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1231543

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Home Office has reimbursed his Department for the use of RAF aircraft over the English Channel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The activity conducted by RAF aircraft in the Channel is in support of the Border Force and has been incorporated into training plans. As such Defence support has been provided at nil additional cost to the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/09/2020 10:31:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231544

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with his counterparts in other governments on the potential merits of accelerating transnational defence programmes, as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to his Question 84653 on 10 September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/09/2020 12:47:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name 84653 - Defence Procurement.docx title 84653 - Defence Procurement
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231545

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department made in 2016 of the procurement of light surveillance aircraft for the UK border force; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Border Force have never owned a plane for Aerial Surveillance purposes. There was a Contract with FR Aviation for the Provision of a Managed Aerial Surveillance Service which expired at the end of its Contract period on 5<sup>th</sup> January 2016. Post January 2016 Border Force have used a cross government MMO Framework for their Aerial Surveillance needs.</p><p>Home Office Commercial are not aware of any assessment made regarding the procurement of a light aerial surveillance aircraft in 2016.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 84969 question first answered 10/09/2020 14:51:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231546

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list all contracts for the procurement of aircraft that were cancelled by her Department from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Border Force have never owned a plane for Aerial Surveillance purposes. There was a Contract with FR Aviation for the Provision of a Managed Aerial Surveillance Service which expired at the end of its Contract period on 5<sup>th</sup> January 2016. Post January 2016 Border Force have used a cross government MMO Framework for their Aerial Surveillance needs.</p><p>Home Office Commercial are not aware of any assessment made regarding the procurement of a light aerial surveillance aircraft in 2016.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 84968 question first answered 10/09/2020 14:51:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231547

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the flying hours' cost of the Atlas aircraft operating in the English Channel has been for the last two months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The A400M has flown a single mission over the Channel in support of the Border Force on 10 August. The individual cost of this sortie has not been captured as a pre-programmed training sortie was utilised to complete this task, the costs of which are covered within Air Command's Annual Budget total and there were therefore no additional costs to Defence.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 11/09/2020 06:42:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231548

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the flying hours' cost was of the P-8 aircraft operating in the English Channel in the last two months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>All of the missions conducted by the P-8A Poseidon in support of the Border Force over the English Channel have been conducted as routine training missions that were already programmed to take place. The costs of these sorties are covered within Air Command's Annual Budget total and there were therefore no additional costs to Defence. Consequently, the costs of these sorties have not been separately captured.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 11/09/2020 06:42:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231550

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential merits of the use of Giraffe radar prior to the deployment of RAF aircraft in the English Channel in the last two months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>An assessment on the suitability of Giraffe radar system was conducted and it was deemed that this capability was not appropriate due to the good existing radar coverage in the area.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/09/2020 06:49:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231551

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department took to ensure that any action taken by RAF aircraft in the English Channel did not contravene the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Legal and specialist advice is sought prior to the provision of Defence support. In the rendering of assistance to the Home Office to counter the illegal migration of people into the UK every legal advice was sought prior to any deployment of Defence assets.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/09/2020 10:33:45 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231552

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department received a request from the Home Office to assist UK Border Force in the English Channel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>A Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) request from the Home Office was received by Defence on 7 August 2020 for support to the Border Force efforts to counter people trafficking activity in the English Channel.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/09/2020 06:49:30 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1231553

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-disclosure agreements are being required by his Department from the industry for procurement competitions; and for what reasons those such agreements are necessary.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy to use standard contract conditions to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information for a variety of reasons, including protection of national security, commercial confidentiality and personal data.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD would only use Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in its commercial arrangements by exception. Any such NDAs, if agreed, would be prepared on a project by project basis: the MOD does not hold any central record of any such agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Similarly, the MOD has no centrally held records of any contractual conditions or NDAs that would prevent an industry expert from attending a Parliamentary Committee. Where circumstances arose in which information is requested, the disclosure of which may be prohibited under contractual arrangements; for example, on grounds of national security or commercial sensitivities, this would have to be carefully considered on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 84656 question first answered 09/09/2020 16:08:18 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones