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869337

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date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Cambridge Analytica and (b) SCL Group is approved to hold international partners information classified as confidential and above.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	133851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Neither Cambridge Analytica nor SCL Group are permitted to hold international partners' information, at confidential or above, at any of their UK facilities.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 28/03/2018 15:24:20 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

869359

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates he met with representatives of (a) SCL Group and (b) Cambridge Analytica.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	133873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Along with all Government Departments, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) publishes quarterly details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations on gov.uk. These can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-ministry-of-defence.</p><p>The records show that there have been no meetings between MOD Ministers and SCL Group or Cambridge Analytica.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 15:09:54 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

869407

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to retain civilian support jobs in York following the planned closure of Queen Elizabeth Barracks and Imphal Barracks.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	133921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Future planning for the civilian support jobs based in York are still in progress and the Department will work with the local Authority and the Government Property Agency to explore potential opportunities to keep civilian posts within the local area.</p><p>Civilian personnel will be managed in accordance with normal Departmental Policy and processes and formal Trades Union consultation will occur in advance of any site closure.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 28/03/2018 16:30:01 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

869423

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle programme to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my predecessor on 24 November 2017 to Question 113627 to the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Mr Docherty-Hughes).</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 15:08:01 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 24 November 2017, 113627.docx title Unmanned Air Vehicles
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

869424

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many exercises 47 Regiment Royal Artillery has carried out with Watchkeeper in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>47 Regiment Royal Artillery has carried out four main exercises with Watchkeeper over the last two years.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 15:10:29 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

869427

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional costs his Department has incurred as a result the Army's Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle missing its Full Operating Capability 1 milestone.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>There have been no additional costs incurred. The Watchkeeper programme remains on course to deliver within its current cost approvals.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 15:08:36 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

869428

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many crashes or losses of the Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle have occurred; and what the reasons were for each such crash or loss.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>There have been four incidents involving the loss of a Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).</p><p>On 16 October 2014, Watchkeeper UAV WK031, operated by a civilian crew from Thales, was involved in an accident while making a landing approach to West Wales Airport, Aberporth, during deteriorating weather conditions. A second accident involving Watchkeeper WK006, operated by a military crew, occurred on landing at Boscombe Down on 2 November 2015.</p><p>The Service Inquiry reports on these incidents contained a number of recommendations and actions have been taken, or are in hand, for all of these. The Service Inquiry panel also looked at the similarities between these incidents and concluded that, although some of the causal factors were different, the same flaw in the vehicle management system contributed to both accidents. The Equipment Standard 2 modification, which is currently being released, will update this. However, procedural mitigations have already been put in place to reduce the likelihood of re-occurrence.</p><p>Two Watchkeeper UAVs were involved in separate incidents on 3 February and 24 March 2017 in segregated airspace over Cardigan Bay in West Wales. On both occasions, the UAVs ditched in the sea. The Service Inquiries into the incidents are ongoing and the cause is not yet known. It would be inappropriate to comment further until the Service Inquiry reports are released.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 15:12:04 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

869429

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessed capability gaps have been created as a result of the Army's Watchkeeper programme failing to achieve its Full Operating Capability 1 milestone.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Watchkeeper could still be deployed on operations should the operational imperative warrant it. As such, no capability gaps have been created as a result of the Army's Watchkeeper programme failing to achieve its Full Operating Capability 1 milestone.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 15:09:16 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

869484

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: SCL Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) his Department and (b) any of his Department's agencies entered into contracts with Strategic Communication Laboratories in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	133998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, SCL Group has had two contracts with the Ministry of Defence. One ended in February 2010 and the other in July 2014.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 27/03/2018 16:18:43 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

868449

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) UK armed forces and (b) BAE Systems has a role in helping to maintain or repair Saudi aircraft being used in the war in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	133669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to provide routine engineering support for UK-supplied aircraft under long-standing government-to-government arrangements.</p><p>The UK Government's obligation under these arrangements to provide such support is fulfilled by BAE Systems. UK military personnel on secondment to BAE Systems also provide routine engineering support. Neither UK military nor BAE Systems personnel are involved in the loading of weapons for operational sorties, nor are they involved in the planning of operational sorties.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 28/03/2018 15:25:42 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle