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347306

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people of each grade and payroll cost have been employed in his Department's Head Office in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of people employed by the Department’s Head Office in each of the last five years and their salary band is provided in the attached document.</p><p> </p><p>We have interpreted Head Office to mean all civilian staff employed in the Head Office &amp; Corporate Services Business Area. This does not mean that all staff are stationed in London Headquarters (Main Building).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/06/2015 13:54:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name HOC360 Spread Sheet.xls title Ministry of Defence Head Office
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

347348

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre, Royal Navy Fleet Intelligence, MI5 and MDP special branch have made of threats to security at HMNB Clyde and RNAD Coulport; what those threats are in order of the likelihood of them occurring; and what steps are being taken to address those threats.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works closely with wider national police, security and intelligence organisations, including the Security Service, to ensure it maintains effective protection for all defence assets against a range of threats. We do not comment on detailed intelligence or security measures to protect defence nuclear assets.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 388 390 question first answered 04/06/2015 16:21:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

347350

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what defences are in place to protect HMNB Clyde and RNAD Coulport from possible terrorist attack from the air.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works closely with wider national police, security and intelligence organisations, including the Security Service, to ensure it maintains effective protection for all defence assets against a range of threats. We do not comment on detailed intelligence or security measures to protect defence nuclear assets.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 387 390 question first answered 04/06/2015 16:21:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

347351

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vessels transit by RNAD Coulport en route to Finnart Oil Terminal each year; and whether those vessels are boarded by Military Police during the transit.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Between 1 June 2014 and 31 May 2015 146 tankers transited to and from Finnart Oil Terminal.</p><p>We do not comment on specific security procedures as this would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/06/2015 16:18:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

347352

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what defences exist against a momentum vessel attack on the Explosive Handling Jetty at RNAD Coulport.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works closely with wider national police, security and intelligence organisations, including the Security Service, to ensure it maintains effective protection for all defence assets against a range of threats. We do not comment on detailed intelligence or security measures to protect defence nuclear assets.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 387 388 question first answered 04/06/2015 16:21:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

347353

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what collisions involving a nuclear-powered submarine and (a) another submarine, (b) another naval vessel, (c) a private vessel and (d) a merchant vessel have taken place since 2 April 2009.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Two such incidents have been recorded since 2 April 2009:</p><p> </p><p>HMS Torbay grounded in the Eastern Mediterranean in April 2009.</p><p>HMS Astute grounded off the Isle of Skye in October 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 392 question first answered 04/06/2015 16:35:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

347355

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grounding incidents involving UK nuclear-powered submarines have taken place since 2 April 2009.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Two such incidents have been recorded since 2 April 2009:</p><p> </p><p>HMS Torbay grounded in the Eastern Mediterranean in April 2009.</p><p>HMS Astute grounded off the Isle of Skye in October 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 391 question first answered 04/06/2015 16:35:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

347356

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what access is given to civilian contractors at HMNB Clyde and RNAD Coulport aboard and alongside nuclear armed submarines; what vetting is required for civilian personnel; how many civilian contractors from each company have been (i) refused security clearance at the base and (ii) had their security clearance revoked; and what the reason was in each instance in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>All personnel are required to undergo the appropriate level of National Security Vetting (NSV) for the role they undertake, in accordance with Her Majesty's Government's Security Policy Framework. In addition, Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde and Royal Navy Armament Depot Coulport operate on a &quot;need for access&quot; and &quot;need to know&quot; basis, which means that even permanent staff are prohibited from entering areas outside of their remit.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested in answer to your further questions is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Security clearance applications can be denied or security clearances withdrawn for a number of reasons. It is not our policy to comment on specific vetting cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/06/2015 16:33:45 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

346987

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on establishing a Joint Command for Unmanned Aerial Systems.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>Owing to the particular capabilities that each Unmanned Aerial System delivers and the different environments in which they work, operational Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are controlled by Air, Army, and Navy Commands and there is no plan to establish a Joint Command for UAS.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/06/2015 16:35:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest