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1231202

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Balance of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will publish data on the UK’s balance of trade with defence equipment with (a) the Americas, (b) Europe, (c) the Near/Middle East, (d) Africa and (e) Asia.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>On a rolling 10-year basis, the UK remains the second largest global defence exporter and in 2018, the UK won defence orders worth £14 billion. The Department of International Trade, Defence &amp; Security Exports publishes annually on GOV.UK, those defence and security export statistics that relate to sales to overseas ministries of defence and associated armed services.</p><p> </p><p>Over the same 10-year period, open source data published by the Department for International Trade on GOV.UK indicates that the UK was the 12th biggest defence importer but the Government does not collect official data on the import of defence equipment by global region.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 11/09/2020 11:13:15 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231203

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saab: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs will be created by Saab’s new facility in Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence welcomes Saab's announcement that it is creating a specialist hub for its participation in the Future Combat Air Systems programme. While the details of the centre are a matter for Saab, the company has committed to opening it within the next year, bringing a range of valuable high-skilled jobs to the UK economy. We understand that Saab will make an announcement on the location of the centre, together with the number of associated jobs in due course.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/09/2020 12:14:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231205

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Spare Parts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the lack of spare parts for the F-35 does not affect future flying hours of the aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Logistic and technical support for the UK F-35 fleet is delivered through the US F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) Global Support Solution. This continues to provide the required levels of support to the UK's F-35 Lightning fleet. The availability of spare parts and technical advice remains constant and within agreed and contracted target levels.</p><p>The JPO continues to forecast no impact from the Covid-19 pandemic on its ability to support the worldwide F-35 fleet.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/09/2020 16:04:55 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231206

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Fleet Solid Support Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's definition of Carrier Enabled Power Projection, to be achieved by 2026, will include at least one new Fleet Solid Support ship being operational.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The definition of Full Operating Capability of the core Carrier Enabled Power Projection programme does not include provision of a new Fleet Solid Support ship.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Ministry of Defence has been undertaking work to assess the way ahead for the Fleet Solid Support Programme and a Prior Information Notice was published on 22 July 2020 inviting potential suppliers to participate in a period of market engagement prior to the commencement of a new competition. The results of which will be analysed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 11/09/2020 07:08:19 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231211

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Severn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department undertook prior to recommissioning HMS Severn.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>It was announced in November 2018 that HMS SEVERN would be retained by the Royal Navy (RN) along with two other Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), HMS TYNE and HMS MERSEY. The vessels perform a range of duties within home waters in support of homeland security, fishing protection and training. These versatile vessels provide the RN with excellent capabilities in UK territorial waters allowing larger warships to be deployed more regularly abroad.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 84647 question first answered 11/09/2020 08:41:47 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231212

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Severn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Government decided to recommission HMS Severn.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>It was announced in November 2018 that HMS SEVERN would be retained by the Royal Navy (RN) along with two other Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), HMS TYNE and HMS MERSEY. The vessels perform a range of duties within home waters in support of homeland security, fishing protection and training. These versatile vessels provide the RN with excellent capabilities in UK territorial waters allowing larger warships to be deployed more regularly abroad.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 84646 question first answered 11/09/2020 08:41:47 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231215

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
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 potential effect on capability of mothballing Challenger 2 tanks.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is undertaking the deepest and most radical Review of Britain's foreign, security, defence, and development policy since the end of the Cold War. This is a unique moment for Defence to rebalance and transform itself to address the ever-evolving threats in our rapidly changing world. It is too early to discuss which specific capabilities Defence needs to meet these threats, but I can assure you that this country will continue to have the world class Armed Forces that it needs and deserves.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/09/2020 11:23:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231217

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Supply Chains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has accelerated any defence programmes over financial year 2020-21, in order to ensure the resilience of defence companies and supply chains.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) ensured that throughout the pandemic orders have continued to be placed and suppliers paid as normal. In line with Government guidance, the MOD has to date paid £99.1 million in interim payments to ensure that critical defence outputs can continue uninterrupted. The MOD has engaged directly with more than 600 of its critical suppliers to enhance our understanding of supply chain resilience.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of the Treasury fiscal stimulus programme to drive further economic activity in the building sector, the MOD announced in July 2020 that almost £200 million of funding would be allocated to improve Service Family Accommodation and Single Living Accommodation across the defence estate. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is accelerating delivery of this programme for completion in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to actively monitor the defence sector to understand the longer-term impact of Covid-19 on industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 11/09/2020 07:01:06 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231218

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made representations to his overseas counterparts on accelerating transnational defence programmes as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has engaged with international partners on our military capability programmes throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Discussions have focused on maintaining programmes and managing the implications of the pandemic and minimising its impact on our programmes, including on the supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/09/2020 16:05:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231284

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether non-disclosure agreements agreed between his Department and prime defence contractors purport to prohibit industry experts from providing evidence to the House of Commons Defence Committee.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy to use standard contract conditions to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information for a variety of reasons, including protection of national security, commercial confidentiality and personal data.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD would only use Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in its commercial arrangements by exception. Any such NDAs, if agreed, would be prepared on a project by project basis: the MOD does not hold any central record of any such agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Similarly, the MOD has no centrally held records of any contractual conditions or NDAs that would prevent an industry expert from attending a Parliamentary Committee. Where circumstances arose in which information is requested, the disclosure of which may be prohibited under contractual arrangements; for example, on grounds of national security or commercial sensitivities, this would have to be carefully considered on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 84975 question first answered 09/09/2020 16:08:18 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones