Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the New Medium Helicopter 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 progress he has made on the Meteor project.
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 progress has been made on the Type 31 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, how many civil servants are supporting the AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Industry Forum.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
A variety of officials at varying grades will from time to time be engaged in supporting the AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Industry Forum.
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 Combat Air System programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
When I last provided an update to the House in December 2023, the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) Treaty had been signed in Tokyo with our international partners Japan and Italy. This laid the ground for the legal entity of the GCAP International Government Organisation (GIGO). The Treaty has since been laid before UK Parliament, as part of its formal ratification process.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the agreement between the UK and Ukraine on cooperation on defence and industrial issues on 10 April 2024.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The UK Government do not intend to publish the Defence Material Cooperation Framework Arrangement, signed by the UK and Ukraine 10 April 2024, as the publication of this document could prejudice commercial interests, operational security and international relations.
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 18 April 2024 to Question 21551 on Ministry of Defence: Fraud, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of cases for each category for each financial year.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The number and detected values of fraud listed below for each financial year represent the categories provided in Question 21551. The total detected fraud values vary slightly from those provided in the letter on 27 February, reference 3427, because the assessed detected value of fraud can change as a case progresses. Since 2010, the information capture requirement has evolved with reporting needs; this is most evident following a review undertaken in 2020.
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Fraud Category | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Civilian Allowances | 1/218 | 1/65 | 3/39 | 4/4 | 2/11 | 3/3 | 9/113 | 11/166 | ||||||
Civilian Expenses | 8/12 | 16/37 | 14/5 | 16/12 | 9/192 | 123/38 | 100/25 | 45/57 | 242/49 | 39/20 | 20/10 | 28/23 | 12/70 | |
Civilian Pay | 1/2 | 2/50 | 1/25 | 6/112 | ||||||||||
Service Allowances | 1/2 | 4/287 | 2/34 | 4/20 | 9/144 | 9/62 | 12/233 | 10/79 | 12/140 | 22/300 | 48/984 | 38/746 | ||
Service Expenses | 1/160 | 7/21 | 23/128 | 6/10 | 10/24 | 10/346 | 7/26 | 10/5 | 8/4 | 4/7 | 2/0 | 4/7 | 50/34 | 22/47 |
Service Pay | 1/2 | 4/50 | 3/35 | |||||||||||
Cyber and communication | 1/89 | 1/32 | 2/193 | 6/441 | ||||||||||
Departmental Income Related | 1/0 | 1/89 | 1/6 | |||||||||||
Exploiting Assets and Information | 2/150 | 7/10 | 8/5 | 5/177 | 8/543 | 9/476 | 11/673 | 19/572 | 25/743 | |||||
Joint Personnel Administration, Travel & Subsistence and Other Allowances | 9/8 | 2/4 | 4/6 | 5/5 | 5/70 | 5/8 | 2/2 | 5/10 | 13/29 | |||||
Pay Related | 1/50 | 2/19 | 26/169 | 22/159 | 18/122 | 42/220 | 7/97 | 8/47 | 9/112 | 7/100 | 16/150 | 18/182 | 9/105 | 21/375 |
Payment Processes | 1/21 | 1/1 | 1/25 | 1/7 | 2/265 | 2/150 | 2/177 | 6/364 | 7/674 | |||||
Pension Fraud | 6/244 | 2/151 | 5/165 | 18/524 | 4/222 | 2/124 | 4/347 | 13/267 | 7/68 | 11/3,942 | 13/496 | 13/1,002 | ||
Personnel Management Related | 3/21 | 31/343 | 17/3 | 28/10 | 26/88 | 19/22 | 41/13 | 38/470 | 24/5,454 | 26/333 | 46/846 | 94/4,315 | 78/3,638 | |
Procurement | 4/0 | 5/283,105 | 7/1 | 3/2 | 18/2,585 | 9/20,317 | 18/45,911 | 34/55,306 | 25/140,113 | 40/127,966 | 50/212,984 | |||
Recruiting | 1/89 | 3/283 | 2/193 | 8/772 | ||||||||||
Theft of Assets | 1/4 | 3/104 | 54/135 | 19/92 | 40/526 | 16/17 | 12/3 | 3/0 | 23/311 | 9/19 | 28/153 | 29/350 | 55/389 | 92/1,380 |
Other |
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| 5/1 | 9/20 | 11/11 | 16/100 | 22/403 | 6/276 | 4/279 | 6/274 | 4/298 | 8/676 |
| 0.24M | 0.33M | 1.35M | 0.43M | 284.22M | 1.53M | 0.68M | 2.97M | 22.52M | 52.97M | 57.27M | 147.24M | 136.13M | 223.89M |
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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 18 April 2024 to Question 21551 Ministry of Defence: Fraud, if he will provide a breakdown of the financial amount lost for each category in each financial year.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The number and detected values of fraud listed below for each financial year represent the categories provided in Question 21551. The total detected fraud values vary slightly from those provided in the letter on 27 February, reference 3427, because the assessed detected value of fraud can change as a case progresses. Since 2010, the information capture requirement has evolved with reporting needs; this is most evident following a review undertaken in 2020.
Number of cases / detected fraud value (£k) | ||||||||||||||
Fraud Category | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Civilian Allowances | 1/218 | 1/65 | 3/39 | 4/4 | 2/11 | 3/3 | 9/113 | 11/166 | ||||||
Civilian Expenses | 8/12 | 16/37 | 14/5 | 16/12 | 9/192 | 123/38 | 100/25 | 45/57 | 242/49 | 39/20 | 20/10 | 28/23 | 12/70 | |
Civilian Pay | 1/2 | 2/50 | 1/25 | 6/112 | ||||||||||
Service Allowances | 1/2 | 4/287 | 2/34 | 4/20 | 9/144 | 9/62 | 12/233 | 10/79 | 12/140 | 22/300 | 48/984 | 38/746 | ||
Service Expenses | 1/160 | 7/21 | 23/128 | 6/10 | 10/24 | 10/346 | 7/26 | 10/5 | 8/4 | 4/7 | 2/0 | 4/7 | 50/34 | 22/47 |
Service Pay | 1/2 | 4/50 | 3/35 | |||||||||||
Cyber and communication | 1/89 | 1/32 | 2/193 | 6/441 | ||||||||||
Departmental Income Related | 1/0 | 1/89 | 1/6 | |||||||||||
Exploiting Assets and Information | 2/150 | 7/10 | 8/5 | 5/177 | 8/543 | 9/476 | 11/673 | 19/572 | 25/743 | |||||
Joint Personnel Administration, Travel & Subsistence and Other Allowances | 9/8 | 2/4 | 4/6 | 5/5 | 5/70 | 5/8 | 2/2 | 5/10 | 13/29 | |||||
Pay Related | 1/50 | 2/19 | 26/169 | 22/159 | 18/122 | 42/220 | 7/97 | 8/47 | 9/112 | 7/100 | 16/150 | 18/182 | 9/105 | 21/375 |
Payment Processes | 1/21 | 1/1 | 1/25 | 1/7 | 2/265 | 2/150 | 2/177 | 6/364 | 7/674 | |||||
Pension Fraud | 6/244 | 2/151 | 5/165 | 18/524 | 4/222 | 2/124 | 4/347 | 13/267 | 7/68 | 11/3,942 | 13/496 | 13/1,002 | ||
Personnel Management Related | 3/21 | 31/343 | 17/3 | 28/10 | 26/88 | 19/22 | 41/13 | 38/470 | 24/5,454 | 26/333 | 46/846 | 94/4,315 | 78/3,638 | |
Procurement | 4/0 | 5/283,105 | 7/1 | 3/2 | 18/2,585 | 9/20,317 | 18/45,911 | 34/55,306 | 25/140,113 | 40/127,966 | 50/212,984 | |||
Recruiting | 1/89 | 3/283 | 2/193 | 8/772 | ||||||||||
Theft of Assets | 1/4 | 3/104 | 54/135 | 19/92 | 40/526 | 16/17 | 12/3 | 3/0 | 23/311 | 9/19 | 28/153 | 29/350 | 55/389 | 92/1,380 |
Other |
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| 5/1 | 9/20 | 11/11 | 16/100 | 22/403 | 6/276 | 4/279 | 6/274 | 4/298 | 8/676 |
| 0.24M | 0.33M | 1.35M | 0.43M | 284.22M | 1.53M | 0.68M | 2.97M | 22.52M | 52.97M | 57.27M | 147.24M | 136.13M | 223.89M |
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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 E7 Wedgetail project.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The E-7 Wedgetail Programme submitted its Full Business Case as planned in March 2024 which will target an approval in 2024. The modification of the three E-7 Wedgetail aircraft continues at STS Aviation, Birmingham Airport, targeting an In-Service Date with the RAF in 2025.
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 Fleet Solid Support Ship project.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The production of the first Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship is expected to begin in 2025. Progress continues on design work, mobilisation of the supply chain and recapitalisation of the facilities at Harland & Wolff.