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1348106

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Environmental Impact Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Annual Report on Major Projects 2020-21, published on 15 July 2021, what assessment he has made of the capability of his Department to manage the (a) scope, (b) time, (c) quality and (d) cost of its 36 category A projects.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The IPA has released a Deliverability Confidence Assessment (DCA) of GMPP projects in the Transparency document which accompanies the Annual Report. [1] (see deliverability assessment on column F). These represent the IPA’s evaluation of a project’s likelihood of achieving its aims and objectives, and doing so on time and on budget. Each DCA is followed by a departmental commentary that provides further explanation behind the GMPP projects’ rating.</p><p> </p><p><strong><strong>[1]</strong></strong> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">https</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">://</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">assets</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">publishing</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">service</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">gov</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">uk</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">government</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">uploads</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">system</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">uploads</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">attachment</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">data</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">file</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/1002103/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">GMPP</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Government</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Major</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Projects</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Portofolio</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">AR</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Data</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">March</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_2021.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">xls</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/07/2021 15:41:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348118

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the whole life cost of the UK's current group of (a) CDEL and (b) RDEL E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The 2021 Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) data set records a cost of £2.2 billion for a baseline fleet of five aircraft. However, this figure is for the acquisition programme and does not include sustainment costs (the Project End date on GMPP is 30 Jun 2026).</p><p> </p><p>The 2021 Integrated Review announced a reduction in fleet size to three aircraft and announced that they would be based at RAF Lossiemouth. This change will make a significant reduction in the programme's Whole Life Cost, and an updated estimate will be made ahead of the next formal business case submission, estimated in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The total cost to date (as of June 2021) for the E-7 Wedgetail acquisition are as follows: (a) CDEL: £775.62 million and (b) RDEL: £33.05 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35536 question first answered 26/07/2021 11:30:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348119

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost is to date of the UK's current group of (a) CDEL and (b) RDEL E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The 2021 Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) data set records a cost of £2.2 billion for a baseline fleet of five aircraft. However, this figure is for the acquisition programme and does not include sustainment costs (the Project End date on GMPP is 30 Jun 2026).</p><p> </p><p>The 2021 Integrated Review announced a reduction in fleet size to three aircraft and announced that they would be based at RAF Lossiemouth. This change will make a significant reduction in the programme's Whole Life Cost, and an updated estimate will be made ahead of the next formal business case submission, estimated in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The total cost to date (as of June 2021) for the E-7 Wedgetail acquisition are as follows: (a) CDEL: £775.62 million and (b) RDEL: £33.05 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35535 question first answered 26/07/2021 11:30:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348122

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Lossiemouth: AWACS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the capital costs are of basing the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Elements of Wedgetail specific new-build technical facilities at RAF Lossiemouth will be considered as part of the future maintenance and sustainment contracts for the fleet. This remains subject to commercial negotiation and I am withholding internal Ministry of Defence estimates due to commercial sensitivity.</p><p> </p><p>However I can confirm that the Wedgetail aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth will achieve significant capital synergy through their co-location with the Boeing P-8 Poseidon, which will permit efficiencies in technical infrastructure (primarily in the logistics, engineering support and training delivery spaces).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 27/07/2021 08:20:34 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348124

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the E-7 Delivery Team Leader at Defence Equipment and Support informed the senior responsible owner that the E-7 Wedgetail project was at risk.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The E-7 Wedgetail Programme reports regularly to Ministry of Defence senior staff and Ministers through internal major project reporting systems and governance structures, including programme risks. These quarterly reports have been made since the Programme's inception in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35539 35540 35541 question first answered 27/07/2021 08:33:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348125

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the senior responsible owner of the E-7 Wedgetail contract informed him that that project was at risk.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The E-7 Wedgetail Programme reports regularly to Ministry of Defence senior staff and Ministers through internal major project reporting systems and governance structures, including programme risks. These quarterly reports have been made since the Programme's inception in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35538 35540 35541 question first answered 27/07/2021 08:33:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348126

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Permanent Secretary of his Department was informed that the E-7 Wedgetail project was at risk.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The E-7 Wedgetail Programme reports regularly to Ministry of Defence senior staff and Ministers through internal major project reporting systems and governance structures, including programme risks. These quarterly reports have been made since the Programme's inception in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35538 35539 35541 question first answered 27/07/2021 08:33:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348127

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Minister for Defence Procurement was informed that the E-7 Wedgetail project was at risk.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The E-7 Wedgetail Programme reports regularly to Ministry of Defence senior staff and Ministers through internal major project reporting systems and governance structures, including programme risks. These quarterly reports have been made since the Programme's inception in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35538 35539 35540 question first answered 27/07/2021 08:33:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348129

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: In-flight Refuelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what air-to-air refuelling method is used by the RAF aircraft (a) P-8A, (b) E-7, (c) RC-135W and (d) C-17.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Poseidon MRA1, RC-135W Rivet Joint and C-17 are fitted with receptacles which can allow for the boom air-to-air refuelling system. This will also be fitted to the E-7 Wedgetail when it enters RAF service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 27/07/2021 08:34:37 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348132

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military platforms in service are equipped with Multifunction Advanced Data Link.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Multifunction Advanced Data Link is used by Lightning aircraft. The Lightning Force can also communicate with wider Link 16 datalinks used by a wide variety of assets including other frontline fast jet forces and Type 45 Destroyers.</p><p> </p><p>Defence Digital and the Rapid Capabilities Office are undertaking work on new forms of secure communications and NEXUS combat cloud technology to 'digitise the battlespace'. Through this work, we will ensure seamless and secure connectivity between the existing operational technology and datalinks on our fighting platforms via our secure digital infrastructure, to ultimately, enable the integration of military forces across land, sea, air, cyber and space domains.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 27/07/2021 08:27:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones