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1236240

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Territorial Waters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of reported Turkish naval activity in proximity to the territorial waters of Cyprus on the stability of the Eastern Mediterranean; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	92719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the naval activities of all NATO allies in the region. Turkey is an important NATO ally and Cyprus is a key regional partner. The UK maintains strong and positive relations with them both and has encouraged both countries to work together with our partners in the Eastern Mediterranean to achieve stability and mutual prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 92720 question first answered 29/09/2020 14:36:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1236242

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Territorial Waters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British armed forces based at the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia monitored the recent Turkish naval exercise near Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	92720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the naval activities of all NATO allies in the region. Turkey is an important NATO ally and Cyprus is a key regional partner. The UK maintains strong and positive relations with them both and has encouraged both countries to work together with our partners in the Eastern Mediterranean to achieve stability and mutual prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 92719 question first answered 29/09/2020 14:36:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1228930

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
	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 accelerate the roll-out of the second phase of the Veterans' recognition scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	81611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>The Veterans’ ID card provides both a memento of service and allows statutory and charity service providers to more easily identify an individual as someone who has served. Phase one of the Veterans’ ID card is complete, with Service leavers now receiving a card as part of the discharge process. Phase two will enable existing veterans to more quickly, easily, and securely prove they served in the UK Armed Forces so they can access the services they need, through digital means. Future-proofing and safeguarding against fraudulent use means the process for phase two rollout will take longer than anticipated. This Government is committed to making the UK the best place to be a veteran in the world, and we need to ensure that this is not abused.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence, including Veterans UK, is working with the Office for Veterans’ Affairs within the Cabinet Office to develop ideas on how to build an online digital verification tool so that people can prove they served; this is a commitment in the <em>Strategy for Our Veterans</em>. We are beginning to move this work forward but are unable to announce a delivery date at this point.</p><p>Information on phase two of the Veterans’ ID card will be released closer to the launch date at the following website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fnew-veterans-id-cards-rolled-out-to-service-leavers&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Ca1db78cbef294c3b97f708d84f11a116%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637346284412961419&amp;sdata=Lvu1eQy2xstxOXghG8RqHLcCl7kqBpRIrlKBJL3OfH4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-veterans-id-cards-rolled-out-to-service-leavers</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 81645 question first answered 03/09/2020 11:38:46 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

584067

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy
	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 address shortfalls in (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the Royal Navy.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	46687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Naval Service utilises a wide range of mechanisms to aid the recruitment and retention of personnel. For recruitment these include targeted marketing, specific recruitment events and staged remunerative awards to attract recruits in specialist areas. A number of initiatives have also been developed in order to retain experienced personnel, such as the use of targeted retention incentives and career extensions. Further developments under the Defence People Programme, such as flexible engagements, will help ensure that this process continues.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 46580 question first answered 12/10/2016 15:22:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	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

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

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

1141142

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bangladesh: Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps she has taken to strengthen defence and security cooperation with Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	280226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK has strong ties with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan, which we value and reinforce through regular defence engagement, exercises and training courses.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary visited Islamabad in March 2019 for the annual Defence Cooperation Forum with Pakistan and regular dialogue continues at senior military level. The Pakistan National Defence University visited the UK earlier this year. Bangladesh also held a National Defence College visit.</p><p>Defence relations with Sri Lanka were significantly strengthened in 2019 by the appointment of a resident Defence Adviser.</p><p>HMS Dragon visited Karachi in February 2019 as part of Exercise AMAN, in which Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were also involved. HMS Montrose visited Colombo in April 2019 as part of her deployment in the Indian Ocean and conducted a short exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy.</p><p>In addition to bespoke training programmes, Bangladeshi and Pakistani cadets are attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2018-19, and there are members of the Royal College of Defence Studies from all three countries.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 280231 280233 question first answered 26/07/2019 07:57:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1141147

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she has taken to strengthen defence and security co-operation with Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	280231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK has strong ties with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan, which we value and reinforce through regular defence engagement, exercises and training courses.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary visited Islamabad in March 2019 for the annual Defence Cooperation Forum with Pakistan and regular dialogue continues at senior military level. The Pakistan National Defence University visited the UK earlier this year. Bangladesh also held a National Defence College visit.</p><p>Defence relations with Sri Lanka were significantly strengthened in 2019 by the appointment of a resident Defence Adviser.</p><p>HMS Dragon visited Karachi in February 2019 as part of Exercise AMAN, in which Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were also involved. HMS Montrose visited Colombo in April 2019 as part of her deployment in the Indian Ocean and conducted a short exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy.</p><p>In addition to bespoke training programmes, Bangladeshi and Pakistani cadets are attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2018-19, and there are members of the Royal College of Defence Studies from all three countries.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 280226 280233 question first answered 26/07/2019 07:57:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell