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	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total savings to the public purse of reductions in the number of Army personnel since the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	71999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1540012

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the defence budget is spent on intelligence services.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	80651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Defence Intelligence budget is reported to the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee and was £349 million for financial year 2020-21. The Ministry of Defence budget for that year was around £42 billion.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 15/11/2022 17:18:03 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1541822

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	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, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) fund the development of and (b) increase use of advanced drone technology in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	86422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>Across the Armed Forces we are taking steps to invest in the development, experimentation and exploitation of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS).They form a key part of our future capability plans and our ISR capability. Focussing specifically on small UAS, the Royal Navy already employs fixed and rotary wing UAS across the fleet to fulfil surveillance and resupply tasks. The Royal Air Force has a dedicated workstream and allocated funding to develop Swarming Uncrewed Aerial System capabilities. Through project TIQUILA, the Army is procuring Miniature Uncrewed Aerial Systems to enhance Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance capabilities at the tactical level. The Army is also investing in the experimentation of small UAS to better understand current and potential future capabilities and technology working alongside the Expeditionary Robotics Centre of Expertise within Defence Equipment and Support.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 22/11/2022 13:07:16 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1541823

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Investment
	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 invest in artificial intelligence.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	86423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The Defence AI Strategy, published in June this year, signalled our objective to transform into an AI-ready organisation that can exploit AI technologies at pace and with ambition. The new Defence AI Centre is central to our efforts, working with teams across the Department to champion and enable the wide-scale adoption of these technologies. A wide range of Research and Development projects are underway, exploring opportunities to transform our front-line military capabilities and ‘back-office’ corporate systems.</p><p>We are also continuing to invest in the Defence Science &amp; Technology Laboratories (Dstl) science &amp; technology programme, which has focus areas that include AI, autonomy, and data science.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 22/11/2022 13:09:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1539947

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Employment
	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 support defence jobs in all regions of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
	uin	902091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The most recent estimate shows Ministry of Defence investment supports 219,000 jobs in industries across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Continued high, and focussed, investment in defence, along with the changes we continue to make as part of our Defence and Security Industrial Strategy, will contribute to further economic growth and prosperity, including jobs, across the Union.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 902089 question first answered 07/11/2022 17:58:35 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1535708

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency plans he has made if no replacement for Warrior is ready when it is retired in 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	71030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Under Future Soldier and the Land Industrial Strategy, the Army is conducting widespread modernisation of its capabilities in order to maintain its operational outputs and to contribute to the defence, security and prosperity of the nation.</p><p> </p><p>The intent remains to withdraw Warrior from service from 2025. Current capabilities, which include Warrior, will remain effective until new concepts and capabilities are introduced into service throughout the decade.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 71031 71033 question first answered 02/11/2022 17:06:32 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1535709

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department still intends to retire Warrior in 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	71031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Under Future Soldier and the Land Industrial Strategy, the Army is conducting widespread modernisation of its capabilities in order to maintain its operational outputs and to contribute to the defence, security and prosperity of the nation.</p><p> </p><p>The intent remains to withdraw Warrior from service from 2025. Current capabilities, which include Warrior, will remain effective until new concepts and capabilities are introduced into service throughout the decade.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 71030 71033 question first answered 02/11/2022 17:06:32 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1535710

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Boxer Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is on track to receive the first Boxer vehicles in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	71032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>We are on track to receive the first Boxer vehicles from 2023.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/11/2022 17:08:04 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1535711

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what impact the retirement of Warrior will have on the capabilities of the Armed Forces.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	71033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Under Future Soldier and the Land Industrial Strategy, the Army is conducting widespread modernisation of its capabilities in order to maintain its operational outputs and to contribute to the defence, security and prosperity of the nation.</p><p> </p><p>The intent remains to withdraw Warrior from service from 2025. Current capabilities, which include Warrior, will remain effective until new concepts and capabilities are introduced into service throughout the decade.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 71030 71031 question first answered 02/11/2022 17:06:32 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1535712

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Boxer Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there have been delays to the delivery of Boxer.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	71034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>UK Boxer Production is underway. Global supply chain pressures, which are not unique to defence, remain a risk to the programme. Whilst this has caused some early production delay, we remain confident that vehicles will be in the hands of the user from 2023 onwards en route to meeting the approved Initial Operating Capability of 2025.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/11/2022 17:10:16 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans