Mr Mark Francois

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Hercules Aircraft: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to dispose of the RAF's C-130 Hercules fleet.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Puma Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Puma helicopters (a) are in (i) active service and (ii) storage and (b) were sold for disposal in the last five years.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the most recent estimated initial operating capability is for the new Medium Support Helicopter programme.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Merlin helicopters owned by his Department are (a) in active service, (b) held in reserve and (c) undergoing conversion as part of the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the most recent estimated initial operating capability for the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for the future of the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Crowsnest AEW helicopters are on order by his Department.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expenditure to date on the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme is.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing E-7: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is contractually obliged to pay for all five MESA radars originally ordered for the UK E-7 Wedgetail programme.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Prince of Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment was taken from HMS Prince of Wales to re-equip HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2023.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Type 31 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of building the five new Type 31 class frigates; whether those costs have increased since the contract was signed; and if he will make a statement.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Prince of Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when HMS Prince of Wales to return to operational service.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Prince of Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is responsible for paying for works to repair the propulsion equipment on HMS Prince of Wales.

25 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Prince of Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the results of the naval engineering inquiry into the propulsion problems of HMS Prince of Wales.

26 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Prince of Wales: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the propulsion defect affecting HMS Prince of Wales is; and when he expects it to be fixed.

26 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Lessons Learned Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Ajax Lessons Learned Review; and whether he plans to publish the Review unredacted.

26 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF fast jet pilots have successfully graduated from the MFTS programme in each of the last five years.

26 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's definition is of an Urgent Operational Requirement.

26 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Challenger Tanks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Statement of 16 January 2023 on Ukraine Update. Official Report column 36, how many Challenger 2 tanks he plans to upgrade to Challenger 3.

26 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Statement of 16 January 2023 on Ukraine: Update, Official Report columns 35 to 37, whether he plans to declare any of the systems intended for the British Army mentioned in the Statement as

26 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Artillery: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Statement of 16 January 2023 on Ukraine: Update, Official Report column 36, what the revised Initial operating capability date is for the (a) Mobile Fires Platform and (b) interim artillery

26 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department (a) owns and (b) leases any properties in the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

5 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total (a) acquisition cost and (b) estimated life-cycle cost of the A400M Atlas transport aircraft programme is.

5 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Atlas A400M transport aircraft the RAF intends to purchase; and when the last aircraft is due to be delivered by the manufacturer.

5 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many A400M Atlas transport aircraft have been retrofitted with the package of engine and gearbox enhancements as part of the programme to improve the availability of that aircraft; and who paid for the conver

5 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Valley: Hawk Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Hawk T.2 trainers were operationally available to fly at RAF Valley as part of the MFTS programme on each day of October 2022.

5 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Early Warning Systems: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness performance of the Crowsnest AEW system during last year's Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment.

5 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the definition of Initial Operational Capability for the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme is.

5 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Merlin helicopters remain to be converted to the Crowsnest AEW configuration.

5 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to announce the final agreement with Lockheed Martin for completion of the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme.