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1697400

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Fires
	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 implications for his policies of the (a) damage caused and (b) injuries sustained by staff working on the HMS Queen Elizabeth as a result of the fire on 8 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>I can confirm that no injuries were sustained by staff working on the HMS Queen Elizabeth as a result of the fire on 8 March 2024. There was also no permanent damage caused and the fire will have no impact on HMS Queen Elizabeth’s current programme. An investigation is underway to establish the cause of the fire and this will seek to identify any appropriate lessons that can be implemented in future instances of this nature.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/03/2024 11:22:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697165

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Navy is taking to (a) assess the cause of the fire on HMS Queen Elizabeth on 8 March 2024 and (b) prevent future fires on ships.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>An investigation is underway to establish the cause of the fire onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on 8 March 2024. This will seek to identify any appropriate lessons that can be implemented in future instances of this nature.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/03/2024 13:16:39 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697166

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fires broke out on Royal Navy warships in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022, (d) 2023 and (e) 2024 as of 19 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the numbers of fires that have broken out on Royal Navy warships since 2020.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of reported fires</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (as of 22 March 2024)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of the fires listed were considered minor and were extinguished by first responder firefighters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/03/2024 13:17:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697173

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radar: Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on installing military radars that are not affected by floating offshore wind installations.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Through the Air Defence and Offshore Wind Task Force, Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials are working closely, and collaboratively, with colleagues from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Scottish Government, the Crown Estates and windfarm industry stakeholders to address the problems that future windfarms would cause to MOD's radars.</p><p>This joint work is essential to ensure air security of the United Kingdom and supporting the deployment of offshore windfarms that are essential for our nation's future energy security and decarbonisation.</p><p>MOD has established Programme NJORD to deliver the technical solutions needed to address the problems that future offshore windfarms, including Floating installations, would have on MOD's Air Defence Radar. A commercial framework of potential suppliers is now in place and MOD will launch the first call-off competitions within this framework later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/03/2024 11:13:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697174

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radar: Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has (a) raised objections to and (b) taken steps to mitigate the potential impact on radar systems of the proposed floating offshore wind around RAF Lossiemouth.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Without details of the specific development being referred to, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are unable to confirm whether we have been consulted upon this particular development.</p><p>If the MOD is consulted upon the development of wind farms, it carries out assessments to determine whether they will affect defence radars, including those located at RAF Lossiemouth.</p><p>When a proposed wind farm development will impact the effective operation of a specific radar(s), the MOD will register an objection. If the developer wants to propose mitigation, this will be considered by the MOD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/03/2024 11:13:45 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696837

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2024 to Question 9937 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many open work orders for repairs there were for (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation as of 18 March 2024, broken down by region.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>As at 18 March 2024, the number of open work orders for repairs to Service Family Accommodation (SFA), broken down by region, can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of open work orders for SFA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>1,526</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>2,062</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at 18 March 2024, the number of open work orders for repairs to Single Living Accommodation (SLA) on the Built Estate, broken down by region, can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of open work orders for SLA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland &amp; Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>3,852</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2024 16:47:11 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696840

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 10346 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will (a) update this answer with the latest available figures and (b) provide a regional breakdown of the updated figures.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>A regional breakdown of the number of missed maintenance and repair appointments for Service Family Accommodation properties since 1 April 2022 to 18 March 2024, can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of missed appointments </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>5,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>1,963</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South-East</p></td><td><p>7,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South-West</p></td><td><p>6,027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,226</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures include reactive repairs, planned maintenance and all other appointed tasks such as damp and mould remediation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2024 16:47:29 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696841

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 10351 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many Service Family Accommodation units were treated for (a) electrical faults and (b) pest infestation between 23 January and 18 March 2024, broken down by region.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties that were treated for electrical faults between 23 January 2024 and 29 February 2024, broken down by region is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electrical Faults</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>1,109</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of SFA properties treated for pest infestation between 23 January 2024 and 29 February 2024, broken down by region is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pest Infestation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that we can only provide data up to 29 February 2024 as this is processed month-by-month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2024 16:47:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696846

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 10349 on Armed Forces: Housing, how much his Department has spent on housing forces personnel and their dependents in emergency accommodation due to major repair needs at their military accommodation since 1 April 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>From 1 April 2022 to 29 February 2024, the Department has spent £1,591,838 on housing forces personnel and their dependants in emergency accommodation due to major repairs needed at their military accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Where an alternative permanent solution is either not appropriate or not immediately available, families are placed into temporary accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Temporary accommodation is provided for a number of reasons, including non-habitable faults at Move-In, leaks, heating/hot water issues, total loss of cooking facilities, fires or floods.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2024 16:49:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696851

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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, when he last had discussions with representatives of (a) VIVO, (b) Amey and (c) Pinnacle on the maintenance of service accommodation properties.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence has not engaged directly with representatives from VIVO, Amey and Pinnacle on the maintenance of Service accommodation. However, I have engaged with VIVO, Amey and Pinnacle representatives in summer 2023 regarding overdue Landlord Gas Safety Inspections and Electrical Insulation Condition Reports.</p><p>In addition to this, Defence Infrastructure Organisation officials are in daily contact with VIVO, Amey and Pinnacle regarding delivery and performance.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/03/2024 16:48:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard