Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

63596

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which countries his Department has (a) held discussions and (b) plans to hold discussions on (i) joint events and (ii) a UK presence at overseas events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War; when any such discussions (A) took place and (B) are due to take place; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	202026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Following the very successful commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we will now be focusing in more detail across Government on how the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 2015 might be marked in an appropriate manner. I expect an announcement to be made later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 202025 202178 202179 202185 question first answered 02/07/2014 15:31:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

61649

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	AWE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 22 November 2011, Official Report, column 272W, on AWE, what his most recent estimate is of the (a) anticipated out-turn cost and (b) projected in-service date of each of the new build projects in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Site Development Context Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	200428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The tables show the current new build projects, with approved costs and in-service dates, at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.</p><p> </p><p>Projected in-service dates are shown in bandings to avoid prejudice to national security and defence. No costs are attributed to projects detailed in table 2 as these have yet to be approved.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - current new build projects that have been through the Ministry of Defence approval process</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Ongoing projects</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Function</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Projected </strong></p><p><strong>In-Service Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Approved cost</strong></p><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conventional Manufacturing - Phoenix</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/production</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydrodynamics trials-Technology Development Centre</p></td><td><p>Testing/research</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Explosives fabrication – Circinus</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/Production</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warhead assembly/disassembly – Mensa</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/production</p></td><td><p>2016-20</p></td><td><p>734</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uranium components – Pegasus</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/production</p></td><td><p>2016-20</p></td><td><p>634</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2 - projects currently planned for but which have yet to go through the formal Ministry of Defence approvals process</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Ongoing projects</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Function</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Projected In-Service Period</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salts Processing - Octans</p></td><td><p>Testing/research</p></td><td><p>2020-25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Initiator system manufacture-Taurus</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/production</p></td><td><p>2020-25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Large Scale formulations-Scorpius</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/production</p></td><td><p>2025-30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Small Scale formulations-Cepheus</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/production</p></td><td><p>2025-30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Plutonium (Pu) Facility – not yet named</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/production</p></td><td><p>2025-30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New depleted Uranium Facility</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/production</p></td><td><p>2025-30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assembly for Trials-Columba</p></td><td><p>Testing/research</p></td><td><p>2025-30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Explosive Climatic Trials</p></td><td><p>Testing/research</p></td><td><p>2025-30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Metallics &amp; materials R&amp;D-Libra</p></td><td><p>Testing/research</p></td><td><p>2025-30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemical processing-Astra</p></td><td><p>Manufacturing/production</p></td><td><p>2025-30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/07/2014 15:44:06 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 4724 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

63605

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Graves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which cemeteries are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, by country; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	202191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission ensures that the 1.7 million people who died in the two world wars will never be forgotten. The Commission cares for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 153 countries. It is therefore not possible to list every cemetery in this answer. Detailed and searchable information on the numbers of graves at each location in every relevant country is available on the Commission's website: http://www.cwgc.org/</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 202190 question first answered 02/07/2014 15:33:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

63602

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Leuchars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the (a) Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, (b) 2 Close Support Battalion REME and (c) 110 Provost Company RMP are scheduled to move to Leuchars; how many military personnel make up each unit; and how many (i) spouses and (ii) school-age children are attached to each unit.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
	uin	202097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Royal Scots DG) and 2 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (2 CS Bn REME) are due to relocate to RAF Leuchars during the summer of 2015, whilst 110 Provost Company (110 Pro Coy), Royal Military Police, will arrive in tranches from late 2015 to 2018. <br><br>The number of personnel, spouses and school aged children are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>UNIT</td><td>Personnel</td><td>Spouses</td><td>Children(0-4)</td><td>Children(5-16)</td></tr><tr><td>Royal Scots DG</td><td>404</td><td>141</td><td>118</td><td>151</td></tr><tr><td>2 CS Bn REME</td><td>263</td><td>108</td><td>53</td><td>91</td></tr><tr><td>110 Pro Coy</td><td>138</td><td>38</td><td>30</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>805</td><td>287</td><td>201</td><td>277</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Dependents data is subject to change due to inflow and outflow of personnel to and from the units and has been estimated for planning purposes. <br><br>Fife Education Authority has visited the units in Germany and are in regular contact with officials regarding the number of children relocating to RAF Leuchars.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/07/2014 15:30:33 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

63208

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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 the cost is of each Lightning II his Department has ordered to date.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	uin	201930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Lightning II aircraft are being procured incrementally. To date the UK has ordered four F-35 B aircraft, three of which have been delivered. The approved cost for the production of the four aircraft, including initial spares provision, risk, concurrency, necessary programme and support arrangements, long lead items and our contribution to the composite share ratio for the next batch of aircraft is £999 million, as detailed in the National Audit Office Major Projects Report 2013.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/07/2014 15:45:07 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 7467 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63609

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Leuchars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items of infrastructure have been (a) commissioned for installation and (b) installed at RAF Leuchars in preparation for the arrival of Army units and associated personnel; and how much each such item (i) is estimated to and (ii) has cost.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
	uin	202101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is expected that over £5 million of investment will be made at RAF Leuchars to prepare for the arrival of Army units. This work is in the final stages of planning, we hope to begin the work soon.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/07/2014 15:43:04 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

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

63595

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Graves and Memorials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide funding to refurbish war graves and war memorials (a) in the UK and (b) overseas as part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	202025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Following the very successful commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we will now be focusing in more detail across Government on how the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 2015 might be marked in an appropriate manner. I expect an announcement to be made later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 202026 202178 202179 202185 question first answered 02/07/2014 15:31:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

63589

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to apply a motif on all his Department's commemorative items and events associated with the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	202179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Following the very successful commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we will now be focusing in more detail across Government on how the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 2015 might be marked in an appropriate manner. I expect an announcement to be made later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 202025 202026 202178 202185 question first answered 02/07/2014 15:31:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

63587

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated for commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	202185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Following the very successful commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day we will now be focusing in more detail across Government on how the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 2015 might be marked in an appropriate manner. I expect an announcement to be made later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 202025 202026 202178 202179 question first answered 02/07/2014 15:31:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess