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1231216

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2020
	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, whether he plans to undertake an investigation into the number of leaks from his Department over the 2020 summer recess.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	84651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not tolerate leaks and anyone found to have made unauthorised disclosures will face disciplinary or legal action. Leaks are investigated by the relevant departments when they occur.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/09/2020 11:43:19 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1247869

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	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, what recent discussions he has had with the maritime industry in his capacity as Shipbuilding Tsar.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	110068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>I have regular conversations with maritime industry partners in my capacity as Shipbuilding Tsar as this Government works to reinvigorate the UK's shipbuilding industry.</p><p>Additionally, COVID restrictions not withstanding, I intend to visit a cross-section of the UK shipbuilding sector to discuss how best this Government can work alongside industry partners to deliver our ambitions for an innovative, competititve and thriving enterprise.</p><p>Through the Maritime Enterprise Working Group, industry have been working with academia and Government to take forward work to ensure the competitiveness of the sector and set out proposals for how this Government can provide additional support to the shipbuilding enterprise.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 04/11/2020 15:21:00 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1256804

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Hartlepool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has commissioned research on the future of shipbuilding in Hartlepool.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	122594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>We have not commissioned any research specific to Hartlepool, however I am working closely with colleagues across Government and with industry to reinvigorate the shipbuilding industry across the length and breadth of the UK. Our efforts are not limited to just shipbuilders; we are focused on supercharging the entire Defence sector across the UK, from our rich supply chain to repair and disposal.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 07/12/2020 16:39:25 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1285219

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
	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 10 February 2020 to Question 10756 on Strategic Defence and Security Review: Trade Unions, what consultation has taken place with trade unions on the Integrated Review since that Answer was given.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	151633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The MOD Permanent Secretary and other senior officials have continued to meet with our recognised Trades Unions on a regular basis to discuss a range of Defence-wide issues. Recent meetings have provided updates, on a confidential basis, of ongoing work on the Integrated Review, and related work on the implementation of the Defence multi-year Spending Review settlement.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/02/2021 17:48:08 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1247108

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Sailing Boats: Quarantine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether seafarers working on private yachts that enter the UK are required to self-isolate.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	109189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The list of exemptions to the requirement to self-isolate includes an exemption for ‘Seamen and masters as defined in section 313(1) Merchant Shipping Act 1995, maritime pilots as defined in para 22(1) of schedule 3A of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, and inspectors and surveyors of ships appointed under section 256 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or by a government of a relevant British possession as defined in section 313(1) of that Act.’</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the individual, or their employer, to determine whether they may qualify for an exemption and, where they do, ensure they travel with the appropriate supporting documentation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/11/2020 14:37:38 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1247880

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the development of the maritime energy efficiency sector.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	110071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to decarbonising the maritime sector both domestically, to meet our Net Zero target, and internationally to meet International Maritime Organisation targets.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, Government published the Clean Maritime Plan, which noted that by 2025 we expect that ‘all vessels operating in UK waters [should be] maximising the use of energy efficiency options’, to reduce emissions in the short-term before practical zero emission technologies are made deployable. Following publication of the Clean Maritime Plan, Government provided £1.5m for clean maritime projects including maritime energy efficiency projects, through the MarRI-UK Clean Maritime Call. The Department will soon publish the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which will set out further details of the Government’s maritime decarbonisation measures.</p><p> </p><p>Internationally, the UK was crucial to securing both the efficiency target in the IMO’s Initial Greenhouse Gas Strategy, and to the IMO’s adoption of the Energy Efficiency Design Index. The UK will continue to push for ambition on efficiency and decarbonisation measures at the IMO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 10/11/2020 15:40:47 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1168475

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's procurement contracts exceeded the value of £1 billion in financial year 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	43
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Within financial year 2019-20, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded nine contracts above £100 million, one contract over £500 million and one contract over £1 billion. A list of these contracts is below.</p><p> </p><p>The table below represents contracts awarded up until 19 December 2019 and only includes direct contracts with suppliers; it does not include other procurement arrangements, for example, the international agreement with Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation to procure the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle. Extensions to existing contracts and phased or additional investments made as part of existing contracts are also not included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Contract Title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Current Supplier Name</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £1 billion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 31 Design &amp; Build Contract</p></td><td><p>Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £500 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Business Services Ltd</p></td><td><p>Provision of Defence Fire and Rescue Services</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £100 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pressured Water Reactor3 (PWR3) Manufacturing Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Weapons System in Service Support</p></td><td><p>Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Leonardo MW Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Microsoft M365 E5 Software Renewal</p></td><td><p>Software Box Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EJISS (EJ200 In Service Support)</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Client Side Support to the SKYNET Delivery Team</p></td><td><p>PA Consulting Services Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torpedoes Repair and Maintenance Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information about the contracts that we place with industry is available on GOV.uk as part of our MOD Trade, Industry and Contracts statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, MOD contracts worth over £10,000 are published on the Government's Contracts Finder website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 44 45 question first answered 13/01/2020 12:03:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1168476

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's procurement contracts exceeded the value of £500 million in financial year 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Within financial year 2019-20, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded nine contracts above £100 million, one contract over £500 million and one contract over £1 billion. A list of these contracts is below.</p><p> </p><p>The table below represents contracts awarded up until 19 December 2019 and only includes direct contracts with suppliers; it does not include other procurement arrangements, for example, the international agreement with Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation to procure the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle. Extensions to existing contracts and phased or additional investments made as part of existing contracts are also not included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Contract Title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Current Supplier Name</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £1 billion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 31 Design &amp; Build Contract</p></td><td><p>Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £500 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Business Services Ltd</p></td><td><p>Provision of Defence Fire and Rescue Services</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £100 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pressured Water Reactor3 (PWR3) Manufacturing Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Weapons System in Service Support</p></td><td><p>Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Leonardo MW Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Microsoft M365 E5 Software Renewal</p></td><td><p>Software Box Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EJISS (EJ200 In Service Support)</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Client Side Support to the SKYNET Delivery Team</p></td><td><p>PA Consulting Services Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torpedoes Repair and Maintenance Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information about the contracts that we place with industry is available on GOV.uk as part of our MOD Trade, Industry and Contracts statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, MOD contracts worth over £10,000 are published on the Government's Contracts Finder website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 43 45 question first answered 13/01/2020 12:03:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1168477

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's procurement contracts exceeded the value of £100 million in financial year 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	45
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Within financial year 2019-20, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded nine contracts above £100 million, one contract over £500 million and one contract over £1 billion. A list of these contracts is below.</p><p> </p><p>The table below represents contracts awarded up until 19 December 2019 and only includes direct contracts with suppliers; it does not include other procurement arrangements, for example, the international agreement with Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation to procure the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle. Extensions to existing contracts and phased or additional investments made as part of existing contracts are also not included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Contract Title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Current Supplier Name</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £1 billion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 31 Design &amp; Build Contract</p></td><td><p>Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £500 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Business Services Ltd</p></td><td><p>Provision of Defence Fire and Rescue Services</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Over £100 million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pressured Water Reactor3 (PWR3) Manufacturing Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Weapons System in Service Support</p></td><td><p>Lockheed Martin UK Strategic Systems Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tempest Follow-on Contract</p></td><td><p>Leonardo MW Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Microsoft M365 E5 Software Renewal</p></td><td><p>Software Box Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EJISS (EJ200 In Service Support)</p></td><td><p>Rolls-Royce PLC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Client Side Support to the SKYNET Delivery Team</p></td><td><p>PA Consulting Services Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torpedoes Repair and Maintenance Contract</p></td><td><p>BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information about the contracts that we place with industry is available on GOV.uk as part of our MOD Trade, Industry and Contracts statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, MOD contracts worth over £10,000 are published on the Government's Contracts Finder website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 43 44 question first answered 13/01/2020 12:03:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1168478

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's current US dollar contract liability is.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The total value of open contracts that have been placed with suppliers transacting in US Dollars is currently $6.7 billion.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 12:03:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones