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64160

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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, which contracts with his Department worth over £50 million are behind schedule owing to the failure of suppliers to deliver to an agreed schedule; and in the case of each such contract, who the suppliers were.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	202639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence currently has around 400 open contracts with a total value of more than £50 million. Current performance related information on each contract is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 01/07/2014 15:41:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

64247

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Anniversaries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 18 June (WA 84), what plans they have to recognise the contribution of women in auxiliary, emergency and support services during the Second World War; and whether they have considered the introduction of a badge such as the badge awarded to the Veterans of the Women's Land Army and Women's Timber Corps in 2008.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I am sure the commemorations will seek to honour the work of all of those who contributed to the Second World War effort including women in the auxiliary, emergency, and support services. As the Noble Lord points out, a number of Departments have introduced badges, such as that for female pilots of the Auxiliary Transport Service provided by the Department of Transport. The Ministry of Defence Veterans badge recognises all women who served in the Armed Forces during the Second World War.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 02/07/2014 15:54:57 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

64303

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the titles of all reports covering the effects of the use of a UK nuclear weapon produced by (a) his Department and (b) the Atomic Weapons Establishment and its predecessor body for his Department in the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	202696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/07/2014 13:58:05 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

63870

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times an RAF aircraft has engaged an enemy aircraft beyond visual range by firing a beyond visual range air-to-air missile in the last 30 years; what aircraft it was fired from; and what the target and missile was in each case.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	202366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>RAF aircraft have not engaged any enemy aircraft by firing beyond visual range air-to-air missiles in the last 30 years. The last air-to-air engagement involving UK aircraft took place during the Falklands conflict.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 30/06/2014 16:33:25 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

63871

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on the Unmanned Sea Vehicle-based Mine Countermeasures Hydrographic Programme Sweep Demonstrator project.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	202367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Mine Countermeasures Hydrographic Programme's sweep demonstrator project is in its pre-contract award stage; spending to date has been on technical preparation activities at a cost of approximately £40,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/07/2014 13:59:16 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

63872

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Minesweepers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Shallow Water Influence Minesweeping System was purchased; on what vessels it operated from; whether it is still operational; and what the total cost of the system has been.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	202361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Shallow Water Influence Minesweeping System was purchased as an urgent operational requirement in financial year 2002-03 to be operated remotely from Mine Countermeasures Vessels in the Gulf for 12 months, at a cost of approximately £3.5 million. It has been non-operational since 2004.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/07/2014 14:00:58 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

63873

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of the Weapon Handling and Launch System and Submerged Signal Ejector support contract.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	202362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Weapon Handling and Launch System support contract, which includes Submerged Signal Ejector support, has an agreed fixed price of £22 million to provide defined technical and logistic support until 31 March 2019. The contract also allows for further tasking of the support contractor by the Ministry of Defence and the purchase of consumable spares when required at an additional cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/07/2014 13:59:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

63874

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Weapon Handling and Launch support contract includes an obligation on the contractor to provide waterfront support in the loading and unloading of (a) conventional and (b) nuclear weapons in (i) the UK and (ii) abroad.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	202363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Weapon Handling and Launch System (WHLS) support contract provides technical and logistic support for all WHLS equipment on Royal Navy submarines and at Royal Navy training establishments, including Weapon Embarkation Equipment (WEE). The actual use of WEE to load and unload conventional weapons in the UK and abroad is covered by separate commercial arrangements. The WHLS support contract is not used for any aspect of nuclear weapons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/07/2014 13:58:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

64014

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Menwith Hill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements his Department has made with the US administration on control of the base at NSA Menwith Hill.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	202447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>RAF Menwith Hill is made available to the United States under the terms of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement. The Ministry of Defence retains ownership of the base and operations are carried out with the full knowledge and consent of the UK Government.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 03/07/2014 14:01:54 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

64015

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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, what information his Department holds on the use of drones originating at (a) USAF Croughton, (b) RAF Marham, (c) NSA Menwith Hill and (d) RAF Waddington; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	202451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK's Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) are remotely operated from RAF Waddington. The US does not operate RPAS from the UK.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/07/2014 15:42:05 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton