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659495

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Tamar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Government will decide in which port HMS Tamar will be based.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	57980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>HMS TAMAR will be based in Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/12/2016 16:04:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

658450

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Dubai
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment is to be of the new British Defence Staff in Dubai; and when that staff will be stood up.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	57572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Establishment of a British Defence Staff (Gulf) was a 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review commitment. Based at the British Consulate in Dubai, the BDS (Gulf) has already begun its work following the deployment at the end of November of an RAF Wing Commander. She will be joined in spring 2017 by two other officers, an Army Colonel and a Major. The BDS will help co-ordinate British Defence activity in the Gulf, building on the work done by the six Defence Sections in our Gulf Cooperation Countries nation embassies, our 200-plus Loan Service personnel, our short-term training teams, and our liaison and exchange officers across the region. The BDS (Gulf) will be headed by the Defence Senior Adviser Middle East, Lt Gen Tom Beckett, who will remain primarily London-based.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 19/12/2016 15:58:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

658451

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Government has undertaken of potential export sales for the Type 31 frigate; and if he will publish the evidential basis which supports such an assessment.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	57632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>In line with the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 commitment to exports and prosperity, the potential for future exports of the Type 31 General Purpose Frigate is being considered. Consequently, analysis of the global frigate market will continue drawing on Government, industry and independent expertise as the project matures.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/12/2016 15:53:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

658452

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to report on the proportion of UK steel being procured through contracts as set out in government policy.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	57620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has recently published updated policy guidance on steel procurement in major Government projects. This aims to ensure that the public sector, including defence, takes full account of the value provided by UK steel producers when conducting procurement activities. BEIS is working closely with Departments to monitor its impact and ensure delivery. There are no plans to share this data publicly, due to its provisional nature.</p><p>The Government has also now published its future pipeline for steel requirements, which will enable UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts. The pipeline, together with the updated procurement policy, is published on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/12/2016 16:07:07 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

658454

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funds the Government has allocated to training programmes for the Burmese army in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	57646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not provide combat training to the Burmese military. We do provide educational training to the Burmese military in the form of programmes delivered by the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom on the role of the military in a democracy, leadership and English language training. Our programme of engagement with the Burmese military remains under continual review. The Government did not allocate any funds to training programmes for the Burmese army in financial year (FY) 2012-13. Funds were allocated for training programmes in FYs 2013-14; 2014-15; 2015-16 and 2015-17. These funds were allocated as follows:</p><p>FY 2012-13: No funds allocated</p><p>FY 2013-14: £86, 560</p><p>FY 2014-15: £131,235</p><p>FY 2015-16: £158,563</p><p>FY 2016-17: £250,000</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 19/12/2016 15:53:40 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

658457

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to include Reserve troops in overseas training missions.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	57739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Reservists are currently members of short term training teams in a number of different locations around the world. On 13 October 2016, I announced that we had made four new call-out orders under section 56(1B) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (ref HCWS190). One of these orders was to continue to allow reservists to be called into permanent service to support Defence Engagement activities (for example the provision of short term training teams and military capacity building overseas). 171 Reservists were called into permanent service for Defence Engagement activity between September 2015 and September 2016. Reservists provide invaluable support to the Train, Advise and Assist mission in Afghanistan.</p><p>The force structure on Overseas Training Missions is tailored to the requirement and therefore varies depending on the situation. Reservists are always considered when planning for future missions and will be utilised if appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 19/12/2016 15:59:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

658458

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regular and Territorial Army units are stationed at (a) Bulford, (b) Tidworth, (c) Aldershot, (d) Catterick and (e) Colchester.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	57740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Army Units stationed at Bulford, Tidworth, Aldershot, Catterick and Colchester as at 15 December 2016 are shown in the attached table:</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/12/2016 15:50:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 57740 - MOD Units at Bulford, Tidworth, Aldershot, Catterick and Colchester.docx title 57740 - Army Units at Various MOD Sites
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

658741

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many F-35 aircraft have been delivered to the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>As at 16 December 2016, the UK has taken delivery of seven F-35B Lightning aircraft.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/12/2016 15:58:52 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

657739

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Leuchars Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions since 1 January 2015 the diversionary runway at Leuchars has been used; which aircraft types have used it; and why.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Details of military aircraft required to divert to Leuchars Station since January 2015 are provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aircraft Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Home Station</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 February 2015</p></td><td><p>Tucano</p></td><td><p>Linton-on-Ouse</p></td><td><p>Technical fault</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 February 2015</p></td><td><p>Tucano</p></td><td><p>Linton-on-Ouse</p></td><td><p>Technical fault</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 May 2015</p></td><td><p>Tornado GR4 x 2</p></td><td><p>Lossiemouth</p></td><td><p>Weather</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 June 2015</p></td><td><p>Hawk</p></td><td><p>Leeming</p></td><td><p>Medical</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 June 2015</p></td><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>Lossiemouth</p></td><td><p>Technical fault</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 June 2015</p></td><td><p>Tucano</p></td><td><p>Linton-on-Ouse</p></td><td><p>Technical fault</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 July 2015</p></td><td><p>Tucano</p></td><td><p>Linton-on-Ouse</p></td><td><p>Technical fault</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 July 2015</p></td><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>Lossiemouth</p></td><td><p>Birdstrike</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 September 2015</p></td><td><p>Typhoon</p></td><td><p>Coningsby</p></td><td><p>Birdstrike</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 October 2015</p></td><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>Lossiemouth</p></td><td><p>Technical fault</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 November 2015</p></td><td><p>Typhoon</p></td><td><p>Coningsby</p></td><td><p>Weather</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 January 2016</p></td><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>Lossiemouth</p></td><td><p>Technical fault</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 May 2016</p></td><td><p>Tornado GR4</p></td><td><p>Lossiemouth</p></td><td><p>Technical fault</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26 October 2016</p></td><td><p>F15 x 2</p></td><td><p>Lakenheath</p></td><td><p>Technical fault. 2nd aircraft acted as escort</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/12/2016 15:58:03 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

657740

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Leuchars Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision has been made for the refuelling of aircraft required to use the diversionary runway at Leuchars.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The RAF maintains sufficient fuel stocks at Leuchars Station to refuel military aircraft required to use the diversionary runway.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/12/2016 16:11:08 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem