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576778

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Gibraltar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the strategic military importance of Gibraltar to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	45163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK continually monitors our defence presence in Gibraltar and routinely adjusts our force posture and resources as appropriate. Gibraltar is, and will remain a key centre for the UK's Defence interests and the UK Government takes its responsibility for protecting the sovereignty of Gibraltar very seriously. The UK maintains a permanent military presence in Gibraltar in recognition of its enduring geo-strategic importance as the gateway to the Mediterranean, assuring maritime transit routes and maintaining access to Cyprus and the Suez Canal in support of UK national interests.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/09/2016 14:53:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

576780

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the level of defence spending that goes to small firms.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	45161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer my predecessor (Philip Dunne) gave on 27 June 2016 to Question 905485 to the hon. Member for Daventry (Chris Heaton-Harris).</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/09/2016 14:53:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 27 June 2016 HOC 509474.docx title Defence Spending Small Firms
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

576781

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the change in defence spending has been since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	45162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review 2015 set out the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) budget for the rest of this Parliament reflecting the Government's commitment to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence. The MOD budget will increase by 0.5% above inflation each year from 2016-17 to 2020-21, during which time the Department will have access to the new Joint Security Fund.</p><p>The Defence Budget for 2016-17 is £35 billion.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/09/2016 12:40:53 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

540010

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the implications of the outcome of the EU referendum for existing bilateral defence agreements.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	43428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>Immediately after the referendum I contacted a number of my European counterparts to reassure them that Britain remains committed to existing bilateral Defence agreements and to NATO. The then Prime Minister and I reiterated this at the NATO Warsaw Summit. We will continue to engage closely with our Allies and partners.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 26/07/2016 15:15:50 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

535194

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the actual cost of replacing Trident does not exceed the current estimated cost.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	42451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, we are taking steps to manage the defence nuclear enterprise and ensure the Successor submarines are delivered to time and budget. As part of this, we have established a new Director-General Nuclear to act as single and accountable focal point within the Ministry of Defence for all aspects of the defence nuclear enterprise. We are also establishing a new submarine delivery body for the procurement and in-service support of all nuclear submarines, including the Successor submarines. We have deliberately moved away from a traditional single 'Main Gate' approach, to a staged investment approach with multiple control points. This will enable us to better regulate and control programme funding and delivery.</p><p>The rollout of the Successor submarines supports the programme to maintain a Continuous at Sea Deterrent.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 42452 question first answered 19/07/2016 15:08:19 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

535195

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
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 ensure that the rollout of the new submarines for the replacement Trident programme does not disrupt the Government's commitment to having a constant at-sea deterrent.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	42452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, we are taking steps to manage the defence nuclear enterprise and ensure the Successor submarines are delivered to time and budget. As part of this, we have established a new Director-General Nuclear to act as single and accountable focal point within the Ministry of Defence for all aspects of the defence nuclear enterprise. We are also establishing a new submarine delivery body for the procurement and in-service support of all nuclear submarines, including the Successor submarines. We have deliberately moved away from a traditional single 'Main Gate' approach, to a staged investment approach with multiple control points. This will enable us to better regulate and control programme funding and delivery.</p><p>The rollout of the Successor submarines supports the programme to maintain a Continuous at Sea Deterrent.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 42451 question first answered 19/07/2016 15:08:19 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

532897

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Islamic State
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 assist Iraqi forces and prevent the re-taking of Fallujah by Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	41942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2016 answer text <p>The RAF is playing a full part in on-going Coalition air support to operations around Fallujah. UK personnel have already made a key contribution to building the capacity of Iraqi security forces by training over 14,200 troops in countering improvised explosive devices, medical and infantry skills. The additional trainers that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence announced on 30 June (HCWS50) will help train further Iraqi forces to assist them in consolidating their recent gains in Anbar province.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/07/2016 12:03:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name WMS 30th June 2016.docx title OPERATION SHADER- UPDATE
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

532899

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2106 to Question 40706, on Type 45 destroyers, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that other vessels which (a) have been recently commissioned and (b) are under construction do not have the same problems with their propulsion systems.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	41914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>There are no other vessels either recently commissioned or under construction that share a common power and propulsion system architecture with the Type 45 Destroyer. It is not therefore anticipated that future vessels will encounter the issues experienced with the Type 45 Power and Propulsion System.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/07/2016 15:13:41 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

529243

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the additional cost of repairing the F35 in the USA rather than the UK during its lifetime; and if he will take steps to allow the electronics of the F35 to be repaired in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	41408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK Lightning Force will be able to conduct all necessary maintenance of the F-35 aircraft at RAF Marham, including electronic equipment, following aircraft arrival in 2018. When components cannot be repaired on the front line and need to be returned to industry, this will be done via a global network of depots. The global repair network will be adopted by all of the F-35 partners and offers significant benefits in terms of economies of scale and operational availability. It does not mean that components specifically have to go back to the US for repair.</p><p>The UK has a through life cost for the F-35, which includes repair costs. I am withholding this information as it has the potential to undermine the UK's commercial position when negotiating contracts with industry.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 41392 question first answered 04/07/2016 15:08:20 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

529248

registered interest
date	28/06/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of overall repair costs of an F35 during its operational lifetime.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	41392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK Lightning Force will be able to conduct all necessary maintenance of the F-35 aircraft at RAF Marham, including electronic equipment, following aircraft arrival in 2018. When components cannot be repaired on the front line and need to be returned to industry, this will be done via a global network of depots. The global repair network will be adopted by all of the F-35 partners and offers significant benefits in terms of economies of scale and operational availability. It does not mean that components specifically have to go back to the US for repair.</p><p>The UK has a through life cost for the F-35, which includes repair costs. I am withholding this information as it has the potential to undermine the UK's commercial position when negotiating contracts with industry.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 41408 question first answered 04/07/2016 15:08:20 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell