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1519195

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much public funding has been allocated to the National Flagship programme; and which companies have received public funds under that programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	59257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has allocated c. £2.5 million to the National Flagship programme. None of this funding has been allocated in the present calendar year. As of 4 October 2022, the Ministry of Defence has spent £2.476 million during Financial Years 21-22 and 22-23 on the National Flagship programme. This sum includes internal and external staff costs, consultancy spend and private sector support.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence has not assumed liability for costs incurred by bidders for the purposes of bidding into the current design competition, and no design or manufacturing contracts have been placed to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke grouped question UIN 59488 question first answered 18/10/2022 15:51:19 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1519535

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has allocated public funds in this calendar year to the National Flagship programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	59488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has allocated c. £2.5 million to the National Flagship programme. None of this funding has been allocated in the present calendar year. As of 4 October 2022, the Ministry of Defence has spent £2.476 million during Financial Years 21-22 and 22-23 on the National Flagship programme. This sum includes internal and external staff costs, consultancy spend and private sector support.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence has not assumed liability for costs incurred by bidders for the purposes of bidding into the current design competition, and no design or manufacturing contracts have been placed to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke grouped question UIN 59257 question first answered 18/10/2022 15:51:19 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1466368

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has awarded design contracts for the National Flagship contract.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	9849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The National Flagship programme remains in its Design Stage, with a competitive procurement process in progress. A separate competition for the construction of the National Flagship will be launched in due course. The detailed construction schedule will be subject to the successful bidder's build strategy. It is the intention to build the National Flagship in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 06/06/2022 11:26:02 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1418303

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the National Flagship competition will be open to both steel and aluminium designs.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	114660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Flagship programme remains in its Design Stage. No limitation has been placed on designers in respect of the material from which the vessel will be constructed. The onus will be on the successful bidders to demonstrate how their design can be delivered in the UK in terms of time and cost. The construction of the National Flagship will be subject to a separate competition.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 03/02/2022 17:20:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1365922

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the construction of the National Flagship will (a) be funded from the defence budget and (b) affect other defence capabilities.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	69018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The capital cost of building the National Flagship will fall to the defence budget as part of the Government's wider commitment to the UK shipbuilding industry. The through-life costs will be addressed at the next Spending Review. The build cost is expected to be about 0.1% of the defence budget over the next four years and will be brought into our spending plans in the 2022 annual budget cycle.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 09/11/2021 11:51:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 30913 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1360586

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the £250 million Royal Yacht contract that will be reserved for payments for the interior design of the vessel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	58311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The National Flagship is not a direct replacement for HMY Britannia and will not therefore be a Royal Yacht.</p><p> </p><p>A competition is underway to procure a world-class design for the National Flagship. It will be for the successful bidder in this competition to determine the proportion of value in its firm price contract that is allocated to interior design. A separate competition will be conducted for the construction of the National Flagship. It will be for the successful bidder in that competition to determine how construction contract costs are broken down.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/11/2021 13:20:00 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 26014 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1357191

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies have been awarded design contracts for the National Flagship programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	52420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>No design contracts have yet been awarded for the National Flagship programme.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 18/10/2021 11:56:33 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1346732

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the categorisation of the National Flagship as a (a) non-sensitive and (b) non-warlike material in respect of the UK's responsibility to the Agreement on Government Procurement .
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	33134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>Construction of the National Flagship will be limited to the UK in order to protect the essential interests of national security. The procurement of the Flagship will be compliant with the UK's obligations under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 33135 question first answered 23/07/2021 12:04:38 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 15264 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1346733

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2021 to Question 28983 on the National Flagship and with reference to Item 47 of annex 4 of the UK schedule of the Agreement on Government Procurement, whether the Government plans to build the proposed National Flagship in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	33135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>Construction of the National Flagship will be limited to the UK in order to protect the essential interests of national security. The procurement of the Flagship will be compliant with the UK's obligations under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 33134 question first answered 23/07/2021 12:04:38 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 15265 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329618

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what tendering process he plans to outline for the (a) design and (b) construction of the successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>An announcement on the Design Phase tender will be made in due course. On successful conclusion of that phase procurement decisions will be made on the construction of the vessel.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/06/2021 14:38:05 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 6316 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones