Mr Mark Francois

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of each of the (a) four Tide Class and (b) two Wave Class Fleet Tankers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and which of those ships are (a) operationally available, (b) undergoing maintena

21 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Patrol Craft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of each of the (a) five River II Class Patrol Ships and (b) three River Class Patrol Ships; and which of those ships are (a) operationally available, (b) undergoing maintenance and/or

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which vehicle performs the tracked armoured reconnaissance role in the British Army; and in which regiments is that vehicle deployed.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the all-up weight with any added armour of the (a) CVR T Scimitar Armoured Fighting Vehicle, (b) Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle, (c) Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle, (d) AS-90 self-propelled gun and (e)

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many CVR T Scimitar Reconnaissance vehicles have been disposed of in the last 10 years; to which nations; and what the cost incurred or revenue gained was to his Department of those disposals.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many CVR T Scimitar Reconnaissance vehicles remain in operational service with the British Army; and in which regiments those vehicles are deployed.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing E-7: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the revised acquisition cost is of the three E-7 Wedgetail aircraft proposed for purchase under the Integrated Review 2021.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing E-3 and Boeing E-7

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the date on which the (a) last E-3D sentry aircraft will be retired from operational service and (b) first E-7 Wedgetail will achieve initial operating capacity in Royal Air Force ser

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Puma Helicopters: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost of the Puma upgrade programme was.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Puma Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to dispose of the Puma helicopters earmarked for retirement in the Integrated Review 2021.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Chinook Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the CH-47 Chinook Bravo November when it leaves operational service; and whether those plans involve donating that helicopter to the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Meteor Missiles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timetable is for the Meteor air-to-air missile to achieve initial operating capability on the F-35 aircraft.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Operating Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is per flying hour of operating the (a) Typhoon, (b) F-35, (c) C-130J Hercules, (d) A400M, (e) P-8 Poseidon and (f) Ch-47 Chinook.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the through-life cost of the F-35 programme; and on what £/$ exchange rate that assumption is based over the lifetime of the programme.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) location and (b) operational status is of each of the 48 F-35 aircraft on order from Lockheed Martin.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has sought compensation or other financial recompense from Airbus following problems with the A400m aircraft.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft: Special Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for the A400M aircraft to replace the C-130J Hercules aircraft in the special forces transport role; and what estimate he has made of the cost of converting the A400M aircraft to und

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) Airbus and (b) his Department has spent on tackling reliability issues with Royal Air Force A400m aircraft as at 20 July 2021.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many A400M aircraft his Department plans to purchase for the Royal Air Force.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many A400M aircraft were operationally available on average in each week in June 2021.

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of each of the (a) four Astute class and (b) two Trafalgar class SSN submarines in commission; and which of those boats are (i) operationally available and (ii) undergoing maintenance

20 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 23 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the sea-going status of each of the 13 Type 23 frigates; and which of those ships are (a) operationally available, (b) undergoing maintenance and/or a refit and (c) temporarily unavailable due to propulsi

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the initial operating capability for the SSNR programme to replace the Astute class submarines.

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 32 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the initial operating capability for the Type 32 Frigate; and how will it differ in capability terms from the Type 31 Frigate.

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 31 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the initial operating capability for the Type 31(e) Frigate.

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Type 83 Destroyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the initial operating capability for the Type 83 Destroyer.

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Typhoon Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy published in March 2021, what plans he has for the Tranche 1 of Typhoon aircraft when they leave service.

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which the 10 largest programmes are by value in his Department's latest Equipment Plan; and what estimate he has made of the (a) acquisition cost and (b) through-life cost of each of those programmes.

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for publishing his Department's next Equipment Plan.

14 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence

LE TacCIS Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scheduled initial operating capability is for the Morpheus Programme.