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1701799

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what air defence systems are in use in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF as of 17 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	22266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>As of 17 April 2024, the following air defence systems are in use:</p><p> </p><p>Royal Navy:</p><ul><li>Sea Viper (Guided Weapon System 45)</li><li>Sea Ceptor (Guided Weapon System 35)</li><li>Phalanx B (Close In Weapon System)</li><li>30mm DS30B Cannon</li><li>30mm Automatic Small Calibre Gun MK1.5</li></ul><p> </p><p>Army:</p><ul><li>Sky Sabre</li><li>High Velocity Missile</li><li>Land Environment Air Picture Provision</li></ul><p> </p><p>Royal Air Force:</p><ul><li>Lightning and Typhoon aircraft are equipped with Meteor, Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) and Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).</li><li>Both aircraft also have air-to-air cannon.</li></ul> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/04/2024 15:35:16 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1686326

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 37 of the National Audit Office's report entitled The Equipment Plan 2023-2033, HC 315, published on 4 December 2023, what steps he is taking to improve the red rating from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority of MODNet Evolve.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	12266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Since the last Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) review, the MODNET Evolve programme has appointed a new Senior Responsible Owner and Programme Director. The governance regime has been strengthened and is more robust, and the performance of the programme continues to improve. In accordance with the IPA’s recommendation, the programme has been brigaded into two technically independent capability streams, covering the Official and Secret security tiers.</p><p> </p><p>The primary MODNET Official contract was signed in December and there is a clear, credible plan to migrate to the new supplier, and realise a 60% reduction in running costs.</p><p> </p><p>The future Secret requirement is in the process of being revalidated to ensure the project meets Defence needs and has the flexibility to adapt to rapidly changing threats, technology, and evolving user need.</p><p> </p><p>An IPA review is planned for April, where it is expected that the programme’s rating will improve.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/02/2024 14:52:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1682591

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent replacing lost military combat gear in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/01/2024 15:50:08 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1676552

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q4 of the oral evidence given by Vice Admiral Andy Kyte to the Committee of Public Accounts on 13 November 2023, HC 66, what the key conclusions were of the review commissioned by the Permanent Secretary of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	5932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>The review commissioned by Commander UK Strategic Command (UKStratCom), concluded that the Support Function should:</p><p> </p><p>1. Adjust the Defence Support Operating Model (DSOM) to 'Focus deliverables, enhance Direct';</p><p>2. Defence Support and Top Level Budgets (TLBs) to more effectively collaborate on efficiencies and benefits;</p><p>3. Relaunch the Support Functional narrative;</p><p>4. Defence Support and DE&amp;S to enhance constructive two-way engagement;</p><p>5. Defence Support should develop a plan to measure and monitor the maturity of the Function; and</p><p>6. Defence Support, UK Strategic Command and the Directorate of Sponsorship and Organisational Policy (DSOP) to strengthen the engagement between the Support Function and other Defence Functions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/12/2023 14:20:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1676560

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q32 of the oral evidence to the Public Accounts Committee of 13 November 2023, HC 66, what the monetary value is of stock marked E0 on the CRISP inventory management system.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	5944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>The data to answer this question is being drawn from across multiple areas of Defence and will take longer to review and collate. I will write to the right hon. Member with a full answer as soon as the information is available.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/12/2023 14:21:07 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1675438

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of items of stock in the inventory are categorised as spares as of 5 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	5174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the right hon. Member in due course on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/12/2023 14:24:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650319

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken a review into the armed forces’ level of stockpiles since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	192486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence keeps stockpile levels under constant review under the key munitions planning process.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 12/07/2023 11:08:22 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1623878

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of Urgent Capability Requirements within his Department.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	182519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not comment on specific Urgent Capability Requirements (UCRs) given their direct link with ongoing operations and the opportunity this information would present to an adversary as a result.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/05/2023 08:57:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1607666

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the UK's tilt towards the Indo-Pacific region described in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, whether (1) they will speed up the order for F35B fighter aircraft, (2) Crowsnest will be fully accepted into service, (3) the successor to Crowsnest will be expedited, and (4) the planned deployment of HMS Prince of Wales will be brought forward to 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL6886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department has announced the intention to buy a further tranche of Lightning. However, details including the delivery profile remain subject to negotiation.</p><p>Turning to the CROWSNEST programme, which delivers Merlin Mk2 Airborne Surveillance and Control to the Royal Navy (RN), I can confirm that the capability was accepted into service in February 2021. CROWSNEST will fulfil the RN's organic Airborne Surveillance and Control capability until its current out-of-service date in 2029, to be replaced by a follow-on capability.</p><p>The Department continually assesses and reviews the effectiveness of its capabilities to inform decisions about where resources should be committed to treat the most pressing risks. The development of a successor to CROWSNEST is designed to ensure the continued delivery of Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Airborne Early Warning to the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) beyond its planned out of service date, and will be coherent with both developments in Uncrewed Air Systems, and other technologies maturing through the Future Combat Air System and the RN's Future Air Dominance System.</p><p>Finally, regarding HMS PRINCE OF WALES (PWLS), the UK maintains a Very High Readiness CSG whose planned and reactive deployments can be adjusted to achieve His Majesty's Government's objectives. The department does not comment on the detail or evolution of those plans, however, I can confirm that we remain committed to ensuring PWLS commences her operational programme, as planned, in Autumn 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 12/04/2023 13:41:05 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1603338

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to ensure that the armed forces are adequately equipped to meet future (a) security and (b) military threats.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	904038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Our Armed Forces are configured to deliver a full spectrum of capabilities from conventional armed forces to the nuclear deterrent.</p><p>The Department is ensuring our Armed Forces have the equipment and capability they need to meet the threats of tomorrow, including through a £242 billion 10-year equipment plan.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 16:44:34 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar