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435834

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK Reaper supporting the US drone strike on Mohammad Emwazi in Syria on 12 November 2015 (a) used its laser designator capability to identify the target and (b) was armed.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	18886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2015 16:19:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

436202

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.62 in the Strategic Defence and Security Review, published on 23 November 2015, what projection he has made of the savings to the public purse from the sale of 30 per cent of the built estate.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
	uin	19189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Ministry of Defence is developing a Footprint Strategy to enable the reduction of its built estate by 30% by 2040. This Strategy is currently being developed and is due to be published in 2016. It is therefore too soon to state what scale of efficiencies might be achieved from our intended estate rationalisation.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/12/2015 16:22:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

436203

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.62 in the Strategic Defence and Security Review, published on 23 November 2015, what estimate he has made of the revenue that will be received from the sale of 30 per cent of the built estate.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
	uin	19187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>As stated in the Spending Review 2015 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) expects to generate £1 billion through the disposal of sites in the financial years 2016-17 to 2020-21.</p><p>The MOD does not disclose annual breakdowns due to the potential for prejudice to its commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/12/2015 16:23:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

436205

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.98 in the Strategic Defence and Security Review, published on 23 November 2015; how many of the 10,000 military personnel available to assist civil authorities are (a) based in Scotland and (b) available to be used to assist civil authorities in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
	uin	19186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Under the deployment plan the Ministry of Defence and police have identified a range of security tasks that the military will undertake in order to release police firearms officers to respond to a major counter-terrorism (CT) incident. A proportion of these are in Scotland although we do not reveal the specific numbers of personnel involved for reasons of operational security.</p><p>The plan also allows us to generate a far more significant surge of military personnel to deploy in response to a major CT incident. These personnel deploy across the UK, including in Scotland. Military units have a responsibility for this task on a rolling basis, including the 9,810 personnel based in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2015 16:27:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

435821

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Ocean
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Ocean was last refitted; how much that refit cost; and what the intended out-of-service date was stated to be at the time of that refit.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	19048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Work on the last refit of HMS Ocean began in December 2012 and was completed in August 2014 at a cost of £71 million. The timing of the refit was driven by the mandatory requirement to revalidate the ships safety and environmental certification.</p><p>The decommissioning date of 2018 is the same as that planned at the time of her refit.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 15/12/2015 16:20:23 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

435822

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Ocean
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which individual ships will fulfil the roles currently carried out by HMS Ocean when she is withdrawn from service; and what numbers of (a) amphibious forces and (b) helicopters are carried by (i) HMS Ocean and (ii) the substitute ships.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	19049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>As stated in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (Cm9161), we will enhance a Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carrier to support our amphibious capability. Together with existing amphibious ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, this will provide the capacity and capability to deploy our amphibious forces.</p><p>HMS OCEAN can carry up to 690 Embarked Military Forces (EMF) - Royal Marines and Aviation Group personnel - in addition to her ship's company. She can deploy a variety of helicopter types in multiple combinations as required by her mission and role.</p><p>The QEC aircraft carriers can embark up to 900 EMF, in addition to their ship's company, in support of their missions and tasks and a flexible mix of helicopters subject to the operational tasking.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 19050 question first answered 15/12/2015 16:21:08 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

435823

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Ocean
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which roles currently fulfilled by HMS Ocean will be carried out by HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales when they enter service; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	19050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>As stated in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (Cm9161), we will enhance a Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carrier to support our amphibious capability. Together with existing amphibious ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, this will provide the capacity and capability to deploy our amphibious forces.</p><p>HMS OCEAN can carry up to 690 Embarked Military Forces (EMF) - Royal Marines and Aviation Group personnel - in addition to her ship's company. She can deploy a variety of helicopter types in multiple combinations as required by her mission and role.</p><p>The QEC aircraft carriers can embark up to 900 EMF, in addition to their ship's company, in support of their missions and tasks and a flexible mix of helicopters subject to the operational tasking.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 19049 question first answered 15/12/2015 16:21:08 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

436722

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is negotiating for a UK support element within the contact negotiations for the P8; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	19427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 3 December 2015 to Question 17838.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 15/12/2015 16:29:46 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 3 December 2015 HOC 17838.docx title Military Aircraft
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

436723

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Rivet Joint Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of UK support has been negotiated for the Rivetjoint platforms; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	19428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>A Memorandum of Understanding with the US Government provides for the in-service support and upgrade activity of the UK Rivet Joint fleet. All maintenance support is conducted in the UK by RAF personnel, with assistance from field service representatives provided under the US/UK cooperative agreement. Some minor support activity is also provided by UK contractors based at RAF Waddington and there are contracts with a number of UK companies that support the Ministry of Defence in managing compliance with UK safety, airworthiness and security regulations.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 15/12/2015 16:30:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

436724

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the air to air refuelling capability is of the P8 MPA with the UK Voyager fleet; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	19429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 3 December 2015 to Question 17840.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 15/12/2015 16:31:04 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 3 December 2015 HOC 17840.docx title Military Aircraft
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon