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1327752

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Fleet Solid Support ship capacity is sailing with the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>RFA Fort Victoria has been allocated to the Carrier Strike Group as the Fleet Solid Support ship.</p><p>She will provide vital support to CSG21 by acting as a stores ship and a fleet tanker. RFA Fort Victoria is fitted with four central replenishment rigs, so she can replenish two warships simultaneously with fuel and stores and has another refuelling rig at her rear. She also has a large flight-deck, hangar and maintenance facilities for helicopters.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/05/2021 06:48:46 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1327765

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to upgrade British cyber security capabilities in response to misinformation and wide-scale hacking by malign state sponsored entities.
tabling member constituency	Grantham and Stamford
tabling member printed	Gareth Davies
uin	7322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes cyber security and resilience very seriously and conducts a range of activities to ensure its systems are protected against attack from malign state and non-state actors. As a result of the Integrated Review settlement, the MOD is increasing its already substantial investment in defensive cyber capabilities. These are delivered through three dedicated programmes: Defensive Cyber Operations, Cyber Resilience Programme and the Joint Crypt Key Programme. The MOD continues to work closely with industry and partners across Government, especially the National Cyber Security Centre. To guard against disinformation, Defence provides support to the cross-departmental Counter Disinformation Unit's campaigns. This work is led by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 02/06/2021 11:30:45 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies

1327786

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to relocate civil servants in his Department from London to other parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	7274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is working with the cross-Government Places for Growth programme to determine relocation plans, and announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 03/06/2021 10:10:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1327787

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Sefton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's jobs are located in (a) Sefton and (b) Southport.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	7275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department provides no Ministry of Defence Civil Service jobs that are located in the towns of Sefton or Southport.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 03/06/2021 10:09:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1327811

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Richard Paniguian
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Sir Richard Paniguian met defence ministers on 11 January 2016 at a session of the Gulf Advisory Committee or Gulf Advisory Council.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	7292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>There was a meeting of the Gulf Advisory Group on 11 January 2016 of which Sir Richard Paniguian was an invitee. However, we hold no records of the minutes of this meeting and cannot therefore confirm attendance.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/06/2021 14:07:16 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1327881

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employers to advertise the benefits of joining the armed forces reserves to their staff.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	7313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>We work closely with employers to generate and maintain their support for the Reserve Forces. Employers can advertise the benefits of joining the Reserves to their employees if they wish, but we do not ask them to do so. Joining the Reserves cannot be a condition of employment, except where we have a contractual arrangement with a company to provide Sponsored Reserves to deliver a military capability.</p><p>Defence generates employer support for the Reserves through tailored engagement and clear communication of the benefits they can derive from being supportive. There is mutual benefit for employers and Defence when organisations are supportive of the employment of reservists. When Reservists are confident that their qualities are valued by employers, they are less likely to look for a new job with a more supportive employer.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 02/06/2021 11:29:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1327918

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 7.34 of the Defence in a competitive age Command Paper, CP411, how many personnel will be allocated to the new experimentation battalion.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	7096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence will prioritise more than £6.6 billion of research, development, and experimentation over the next four years so the Armed Forces can adapt to the threat with advanced technologies. As part of this, 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment will rerole to become a new prototype warfighting and experimentation battalion. The Army will use spring and early summer 2021 to refine and test the designs, capabilities and structure of its units before making more detailed announcements later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/06/2021 11:31:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1327920

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 56 of the Defence in a competitive age Command Paper, CP411, how many more UK weapons will be integrated onto the Lightning II aircraft; and which regions in the UK will benefit from that decision.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	7097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Alongside modifications to the fielded UK Paveway IV precision surface attack weapon, the current Programme of Record will deliver two new UK Weapons onto UK Lightning aircraft. These are the MBDA Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air missile and the SPEAR Capability 3 precision surface attack missile. MBDA state that the Integration of these weapons will benefit their sites in Bolton, Bristol and Stevenage.</p><p> </p><p>Future UK weapons, such as SPEAR Capability 5, will be considered for integration as part of the spiral development of UK Lightning to meet future threats, exploit multi-domain integration and expand utility.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/06/2021 11:14:09 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1327921

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hercules Aircraft: Special Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made about the effect of the decision to retire the C130 Hercules by 2023 on the operational capability of the Special Forces.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	7098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>It has been the longstanding position of successive Governments not to comment on the capabilities of the UK special forces, as to do so would put personnel and operations at risk.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/06/2021 11:58:13 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1327926

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average cost to his Department is for each day a Type 45 Destroyer is at sea.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	7099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>For a Type 45 that has been active throughout a full year (at sea and alongside), an indicative average daily operating cost is £0.126 million.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/06/2021 13:57:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey