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874815

registered interest
date	06/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact report, The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's (CSSF) aid spending: A performance review, published March 2018, what steps the Government is taking to tackle gaps in results management; and what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of existing CSSF programmes.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>Ministers will carefully consider all of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s recommendations and the Government will formally respond to them by 10 May 2018. The response will be made public on GOV.UK and deposited in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/04/2018 13:50:01 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

874734

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the delay to the RAF's Protector unmanned aircraft system programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>There are no technical issues delaying the Protector programme, which is progressing well. We are simply managing a seamless transition between getting the most out of our current Reaper aircraft, which is helping us defeat Daesh in the Middle East, and moving to the cutting-edge Protector.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 16/04/2018 15:41:43 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

874737

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the (i) operating and (ii) maintenance costs for the fleet of 138 F-35 aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The estimated running cost of an F-35 aircraft is set out in the F-35 Selected Acquisition Report published annually by the US Department of Defense.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 16/04/2018 15:42:29 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

874741

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	GKN: Melrose
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the merits of the final terms of the bid submitted by Melrose for GKN in response to his request for post-offer undertakings.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The merits of the takeover bid by Melrose were primarily a matter for the GKN shareholders although the Government has closely monitored the situation since the bid was first announced.</p><p> </p><p>Melrose has offered a number of post-offer undertakings under the Takeover Code and commitments directly to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Now that shareholders have made their decision, the Government is considering whether the takeover in its proposed final form gives rise to public interest concerns.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 16/04/2018 15:35:38 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

874813

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to develop policy guidance for security and justice work undertaken through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF<em>) </em>staff can access thematic training and analysis from across government on security and justice. The Stabilisation Unit (SU) designed a new Security and Justice training course in 2017, which was delivered both in the UK and overseas. The SU is producing a new Stabilisation Handbook, which will have chapters covering thematic issues including security and justice. It will contain advice and guidance on how to deliver programmes effectively and share best practice on operating and delivering in conflict and stabilisation contexts. The Handbook will be published later this year and will be used by the CSSF staff and implementing partners.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/04/2018 09:32:03 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

874821

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund spending by thematic area incurred by each Government department in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Information on CSSF thematic and department spend for financial year 16/17 can be found in our published Annual Report and Programme Summaries – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-cssf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-cssf</a></p><p>Further details of department, regional and thematic spend for financial year 17/18 will be published in the CSSF Annual Report, due to be released in summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/04/2018 09:28:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

874822

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security Capability Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Security Capability Review, published March 2018, whether the Government plans to produce a joint doctrine publication on the Fusion Doctrine.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Joint Doctrine publications are produced by the Ministry of Defence for defence purposes. They articulate how joint operators need to be told what to do to ensure safe, effective and coherent actions in operations. Joint Doctrine as a concept is explained in more detail at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/developing-joint-doctrine-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/developing-joint-doctrine-handbook</a></p><p>The Fusion Doctrine is the name we have given to a new whole-of-government approach to how we strengthen our national security. Further details of the Fusion Doctrine can be found on pages 10 and 11 of the National Security Capability Review available at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-capability-review-nscr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-capability-review-nscr</a></p><p>The Government has no plans to produce a joint doctrine publication on the Fusion Doctrine at the present time.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/04/2018 09:34:47 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

874826

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund spending by country and region incurred by each Government department in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Information on CSSF spend by country, region and department for financial year 16/17 can be found in our published Annual Report and Programme Summaries – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-cssf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-cssf</a></p><p>Further details of department, regional and thematic spend for financial year 17/18 will be published in the CSSF Annual Report, due to be released in summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/04/2018 09:30:11 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

872742

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	GKN: Melrose
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations the Government has received from the F-35 Joint Program Office on the proposed takeover of GKN by Melrose.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	134555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence was contacted by the F-35 Joint Program Office on the proposed takeover of GKN by Melrose in January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 06/04/2018 13:06:50 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

872783

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Permanent Secretary before the Committee of Public Accounts on 1 March 2017 HC 957, Q135 how many contracts of value over £100m awarded since the 2015 SDSR have taken tax revenues into account as an award criteria; and what the weighting was in each of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	134596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Each year, the Ministry of Defence awards a significant number of contracts, taking into account a number of elements to determine what is the most economically advantageous tender. We do not take tax revenues into account as an award criteria in government procurement as this would be inconsistent with demonstration of value for money as set out in the HM Treasury Green Book.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 16/04/2018 15:36:30 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones