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date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Trident renewal in the period between 2023 and 2050; and what proportion this would be of total Government spending in that period.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>As the replacement warhead programme is in its preliminary phases, it is too early to provide cost estimates for the programme. In the absence of these estimates, it is not possible to express deterrent renewal spend as a proportion of overall Government spending.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/04/2024 15:43:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1693449

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services: Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish any (a) performance reports, (b) business plans, (c) annual reviews and (d) other documents relating to the (i) performance of and (ii) relationship between Defence Business Services and Serco in the years between 2011 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	16865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to publish material relating to the performance of Defence Business Services or the commercial relationship with SERCO during the period 2011-2016.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/03/2024 15:15:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1693450

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) lawyers and (b) paralegals are employed by Veterans UK as of 4 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	16866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Veterans UK is the public facing name given to the administration and payment by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of Armed Forces Pensions and the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes, and Veterans Welfare Service. It does not exist as an executive agency or standalone entity and consequently does not employ any lawyers or paralegals.</p><p>Legal advice and representation on Veterans related matters is provide by the MOD Legal Advisors and the Government Legal Department and I refer to the answer I gave to Question 1803, Tabled on 14 November 2023.</p><p>The MOD Legal Advisors' lawyers - as Government Legal Department employees - do not distinctly record time involved on veteran-related matters and, therefore, the MOD cannot specify how much work was undertaken.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/03/2024 15:16:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1693451

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason does Defence Business Services not publish its annual plan.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	16867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Defence Business Services is an integral part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), not an arm's length body (ALB). Its annual business plan is approved by the MOD Chief Operating Officer and, in common with many other annual business plans written by other parts of the Department, is for internal use.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/03/2024 15:17:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson