Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
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 - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
The details of payments made to Annington Homes Ltd for the 6,747 unoccupied properties is commercially sensitive information and cannot be released.