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1256804

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Hartlepool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has commissioned research on the future of shipbuilding in Hartlepool.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>We have not commissioned any research specific to Hartlepool, however I am working closely with colleagues across Government and with industry to reinvigorate the shipbuilding industry across the length and breadth of the UK. Our efforts are not limited to just shipbuilders; we are focused on supercharging the entire Defence sector across the UK, from our rich supply chain to repair and disposal.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 07/12/2020 16:39:25 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256810

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the Type 45 destroyer midlife update.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>There is no distinct mid-life upgrade package for the Type 45 destroyers. The ships’ capabilities are continually upgraded through-life to meet the needs of the Royal Navy and the evolving nature of any threats.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 11:26:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256811

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the retirement date is of each Type 45 destroyer.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>On current plans, the Type 45 destroyers will leave service between 2035 and 2038.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/12/2020 15:33:50 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256828

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the interim Royal Navy surface-to-surface guided weapon (SSGW) programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has set the requirements for a Surface-to-Surface Guided Weapon (SSGW) to ensure they maintain the ability to deter and defeat enemy warships. A competition is now taking place and on current plans, subject to funding, we expect bids to provide a solution to SSGW, by mid-2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 11:27:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256829

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the forecast out of service dates are for the Hunt and Sandown mine countermeasures vessels.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>On current plans, the Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels will leave service between 2029 and 2031. The Sandown Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels will leave service between 2023 and 2031.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 11:27:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256830

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy to purchase mother ships for autonomous mine hunting systems.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Maritime Mine Countermeasures system is designed to be deployable from a variety of platforms and from the shore. No decision has yet been made on the delivery platform.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 11:28:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256832

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what systems the UK has committed to buying under the Anglo-French MCMV programme; and what the cost to the public purse is of the programme to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>I have interpreted the right hon. Member's question as referring to the Anglo-French Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme. The UK has committed to buying three sets of equipment under the programme. Each set comprises a portable operation centre, an autonomous surface vessel, towed sonar, and a mine neutralisation system. To date the total cost to the UK has been approximately £82 million.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/12/2020 15:37:22 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256833

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to update the National Security Strategy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>In his statement on 19 November, the Prime Minister said the Government will announce the full conclusions of the Integrated Review early in the new year. Through these conclusions we will set out the Government's overarching strategy for national security and foreign policy, including defence, diplomacy, development and national resilience, setting direction for more detailed strategies and departmental activity in the coming years.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 03/12/2020 11:37:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256834

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cruise Missiles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has made a formal commitment to the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Missile programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	122602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon seeks to develop a new generation of deep strike and anti-ship missiles for the 2030s and 2040s. In 2017, UK and France entered a ‘Joint Concept Phase’, led by MBDA to reduce the number of possible options. This phase is concluding. The UK MOD is exploring with the French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) the possibility for a joint UK/FR Assessment Phase in 2021 to mature and develop the concepts further.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/12/2020 12:56:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones