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date	05/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of the UK's international allies have procured P-8 Poseidon aircraft; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the number of the UK's allies which have procured such aircraft on the way in which the UK operates its maritime patrol aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	56098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The P-8 Poseidon has been acquired by the USA, India and Australia. Norway also plans to buy the aircraft.</p><p>The number of Allies operating (or potentially operating) the P-8A in the future offers the opportunity for refined interoperability in both exercise and operational scenarios.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence and the RAF conduct regular discussions with key allies, including the USA, on interoperability. For the P-8A Poseidon programme this includes the Seedcorn Initiative which has enabled the RAF to sustain the skills required to operate fixed-wing Maritime Patrol Aircraft. We are also a key contributor to International Maritime exercises, including the Joint Warrior series of exercises which are hosted by the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 56099 question first answered 13/12/2016 16:34:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

652291

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date	05/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the UK's allies on the interoperability potential between the UK's new maritime patrol aircraft and international fleets.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	56099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The P-8 Poseidon has been acquired by the USA, India and Australia. Norway also plans to buy the aircraft.</p><p>The number of Allies operating (or potentially operating) the P-8A in the future offers the opportunity for refined interoperability in both exercise and operational scenarios.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence and the RAF conduct regular discussions with key allies, including the USA, on interoperability. For the P-8A Poseidon programme this includes the Seedcorn Initiative which has enabled the RAF to sustain the skills required to operate fixed-wing Maritime Patrol Aircraft. We are also a key contributor to International Maritime exercises, including the Joint Warrior series of exercises which are hosted by the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 56098 question first answered 13/12/2016 16:34:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara