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454105

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of each type of (a) combat vehicles, (b) protected patrol vehicles and (c) reconnaissance vehicles was classified as fit for service in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of the total fleet for each type of vehicles classified as fit for service in each year (as an average across the year) is included in the table below. Fit for service has been defined as achieving the minimum levels of safety performance (ballistic, blast, and structural integrity) as defined within the safety case.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Challenger 2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrior</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Protected Patrol</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cougar[1]</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foxhound</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Snatch Landrover[2]</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vector[3]</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reconnaissance</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CVR(T)</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jackal</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p>[1] Cougar Variants comprise Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound</p><p> </p><p>[[2] Vector vehicles were withdrawn from operational tasking in 2009</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/02/2016 17:59:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454106

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Vector protected vehicles were in operational use by the army in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. However, in May 2009 a total of 130 Vector vehicles were in operational use in Iraq and Afghanistan. Vector was withdrawn from use on operational tasks in 2009.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/02/2016 16:54:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454107

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on replacement of Vector protected patrol vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Vector was finally removed from service in 2015 and is currently awaiting disposal. Protected mobility capability is currently provided by a range of vehicles from the existing core fleet, including former Urgent Operational Requirement platforms retained in service following their return from Afghanistan. In the longer term, the Multi Role Vehicle (Protected) series of platforms will provide a light to medium protected vehicle capability.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/02/2016 17:48:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454108

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many equipment failure reports were filed for each type of (a) combat vehicle, (b) protected patrol vehicle and (c) reconnaissance vehicle in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The number of equipment failure reports filed for each vehicle is included within the table below. These totals are for all failures reported to the Equipment Failure Reporting System; this will include reports raised incorrectly or unnecessarily. Totals are from 1 January to 31 December each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Challenger 2</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>686</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>976</p></td><td><p>1421</p></td><td><p>1708</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrior</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>518</p></td><td><p>803</p></td><td><p>1009</p></td><td><p>1583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Protected Patrol</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cougar variants[1]</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>497</p></td><td><p>1018</p></td><td><p>1067</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foxhound</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>609</p></td><td><p>621</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>1179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Landrover Variants</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>857</p></td><td><p>1559</p></td><td><p>1011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vector</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reconnaissance</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CVR(T)</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>722</p></td><td><p>862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jackal</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>781</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures reflect an increase in platform usage rates as the Army redeployed from operations in Afghanistan (where primarily Cougar variant Protected Patrol Vehicles and Jackal reconnaissance vehicles were used) to training on Challenger 2, Warrior, CVR(T), and Landrover vehicles. Equipment Failure Reports are raised for a wide range of fault types (from minor to major) and also for routine part replacement.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Cougar Variants comprise Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/02/2016 17:58:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454110

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Documents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a copy of DCDS(MilCap)/14/06/11, dated 18 June 2014, was presented to the Procurator Fiscal.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	28106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>A copy of the document was placed in the Library of the house on 20 March 2015 in response to Question 227404. Ministry of Defence (MOD) records suggest that it was not asked for by or provided directly to the Procurator Fiscal. The MOD routinely provides support to the Procurator Fiscal as required in order to support their investigations.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/03/2016 16:22:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

454111

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) date and (b) remit was of his authorisation to use RAF Lakenheath as a base to carry out airstrikes in Libya.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	28098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>Authorisation for the United States to use UK bases to launch the airstrike against a Daesh training camp in Libya was given on 18 February 2016. Authorisation would be required for any operations of this nature involving the use of UK bases.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 28099 question first answered 01/03/2016 16:36:56 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

454112

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times Russian military (a) aircraft and (b) ships have entered British territory in the last 12 months; what the average response time was for the armed forces on each of those occasions; and what the type and model was of the aircraft or ship on each of those occasions.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	28153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>I can confirm that there have been no unauthorised incursions by Russian military aircraft into UK sovereign airspace in the last twelve months.</p><p>There have been three authorised Treaty inspection flights by Russian military An-30b aircraft in UK airspace under the auspices of the multi-national Open Skies Treaty. On each occasion the UK received advance notice of the aircraft's arrival and it was hosted for the duration of its mission at RAF Brize Norton.</p><p>For information on Russian naval assets entering UK territorial waters I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 24 March 2015 by the previous Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mark Francois) to Question number 218391.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/02/2016 16:57:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 20150324_-_218391_QnA_extract_on_Territorial_Waters[1] PQ2401.docx title Territorial Waters
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

454115

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether further authorisation from him will be necessary for any future airstrikes in Libya carried out by US forces from UK bases.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	28099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>Authorisation for the United States to use UK bases to launch the airstrike against a Daesh training camp in Libya was given on 18 February 2016. Authorisation would be required for any operations of this nature involving the use of UK bases.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 28098 question first answered 01/03/2016 16:36:56 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

454116

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Email
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of email MA/DGMAA to Min(DPWV) private office 3 Dec 13 16:32.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	28104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>I have placed the requested documents in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/03/2016 16:16:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

454117

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Documents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of EC-01-19-01/20130205-Mil Cap Air Safety Management Plan 2103.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	28105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>I have placed a copy of the Mil Cap Air Safety Management Plan 2013 in the Library of the House, although I am withholding Annexes D and H of the document because these consist of personal data which cannot be released.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/03/2016 16:21:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman