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1235881

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to increase the number of people applying to join the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	906267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Interest in the Armed Forces has been strong over the last recruiting year with 2019-20 seeing intake increase by 31%.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment campaigns and the advertising that accompanies them continues as planned. There is a Covid-related reduction in basic training capacity but all three Services are looking to work around this. Most notably, we’ve seen sailors passing out alongside their officers at BRNC Dartmouth last month.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/09/2020 16:40:27 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1235882

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When the Government plans to publish the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	906268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Review will remain closely aligned with the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), to ensure that ambition, capabilities and budgets can be closely coordinated.</p><p> </p><p>Both will publish later in the year. At its heart the Integrated Review is about developing the capabilities we need to meet the threats we face.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/09/2020 16:40:49 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1235883

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	What steps his Department has taken to maintain the overall size of the armed forces since the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	906273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>We have made significant progress in delivering the aims of the last Strategic Defence and Security Review. But the global picture has changed since 2015, and we must adapt to the new threats that confront us. That is why the Prime Minister has commissioned the Integrated Review.</p><p> </p><p>I can assure the House that this Government is committed to ensuring that the United Kingdom continues to have the world-class Armed Forces that it needs and deserves.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/09/2020 16:39:17 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1235884

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When his Department plans to award the contract to build the Fleet Solid Support Ships; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	906278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>We have already started a market engagement exercise and have had a healthy response. I intend to announce the procurement timetable for these warships in due course after market testing has completed. We intend to encourage international partners to work with UK firms to bid, which will build on the successes of Type 31.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/09/2020 16:38:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1235885

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the contribution of defence procurement contracts to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	906279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence spent £19.2 billion with UK industry and commerce in financial year 2018-19, directly supporting 119,000 jobs across the country and indirectly supporting many thousands more.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/09/2020 16:37:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1235886

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to procure additional F-35 Lightnings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	906290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, funding has been approved for the procurement of 48 Lightning aircraft out to 2025. These are being procured in lots and we have taken delivery of 18 aircraft and have contracted for 17 new airframes to be delivered between 2020 and 2022. Negotiations for further lots are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/09/2020 16:37:36 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1235887

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of non-disclosure agreements used within his Department's defence programmes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	906293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence only uses non-disclosure agreements in its commercial arrangements by exception; for example if there is, prior to a tender or contract, sensitive information to protect during market engagement. These are prepared on a case by case basis. A trend analysis has not been undertaken, but it remains the case that NDAs are only used where they are deemed absolutely necessary.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/09/2020 16:36:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1235888

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Electronic Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the utility of offensive cyber in countering conventional aggression.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	906307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>We recognise cyber as a domain of military operations alongside air, land, sea and space.</p><p> </p><p>Offensive cyber is now a critical part of our arsenal. Defence has integrated this into our military planning alongside the full range of military effects. We will continue to develop and exploit Offensive Cyber’s potential to complement and enhance our conventional military capabilities and assets.</p><p> </p><p>Offensive Cyber has already demonstrated its utility, against Daesh, where the UK suppressed Daesh propaganda, hindered their ability to coordinate attacks, and protected coalition forces on the battlefield.</p><p> </p><p>For reasons of safeguarding national security, I cannot discuss our cyber capability in greater detail or be specific on how it is employed.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/09/2020 16:35:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1235930

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ammunition: Beaufort's Dyke
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current condition of the munitions that were dumped into Beaufort’s Dyke in the Irish Sea by the Ministry of Defence following the end of the Second World War.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL8324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin), in the House of Commons on 2 July 2020 to the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrock and Cumnock (Allan Dorans) in response to Question number 65104.</p><p> </p><p>The last known at-sea disposal at Beaufort's Dyke was the emergency dumping of two cases of corroded 40mm ammunition in 1976.</p><p> </p><p>Historical information on the sea disposals at Beaufort's Dyke and other locations is available through The National Archives at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121203135425/http:/www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/HealthandSafetyPublications/DSEA/DisposalOfMunitionsAtSea.htm" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121203135425/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/HealthandSafetyPublications/DSEA/DisposalOfMunitionsAtSea.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence holds no additional information relating to the munitions dumped in Beaufort's Dyke.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL8325 question first answered 29/09/2020 11:51:08 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name 65014 - Ammunition and Radioactive Waste - Beaufort Dyke.docx title Beaufort's Dyke
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1235931

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ammunition: Beaufort's Dyke
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they estimate that the process of dumping munitions in Beaufort’s Dyke stopped.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL8325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin), in the House of Commons on 2 July 2020 to the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrock and Cumnock (Allan Dorans) in response to Question number 65104.</p><p> </p><p>The last known at-sea disposal at Beaufort's Dyke was the emergency dumping of two cases of corroded 40mm ammunition in 1976.</p><p> </p><p>Historical information on the sea disposals at Beaufort's Dyke and other locations is available through The National Archives at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121203135425/http:/www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/HealthandSafetyPublications/DSEA/DisposalOfMunitionsAtSea.htm" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121203135425/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/HealthandSafetyPublications/DSEA/DisposalOfMunitionsAtSea.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence holds no additional information relating to the munitions dumped in Beaufort's Dyke.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL8324 question first answered 29/09/2020 11:51:09 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name 65014 - Ammunition and Radioactive Waste - Beaufort Dyke.docx title Beaufort's Dyke
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick