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944395

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was meant by the word "additional" in the NATO Brussels Summit Declaration of 11 July which stated in paragraph 14 that "Allies will offer an additional 30 major naval combatants, 30 heavy or medium manoeuvre battalions, and 30 kinetic air squadrons, with enabling forces, at 30 days readiness or less".
	tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
	uin	HL9636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The maritime, land, and air assets that will deliver NATO's &quot;4-30s&quot; Readiness Initiative will be in addition to the capabilities already committed to the NATO Response Force. However, the specific requirements are being defined by NATO and national contributions will be confirmed when that process is complete.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL9637 question first answered 25/07/2018 15:41:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

944396

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they intend the UK to make to NATO's Four 30s initiative.
	tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
	uin	HL9637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The maritime, land, and air assets that will deliver NATO's &quot;4-30s&quot; Readiness Initiative will be in addition to the capabilities already committed to the NATO Response Force. However, the specific requirements are being defined by NATO and national contributions will be confirmed when that process is complete.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL9636 question first answered 25/07/2018 15:41:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

944692

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	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, what the final agreed price was for the sale of HMS Ocean to the Brazilian Government.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	166285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>HMS Ocean was sold to the Brazilian Government for £84 million.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Schedule is subject to review, dependent upon any work supporting the sale being carried out as planned and with the final payment to be adjusted to reflect the final docking costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 166286 question first answered 25/07/2018 15:15:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

944693

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	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, what the agreed payment schedule is for the purchase of HMS Ocean by the Brazilian Government.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	166286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>HMS Ocean was sold to the Brazilian Government for £84 million.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Schedule is subject to review, dependent upon any work supporting the sale being carried out as planned and with the final payment to be adjusted to reflect the final docking costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 166285 question first answered 25/07/2018 15:15:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

937791

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of houses rented by his Department have been unoccupied in each of the last five years; and how much rent his Department has paid for those houses in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	162509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The table below details how many and what proportion of houses rented by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, have been unoccupied.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Rented Void %</p></td><td><p>Total Rented Voids</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>5,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>7,415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>7,085</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>7,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>8,274</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Exact rental figures on empty properties are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2018 15:20:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 69854 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

942925

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a breakdown of what the money spent pursuant to the the target of 2 per cent of GDP to be spent on defence has been spent on in the last five years; and how much and what proportion of that money was spent on pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
	uin	165142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2015 Spending Review continued the commitment to meet the NATO investment pledge to spend 2% of GDP on Defence for the rest of this decade. This is evaluated using the NATO definitions of Defence spending which the UK complies with fully. Details and figures on NATO Defence expenditures can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2018_07/20180709_180710-pr2018-91-en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2018_07/20180709_180710-pr2018-91-en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The amount and proportion spent on pensions, by financial year (FY), is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Currency Unit: £million</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Category</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><td><p>FY2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pensions</p></td><td><p>3,532.172</p></td><td><p>3,615.597</p></td><td><p>2,617.655</p></td><td><p>2,515.559</p></td><td><p>2,517.501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of Total</p></td><td><p>8.87%</p></td><td><p>9.06%</p></td><td><p>6.72%</p></td><td><p>5.96%</p></td><td><p>5.85%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The UK complies with NATO’s definitions on defence spending.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 25/07/2018 16:00:36 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

944045

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Radar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is assessing the feasibility of fitting the Australian CEAFAR radar on future British warships.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	165497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy, supported by their respective science and technology organisations (Dstl and Defence Science and Technology Group) completed a collaborative capability study this year into Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar technology (including CEAFAR). The study concluded that both Navies field world class Radar capabilities with exciting opportunities for science and technology collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/07/2018 15:12:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

944690

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Llanelli dated 28 June 2018 on his Department's plan to award the contract for the Defence Fire and Rescue Service to Capita.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence aims to respond to correspondence from MPs within 20 working days. A response to the hon. Member is in progress.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2018 15:14:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

944695

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution of 17 July 2018, Official Report, column 241, how many academics were consulted as part of the development of the Combat Air Strategy; and how many of those academics were women.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>A broad range of academic institutions were consulted during the development of the Combat Air Strategy, including Cranfield University, the Strategy and Security Unit at the University of Exeter, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS), RAND Europe and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Ministry of Defence officials had face to face consultations with 11 academics, three of whom were women.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/07/2018 15:17:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

944697

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to appoint a new Minister for Defence Procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>I was appointed by the Prime Minister on 19 July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/07/2018 15:14:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith