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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the level of future use of electricity by each branch of the armed forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the level of future use of electricity by each branch of the armed forces.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold a single estimate of future electricity use by each Front-Line Command of the Armed Forces. Future electricity demand will depend on a range of factors, including operational requirements, changes to the defence estate, technological developments and the electrification of equipment and infrastructure.
As we see a greater electrification of the battlefield, there will be new challenges on generation and transmission of electricity for defence. We are cognisant of these issues and working to deliver solutions to meet these challenges.
The MOD is pursuing opportunities to improve energy efficiency and enhance sustainable energy generation and resilience across the defence estate through targeted investment and commercial partnerships. This will ensure that future energy requirements can be met in support of operational effectiveness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much electricity was used by each arm of the military in each of the past 5 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much electricity was used by each arm of the military in each of the past 5 years.
Information on Defence energy consumption is published annually in the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts (Annex D), covering data from the past five years. Defence energy consumption comprises a range of sources, including estate energy, such as electricity and natural gas, and operational fuels used by maritime, aviation and ground based equipment. The Department does not centrally report the proportion of Front Line Command energy consumption that is electric.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of military energy use is electric.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of military energy use is electric.
Information on Defence energy consumption is published annually in the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts (Annex D), which includes data on electricity consumption across the defence estate. Defence energy consumption comprises a range of sources, including electricity, natural gas and operational fuels used by maritime, aviation and ground based equipment. The Department does not centrally calculate the proportion of total military energy consumption that is electric.
The Department continues to improve its understanding of energy consumption across Defence to support operational effectiveness and resilience.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that viable investment for projects is being considered in the development of the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that viable investment for projects is being considered in the development of the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.
The Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) will start from a baseline, comprising network and generation included in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, and projects which have regulatory funding. Regulatory funding includes contracts for difference, capacity market contracts, interconnector cap and floor arrangements, funding designation through the nuclear Regulated Asset Base model or merchant interconnector approvals.
When developing the SSEP, the National Energy System Operator is considering deliverability by analysing the practical ability of developers to deliver the pathways and technology volumes recommended by the SSEP.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through improved management and treatment to help reduce the cost of care for advanced Parkinson’s patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking through improved management and treatment to help reduce the cost of care for advanced Parkinson’s patients.
The Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of supporting a separate nationally recognised clinical definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease across the National Health Service. However, existing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance and NHS England’s specialised adult neurology service specification support the identification and management of people with Parkinson’s disease who have more complex needs, including through multidisciplinary care and access to specialist input where clinically appropriate.
Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local populations, including services for people with Parkinson’s disease. They are expected to consider NICE guidance and best practice when designing local pathways.
NHS England is supporting improvements in neurological care through programmes including Getting It Right First Time for Neurology, the RightCare Progressive Neurological Conditions Toolkit, and the recently completed Neurology Transformation Programme. These aim to reduce unwarranted variation, improve access to specialist services, and support more integrated care for people with progressive neurological conditions.
Improved management and timely treatment can help maintain independence, reduce avoidable deterioration, and support better use of NHS resources. NICE guidance emphasises the importance of people with Parkinson’s receiving their medicines on time, and the NHS in England is legally required to fund NICE-recommended treatments, including advanced therapies, where patients meet the relevant criteria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of supporting a nationally recognised clinical definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease across the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of supporting a nationally recognised clinical definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease across the NHS.
The Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of supporting a separate nationally recognised clinical definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease across the National Health Service. However, existing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance and NHS England’s specialised adult neurology service specification support the identification and management of people with Parkinson’s disease who have more complex needs, including through multidisciplinary care and access to specialist input where clinically appropriate.
Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local populations, including services for people with Parkinson’s disease. They are expected to consider NICE guidance and best practice when designing local pathways.
NHS England is supporting improvements in neurological care through programmes including Getting It Right First Time for Neurology, the RightCare Progressive Neurological Conditions Toolkit, and the recently completed Neurology Transformation Programme. These aim to reduce unwarranted variation, improve access to specialist services, and support more integrated care for people with progressive neurological conditions.
Improved management and timely treatment can help maintain independence, reduce avoidable deterioration, and support better use of NHS resources. NICE guidance emphasises the importance of people with Parkinson’s receiving their medicines on time, and the NHS in England is legally required to fund NICE-recommended treatments, including advanced therapies, where patients meet the relevant criteria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with AirportsUK regarding the cost of drone incursions near UK civilian airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with AirportsUK regarding the cost of drone incursions near UK civilian airports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her department has made of the cost to (i) airports, (ii) airlines and (iii) the economy of drone incursions at civilian airports in each of the past five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her department has made of the cost to (i) airports, (ii) airlines and (iii) the economy of drone incursions at civilian airports in each of the past five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Gatwick Airport on the cost resulting from drones near the airport in 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Gatwick Airport on the cost resulting from drones near the airport in 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the cost of drone incursions near airports in the last five years for (i) airports and (ii) the economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the cost of drone incursions near airports in the last five years for (i) airports and (ii) the economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the disruption of drones flying over (i) RAF Lakenheath, (ii) RAF Mildenhall and (iii) RAF Feltwell in November 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the disruption of drones flying over (i) RAF Lakenheath, (ii) RAF Mildenhall and (iii) RAF Feltwell in November 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of the 2022 LockBit attack on NHS 111 and other patient services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of the 2022 LockBit attack on NHS 111 and other patient services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to (i) Royal Mail and (ii) UK business of the LockBit ransomware attack on Royal Mail in 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to (i) Royal Mail and (ii) UK business of the LockBit ransomware attack on Royal Mail in 2023.
Young people make a hugely positive contribution to our communities, but for months, sadly, we have seen physical assaults and antisocial behaviour at Dunfermline bus station, perpetrated by a small minority of young offenders. Innocent citizens, both young and old, have been badly hurt, and many are afraid to use the bus station at night. Although justice is devolved, the local Member of the Scottish Parliament has not said a word about the matter. Does the Minister agree that the behaviour of this minority does not represent Scotland’s young people, and will she do everything she can to force the SNP Scottish Government to do more to protect local people? What steps can the UK Government take to support the vast majority of young people who are making positive choices and deserve hope, opportunity and a bright future?
Young people make a hugely positive contribution to our communities, but for months, sadly, we have seen physical assaults and antisocial behaviour at Dunfermline bus station, perpetrated by a small minority of young offenders. Innocent citizens, both young and old, have been badly hurt, and many are afraid to use the bus station at night. Although justice is devolved, the local Member of the Scottish Parliament has not said a word about the matter. Does the Minister agree that the behaviour of this minority does not represent Scotland’s young people, and will she do everything she can to force the SNP Scottish Government to do more to protect local people? What steps can the UK Government take to support the vast majority of young people who are making positive choices and deserve hope, opportunity and a bright future?
There is simply no excuse for this kind of senseless violence and antisocial behaviour, and I am very saddened to hear about the impact that it has had on my hon. Friend’s constituents. I agree that the vast majority of young people want to improve their lives and contribute to their communities. This Government have committed more than £1.5 billion to support nearly 1 million young people and create up to 50,000 opportunities for them to earn and learn throughout Great Britain.
What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on supporting young people.
What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on supporting young people.
Too many young people are spending their early years of adulthood out of work or education. The youth guarantee is our commitment to ensuring that every young person across Great Britain can access support in order to earn or learn. Last month we launched the youth jobs grant, which will provide a £3,000 incentive for employers to recruit eligible young people aged 18 to 24 who have been on universal credit for six months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the timescales for procurement of the Common Combat Vessels outlined in the Defence Investment Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the timescales for procurement of the Common Combat Vessels outlined in the Defence Investment Plan.
Common Combat Vessel (CCV) will be the Royal Navy’s first ‘Hybrid’ warship, coordinating uncrewed systems in the air, on the surface and under the sea to deliver more resilient air defence at the centre of the Hybrid Navy. Whilst the CCV remains in the initial stages of design, the Navy’s aspiration is to sequence the arrival of the CCV and wider Hybrid Navy Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability with the out of service dates of the T45s in the mid-2030s onwards.
There are options for hull forms we are exploring and announcements will be made in the usual way as the project progresses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps has his Department taken to ensure that construction of the Common Combat Vessels outlined in the Defence Investment Plan is timed to coincide with the completion of orders of the Type-31 frigate program.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps has his Department taken to ensure that construction of the Common Combat Vessels outlined in the Defence Investment Plan is timed to coincide with the completion of orders of the Type-31 frigate program.
Common Combat Vessel (CCV) will be the Royal Navy’s first ‘Hybrid’ warship, coordinating uncrewed systems in the air, on the surface and under the sea to deliver more resilient air defence at the centre of the Hybrid Navy. Whilst the CCV remains in the initial stages of design, the Navy’s aspiration is to sequence the arrival of the CCV and wider Hybrid Navy Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability with the out of service dates of the T45s in the mid-2030s onwards.
There are options for hull forms we are exploring and announcements will be made in the usual way as the project progresses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of whether the design of the Common Combat Vehicles outlined in the Defence Investment Plan will be based on the Type-31 frigate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of whether the design of the Common Combat Vehicles outlined in the Defence Investment Plan will be based on the Type-31 frigate.
Common Combat Vessel (CCV) will be the Royal Navy’s first ‘Hybrid’ warship, coordinating uncrewed systems in the air, on the surface and under the sea to deliver more resilient air defence at the centre of the Hybrid Navy. Whilst the CCV remains in the initial stages of design, the Navy’s aspiration is to sequence the arrival of the CCV and wider Hybrid Navy Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability with the out of service dates of the T45s in the mid-2030s onwards.
There are options for hull forms we are exploring and announcements will be made in the usual way as the project progresses.
I congratulate the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) on helping to secure this debate. Others have already spoken about rearmament and the focus on budgets, procurement and force structures, and while those things definitely matter, there is another question that I believe we must confront as well. As...
I congratulate the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) on helping to secure this debate. Others have already spoken about rearmament and the focus on budgets, procurement and force structures, and while those things definitely matter, there is another question that I believe we must confront as well. As...
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the ways we can go about building trust in the Government and in how they respond to a crisis is by trusting the people with the information. The people will be the ones who can press us to take the action that...
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the ways we can go about building trust in the Government and in how they respond to a crisis is by trusting the people with the information. The people will be the ones who can press us to take the action that...