeavor, the Department is investing to increase its intake of nuclear sector graduates by an additional 2,000 personnel over the next four years.</p><p>Of these 2,000, over 1,600 are for the DNE, with up to 70% of these graduates expected to join in engineering posts with the remainder in a range of supporting professions such as science (including physics, material science, nuclear science), commercial and finance.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/04/2024 15:23:33 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1692759

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons his Department has learned for the future provision of service accommodation from the Single Living Accommodation Modernisation project.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	16280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>Lessons learnt from the Single Living Accommodation Modernisation project include that it provided value for money through standardisation of design, and economies of scale through a managed pipeline of projects.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is continuing to realise these benefits through our Single Living Accommodation Programmatic Approach.</p><p>Standard designs have been developed in consultation with the front-line commands and industry partners.</p><p> </p><p>Design layouts have been amended to provide better functional spaces in bedrooms and common areas.</p><p> </p><p>The design of building fabric and services has been improved to achieve through life Net Zero Carbon requirements.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/03/2024 12:12:51 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1685149

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Decommissioning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out of service dates are for HMS (a) Bulwark and (b) Albion; and whether it is his Department's policy to ensure both vessels remain operational up to that date.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	11475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>It remains the case that no final decisions have been made regarding the future of HMS ALBION and HMS BULWARK. On current plans, both platforms will retire from service by the end of 2034 as originally scheduled.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 11537 question first answered 05/02/2024 16:54:16 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1664947

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Armed Conflict
	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 military lessons to be learned from the conflict in Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	202641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Russia Ukraine Insights Hub identified insights at the strategic and operational level for Defence drawn from the UK's response to the war in Ukraine. These insights have informed subsequent Defence decision making. In addition to strategic insights, the single Services continue to identify lessons pertinent to their domains.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/10/2023 16:18:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1658416

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the potential prevalence of RAAC in buildings (a) owned and (b) occupied by (i) military and (ii) other departmental staff.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	197656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2023 answer text <p>For now, the focus is on bringing together the information we hold about the Government estate into one place. This work is being coordinated by the Office for Government Property.</p><p>Surveys are currently being conducted to identify buildings which may have been constructed with RAAC on Ministry of Defence (MOD) land.</p><p> </p><p>We take safety extremely seriously and, based on our current information, RAAC has not traditionally been used by the MOD in the construction of domestic structure, and it is therefore highly unlikely that any Service Family Accommodation is affected. The majority of Single Living Accommodation was not constructed during the review period.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 03/10/2023 11:19:22 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	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

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

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

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

1489590

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Body Armour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness, (b) health and safety and (c) comfort of the current standard of military body armour.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	37438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>VIRTUS is the current military body armour used by personnel across Defence.</p><p> </p><p>Military body armour is designed to improve the wearer’s survivability by protecting them from a variety of blast and fragmentation threats; but it also must be balanced against the wider system requirements – specifically mobility and lethality. Combat effectiveness is measured by the overall interaction between protection, mobility, and firepower.</p><p> </p><p>The current military body armour (VIRTUS) has been developed with DSTL and assessed against industry standards. It was developed to address previously identified capability gaps. It was subjected to field and lab trials testing which concluded that the VIRTUS system increased agility and overall performance..</p><p> </p><p>Military body armour (VIRTUS) complies with current UK Health and Safety at Work legal requirements and meets all other legal and Ministry of Defence obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The current in service body armour (VIRTUS) was consistently rated more favourably in respect of comfort than the other systems in the majority of questions during initial trials, and subjective evaluations relating to usability and functionality were predominately positive. Defence is constantly seeking to refine the capability, and has recently developed a wider variety of body armour accessories for those with smaller statures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/07/2022 12:38:13 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar