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	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

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

1168479

	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	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, for what reasons the decision was taken to suspend the tendering process for the Fleet Solid Support Ships on 6 November 2019; and whether this decision has reduced the chances of the tendering process being concluded within the 2019-20 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The decision to stop the Fleet Solid Support ship competition was taken because it had become clear that a value for money solution could not be reached. The Ministry of Defence is currently assessing the options, and as part of this process will review the requirement and any procurement strategy. It is not possible to provide any further details until this work has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 1027 question first answered 13/01/2020 12:04:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1168480

	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	Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any UK shipyard has the capability to build a Cantabria-class Combat Support Ship.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	48
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK has capable shipyards that are able to build and maintain large complex warships and other classes of military and commercial vessels. The recent completion of the cutting-edge Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers are a clear example in this regard.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/01/2020 11:33:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169118

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 223964, Unmanned Air Vehicles, for what reasons his Department did not disclose information about the collapse of a port main-landing gear in an incident involving an MQ-9 Reaper on 17 October 2015.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The previous answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 223964 is still extant. The collapse of a port main-landing gear was irrelevant as the MQ-9 Reaper had reached the end of its service life.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:41:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169119

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 21 October 2019 to Question 105, Defence: Labour Turnover, what plans his Department has to collect data on the number of workers leaving the UK defence industry.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to collect data on the number of workers leaving the UK defence industry.</p><p>As part of our Defence Prosperity Programme we are working with the Defence Growth Partnership and the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy to develop a new Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub) within the UK Defence Solutions Centre at Farnborough to improve how we quantify the defence sector's contribution to the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:42:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169542

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Propulsion Improvement Programme for the Type 45 is planned to conclude.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>HMS DAUNTLESS will be the first of the Type 45 Destroyers to receive the Power Improvement Project upgrades. Work will commence this spring and the ship will return to sea for trials in 2021. The timetable for the Power Improvement Project is dependent on the availability of ships to undertake the conversion, balanced against the Royal Navy's standing and future operational commitments. It is planned that all six ships will have completed their upgrades by the mid-2020s.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 1299 1300 question first answered 15/01/2020 12:29:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones