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100106

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date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which freedoms and flexibilities the bidders for Managed Service Providers in the Ministry of Defence DE and S have been granted.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	211274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>When Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) became a bespoke trading entity on 1 April 2014 it was given a broad range of freedoms, agreed by HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office, to allow it to manage its business, outputs and workforce within an operating cost envelope set to drive significant efficiencies. The bidders for the Managed Service Provider work packages are not granted freedoms and flexibilities; they are being procured via standard commercial practices to provide tailored external skills to support DE&amp;S as it uses its freedoms to transform and to deliver the equipment programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 28/10/2014 16:42:36 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

100127

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where his Department has found delays in the processing of injured veteran's claims in the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claim process.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	211383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Each claim is different. Many are complex. It is inevitable that processing these can take a considerable time, for example while evidence is gathered from third party organisations and individuals.<br><br>In the case of the War Pension Scheme, there are no time limits for claiming, and claims for injuries dating back to World War Two are still being received. Assessing these claims involves locating 70 year old paper records, both Service and medical, and often requires a person to be medically examined so that a decision can be made based on up-to-date evidence. We attach much importance to dealing with all such claims as quickly as possible. Improvements have already been implemented and work is ongoing to further speed up the claims processing times.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2014 16:41:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

100128

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans are in place in relation to the deployment of the HMS Queen Elizabeth II and HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carriers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	211375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Specific deployment plans for the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers have not yet been decided. The carriers are strategic maritime platforms which will perform a wide variety of military functions; for example: providing credible conventional deterrence; delivering carrier strike missions using Lightning II aircraft; enforcing no fly zones; deploying Royal Marine Commandos; building international partnerships; delivering humanitarian aid and disaster relief; and conducting complex non-combatant evacuation operations.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 28/10/2014 16:53:21 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

100129

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tornado Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether aircraft from the recently retired Tornado squadrons (a) have been put in storage, (b) destroyed and (c) used for cannibalisation.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	211341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>As part of the phased reduction of the RAF’s Tornado GR4 fleet, aircraft allocated to disbanded squadrons are assessed against a range of criteria including flying hour life consumed, embodied capabilities and future maintenance requirements. Depending on the result of this assessment, aircraft are reallocated to Front Line squadrons, returned to BAE Systems for maintenance or upgrade, placed in storage for future use or selected for spares recovery. Components and equipment for which no further beneficial use can be identified are disposed of through normal channels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 28/10/2014 16:43:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

100131

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual combined operating and support cost for one F-35 and one Typhoon aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	211343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested as aircraft operating and support costs are calculated on the whole fleet rather than per aircraft, in order to achieve efficiencies of scale. <br><br>While data continues to mature on the F-35 programme, it is too early to provide future UK operating and support cost estimates.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 28/10/2014 16:43:16 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

100135

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of Government contracts awarded to shipyards based (a) on the Clyde and (b) in Rosyth in each year since 1997.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	211206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold comprehensive information centrally on contracts awarded to the shipyards on the Clyde and in Rosyth since 1997. While records of contracts awarded to BAE Systems and Babcock (the owners of Scotstoun, Govan and Rosyth) are available, these cover a wide range of equipment, services and locations and may not all be related to the shipyards. Any analysis would therefore only present a partial picture of the total value of contracts awarded to the shipyards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 28/10/2014 16:44:32 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain