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675471

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date	19/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Art Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many works of art his Department owns and where they are located.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence Art Collection currently comprises 2,145 items of fine art, prints, maps, photographs, manuscripts, sculptures, antique furniture, antique clocks and chronometers. The items are located in various locations across the Defence Estate, other Government Departments, museums and other public bodies. Further to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 12 May 2016, (HCWS720) work is progressing well to transfer ownership of the most significant works within the collection to other public institutions to ensure their continued protection and public display.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/01/2017 15:33:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 12 May 2016, HCWS720.docx title Art Collection
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

675472

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign military aircraft have made unapproved landings at UK airports and airfields since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority has a record of the following number of such incidents which were logged on its mandatory occurrence reporting (MOR) database:</p><p> </p><p>2010 One</p><p> </p><p>2011 to 2016 Nil</p><p> </p><p>It is possible that some other incidents may not have been considered as an MOR.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/01/2017 16:13:21 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

675473

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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, how many Royal Air Force aircraft have made unapproved landings at overseas airports since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/01/2017 15:33:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

675651

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the value of UK exports secured through the US Department of Defense Foreign Comparative Testing Program since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Between 1980 and 2016 UK companies have received $483m in FCT Test and Evaluation funding and secured $3.17bn in follow-on acquisitions (averaging nearly $90m per year), more than double that of the next country (Germany). For the 2016/2017 period UK companies are participating in 14 ongoing Test &amp; Evaluation programmes.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/01/2017 17:50:53 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

675653

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help companies engage with the US Department of Defense Foreign Comparative Testing Program.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Defence Security Organisation (DSO), through the British Embassy in Washington DC, has a strong relationship with the Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) Program. We coordinate regular activities in the UK promoting the opportunities provided by the Program including events at Farnborough International Air Show, Defence &amp; Security Equipment International (DSEI) and Defence Procurement, Research, Technology &amp; Exportability (DPRTE) as well as bespoke events where the FCT engage with British industry on a 1-2-1 basis.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 24/01/2017 12:49:50 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

674767

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Defence Growth Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Steering Committee of the Defence Growth Partnership last met; and when that committee next plans to meet.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Steering Committee of the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) last met on 10 November 2016 and the next meeting is scheduled for 26 January 2017. The Steering Committee is made up of representatives from both government and industry, including SME representatives.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 16:42:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

674768

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2017 to Question 59887, what measures will be included in the refresh of defence industrial policy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review committed to refresh defence industrial policy and outline the further steps that the Ministry of Defence would take to help the UK Defence industry to grow and compete successfully. We are examining how we engage and do business with industry and how we take account of economic and international considerations in our acquisition choices. On 6 January we concluded a period of formal industry consultation and we are now analysing the responses.</p><p>This work will be aligned with parallel Defence initiatives on innovation and ship building, and wider Government work on the National Industrial Strategy, a green paper on which is being launched today.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/01/2017 17:23:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

674970

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Dual Use Goods and Technologies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much public funding the Dual Use Technology Exploitation cluster has received.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Dual-Use Technology Exploitation (DUTE) programme was created as an output from the Defence Growth Partnership’s Value Chain Competitiveness Team and brings together SMEs, suppliers, primes and academics. The DUTE programme was officially established in September 2015 following the commitment of a joint Industry and Government fund of £10.3 million. The total programme value also includes a £6.5 million Government grant from 2014 to 2018 that came from the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) 2014 competition.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/01/2017 16:29:57 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

674211

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the shortfall was for the recruitment of reserve and regular soldiers and officers in (a) Infantry, (b) Royal Artillery, (c) Royal Corps of Signals, (d) Army Medical Services, (e) Adjutant General's Corps, (f) Royal Armoured Corps, (g) Army Air Corps, (h) Royal Engineers, (i) Royal Logistics Corps, (j) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and (k) Intelligence Corps in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of regular soldiers recruited into the Army by Regiment or Corps for the 12 months from 1 December 2015 to <br>1 December 2016 against the target for that period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Other Ranks</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Target into Untrained Strength*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Actual (intake)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Household Cavalry/Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Corps of Signals</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Air Corps</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Logistics Corps</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td><td><p>880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Medical Corps</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police)</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence Corps</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infantry</p></td><td><p>3,480</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Intake to untrained strength is those who commence Phase 1 training. Targets are internally set by the Army Recruitment and Training Division and are subject to constant change and review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Officer recruits are recruited into the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst without being allocated a Regiment or Corps. For the period 1 December 2015 to 1 December 2016, 633 officer recruits were recruited into Untrained Strength against a target of 745.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/01/2017 13:56:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

674212

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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, what plans his Department has to re-profile the equipment contracts for the (a) F-35 Lighting II, (b) P-8 Poseidon and (c) AH-64E Apache.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	60328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>All three programmes remain on track to be delivered against their current plans.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/01/2017 13:52:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones