Mark Francois MP: written questions
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NHS England: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, which posts within NHS East of England are remunerated at the ESM 1 salary band.
Answer: Of the 14 roles in the ESM 1 band in NHS East of England, those that are currently filled are:Director of Commissioning Finance;Director of Nursing - Quality and Transformation;Director of Commissioning of Public Health;Director of Strategy, Planning and ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, whether the Strategy Director of NHS East of England is remunerated with an annual salary within the maximum excepti
Answer: The Strategy Director of NHS East of England is remunerated within the maximum exception zone salary band.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, whether the annual salary of the Chief Operating Officer of NHS East of England is within the maximum exception zone
Answer: The Chief Operating Officer of NHS East of England is remunerated within the maximum exception zone salary band.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, whether the annual salary of the Finance Director of NHS East of England is within the maximum exception zone for th
Answer: The Finance Director of NHS East of England is remunerated within the maximum exception zone salary band.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, whether the annual salary of the Regional Director of NHS East of England is within the maximum exception zone for t
Answer: The Regional Director of NHS East of England is not remunerated within the maximum exception zone for the salary band.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister for Development's oral contribution of 25 February 2025, Official Report, column 873, which international courts and tribunals could issue a le
Answer: There are numerous avenues through which Mauritius could pursue a legally binding judgment, including relevant provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea or under dispute provisions of treaties to which both states are parties. Such cases could...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost was of training a Royal Air Force pilot to Phase 2 Military Flying Training in each training year from 2019-20 to 2024-25; and whether the Department has conducted any further cost modelling
Answer: In-depth cost modelling for UK military flying training was conducted in Financial Year 2021-22. There has been no requirement to update since 2021-22 but a review is expected as work commences to consider future options for UK Military Flying Training be...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average wait time is for a training slot for RAF trainee pilots for (a) Typhoons, (b) F35s and (c) Hawk jets.
Answer: The average wait time for a training slot for RAF trainee pilots in Training Year 2024-25 has been: a. Six weeks for Typhoonb. 10 weeks for F35 Lightningc. Six weeks for Hawk T2
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Military Flying Training System: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the UK Military Flying Training Systems Team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year from 2019 to 2024; and how many were employed on 10 March 2025.
Answer: The number of Full Time Equivalent Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) staff employed within the Military Flying Training Systems teams as at 31 March in each complete Financial Year since 2019 is detailed in the table below. The figures include civi...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF personnel were awaiting flying training on 10 March 2025.
Answer: As of 3 March 2025, there were 35 RAF Aircrew who had completed their initial non-role specific RAF training and were awaiting commencement of formal flying training; consisting of 21 Officers and 14 Non-Commissioned Aircrew.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence Review: ContractsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the contracts for the three external reviewers conducting the Strategic Defence Review have been extended.
Answer: The external review team continue to support the delivery of this crucial piece of work. The Strategic Defence Review - which will be published in the Spring - will ensure the United Kingdom is both secure at home and strong abroad, now and for the years ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Typhoon AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of Tranche 1 Typhoon jets being repurposed for deployment in Ukraine.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has assessed the relative merits and downsides of donating Typhoon Tranche 1 jets to Ukraine multiple times. In August 2023, Denmark and the Netherlands announced they would donate up to 61 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, which is si...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to bring forward legislative proposals to provide a legal right to consular assistance to all British nationals facing arbitrary detention overseas.
Answer: The Government takes allegations concerning the arbitrary detention of British nationals - including journalists - very seriously. We examine the circumstances of each case individually and develop tailored strategies based on careful judgements on what i...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide consular assistance for British nationals who are arbitrarily detained abroad.
Answer: The Government takes allegations concerning the arbitrary detention of British nationals - including journalists - very seriously. We examine the circumstances of each case individually and develop tailored strategies based on careful judgements on what i...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJournalism: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect British journalists who have been arbitrarily detained abroad.
Answer: The Government takes allegations concerning the arbitrary detention of British nationals - including journalists - very seriously. We examine the circumstances of each case individually and develop tailored strategies based on careful judgements on what i...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Radio FrequenciesMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the proposed agreement with Mauritius on the Chagos Islands contains a clause allowing other States to use the allocated electromagnetic spectrum in the British Indian Ocean Territory; and what steps his
Answer: Details of the Treaty agreed between the UK and Mauritius will come before Parliament for scrutiny in the usual manner following its signature. We routinely assess the range of potential threats to the operation of the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia.
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: British Indian Ocean TerritoryHome OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who claimed asylum in the British Indian Ocean Territory and subsequently transferred to the UK (a) has been or (b) are the subject of an investigation into foreign espionage activitie
Answer: All migrants who have arrived in the UK have undergone the required security checks in line with the appropriate immigration rules.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential threat to Naval Support Facility, Diego Garcia from saboteurs.
Answer: We routinely assess the range of potential threats to the operation of the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: EspionageForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of all people (a) intercepted and (b) detained in the British Indian Ocean Territory were (i) questioned and (ii) charged on espionage-related of
Answer: We do not comment on espionage-related activity. No migrants have arrived on BIOT since 2022.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government of Mauritius will assume responsibility for asylum seekers arriving in the Chagos Islands once the agreement has been ratified by Parliament.
Answer: Once the UK's agreement with Mauritius concerning the Chagos archipelago comes into force, Mauritius will take responsibility for any migrants who may arrive on the islands in the future. The deal will close a dangerous, illegal migration route. Up until ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFleet Solid Support Ships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost increase has been for the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract since initial agreement.
Answer: On the current schedule, the first ship is expected to enter service by 2031 following extended first of class trials and equipment fits, however extensive work is being undertaken to understand the full impact on the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme f...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFleet Solid Support Ships: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeline is for the delivery of the first Fleet Solid Support Ship.
Answer: On the current schedule, the first ship is expected to enter service by 2031 following extended first of class trials and equipment fits, however extensive work is being undertaken to understand the full impact on the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme f...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordType 83 Destroyers: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current estimated IOC date is for the first Type 83 destroyer.
Answer: The Type 83 Destroyer will be the core of the Future Air Dominance System (FADS) programme, which has commenced its concept phase. FADS will replace the UK's present Maritime Air Defence Capability vested in the Type 45 Destroyer Programme.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHMS AchillesMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest estimated IOC date is for what is now HMS Achilles .
Answer: Achilles, the final vessel, is at an advanced stage of build at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness. The planned in-service dates for Royal Navy submarines are withheld as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effect...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordType 31 Frigates: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 31 frigates his Department plans to order from Babcock; and whether this number is still subject to the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review will consider all Defence capability requirements in the context of current and future threats. The T26 programme remains on track to meet all user requirements and deliver eight world-class anti-submarine warfare frigates. Al...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
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