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60744

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many commissions he has extended for Royal Navy officers at or between level QF2 to QF4, who were officers before 1999, to address a lack of suitably qualified and experienced personnel.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Extensions of Service for Royal Navy Officers are not made by Ministers but are a matter for the Royal Navy. However, the information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2014 14:32:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

60745

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tornado Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what event or risk involving a Tornado aircraft led to the approval of the Collision Warning Technology Demonstrator Programme for that aircraft; when that event or risk was identified; and where it is recorded.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Collision Warning System (CWS) Technical Demonstrator Programme (TDP) Final Report dated October 1996 details that the CWS TDP resulted from a series of airborne collisions involving various types of fast jets in the years prior to 1991. Although the TDP was evaluated using a Tornado GR1 test aircraft, the objective was to evaluate the CWS concept across all of the fast jet operational training environment.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 23/06/2014 15:14:13 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 2135 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

60746

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Joint Strike Fighter 35-B will be equipped with a collision warning system.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The F-35 has a limited collision warning system in its early capability block which is supplemented by advanced sensors and software to provide pilots with a much higher level of situational awareness than on our existing platforms. The full ground and air collision warning system is under development and planned and funded for integration into the aircraft in line with its introduction into UK service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/06/2014 14:53:20 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

60747

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Illustrious
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Illustrious will return from its current deployment.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>HMS ILLUSTRIOUS is currently participating in Exercise Deep Blue, an anti-submarine exercise in the Western Approaches. I am withholding details of its future programme and dates as their disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 16/06/2014 14:50:36 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

60748

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many current suitably qualified and experienced personnel positions are (a) required and (b) vacant in (i) Type 23 and (ii) Type 45 ship crews.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested, as at 1 May 2014, is shown in the table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Required Positions</td><td>Vacant Positions</td></tr><tr><td>Type 23</td><td>2,060</td><td>180</td></tr><tr><td>Type 45</td><td>1.010</td><td>80</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: All figures are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy. All numbers over 100 are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias. Numbers under 100 are rounded to the nearest 5.</p><p> </p><p>None of the existing vacancies is in a post categorised as safety critical and no ship would go to sea without the minimum required complement of suitably qualified and experienced personnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/06/2014 14:30:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 2136 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

60786

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Illustrious
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the planned out-of-service date for HMS Illustrious has been brought forward; what the new date is; and who took the decision to change that date.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As first announced on 15 December 2010 (Official Report, column 102WS), HMS ILLUSTRIOUS will retire from service this year. No final decision has been made on the specific date.<br><br>HMS OCEAN will shortly finish her extensive refit and take over as the Royal Navy's Landing Platform Helicopter ship.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/06/2014 15:59:28 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20101215 - Hansard extract SDSR Royal Navy.doc title Hansard extract on SDSR Royal Navy
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

60787

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Sultan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he or officials in his Department have had with counterparts in the Royal Canadian Navy or the US Navy on personnel of those navies undertaking conversion training at HMS Sultan to fill current vacancies in suitably qualified and experienced personnel positions.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There have been no such discussions with the Royal Canadian Navy or the United States Navy. However, we work closely with many nations and provide opportunities for their personnel to serve with the Royal Navy through a range of schemes including exchange and liaison postings.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2014 14:38:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

58063

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what modifications to the original design of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers were necessary to accommodate repeated vertical landings by the Joint Strike Fighter; what estimate he has made of the heat produced by vertical landing by the Joint Strike Fighter which has the heaviest safe configuration to allow the procedure; and whether vertical landings can take place on any flat area of the carrier deck.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The ability of the ship to support F-35B vertical landings has been incorporated into the design of Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carrier from the outset. Environmental considerations including heat generation &amp; dissipation have been thoroughly evaluated, including assessments from trials on the USS Wasp. UK assessments have covered all necessary aircraft configurations.<br><br>The QEC Flight Deck has been designed with specific operating spots for vertical landing to deliver maximum Sortie Generation Rate. These are the spots where the F-35B will plan to land vertically on a routine basis. If required, in the event of an emergency the whole flight deck can support vertical landing.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/06/2014 14:52:04 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

58064

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at which RAF bases the Joint Strike Fighter can regularly land vertically.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>RAF Marham is planned to be the only RAF base in the UK at which the Joint Strike Fighter can conduct vertical landings regularly. The Joint Strike Fighter will of course be able to land conventionally and conduct slow landings at other RAF bases.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/06/2014 15:17:08 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

58065

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many high-temperature concrete vertical landing pads will be constructed to accommodate the Joint Strike Fighter; where they will be located; and what estimate he has made of their cost.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	199117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On current plans there will be three high-temperature concrete vertical landing pads constructed to accommodate the Joint Strike Fighter. These landing pads will be located at RAF Marham and the estimated cost is in the region of £7.5 million. This figure will be refined once planning for this matter progresses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/06/2014 16:26:06 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson