Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2023 to Question 188871 on LE TacCIS Programme, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to deliver Evolve to Open on the initial operating capability of the Morpheus programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 June 2023 to Question 188872 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey). I can confirm the Ministry of Defence will continue to meet all of its operational requirements, providing secure Battlefield Communication and Information Systems (CIS) until MORPHEUS is fielded.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2023 to Question 188871 on LE TacCIS Programme, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of delays to Evolve to Open on the cost of the Morpheus programme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
These matters are commercially sensitive, and it would be inappropriate to comment further until discussions have concluded.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2023 to Question 188871 on LE TacCIS Programme, what assessment he has made of the capabilities to be delivered by Evolve to Open system which are not available through the Bowman communications system.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
MORPHEUS is a project within the Land Environment Tactical Communications & Information Systems (LETacCIS) Programme to deliver the next generation of Communication and Information Systems to forces operating in a Land Tactical Environment. Over time, MORPHEUS will replace the closed, proprietary, in-service Bowman system, with an open architecture system driving value through commercial competition for the incremental and evolutionary delivery of future Land Environment tactical communications solutions.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on temporary staff in each year from 2015.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Expenditure on temporary staff (by financial year(FY)) can be found in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts. The most recent figures are:
FY 2021-22 £483.318 million
FY 2020-21 £418.950 million
FY 2019-20 £272.385 million
FY 2018-19 £110.530 million
FY 2017-18 £122.660 million
FY 2016-17 £135.400 million
FY 2015-16 £112.700 million
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant posts there are in the Defence Nuclear Organisation.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant posts there are in the Submarine Defence Agency.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant posts there are in his Department.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2023 to Question 188871 on LE TacCIS Programme, what recent estimate he has made of when (a) discussions with General Dynamics will close and (b) a revised initial operating capability will be announced.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
These matters are commercially sensitive. As such, it would be inappropriate to comment further until discussions have concluded.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) contractors and (b) agency staff in the last financial year.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Department does not categorise spend on contractors and agency staff separately from overall temporary staff spend and therefore these elements cannot be separated out.
The most recent available figure for the Department's overall spend can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts for Financial Year 2022-22, which for temporary staff was recorded as £483.318 million.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of vacant posts in the Defence Nuclear Organisation have been filled by (a) contractors and (b) agency staff.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.