Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2024 to Question 18996 on Ministry of Defence: Rented Housing, what the total cost was of renting 6,747 unoccupied properties from Annington Homes Ltd in the latest period for which data is available.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The details of payments made to Annington Homes Ltd for the 6,747 unoccupied properties is commercially sensitive information and cannot be released.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his letter, reference PQN/23-24/2024/04115, if he will provide a breakdown by position of the 60 individuals at Defence Equipment and Support who earn more than £100,000 a year.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The below table shows the Civil Service grade and respective job family for the 60 individuals in DE&S that earn over £100,000.
Job Family | Job Family Total | Grade | Total |
DE&S Commercial | 8 | Senior Leadership Group | 8 |
DE&S Corporate Services | 17 | Senior Leadership Group | 17 |
DE&S Engineering | 6 | Senior Leadership Group | 3 |
| Other Grades | 2 | |
| TUPE: GEN | 1 | |
DE&S Finance & Accounting | 8 | Senior Leadership Group | 8 |
DE&S Human Resources | 2 | Senior Leadership Group | 2 |
DE&S Information Management & IT | 4 | Senior Leadership Group | 4 |
DE&S Operational Delivery | 2 | Senior Leadership Group | 2 |
DE&S Project Delivery | 13 | Senior Leadership Group | 13 |
Grand Total | 60 | ||
Grades in “Other Grades” are as follows:
Grade | Total |
Senior Professional Pay Range 2 | 2 |
Grand Total | 2 |
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the Ground Based Air Defence programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 April 2024 to Question 23107.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2023 to Question 6422 on UK Defence and Security Exports, how many times the Defence and Security Exports Inter-Ministerial Group met since December 2023 and on what dates.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Inter-Ministerial Group on Defence and Security Exports has met twice. Its inaugural meeting was on 12 December 2023; its second, chaired by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, was held on 16 April 2024.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Information on performance of defence programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) is published each year alongside the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report. Programme performance information as at 31 March 2024 is expected to be released in July 2024.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the Land Environment Tactical Communication and Information Systems programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Information on performance of defence programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) is published each year alongside the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report. Programme performance information as at 31 March 2024 is expected to be released in July 2024.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the Lightning programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Information on performance of defence programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) is published each year alongside the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report. Programme performance information as at 31 March 2024 is expected to be released in July 2024.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the Future Cruise Anti Ship Weapon programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Information on performance of defence programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) is published each year alongside the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report. Programme performance information as at 31 March 2024 is expected to be released in July 2024.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the Chinook Capability Sustainment programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Information on performance of defence programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) is published each year alongside the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report. Programme performance information as at 31 March 2024 is expected to be released in July 2024.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the Collective Training Transformation programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Information on performance of defence programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) is published each year alongside the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report. Programme performance information as at 31 March 2024 is expected to be released in July 2024.