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515202

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on safeguarding the future of the UK helicopter industry.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>We are working with the UK aerospace industry to sustain and grow helicopter capability through the Aerospace Growth Partnership and the Defence Growth Partnership, both of which bring Government and industry together to tackle barriers to growth, boost exports and grow high value jobs.</p><p>Through this work we are supporting the industry’s private investment in technology, competitiveness, productivity, manufacturing capability and skills. For example, we have supported Finmeccanica Helicopters’ investment in new civil helicopter capability at Yeovil, safeguarding employment through diversification into the growing civil aerospace market. In addition, we are co-investing with industry in collaborative R&amp;D projects led by Finmeccanica Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters on new technologies including advanced rotor blades and lightweight structures.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/04/2016 14:14:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

515271

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
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 proportion of workshare which the UK will undertake on those Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft being procured by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness (John Woodcock) on 13 April 2016 to Question 33058.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/05/2016 13:47:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts HOC 35236.docx title Maritime Patrol Aircraft
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

514928

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
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	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on ensuring that Ministry of Defence contracts with suppliers and manufacturers benefit the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has regular discussions with my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Defence on a wide variety of issues. My department supports the Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), published last November, which set out the Government’s commitment to get the best value for money for the taxpayer in a way that strengthens our economy and bolsters the long-term prosperity of people across the UK. The SDSR committed the Government to refreshing its defence industrial policy and taking further action to help the UK’s defence industry grow and compete successfully and my department is engaging MOD on taking this work forward.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/04/2016 15:27:49 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

514929

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
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	Aerospace Industry: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to sustain aerospace engineering capability and capacity in the South West region.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>We work closely with aerospace companies and their representative organisations, in particular the West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF), in the South West through the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) to tackle barriers to growth, boost exports and grow high value jobs. As part of this work we are investing heavily in the sector to support the industry’s private investment in technology, competitiveness and productivity, manufacturing capability and skills.</p><p> </p><p>The work of the AGP includes businesses of all sizes in the South West region including large players such as Airbus, Finmeccanica Helicopters, GE Aviation, GKN, Rolls-Royce, Safran Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, UTC Aerospace Systems, as well as their many medium and small sized suppliers, and other specialist aerospace businesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/04/2016 15:52:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

514946

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 6.50 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, if he will ensure that the refresh of the defence industrial policy includes measures to (a) maximise export potential, (b) generate intellectual property rights and (c) promote engineering skills in the defence and aerospace sector.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the principles set out in the 2012 National Security Through Technology White Paper. We will always strive to get the best value for money for the taxpayer in a way that strengthens national prosperity. This will be our approach in refreshing defence industrial policy and in promoting an innovative, skilled and globally competitive UK defence sector.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/04/2016 15:12:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

514947

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that defence contracts offered to overseas manufacturers benefit the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence will always seek to procure the best capability for our Armed Forces while delivering value for money for the taxpayer. In line with Government policy, this is primarily through the use of open competition.</p><p>When wider economic factors, such as skills growth, are relevant to the contract, they are taken into account in our contract award decisions. This applies equally to UK and overseas suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/04/2016 15:16:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

479555

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by how much he plans that his Department's contribution to public sector pensions will increase in 2019-20 and future years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The full valuation of the public service pension schemes will commence in April this year. Following that full valuation process, which will take into account the new discount rate set in the Budget, the new employer contribution rates for the Armed Forces and Civil Service Pension Scheme will be set.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/03/2016 16:37:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

479138

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work was undertaken to modify Warthog vehicles for post-Afghan use after the 2013 decision to keep the platform; and what the cost of that work was to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Warthog vehicle entered service in 2010 as an urgent operational requirement for use in Afghanistan. Since the end of operations in Afghanistan a range of armoured vehicles purchased specifically for operations in that theatre have been brought into the MOD's core inventory; the Warthog vehicle was not one of these. The options for disposing of the Warthog are now being considered, including the possiblity of an export route, but no decisions have been taken at this time.</p><p>5 and 32 Regiments Royal Artillery will receive the Bulldog armoured vehicle as a replacement for Warthog. 47 Regiment Royal Artillery will continue to use the Coyote armoured vehicle.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 31287 31305 question first answered 21/03/2016 17:35:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

479139

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what proportion the number of senior military officers ranked one star and above, and the civil service equivalent, employed by his Department, changed between 2011 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>At 1 April 2011, 38.8 per cent of Senior Personnel in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) were Senior Civil Servants (SCS) and 61.2 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star (Army Brigadier and equivalent) and above. At 1 April 2015, 39.2 per cent were SCS and 60.8 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star and above.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 480 UK Regular personnel ranked One Star and above; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 6.9 per cent to 450.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 300 SCS personnel in the MOD; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 5.3 per cent to 290.</p><p> </p><p>The following tables provide the requested breakdown, by year, of UK Regular Strength at One Star and above, and SCS headcount:</p><p> </p><p>UK Regular Strength at One Star and above</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 Oct 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>SCS Headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2011 was 186,360. The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2015 was 153,720. This represents a 17.5 per cent decrease between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD civilian staff (CS) headcount at 1 April 2011 was around 87,000. The CS headcount at 1 April 2015 was 59,900. This represents an estimated decrease of 31.2 per cent between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 31285 31286 question first answered 21/03/2016 16:40:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

479140

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what vehicle the Royal Artillery's 32 and 47 Regiments will operate instead of the Warthog once the Bv206 has been retired.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Warthog vehicle entered service in 2010 as an urgent operational requirement for use in Afghanistan. Since the end of operations in Afghanistan a range of armoured vehicles purchased specifically for operations in that theatre have been brought into the MOD's core inventory; the Warthog vehicle was not one of these. The options for disposing of the Warthog are now being considered, including the possiblity of an export route, but no decisions have been taken at this time.</p><p>5 and 32 Regiments Royal Artillery will receive the Bulldog armoured vehicle as a replacement for Warthog. 47 Regiment Royal Artillery will continue to use the Coyote armoured vehicle.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 31283 31287 question first answered 21/03/2016 17:35:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones