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937777

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Patrol Craft
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 9 July 2018 to Question 160710 on Patrol Craft, whether his Department exempted the orders for Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessels from international competition under Article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	162497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 16/07/2018 16:51:15 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

869429

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessed capability gaps have been created as a result of the Army's Watchkeeper programme failing to achieve its Full Operating Capability 1 milestone.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Watchkeeper could still be deployed on operations should the operational imperative warrant it. As such, no capability gaps have been created as a result of the Army's Watchkeeper programme failing to achieve its Full Operating Capability 1 milestone.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 15:09:16 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

889910

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to trial dismounted position and navigation sensors for the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	136962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Trials of dismounted position and navigation sensors have not yet been planned but are expected to form part of our acquisition of replacement capabilities. The Ministry of Defence sees dismounted position and navigation sensors as an important capability and intends to introduce these into service to enhance situational awareness for dismounted troops.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 30/04/2018 16:02:51 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

856166

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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 sterling-dollar exchange rate was at the time of each main-gate decision for the F-35 programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>To date there have been four Main Gates for the UK F-35 programme. The exchange rates used were as follows:</p><ul><li>Main Gate 1 (2001) £1=$1.435</li><li>Main Gate 2 (2006) £1=$1.85</li><li>Main Gate 3 (2009) £1=$1.65</li><li>Main Gate 4 (2013) £1=$1.55</li></ul> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 12/03/2018 16:26:54 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

869427

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional costs his Department has incurred as a result the Army's Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle missing its Full Operating Capability 1 milestone.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>There have been no additional costs incurred. The Watchkeeper programme remains on course to deliver within its current cost approvals.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 15:08:36 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

869428

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many crashes or losses of the Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle have occurred; and what the reasons were for each such crash or loss.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>There have been four incidents involving the loss of a Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).</p><p>On 16 October 2014, Watchkeeper UAV WK031, operated by a civilian crew from Thales, was involved in an accident while making a landing approach to West Wales Airport, Aberporth, during deteriorating weather conditions. A second accident involving Watchkeeper WK006, operated by a military crew, occurred on landing at Boscombe Down on 2 November 2015.</p><p>The Service Inquiry reports on these incidents contained a number of recommendations and actions have been taken, or are in hand, for all of these. The Service Inquiry panel also looked at the similarities between these incidents and concluded that, although some of the causal factors were different, the same flaw in the vehicle management system contributed to both accidents. The Equipment Standard 2 modification, which is currently being released, will update this. However, procedural mitigations have already been put in place to reduce the likelihood of re-occurrence.</p><p>Two Watchkeeper UAVs were involved in separate incidents on 3 February and 24 March 2017 in segregated airspace over Cardigan Bay in West Wales. On both occasions, the UAVs ditched in the sea. The Service Inquiries into the incidents are ongoing and the cause is not yet known. It would be inappropriate to comment further until the Service Inquiry reports are released.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 15:12:04 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

874734

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the delay to the RAF's Protector unmanned aircraft system programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>There are no technical issues delaying the Protector programme, which is progressing well. We are simply managing a seamless transition between getting the most out of our current Reaper aircraft, which is helping us defeat Daesh in the Middle East, and moving to the cutting-edge Protector.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 16/04/2018 15:41:43 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

905571

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rosyth Dockyard: Nuclear Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many decommissioned nuclear ballistic missile submarines are laid up at Rosyth dockyard.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	144855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>There are four decommissioned and defuelled ballistic nuclear submarines laid up safely in afloat storage at Rosyth Dockyard.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 21/05/2018 15:29:16 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

924716

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weighting will be given to National Security Objective 3 during the bid selection process for future Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fleet Solid Support Ships.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	154153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The selection criteria for future Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fleet Solid Support Ships are currently under development and it would therefore be inappropriate to comment in detail at this time. In all cases procurers have to assess whether any of the diverse issues set out in National Security Objective 3 are relevant to their procurement. Weighting of all relevant factors is applied on case-by-case basis, but must not prejudice fair competition.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 20/06/2018 14:59:43 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

905564

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the planned Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fleet solid support ships are planned to play in enabling future UK carrier strike capability.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	144850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The planned Future Solid Support ships, operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, will be critical to enabling the Maritime Task Group. They will deliver solid sustainment of food, stores and ordnance to the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers and supporting task groups.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 21/05/2018 15:49:25 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones