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78400

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Apache Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will announce a decision on the future of the Apache helicopter upgrade.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is considering a number of options to sustain the attack helicopter capability. No decision has yet been taken on the procurement strategy.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 206337 question first answered 22/07/2014 16:23:50 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 11714 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78403

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Apache Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weighting his Department will give to (a) UK content, (b) UK employment and (c) a wider strategy of support for the UK helicopter production industry in taking a decision on the future of the Apache helicopter upgrade.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is considering a number of options to sustain the attack helicopter capability. No decision has yet been taken on the procurement strategy.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 206336 question first answered 22/07/2014 16:23:50 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 11712 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78405

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lockheed Martin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what hospitality the Chief of Defence Materiel has received from Lockheed Martin in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2014 answer text <p>Details of all meetings between the Chief of Defence Materiel (CDM) and external organisations are published online as part of the Government’s Transparency Agenda. Information covering the period from October 2010 until the end of December 2013 is available at the following link: <br><br>http://data.gov.uk/dataset/senior-staff-meetings-with-external-organisations-ministry-of-defence<br><br>Details of hospitality received by CDM is also published under Transparency and this can be viewed at the following link:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/senior-staff-hospitality-received<br><br>Information covering the period from January 2014 to date will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 206331 question first answered 07/08/2014 10:54:17 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78406

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lockheed Martin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings have been held between the Chief of Defence Materiel and representatives from Lockheed Martin in each year since 2010; and what was discussed at each.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2014 answer text <p>Details of all meetings between the Chief of Defence Materiel (CDM) and external organisations are published online as part of the Government’s Transparency Agenda. Information covering the period from October 2010 until the end of December 2013 is available at the following link: <br><br>http://data.gov.uk/dataset/senior-staff-meetings-with-external-organisations-ministry-of-defence<br><br>Details of hospitality received by CDM is also published under Transparency and this can be viewed at the following link:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/senior-staff-hospitality-received<br><br>Information covering the period from January 2014 to date will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 206330 question first answered 07/08/2014 10:54:17 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78412

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions since 2010 product recall notices have been issued for equipment being used by the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 30/07/2014 11:46:58 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78131

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new apprenticeship starts there were in each year since 2010, in the age groups (a) 25 to 34, (b) 35 to 44, (c) 45 to 59 and (d) and over 60.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on Apprenticeship starts by age is published in a supplementary table, entitled <em>Breakdown by geography, equality &amp; diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2013/14</em>, to a Statistical First Release (SFR).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324021/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324021/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/07/2014 14:13:43 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78134

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Twitter accounts are run by his Department; how much his Department spends annually on (a) Twitter accounts and (b) all social media; and how many people in his Department are employed to work on social media.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>A list of official Twitter accounts run by Cabinet Office, including those used by senior officials, can be found at <a href="https://twitter.com/cabinetofficeuk/cabinet-office-teams/members" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/cabinetofficeuk/cabinet-office-teams/members</a>. The department also runs the @Number10gov and @Number10press accounts.</p><p>No member of staff is employed to specifically work on social media.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/07/2014 15:10:04 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78148

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of compensation payouts issued by his Department on the grounds of (a) structural damage to private property and (b) loss of livestock in each year since 2010; and what the highest such payment in each case has been.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The amounts paid in the UK and abroad in regard to the two categories in question, including legal costs, were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p>Structural/Property damage</p></td><td>Amount paid</td><td>Highest payment</td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£185,000</p></td><td><p>£125,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£42,000</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£122,000</p></td><td><p>£7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£202,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Loss of Livestock</td><td><p> </p><p>Amount paid</p></td><td>Highest payment</td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£114,000</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£443,000</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£290,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£521,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>These amounts do not include payments made by the Area Claims Office in Afghanistan, which are not recorded in a manner that can distinguish without incurring disproportionate cost between those claims relating to structural damage to private property and those relating to loss of livestock. The overall payments for damage to property, including legal costs, made over the periods in question in Afghanistan were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Amount paid</p></td><td><p>Highest payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,200,000</p></td><td><p>£143,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£436,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£677,000</p></td><td><p>£9,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£230,000</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/08/2014 10:45:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78155

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many compensation pay outs of what value have been issued by his Department on the grounds of personnel sustaining injuries through training in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Claims for damages brought against the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are not recorded in a manner that enables us to identify those for injuries received specifically in the course of training without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 206070 question first answered 04/08/2014 10:22:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78159

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when it was decided that his Department would maintain the use of the Sentinel aircraft until 2018; and what the reasons were for this decision.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2014 answer text <p>The decision to extend the Sentinel long-range airborne surveillance aircraft until 2018 was made in the Department’s most recent financial planning cycle. The decision was taken to preserve a capability to conduct wide area surveillance of operational environments in the short term, and to allow the longer-term requirement to be considered during the next Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/08/2014 10:50:28 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones