Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy pilots are in training to enable them to land a fast jet on the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
Answered by Mark Francois
A joint plan is in place to provide sufficient numbers of F-35B pilots from both Services to meet the United Kingdom's requirements for First of Class Flying Trials in 2018 and Queen Elizabeth Class carrier operations from 2020.
Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on maintenance of HMS Vanguard in each of the last three years.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The table below summarises the cost of maintenance and refit for the four Vanguard class submarines for the last three financial years.
Total Maintenance Costs (£ million) | Refit Costs (£ million) | |||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Vanguard | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | |
Vengeance | 0.8 | 0.8 | 43.5 | 105.6 | 119.2 | |
Vigilant | 1.8 | 1.4 | 74.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | |
Victorious | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 117.6 | 113.7 | 123.4 |
Maintenance costs for the Vanguard Class for financial year 2011-12 cannot be broken down by individual vessels as the information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on refitting HMS Vanguard in each of the last three years.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The table below summarises the cost of maintenance and refit for the four Vanguard class submarines for the last three financial years.
Total Maintenance Costs (£ million) | Refit Costs (£ million) | |||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Vanguard | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | |
Vengeance | 0.8 | 0.8 | 43.5 | 105.6 | 119.2 | |
Vigilant | 1.8 | 1.4 | 74.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | |
Victorious | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 117.6 | 113.7 | 123.4 |
Maintenance costs for the Vanguard Class for financial year 2011-12 cannot be broken down by individual vessels as the information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on refitting HMS Victorious in each of the last three years.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The table below summarises the cost of maintenance and refit for the four Vanguard class submarines for the last three financial years.
Total Maintenance Costs (£ million) | Refit Costs (£ million) | |||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Vanguard | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | |
Vengeance | 0.8 | 0.8 | 43.5 | 105.6 | 119.2 | |
Vigilant | 1.8 | 1.4 | 74.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | |
Victorious | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 117.6 | 113.7 | 123.4 |
Maintenance costs for the Vanguard Class for financial year 2011-12 cannot be broken down by individual vessels as the information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on maintenance of HMS Victorious in each of the last three years.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The table below summarises the cost of maintenance and refit for the four Vanguard class submarines for the last three financial years.
Total Maintenance Costs (£ million) | Refit Costs (£ million) | |||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Vanguard | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | |
Vengeance | 0.8 | 0.8 | 43.5 | 105.6 | 119.2 | |
Vigilant | 1.8 | 1.4 | 74.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | |
Victorious | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 117.6 | 113.7 | 123.4 |
Maintenance costs for the Vanguard Class for financial year 2011-12 cannot be broken down by individual vessels as the information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on refitting HMS Vigilant in each of the last three years.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The table below summarises the cost of maintenance and refit for the four Vanguard class submarines for the last three financial years.
Total Maintenance Costs (£ million) | Refit Costs (£ million) | |||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Vanguard | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | |
Vengeance | 0.8 | 0.8 | 43.5 | 105.6 | 119.2 | |
Vigilant | 1.8 | 1.4 | 74.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | |
Victorious | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 117.6 | 113.7 | 123.4 |
Maintenance costs for the Vanguard Class for financial year 2011-12 cannot be broken down by individual vessels as the information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on maintenance of HMS Vengeance in each of the last three years.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The table below summarises the cost of maintenance and refit for the four Vanguard class submarines for the last three financial years.
Total Maintenance Costs (£ million) | Refit Costs (£ million) | |||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Vanguard | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | |
Vengeance | 0.8 | 0.8 | 43.5 | 105.6 | 119.2 | |
Vigilant | 1.8 | 1.4 | 74.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | |
Victorious | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 117.6 | 113.7 | 123.4 |
Maintenance costs for the Vanguard Class for financial year 2011-12 cannot be broken down by individual vessels as the information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on general maintenance of Trident missiles in each of the last three years.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The UK’s Trident missiles are provided from a shared pool at the US Navy's Strategic Weapons Facility at Kings Bay, Georgia. The US undertakes maintenance of the missiles while they are pooled, at which time they are not allocated to either nation.
Under the Polaris Sales Agreement (amended for Trident) the UK pays the US Department of Defense an annual contribution towards the overall cost of the Strategic Weapons Facility. This contribution, which includes maintenance work, is based on the UK's share of the overall missile inventory, and historically has amounted to around £12 million a year.
There is no separate missile refurbishment program. However, in order to minimise the risk of obsolescence, the US is undertaking the Trident Life Extension program. MOD expenditure for this program (at outturn prices) for the last three years is:
Financial year | £ million |
2011-12 | 2.9 |
2012-13 | 16.2 |
2013-14 | 21.9 |
We do not comment on operational matters for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force pilots are in training to enable them to land a fast jet on the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
Answered by Mark Francois
A joint plan is in place to provide sufficient numbers of F-35B pilots from both Services to meet the United Kingdom's requirements for First of Class Flying Trials in 2018 and Queen Elizabeth Class carrier operations from 2020.
Asked by: Mike Hancock (Independent - Portsmouth South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many days Trident submarines have not been at sea in each of the last three years.
Answered by Mark Francois
The United Kingdom has maintained a continuous at sea deterrent for more than 45 years, during which time we have always had at least one submarine at sea on deterrent patrol.