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1169510

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date	08/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Maritime UK: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to allocate funding from the public purse to Maritime Research and Innovation UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>To date the Department for Transport has provided £3.3m to Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK). This funding has supported the establishment of MarRI-UK and two rounds of innovation funding - a £1.5m Clean Maritime Innovation Call and a £1.5m Technology and Innovation in UK Maritime Call.</p><p> </p><p>Both calls take forward our Maritime 2050 ambitions set out in the Clean Maritime Plan and in the Technology and Innovation in UK Maritime Roadmap. The Government continues to support MarRI-UK in coordinating UK maritime research and development. It is MarRI-UK’s intention to fund its core research programme through contributions from its members.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 13/01/2020 15:46:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169542

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Propulsion Improvement Programme for the Type 45 is planned to conclude.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>HMS DAUNTLESS will be the first of the Type 45 Destroyers to receive the Power Improvement Project upgrades. Work will commence this spring and the ship will return to sea for trials in 2021. The timetable for the Power Improvement Project is dependent on the availability of ships to undertake the conversion, balanced against the Royal Navy's standing and future operational commitments. It is planned that all six ships will have completed their upgrades by the mid-2020s.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 1299 1300 question first answered 15/01/2020 12:29:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169547

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Power Improvement Project for the Type 45 will be concluded.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>HMS DAUNTLESS will be the first of the Type 45 Destroyers to receive the Power Improvement Project upgrades. Work will commence this spring and the ship will return to sea for trials in 2021. The timetable for the Power Improvement Project is dependent on the availability of ships to undertake the conversion, balanced against the Royal Navy's standing and future operational commitments. It is planned that all six ships will have completed their upgrades by the mid-2020s.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 1298 1300 question first answered 15/01/2020 12:29:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169548

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Dauntless
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Power Improvement Project is planned to commence with HMS Dauntless.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>HMS DAUNTLESS will be the first of the Type 45 Destroyers to receive the Power Improvement Project upgrades. Work will commence this spring and the ship will return to sea for trials in 2021. The timetable for the Power Improvement Project is dependent on the availability of ships to undertake the conversion, balanced against the Royal Navy's standing and future operational commitments. It is planned that all six ships will have completed their upgrades by the mid-2020s.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 1298 1299 question first answered 15/01/2020 12:29:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169549

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Dauntless
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeframe is for HMS Dauntless to return to active duty.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>HMS DAUNTLESS will be the first of the Type 45 Destroyers to receive power and propulsion upgrades this spring and will return to sea for trials in 2021. Following completion of these sea trials she will return to the Fleet.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:43:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169550

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) current timeframe is for the conclusion of the Major Life Extension (LIFEX) programme for the Type 23 frigates; and what additional cost to the public purse has been incurred as a result of a change to the original timeframe.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Type 23 Frigate class is continually being updated and upgraded to meet new threats or to replace obsolete technology. This is achieved via a Through Life Management Plan rather than any singular Major Life Extension programme.</p><p>With regards to the cost of the programme, this draws together a number of capability enhancements and the information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:42:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169118

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 223964, Unmanned Air Vehicles, for what reasons his Department did not disclose information about the collapse of a port main-landing gear in an incident involving an MQ-9 Reaper on 17 October 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The previous answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 223964 is still extant. The collapse of a port main-landing gear was irrelevant as the MQ-9 Reaper had reached the end of its service life.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:41:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169119

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 21 October 2019 to Question 105, Defence: Labour Turnover, what plans his Department has to collect data on the number of workers leaving the UK defence industry.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to collect data on the number of workers leaving the UK defence industry.</p><p>As part of our Defence Prosperity Programme we are working with the Defence Growth Partnership and the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy to develop a new Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub) within the UK Defence Solutions Centre at Farnborough to improve how we quantify the defence sector's contribution to the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:42:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1168476

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's procurement contracts exceeded the value of £500 million in financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	44
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Within financial year 2019-20, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded nine contracts above £100 million, one contract over £500 million and one contract over £1 billion. A list of these contracts is below.</p><p> </p><p>The table below represents contracts awarded up until 19 December 2019 and only includes direct contracts with suppliers; it does not include other procurement arrangements, for example, the international agreement with Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation to procure the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle. Extensions to existing contracts and phased or additional investments made as part of existing contracts are also not included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Contract Title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Current Supplier Name</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £1 billion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 31 Design &amp; Build Contract</p></td><td><p>Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £500 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Business Services Ltd</p></td><td><p>Provision of Defence Fire and Rescue Services</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £100 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pressured Water Reactor3 (PWR3) Manufacturing Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Weapons System in Service Support</p></td><td><p>Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Leonardo MW Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Microsoft M365 E5 Software Renewal</p></td><td><p>Software Box Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EJISS (EJ200 In Service Support)</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Client Side Support to the SKYNET Delivery Team</p></td><td><p>PA Consulting Services Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torpedoes Repair and Maintenance Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information about the contracts that we place with industry is available on GOV.uk as part of our MOD Trade, Industry and Contracts statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, MOD contracts worth over £10,000 are published on the Government's Contracts Finder website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 43 45 question first answered 13/01/2020 12:03:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1168477

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's procurement contracts exceeded the value of £100 million in financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	45
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Within financial year 2019-20, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded nine contracts above £100 million, one contract over £500 million and one contract over £1 billion. A list of these contracts is below.</p><p> </p><p>The table below represents contracts awarded up until 19 December 2019 and only includes direct contracts with suppliers; it does not include other procurement arrangements, for example, the international agreement with Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation to procure the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle. Extensions to existing contracts and phased or additional investments made as part of existing contracts are also not included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Contract Title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Current Supplier Name</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £1 billion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 31 Design &amp; Build Contract</p></td><td><p>Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £500 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Business Services Ltd</p></td><td><p>Provision of Defence Fire and Rescue Services</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £100 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pressured Water Reactor3 (PWR3) Manufacturing Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Weapons System in Service Support</p></td><td><p>Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Leonardo MW Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Microsoft M365 E5 Software Renewal</p></td><td><p>Software Box Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EJISS (EJ200 In Service Support)</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Client Side Support to the SKYNET Delivery Team</p></td><td><p>PA Consulting Services Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torpedoes Repair and Maintenance Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information about the contracts that we place with industry is available on GOV.uk as part of our MOD Trade, Industry and Contracts statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, MOD contracts worth over £10,000 are published on the Government's Contracts Finder website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 43 44 question first answered 13/01/2020 12:03:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones