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418302

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	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, whether the Single Intelligence Account is or will be incorporated into his Department's budget; and whether the Single Intelligence Account is included in calculations of the percentage of the UK's GDP being spent on defence.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	9913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Secret Intelligence Account is not part of the Ministry of Defence's budget, and there are no plans for it to be incorporated.</p><p>As announced in the Summer Budget, the spending that supports the Ministry of Defence and the contribution made by the secret intelligence agencies will be included in calculations of Defence spending as a percentage of GDP, in line with NATO guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/09/2015 15:48:48 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

709305

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	China: Guided Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Chinese DF-21D missile.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	66993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department regularly updates its assessments of such programmes, but these are not made public.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/03/2017 17:17:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

685473

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Marine Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the threat that underwater drones and distributed netted sensors pose, as part of the risk reduction and demonstration phase for the Dreadnought Class submarines.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	63146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence places a high priority on assuring the effectiveness of the United Kingdom's independent nuclear deterrent and managing the associated risk.</p><p>We dedicate considerable resource to assessing the threats from emerging capabilities and will apply any necessary mitigation throughout the lifetime of the nuclear deterrent to combat these threats.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/02/2017 15:34:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

670186

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: South Atlantic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships are currently performing (a) Falkland Islands Patrol Task and (b) Atlantic Patrol Tasking South.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	59077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>HMS ENTERPRISE is currently assigned to the Falkland Islands Patrol Task, and both HMS PORTLAND and RFA GOLD ROVER are assigned to Atlantic Patrol Tasking (South).</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/01/2017 16:07:40 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

652617

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support
	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 increase parliamentary accountability of Defence Equipment and Support.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	56296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) became a bespoke trading entity, an arm's length body of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on 1 April 2014. As detailed in the DE&amp;S Framework Document, which sets out the governance arrangements of the organisation, the Secretary of State for Defence is accountable to Parliament for all aspects of DE&amp;S's performance. In addition, the DE&amp;S Chief Executive Officer is designated as an Accounting Officer and is therefore fully accountable to Parliament for the stewardship of DE&amp;S resources.</p><p>The Framework Document contains more details about these arrangements and is available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-equipment-and-support-framework-document.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/12/2016 16:32:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

584050

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to increase the number of Departments of Community Mental Health.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	46563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The provision of mental healthcare to the Armed Forces is kept under regular review, to ensure that it continues to meet the demands placed on it in the light of changes to the size and location of the UK Armed Forces.</p><p>Following a recent review of the Defence Mental Health Services, we are in the process of reshaping the current network of Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMHs) into a &quot;hub and spoke&quot; model. Once implementation is complete, we will have moved from a total of 16 DCMHs in the UK (plus satellite centres overseas), to 11 &quot;hub&quot; DCMHs located in main centres of military population, plus &quot;spoke&quot; Mental Health Teams (MHTs) serving a further eight locations, making 19 sites in total. Regular visiting clinics will also be held at other military centres around the country.</p><p>Focussing on fewer but larger DCMHs will enable us to provide greater resilience and a more consistent range of clinical and operational capabilities, while the additional of MHTs will increase accessibility and provide a more robust support for delivery to Cyprus, the North West and Wales, as well as improving access for eligible reservists and veterans.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/10/2016 14:46:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

536440

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD Wethersfield
	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 ensure that a minimum number of homes are constructed on MOD Wethersfield for local residents during negotiations for the sale of that site.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	42793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has committed to release land for 55,000 homes during this Parliament. Land at MOD Wethersfield is estimated to provide 4,850 homes. The allocation of these homes is a matter for the local authority and the developers who build them and not the MOD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/07/2016 15:09:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

522048

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
	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 seek compensation from Rolls-Royce for the remedial work for the power and propulsion systems of the Type 45 Destroyers.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	38719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The decision to procure the Rolls Royce WR21 was taken in November 2000 by the then Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon. In announcing the decision, he accepted this decision “presents a greater degree of risk to the programme.” It was judged that these risks would be outweighed by the system’s long term benefits of greater operational flexibility, as well as long-term savings in maintenance and personnel costs and a lower environmental impact.</p><p> </p><p>As the issues now being addressed result from those earlier decisions, it is appropriate that liability for funding this work now rests with the Ministry of Defence. In terms of the contractual position, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald) on 8 February 2016 to Question 25239.</p><p> </p><p>On progress in implementing measures to improve the reliability and resilience of the Power and Propulsion (P&amp;P) system, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife (Douglas Chapman) on 8 February 2016 to Question 25165.. The work to date has been carried out under the Type 45 support contract and the associated costs cannot be separately identified.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the Independent P&amp;P System Performance Review, dated March 2011, redacted in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, was placed in the Library of the House on 13 May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extract__8_February_2016_HOC_25239[1].docx title QnA extract on Type 45 Destroyers 2 file name 20160208_QnA_extract_on_Type_45_Destroyers.docx title QnA extract on Type 45 Destroyers grouped question UIN 38717 38718 question first answered 06/06/2016 15:14:31 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

522061

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will publish the Type 45 Destroyer - Independent Power and Propulsion System Performance Review.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	38718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The decision to procure the Rolls Royce WR21 was taken in November 2000 by the then Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon. In announcing the decision, he accepted this decision “presents a greater degree of risk to the programme.” It was judged that these risks would be outweighed by the system’s long term benefits of greater operational flexibility, as well as long-term savings in maintenance and personnel costs and a lower environmental impact.</p><p> </p><p>As the issues now being addressed result from those earlier decisions, it is appropriate that liability for funding this work now rests with the Ministry of Defence. In terms of the contractual position, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald) on 8 February 2016 to Question 25239.</p><p> </p><p>On progress in implementing measures to improve the reliability and resilience of the Power and Propulsion (P&amp;P) system, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife (Douglas Chapman) on 8 February 2016 to Question 25165.. The work to date has been carried out under the Type 45 support contract and the associated costs cannot be separately identified.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the Independent P&amp;P System Performance Review, dated March 2011, redacted in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, was placed in the Library of the House on 13 May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extract__8_February_2016_HOC_25239[1].docx title QnA extract on Type 45 Destroyers 2 file name 20160208_QnA_extract_on_Type_45_Destroyers.docx title QnA extract on Type 45 Destroyers grouped question UIN 38717 38719 question first answered 06/06/2016 15:14:32 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

522060

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the remedial work for the power and propulsion systems of the Type 45 Destroyers; and what the total cost has been since the issues were identified.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	38717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The decision to procure the Rolls Royce WR21 was taken in November 2000 by the then Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon. In announcing the decision, he accepted this decision “presents a greater degree of risk to the programme.” It was judged that these risks would be outweighed by the system’s long term benefits of greater operational flexibility, as well as long-term savings in maintenance and personnel costs and a lower environmental impact.</p><p> </p><p>As the issues now being addressed result from those earlier decisions, it is appropriate that liability for funding this work now rests with the Ministry of Defence. In terms of the contractual position, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald) on 8 February 2016 to Question 25239.</p><p> </p><p>On progress in implementing measures to improve the reliability and resilience of the Power and Propulsion (P&amp;P) system, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife (Douglas Chapman) on 8 February 2016 to Question 25165.. The work to date has been carried out under the Type 45 support contract and the associated costs cannot be separately identified.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the Independent P&amp;P System Performance Review, dated March 2011, redacted in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, was placed in the Library of the House on 13 May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extract__8_February_2016_HOC_25239[1].docx title QnA extract on Type 45 Destroyers 2 file name 20160208_QnA_extract_on_Type_45_Destroyers.docx title QnA extract on Type 45 Destroyers grouped question UIN 38718 38719 question first answered 06/06/2016 15:14:31 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell