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1356716

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the creation of the National Shipbuilding Office on (a) the number of ships being built in the UK and (b) the amount of (i) British technology, (ii) components and (iii) steel in those ships.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	903514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Office will be responsible for driving forward one of the Prime Minister’s key domestic priorities across Government. It will report directly to the Shipbuilding Tsar and will oversee all of the UK Government’s interests in UK shipbuilding.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, which will be published later this year, will set out our approach in more detail.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/09/2021 16:07:30 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

993572

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: South China Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many freedom of navigation exercises were conducted in the South China Sea by the Royal Navy in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018; and how many exercises his Department has planned for 2019.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	182724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>There were no maritime deployments to the region in 2017. HMS Sutherland, HMS Albion and HMS Argyll deployed to East Asia in 2018. HMS Montrose is scheduled to deploy to the region in 2019. The deployments so far have involved a mix of bilateral defence engagement events with regional partners and allies, bilateral and multilateral training and exercises, and activity in support of UNSCR and the maintenance of global norms of behaviour.</p><p>During their deployments in East Asia, HMS Sutherland and HMS Albion have both asserted their rights to freedom of navigation, in accordance with international law. We do not comment on the details of future deployments as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p><br> Whenever UK aircraft and vessels navigate through the South China Sea, they do so in full compliance with international law and norms - as they do wherever they are operating in the world. We are committed to upholding the rules-based international system, including the assertion of rights of freedom of navigation and overflight, as they are laid out under the high seas freedoms under Article 87 of UNCLOS.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2018 15:47:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

917687

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are deployed in EU member states; and where those personnel are so deployed.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	149971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As of 1 June 2018, the numbers of defence personnel deployed on operations in EU member states are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>EU Member State</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Operation </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Defence personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>UK contribution to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence</p></td><td><p>842</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>UK contribution to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)</p></td><td><p>291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>UK contribution to Operation Sophia, the EU’s counter migrant smuggling operation</p></td><td><p>5 (excludes personnel deployed off shore)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>UK contribution to NATO’s Air Policing Mission</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The figures above do not include defence personnel who are stationed in EU Member States, such as those working in international organisations and Embassies or engaged in short term exercises. The figures above represent the Department’s established posts on current operations. At any one time these figures can fluctuate as personnel move in and out of the operational area. Support to NATO’s Air Policing Mission rotates frequently between NATO allies; the figures for Romania represent our contribution as at 1 June 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 16:38:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

710501

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many main battle tanks are deployable on NATO's eastern flank by (a) NATO and (b) Russia.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	67672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>As part of our commitment to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, details of the UK's Main Battle Tank numbers, and those of NATO Allies who are also signatories to the Treaty, are published on the UK Government website at</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/conventional-armed-forces-in-europe-equipment-holdings-statistics-2017x</p><p>I am withholding the information on the deployability of NATO tanks as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p>I cannot comment on the number of Russian tanks deployable to NATO's eastern flank.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/03/2017 17:18:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

654345

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Tanks
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 capabilities of the new Russian, T-14, Armata main battle tank.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	56687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The Russian T-14 Armata is an expensive new generation of tank, its technical capabilities are assessed to be a significant improvement over its predecessors.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/12/2016 16:12:13 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

577486

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to his NATO counterparts on meeting their commitment to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	45335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be one of five NATO countries that meet the Defence Investment Pledge (DIP) to spend 2% of GDP on Defence. I am pleased with the progress the Alliance has made in reversing the trend in cuts to Defence spending. I reviewed progress with NATO Allies at the Warsaw Summit last July, by which time 16 Allies had increased Defence spending, and eight had committed to reaching the 2% guideline in national plans. Progress will continue to be monitored through regular NATO Defence Ministerial meetings.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 12/09/2016 15:53:36 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

454109

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF airstrikes have taken place against Daesh targets in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria since 2 December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	28134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>From 2 December 2015 till 23 February 2016 there have been a total of 362 strikes against Daesh targets. Of these 319 have taken place in Iraq and 43 in Syria.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/02/2016 14:23:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

444160

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Armed Conflict
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 security situation in the Sinai and its impact on the military capability of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	22053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The Egyptians have been carrying out operations against violent extremists in the Sinai since late 2013. We understand that as part of those operations the Egyptian Armed Forces have destroyed the majority of the tunnels between Sinai and Gaza. This is likely to have reduced significantly the smuggling of weapons to Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/01/2016 16:59:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

388163

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many refugees the Royal Navy has rescued in the Mediterranean (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of all those rescued.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	6011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>To date, the Royal Navy has rescued <del class="ministerial">4,752</del> <ins class="ministerial">4,747</ins> persons under its Search and Rescue mission in the Mediterranean. The Royal Navy does not record whether a rescued person is a refugee or an economic migrant; this is the responsibility of the receiving nation (in this instance, Italy). The Ministry of Defence does not hold overall statistics of all those rescued at sea by other nations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/07/2015 16:24:35 question first ministerially corrected 23/07/2015 11:40:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 13486 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

172165

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gibraltar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role his Department is playing in preventing illegal incursion into Gibraltarian waters by Spanish vessels.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	219945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes its responsibility for protecting the sovereignty of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters very seriously. The Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron is at the forefront of our response to Spanish incursions, challenging unlawful actions by Spanish vessels. These challenges and subsequent diplomatic action by the Foreign Office are vital to demonstrating that the UK does not accept the practice, and to preserving our sovereignty over the waters. We shall continue to work with the Government of Gibraltar on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 09/01/2015 14:23:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone