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1506715

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Travel
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 13 September 2022 to Question 47409 on Ministry of Defence: Travel, for what reason payments to Barclaycard were recorded as negative values when accounting for his Department’s total spending on travel and accommodation using electronic purchasing cards.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	51518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The payments to Barclaycard are shown as negative values for accounting purposes. Payments are made under the centralised travel solution to the individual travel service providers throughout a billing period and appear on the account as positive values. At the end of the billing period, a single invoice is generated by Barclaycard to cover all card payments. When the invoice is paid, it shows on the Department's accounts as a negative value, equating to a credit.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 28/09/2022 15:29:36 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1506716

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Travel
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 13 September 2022 to Question 47409 on Ministry of Defence: Travel, how much his Department spent on travel and accommodation (a) using an electronic purchasing card and (b) by making payments to the electronic purchasing card provider excluding refunds in December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	51519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Net expenditure, excluding refunds, on travel and accommodation using an electronic purchasing card in the calendar months of December 2021 and February 2022 were £9,394,322 and £12,298,748 respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The above figures represent the net expenditure made through the centralised Ministry of Defence (MOD) travel solution which were paid to individual suppliers by and subsequently reimbursed to the card provider, Barclaycard. As the MOD transparency reports on expenditure of over £500 on a Government Procurement Card cover a calendar month, whereas the card billing period runs from the fourth of the month to the third of the subsequent month, individual card payments cannot be fully reconciled with the invoice payments to Barclaycard using data for individual months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke grouped question UIN 51521 question first answered 28/09/2022 15:25:57 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1506717

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Travel
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 13 September 2022 to Question 47409 on Ministry of Defence: Travel, whether the calculation of net spending by his Department on travel and accommodation in October 2021 using an electronic purchasing card or making payments to the electronic purchasing card provider, and minus any refunds, is (a) £3,205,631.57, (b) £8,452,486.98, or (c) £13,699,342.39.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	51520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Net expenditure on travel and accommodation using an electronic purchasing card in the calendar month of October 2021 was £11,946,803. The figure of £3,205,631.57 includes credits, including the invoice payment to the card provider, Barclaycard, of £5,246,855.41.</p><p>As the Ministry of Defence transparency reports on expenditure of over £500 on a Government Procurement Card cover a calendar month, whereas the card billing period runs from the fourth of the month to the third of the subsequent month, individual card payments cannot be fully reconciled with the invoice payments to Barclaycard using data for individual months.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 28/09/2022 15:28:08 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1506719

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Travel
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 13 September 2022 to Question 47409 on Ministry of Defence: Travel, how much his Department spent on travel and accommodation (a) using an electronic purchasing card and (b) by making payments to the electronic purchasing card provider excluding refunds in February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	51521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Net expenditure, excluding refunds, on travel and accommodation using an electronic purchasing card in the calendar months of December 2021 and February 2022 were £9,394,322 and £12,298,748 respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The above figures represent the net expenditure made through the centralised Ministry of Defence (MOD) travel solution which were paid to individual suppliers by and subsequently reimbursed to the card provider, Barclaycard. As the MOD transparency reports on expenditure of over £500 on a Government Procurement Card cover a calendar month, whereas the card billing period runs from the fourth of the month to the third of the subsequent month, individual card payments cannot be fully reconciled with the invoice payments to Barclaycard using data for individual months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke grouped question UIN 51519 question first answered 28/09/2022 15:25:57 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1506767

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Property Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to provide local communities with input on the redevelopment of barracks sites.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	51641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>Community consultation is a statutory requirement of any planning application process, and the Ministry of Defence routinely engages with the Local Planning Authority and stakeholders to shape proposals before this point, as we actively wish to see surplus sites used to meet local requirements post military use.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 23/09/2022 13:24:30 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1506790

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Future Combat Air System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Tempest Future Combat Air System Aircraft is adequately (a) supported and (b) funded to be (i) completed and (ii) delivered on time.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	51948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Integrated Review confirmed our intent to develop Future Combat Air System (FCAS) as a replacement for our Typhoon fast-jets and deliver the military capability we need to operate in highly contested environments, boost our industrial capacity and maximise our international influence.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Command Paper reaffirmed that we will invest more than £2 billuion in FCAS out to 2025. This is part of a budget of over £10 billion over the next ten years, although the ultimate amount we invest will depend on key programme choices and the role that our international partners take in the programme.</p><p> </p><p>We are targeting an in-service date in the mid-2030s. This means significantly faster delivery than seen in previous programmes, enabled by a digital-first approach, embracing new technologies and early investment in R&amp;D.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently in the Concept and Assessment phase of the programme, which is due to complete by 2025. During this phase, key work is being undertaken to define and begin design of the capability we require, invest in the skills and infrastructure needed to deliver and support it, and agree our international partnering arrangements. Team Tempest partners now have circa 2,500 people working on FCAS, with many more in the supply chain, and this number is growing.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 28/09/2022 08:29:15 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1506803

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting up a system to ensure that funeral services take place for veterans who pass without (a) next of kin and (b) funds to pay for that service.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	51916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Currently we have no plans to set up a specific system for Veterans. For the general population, including veterans, Public Health Funerals in England and Wales are provided by local authorities for people who have passed away and have no next of kin, or whose next of kin, relatives or friends are unable or unwilling to make the necessary arrangements for a funeral. They are designed to protect public health and are important in ensuring that all individuals are treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-funerals-good-practice-guidance/public-health-funerals-good-practice-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-funerals-good-practice-guidance/public-health-funerals-good-practice-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Generally, Veterans' funeral arrangements are not a Ministry of Defence (MOD) matter. However, the MOD does provide funeral expenses to help pay for the funeral of a War Pensioner or veteran whose death was due to service before 6 April 2005, War Pensions Constant Attendance Allowance was being paid or would have been paid had the War Pensioner not been in hospital when they died, or their Unemployability Supplement was in payment at the time of death and the War Pension was being paid at 80% or higher;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funeral-expenses-for-war-pensioners-and-veterans#eligibility" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funeral-expenses-for-war-pensioners-and-veterans#eligibility</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For Service Personnel the MOD offers to fund funerals and mark the graves of those who have died in paid military service.</p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton question first answered 18/10/2022 12:54:30 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1506900

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qatar: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose of the Counter Terrorism Search Capacity Building is for the Qatar Armed Forces contract.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	51424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The purpose is to increase Qatar Armed Forces Counter Explosive Ordnance capacity through the development of an enduring Counter Terrorism Search capability in readiness for World Cup 2022.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/09/2022 16:18:29 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506901

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qatar: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Counter Terrorism Search Capacity Building for the Qatar Armed Forces contract was created following a request from the government of Qatar.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	51425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The contract was created following a request from the government of Qatar.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/09/2022 16:16:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506902

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qatar: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the government of Qatar is compensating his Department for the Counter Terrorism Search Capacity Building for the Qatar Armed Forces contract.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	51426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is covering the cost of the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Training &amp; Advice in the region of £500,000. This cost will not be compensated.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/09/2022 16:16:34 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey