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391382

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Early Warning Systems
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK's airborne early warning aircraft capability is for air and maritime threat to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	8118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>The Royal Air Force has six Sentry airborne early warning Mk1 aircraft, which are declared to the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force and fulfil a range of roles including air and sea surveillance and airborne command and control.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:17:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391387

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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, pursuant to the Written Statement on UK Embedded forces, Official Report, HCWS149, 20 July 2015, what provision he has made with the Syrian government for the repatriation of UK military personnel flying missions over Syrian territory in the event of an allied aircraft containing UK personnel being shot down.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	8081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The coalition takes appropriate measures to reduce the risk to aircraft and personnel, including personnel recovery capabilities. The coalition does not work with Assad. Therefore the UK does not have any provisions in place with the Syrian government for the repatriation of UK military personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:05:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391384

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Rescue Services: North Atlantic Ocean
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what search and rescue capability exists within the RAF covering missing aircraft in the North Atlantic.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	8120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom military aircraft search and rescue (SAR) capability currently consists of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters, which can assist in the search for missing aircraft in the North Sea.</p><p>In addition, the RAF Sentry airborne early warning aircraft can carry out maritime surveillance and also act as the airborne command and control node for any coordinated SAR operation.</p><p>The RAF Air Transport fleet can also be called upon; in particular the national standby C-130 (Hercules), which can be fitted with air sea rescue equipment and can be used to provide SAR cover.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:16:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391385

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Boko Haram
	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 UK security assistance to the government of Nigeria to tackle Boko Haram is not diverted or misused for corrupt ends.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
	uin	8069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the new Nigerian Federal administration's commitment to tackling corruption as a priority. We continue to support Nigeria in this regard and stand ready to do more. We are scaling up our efforts to help address the political and economic incentives of corruption, the Nigerian authorities' capacity and ability to tackle it, and strengthen how the Nigerian public sector is accountable to the Nigerian people. The training and advisory support that the UK provides to the Nigerian armed forces constitutes assistance in kind and cannot be diverted or misused for corrupt ends. As such it is not subject to conditions related to corruption but when providing security and justice assistance to another nation the Ministry of Defence is required under Her Majesty's Government's Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Human Rights Guidance to consider the possibility of that assistance directly or significantly contributing to a violation of human rights and to identify measures that mitigate this risk.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 8070 8071 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:12:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

391386

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what conditions are attached to the receipt of security assistance from the UK by the government of Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
	uin	8070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the new Nigerian Federal administration's commitment to tackling corruption as a priority. We continue to support Nigeria in this regard and stand ready to do more. We are scaling up our efforts to help address the political and economic incentives of corruption, the Nigerian authorities' capacity and ability to tackle it, and strengthen how the Nigerian public sector is accountable to the Nigerian people. The training and advisory support that the UK provides to the Nigerian armed forces constitutes assistance in kind and cannot be diverted or misused for corrupt ends. As such it is not subject to conditions related to corruption but when providing security and justice assistance to another nation the Ministry of Defence is required under Her Majesty's Government's Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Human Rights Guidance to consider the possibility of that assistance directly or significantly contributing to a violation of human rights and to identify measures that mitigate this risk.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 8069 8071 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:12:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

391388

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the conditions attached as part of the arrangement whereby the government of Nigeria receives security assistance from the UK includes a requirement (a) that individuals accused or convicted of corruption will be prevented from participating in military training and (b) for budget transparency.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
	uin	8071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the new Nigerian Federal administration's commitment to tackling corruption as a priority. We continue to support Nigeria in this regard and stand ready to do more. We are scaling up our efforts to help address the political and economic incentives of corruption, the Nigerian authorities' capacity and ability to tackle it, and strengthen how the Nigerian public sector is accountable to the Nigerian people. The training and advisory support that the UK provides to the Nigerian armed forces constitutes assistance in kind and cannot be diverted or misused for corrupt ends. As such it is not subject to conditions related to corruption but when providing security and justice assistance to another nation the Ministry of Defence is required under Her Majesty's Government's Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Human Rights Guidance to consider the possibility of that assistance directly or significantly contributing to a violation of human rights and to identify measures that mitigate this risk.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 8069 8070 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:12:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

391395

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will extend his Department's criteria for admission to training for sensitive officer roles to include citizens of countries that are signatories to the UKUSA Agreement who are resident in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	7926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to change the relevant admission criteria.</p><p>The assessments which underpin the selection of these criteria are informed by international agreements concerned with the protection of UK and allies' information.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:15:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

391393

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Enterprise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department's budget has been of the use of HMS Enterprise in the Mediterranean.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart McDonald
	uin	7982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>HMS ENTERPRISE is currently based in the Mediterranean Sea in support of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy Operation, which remains ongoing. For this period of activity the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will receive the net additional costs of the use of HMS ENTERPRISE, from the Deployed Military Activity Pool (DMAP). In line with established HM Treasury policy the MOD recovers only the net additional costs of an activity from the DMAP, which are those costs that the department would not have incurred but for undertaking that activity. As such, the use of HMS ENTERPRISE in the Mediterranean is cost neutral to the defence budget.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:14:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald