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1182178

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date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Chief Coroner has taken to ensure that coronial decision-making is consistent throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chief Coroner provides judicial leadership to coroners on a range of statutory and non-statutory matters. In doing so, he publishes guidance and advice to promote consistency of practice and service across England and Wales which is available at <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/guidance-law-sheets/coroners-guidance/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/guidance-law-sheets/coroners-guidance/</a>. This guidance, including the Bench Book for coroners, is in the process of being reviewed.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Coroner also provides training to all coroners and coroners' officers via the Judicial College, further promoting consistency and ensuring that coroners follow the most recent standards of practice. These are also supported by the Chief Coroner’s monitoring duties. In particular, he registers cases lasting more than 12 months, as required by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, allowing him to keep any delays under review.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Chief Coroner has a statutory duty to provide an annual report to the Lord Chancellor which, among other matters, must include an assessment for the year of the consistency of standards between coroner areas.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/03/2020 13:40:01 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182298

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date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Hospital Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, where the proposed hospital ship will operate from.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>DFID and the MoD already work closely together to respond to humanitarian emergencies. For example, following Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas last September, RFA Mounts Bay played a critical role in the UK response.</p><p>As set out in the UK Humanitarian Reform Plan, the UK Government is committed ensuring a bigger, better, faster response capability which is able to respond to a range of different natural disasters. This includes a continued commitment to use our military assets to deliver humanitarian aid whenever appropriate, in accordance with UN guidelines.</p><p>No decision has been made on the construction or operation of a UK hospital ship, and we will continue to ensure that UKaid is deployed in a way that maximises value for money for development and the UK taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 24269 24429 question first answered 10/03/2020 17:20:22 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182299

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Hospital Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what capability gap has been identified to support the decision to construct a hospital ship.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>DFID and the MoD already work closely together to respond to humanitarian emergencies. For example, following Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas last September, RFA Mounts Bay played a critical role in the UK response.</p><p>As set out in the UK Humanitarian Reform Plan, the UK Government is committed ensuring a bigger, better, faster response capability which is able to respond to a range of different natural disasters. This includes a continued commitment to use our military assets to deliver humanitarian aid whenever appropriate, in accordance with UN guidelines.</p><p>No decision has been made on the construction or operation of a UK hospital ship, and we will continue to ensure that UKaid is deployed in a way that maximises value for money for development and the UK taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 24268 24429 question first answered 10/03/2020 17:20:22 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182300

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK workshare has been negotiated for the Chinook Sustainment Programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chinook Capability Sustainment Programme remains in the assessment phase. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is working closely with the United States Government to explore how Britain's defence industry could benefit from this potential procurement.</p><p>While a final investment decision has not been made, the initial procurement is anticipated to provide UK employment opportunities, with the Chinook production supplier base providing potential additional orders for UK based companies. The majority of the UK workshare is likely to be within the aircraft support solutions. While these arrangements are yet to be formally agreed, initial Foreign Military Sales support will include employment of UK nationals.</p><p>The through-life support solution to provide an optimised solution for long-term sustainment of the fleet, directly leading to UK jobs, will be investigated by the MOD in due course.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/03/2020 11:57:52 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182307

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates: Radar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of refitting artisan radar for the Type 23 Frigate.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The contract for the Artisan System (RT997) Medium Range Radar (MRR) provides for the manufacture, installation, training and in-service support on 19 ships across five maritime platform types; including 13 Type 23 Frigates. The total contract price is £102.6 million (excluding VAT) of which the manufacture and installation element is £71.8 million (excluding VAT). While the contract does not allow for costs to be provided by specific platform type, the mean total manufacture and installation amount per ship is £3.8 million (excluding VAT).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/03/2020 11:58:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182308

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of attaching Sea Ceptor to the Type 23 Frigates.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>Installation and full integration of the Sea Ceptor missile system onto Type 23 Frigates draws upon different complex contractual arrangements and complete cost information specifically related to the attachment of Sea Ceptor (which would have been conducted alongside other tasks) is not centrally held and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 11/03/2020 14:54:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182369

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
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 2 March 2020 to Question 18620, what the £421 million allocated to infrastructure and maintenance of the F-35 was spent on.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Of the £421 million spent on the Defence estate to allow for the delivery and facilitation of maintenance of the F-35B, £150 million has been spent on facilities delivered by Defence Equipment &amp; Support, including the Integrated Test Centre, Lightning Operations Centre and the Maintenance and Finishing Facility. The remaining £271 million accounts for work and facility upgrades overseen by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, including 617 and 207 Squadron related infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/03/2020 11:59:16 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones