Mr Mark Francois

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is the (a) Programme Manager, (b) Programme Director and (c) Senior Responsible Owner of the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle programme in his Department.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who signed the 2014 Ajax AFV production contract on behalf of (a) General Dynamics and (b) his Department.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to use the Challenger 2/3 main battle tank in the tracked reconnaissance role, in the event that the Ajax AFV programme is cancelled.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum effective range is of the (a) 40mm main armament on the Ajax AFV and (b) the 7.62mm co-axial machine gun on the Ajax AFV.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of which other armoured fighting vehicles in the global market have similar characteristics to the Ajax AFV.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people comprise the crew of the Ajax Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle; and what are the individual responsibilities of each of those crew members.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the earliest date is for initial operating capability for the Ajax AFV.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rounds of caseless 40mm ammunition can be carried internally by the Ajax AFV on operations.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the profit margin for General Dynamics on the Ajax AFV production contract.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what type of steroids, including the product name were administered to armed forces personnel who experienced hearing problems after participating in the trials of the Ajax AFV.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what level in his Department the (a) 2010 development contract for the Ajax AFV and (b) 2014 production contract for the Ajax AFV was signed off.

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the weight is of the Ajax AFV (a) with and (b) without the additional armour package.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the initial operational capability is for each of the three vessels in the Fleet Solid Support Ship programme.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Antiship Missiles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned timescale is for the initial operational capability for the Harpoon replacement for the Royal Navy.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned timescale is or the Type 45 Power Improvement Project; and when each individual ship in the class is currently scheduled to have completed its PIP upgrade.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which roles within Defence Equipment and Support negotiated the (a) 2010 development contract and (b) 2014 production contract with General Dynamics for the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle family.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the structure of the reporting chain is for Ajax Fighting Vehicle programme within Defence Equipment and Support.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the vibration and noise problems with the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle Programme were first reported to (a) the Head of Defence Equipment and Support, (b) the Executive Committee of the Army Board and (c)

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Warrior Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme was cancelled.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of 100 rounds of 40mm caseless armoured piercing ammunition for the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Ammunition

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rounds of 40mm caseless ammunition the Ajax Armoured Vehicle would normally be expected to carry on operations.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what liquidated damages clauses are contained in the contract with General Dynamics for the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle programme.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who has been the Senior Responsible Owner of the Ajax armoured vehicle programme to date.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel have been injured whilst participating in the Ajax trials programme as of 21 July 2021.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 31 Frigates: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of (a) how often and (b) for how long the Type 31 Frigates will undergo maintenance after they have entered service.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 26 Frigates: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of (a) how often and (b) for how long the Type 26 Frigates will undergo maintenance after they have entered service.

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of (a) HMS Albion and (b) HMS Bulwark; and whether those ships are (i) operationally available, (ii) undergoing maintenance and/or a refit, (iii) temporarily unavailable and (iv) laid

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Minesweepers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of each of the (a) seven Sandown Class and (b) six Hunt Class Mine Counter Measure Vessels; and which of those ships are (i) operationally available, (ii) undergoing maintenance and/o

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of each of the four Astute Class and Two Trafalgar Class Submarines in service; and which of those submarines are (a) operationally available, (b) undergoing maintenance and/or a refi

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Landing Ship Dock Auxiliaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of each of the three Landing Ship Docks in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and which of those ships are (a) operationally available, (b) undergoing maintenance and/or a refit, (c) temporar