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924003

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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 cost to the public purse of converting pre-2023 delivered F-35B aircraft from the Northrop Grumman to Raytheon supplied Distributed Aperture System.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	153778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>A decision on the upgrade of the UK's existing F-35B Lightning aircraft to the Raytheon Distributed Aperture System will be made once we understand the time and cost implications.</p><p>As with all upgrades, this will be undertaken as part of the future capability development programme. Costs have not yet been negotiated or agreed.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 153780 question first answered 19/06/2018 14:53:29 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

924005

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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 the cost per unit is for each F-35 Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System and helmet.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	153779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the then Minister for Defence Procurement (Harriett Baldwin) on 2 November 2017 to Question 109658 from the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife (Douglas Chapman).</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 19/06/2018 14:56:20 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 2 November 2017 HOC 109658.docx title 109658 - Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

924009

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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, whether his Department has plans to upgrade existing UK F-35B aircraft with Raytheon's Distributed Aperture System.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	153780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>A decision on the upgrade of the UK's existing F-35B Lightning aircraft to the Raytheon Distributed Aperture System will be made once we understand the time and cost implications.</p><p>As with all upgrades, this will be undertaken as part of the future capability development programme. Costs have not yet been negotiated or agreed.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 153778 question first answered 19/06/2018 14:53:29 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

923425

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of the Armed Forces (a) units and (b) ships he plans to participate in Exercise Trident Juncture 18.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	153213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>While the precise details of our participation in this exercise are yet to be confirmed, on current planning assumptions, the following UK Armed Forces units and personnel are due to participate in Exercise Trident Juncture 2018: from the Naval Service, at least three destroyers and/or frigates, four mine counter measures vessels, a mine warfare battle staff and command platform, and in excess of one Royal Marines Company; from the Army, a Light Mechanised Infantry Task Force led by Headquarters 4th Infantry Brigade with forces principally drawn from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, The Light Dragoons, 32 Engineer Regiment, 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, 2 Signal Regiment, 2 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, 6 Regiment The Royal Logistics Corps; from the Royal Air Force, four Hawk aircraft from 100 Squadron based at RAF Leeming.</p><p>It is also expected that in the region of 3,000 Service personnel will deploy on the exercise, subject to our operational requirements.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/06/2018 16:31:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

923434

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	North Korea: South Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking in upholding the Korean Armistice Agreement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	153214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is one of sixteen Sending States to the United Nations Command (UNC) in the Republic of Korea, which is responsible for maintaining the Korean Armistice Agreement. We have three staff officers permanently based in the UNC, and contribute additional staff to the UNC for annual joint United States-Republic of Korea military exercises. The United Kingdom's Defence Attaché to the Republic of Korea is the UK Member of the Military Armistice Commission, which supervises the implementation of the Agreement and settles any violations of the Armistice through negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/06/2018 14:49:27 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

922418

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	North Korea: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) South Korean and (b) Japanese counterparts on the outcome of the US-North Korea summit which took place on 12 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	152678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary regularly speaks to his counterparts in Japan and Republic of Korea (ROK) about securing a diplomatic solution to the security threat posed by North Korea. Since the summit he has spoken to ROK Foreign Minister Kang on 15 June</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/06/2018 14:47:02 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

922078

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK’s sustainment strategy is for the UK AWACS capability beyond 2035.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	152071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Modernising Defence Programme (MDP), we are considering options to ensure the UK has an AWACS capability beyond 2035. Further details will not be available until the full conclusion of the MDP.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 14/06/2018 15:02:38 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

922081

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK’s aerospace and defence industry is informed of NATO's planned alliance future surveillance and control capability.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	152072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The NATO Alliance Future Surveillance and Control Programme was initiated following the 2016 Warsaw Summit and is currently in the second year of its Concept Phase. The Ministry of Defence has been fully engaged with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the organisation that has been charged with delivering the Concept Phase. The NSPA have been proactive in their engagement with Industry to ensure the technological feasibility of the capability being developed.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 152073 question first answered 14/06/2018 15:04:35 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

922082

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Military Aircraft
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 support a transatlantic consortium bid of US and UK defence companies to compete for any NATO Alliance Future Surveillance and Control programme contracts.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	152073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The NATO Alliance Future Surveillance and Control Programme was initiated following the 2016 Warsaw Summit and is currently in the second year of its Concept Phase. The Ministry of Defence has been fully engaged with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the organisation that has been charged with delivering the Concept Phase. The NSPA have been proactive in their engagement with Industry to ensure the technological feasibility of the capability being developed.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 152072 question first answered 14/06/2018 15:04:35 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

914910

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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 current value is of the UK stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	148633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The current value of the UK stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme is circa £654 million. The current proportional value of the UK stake in the programme (development and production) is circa 40%.</p><p>I am withholding the information on the current value of each partner nation's stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces and relations between the United Kingdom and other States.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 148634 148635 question first answered 06/06/2018 15:14:47 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones