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1126657

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Turkey: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations she has made to the Government of Turkey on its potential acquisition of a Russian S-400 missile.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	254055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary has not yet had the opportunity to speak with her Turkish counterpart, but we have repeatedly raised our concerns about the proposed Turkish purchase of the Russian S-400 air and missile defence system, at Ministerial and official level. Turkey is a valued NATO ally, on the front line of some of the UK and the Alliance's most difficult security challenges. Defence equipment procurement decisions are for nations, but all NATO Allies have committed to reducing their dependence on Russian-sourced military equipment. The proposed purchase would pose real challenges for the interoperability of NATO systems.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/05/2019 13:17:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125302

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Persian Gulf
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Navy assets are currently deployed in the Persian Gulf.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	251873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy currently has six surface ships deployed in the Gulf. These are HMS BROCKLESBY, HMS LEDBURY, HMS BLYTH, HMS SHOREHAM, HMS MONTROSE and RFA CARDIGAN BAY.</p><p>There are currently no surface ships deployed in the Arctic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not release details of future deployments, nor comment on submarine operations, as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 251874 251876 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:50:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125303

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Arctic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Navy assets are currently deployed in the Arctic.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	251874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy currently has six surface ships deployed in the Gulf. These are HMS BROCKLESBY, HMS LEDBURY, HMS BLYTH, HMS SHOREHAM, HMS MONTROSE and RFA CARDIGAN BAY.</p><p>There are currently no surface ships deployed in the Arctic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not release details of future deployments, nor comment on submarine operations, as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 251873 251876 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:50:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125308

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Indian Ocean and South China Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Navy assets are currently deployed in the (a) Indian Ocean and (b) South China Seas.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	251876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy currently has six surface ships deployed in the Gulf. These are HMS BROCKLESBY, HMS LEDBURY, HMS BLYTH, HMS SHOREHAM, HMS MONTROSE and RFA CARDIGAN BAY.</p><p>There are currently no surface ships deployed in the Arctic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not release details of future deployments, nor comment on submarine operations, as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 251873 251874 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:50:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125107

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current location of the Heavy Equipment Transporters.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	251192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Army has a fleet of 91 Heavy Equipment Transporters. They are operated by military personnel of 19 Tank Transporter Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps, with our commercial partners and are based in Bulford.</p><p>The fleet is currently operating in the UK and Europe in support of UK and allied operations and exercises. We do not routinely comment on specific locations for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/05/2019 15:48:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125108

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the estimate he has made of the deployment period for the Heavy Forces.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	251197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>For reasons of operational security, the Ministry of Defence does not disclose detailed information regarding the readiness of formations and units. That readiness will be constructed from many components, including training, the preparedness of personnel, and logistic enablers. The speed of deployment would also be dependent on the nature of the threat, capabilities required and geography of deployment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/05/2019 16:01:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125110

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans she has to forward base the UK's Heavy Forces.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	251198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The British Army maintains the ability to deploy its Challenger 2 main battle tanks throughout Europe, with a number currently deployed in Estonia as part of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence. This is assisted by the Government's announcement last year that a residual Army presence in Germany will be maintained as a foundation on which to enhance readiness on mainland Europe; a number of main battle tanks are already forward based there. Defence is continuing to examine how we might forward deploy Army capability in the future but no conclusions have been reached.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 251200 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:11:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125111

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Heavy Armoured Brigades her Department plans to have in the British Army Future Force Structure.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	251199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review set out the Government's intent for the Army to deliver, as part of Joint Force 2025, a warfighting division drawn from two armoured infantry brigades and two new strike brigades.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/05/2019 16:11:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125112

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the deployability of the Main Battle Tank throughout Europe.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	251200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The British Army maintains the ability to deploy its Challenger 2 main battle tanks throughout Europe, with a number currently deployed in Estonia as part of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence. This is assisted by the Government's announcement last year that a residual Army presence in Germany will be maintained as a foundation on which to enhance readiness on mainland Europe; a number of main battle tanks are already forward based there. Defence is continuing to examine how we might forward deploy Army capability in the future but no conclusions have been reached.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 251198 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:11:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1122635

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Armoured Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current order of battle is of The Royal Armoured Corps.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	246906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The order of battle for the Royal Armoured Corps, as at April 2019, is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Regt/Corps</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Major Unit</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>Household Cavalry Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers And Greys)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Royal Dragoon Guards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Queen’s Royal Hussars (The Queen’s Own and Royal Irish)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Royal Lancers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The King's Royal Hussars</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Light Dragoons</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Royal Tank Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Royal Yeomanry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Royal Wessex Yeomanry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Queen's Own Yeomanry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>The Scottish And North Irish Yeomanry</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/04/2019 16:12:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching