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1693451

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason does Defence Business Services not publish its annual plan.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	16867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Defence Business Services is an integral part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), not an arm's length body (ALB). Its annual business plan is approved by the MOD Chief Operating Officer and, in common with many other annual business plans written by other parts of the Department, is for internal use.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/03/2024 15:17:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1627565

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to relocate the Defence Business Services from Liverpool to Blackpool.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	904906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Following the closure of the Intentions Exercise on 31 March, where staff indicated their intent to either relocate or redeploy, staff have either received advanced Risk of Redundancy Letters (in the event that redeployment is not secured) or post relocation notices. The current site in Blackpool has been prepared to receive staff transferring from Liverpool and Cheadle Hulme with the first staff transferring from 5 June over a three-month period.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 15/05/2023 15:26:36 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

601027

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the contract award date for the Defence Business Services corporate services integration and innovation provider contract; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	48574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced. Timescales will be confirmed in the event of a decision to outsource.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 48575 question first answered 18/10/2016 15:05:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

601028

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to pause the issuing of a formal contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union for the outsourcing of Defence Business Services in light of the implications of the EU referendum result.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	48575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced. Timescales will be confirmed in the event of a decision to outsource.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 48574 question first answered 18/10/2016 15:05:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

539513

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the award date for the Defence Business Services corporate services integration and innovation provider contract; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	42971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced. Timescales will be confirmed in the event of a decision to outsource. If deemed necessary a statement will be made at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/07/2016 15:14:28 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

539514

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to postpone issuing a formal contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union for the outsourcing of Defence Business Services as a result of the potential implications of the outcome of the EU referendum on the tendering process for that contract.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	42972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme (FDBS). No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced. In the event of a decision to outsource, the competition will be advertised in accordance with regulations prevailing at the time.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/07/2016 15:36:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

536129

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will put in place measures to ensure that future CSIIP providers do not offshore work, data and processes which are currently within the remit of Defence Business Services.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	42595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced. In the event of a decision to outsource, any proposals from suppliers to 'offshore' DBS work would need to satisfy relevant MOD, and wider Government, policy and requirements concerning security and data protection.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2016 15:05:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

536130

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish the business case relating to the tender of the CSIIP contract within Defence Business Services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	42597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to publish the business case relating to the future arrangements for Defence Business Services (DBS). Details of the any proposals will be shared with staff and other key stakeholders once a final decision concerning the way forward for DBS is made.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2016 15:08:24 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

536132

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to include a fully-resourced in-house option in value for money tests on potential outsourcing of Defence Business Services.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	42598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>In the event that the Ministry of Defence decided to outsource elements of Defence Business Services it would, in line with normal practice, ensure that a rigorous in-house benchmark was developed against which the value for money of any commercial bids could be judged.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2016 15:07:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

536241

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what functions his Department carries out centrally which he plans to add to the functions of Defence Business Services; and what the timescale for any such transfer of functions is.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	42755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. Decisions concerning whether more work is transferred into DBS may be made where this makes sense for DBS and MOD in terms of efficient and effective delivery of supporting services and, ultimately, value for money. But, at this stage, no final decisions have been made and there are no firm plans or timescales for any such transfers.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2016 15:11:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens