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1582728

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) developing and (b) constructing additional Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	138083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers provide the backbone of the UK's carrier strike capability and are intended to do so for decades to come.</p><p>The exact capabilities and technology hosted on the QECs will evolve over time but having two is assessed as sufficient to assure continuous carrier capability.</p><p>Therefore, at the current time, there are no plans to build additional QEC carriers, but the Royal Navy continually assesses its current and planned force structures to ensure they are optimised to best deliver the tasks His Majesty's Government asks of it, now and in the future.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/02/2023 10:56:15 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1582861

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the value of the (a) non-military and (b) non-lethal aid provided by the Government to the Ukrainian government.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	137886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK has committed £220 million of non-military humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and the region. A review of humanitarian spend will be published in late 2023.</p><p>The government has committed £2.3 billion in military aid to support Ukraine and wider operational activity in the region. This includes £1.9 billion of rapid procurement which is a combination of both lethal and non-lethal aid. It would not be appropriate to provide a breakdown of spending for live operational activity at this time.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/02/2023 10:53:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1582862

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much fuel is consumed in an average half-hour flight in a Typhoon; and how much that fuel costs.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	137887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Fuel usage and costs are not recorded on a per hour or per flight basis. Actual fuel usage is dependent upon a wide range of variables including aircraft weight, sortie type and length, weather and power use. Fuel costs also vary greatly dependent on the source of the fuel and more than one method of fuelling can be used for any given flight hour. For example, baseline fuels costs will vastly differ between Ministry of Defence (MOD) bulk fuel contracts, or commercial rates with fuel suppliers when visiting non-MOD aerodromes, or receiving Air-to-Air Refuelling support from RAF tanker aircraft and those of Partner Nations.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 09/02/2023 10:38:13 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1582965

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kenya: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK will participate in the US Africa Command Justified Accord 23 military exercise in Kenya in February 2023.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	137762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK will not be participating in the US Africa Command Exercise Justified Accord 23 in Kenya. The British Army normally participates in this exercise series but this year the US has canceled the elements of the exercise that were due to involve the UK. We will engage with US Africa Command on planning for the next exercise in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/02/2023 11:21:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1582966

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of improving general service respirators for service personnel who have facial hair for religious reasons.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	137939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Acknowledging previous PQs on the same theme, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 February 2021, to Questions 145107 and 145108 and relating to Questions 133119,133120 and 133121, that articulated MODs historical and ongoing approach to and consideration of inclusive solutions for Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) respiratory protection, including communication of the fundamental complexities.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to active encouragement and growth of research, education, and advancements in the provision of inclusive counter-CBRN capabilities. The necessity for diversity and inclusion consideration is recognized globally and features within the key requirements of MODs counter-CBRN policy, strategies, research and international engagements.</p><p> </p><p>In specific response to the recent questions, it is to be highlighted that, amongst other activities, the MOD ran a targeted “Respiratory Protection and Facial Hair Compatibility Workshop” in January 2022, supported by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). This workshop directly discussed “<strong>the potential merits of improving general service respirators for service personnel who have facial hair for religious reasons</strong>” and “<strong>the potential merits of using silicone bands on general service respirators for service personnel who have facial hair for religious reasons</strong>”.</p><p> </p><p>The workshop included representation from the Diversity and Inclusion and Faith Networks and provided an opportunity to better inform the User community on the subject of respiratory protection and facial hair, focusing on the General Service Respirator (GSR).</p><p> </p><p>Some of the recommendations from this workshop were incorporated into Defence Counter-CBRN policy and Defence continues to fund academic research and development programmes that explore alternative respiratory options appropriate for Service personnel who have facial hair for religious reasons.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 137940 question first answered 09/02/2023 17:43:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 145107 - Armed Forces Protective Clothing.docx title Armed Forces Protective Clothing
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582967

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Protective Clothing
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 using silicone bands on general service respirators for service personnel who have facial hair for religious reasons.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	137940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Acknowledging previous PQs on the same theme, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 February 2021, to Questions 145107 and 145108 and relating to Questions 133119,133120 and 133121, that articulated MODs historical and ongoing approach to and consideration of inclusive solutions for Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) respiratory protection, including communication of the fundamental complexities.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to active encouragement and growth of research, education, and advancements in the provision of inclusive counter-CBRN capabilities. The necessity for diversity and inclusion consideration is recognized globally and features within the key requirements of MODs counter-CBRN policy, strategies, research and international engagements.</p><p> </p><p>In specific response to the recent questions, it is to be highlighted that, amongst other activities, the MOD ran a targeted “Respiratory Protection and Facial Hair Compatibility Workshop” in January 2022, supported by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). This workshop directly discussed “<strong>the potential merits of improving general service respirators for service personnel who have facial hair for religious reasons</strong>” and “<strong>the potential merits of using silicone bands on general service respirators for service personnel who have facial hair for religious reasons</strong>”.</p><p> </p><p>The workshop included representation from the Diversity and Inclusion and Faith Networks and provided an opportunity to better inform the User community on the subject of respiratory protection and facial hair, focusing on the General Service Respirator (GSR).</p><p> </p><p>Some of the recommendations from this workshop were incorporated into Defence Counter-CBRN policy and Defence continues to fund academic research and development programmes that explore alternative respiratory options appropriate for Service personnel who have facial hair for religious reasons.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 137939 question first answered 09/02/2023 17:43:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 145107 - Armed Forces Protective Clothing.docx title Armed Forces Protective Clothing
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582299

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR).
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	136668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) will be revoked once the new procurement regime under the Procurement Bill, which includes Defence provisions and is currently going through Parliament, comes into effect.</p><p> </p><p>To prevent a gap in statutory procurement regulation arising from the 'sunset' clause in the Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill revoking the DSPCR and other procurement regulations before the procurement regime under the Procurement Bill comes into effect, the DSPCR, along with the other public procurement regulations, will be saved using the powers in the REUL Bill. This allows the current procurement regulations to continue to apply until the new procurement regime is ready.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 03/02/2023 08:40:10 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1582387

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hightown Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at Hightown Barracks; and how many personnel are based at those Barracks.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	136503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>Hightown Barracks is a training estate and does not have any Service Family Accommodation (SFA) or Single Living Accommodation (SLA) units. There are 154 established regular, reserve and civilian posts at Hightown Barracks.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 03/02/2023 13:20:58 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1582388

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hightown Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential of Hightown Barracks.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	136504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>Hightown Barracks is some 3.5 hectares in size</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the Housing Unit Potential of the site, as it has not been identified for disposal.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 03/02/2023 08:38:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1582389

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Claro Barracks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio published in November 2016, what the (a) original and (b) updated projected estimate was of savings to his Department of the planned disposal of Claro Barracks by 2019.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	136505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The move of 21 Engr Regt from Claro Barracks to Marne Barracks is part of the single biggest estates change programme within Defence that will invest £5.1 billion in a more modern and sustainable estate that improves security and resilience, and also achieves significant social benefits and running cost savings of c£4.9 billion through the disposal of surplus sites.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 136506 question first answered 03/02/2023 08:39:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey