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830557

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 25 January 2018, on his Department's Modernising Defence Programme, whether the value of identified savings his Department requires is to be realised as part of current budget assumptions.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Modernising Defence Programme will deliver the right military capability for today's, and future threats, while making sure that Defence is sustainable and affordable.</p><p>I have been speaking regularly to the Chancellor since arriving at the Ministry of Defence and will continue to do so as the programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 125092 question first answered 31/01/2018 16:22:04 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

830559

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 25 January 2018, on his Department's Modernising Defence Programme, if he will provide further information on the work to be undertaken under the strands outlined in that programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Programme will consist of four strands of work:</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Looking at the Department's Operating Model</strong> - delivering a stronger Head Office which has the right leadership.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Making sure Defence is an efficient Department</strong> - so we can assure everyone that every penny goes to the right things, reducing duplication and adopting new approaches to deliver a more modern organisation.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Recognising the contribution defence industry makes to our nation's economic prosperity </strong>- We need to get the most out of our defence industry and promote our commercial interests at home and abroad as we create a global Britain. We will assess how the Ministry of Defence can improve on strategic supplier management and improve its commercial capability.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>And, most importantly, the final strand</strong> - making sure our Armed Forces have the right capabilities to tackle the increasing threats we face on the global stage. This will look at the threat picture, and that our Armed Forces have the right equipment, training and workforce and force generation on a sustainable footing.</li></ul> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 31/01/2018 16:19:13 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

830564

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 25 January 2018, on his Department's Modernising Defence Programme, whether that programme will be fiscally neutral.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Modernising Defence Programme will deliver the right military capability for today's, and future threats, while making sure that Defence is sustainable and affordable.</p><p>I have been speaking regularly to the Chancellor since arriving at the Ministry of Defence and will continue to do so as the programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 125085 question first answered 31/01/2018 16:22:04 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

830567

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 25 January 2018, on his Department's Modernising Defence Programme, if he will rule out reductions to the army's (a) armoured infantry brigades and (b) army aviation brigades.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Modernising Defence Programme will deliver the right military capability for today's, and future threats, while making sure that Defence is sustainable and affordable.</p><p>We aim to engage widely throughout the process, and to listen to a range of expert views.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 125106 question first answered 31/01/2018 16:08:43 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

830578

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 25 January 2018, on his Department's Modernising Defence Programme, whether a reduction in personnel and resources in the Educational and Training Services Branch of the Army's Adjutant General's Corps will form part of that programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Modernising Defence Programme will deliver the right military capability for today's, and future threats, while making sure that Defence is sustainable and affordable.</p><p>We aim to engage widely throughout the process, and to listen to a range of expert views.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 125095 question first answered 31/01/2018 16:08:43 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

830087

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the lead non-executive director and other non-executive director board members are in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	124782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The lead non-executive director on the Defence Board is Sir Gerry Grimstone. The other non-executive board members are Paul Skinner, Danuta Gray and Simon Henry.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 30/01/2018 14:15:46 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

828620

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Nuclear Weapons
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 17 January 2018 to Question 122320 on USA: Nuclear Weapons what views were sought by the US administration; and what response the UK Government provided.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	124285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK provided input to the US Nuclear Posture Review as part of our close and regular dialogue with the US Administration. I am not prepared to discuss the details of the UK Government input for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 30/01/2018 14:16:57 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

828025

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Defence
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 implications for its policies of the US administration's National Defense Strategy, published in January 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	123985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the publication of the US' National Defense Strategy on 19 January 2018. The Government and the US Administration have a shared understanding of many of the serious challenges it outlines. In particular, the renewed emphasis given by the Strategy to inter-state strategic competition echoes our concern regarding the risk to the UK and Europe from state-based threats. With a clear emphasis on allies and partners, including NATO, to achieve its objectives, the document provides a useful framework on which to focus joint and allied efforts. The US and UK are very close allies and partners, with a uniquely broad and deep defence and security relationship, and we will continue to work together on issues vital to the UK's security and prosperity.&quot;</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 30/01/2018 14:06:34 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

824493

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve methodology for accounting for and attributing savings more accurately.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	123294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has implemented a robust governance process for the delivery of the £7.4 billion efficiency target from the 2015 Spending Review. We are committed to delivering the target in full and good progress has been made. We are forecasting 'line of sight' to 90% of the £7.4 billion target over the Spending Review Period (2020-21) and all savings are being reinvested in the Defence budget.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 24/01/2018 16:11:29 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

823606

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution of 15 January 2018, Official Report, column.613, at what number the Government has made a clear commitment to maintaining personnel in the Armed Forces.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	123067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 123069 question first answered 23/01/2018 11:41:56 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith