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1011445

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date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft: Safety Measures
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 19 November 2018 to Question 189831 on European Fighter Aircraft: Safety Measures, and with reference to Regulatory Article 1205 para 1b, on what basis the operating duty holder's tolerable and ALARP safety statement for the Typhoon aircraft is made when considering the mid-air collision risk.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
uin	194128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The requirements of Regulatory Article (RA) 1205 para 1b are fully met as part of the Operating duty holder's Tolerable and ALARP safety statement consideration of mid-air collision risk.</p><p>The Typhoon Safety Case explicitly states what is Reasonably Practicable and Tolerable in terms of fitment of Collision Warning Systems and the other systems detailed in RA1205 for this platform. The RA states that the 'Collision Warning System' term is intentionally used to allow flexibility in identifying the optimal solution for platforms, including those currently under development.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2018 15:50:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

1011540

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
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 open military roles to women.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	194248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State confirmed on 25 October that the Infantry and Royal Marines are being opened up to women. Those already serving in the Army can apply to transfer into infantry roles from December, and from January 2019 the Infantry and Royal Marines will be open to external applications from women.</p><p>This fulfils the Government commitment to open up all combat roles to women and reflects an Armed Forces that is a modern and inclusive employer which maximises the talent of every individual Service person.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/11/2018 15:43:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1011553

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Forces Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce whether the Forces Help to Buy scheme will continue beyond December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	194176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>As announced by the former Secretary of State for Defence in October 2016, the Forces Help To Buy scheme is due to close at the end of December 2018. Applications can be submitted up to this date. Work is ongoing to consider how to take this policy principle forward and details will be confirmed later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/11/2018 17:10:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1011581

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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, when he plans to publish the Modernising Defence Programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	194084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Modernising Defence Programme is ongoing. I remain committed to updating Parliament once progress has been made.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 26/11/2018 16:17:13 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1011597

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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 the defence procurement budget was in (a) absolute terms and (b) as a proportion of total government spend for each year since 1988; and what proportion of procurement was (a) domestically and (b) internationally sourced for each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	194205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) total procurement spend since financial year 2009-10. Figures before this date are not available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total MOD Procurement Spend (£billion)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Managed Expenditure (£billion)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Total Managed Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£22.1</p></td><td><p>£695.2</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£20.0</p></td><td><p>£717.4</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£20.1</p></td><td><p>£717.3</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£20.4</p></td><td><p>£731.8</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£20.3</p></td><td><p>£733.8</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£19.6</p></td><td><p>£750.4</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£19.4</p></td><td><p>£756.8</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£19.1</p></td><td><p>£772.0</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide data on the proportion of MOD procurement sourced domestically or internationally.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD routinely publishes statistics on the equipment contracts it places on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index</a></strong></p><p> </p><p>The MOD also publishes a breakdown of expenditure with UK industry. This can also be found on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-index</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/11/2018 16:21:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1011650

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures were in place prior to the 2016 Fatal Accident Act coming into force to brief military personnel and their families on the lack of a mandatory requirement for a Fatal Accident Inquiry in Scotland for military deaths.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	194225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>It has not been possible to establish what, if anything, military personnel and their families may have been told regarding the differences between the English and Scottish legal systems in the event of a death prior to the introduction of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016. We can advise that such information is not included in briefing for military personnel and their families should they have been deployed to Scotland post 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/11/2018 15:44:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1011654

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft his Department plans to procure.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	194113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers given on 4 September 2017 to Question 6994 to the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Mr David) and on 28 November 2017 to Question 116180 to the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Mr Docherty-Hughes).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 20170907_6994_Maritime_Patrol_Aircraft.docx title 6994 - Maritime Patrol Aircraft 2 file name 20171205_116180_Maritime_Patrol_Aircraft.docx title 116180 - Maritime Patrol Aircraft question first answered 26/11/2018 16:18:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1011658

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is exploring options to develop an unmanned maritime patrol aircraft capability to complement current and planned fixed and rotary-wing platforms.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	194117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, Joint Force 2025 will deliver a fleet of nine Boeing P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. We recognise the potential strategic importance of developing further unmanned surveillance capability; however, we have not started formally exploring options.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/11/2018 16:18:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1011669

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear safety events have occured on vessels other than submarines at Faslane in each year since 2006.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	194233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The historical nature and scope of the information requested is such that it will take time to collate. Once this process is completed I will write to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 194234 194235 194236 194237 194238 194239 194783 194788 question first answered 29/11/2018 15:55:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1011671

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear safety events have occured at Faslane in a location other than on board a vessel in each year since 2006.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	194234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The historical nature and scope of the information requested is such that it will take time to collate. Once this process is completed I will write to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 194233 194235 194236 194237 194238 194239 194783 194788 question first answered 29/11/2018 15:55:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock