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1306872

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date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Indo-Pacific Region: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 5.22 on page 32 of his Department's report, Defence in a competitive age, CP411, published in March 2021, how the UK plans to make a bigger and more consistent contribution to the Five Power Defence Arrangements.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK takes its commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) very seriously. As part of our wider effort to strengthen the UK's defence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, we will make a bigger and more consistent contribution to the Arrangements. This includes: our contribution to FPDA's programme of military exercises, our support for FPDA's HQ Integrated Area Defence System (HQ IADS), our participation in FPDA's governance structures, as well as our ongoing support for the evolution of the Arrangements to ensure they remain relevant.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/04/2021 12:43:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1307142

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Singapore: 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's defence footprint in Singapore over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>The cost of upgrading the UK's defence footprint in Singapore over the past five years has been £16.9 million.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/04/2021 12:48:29 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1307306

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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 components for the F-35b aircraft manufactured in the US will be subject to ITAR.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>Items subject to ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations), including F-35B aircraft and components, are a matter for the United States Government. The categories of items covered by ITAR are published in the United States Munitions List.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/04/2021 12:47:50 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1307307

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes are in place for his Department to consult with industry before entering international arrangements with the potential to lead to the disclosure of industry-supplied information.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) will consider the industrial position carefully before entering any international arrangements with the potential to lead to the disclosure of industry-supplied information. The introduction of mandatory IP strategies as part of the DSIS will ensure that these issues are addressed for all projects from the earliest stages. MOD will engage with the relevant industry parties, in accordance with the terms of any relevant contract, wherever a disclosure of their information is under consideration, and will not make any such disclosure unless it has the right to do so or has obtained the prior agreement of the information owner.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/04/2021 12:46:19 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1307312

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Intellectual Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Intellectual Property technologies have been made available to the private sector through (a) Ploughshare Innovations and (b) Easy Access IP in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Over the last five years Ploughshare Innovations have available 102 separate technologies commercially and of these Ploughshare have successfully licensed 28 to industry, either in the form of a spin-out company, option licence or licence agreement. With respect to Easy Access IP, over the last five years 22 technologies have been made available via the Dstl Easy Access IP website and four of these have been successfully licensed to Industry.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/04/2021 09:47:55 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1307396

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
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 reaffirm the National Shipbuilding Strategy in 2021.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>On 16 March 2021, I announced that we are currently conducting a refresh of the National Shipbuilding Strategy which will be published this summer. This will set out this Government's commitment to the entire UK shipbuilding enterprise and the supply chain that underpins it.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 19/04/2021 10:56:50 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
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