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470397

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many submissions from local (a) residents and (b) businesses his Department received to its consultation on the Submarine Dismantling Project: site for the interim storage of Intermediate Level radioactive Waste.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	30885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>A total of 170 responses were received as part of the Submarine Dismantling Project Public Consultation, in respect of interim storage of Intermediate Level radioactive Waste. With the exception of 18 received from instituitions, responses were anonymous and it is not possible to differentiate between residents and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 30884 question first answered 21/03/2016 16:01:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

470403

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
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 publish its consultation on the Submarine Dismantling Project: site for the interim storage of Intermediate Level radioactive Waste.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	30883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Submarine Dismantling Project Response to Consultation Report is due to be published in the middle of this year</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/03/2016 15:58:33 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

470404

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many submissions his Department received to its consultation on the Submarine Dismantling Project: site for the interim storage of Intermediate Level radioactive Waste.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	30884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>A total of 170 responses were received as part of the Submarine Dismantling Project Public Consultation, in respect of interim storage of Intermediate Level radioactive Waste. With the exception of 18 received from instituitions, responses were anonymous and it is not possible to differentiate between residents and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 30885 question first answered 21/03/2016 16:01:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

456074

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hebrides Range
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for permission to be given to use the Vertical Launching System at Benbecula as a commercial launch pad.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	28857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The current facilities at the Ministry of Defence Hebrides Range near Benbecula do not have vertical launch capability. The Department has not investigated whether the site could be used as a commercial launch pad.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/03/2016 16:50:17 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

454792

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base
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 potential (a) commercial and (b) other economic benefits of the expansion of HMNB Clyde to the surrounding towns and communities.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	28223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence policy not to provide a breakdown by geographical or economic area of the potential commercial and economic benefits of Government expenditure. By 2020 Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde will become home to all the Royal Navy's submarines. This will create a single integrated submarine operating base at HMNB Clyde with 8,200 personnel employed there by 2022. This will generate substantial local economic activity.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/03/2016 16:25:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

454804

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2015 to Question 11029, whether assessment of the necessary infrastructure adaptations to update the facilities at HM Naval Base Clyde and Royal Naval Armament Depot Coulport has been completed.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	28271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Assessments are currently under way to inform decisions and refine programme costs of the individual projects at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde and Royal Naval Armament Depot Coulport.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/03/2016 16:19:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

431373

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will meet the revised December 2015 target for upgrading air defence radars at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan to the TPS-77 radar standard.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	17092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The Type 92 radars at Remote Radar Heads Buchan and Benbecula have both been upgraded to the TPS-77 standard; the Buchan upgrade was completed on 30 March 2015 and the Benbecula upgrade on 3 July 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/11/2015 16:46:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

431374

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to communicate to local authorities and developers of onshore wind renewables projects the effect of the time taken to upgrade air defence radars at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	17093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>In respect of the upgrade of the Air Defence radar at Remote Radar Head (RRH) Buchan, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is in contact with the developers who proposed the upgrade as mitigation for their wind farm proposal.</p><p>At RRH Benbecula, the MOD is in contact with the Western Isles Council and developers via the Council's Working Group. In addition, the MOD provided an Air Defence update at the Aviation Management Board meeting on 5 November 2015 at which Scottish Government, the wind industry and RenewableUK representatives were present.</p><p>The MOD continues to undertake full technical and operational assessments of all site specific Air Defence radar mitigation proposals, including those to the upgraded TPS-77 radar systems at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan. It remains the responsibility of developers to submit site specific mitigation proposals. The MOD will determine whether the impact upon the radar is of a permissible level.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 17105 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:03:50 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

431375

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the time taken to upgrade air defence radars at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan to the TPS-77 radar standard.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	17094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The Type 92 radar has undergone extensive modifications to the signal processing equipment to bring the radar to TPS-77 standard. This complex work required the manufacture and replacement of safety-critical components and extensive testing, whilst also maintaining operational capability, which has necessitated the deployment of an additional radar whilst the Type 92 was being upgraded - all of which has been carefully managed by the Ministry of Defence and delivered to time and within cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/11/2015 16:46:29 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

431376

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operational assessment has been undertaken of proposals to use the upgraded TPS-77 radar systems at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan as mitigation for planned wind turbine developments.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	17105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>In respect of the upgrade of the Air Defence radar at Remote Radar Head (RRH) Buchan, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is in contact with the developers who proposed the upgrade as mitigation for their wind farm proposal.</p><p>At RRH Benbecula, the MOD is in contact with the Western Isles Council and developers via the Council's Working Group. In addition, the MOD provided an Air Defence update at the Aviation Management Board meeting on 5 November 2015 at which Scottish Government, the wind industry and RenewableUK representatives were present.</p><p>The MOD continues to undertake full technical and operational assessments of all site specific Air Defence radar mitigation proposals, including those to the upgraded TPS-77 radar systems at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan. It remains the responsibility of developers to submit site specific mitigation proposals. The MOD will determine whether the impact upon the radar is of a permissible level.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 17093 question first answered 30/11/2015 17:03:51 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara