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Debate between Andrew Murrison and Barry Sheerman(10 years, 7 months ago)
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Dr Murrison
There is indeed a good working relationship between the MOD and the Welsh Government. The next step is heavily dependent on the Welsh Government appointing a contractor to take on airfield services. That will enable the airfield to progress in a way that is suitable for commercial tenants. My strong advice is that that work needs to be done very soon, as we are talking about 29 MOD service and civilian employees at St Athan, who need to be looked after properly. If the Welsh Government want this to proceed quickly, it would be in their best interests, and those of all concerned, to get a move on.
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)
9. What recent discussions he has had with the UK defence sector on the protection of intellectual property.
Serco
Debate between Andrew Murrison and Barry Sheerman(10 years, 9 months ago)
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Mr Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Serco; and how much was spent in each year since 2008.
[Official Report, 4 July 2013, Vol. 565, c. 781-82W.]
Letter of correction from Dr Andrew Murrison:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman) on 4 July 2013.
The full answer given was as follows:
Dr Murrison
Expenditure on Ministry of Defence (MOD) contracts with Serco is shown in the following table:
Financial year | Expenditure (£ million) |
|---|---|
2008-09 | 666.6 |
2009-10 | 652.7 |
2010-11 | 642.5 |
2011-12 | 625.3 |
2012-13 | 645.9 |
2013-14 (to 30 June 2013) | 174.2 |
These figures include expenditure by MOD Trading Funds, but do not include payments which may have been made on behalf of other Government Departments by the MOD's executive non-departmental public bodies (which lie outside the MOD's accounting boundary), locally by the Department, through third parties such as prime contractors or other Government Departments and in relation to collaborative projects where the payments are made through international procurement agencies or overseas Governments. Payments made by Government Procurement Card are also not included.
Since January 2011, central Government Departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the contracts they award:
www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/
In addition, Departments publish details of spend in excess of £25,000.
The correct answer should have been:
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Debate between Andrew Murrison and Barry Sheerman(10 years, 10 months ago)
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Dr Andrew Murrison)
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Indeed, Armed Forces day was held in Scotland in 2011. He will remember that it was held in Edinburgh. I am delighted to tell him that on 28 June 2014, Armed Forces day will be held in the great city of Stirling. I spoke to the Provost, Councillor Mike Robbins, about that and he was absolutely delighted. The Ministry of Defence and the city of Stirling will work together to ensure that it is a first-rate event.
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)
What is the strategy in Syria? Listening to the speeches in last Thursday’s debate, it became very clear that no one had spoken to the new leadership in Iran or to the new leadership in China about their position on the Security Council. What is the strategy or are the Government just giving up on defence and foreign affairs?