Every parliamentary written question tabled by Alec Shelbrooke this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What is the total spend to date on the Tempest project, including pre-concept and early concept phases.
Since its inception, the UK Government has invested over £2 billion on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Tempest project. In addition to this, the project has attracted over £700 million of private investment since the programme began.
What is the total spend to date on the Type 83 Destroyer project, including pre-concept and early concept phases.
We inherited an underdeveloped concept for Type 83 when we took office. The Type 83 Destroyer forms part of a wider Future Air Dominance System (FADS) capability concept, making specific costs for the Type 83 element hard to differentiate from the wider w...
What the average time taken was for employees of companies providing services to the armed forces to go through the security vetting process required for work on military sites in the last 12 months.
UK Security Vetting (UKSV) sits within Cabinet Office and is the provider for all security vetting for Ministry of Defence. There is no way to identify from their data which security vetting cases relate to employees of companies specifically providing services to the Armed Forces, nor whether the clearance requirement is specifically for work on military sites. UKSV performance data shows performance across all Defence industry is exceeding the set KPIs at all Clearance levels: They are currently completing cases at a rate of 99 % for CTC and 98% for SC within 25 days, whilst 97% of DVI and 98% of DVR are being completed within 95 days.