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486988

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 5 February 2016 to Question 25292, to which countries RAF Reaper or Watchkeeper drones have been deployed on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sorties since 5 February 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	32492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>From 5 February until 4 April 2016, UK Reapers have been deployed on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations in Iraq and Syria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/04/2016 15:25:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

486989

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Joint Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last three exercises were carried out under the Five Powers Defence Arrangements; and how many armed forces (a) personnel and (b) assets were used in each of those exercises.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	32484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The last three exercises carried out under the Five Powers Defence Arrangements were:</p><p>Exercise Suman Warrior 15 (27 July-6 August 2015). Eight UK Armed Forces personnel deployed on this exercise. No UK military ships or aircraft were deployed.</p><p>Exercise Bersama Shield (8 May - 18 May 2015). 21 UK Armed Forces personnel and one JSATO DA20 (Joint Services Air Tasking Organisation) aircraft were deployed on this exercise.</p><p>Exercise Bersama Lima (7-21 October 2014). 163 UK Armed Forces personnel and six Typhoon aircraft were deployed on this exercise.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/04/2016 15:24:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

486990

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what modifications are required to HMS Prince of Wales to make it suitable for use as an amphibious assault platform.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	32494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>In the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 we announced the intention to enhance a Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier to support the UK's amphibious capability. We are currently assessing the modifications that may be required and the optimum way to deliver these enhancements, which we expect will have utility in both carriers. As well as delivering their primary Carrier Strike role with F-35B Lightning II aircraft, the carriers will offer a significant basing option for the projection of air support to amphibious operations, including battlefield helicopter support to our Royal Marines or embarked military forces.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/04/2016 15:55:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

486992

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish an updated timetable for commencing the building of the first T26 Global Combat Ship.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	32497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>We are working with industry to develop an optimised schedule for the T26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) programme. As part of this, on 22 March 2016, we announced that agreement had been reached with BAE Systems on the award of a contract to extend the T26 GCS Demonstration Phase to June 2017.</p><p>In addition to maturing further the detailed ship design, investing in Shore Testing Facilities, and extending our investment in the wider supply chain, this extension to the Demonstration Phase will allow us to continue the work to develop a revised baseline for the programme.</p><p>The timing of the award of the contract to build the Type 26 Global Combat Ships will be central to this re-baselining work and, in due course, a revised programme will be produced and considered through the normal investment approvals process. An announcement on the timing of the award of a T26 GCS build contract will be made at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/04/2016 15:57:33 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

486993

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
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 he has made of the effect of the time taken in Block 3F testing of the F-35B Lightning II mission systems software on the planned commencement of formal initial operational test and evaluation development of that aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	32558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The development and associated flight testing of the Block 3F software is due to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2017. This will allow operational test and evaluation to commence in time to support the UK's planned Initial Operating Capability of December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/04/2016 16:20:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

486994

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy for the House to be informed after his Department's cyber strike capability has been used in cases where urgent action has been required such that it has not been possible to inform the House in advance.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	32570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>We continue to develop the ability of our Armed Forces to deploy a broad range of offensive cyber capabilities as an integrated part of military operations. As with other sensitive defence capabilities, we do not reveal specific details in order to safeguard national security. As we have previously made clear in the context of the war powers convention, we do not propose to define the circumstances in which we would consult Parliament about the use of particular military capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 32530 32571 question first answered 11/04/2016 15:23:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

486995

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy for the House to be given an opportunity to debate in advance any decision to use his Department's cyber strike capability.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	32571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>We continue to develop the ability of our Armed Forces to deploy a broad range of offensive cyber capabilities as an integrated part of military operations. As with other sensitive defence capabilities, we do not reveal specific details in order to safeguard national security. As we have previously made clear in the context of the war powers convention, we do not propose to define the circumstances in which we would consult Parliament about the use of particular military capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 32530 32570 question first answered 11/04/2016 15:23:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

486996

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
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 steps his Department is taking to improve the stability of radar sensors in the F-35B Lightning II Fighter.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	32559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK is fully involved in the development/test cycle for the F-35 radar sensors. As new functionality is added in line with the development schedule, there can be an initial reduction in software stability. Software fixes have been identified to improve stability and are planned to enter flight test during the next month. The development and performance of the radar remains on track to meet the UK's planned Initial Operating Capability of December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/04/2016 16:20:05 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

486998

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
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 of the suitability of the Honeywell TCAS II collision warning system for use in Typhoon fighter aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	32557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 10 March 2016 to Question 30090.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/04/2016 16:15:48 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20160310_30090_European_Fighter_Aircraft[1].docx title 30090 - European Fighter Aircraft
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

486999

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Puma Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to fit airborne collision avoidance systems to Puma helicopters.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	32552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>I can confirm that Traffic Advisory Systems are currently being installed in all Puma Mk2 aircraft, and this work is due to be completed by the end of March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/04/2016 16:07:49 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman