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390207

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding will be allocated to the Joint Security Fund in each year up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The new Joint Security Fund will grow to £1.5bn by the end of this Parliament and will fund key capabilities in Defence and the Intelligence Agencies, providing further support for the UK to defend itself against the threats it faces. The profile of this fund will not be determined until the conclusion of the Spending Review and Strategic Defence and Security Review this autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/07/2015 16:11:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

390230

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Regiment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what projections his Department has made of the target strength of the Royal Air Force Regiment of the Royal Air Force in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The projection for the target strength of the Royal Air Force Regiment of the Royal Air Force for the current and subsequent four financial years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,290</p></td><td><p>2,160</p></td><td><p>2,130</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>2,230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/07/2015 16:16:49 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

390241

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
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 9 June 2015 to Question 1249, whether his Department has targets for army strength for each year up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Yes. The target for the size of the Army for each year up to 2020 is around 82,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 20/07/2015 15:45:56 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

390245

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has been allocated from the Joint Security Fund in each year up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>As well as the annual real terms increase in the defence budget announced in the summer budget, up to an additional £1.5 billion per year by 2020-21 will be made available for the Ministry of Defence and Security and Intelligence agencies. The process of allocation will be determined through the Strategic Defence and Security Review and Spending Review which conclude later this year.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 20/07/2015 16:19:50 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

390246

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many external consultants are employed in Defence Equipment and Support by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Defence Equipment &amp; Support (DE&amp;S) does not hold details of the number of consultants employed. DE&amp;S negotiates contracts with consultancy companies to deliver a specific output at an agreed price. It does not specify the number of consultants to be employed to deliver those outputs as this is a matter for the contractor.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/07/2015 16:06:29 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

390247

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff work for Defence Equipment and Support at the Abbey Wood site; and how many of those staff are militarily trained.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2015, 7,700 civilian and military personnel worked for Defence Equipment and Support at its Abbey Wood site. Of this number, 880 personnel have been military trained.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:01:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

390248

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Marines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what projections his Department has made of the target strength of the Royal Marines in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>On current plans the requirements for Trained Regular Royal Marines<sup>[1]</sup> is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>April 2015</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2018</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>[1] This answer is based on the Navy Planning Liability which is used for planning purposes within the Royal Navy and the figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers exclude a number of Royal Marine specialisations such as Chefs; Medical Assistants; Aircrewman Commando and Pilots, included with Royal Navy branches for planning purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/07/2015 16:15:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

390302

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department will receive from the Joint Security Fund for each year to 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), announced in Budget 2015 the creation of a joint security fund of £1.5 billion by the end of the parliament.</p><p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review will decide how the fund should be best used. The Review will be published towards the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 22/07/2015 15:12:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

390410

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department will receive in funding from the Joint Security Fund in each year up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	7201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>UK Government funding decisions will be made through the Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/07/2015 16:45:57 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

389494

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what amount his Department spent on external consultants in (a) 2014-15 and (b) each month of 2015-16 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	6889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Mnistry of Defence expenditure on advisory consultancy has been £91.2 million in Financial Year (FY) 2014-15, £8.5 million in April 2015 and £0.3 million in May 2015. The figures for June 2015 are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 16/07/2015 15:03:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones