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1535429

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Chinese Government recruiting ex-British RAF jet pilots for training purposes on national security.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	69645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>This practice poses a significant threat to UK and Western interests. We are taking a range of measures to dissuade current and former UK pilots from being recruited. We also want to ensure that China understands that our previous silence on this matter should not be interpreted as acceptance or approval of this activity.</p><p>We are issuing threat guidance to personnel at risk of being approached. We are reminding personnel of their obligations to protect sensitive information acquired during their tenure as crown or civil servants; we will be looking at options to tighten the contractual obligations of Service leavers. We are also encouraging the reporting of any recruitment activity targeting pilots or any other specialist area of Defence. The alert has been issued to relevant personnel across Defence, including to partners in defence industry. We are also actively sharing information with key allies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/10/2022 11:04:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1535469

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to secure undersea cables connecting UK territories from damage and acts of sabotage.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	69503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>I refer the right. hon Member to the answer I gave on Wednesday 26 October 2022 to Question 68486.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/10/2022 15:29:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 68486.docx title Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1525089

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Saxa Vord: Telecommunications Cables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the damage sustained to the subsea cable to Shetland disrupted a) air defence radar and b) associated radios and data at RAF Saxa Vord.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	68482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The damage to the Shetland undersea cable has not impacted radar or radio data transmission to or from Remote Radar Head Saxa Vord.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/10/2022 11:23:24 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1525093

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to secure undersea cables connecting UK territories from damage and acts of sabotage.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	68486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence fully recognises the risk from hostile underwater activities to our undersea cable networks, here in the UK and across the world.</p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is the lead department for the energy sector, including subsea energy cables. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is the lead department for telecommunications policy, including the security and resilience of telecommunications subsea cables.</p><p>Accidental damage caused by fishing, particularly trawling and other seabed-disturbing activities remains the most likely risk to subsea cables. Indeed, as the recent incident in the Shetlands has shown, accidental breakage of communications cables is not unknown and mechanisms to repair them are well tested.</p><p>The Government regards subsea cables as critical to our national and international infrastructure and monitors a variety of risks they face and subsea internet cables are specifically considered in the UK's National Risk Assessment. Detailing security arrangements made to protect such cables from sabotage would be likely to prejudice the purpose of safeguarding their security, and with it national security.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/10/2022 11:25:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1524667

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship will be crewed by directly employed civilian seafarers who will be covered by collective agreements with maritime trade unions.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	67916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Work is ongoing to consider the exact composition of the crew of the Multi-Role Surveillance Ship and a decision will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 25/10/2022 10:24:10 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1524668

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on acquiring the Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ships; and what recent estimate he has made of the cost of this project.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	67917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Commercial discussions are currently taking place in relation to the procurement of a Multi Role Ocean Surveillance capability. Divulging any further detail may prejudice these discussions at this time.</p><p>Planning work has commenced for the concept and assessment phase of the project to design and build a Multi Role Ocean Surveillance capability.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke grouped question UIN 67918 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:26:11 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1524679

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his department has made on (a) designing and (b) building a new multi-role surveillance vessel; and what estimate he has made of the potential cost of that project.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	67918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Commercial discussions are currently taking place in relation to the procurement of a Multi Role Ocean Surveillance capability. Divulging any further detail may prejudice these discussions at this time.</p><p>Planning work has commenced for the concept and assessment phase of the project to design and build a Multi Role Ocean Surveillance capability.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke grouped question UIN 67917 question first answered 25/10/2022 10:26:11 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1524680

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on his Department’s procurement of multi-role surveillance vessels.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	67919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss a range of topics. The Ministry of Defence is leading the procurement of the Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance ships. While I have not met with the Secretary of State for Transport to specifically discuss this procurement, officials from both Departments did discuss the programme during the development of the National Maritime Security Strategy<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 25/10/2022 11:16:04 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1524701

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Annington Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Answer of 19 October to Question 61728, if he will publish a breakdown of the nature of the 13,910 open work orders at Service Family Accommodation leased from Annington Homes Limited.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	67844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>A total breakdown of the 13,910 open work orders as of 19 October 2022 for Service Family Accommodation (SFA) leased from Annington Homes Limited could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Examples of tasks under these work orders include electrical, plumbing, joinery, roofing, pest control, decorating and grounds maintenance.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 25/10/2022 10:24:46 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1524702

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Annington Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a target time for the timeframe of completion of open work orders by Annington Homes Limited for Service Family Accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	67845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Annington Homes Limited (AHL) do not maintain Service Family Accommodation (SFA).</p><p>As of 13 October 2022, there were 13,910 SFA properties with open work orders for repairs, which DIO lease from AHL.</p><p>Four Regional Accommodation Maintenance Services (RAMS) contracts held by Amey and VIVO, deliver repair and maintenance housing services to Service Personnel and their families.</p><p>Under the contracts, there are three maintenance response categories, with corresponding target times for completion of works in SFA:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Emergency (make safe resolution only) -</strong> respond and make safe within 2 hours. After the situation is made safe the repair will be given an Urgent or Routine category as appropriate.</p></li><li><p><strong>Urgent</strong> - The RAMS supplier (Amey or VIVO depending on region) will attend and fix the repair within 48 hours. This category applies when there is significant damage or defect, or imminent threat of substantial damage, to an SFA that make it unsuitable for habitation or is causing severe inconvenience or hardship to the residents.</p></li><li><p><strong>Routine</strong> - The RAMS supplier (Amey or VIVO depending on region) will attend and rectify the problem within 12 working days.</p><p>Supplier performance is measured through average response times per category.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 25/10/2022 10:25:36 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey