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1713430

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
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 stored Challenger 2 tanks that are not being upgraded to Challenger 3 standard.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	23424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer the former Minister for Armed Forces (James Heappey) gave on 1 February 2024 to Question 11234 to the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell).</p><p> </p><p>https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-24/11234</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 02/05/2024 10:46:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1713431

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 tanks his Department owned on 31 March 2023; and where those tanks were located.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	23425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2023, the British Army had 213 in-service Challenger 2 platforms. We do not routinely comment on the locations of these platforms in the interests of security and operational effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 02/05/2024 10:50:03 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1713509

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) UK and (b) German content is of the Challenger III main battle tank.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	23383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank programme is the first British-built tank in 22 years and supports hundreds of UK jobs in Telford, Gateshead, Bristol and Bovington. Over 60% of the value of the Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) contract will utilise the UK supply chain.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 01/05/2024 11:16:18 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1695648

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department expects the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank to weigh in tonnes.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	18356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank’s core weight will be approximately 66 tonnes, although I am withholding the anticipated all-up weight of the deployable configuration as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2024 16:25:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1695089

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Brake horsepower will the Challenger 3 engine be capable of outputting.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	17793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Challenger 3 will have the Caterpillar CV12 9A engine which produces 1200hp.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 17825 question first answered 19/03/2024 16:42:16 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1695090

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what engine will be fitted to the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	17825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Challenger 3 will have the Caterpillar CV12 9A engine which produces 1200hp.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 17793 question first answered 19/03/2024 16:42:16 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1690415

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
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 whether the UK has the necessary facilities to undertake the full spectrum of trials that will be needed to qualify the Challenger 3 main battle tank.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	14800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has the necessary facilities to undertake Challenger 3 trials and most of the trial activity will take place in the UK. The first pre-production vehicle was sent to Germany for a small number of trials that use Rheinmetall proprietary ammunition which would not be cost effective to clear on UK ranges for important but limited trial use. The remainder of the Challenger 3 prototypes will undergo full trialling in the UK, including firing trials.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 14801 question first answered 26/02/2024 13:15:34 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1684873

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department donated 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine; and for what reason his Department did not donate all Challenger 2 tanks not due to be upgraded to Challenger 3.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	11234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK’s decision to send a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine delivered a coherent and combat effective capability and, in doing so, unlocked dozens of additional Main Battle Tanks from international partners.</p><p> </p><p>A decision on what will happen to the Challenger 2 platforms not being used as part of the Challenger 3 programme has not yet been taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/02/2024 13:20:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1676962

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the size of the Challenger 2 tank fleet; whether it remains his policy that 148 existing Challenge 2 tanks will be upgraded to the Challenger 3 programme; and what his plans are for those tanks not scheduled for upgrade.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	6224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There are 213 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks in service. It remains the Department’s policy to build 148 Challenger 3 tanks. A decision on what will happen to the remaining Challenger 2 platforms has not yet been taken.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/12/2023 12:27:35 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1670660

registered interest
date	16/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the readiness days were for the Army’s Challenger II main battle tanks in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	2269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The British Army does not operate using &quot;readiness days&quot;. The readiness of their platforms is driven by the Army readiness order, which states the quantity of platforms to be ready to deploy at any point in time.</p><p>A number of Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks are held at readiness 365 days a year. I am withholding further details for reasons of operational security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/11/2023 11:10:03 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey