04 Nov 16. Defence Acquisition And Procurement. Tuesday 8 November 2016, The Wilson Room, Portcullis House.
Witnesses:
At 11.00am
• Bob Keen, Head of Government Relations, BAE Systems
• Paul Everitt, Chief Executive, ADS Group
At 11.40am
• David Pitchforth, Vice President and Managing Director, Boeing Defence UK Ltd
• Nick Whitney, Director, Global Sales and Marketing, Boeing Defence UK Ltd
At 12.15pm
• Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary for Manufacturing, Unite
• Jonathan Green, Head of Research, Prospect
• Phil Rudd, Spokesman, Trades Union Delegates Conference, BAE Systems
This is the first oral evidence session for the Committee’s inquiry into Defence Acquisition and Procurement. There are three panels of witnesses all representing the defence industry. The first two panels comprise a range of defence companies, and the third is the unions who represent the workers in these companies. The session will focus on the Equipment Plan and the impact of acquisition and procurement reforms on industry. The session will also cover issues related to the procurement of the P-8A surveillance aircraft, the AH-64E Apache helicopters and the Typhoon Tranche 3.
House of Commons and House of Lords Hansard Written Answers
Q
Asked by Sir Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk)
Asked on: 26 October 2016
Ministry of Defence
Iraq Historic Allegations Team
50412
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team since June 2015.
A
Answered by: Mike Penning
Answered on: 02 November 2016
Ministers from the Ministry of Defence have met with the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) twice since June 2015. These were:
On 21 January 2016 the then Minister for the Armed Forces, Penny Mordaunt, visited the IHAT.
On 15 September 2016 I visited the IHAT.
Q
Asked by Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire)
[N]
Asked on: 26 October 2016
Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Civil Proceedings
50358
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to prevent vexatious lawsuits being brought against British servicemen.
A
Answered by: Mike Penning
Answered on: 02 November 2016
This Government is committed to putting a stop to ill-founded claims against our service personnel resulting from military operations overseas. We recently announced our presumption to derogate from the relevant Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in future conflicts, whenever the conditions for doing so are met. Derogation will help to protect our military personnel from opportunistic ECHR-based legal claims, which will support them in taking difficult decisions on the battlefield. This will enable us to spend more of our growing defence budget on Service personnel rather than fees for lawyers. We will announce further measures in due course.
Q
Asked by Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham)
Asked on: 26 October 2016
Ministry of Defence
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
50533
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Spartan and CVR(T) vehicles are (a) in operational service, (b) used for training, (c) held in reserve, (d) undergoing the inspection and repair process and (e) mothballed or in storage.
A
Answered by: Harriett Baldwin
Answered on: 02 November 2016
The Ministry of Defence publishes annual statistics on vessels, land equipment and aircraft of the Armed Forces, as well as military formations. Some of the information requested can be found in the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations-2016
The Bulldog is part of the FV430 series and the CVR(T) is a general term for a number of vehicles.
We do not routinely comment on specific levels of readiness for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed