Written questions
2,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 33 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, how many posts he plans to lose in each section of his Department.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 33 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, how much his Department plans to save by reducing the civil service headcount in his Department to 41,000.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he plans the force generation ratios to be for the 10,000 military personnel on standby to assist civil authorities in case of significant terrorist incidents referred to in the Strategic Defence and Securit
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which branches of the armed forces the 10,000 military personnel on standby to assist civil authorities in case of significant terrorist incidents referred to in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 201
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he plans the force generation ratios to be for the expeditionary force of 50,000 personnel announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015; and if he will make a statement.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Apache Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs likely to be sustained by the Apache helicopter upgrade.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Apache Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the Apache helicopter upgrade.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Apache Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, when he plans for the Apache helicopter upgrade to take place.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing P-8: In-flight Refuelling
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Boeing P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be capable of being refuelled by RAF Voyagers aircraft.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing P-8: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of UK-based jobs in each region likely to be sustained by his Department's decision to procure the Boeing P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft fleet.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing P-8: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department used to procure the Boeing P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft fleet.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing P-8: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military assets his Department propose to use to undertake maritime patrol functions between the Boeing P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft comes into service.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing P-8: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual running cost of the proposed fleet of Boeing P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft when they first enter service.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing P-8: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the Boeing P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing P-8: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost per unit of each Boeing P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Boeing P-8: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first Boeing P8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft came into full service; and by what date he plans for all nine to be operational.
26 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Travel
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his departmental expenditure was on travel for (a) military staff, (b) civilian staff and (c) Ministers in each of the previous five years.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 80 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what the 170 investments to sustain and enhance defence capabilities are.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the reduction in civilian headcount in his Department required to meet the efficiency and reform savings announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 for the 2015-16 fin
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Nuclear Submarines: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the projected in-service date for the first of the Successor class submarines has been delayed by two years; and if he will make a statement.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to change the payment of annual increments to military staff between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of projected savings in his Department arising from the imposition of civilian pay restraint in the 2015-16 financial year and each of the next five such years.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's planned savings in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what plans he has to reduce the number of civilian staff in his Department.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the level of potential efficiency in the equipment budget in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19, (e) 2019-20 and (f) 2020-21.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of redundancy payments arising from meeting the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 target of reducing civilian staff numbers by 41,000.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the planned reductions in current staff numbers in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, how many of those job reductions will be in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19,
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the projected savings for his Department arising from military pay restraint in the 2015-16 financial year and in each of the next five such years; and what proportion of those saving
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse expected through the reduction in professional fees paid out by his Department in the 2015-16 financial year and in each of the next five such years.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent from the public purse on professional fees in each of the last five years.
25 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Nuclear Submarines: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the latest estimate of the cost of the Successor class submarine programme has increased to £31 billion; and whether he expects that cost to rise.
Source: official written-questions record.