Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will outline the steps and decision-making criteria for awarding the Army Collective Training Service contract.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP) will deliver the new Army Collective Training Service (ACTS) through a competitive process under Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011.

Prospective suppliers first completed a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and then two rounds of tendering. The final bids of the two remaining prospective suppliers have been assessed on technical (performance, collaborative behaviours, social value, Land Industrial Strategy), commercial (terms and conditions), and financial criteria. The highest-scoring bid will win.

In November 2025 I announced that a decision would be announced in February 2026. I have agreed that the programme team can release the results of the competition in January 2026 leading to an announcement in February 2026 of an initial Early Works and Risk Reduction contract with the preferred tenderer.

Once the preferred bidder is chosen and the Defence Investment Plan is published, the programme will submit a Full Business Case in line with normal Government Major Projects Portfolio process before a decision to award the main ACTS contract will be made which is expected later in the summer.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of pilot fatigue have been reported to the Civil Aviation Authority in each of the past 10 years.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Where a fatigue issue may have led to a safety incident, the UK CAA's Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) scheme requires that operators send a report to the UK CAA. However, these reports can only be used to improve aviation safety, and the CAA cannot release occurrence information on pilot fatigue events.

The risk of flight crew fatigue is managed under regulations which limit the number of hours pilots can be on duty over a given period of time. The CAA monitors and oversees UK Airlines’ management of flight time to ensure that airlines have appropriate and effective systems in place to manage fatigue.

Although the UK CAA do interact with the HSE on matters of mutual interest, it should be noted that the HSE has no remit in regard to the FTL (Flight Time Limitations) regulations.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many occasions in the last year the Health and Safety Executive has discussed the issue of pilot fatigue with the Civil Aviation Authority.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Where a fatigue issue may have led to a safety incident, the UK CAA's Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) scheme requires that operators send a report to the UK CAA. However, these reports can only be used to improve aviation safety, and the CAA cannot release occurrence information on pilot fatigue events.

The risk of flight crew fatigue is managed under regulations which limit the number of hours pilots can be on duty over a given period of time. The CAA monitors and oversees UK Airlines’ management of flight time to ensure that airlines have appropriate and effective systems in place to manage fatigue.

Although the UK CAA do interact with the HSE on matters of mutual interest, it should be noted that the HSE has no remit in regard to the FTL (Flight Time Limitations) regulations.