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751186

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Railway Line: Camden
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of the 2013 interim Davies Commission report with regard to RAF Northolt, which did not include significantly increased use of Northolt in its short and medium-term recommendations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department cooperated fully with the Davies Commission and it will work closely with NATS Holdings (formerly National Air Traffic Services) and the Civil Aviation Authority, over the airspace changes that a third London runway would require, in order to protect RAF Northolt's vital military aviation needs.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/07/2017 15:19:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

751185

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Prisoners' Release
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the intended increase in flight capacity at RAF Northolt for each year for the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the status of RAF Northolt from a military airbase to a civilian airport. RAF Northolt has for many years accepted business aviation flights but these remain capped at 12,000 movements per year and there are no plans to raise that cap. There is no cap on military movements, which will fluctuate in line with military requirements.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL779 question first answered 18/07/2017 15:31:13 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

751183

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Violence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what response they have given to regional airlines, such as Flybe, which have been lobbying for RAF Northolt to be opened up to scheduled commercial flights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department is content to consider requests from commercial operators to use RAF Northolt for Business Aviation flights within the annual 12,000 civilian movements cap. However, it will not consider opening the Station to scheduled commercial flights.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/07/2017 15:27:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

751160

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Exercise
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve their cyber warfare capability and defences.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Mark Lancaster) to Question 2033 on 4 July 2017, and to Questions 1544 and 2066 on 5 July 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, I have included below examples of the breadth of our approach to improve our cyber warfare capability and defences.</p><p> </p><p>The National Offensive Cyber Programme is a partnership between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), harnessing the skills and talents of both organisations to deliver the tools, techniques and tradecraft required for the UK to establish a world-class offensive cyber capability. We have confirmed previously that offensive cyber capabilities have been used by the Armed Forces as part of the campaign against Daesh. We are clear that such capabilities must be used in accordance with domestic, international and humanitarian law.</p><p> </p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) opened in October 2016, following a commitment in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review. The NCSC provides the UK with a unified platform to handle incidents and serves as a single point of contact in Government. The MOD is working closely with NCSC to protect our systems.</p><p> </p><p>The threats and opportunities presented through cyberspace extend across national and organisational boundaries. We continue to work closely with Allies and multinational institutions to operate effectively and increase our awareness of common threats. The UK is recognised as one of the leaders on cyber issues at NATO. Furthermore, the UK is central to international dialogue on cyber; for example, last October we hosted the second in a series of international cyber symposiums, titled ‘Cyberspace and the Transformation of 21st Century Warfare’.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/07/2017 13:20:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts Cyber Warfare.docx title Armed Forces: Cybercrime
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

751142

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	China: Uighurs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government when they intend to bring forward proposals to introduce enhanced compensation for injured armed forces personnel as outlined their 2017 Manifesto.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>We will look to bring these proposals forward in due course.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/07/2017 13:53:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

751184

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Embassies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether their procedure for changing the flight capacity, commencing building works or runway renovations at RAF Northolt involves consulting local residents who would be affected; and what form the consultation has taken so far.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the flight capacity at RAF Northolt. However, there will be routine work to resurface the runway and upgrade safety equipment in 2018. The Department continues to liaise with the Local Council and other stakeholders regarding this work, in relation to the mandatory construction site requirements the project will entail such as workplace safety, environmental protection measures and traffic regulation orders.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/07/2017 15:27:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

751182

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether there is to be an increase in flights from 3,810 military flights in 2016 to 10,610 commercial civil flights at RAF Northolt; and what assessment they have made of changing the status of the airport from military to civil.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the status of RAF Northolt from a military airbase to a civilian airport. RAF Northolt has for many years accepted business aviation flights but these remain capped at 12,000 movements per year and there are no plans to raise that cap. There is no cap on military movements, which will fluctuate in line with military requirements.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL782 question first answered 18/07/2017 15:31:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

751181

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of (1) the environmental impact, and (2) the impact on noise pollution of, raising of the cap on flights each year at RAF Northolt from 7,000 to 12,000.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>As the increase in the self-imposed ceiling for the number of civilian aircraft movements remained within NATS Holdings' (formerly National Air Traffic Services) limits of 40 commercial movements per day, no new noise or pollution survey has been conducted.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/07/2017 15:28:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

751264

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for which of his Department's programmes under the Equipment Plan are contracts being procured under the foreign military sales agreement; and what the value is of each of those contracts.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	4693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has more than 300 Foreign Military Sales agreements relating to equipment and support, with a total value of just under $12 billion. 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 West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/07/2017 13:40:35 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751268

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Nepalese citizens were recruited by his Department in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	4687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of Nepali nationals recruited into the Brigade of Gurkhas and UK Regular Forces, by Financial Year (FY), is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY2010-11</p></td><td><p>FY2011-12</p></td><td><p>FY2012-13</p></td><td><p>FY2013-14</p></td><td><p>FY2014-15</p></td><td><p>FY2015-16</p></td><td><p>FY2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The vast majority of Nepali national intake is to the Brigade of Gurkhas, with only a small number joining the UK Regulars. Numbers are rounded and do not include Locally Employed Civilians.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2017 15:16:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones