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1329957

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date	07/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many capability drops there are in the delivery of the Ajax Scout; how many vehicles are in each of those drops; what the breakdown is of different variants in each of those drops; and what the planned (a) start and (b) finishing date is for each of those drops.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>There are five capability drops (0,1,2,3,4). Capability Drop 4 will be the final build standard and all vehicles will be retrofitted to this standard.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Variant Description</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Variant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drop 0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drop 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drop 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drop 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Drop 4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recce Scout</p></td><td><p>AJAX</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recce Sp APC</p></td><td><p>ARES</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recce ES Repair</p></td><td><p>APOLLO</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recce ES Recovery</p></td><td><p>ATLAS</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C2 (Command &amp; Control)</p></td><td><p>ATHENA</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eng Recce</p></td><td><p>ARGUS</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>589</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Drop 0 is complete with an on-going rolling programme from Drop 1 through to Drop 4. Drop 1 commenced mid 2020 with Drop 4 currently planned to complete by the end of 2024. The Ajax delivery schedules are currently being reviewed by the Ministry of Defence and GDLS-UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/06/2021 11:07:45 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329959

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	T To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the (a) costs, (b) merits and (c) value for money of a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia prior to the decision being taken to support the commissioning of that ship.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has conducted cross Government discussions on the merits of a National Flagship. Potential costs are commercially sensitive and will be tested through the design phase.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/06/2021 14:36:50 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 6118 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329960

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Niramax: Landfill Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency concluded its investigation into Niramax on the potential systematic abuse of the landfill tax system by that company prior to the inauguration of the Joint Unit for Waste Crime; and whether the Environment Agency passed over its investigation of that company to the Joint Unit for Waste Crime.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>The investigation into Niramax and abuse of the landfill tax system was conducted by HM Revenue &amp; Customs. The Environment Agency and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime only provided support to their investigation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 15/06/2021 16:30:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329961

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Niramax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has brought any civil cases against Niramax as a result of its investigations of that company.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>Under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (CRCA), HMRC have a statutory duty of confidentiality to protect the information they hold about taxpayers and as a result, HMRC cannot comment on any civil action being taken against any specific taxpayer or entity.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/06/2021 10:07:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329964

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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 the social value requirement for his Department's procurement contracts is optional for contracts relating to the armed services.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 18 May 2021 to Question 991 to the hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (Mr John Healey).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/06/2021 11:13:45 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 991.docx title Defence Equipment Procurement
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329346

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters have moved to the UK under the intimidation scheme since its inception.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>Prior to the launch of the Afghanistan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), under the intimidation policy, 21 people were relocated to the UK. This includes the Locally Employed Staff member and their immediate family.</p><p> </p><p>The ARAP scheme came into effect on 1 April 2021 and offers the relocation of current and former local staff in Afghanistan, including interpreters and their immediate families.</p><p> </p><p>This new scheme acknowledges and reflects that the situation in Afghanistan has changed, and with it the potential risk to the local staff who have worked for the UK Government over the past twenty years.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new policy, any current or former locally employed staff who are assessed to be under serious threat to life are offered priority relocation to the UK regardless of their employment status, rank or role, or length of time served.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/06/2021 13:09:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329643

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landfill Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2021 to Question 78 on Landfill Tax, how the £1.563bn yield was calculated; and how his Department defines the risks referred to.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The yield is the total financial impact flowing from HMRC interventions in relation to landfill tax, as recorded on HMRC management information systems. It includes additional tax paid to HMRC, tax losses prevented, financial penalties and estimated additional future tax flowing from the interventions.</p><p> </p><p>The risks that this yield flowed from were mainly suspected evasion or avoidance of landfill tax, but also include situations where interpretation of the law is disputed by HMRC and the tax paying entity.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/06/2021 15:03:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329712

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters: Procurement
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 18 May 2021 to Question 1008 on Chinook Helicopters: Procurement, for what reason the UK workshare for every Chinook manufactured varies between three and six per cent.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Military Sale case for the acquisition of 14 Chinook H-47 Extended Range helicopters does not include firm costs for each UK sub-contractor in the wider US supply chain. The UK workshare for every Chinook manufactured is therefore estimated at between 3-6% of unit value. This will depend on the negotiated unit value for each discrete production lot (contract) and the supply chain costs prevalent at that time.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/06/2021 11:48:19 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329713

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the social value requirement for his Department's procurement contracts is being fulfilled for the purchase of 14 Extended Range Chinooks.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The purchase of 14 new Extended-Range Chinook helicopters is being made through a Foreign Military Sales arrangement with the US Government and is exempt from the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015) and Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR 2011).</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office Social Value Model is not applicable to this specific procurement activity. However, in accordance with the wider Defence and Security Industrial Strategy and HM Treasury's Green Book framework, we will continue to seek to drive investment in the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>The contract for the 14 new Extended Range Chinook helicopters is expected to support jobs in and the wider UK supply chain for both manufacture and long-term support.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/06/2021 15:41:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329716

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters: Procurement
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 18 May 2021 to Question 1009 on Chinook Helicopters: Procurement, for what reason there is a discrepancy in the reported sales cost for Extended Range Chinook Helicopters between (a) £1.4 billion stated in that answer and (b) £2.8 billion stated in the 2018 Defence Security and Cooperation Agency.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The Approved Budgetary Level for the acquisition of 14 Chinook H-47 Extended Range Helicopters of £1.4 billion is based on the Foreign Military Sale case value received in 2020. The earlier estimate, as published by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, was prepared in advance of the final agreed cost and included the potential provision for a further two aircraft if requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/06/2021 12:17:10 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones