Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on temporary agency staff in the 2023-24 financial year.

Answered by Andrew Murrison

The figures are currently in the process of being finalised and will be released alongside the Department's Annual Reports and Accounts for 2023-24, which will be published in due course.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on mental health services delivered by Defence Primary Health Care within the Defence Medical Service to armed forces personnel in the 2023-24 financial year.

Answered by Andrew Murrison

The Department spent £24.4 million on mental health services delivered by Defence Primary Healthcare to Armed Forces personnel in the financial year 2023-24.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question 22879 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Meetings with Harland and Wolff take place regularly at an Official level. I last met with them on 13 March 2024.

Details of Ministers' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department last met Harland and Wolff.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Meetings with Harland and Wolff take place regularly at an Official level. I last met with them on 13 March 2024.

Details of Ministers' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Question 21549, tabled on 15 April 2024, when he plans to respond to the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The Fleet Solid Support contract will create more than 1,200 UK shipyard jobs and around 800 jobs will be sustained in the UK supply chain. There is also substantial investment being made in the UK including around £100 million into UK shipyards, including £77 million of infrastructure at Harland & Wolff’s Belfast shipyard, the agreement will see a further £21 million invested in skills and technology transfer from Navantia UK. Whilst the majority of the work will take place in the UK, companies in the supply chain are still being engaged. There is also substantial investment being made in UK shipbuilding and ship design.

As prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support ships Navantia UK is in the process of letting a number of contracts to UK companies, including those already let with BMT and Harland & Wolff. The value of the individual contracts is commercially sensitive information. It is expected that approximately 60% of the contract value will be with UK companies.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question 17804 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

I responded to the right hon. Member on 20 May 2024.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Team Resolute on its progress on meeting the target of including a minimum of 60% UK content in the construction of fleet solid support ships.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The Fleet Solid Support contract will create more than 1,200 UK shipyard jobs and around 800 jobs will be sustained in the UK supply chain. There is also substantial investment being made in the UK including around £100 million into UK shipyards, including £77 million of infrastructure at Harland & Wolff’s Belfast shipyard, the agreement will see a further £21 million invested in skills and technology transfer from Navantia UK. Whilst the majority of the work will take place in the UK, companies in the supply chain are still being engaged. There is also substantial investment being made in UK shipbuilding and ship design.

As prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support ships Navantia UK is in the process of letting a number of contracts to UK companies, including those already let with BMT and Harland & Wolff. The value of the individual contracts is commercially sensitive information. It is expected that approximately 60% of the contract value will be with UK companies.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question 17805 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The Fleet Solid Support contract will create more than 1,200 UK shipyard jobs and around 800 jobs will be sustained in the UK supply chain. There is also substantial investment being made in the UK including around £100 million into UK shipyards, including £77 million of infrastructure at Harland & Wolff’s Belfast shipyard, the agreement will see a further £21 million invested in skills and technology transfer from Navantia UK. Whilst the majority of the work will take place in the UK, companies in the supply chain are still being engaged. There is also substantial investment being made in UK shipbuilding and ship design.

As prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support ships Navantia UK is in the process of letting a number of contracts to UK companies, including those already let with BMT and Harland & Wolff. The value of the individual contracts is commercially sensitive information. It is expected that approximately 60% of the contract value will be with UK companies.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of subcontracts for the construction of fleet solid support ships have been awarded to UK businesses.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The Fleet Solid Support contract will create more than 1,200 UK shipyard jobs and around 800 jobs will be sustained in the UK supply chain. There is also substantial investment being made in the UK including around £100 million into UK shipyards, including £77 million of infrastructure at Harland & Wolff’s Belfast shipyard, the agreement will see a further £21 million invested in skills and technology transfer from Navantia UK. Whilst the majority of the work will take place in the UK, companies in the supply chain are still being engaged. There is also substantial investment being made in UK shipbuilding and ship design.

As prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support ships Navantia UK is in the process of letting a number of contracts to UK companies, including those already let with BMT and Harland & Wolff. The value of the individual contracts is commercially sensitive information. It is expected that approximately 60% of the contract value will be with UK companies.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many referrals for post-traumatic stress disorder for (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force personnel were made in 2023-24.

Answered by Andrew Murrison

I am withholding this information as it is held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) with a view to its publication. The number of UK Armed Forces personnel with an initial assessment at a MOD Department of Community Mental Health for post-traumatic stress disorder by service in 2023-24 will be published on 4 July 2024 in the Official Statistic publication: UK Armed Forces Mental Health 2023-24, which will be available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-mental-health-statistics-index.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Question 21548 on Ministry of Defence: Written Questions, when he plans to answer Question 17804 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

I responded to the right hon. Member on 20 May 2024.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the cloth used to make Army uniforms is manufactured.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Information on where the cloth used to make Army uniforms is manufactured is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many companies have been subject to (a) mandatory and (b) discretionary exclusion from contracts by his Department in each year since 2015.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not routinely hold a centralised list containing this information so I cannot provide a full response to this question. The MOD does have supplier selection processes in place, and these are used to assess suppliers against mandatory and discretionary criteria as stated in the procurement regulations and wider Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Notices. Responses from suppliers are reviewed by the delivery team and the commercial officer will then decide on suitability accordingly.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the companies excluded from contracts by his Department in each year since 2015.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not routinely hold a centralised list containing this information so we cannot provide a full response to this question. The MOD does have supplier selection processes in place, and these are used to assess suppliers against mandatory and discretionary criteria as stated in the procurement regulations and wider Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Notices. Responses from suppliers are reviewed by the delivery team and the commercial officer will then decide on suitability accordingly.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the (a) Navy and (b) Royal Air Force procure their uniforms from the same provider as the Army.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Clothing and accoutrements purchased through the Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation contract are procured for all branches of service. The frontline commands also procure clothing and accoutrements through their own contracts.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to procure domestic steel for alterations and additions to (a) Royal Air Force bases, (b) Royal Naval bases and (c) army installations.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Steel for our major defence programmes is generally sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers. This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. It publishes its future pipeline for steel requirements, together with data on how Departments are complying with steel procurement guidance. This enables UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of inviting representatives from the steel industry to attend the Defence Suppliers Forum.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The MOD is currently reviewing the structure, focus and membership of the Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF) to incorporate the full range of expertise and experience in the Defence supply chain. We carefully assess all potential members of the DSF on the basis of their expertise and ability to add value to the forum.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) capacity of the domestic steel industry to provide materials for the Multi Role Support Ships.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Steel for our major defence programmes is generally sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers. This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. It publishes its future pipeline for steel requirements, together with data on how Departments are complying with steel procurement guidance. This enables UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of domestic steel in defence procurement contracts.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Steel is procured in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines with many defence programmes requiring specialised steels that are not manufactured in the UK.

Steel for our major defence programmes is generally sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers. This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. It publishes its future pipeline for steel requirements, together with data on how Departments are complying with steel procurement guidance. This enables UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts.

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