Asked by: Andrew Jones (Conservative - Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to invest in technology and skills relevant to the armed forces throughout the UK.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Ministry of Defence is investing more than £6.6 billion in research and development over the next four years to ensure our Armed Forces have the technologies and skills they need to meet new and emerging threats.
In addition, the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy includes commitments to work with industry to nurture and develop relevant skills in the sectors.
Asked by: Andrew Jones (Conservative - Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
What assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on employment of the defence settlement.
Answered by Ben Wallace
The Ministry of Defence already supports over 390,000 jobs in the UK and in 2019, the UK won £11billion worth of export orders. The multi-year defence settlement will protect this important contribution and build on it by investing in cutting edge capabilities, research and development.
Asked by: Andrew Jones (Conservative - Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding was allocated to youth cadets in North Yorkshire in (a) 2015-2016 and (b) 2016-2017.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Andrew Jones (Conservative - Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase home ownership among members of the armed forces.
Answered by Anna Soubry
We continue to listen to the accommodation needs and concerns of our Service personnel and their families, and recognise their need for increased personal choice and stability and the opportunity for home ownership.
In April 2014, we launched the £200 million Forces Help to Buy Scheme to encourage and support those Service families that aspire to home ownership. Forces Help to Buy is available nationwide, and has already helped almost 1,500 Service personnel get on, or stay on, the property ladder.