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432670

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rapid Reaction Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable he has set for the introduction of the Rapid Strike brigade as set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The two Strike Brigades will provide a rapidly deployable agile force, with enhanced range, speed, protection and firepower, significantly enhancing the UK's ability to respond to international crises.</p><p>As previously announced on 3 September 2014 by My right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary (Michael Fallon) (Official Report, column 19WS) a contract has been awarded to deliver 589 Ajax vehicles. Detailed allocation plans have yet to be finalised. Fielding of Strike Brigades will start from 2018, delivering an initial operating capability in 2021 and moving towards Full Operating Capability from 2025.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 17930 question first answered 03/12/2015 16:35:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

432744

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with how many new Scout land vehicles each of the new Strike Brigades, referred to in the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 will be equipped.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The two Strike Brigades will provide a rapidly deployable agile force, with enhanced range, speed, protection and firepower, significantly enhancing the UK's ability to respond to international crises.</p><p>As previously announced on 3 September 2014 by My right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary (Michael Fallon) (Official Report, column 19WS) a contract has been awarded to deliver 589 Ajax vehicles. Detailed allocation plans have yet to be finalised. Fielding of Strike Brigades will start from 2018, delivering an initial operating capability in 2021 and moving towards Full Operating Capability from 2025.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 17790 question first answered 03/12/2015 16:35:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

432786

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Diplomatic Service
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 plans to spend on specialist kidnap negotiation and hostage rescue capabilities in British consulates in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s response to overseas hostage taking brings together skills and capabilities across a range of Departments. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the lead Department where British nationals are kidnapped by a terrorist group. Expenditure can be dependent on factors including the number of incidents. In the current Financial Year the FCO will spend around £253,000 on specialist hostage negotiation capability, and on training for the staff in the FCO and our global network who coordinate the Government’s response to the kidnap of British nationals overseas. This training programme ensures our overseas network is prepared to respond effectively when British nationals are taken hostage by terrorists. The FCO's exact expenditure on kidnap response in the year ahead will depend in part on the number of live cases, but is likely to be of a similar magnitude.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/12/2015 16:03:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

432787

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	BBC World Service: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding his Department has provided to the BBC World Service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text In each year from 2010 the department provided the following funding to the BBC World Service: 2009/2010 – £268,043,000 2010/2011 – £268,523,000 2011/2012 – £255,200,000 2012/2013 – £244,200,000 2013/2014 – £238,480,000 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/12/2015 15:03:18 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

432788

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the size of his Department's Rapid Deployment Teams in terms of personnel was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office Rapid Deployment Teams are a volunteer cadre of Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office staff trained to be deployed to augment crisis response overseas. Since 2010 we have had Rapid Deployment Teams based in London, Asia Pacific and the Americas. A fourth Rapid Deployment Team covering the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) was introduced in 2012. In total, we have 185 active members of the Rapid Deployment Team globally consisting of 64 in London, 36 in Asia Pacific, 48 in the Americas and 37 in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia area. On call each week we have 12 London-based staff, 8 Middle East, North Africa and South Asia based staff, 10 Asia Pacific based staff and 11 Americas-based staff. These can be supplemented by additional specialists from the military, Police or British Red Cross. Around 72 new Rapid Deployment Team volunteers are trained each year.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/12/2015 14:30:36 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

432789

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Diplomatic Service
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 has spent on Rapid Deployment Teams in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The running costs, including recruiting, training and exercising the four global Rapid Deployment Team cadres were £633,735 in FY 2011/12, £626,466 in FY 2012/13, £720,731 in FY 2013/14 and £578,832 in FY 2014/15. We have spent £397,913 in FY 2015/16 to date. Due to the introduction of a new financial accounting system in 2010, figures for 2010/11 are not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/12/2015 14:34:56 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

428774

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
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, when his Department expects to know how much of the Joint Security Fund announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in July 2015 will be allocated to his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	16647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer will set out further details of the Joint Security Fund at the Spending Review on Wednesday 25 November.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 20/11/2015 14:18:40 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

428076

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on integrating the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft with (a) Storm Shadow missiles, (b) Meteor missiles, (c) the DASS radar system and (d) other avionics.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	16102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK is committed to a series of phased enhancement programmes for Typhoon to increase its overall capability. Under current plans, the in-service dates on Typhoon will be August 2018, for Storm Shadow, and June 2018 for Meteor. Integration trials on both weapons are continuing. The Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS) is an existing part of the UK Typhoon fleet and is subject to continued review and enhancement. Separate development of an Active Electronic Scanned Array radar for Typhoon also continues.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/11/2015 17:21:29 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

428077

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft have been exported in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	16103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>In 2012 the Sultanate of Oman placed an order with BAE Systems for 12 Typhoon aircraft which are currently being assembled in Lancashire. Deliveries of Typhoon aircraft to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are ongoing. The State of Kuwait recently confirmed that it intends to purchase 28 Typhoon aircraft.</p><p>The Government remains at the forefront of export campaigns for Typhoon working actively with industry and the Eurofighter Partner Nations to support potential Typhoon sales to a number of countries.</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State recently announced that the Ministry of Defence will assume leadership for a number of strategic export campaigns, including Typhoon.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/11/2015 17:20:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

428078

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the announcement by BAE Systems on jobs, related to production of the Eurofighter Typhoon on 12 November 2015, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be lost which are related to the production of that aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	16104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>BAE Systems issued a statement on 12 November 2015 confirming that the company was taking action to reduce the Eurofighter Typhoon production rate; it also confirmed its intention to reduce the workforce within its Military Air and Information business by up to 371 roles. The majority of the affected posts are based at the company's Samlesbury site, with the remainder at its Warton facility.</p><p>Decisions on the capacity and capability of any company, including the division of work between sites, primarily rests with the company concerned.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 16105 question first answered 18/11/2015 17:20:17 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones