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1535707

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date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the 26 armoured vehicles delivered to the Army.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	70993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has received 26 vehicles at Capability Drop 1 standard. Whilst these vehicles are, as intended, adequate for training and familiarisation, they remain under limited use while we work to resolve the noise and vibration issues with General Dynamics.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/11/2022 17:05:13 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1535904

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
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 19 October to Question 66920 on China: Armed Forces, whether the issue was raised by US officials.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	70994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/11/2022 11:55:05 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1535905

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
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 19 October to Question 66920 on China: Armed Forces, what guidance his Department provides to (a) serving and (b) retired pilots on advisory roles with the armed forces of China.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	70995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence disapproves of this activity and strongly dissuades current and former serving personnel from engaging with it. Where we have identified personnel who may be tempted by the offer, we have undertaken a range of measures to remind them of their obligations under the official secrets act.</p><p>We are issuing threat guidance to personnel at risk of being approached. We are reminding personnel of their obligations to protect sensitive information acquired during their tenure as crown or civil servants; we will be looking at options to tighten the contractual obligations of Service leavers. We are also encouraging the reporting of any recruitment activity targeting pilots or any other specialist area of Defence. The alert has been issued to relevant personnel across Defence, including to partners in Defence industry. We are also actively sharing information with key allies.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 02/11/2022 15:26:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1535906

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
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 19 October to Question 66920 on China: Armed Forces, what steps his Department is taking to deter UK pilots from providing training for the Chinese Air Force.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	70996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>We are taking a range of measures to dissuade current and former UK pilots from being recruited. We also want to ensure that China understands that our previous silence on this matter should not be interpreted as acceptance or approval of this activity.</p><p>We are issuing threat guidance to personnel at risk of being approached. We are reminding personnel of their obligations to protect sensitive information acquired during their tenure as crown or civil servants; we will be looking at options to tighten the contractual obligations of Service leavers. We are also encouraging the reporting of any recruitment activity targeting pilots or any other specialist area of Defence. The alert has been issued to relevant personnel across Defence, including to partners in Defence industry. We are also actively sharing information with key allies.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/11/2022 12:30:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1535923

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: 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 19 October to Question 61778 on Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement, what his definition is of sensitive systems.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	70997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>Sensitive systems to be embodied in the Fleet Solid Support ships are defined as those that are subject to national security restrictions such as sensitive military communications equipment and defensive weapons.</p><p>In respect of Question 70998, I refer the right hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave him on 17 May 2022 to question number 72.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 70998 question first answered 28/10/2022 08:14:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 72 - Fleet Solid Support Ships.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1535924

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: 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 19 October to Question 61778 on Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement, whether his Department has set the value of expected workshare to bidders.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	70998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>Sensitive systems to be embodied in the Fleet Solid Support ships are defined as those that are subject to national security restrictions such as sensitive military communications equipment and defensive weapons.</p><p>In respect of Question 70998, I refer the right hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave him on 17 May 2022 to question number 72.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 70997 question first answered 28/10/2022 08:14:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 72 - Fleet Solid Support Ships.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1535958

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to establish whether former members of a) the British Army and b) the Royal Navy have been employed in advisory roles by the armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	70999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) are not currently planning on establishing whether all former members of the military have been employed in advisory roles by the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China.</p><p> </p><p>By default, the Department does not track former Armed Forces personnel, where they travel to, or the roles they undertake in a private capacity after leaving the Armed Forces. However, the behaviours and actions of former UK Armed Forces personnel may become of interest to the MOD if it is reported that they or their activity poses a threat to National Security.</p><p> </p><p>Our Counter Intelligence capabilities have proven effective at identifying individuals who have accepted such employment and we will continue to use these Counter Intelligence capabilities rather than track all former members of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/11/2022 11:41:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1536010

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the third round of Levelling Up Fund bids will be considered.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	71000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>We are not yet committing to the timing or format of future rounds. Announcements will be made in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 02/11/2022 16:32:23 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones