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1604890

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Artillery: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on the procurement of 14 Archer heavy artillery systems from Sweden.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	167049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has agreed a government-to-government sale with Sweden for the procurement of Archer artillery systems to replace the AS90 platforms Granted in Kind to Ukraine. The contract will be signed shortly, and until that point the value of the Archer programme will not be finalised. Once agreed, the contract will include other elements such as ammunition, support and training packages.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/03/2023 13:26:19 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1604058

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the £5 billion funding for his Department announced on 13 March 2023 will be allocated to the Dreadnought programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	165231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>Of the £5 billion announced by the Prime Minister, £3 billion in additional funding will be invested across the defence nuclear enterprise.</p><p>The Department is currently working through the allocation of this funding, but the existing funding mechanism for Dreadnought is already well established.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 17/03/2023 09:41:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1602450

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the New Medium Helicopter contest.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	161243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Credible suppliers were informed on 24 February 2023 that the second half of the competition will be launched later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 11:53:46 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1602451

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Puma Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the end-of-service date is for his Department's Puma helicopters.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	161244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>March 2025 is the planned Out of Service date for Puma helicopters.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 11:54:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1602485

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to defence inflation estimates national statistics, which ceased publication in 2017, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviving this publication.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	161245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The publication of Defence Inflation Estimates as a National Statistic ceased in 2017 following a public consultation which determined that there was limited evidence of its value to external stakeholders. The Department continues to produce a Defence Inflation Report to inform internal budget planning but does not intend to revive the publication at this current time.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 17:30:41 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1601545

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 156081 on F-35 aircraft, what the outcome is of the assessment of harmonic resonance in F135 power plant units undertaken by the Joint Program Office and UK authorities.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	158808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The matter remains under investigation but the probable outcome of the assessment of harmonic resonance is a modification to an engine component.</p><p>This modification would be incorporated into all F135 engines across the global F-35 Lighting fleet.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 09/03/2023 11:22:19 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1601104

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
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 1 March 2023 to Question 152200 on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, for what role the H135 aircraft for project MATCHA were originally procured; and for what reason it was decided that those aircraft were no longer required for the procured role.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	157622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is being withheld as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness, or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/03/2023 13:52:49 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1601105

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antitank Missiles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the announcement made on 7 December 2022, what the total cost will be of the 500 Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon units of which his Department is due to take delivery in 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	157623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>In December 2022 the UK secured a £229 million contract for Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems. The contract was for several thousand units to be delivered to UK Armed Forces between 2024 and 2026 and followed an initial agreement for 500 NLAW units with an accelerated delivery in 2023. These 500 units are included in the overall contract cost of £229 million.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/03/2023 17:50:52 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1601106

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
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 3 March 2023 to Question 155052, when the decision was made to allocate funding to for the integration of an Active Protection System onto the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank; and how much that funding is.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	157624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>Funding for the integration of an Active Protection System onto the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank was provisioned alongside the approval of the Full Business Case in March 2021. It would be inappropriate to confirm the amount of funding allocated whilst commercial negotiations with the supplier are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/03/2023 13:53:29 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1600831

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
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, when his Department expects to (a) take delivery of its first E-7A Wedgetail aircraft and (b) achieve Initial Operating Capability.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	156935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The first E-7 Wedgetail is expected to be delivered to the Ministry of Defence in 2024, following completion of its flight test programme and initial certification activity. Initial Operating Capability will follow three to six months after delivery. Analysis to determine the exact timing of the E-7 Wedgetail Initial Operating capability is ongoing, and will be confirmed when the Full Business Case is submitted in mid-2023.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/03/2023 12:24:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones