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1346360

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date	13/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Argus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to replace RFA Argus when it leaves service.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	32320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Following the uplift in funding for Royal Navy shipbuilding announced in the Integrated Review in March 2021, a number of options are being considered as part of the Royal Naval Shipbuilding Pipeline regarding the future provision of afloat medical support once RFA ARGUS leaves service.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/07/2021 12:59:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1346361

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Fort Victoria: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any armed forces personnel were treated for smoke inhalation following the fire aboard FRA Victoria on May 10 2021.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	32321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>As a precautionary measure, a number of Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel were taken to Dorchester Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation following the fire onboard RFA FORT VICTORIA on 10 May 2021. They were released later that day and no further medical treatment has been required.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/07/2021 07:13:17 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1346362

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he intends to exercise any contractual penalties against Lockheed Martin UK for the delays to the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	32322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently withholding a portion of the contract price due to late delivery of the capability on the basis of the Schedule Performance not meeting the contracted milestones. This would become repayable on the achievement of full capability in line with the terms of the contract.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to reserve our position with Lockheed Martin UK in respect of any further consideration relating to Contract performance.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/07/2021 12:58:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1346363

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what type of (a) radar and (b) command system is used on the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	32323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>CROWSNEST is a mechanically rotating radar. The mission system is an updated version of the CERBERUS mission system previously used on Sea King Mk7.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/07/2021 10:39:24 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1346364

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any delays were caused to the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme by poor maintenance of the Merlin helicopter originally assigned to the trials programme.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	32324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Maintenance activities on the originally assigned helicopters, either scheduled or unscheduled, did not cause a delay to the trials programme. The aircraft successfully undertook ground-based trials to assess electromagnetic compatibility. In addition, the radar flight trials programme was not impacted.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/07/2021 12:21:13 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1346365

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the procurement of a new Medium Lift helicopter.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	32325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Detailed work continues on the procurement strategy for the New Medium Helicopter; which remains under development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/07/2021 12:29:07 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1346366

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: CDC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of CDC Group’s £95.6 million funding commitment to Globeleq will support (a) gas-power projects and (b) other fossil fuel projects.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	32463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>CDC's 2020 investment commitment to Globeleq was provided to support the financing and development of its pipeline of African power projects. The final funding arrangements for individual projects are not yet finalised.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/07/2021 16:05:23 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1346367

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the contractors involved in the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme and their individual responsibilities within the overall prime contract.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	32326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The main contractors that are involved in the Crowsnest programme are: Lockheed Martin UK as the Prime Contractor; Thales UK Ltd as the Mission System Supplier; Leonardo Helicopters UK Ltd as the Aircraft Integrator; and QinetiQ Ltd as Independent Evaluator.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/07/2021 13:00:41 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1346368

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: CDC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of CDC Group’s 2020 funding commitment to Globeleq will be allocated to the Temane gas-fired power station in Mozambique.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	32464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>CDC's 2020 investment commitment to Globeleq was provided to support the financing and development of its pipeline of African power projects. The final funding arrangements for individual projects are not yet finalised.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/07/2021 15:39:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1346369

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sewage: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to prohibit water companies from paying shareholder dividends until the number of combined sewer overflows incidents are reduced and bathing waters in their locality meet blue flag water quality standards.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	32355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Between 2020 and 2025, water companies will invest £3.1 billion in storm overflow improvements to reduce sewage discharges to our waters. This includes £1.9bn investment on the Thames Tideway Tunnel super sewer, as well as £1.2bn of other investment throughout England. £144m of this is new, additional investment as a result of a call to action from the Storm Overflows Taskforce.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing sewage discharges and tackling their harm is one of our top priorities and I recognise there is more to be done. On 8 June 2021 the Government tabled amendments to the Environment Bill to introduce measures on storm overflows.</p><p> </p><p>Bathing water quality can be affected by a number of pollution sources, including wastewater and run-off from agriculture. One of the four criteria for a Blue Flag is that beach water quality must be classified as Excellent. In 2019, 72% of bathing waters in England were classified as ‘Excellent’.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on dividends for water company shareholders are made by water company boards. Company boards carry out these decisions within the framework of regulatory price controls, licence conditions and company law. Ofwat is responsible for economic regulation of the water companies. Among Ofwat’s statutory duties is a duty to ensure that companies carry out their functions and are able to finance them, and that water companies protect the interests of consumers. Where companies fail to meet their obligations, Ofwat has enforcement powers. To secure compliance and change behaviour they can obtain legally binding undertakings and impose enforcement orders. For the most serious contraventions they can impose financial penalties on companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 19/07/2021 13:38:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris