Ministry of Defence<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>WellsJames Heappey2024-03-26false2024-03-26T11:22:39.597Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-20HMS Queen Elizabeth: Fires1House of CommonsTo 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.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard19716Ministry of Defence<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>South SuffolkJames Cartlidge2024-03-27false2024-03-27T13:16:39.71Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-19HMS Queen Elizabeth: Fires1House of CommonsTo 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.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard19465Ministry of Defence<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>South SuffolkJames Cartlidge2024-03-27false2024-03-27T13:17:23.637Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-19Warships: Fires1House of CommonsTo 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.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard19466Ministry of Defence<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>WellsJames Heappey2024-03-26false2024-03-26T11:13:02.65Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-19Radar: Wind Power1House of CommonsTo 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.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard19467Ministry of Defence<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>WellsJames Heappey2024-03-26false2024-03-26T11:13:45.033Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-19Radar: Wind Power1House of CommonsTo 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.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard19468Ministry of Defence<p>In financial year (FY) 2022-23 1.2% of Ministry of Defence (MOD) electricity consumption was generated directly from renewable sources. The majority of MOD electricity supply comes from the National Grid, of which a sizable proportion is generated from renewable sources. The proportion of renewable sources used in the National Grid varies but based on Government figures published for the UK in December 2023, renewable generation reached 44.5%.</p><p>MOD's energy consumption figures are published in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts (ARAC).</p><p> </p>South SuffolkJames Cartlidge2024-03-27false2024-03-27T13:18:34.637Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-19Ministry of Defence: Renewable Energy1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the energy used by his Department is from renewable sources.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard19469Ministry of Defence<p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) assesses carbon emissions at the end of the Financial Year. (FY) Once the data has been gathered for FY 2023-24 the breakdown of the Department's carbon emissions will be published as part of the MOD Annual Report and Accounts. In the last published Greening Government Commitment Report MOD emissions made up 53.7% of the total Government emissions.</p><p> </p>South SuffolkJames Cartlidge2024-03-27false2024-03-27T13:19:22.747Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-19Ministry of Defence: Carbon Emissions1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of his Department's contribution to the Government's total carbon emissions in the last 12 months.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard19470Ministry of Defence<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 & 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>South SuffolkJames Cartlidge2024-03-21false2024-03-21T16:47:11.797Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-18Armed Forces: Housing1House of CommonsTo 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.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard19174Ministry of Defence<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>South SuffolkJames Cartlidge2024-03-21false2024-03-21T16:47:29.473Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-18Armed Forces: Housing1House of CommonsTo 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.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard19175Ministry of Defence<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>South SuffolkJames Cartlidge2024-03-21false2024-03-21T16:47:55.86Z11DefenceDefence2024-03-18Armed Forces: Housing1House of CommonsTo 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.falsePlymouth, Sutton and DevonportLuke Pollard1917610012089