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933736

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date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	WPS Chiefs of Defence Staff Network
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 26 June, relating to the Chiefs of Defence Staff (ChoDS) Network and the promotion and integration of gender perspectives in the armed forces, stating that 10 NATO members, including the UK, are members of the ChoDS Network (HL Deb, col 156), which members of NATO are not yet members of the ChoDS Network; and what discussions they have had with those countries to ascertain their reasons for deciding not to join that Network.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
uin	HL9123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Since launching the Chief of Defence Staff (CHODS) network in November 2017, seven NATO members (Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK and the USA) have joined and three further members (Belgium, Estonia and Germany) have expressed an interest in joining. This is in addition to the 20 non-NATO countries who are also members.</p><p>Conversations are on-going with the remaining NATO members and, as the network matures, we anticipate more will join. The Vice Chief of Defence Staff, General Sir Gordon Messenger, will host the first meeting of the CHODS network in the autumn of 2018, ahead of Canada taking the chairmanship of the network in 2019.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/07/2018 16:22:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

933803

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value is of all contracts in US dollars for military equipment purchased by the Ministry of Defence since 23 June 2016; and if he will list (a) those contracts with a value of more than US$10 million, (b) their individual value and (c) the date on which the invoice for each contract was settled.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	159492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence contracts with US suppliers are generally through a company's UK subsidiary and are priced in sterling. Any conversion would be an inaccurate representation of the contract value.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 09/07/2018 16:05:53 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

933831

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Diego Garcia: USA
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 21 June 2018 to Question 154747, and with reference to the article in the New Internationalist of 11 June 2018 entitled Catastrophic explosion risk on Diego Garcia, what assessment he has made of the US Navy’s contention that the limited space in the lagoon could lead to an explosion with catastrophic impact on personnel, ships, and shore facilities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	159643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The US Navy exercises considerable caution when considering explosive arcs for any of its ships. The anchorages in the lagoon are positioned such that their explosive arcs do not affect permanently inhabited areas of the island.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/07/2018 15:48:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

933868

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Alliances: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes his Department has in place to tackle the leaking of correspondence from allies.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	159554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence treats security very seriously and provides thorough guidance to all our employees on how to keep defence information secure. We do not comment on detailed security measures as their disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 05/07/2018 15:02:15 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

933869

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with his US counterpart on their leaked correspondence of 12 June regarding UK defence spending; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	159555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>I am regularly in contact with my US counterpart during which we discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest including how we might encourage other allies to match the UK's commitment at the Wales NATO Summit to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 05/07/2018 15:01:02 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

933891

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO Countries: Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which NATO countries provided Maritime Patrol Aircraft for use in UK airspace between 25 June and 2 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	159637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>Maritime Patrol Aircraft from the United States and Canada were temporarily deployed to RAF Lossiemouth during the period in question.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/07/2018 15:47:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

933964

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the UK defence and military aerospace industry of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	159703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is working closely with defence industry and other Government Departments to understand the implications and opportunities presented by the UK's departure from the European Union.</p><p>The European defence sector is already closely integrated; leading companies have a presence right across Europe, and across the UK. It is worth noting that current major European collaborative capability projects, such as the Typhoon programme, are managed bilaterally or with groups of partners, rather than through the EU.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 04/07/2018 15:32:54 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

933996

registered interest
date	02/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 27 June 2018 to Question 158218 on Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance, when he is planning for a contract to be awarded.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	159576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>We plan to award the contract for the first dry docking of HMS Queen Elizabeth in the final quarter of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 05/07/2018 15:08:58 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray