The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 28346, on Trident submarines, what the agreed limits of liability are.
Mr Philip Dunne
The agreed limit of liability is £1.4 billion.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the defence procurement budget was spent on foreign military sales in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
Mr Philip Dunne
The proportion of the defence procurement budget, and the defence budget spent on foreign military sales in each financial year cannot be provided. Under the Foreign Military Sales Agreement (FMS), Her Majesty’s Government commits to FMS cases with the US Government which then places contracts with industry to deliver our requirements. Additionally, FMS cases typically cover differing periods of performance, thereby making estimation of the commitment that would fall within each financial year unreliable.
The number of new cases, together with their values, committed to under FMS for each financial year is given in the table below. They do not equate to actual expenditure, accruals or contractual commitments and include contingency provisions.
|
Financial Year |
No. of new cases |
Value of new cases ($millions) |
|
2009-10 |
22 |
995 |
|
2010-11 |
30 |
111 |
|
2011-12 |
33 |
284 |
|
2012-13 |
23 |
137 |
|
2013-14 |
25 |
301 |
|
2014-15 |
26 |
328 |
|
2015-16 |
32 |
245 |
|
2016-17 to date |
6 |
13 |
|
Totals |
197 |
2,414 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2015-10-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy that the extension of right to buy to housing associations will apply to tenants whose properties were built exclusively with private finance.
Brandon Lewis
Under the agreement with the National Housing Federation, there will be a presumption that housing association tenants will have the right to purchase their home at Right to Buy level discounts.
The agreement states that housing associations may exercise discretion over sales of properties provided through charitable or public-benefit resources or bequeathed for charitable or public-benefit purposes, and in the possession of the housing association before it became registered under the Housing Act 1974 (or later equivalent legislation).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) details of contractor, (b) scope, (c) value and (d) cost overrun from the original estimate are of contracts awarded for the Successor Trident programme.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Ministry of Defence manages a wide range of contracts to support the Successor submarine programme. The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether additional investment to that already announced will be required during the stage 2 design process for the Successor programme.
Mr Philip Dunne
As I announced on 3 March 2016 (Official Report, columns 45-46WS) we are investing a further £642 million in the design phase of the Successor submarine. This is part of the staged investment approach announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the defence budget was spent on foreign military sales in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
Mr Philip Dunne
The proportion of the defence procurement budget, and the defence budget spent on foreign military sales in each financial year cannot be provided. Under the Foreign Military Sales Agreement (FMS), Her Majesty’s Government commits to FMS cases with the US Government which then places contracts with industry to deliver our requirements. Additionally, FMS cases typically cover differing periods of performance, thereby making estimation of the commitment that would fall within each financial year unreliable.
The number of new cases, together with their values, committed to under FMS for each financial year is given in the table below. They do not equate to actual expenditure, accruals or contractual commitments and include contingency provisions.
|
Financial Year |
No. of new cases |
Value of new cases ($millions) |
|
2009-10 |
22 |
995 |
|
2010-11 |
30 |
111 |
|
2011-12 |
33 |
284 |
|
2012-13 |
23 |
137 |
|
2013-14 |
25 |
301 |
|
2014-15 |
26 |
328 |
|
2015-16 |
32 |
245 |
|
2016-17 to date |
6 |
13 |
|
Totals |
197 |
2,414 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-01-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on working families of his proposed reductions to the work allowance of universal credit.
Priti Patel
The impact of the work allowance change on working families cannot be considered in isolation – it is part of a broader package of measures announced at the Summer Budget, such as the increase to the personal tax allowance and introduction of the national living wage.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2016 to Question 23620, what steps his Department has taken to implement new Government guidelines to help UK steel suppliers compete effectively for future defence projects; and what processes or policies have been changed as a result of those guidelines.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has issued new policy outlining the steps that should be taken to meet the Government’s aim of levelling the playing field for UK steel producers. This policy emphasises the importance of pre-market engagement, including through industry days, and signalling future requirements for steel. The MOD has also written to its largest defence contractors to highlight the new guidelines.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of new contracts placed by his Department’s core departments during 2014-15 were with UK suppliers.
Mr Philip Dunne
In 2014-15, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) placed 2,128 new contracts; a breakdown of whether these were with UK or overseas suppliers is not held centrally.
The MOD does, however, routinely publish statistics on contracts it places on gov.uk at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-industry-trade-and-contracts-2015. This includes an overall estimate of MOD expenditure for work undertaken in the UK. For 2013-14, this figure is £19.5 billion. The estimate for 2014-15 will be available in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hollern on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many foreign military sales contracts there have been since 2010; and what the value was of those contracts.
Mr Philip Dunne
The proportion of the defence procurement budget, and the defence budget spent on foreign military sales in each financial year cannot be provided. Under the Foreign Military Sales Agreement (FMS), Her Majesty’s Government commits to FMS cases with the US Government which then places contracts with industry to deliver our requirements. Additionally, FMS cases typically cover differing periods of performance, thereby making estimation of the commitment that would fall within each financial year unreliable.
The number of new cases, together with their values, committed to under FMS for each financial year is given in the table below. They do not equate to actual expenditure, accruals or contractual commitments and include contingency provisions.
|
Financial Year |
No. of new cases |
Value of new cases ($millions) |
|
2009-10 |
22 |
995 |
|
2010-11 |
30 |
111 |
|
2011-12 |
33 |
284 |
|
2012-13 |
23 |
137 |
|
2013-14 |
25 |
301 |
|
2014-15 |
26 |
328 |
|
2015-16 |
32 |
245 |
|
2016-17 to date |
6 |
13 |
|
Totals |
197 |
2,414 |