Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Nationality and Borders Bill on the likelihood of maritime workers fulfilling their obligations under international maritime law being prosecuted.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Government has laid an amendment to the Nationality and Borders Bill which allows maritime workers to fulfil their obligations under international maritime law, and puts this matter beyond doubt.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has held with maritime organisations on the Nationality and Borders Bill and its potential effect on maritime workers fulfilling their obligations under international maritime law.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
The Government has laid an amendment to the Nationality and Borders Bill which allows maritime workers to fulfil their obligations under international maritime law, and puts this matter beyond doubt.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Metropolitan Police Service has been permitted an exemption from the IMO's Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships Regulations, with regard to the invitation to tender for four new rigid-hulled inflatable boats.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Home Office does not procure or proscribe services to Police forces. It is a matter for each Force to assess and procure services proportionate to its needs to provide effective policing for their area as they are best placed to understand local needs and priorities.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any Integrated Risk Management Plans put forward by individual fire and rescue authorities have included the planned use of aircraft in order to tackle wildfires.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
Operational decisions on the resources required to fight fires and respond to other emergencies are a matter for each individual fire and rescue service.
No fire and rescue service in England owns a plane or helicopter, but many have drones which are now commonly used to monitor the spread of fires.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual fuel consumption costs are of Border Force's cutters.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
During financial year 2020-21, the annual fuel cost across the BF cutter fleet was £388,000.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of hours the cutters used by Border Force run on their main engines per annum.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
On average in 2020, each vessel ran for 1112 hours.
Each Border Force Cutter is available at short notice for deployment in UK territorial waters and is deployed for 15 days at a time in 12-hour shifts before the necessary crew changes are made.
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the tendering process for the Border Force's four new cutters will take into account money returned to HM Treasury through income tax, national insurance contributions, VAT and supply chain investment.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Decisions regarding the procurement of vessels for Border Force remains subject to the strategic case for new investment, which will be developed further following the publication of the Spending Review outcome. The Home Office continues to engage with other relevant Government departments, notably within the context of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS) refresh, announced earlier this year. The Home Office remains responsible for conducting any procurement.
Consistent with The Treasury Green Book guidance, the assessment of different options will reflect fuel savings and other whole life costs.
Should a procurement proceed, social value would be included within tender evaluation criteria in line with Cabinet Office guidance (minimum of 10% weighting).
The NSbS refresh will outline the Government’s plans for shipbuilding programmes and how it intends to create the conditions for a globally successful, innovative and sustainable national shipbuilding enterprise.
The procurement will be conducted in line with wider government policy, guidance and legal obligations, appropriately reflecting the nature of Border Force operations.
All procurement and contract activity undertaken by the Home Office reflects legislation and wider government policy intended to ensure best practice and value for money, in particular as reflected in The Treasury Green Book. Other relevant guidance includes:
(a) All Public Procurement Regulations
(c) Public Sector Equality Duty, contained within the Equality Act 2010
(d) The Modern Slavery Act 2015
(f) Managing Public Money guidance
(g) Cabinet Office and HMT controls as set out on GOV.UK including the Government Commercial Operating Standards and the Outsourcing Playbook
Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Notes and best practice
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what UK content will be specified during the tendering phase of the four new cutters for UK Border Force.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Decisions regarding the procurement of vessels for Border Force remains subject to the strategic case for new investment, which will be developed further following the publication of the Spending Review outcome. The Home Office continues to engage with other relevant Government departments, notably within the context of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS) refresh, announced earlier this year. The Home Office remains responsible for conducting any procurement.
Consistent with The Treasury Green Book guidance, the assessment of different options will reflect fuel savings and other whole life costs.
Should a procurement proceed, social value would be included within tender evaluation criteria in line with Cabinet Office guidance (minimum of 10% weighting).
The NSbS refresh will outline the Government’s plans for shipbuilding programmes and how it intends to create the conditions for a globally successful, innovative and sustainable national shipbuilding enterprise.
The procurement will be conducted in line with wider government policy, guidance and legal obligations, appropriately reflecting the nature of Border Force operations.
All procurement and contract activity undertaken by the Home Office reflects legislation and wider government policy intended to ensure best practice and value for money, in particular as reflected in The Treasury Green Book. Other relevant guidance includes:
(a) All Public Procurement Regulations
(c) Public Sector Equality Duty, contained within the Equality Act 2010
(d) The Modern Slavery Act 2015
(f) Managing Public Money guidance
(g) Cabinet Office and HMT controls as set out on GOV.UK including the Government Commercial Operating Standards and the Outsourcing Playbook
Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Notes and best practice
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether WTO restrictions on shipbuilding will apply to the UK during the tendering process of the four new cutters for UK Border Force.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Decisions regarding the procurement of vessels for Border Force remains subject to the strategic case for new investment, which will be developed further following the publication of the Spending Review outcome. The Home Office continues to engage with other relevant Government departments, notably within the context of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS) refresh, announced earlier this year. The Home Office remains responsible for conducting any procurement.
Consistent with The Treasury Green Book guidance, the assessment of different options will reflect fuel savings and other whole life costs.
Should a procurement proceed, social value would be included within tender evaluation criteria in line with Cabinet Office guidance (minimum of 10% weighting).
The NSbS refresh will outline the Government’s plans for shipbuilding programmes and how it intends to create the conditions for a globally successful, innovative and sustainable national shipbuilding enterprise.
The procurement will be conducted in line with wider government policy, guidance and legal obligations, appropriately reflecting the nature of Border Force operations.
All procurement and contract activity undertaken by the Home Office reflects legislation and wider government policy intended to ensure best practice and value for money, in particular as reflected in The Treasury Green Book. Other relevant guidance includes:
(a) All Public Procurement Regulations
(c) Public Sector Equality Duty, contained within the Equality Act 2010
(d) The Modern Slavery Act 2015
(f) Managing Public Money guidance
(g) Cabinet Office and HMT controls as set out on GOV.UK including the Government Commercial Operating Standards and the Outsourcing Playbook
Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Notes and best practice
Asked by: Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether social value specifications will be attached to the tender of the four new cutters for UK Border Force.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
Decisions regarding the procurement of vessels for Border Force remains subject to the strategic case for new investment, which will be developed further following the publication of the Spending Review outcome. The Home Office continues to engage with other relevant Government departments, notably within the context of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS) refresh, announced earlier this year. The Home Office remains responsible for conducting any procurement.
Consistent with The Treasury Green Book guidance, the assessment of different options will reflect fuel savings and other whole life costs.
Should a procurement proceed, social value would be included within tender evaluation criteria in line with Cabinet Office guidance (minimum of 10% weighting).
The NSbS refresh will outline the Government’s plans for shipbuilding programmes and how it intends to create the conditions for a globally successful, innovative and sustainable national shipbuilding enterprise.
The procurement will be conducted in line with wider government policy, guidance and legal obligations, appropriately reflecting the nature of Border Force operations.
All procurement and contract activity undertaken by the Home Office reflects legislation and wider government policy intended to ensure best practice and value for money, in particular as reflected in The Treasury Green Book. Other relevant guidance includes:
(a) All Public Procurement Regulations
(c) Public Sector Equality Duty, contained within the Equality Act 2010
(d) The Modern Slavery Act 2015
(f) Managing Public Money guidance
(g) Cabinet Office and HMT controls as set out on GOV.UK including the Government Commercial Operating Standards and the Outsourcing Playbook
Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Notes and best practice