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1503277

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the US National Defense Strategy 2022, what steps his Department is taking to work jointly with the US Defense Department, including on coordinating cyberspace strategies.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	44938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2022 answer text <p>The US is our principal defence and security partner, and we remain committed to working with them to deliver on our common interests of maintaining international peace and security. We have regularly engaged with the US Defense Department during the development of its 2022 National Defense Strategy and look forward to working with them on its implementation when it is published, including deepening our unique partnership on advanced and innovative capabilities such as cyber. Our strategies reflect a shared commitment to working in partnership and we work closely on delivery of our cyber strategies through bilateral and multilateral forums as well as benefiting from well-established links between operational and policy communities.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/09/2022 15:37:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1503280

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason British service members are not allowed to wear NATO issued medals on their uniforms.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	44941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>NATO medals have been approved for wear in the past, including for operations in the Balkans. Details of those medals that have been approved for wear are included in Chapter 8, Annex A of Joint Service Publication (JSP) 761 (Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/honours-and-awards-in-the-armed-forces-jsp-761</p><p>However, some NATO medals have not been approved for wear, in particular where a UK medal is also awarded for the same service. In such circumstances, NATO medals are not approved for wear as allowing this would contravene the principle of no 'double-medalling' for the same service. An example of this was the NATO International Security Assistance Force medal in Afghanistan, which was not approved as UK Service personnel were already awarded the Operational Service Medal (Afghanistan).</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/09/2022 13:02:08 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503281

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the British Army's 979 Armoured Personnel Carriers are rated RED on the Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solutions system.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	44942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke grouped question UIN 45181 question first answered 13/09/2022 10:28:30 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503303

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Photographs and Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are any restrictions on Royal Air Force pilots (a) filming videos and taking photographs in the cockpit of RAF Typhoons and (b) publishing those images on social media.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	44975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2022 answer text <p>Typhoon pilots may only film in the cockpit with prior permission of their chain of command in accordance with security policy and on the basis that flight safety will not be compromised. Subject to authorisation, images may only be placed on social media if they do not compromise operational security or the personal security of individuals.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/09/2022 15:20:29 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1503304

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Coningsby: Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any training schedules were (a) adjusted, (b) cancelled and (c) lowered in intensity to facilitate the Prime Minister’s flight in an RAF Typhoon.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	44976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2022 answer text <p>The then Prime Minister's flight on 14 July 2022 was integrated into RAF Coningsby's routine training programme and there was no requirement to alter training schedules to accommodate it.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/09/2022 15:20:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1503311

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the in-year spends on the Type 26 frigate have been since that project's commencement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	44952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>Expenditure for the Manufacture phases for the Type 26 and Type 31 frigate programmes (rounded to the nearest million) is detailed in the table below. Costs incurred against the Assessment Phase have not been included, in line with normal reporting against Business Case approvals. The costs Spend data for the current financial year (FY2022-23), is excluded as this is incomplete.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project</strong> <strong>Name</strong></p></td><td><p>FY2017-18 £ million</p></td><td><p>FY2018-19 £ million</p></td><td><p>FY2019-20 £ million</p></td><td><p>FY2020-21 £ million</p></td><td><p>FY2021-22 £ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 26</strong></p></td><td><p>288.8</p></td><td><p>464.3</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>572.3</p></td><td><p>642.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 31</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>75.4</p></td><td><p>199.2</p></td><td><p>252.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke grouped question UIN 45180 question first answered 14/09/2022 11:21:16 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1503434

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
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 support defence jobs in (a) Merseyside and (b) Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The most recent estimate shows MOD investment supports 219,000 jobs in industries across the UK. This includes 17,700 direct jobs in the North West of England.</p><p>Earlier this year, we marked the first anniversary of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS), which received positive feedback from industry.</p><p>Continued high, and focussed investment in defence, along with the changes we are making as part of DSIS, will contribute to further economic growth and prosperity, across the Union.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 13/09/2022 12:12:36 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1491370

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Consultants
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 on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if he will publish a breakdown of the (a) amount paid to each consultancy contracted, (b) name of each consultancy contracted and (c) specific matters on which they were consulted.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	42215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>Spend on externally contracted consultancy services for the core Department in each of the last five years is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£204.974 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£109.668 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£98.080 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£116.914 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£49.995 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of all Government contracts awarded from 2016 above £10,000 and £25,000 in the wider public sector are published on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcontracts-finder&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cemmy.clarkson%40dhsc.gov.uk%7C332dd3e59a5f4b1b1e5308da6b104a3e%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C637940014946084226%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EHT%2Bj9EH86g04c73Xn7YYL0Qyi3Lc4Dm8J%2F8B8YuCNE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>. Each award notice provides information on the name of the supplier, value of the contract, its purpose and information on the type of awarding procedure used. Government departments, their individual agencies and Arms Length Bodies are required to publish all spend against individual suppliers above £25,000 on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>All Government Departments and their individual ALBs and agencies are required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in awarding contracts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/09/2022 08:47:57 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1491405

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering the Government of Ukraine support in the training of Ukrainian armed forces personnel in the delivery of decompression and normalisation programmes.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>We continue to tailor the training we are providing to the Armed Forces of Ukraine to meet their needs. To date, decompression and normalisation programmes have not been requested by the Ukrainian Government and it seems premature to consider such things when the focus is on mass mobilisation not de-mobilisation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2022 09:12:18 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1491468

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Agency Workers
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 on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	41944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>Agency workers (more commonly referred to as “Contingent Labour” or “Temporary Workers”) are subject to a Cabinet Office controls framework to ensure robust governance of spending in this area.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingent-labour-spend-control" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingent-labour-spend-control</a></p><p>The Department maintains a central record of overall expenditure on Contingent Labour and discloses this expenditure as part of our Annual Report and Accounts (ARAc) and for ease of reference the values reported in the financial years covering the requested years are as follows;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£483.318 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£418.950 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£272.385 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have interpreted your reference to agency retainer fees as the fees charged at the commencement of the provision of a search recruitment service, this is only applicable when recruiting for a permanent or fixed term post.</p><p> </p><p>Agency retainer fees are not applicable to the contingent labour market.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/09/2022 08:53:28 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett