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1256804

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Hartlepool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has commissioned research on the future of shipbuilding in Hartlepool.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>We have not commissioned any research specific to Hartlepool, however I am working closely with colleagues across Government and with industry to reinvigorate the shipbuilding industry across the length and breadth of the UK. Our efforts are not limited to just shipbuilders; we are focused on supercharging the entire Defence sector across the UK, from our rich supply chain to repair and disposal.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 07/12/2020 16:39:25 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256810

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the Type 45 destroyer midlife update.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>There is no distinct mid-life upgrade package for the Type 45 destroyers. The ships’ capabilities are continually upgraded through-life to meet the needs of the Royal Navy and the evolving nature of any threats.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 11:26:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256828

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the interim Royal Navy surface-to-surface guided weapon (SSGW) programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has set the requirements for a Surface-to-Surface Guided Weapon (SSGW) to ensure they maintain the ability to deter and defeat enemy warships. A competition is now taking place and on current plans, subject to funding, we expect bids to provide a solution to SSGW, by mid-2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 11:27:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256829

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the forecast out of service dates are for the Hunt and Sandown mine countermeasures vessels.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>On current plans, the Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels will leave service between 2029 and 2031. The Sandown Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels will leave service between 2023 and 2031.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 11:27:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256830

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy to purchase mother ships for autonomous mine hunting systems.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Maritime Mine Countermeasures system is designed to be deployable from a variety of platforms and from the shore. No decision has yet been made on the delivery platform.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 11:28:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256834

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cruise Missiles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has made a formal commitment to the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Missile programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon seeks to develop a new generation of deep strike and anti-ship missiles for the 2030s and 2040s. In 2017, UK and France entered a ‘Joint Concept Phase’, led by MBDA to reduce the number of possible options. This phase is concluding. The UK MOD is exploring with the French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) the possibility for a joint UK/FR Assessment Phase in 2021 to mature and develop the concepts further.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 12:56:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1255311

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he made of his Department's future funding requirements before the allocation of additional funding in the 2020 Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	120803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has been through a rigorous planning process as part of the Integrated Review and Spending Review. We have reviewed our current commitments and future requirements, and have consulted widely to create the Defence proposition. The settlement will allow us to make strategic decisions including making investments and disinvestments to set up our Armed Forces for the next decade, and to ensure that the defence budget is spent in the most effective way.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/12/2020 12:12:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1255312

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cybercrime: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be allocated to the UK's National Cyber Force.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	120804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>For reasons of safeguarding national security the Ministry of Defence does not ordinarily comment on matters relating to the security bodies.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/12/2020 16:45:18 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1255313

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Decommissioning
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 retirement date of the UK's Vanguard-class submarines.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	120805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Future out-of-service dates for Royal Navy submarines are withheld as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/12/2020 11:52:14 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1255314

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the armed forces will receive a pay rise in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	120806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>As announced on 25 November 2020 by my right. hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, this Government will be taking three steps regarding public sector pay awards in 2021-22. First, taking account of the pay review bodies' advice, we will provide a pay rise to over a million nurses, doctors and others working in the NHS. Secondly, to protect jobs, pay rises in the rest of the public sector will be paused next year, including the Armed Forces. But, thirdly, we will protect those on lower incomes; the 2.1 million public sector workers who earn below the median wage of £24,000 will continue to receive a pay increase. It is important to note that over 35,000 of our most junior sailors, solders and aviators fall below the £24,000 threshold, meaning they will be unaffected by the pay freeze and still receive a guaranteed pay rise of £250 in the 2021-22 pay year.</p><p>Furthermore, military personnel also benefit from a progressive pay model where, subject to satisfactory performance, they can receive yearly incremental pay progression for every additional year spent in their rank after an initial two-year period, up to a certain cap. In the year 2019/20 45.3% of service personnel moved up a pay increment. This incremental progress is not affected by the pay pause and all personnel expecting to move up an increment next year will continue to do so provided they meet the normal criteria.</p><p>A further announcement will be made next year once we have received the recommendations from the independent Armed Forces' Pay Review Body.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 07/12/2020 12:07:50 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer previous answer version 66766 answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones