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1506576

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when recruitment and retention of civilian seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary was last discussed at the Shipping Defence Advisory Council.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	52076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>Recruitment and retention of civilian Seafarers within the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is not discussed at the Shipping Defence Advisory Council as it is considered an internal Ministry of Defence matter.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 23/09/2022 09:09:53 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1506215

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Office for Veterans Affairs on Ben Parkinson's case in the context of the Sunday Times investigation published on 4 September; and what his planned timetable is for reviewing the circumstances of Ben Parkinson's case.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	49670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>As my answer contains personal information, I will write to the hon. Member shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton question first answered 12/10/2022 06:54:59 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1506261

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: White Phosphorus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British military personnel in Mali have fired white phosphorus munitions.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	49789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>British Personnel in Mali have never fired, used or stored white phosphorous.</p><p>The UK Government condemns the indiscriminate or disproportionate use of any weapon, including incendiary weapons or those that have an incendiary effect, in contravention of international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/09/2022 08:44:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1506262

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Military Academy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which foreign heads of state have attended passing out parades at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	49790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>It is routine for a foreign Head of State to be invited to represent the Sovereign at one of the three Sovereign's Parades held annually. Additionally, Cadets are able to invite family members to attend their Commissioning Parade.</p><p>In the previous 12 months, two foreign Heads of State have attended Commissioning Parades at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as parents:</p><ul><li><p>HM The Sultan of Oman (July 2022)</p></li><li><p>HE Mr Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda (August 2022)</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/09/2022 08:41:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1506336

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government Major Projects Portfolio Data 2022, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of delivering the New Style of Info Base programme (a) on time and (b) to budget in the context of the Independent Projects Authority's rating of that project as red.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	49562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The New Style of IT Base programme provides the essential ICT infrastructure used by the Ministry of Defence at OFFICIAL and SECRET. The capability delivered by the programme is now in-service.</p><p> </p><p>The current authorised programme spend since inception in 2015, and to March 2025, is £2.4 billion. The programme is on track to deliver its remaining deliverables at a forecast cost of £2.2 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) assessed the Programme in April 2021 as Red. In response, changes in the delivery team, leadership and technical capability, including with our supplier partner were made, and subsequently the IPA Review Team gave the programme an Amber rating in May 2022, on route to planned delivery of a Green status. The New Style of IT Base (B) programme is now scheduled to formally close by the end of financial year 2022-23. I assess this date to be realistic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 22/09/2022 12:05:52 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506337

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antiship Missiles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Government Major Projects Portfolio Data 2022, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of delivering the Sea Venom programme (a) on time and (b) to budget in the context of the Independent Projects Authority's rating of that project as red.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	49563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The infrastructure Projects Authority conducted a Gateway review of the Sea Venom programme in July 2022 and returned a Delivery Confidence Assessment of Amber: Successful delivery appears feasible but significant issues exist requiring attention. These appear resolvable and, if addressed promptly, should not present cost/schedule overrun.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 22/09/2022 12:04:06 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506338

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) original and (b) current cost expectations for the AURORA programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	49564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Project AURORA, the replacement plutonium manufacturing capability at the Atomic Weapons Establishment is beginning its Initial Assessment phase. An Accounting Officer Assessment is currently being conducted by the Ministry of Defence in support of this, and the cost estimates for this phase of the project will be published once this assessment has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/09/2022 10:32:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506339

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Powered Vessels: Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) original and (b) current cost expectations for the Core Production Capability programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	49565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The original expected programme cost to completion at initial approval was £1,385 million. The current programme expected cost to completion is £1,822 million. The cost increase is due to changes in programme scope since initial approval along with the combination of additional submarine core manufacturing and facility regeneration costs.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/09/2022 08:48:05 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506340

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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 is the (a) original and (b) current cost expectations for the Dreadnought programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	49566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review estimated that the Dreadnought programme is likely to cost a total of £31 billion (including inflation, over the lifetime of the programme) and set a contingency of £10 billion. The programme remains within its overall budget and on track for first of Class, HMS Dreadnought to enter service in the early 2030s.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 22/09/2022 12:06:40 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506341

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Skynet: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) original and (b) current cost expectations for the Future Beyond Line of Sight programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	49567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The current programme delivering Future Beyond Line of Sight capability is the SKYNET 6 Programme, which began in 2016. Future Beyond Light of Sight (FBLOS), is a name used centrally for a collection of projects, of which the only current major programme is Skynet 6, the latest phase in the Skynet programme.</p><p> </p><p>The original authorisations for all the elements of the Skynet 6 programme total £7.1 billion over the 26-year programme life-cycle.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016, significant changes in technology and functionality have been built in to the programme to maintain an effective strategic satellite communications capability out to 2042 in support of front-line military capability. This has included addressing emerging risks, increases in Space sector prices and higher than expected obsolescence in equipment inherited from Industry, along with the additional management costs that these changes generate.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, Skynet 6's costs have increased over the last six years to circa £8.35 billion, with the same end date. The programme is now in a stable delivery phase and operating within strict parameters of respective approved business cases.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 22/09/2022 11:42:30 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey