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1306860

registered interest
date	29/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Forms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who requested large print Census 2021 forms received them.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 20/04/2021 16:01:59 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name UKSA's final response to PQ178560 .pdf title UKSAs response to PQ178560
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1306382

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the purchase of three E-7 Wedgetail is.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	175732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence officials will be negotiating with Boeing to agree the cost of the revised E-7 Wedgetail programme, based around the acquisition of three aircraft. Therefore, to protect the Department's commercial interests, I am withholding details of the cost at this time.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/04/2021 10:43:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1306501

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prescriptions: Paper
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to end the use of paper prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	175733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government wants to enable as many prescriptions as possible to be sent electronically. However paper prescriptions for those who require them will still be available.</p><p>In England there has been an unprecedented growth in the use and availability of electronic prescriptions in primary care, and more is being done to expand their use. This builds on work already ongoing throughout the National Health Service, where in January 2021 89% of prescription items were sent via the Electronic Prescription Service.</p><p>NHS Digital is looking to improve the current functionality of electronic prescribing and extend its use into other care settings.</p><p>Expansion has been implemented in phases.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/04/2021 09:06:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1305523

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he is taking to support serving personnel who receive their first covid-19 vaccination while on leave but are due to receive their second vaccination whilst in service.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	174737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Service personnel will not be disadvantaged by their service in the UK or overseas. If they cannot safely be vaccinated in line with their age cohort whilst deployed, they will be vaccinated before leaving the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/04/2021 10:57:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1305636

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much each of the armed services has spent on hired cars in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	174738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) vehicle lease and hire in the UK, Germany and Northern Europe is primarily covered by the Phoenix II contract with Babcock Land Limited. The costs to the MOD of vehicle hire through the contract are recorded by Top Level Budget (TLB) area, rather than by armed service. The following table provides the costs for vehicle hires, including self-drive cars, those with drivers and specialist vehicles such as those modified to support people with disabilities:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Top Level Budget</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2020/21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TLB</strong></p></td><td><p>£million (ex VAT)</p></td><td><p>£million(ex VAT)</p></td><td><p>£million(ex VAT)</p></td><td><p>£million(ex VAT)</p></td><td><p>£million(ex VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Command</p></td><td><p>0.470</p></td><td><p>0.532</p></td><td><p>0.764</p></td><td><p>1.914</p></td><td><p>0.524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Land Command</p></td><td><p>1.313</p></td><td><p>3.323</p></td><td><p>3.778</p></td><td><p>4.551</p></td><td><p>1.874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy Command</p></td><td><p>1.184</p></td><td><p>0.719</p></td><td><p>0.876</p></td><td><p>1.122</p></td><td><p>0.615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other TLBs</p></td><td><p>2.772</p></td><td><p>4.966</p></td><td><p>5.095</p></td><td><p>6.600</p></td><td><p>7.317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total:</p></td><td><p>5.739</p></td><td><p>9.540</p></td><td><p>10.513</p></td><td><p>14.187</p></td><td><p>10.330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This does not include any local unit level arrangements that might also be in place outside of this contract, for which data could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/04/2021 10:38:42 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1304688

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned dates are for the replacement of current Hunt and Sandown mine countermeasures vessels.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	172897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The Sandown and Hunt class Mine Counter-Measure Vessels will be withdrawn from service over the next 10 years as the new Mine Hunting Capability comes into service, maintaining operational outputs.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/03/2021 12:19:18 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1304689

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status of the interim surface-to-surface guided weapon is.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	172898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The interim surface-to-surface guided weapon will replace the Royal Navy's existing Harpoon missile capability. There was a healthy response from Industry to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and we are planning to proceed to issue an Invitation to negotiate to the down selected bidders later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 29/03/2021 09:53:07 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1304704

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the number of full-time army personnel is planned to be higher than that of US Special Operations Command.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	172899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>Yes. As the Defence Secretary said in the House on Monday 22 March, the future regular trained strength of the British Army will be 72,500. USSOCOM develops and employs multi-domain capability with a personnel count of nearly 70,000 consisting of military (regular and reserve) and civilian staff. Direct comparisons do not truly reflect the different purpose and value provided by the two forces.</p><p>In an era of robotics and artificial intelligence, we need to stop thinking about the strength of the Army simply in terms of numbers and focus on how best it can achieve what we ask of it. The Army will be leaner, lighter, faster to respond and more effectively matched to current and future threats. It will be integrated across domains, with allies in NATO, and beyond. It will be ever more globally engaged, with an increasing number of soldiers supporting Special Operations and amplifying the performance of partner forces.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/03/2021 12:20:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1304750

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of upgrades to the UK defence footprint in Cyprus over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	172900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has invested £173 million of capital expenditure over the past five years to improve facilities in the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas. This has included investment in accommodation, schools, the runway and military vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/03/2021 12:21:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1304751

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures he plans to put in place to contribute to deeper interoperability between the UK and (a) Norway, (b) the Netherlands and (c) France.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	172901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The integration of our Armed Forces with those of our allies will be fundamental to retaining our global strategic advantage. Specifically, we are deepening levels of interoperability with Norway through collaboration on similar capabilities (such as P-8A Orion maritime patrol aircraft and F-35), our regular cold weather training deployments to Norway, bilateral capability talks and membership of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). The UK is similarly committed to continuing to deepen our relationship with the Netherlands, both bilaterally and through the JEF. Our Naval and Amphibious Forces are already amongst the most interoperable in NATO, and will continue to operate and train alongside each other. We will also examine ways to work more closely with the Royal Netherlands Army and the Royal Netherlands Air Force, including on future common capabilities. Meanwhile, UK and French Armed Forces are now closer and more interoperable than they have ever been. Having successfully brought our Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) to its full operating capability last year, we now plan to further develop CJEF from its current state as a contingent intervention capability into a long-term framework for improving our interoperability and strategic coherence.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/03/2021 12:23:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones