HC Deb 15 April 2003 vol 404 cc53-5W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list programmes estimated to cost over £100 million that have received(a) initial gate and (b) main gate approval since 1997–98. [109140]

Mr. Ingram

The Initial and Main Gate approval process has only been in operation within the Ministry of Defence since April 1999, having been introduced as one element of implementation of the Smart Procurement Initiative. The following projects involving estimated investment over 100 million have received Initial and/or Main Gate approval since April 1999:

Initial Gate

  • Microwave Landing System
  • Soothsayer: Electronic Warfare
  • Sender: Unmanned Air Vehicle
  • Battlegroup Thermal Imaging
  • Defence Housing Executive Management Information System
  • Mine Detection and Neutralisation
  • Counter Anti-Radiation Missile Suite
  • UK Co-operative Engagement Capability
  • Sonar and Signature Improvement Programme
  • Defence Logistics Organisation Information Strategy Programme
  • 54W
  • Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
  • Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
  • Future Command & Liaison Vehicle
  • Future Joint Combat Aircraft
  • C Vehicles
  • Armoured Vehicles Training Service
  • Tri-Service Airfield Support Services Project
  • In Transit Visibility
  • Project Aquatrine (provision of water and sewerage services)—
  • Package A
  • Tubed Artillery Conventional Ammunition System
  • Indirect Fire Precision Attack
  • Project PICASSO (imagery and geospatial intelligence production system)
  • Digitisation of the Land Battlefield
  • Precision Guided Bomb
  • Future Integrated Soldier Technology
  • Project Allenby/Connaught
  • Northwood Refurbishment
  • Battlefield Light Utility Helicopter
  • Defence Estates Regional Prime Contracting
  • Single Living Accommodation
  • Cyprus Accommodation
  • Integrated Ground Based Air Defence Phase 1
  • Inner London Barracks
  • Defence Information Infrastructure
  • Surface Combatant Maritime Rotorcraft
  • Project Falcon—Land Formation Communication System
  • Project Aquatrine (provision of water and sewerage services)—
  • Packages B&C
  • Temporary Deployable Accommodation
  • Defence Training Review
  • Neptune regeneration project (HMNB Clyde Accommodation)
  • Combined Aerial Targets Service
  • Defence Housing Executive Prime Contract+
  • UK Military Flying Training System
  • Defence Medical Information Capability Programme
  • Support Amphibious Battlefield Rotorcraft—Search and Rescue

Main Gate

  • Type 45 Destroyer and Principal Anti-Aircraft Missile System
  • Colchester Garrison
  • Future Transport Aircraft (A400M) & Short Term Strategic Airlift (C17)
  • Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (Meteor)
  • Main Building Refurbishment
  • SA80 Upgrade
  • Survey Vessels
  • Defence Housing Executive PFI Housing Project
  • Successor Identification Friend or Foe
  • Defence Electronic Commerce Service
  • White Fleet PFI
  • Roll-On Roll-Off Ferries
  • Typhoon Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids
  • Alternative Landing Ships Logistic
  • TROJAN-TITAN Engineer Vehicle
  • Heavy Equipment Transporter
  • Astute Class Training Services
  • Sonar 2087
  • Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
  • Tornado GR4 Upgraded Main Computer Programme
  • Armed Forces Pay and Administration Agency
  • Generic Helicopter Health and Usage Monitoring System
  • Battlegroup Thermal Imaging
  • Wheeled Tanker
  • BOWMAN Radio
  • P2P (Purchase to Payment)
  • Support Vehicles
  • Skynet 5
  • Next Generation Light Anti-armour Weapon
  • Field Electrical Power Supplies
  • Terrier
  • Single Living Accommodation
  • Digitization of the Land Battlefield
  • Project Aquatrine (provision of water and sewerage services)—
  • Package A
  • Typhoon International Weapon System Support System
  • Light Forces Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
  • Scotland Regional Prime Contract
  • Neptune regeneration project (HMNB Clyde Accommodation)
  • SSN Berthing
  • Defence High Frequency Communications Service