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Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of the costs incurred as a result of (a) the procurement of the new carriers, (b) the procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter, (c) the Trident replacement programme, (d) procurement of the type 45 destroyers, (e) the Future Rapid Effect System, (f) upgrading naval bases for the new carriers and (g) replacing assets lost, damaged or prematurely worn out by the conflicts in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan in each of the next five years. [154019]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: Current estimates of the costs incurred over the next five years for the programmes are as follows.
The overall estimated costs to be incurred as a result of the procurement of the new carriers in the next five years will total £2,415 million.
Disclosure of the detailed estimated annual costings over the five-year period for the procurement of the new carrier would likely prejudice the commercial interest of the project and cannot be provided.
Current estimates of the costs incurred for Joint Strike Fighter are shown in Table A.
Table A: Joint Strike Fighter | |
£ million | |
UK Nuclear Deterrent Programme
The costs provided in Table B are the estimated costs that the MOD expects to incur over the next three years to implement the decisions to maintain the UK's nuclear deterrent capability beyond the life of the current Vanguard class submarines as set out in the December 2006 White Paper, The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent (Cm6994) and endorsed by Parliament on 14 March 2007.
The main part of the programme has not passed business case initial gate approval. Detailed spending plans for future years are therefore not set at this stage.
Table B : The future UK nuclear deterrent programme | |
£ million | |
Current estimates of the costs for Type 45 Destroyers are shown in Table C.
Table C: Type 45 Destroyers | |
£ million | |
The estimated costs for the assessment phase of the Future Rapid Effect System project as set out in the National Audit Office Ministry of Defence Major Projects Report 2006 is £649 million.
Disclosure of detailed estimated annual costings over the five year period for the procurement of FRES would likely prejudice the commercial interest of the project and cannot be provided.
The estimated costs to be incurred as a result of upgrading the naval bases for the new carriers in the next five years will total £67 million.
Disclosure of the detailed estimated annual costings over the five year period for the upgrading of the naval bases would likely prejudice the commercial interest of the project and cannot be provided.
Due to the unpredictable nature of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan it is not possible to predict an estimate of the costs of replacing assets lost, damaged or prematurely worn out by the conflicts.
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department received from the disposal of information technology equipment in the last year for which figures are available; and what avenues were used for such disposal. [154031]
Derek Twigg: In the last financial year, the net sales revenue generated by the sale of information technology equipment was £120,000. The MOD disposes of this equipment through its Disposal Services Authority (DSA), using incentivised contracts of sale where returns are divided between MOD and the contractor, to encourage maximum revenue generation. Additionally, DSA runs a contract for the disposal of IT equipment classified as hazardous, for which a fee is paid.
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years for which information is available; what proportion of the total work force they represented; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. [152714]
Derek Twigg: The MOD civilian staff numbers, taken from the departmental end of year accounts, is 90,650 (excluding trading funds). Figures for the 2006-07 financial year are not yet available, we are only able to supply four years of data. The number and value of annual appraisal related bonuses paid to members of the senior civil service (SCS), to fixed term appointees and to civil servants below the level of the SCS covered by the MOD main pay deal (excluding trading funds and agencies), over the past four years, are listed in the following tables one to three. The Ministry of Defence also awards special bonuses to individuals and teams for exceptional performance in a specific task or for the achievement of professional qualifications which benefit MOD and the individual; these are shown in table four. The final table (five) shows the total value of all bonuses paid: in cash terms and as a percentage of the civilian work force.
Table 1: Bonuses paid to senior civil servants | ||||
2006-07 | 2005- 0 6 | 2004- 0 5 | 2003- 0 4 | |
Table 2: Bonuses paid to fixed term appointees | ||||
2006-07 | 2005- 0 6 | 2004- 0 5 | 2003- 0 4 | |
Table 3: End of year bonuses paid to staff below the level of the SCS( 1) | ||||
2006-07 | 2005-06 | 2004-05 | 2003-04 | |
(1) Excluding MOD trading fund agencies |
Table 4: Special bonuses( 1) | ||||
2006-07 | 2005- 0 6 | 2004- 0 5 | 2003- 0 4 | |
(1) Excluding MOD trading fund agencies |
Table 5: Summary of bonuses paid | ||||
Total | 2006-07 | 2005-06 | 2004-05 | 2003-04 |
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many veteran badges have been distributed in each East Midlands constituency. [156535]
Derek Twigg: The information is not held in a format that identifies how many Veterans Badges have been issued in each parliamentary constituency and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
However Service Personnel and Veterans Agency records have identified that a total of 20,967 badges have been issued in the East Midlands area during the period since 18 April 2005 to date 30 September 2007. The numbers have been identified by the applicants East Midlands post codes and are broken down as follows:
Number | |
Veterans Badges were issued by the Veterans Policy Unit between May 2004 and 17 April 2005. During this period 82,000 badges were issued, however, detailed records in the format required are not held for this period.
Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence why Multi-National Division-South East personnel have reassumed air traffic control responsibility for commercial flight services at Basra International Airport. [153653]
Des Browne [holding answer 8 October 2007]: UK personnel reassumed Air Traffic Control (ATC) responsibility for commercial flight services at Basra International Airport pending the award of a new US-funded ATC training contract. Training to allow Iraqi personnel to take on this task across the country is expected to re-commence later this year, and Multi National Division (South-East)s ATC responsibilities will be reviewed accordingly.
Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many attacks there have been on British forces stationed at Basra airport in Iraq in each of the last 12 months; how many British personnel were injured or killed as a result of these attacks; and if he will make a statement. [155317]
Des Browne [holding answer 12 September 2007]: The number of indirect fire attacks on UK forces stationed at Basra air station in Iraq in each of the last 12 months is broken down in the following table:
Month | Number of indirect fire attacks |
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