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1109418

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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 of his Department's contracts since the publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 that are of a value equal to or greater than £1 billion have been placed taking into account National Security Objective 3.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	240527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Between publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in November 2015 and 31 March 2018, the Ministry of Defence awarded nearly 250 contracts above £10 million. Nearly 40 of these are worth more than £100 million, with none over £1 billion. These figures do not include extensions to existing contracts. Information on contracts awarded during the 2018-19 financial year is not yet available.</p><p>Our investment appraisals process follows HM Treasury Green Book rules, which allow consideration of a range of factors including those within the scope of National Security Objective 3 if relevant, robust data is available. However, information on the criteria and weightings used for individual contracts varies, is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>On 14 March 2019, the Defence Secretary announced an ambitious Defence Prosperity Programme to grow defence's contribution to UK prosperity. As part of this programme we are working jointly with industry and academia to improve the quality and relevance of defence economic data that is available to decision maker.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 240528 240530 240531 question first answered 11/04/2019 13:43:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109420

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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 of his Department's contracts since the publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 that are of a value equal to or greater than £100 million have been placed taking into account National Security Objective 3.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	240528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Between publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in November 2015 and 31 March 2018, the Ministry of Defence awarded nearly 250 contracts above £10 million. Nearly 40 of these are worth more than £100 million, with none over £1 billion. These figures do not include extensions to existing contracts. Information on contracts awarded during the 2018-19 financial year is not yet available.</p><p>Our investment appraisals process follows HM Treasury Green Book rules, which allow consideration of a range of factors including those within the scope of National Security Objective 3 if relevant, robust data is available. However, information on the criteria and weightings used for individual contracts varies, is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>On 14 March 2019, the Defence Secretary announced an ambitious Defence Prosperity Programme to grow defence's contribution to UK prosperity. As part of this programme we are working jointly with industry and academia to improve the quality and relevance of defence economic data that is available to decision maker.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 240527 240530 240531 question first answered 11/04/2019 13:43:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109425

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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, what weight he attached to the marking criteria for National Security Objective 3 in developing each of his Department's contracts whose value is £1 billion or above for which that objective was taken into account.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	240530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Between publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in November 2015 and 31 March 2018, the Ministry of Defence awarded nearly 250 contracts above £10 million. Nearly 40 of these are worth more than £100 million, with none over £1 billion. These figures do not include extensions to existing contracts. Information on contracts awarded during the 2018-19 financial year is not yet available.</p><p>Our investment appraisals process follows HM Treasury Green Book rules, which allow consideration of a range of factors including those within the scope of National Security Objective 3 if relevant, robust data is available. However, information on the criteria and weightings used for individual contracts varies, is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>On 14 March 2019, the Defence Secretary announced an ambitious Defence Prosperity Programme to grow defence's contribution to UK prosperity. As part of this programme we are working jointly with industry and academia to improve the quality and relevance of defence economic data that is available to decision maker.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 240527 240528 240531 question first answered 11/04/2019 13:43:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109426

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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, what weight he attached to the marking criteria for National Security Objective 3 in developing each of his Department's contracts whose value is £10 million or above for which that objective was taken into account.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	240531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Between publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in November 2015 and 31 March 2018, the Ministry of Defence awarded nearly 250 contracts above £10 million. Nearly 40 of these are worth more than £100 million, with none over £1 billion. These figures do not include extensions to existing contracts. Information on contracts awarded during the 2018-19 financial year is not yet available.</p><p>Our investment appraisals process follows HM Treasury Green Book rules, which allow consideration of a range of factors including those within the scope of National Security Objective 3 if relevant, robust data is available. However, information on the criteria and weightings used for individual contracts varies, is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>On 14 March 2019, the Defence Secretary announced an ambitious Defence Prosperity Programme to grow defence's contribution to UK prosperity. As part of this programme we are working jointly with industry and academia to improve the quality and relevance of defence economic data that is available to decision maker.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 240527 240528 240530 question first answered 11/04/2019 13:43:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109508

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Singapore: Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what improvements have been completed to naval facilities in Singapore in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	240532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>It has been assumed that &quot;naval facilities&quot; refer to both the wharf and oil fuel depot.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017-18:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Installation of a Lightning Protection System.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Installation of a roof over the Bulk Fuel Carrying Vehicle (bowser) filling facility.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In 2018-19</p><p> </p><ul><li>Senoko main pumphouse pump upgrade, this work is due to be completed in June 2019.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Automatic tank gauging, installation and commissioning complete.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:41:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109509

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding the Government has allocated to UK naval facilities in (a) Bahrain, (b) Oman, (c) Diego Garcia, (d) Singapore and (e) Brunei in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	240533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Allocated funding and Infrastructure costs in the last 12 months were as follows:</p><p>Bahrain: funding allocated at the start of financial year (FY) 2018-19 for the UK Naval support facility was £10.55 million.</p><p>Oman: £4.115 million was allocated to Duqm at the start of FY 2018-19.</p><p>Diego Garcia: £3.04 million was allocated at the start of FY 2018-19.</p><p>Singapore: Due to rental payments received from the US, -£1.33 million was allocated to British Defence Singapore Support Unit at the start of FY 2018-19; however £1.845 million was spent on capital works and facilities maintenance.</p><p>It has not been possible to provide the information for Brunei in the time available, and I will write to the hon. Member once it has been collated.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 16:43:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108723

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Indo-Pacific Region: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the UK Government is taking to strengthen military co-operation with allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK already has strong ties with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, reinforced by regular exercises and operations. We maintain the UK Garrison in Brunei and UK-managed military facilities in Singapore. The UK will continue to deepen bilateral and multilateral defence engagement in the region - for example, in recently re-establishing the resident Defence Adviser post in Sri Lanka and applying for Observer Status on two of the Association of Southeastern Asian Nations Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus Expert Working Groups.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/04/2019 14:34:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108725

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Indo-Pacific Region: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the establishment of a UK forward deployment base in the Indo-Pacific region in addition to the existing arrangements in Brunei and Singapore.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake) to Question 208862 on 23 January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/04/2019 14:35:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 208862 - Caribbean and South East Asia - Military Bases.docx title Caribbean and South East Asia: Military Bases
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108727

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans for the concept and development phase for the two new littoral strike vessels to be concluded.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Develop phase (previously known as Concept and Development) for the Littoral Strike Ship will be concluded later this year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/04/2019 14:47:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108775

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of the Government's new arrangement with Babcock for the defuelling of former Royal Navy nuclear submarines in Rosyth and Devonport.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>We are currently negotiating a new contractual arrangement with Babcock, to ensure better value for money for the taxpayer to complete the defueling facility. I am withholding the cost as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests. I can confirm that defueling of existing and future laid-up nuclear submarines will take place at Devonport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 15:37:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones