Mr Mark Francois

3 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Hercules Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the currently planned out of service date is for the C130J Hercules, following the Integrated Review.

3 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current acquisition cost is of the A400M aircraft.

3 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Red Arrows: Hawk Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the options are for a new aircraft to replace the Hawk T1 aircraft which is in service with the Red Arrows.

3 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Red Arrows: Hawk Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out of service date is for the Hawk T1 aircraft used by the Red Arrows.

3 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's 36 procurement programmes recently audited by the Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) in its 2020-2021 Annual Report were rated green on the IPA traffic light system assessment sc

3 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the 166 round trip evacuation flights recently conducted to and from Kabul by the Royal Air Force as part of Operation Pitting were conducted by (a) C-17, (b) Voyager, (c) A400M, (d) C-130 J and (e) o

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Minesweepers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out-of-service date is for the (a) Hunt class mine countermeasures vessels and (b) Sandown class mine countermeasures vessels.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Diamond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of when HMS Diamond will return to operational service, following the completion of temporary repairs.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 45 Destroyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is paying for the Power Improvement Project programme for each of the Type 45 destroyers; and what the total estimated cost is of that programme.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 23 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the location is of each of the 12 remaining Type 23 frigates in the Royal Navy.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Babcock International

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the parties and subjects of existing contracts with more than £1 million contract-value between his Department and Babcock or its subsidiaries.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 23 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Type 23 frigates are currently in (a) repair and (b) refit for the Royal Navy; and which company has primary responsibility for that work on each of those frigates.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Babcock International

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid to Babcock and its subsidiaries in each of the last 10 financial years.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all repair and refit tasks carried out by Babcock for the Royal Navy in the last 10 years, including for each such task (a) vessel name, (b) projected estimated length of time to complete the wor

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid to Babcock for (a) submarine and (b) surface ship refit and maintenance in the financial year 2020-21.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned initial operating capability is for the proposed ocean surveillance ships for the Royal Navy; and what the individual acquisition cost is of those vessels.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Antiaircraft Missiles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the initial operating capability is for the Landceptor air defence system.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Brize Norton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the repair of the runway at RAF Brize Norton has been completed.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Hawk Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to replace the Hawk T2 aircraft in RAF service; and what the planned out-of-service date is for that aircraft.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 23 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2021 to Question 36545 on Type 23 Frigates, with reference to the eight Type 23 frigates described as operationally available, how many were (a) ships on deployment and (b) ships

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2021 to Question 36561 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles, for what reason no armed forces equipment and formations data has yet been published for 2021.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeframe is for the publication of the results of the ongoing inquiry into health problems experienced by armed forces personnel participating in the trials of the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle group;

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review his policy that the cost of the 40mm ammunition for the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle should remain commercially confidential; and if he will make a statement.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) initial and (b) final operating capability is for the Protector unmanned aerial vehicle.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of upgrading the A400M fleet with additional equipment to replace the C-130J Hercules in the special forces transport role.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours on average each of the Tranche 1 Typhoon aircraft is estimated to have accumulated before they are retired from service as set out in the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

LE TacCIS Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) initial and (b) final operating capacity is of the (i) Morpheus and (ii) Le TACIS communications programmes.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which regiments of the British Army have been involved in his Department's trial programme for the Ajax Fighting Vehicle programme.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff within Defence Equipment and Support are employed on the Ajax AFV programme; and what the (a) employment grades and (b) individual salary bands are of those employees.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which senior officer on the Executive Committee of the Army Board is responsible for the procurement of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, including the Ajax AFV programme; and how long that individual has been in post.