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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

1465846

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Botulinum Toxin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps (a) her Department and (b) the police are taking to address the impact of illegal botox substitutes on members of the public.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	8968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has powers to investigate and take action when breaches or suspected breaches of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 are identified. The action taken is determined on a case-by-case basis and will reflect relevant factors and evidence. Offences under the Regulations are criminal and if appropriate, the MHRA will bring a prosecution through the criminal courts. Penalties range from a fine to a two-year prison sentence.</p><p>The MHRA works with external healthcare partners to ensure the safety of the public and the Border Force on the importation of illegal Botox substitutes. The MHRA will take action if any trends associated to the safety or efficacy of a healthcare product are identified. The information requested on police action is not held as this is a matter for the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 10/06/2022 09:19:41 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 4622 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1465393

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Special Purpose Vessel is expected to be operational.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Special Purpose Vessel is currently scheduled to arrive in Portsmouth in late July 2022. She will then be prepared for her role as a trials platform.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 06/06/2022 11:12:04 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1465422

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to limit the number of western components reaching Russia for the purposes of arms manufacture, through the civil sectors of third countries.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government reviews all licence applications for the export of UK-manufactured military and dual-use equipment against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including an assessment of any risk that the items will be diverted to an undesirable end-user or for an undesirable end-use. In addition, the UK ensures its arms exports are compliant with the Arms Trade Treaty, and international trade sanctions. Additional sanctions on the export of dual-use goods to Russia came into force on 1 March 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 06/06/2022 11:08:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1465425

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department uses to measure social value in relation to army procurement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has implemented the Cabinet Office Social Value Model for its competitive procurements in accordance with Public Procurement Notice (PPN) 06/20 ‘taking account of social value in the award of central government contracts’. The Land Industrial Strategy acknowledges that many of the themes and outcomes identified in the Social Value Model will be highly relevant as we seek to foster an innovative, globally competitive and highly skilled land sector in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that the taxpayer receives greater value from procurement decisions, the MOD Delivery Teams must ensure that the Model Award Criterion, identified within the Cabinet Office Social Value Model are relevant and proportionate to the procurement undertaken. Furthermore, MOD Delivery Teams activity conduct market engagement analysis to further ensure greater value for money is achieved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MOD Delivery Teams also have the ability to determine the appropriate weightings across the priority Social Value themes for larger procurement programmes and can use a weighting in excess of 10%, if deemed appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Social Value is measured by use of standard reporting metrics set out in the Cabinet Office Social Value Model and Contractor proposed metrics.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/06/2022 11:49:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1465428

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which office in his Department will oversee the Defence BattleLab.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The 1* responsible for Defence BattleLab currently sits within Army HQ. This chair responsibility will rotate between the three services. The team is staffed by Army and Royal Navy personnel with financial investment from the Defence Innovation Unit, the Army, the Royal Navy, Strategic Command, Dorset Council and Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p>The Defence BattleLab Board has a representation from all of these bodies. The board also has a representation from the RAF, Dstl, The Defence and Security Accelerator and jHub Defence Innovation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/06/2022 09:49:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1465532

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to increase the volume of land ground combat systems being exported from the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) works with industry to explore export markets, opportunities, and priorities for our range of Land Ground Combat Systems. The recent release of the Land Industrial Strategy highlights the importance of the export of these systems for prosperity and interoperability with our Allies and partners around the world. The MOD is working closely with the Department for International Trade and Industry to maximise the opportunities for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 27/05/2022 10:20:15 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1465544

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Procurement
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 make available to Parliament through life capability road maps, referred to on p18 of the Land Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>As described in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS), the government is committed to publishing clear statements of our national security needs, plans, and technology priorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Land Industrial Strategy (LIS) provides the first iteration of our Land investment plan over the next decade and we intend to expand this to offer a longer term view that includes the mission system upgrades required to keep our equipment contemporary. As the Department implements the new LIS, it also intends to develop more detailed through life plans that will indicate the level of upkeep required, the updates necessary to attend to obsolescence, and the upgrades required to address the threats we face.</p><p> </p><p>Publication will be dependent upon the security classification of the final product.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/05/2022 11:42:40 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1465546

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the levels of funding required for Land Integrated Operating Service arrangements.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The Land Integrated Operating Service (LIOS) project has been launched to assess the strategic benefits and value for money of adopting a more through life approach. The project is still in its early stages, considering a range of options that will be presented in the outline business case, including the levels of funding necessary. The publication of the final product will be dependent upon any commercial sensitivities and the security classification.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 31/05/2022 09:17:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1465549

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Procurement
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 publish the industrial health assessment as set out on page 30 of the Land Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>As stated in the Land Industrial Strategy, to understand the current state of Land-facing industry, a periodic Industrial Health Assessment will be developed that will highlight areas of strength and weakness across key skills and capabilities. This will be commissioned jointly with industry via a third party.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 31/05/2022 14:19:29 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones