To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether her Department plans to consult the offshore wind industry for the radar technology baseline review. 1 260596 11 Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson Kingston upon Hull North Diana Johnson Defence 2019-06-05 Radar: Wind Power 2019-06-10T15:25:07.187Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-06-10 Biography information for Stuart Andrew <p>The Ministry of Defence has concluded phase one of the radar review following internal and external engagement. This has helped us develop our understanding of the factors we will need to consider in the future development of Radar capability post 2030. We are considering how we take this review forward, which will be informed by the forthcoming Defence Science Expert Committee RF sensing report. We will of course consult with industry in any next steps and this would include the offshore wind industry through the Aviation Management Board, where appropriate to do so.</p> Defence false Ministry of Defence House of Commons 11 Iran: International Military Services Biography information for Tulip Siddiq 257787 Hampstead and Kilburn 2019-06-05T14:58:45.153Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-06-05 <p>We do not hold a precise date, but IMS ceased trading in 1991.</p> To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date IMS Ltd., a Government owned company, closed its office in Tehran. Defence Defence 1 Tulip Siddiq Ministry of Defence 2019-05-23 false 2019-06-05T14:59:28.363Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-06-05 <p>Prior to the introduction of an electronic based HR system in 2006, departmental records on the detail of secondments were paper based. To identify anyone seconded to IMS would involve searching thousands of records and therefore the information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. IMS Ltd records do not show any secondees from the Ministry of Defence.</p> 2019-05-23 257788 false To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the last official from his Department ended their secondment to IMS Ltd, a wholly owned government company. Ministry of Defence Hampstead and Kilburn Ministry of Defence: International Military Services Defence Defence 11 1 Tulip Siddiq 11 257789 Admiralty Holdings Hampstead and Kilburn Ministry of Defence 1 Tulip Siddiq false 2019-06-05T15:02:14.313Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-06-05 <p>To maximise its commercial opportunities and provide it with services in support of effective delivery of its core business, the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) established some subsidiary companies that operated at arm's length from UKHO on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence. Any such companies were wholly-owned by the Defence Secretary and came under the umbrella of Admiralty Holdings Limited (AHL). Their scope and number varied from time to time according to the opportunities that presented themselves and any changes requiring approval from the owner. AHL was operated on the owner's behalf by UKHO. All companies are currently dormant are therefore no longer active.</p> To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the remit is of Admiralty Holdings Ltd and its eight subsidiaries; and what that company's relationship is with her Department. Defence 2019-05-23 Defence 257728 Biography information for Nick Smith Defence Defence 2019-05-23 1 Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK steel and steel products procured by his Department in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018. Nick Smith false 11 2019-06-05T15:00:52.93Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-06-05 <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold a central record of the origin of all steel used in defence equipment projects. This is because steel for our major programmes is mainly sourced by our prime contractors and the supply chains are complex.</p><p>UK suppliers have, however, made a significant contribution to the supply of steel for some of our largest defence equipment projects, including 88% of the structural steel for the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers and 50% of the value of the steel required for the Batch 1 Type 26 ships. The specialist nature of some of our steel requirements means that UK steel producers do not always have the capability to supply our programmes.</p><p>This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. It publishes its future pipeline for steel requirements, together with data on how Departments are complying with steel procurement guidance on:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/steel-public-procurement.</p><p>This enables UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts.</p> Ministry of Defence Blaenau Gwent Ministry of Defence 1 To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether she plans to launch a competition for SKYNET 6 Enduring Capability. 2019-05-23 East Lothian 2019-06-06T13:06:33.483Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-06-06 <p>The Department's default is competition, and this is the case for the SKYNET 6 Enduring Capability project. The SKYNET 6 team continually reinforces this message directly with industry through conferences, industry briefing days and in regular 1-2-1 meetings with key industrial partners.</p> Martin Whitfield 257805 Skynet: Procurement Defence Defence 11 false Biography information for Martin Whitfield Defence Defence false 1 Skynet: Costs 11 2019-05-23 257806 To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of SKYNET 6. 2019-06-04T15:12:14.703Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-06-04 <p>The estimated costs for the entire programme, out to the 2040s, is £7 billion.</p> Ministry of Defence East Lothian Martin Whitfield 2019-06-05T15:05:22.09Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-06-05 <p>The Department is following the Small to Medium Enterprise principles outlined in the National Security Through Technology 2012 white paper. The SKYNET 6 Programme is taking a very proactive approach to incentivise and incorporate SMEs across the whole programme.</p><p>The current SKYNET 5 programme already exceeds the 25% SME target which provides a strong foundation for the SKYNET 6 programme.</p> Defence 1 Martin Whitfield East Lothian 2019-05-23 Skynet: Procurement Defence Ministry of Defence To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps her Department is taking to include SMEs in the SKYNET programme. 11 false 257807 Romford To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations made in the report entitled, National Ship Building Strategy, published by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair in May 2019. Defence 2019-05-21 Biography information for Andrew Rosindell 257025 false Ministry of Defence Andrew Rosindell 2019-05-23T14:45:59.86Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-05-23 <p>I thank the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Shipbuilding and Ship Repair for their work in completing this report.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is not required to make a formal assessment of the recommendations in the report, but as per my oral contribution on 20 May 2019 (Official Report column 494) I would be happy to meet the APPG to discuss their report.</p> 1 Defence Shipbuilding 11 Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Defence: Procurement 2019-05-30T15:14:58.497Z Pudsey Stuart Andrew false 2019-05-30 <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a responsibility to procure the right capability for our Armed Forces and to ensure value for money for the taxpayer in the goods and services that we buy, regardless of the company's size.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that international competition is at the heart of our approach. This allows our Armed Forces to secure the best equipment from an open, global marketplace to meet evolving threats. We also recognise, however, that defence procurement needs to protect UK freedom of action and operational advantage. These strategic considerations shape our procurement strategies. Our refreshed Industrial Policy sets out the basis on which we will develop specific sector approaches to protect national security.</p><p> </p><p>There is no single MOD procurement scorecard. Once we have launched a commercial competition, the MOD considers a wide range of factors when awarding our contracts to obtain the best value for money outcome for defence and the taxpayer.</p> 11 Defence Ruth Smeeth Stoke-on-Trent North Ministry of Defence 1 false To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she makes of the potential merits of retaining sovereign capabilities when undertaking procurement contracts with SME suppliers; and where retaining sovereign capabilities ranks on the MOD Procurement scorecard. 257142 2019-05-21 Defence 1 613 10 0