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1582018

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the letter of 13 October 2022 from the hon. Member for North Durham on the If U Care Share Foundation.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has no record of receiving this correspondence. If the hon. Member would like to supply a further copy, a reply will be sent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/02/2023 17:27:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1581237

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 tanks will be bought to a state of high-readiness in the next 24 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>As announced by the Secretary of State on 16 January 2023, a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks will be brought to higher readiness in place of the squadron sent to Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>The Army continually reviews the readiness of its equipment; however, it would be inappropriate to comment further due to the potential impact on security and operational effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 31/01/2023 14:44:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1580766

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his letter to the right hon. Member for North Durham on legal costs incurred during the Armoured Cavalry programme, whether he expects the costs of attaining legal advice is expected to increase in the near future.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	132293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence have paid for and used the services of the Government Legal Department and Slaughter and May.</p><p> </p><p>The Armoured Cavalry programme will continue to seek legal advice as necessary to successfully deliver the programme, it is therefore expected that future costs will be incurred as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 132294 question first answered 03/02/2023 11:14:34 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1580767

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his letter to the right hon. Member for North Durham on legal costs incurred during the Armoured Cavalry programme, which law firm those payments have been paid to.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	132294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence have paid for and used the services of the Government Legal Department and Slaughter and May.</p><p> </p><p>The Armoured Cavalry programme will continue to seek legal advice as necessary to successfully deliver the programme, it is therefore expected that future costs will be incurred as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 132293 question first answered 03/02/2023 11:14:34 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1580771

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2023 to Question 127714 on Levelling Up Fund, if he will take steps to estimate the average cost to local authorities of applying to the Levelling Up Fund.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	132295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-01-23%2F129836&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C30e5e1580a1a41c7a9b808db02e0f970%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638106937490029049%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FvtF9Rjn9wXaNaKOSfITd%2BLUNkYizMc8htWRFx8sxfo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">129836</a> on 26 January 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 30/01/2023 17:12:11 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1580812

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to restock support equipment for Challenger 2.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	132296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department routinely assesses supply chains and stock levels to support all our equipment platforms.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed analysis has been completed to protect the readiness of Challenger 2 and to ensure the delivery of Challenger 3.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 132297 question first answered 30/01/2023 11:15:55 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1580814

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the resilience within the Challenger 2 supply chain.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	132297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department routinely assesses supply chains and stock levels to support all our equipment platforms.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed analysis has been completed to protect the readiness of Challenger 2 and to ensure the delivery of Challenger 3.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 132296 question first answered 30/01/2023 11:15:55 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1580816

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all support offered to Ukraine to date has been met from the Treasury Reserve Fund and not his Department's budget.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	132298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>To date £2.3 billion has been provided to support Ukraine. In line with current HM Government policy on supporting Ukraine, this has been provided by the Treasury from their reserves, and none from the Departmental budget.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 31/01/2023 15:59:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1580817

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the overall standard of accommodation offered to UK Armed Forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	132299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) fully recognises that the provision of safe, good quality and well-maintained accommodation is essential to operational output, and providing such accommodation is one of the MOD’s top priorities.</p><p>Just under 97% of MOD Service Family Accommodation meet or exceed the Government’s Decent Homes Standard. Only these properties are allocated to Service families. In addition, they meet statutory and mandatory housing safety requirements.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 30/01/2023 11:35:38 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1580820

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has conducted a study on the potential impact of the standard of accommodation provided for members of the armed forces on levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	132322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The motivations of individuals joining the Armed Forces are unique to each person and will be influenced by a number of considerations, of which accommodation may be one within our wider remuneration package which includes a non-contributory pension, subsidised accommodation, incremental pay, and a range of allowances on top of basic salary. Whilst the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not conducted a specific survey or study into accommodation as part of the recruitment offer; we recognise its importance and that is why we have developed and are implementing measures, such as the Future Accommodation Model, to ensure we continue to attract and retain the best talent to Defence.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of accommodation on retention in the Armed Forces is measured by the MOD in the annual Armed Forces Continuous Attitudes Survey (AFCAS). As part of the survey, Personnel are asked about their future plans and what factors are influencing intentions to leave. In the results of the most recent survey published in May 2022, 26% of personnel cited accommodation provision as a factor influencing their intention to leave compared to 37% citing it as factor influencing them to stay. A full index of AFCAS survey results can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-index</a></p><p><br> The Standard of Service of Accommodation is one of the reasons that can be cited when a Service person chooses to leave through voluntary outflow. In 2021-22 it was cited by 5.8% of those who chose to cite a reason for leaving, placing it 17 out of the 22 reasons cited.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 01/02/2023 11:07:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones