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1055095

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Indo-Pacific Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to maintain a permanent naval presence in (a) the Indo-Pacific region and (b) South East Asia.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	216890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy plays a crucial role in the projection of UK global influence, upholding the Rules Based International System which delivers protection, peace and security for all and countering international threats to the UK, its interests and our overseas territories. Our global network of operational assets and logistic support bases enables the UK to play a leading role in delivering international security. As such, we have a duty to constantly review our operational lay down and improve the methods by which we deliver these effects and to ensure that the UK is always best placed and prepared to continue our commitments to global security.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 216900 question first answered 08/02/2019 11:54:25 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1055099

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: South East Asia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to create a permanent forward presence for naval facilities in South East Asia.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	216900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy plays a crucial role in the projection of UK global influence, upholding the Rules Based International System which delivers protection, peace and security for all and countering international threats to the UK, its interests and our overseas territories. Our global network of operational assets and logistic support bases enables the UK to play a leading role in delivering international security. As such, we have a duty to constantly review our operational lay down and improve the methods by which we deliver these effects and to ensure that the UK is always best placed and prepared to continue our commitments to global security.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 216890 question first answered 08/02/2019 11:54:25 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1055166

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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, what the Government's (a) aims and (b) objectives will be at the 70 Anniversary Meeting of NATO in April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	216901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>NATO Foreign Ministers will meet in Washington DC to commemorate NATO's 70th anniversary and to drive forward progress since the July 2018 NATO Summit. The Government's objectives will be to underscore the position of NATO at the cornerstone of UK and Euro-Atlantic defence and security, and to support NATO's continuing adaptation to meet the complicated and evolving threat environment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/02/2019 11:48:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1045741

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Naval Reserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment is of the Royal Navy Reserve; and how many reservists there are at each rank in the Royal Naval Reserve.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Strength of the Maritime Reserve by Paid Rank, as at 1 October 2018 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Paid Rank</p></td><td><p>Trained</p></td><td><p>Untrained</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,796</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>951</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>193</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF6 (Commodore RN/Brigadier RM)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF5 (Captain RN/Colonel RM)</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF4 (Commander RN/Lieutenant Colonel RM)</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF3 (Lieutenant Commander RN/Major RM)</p></td><td><p>457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF2 (Lieutenant RN/Captain RM)</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF1/OF(D) (Sub-Lieutenant RN/ Lieutenant RM /2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant RM/Midshipman RN)</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>193*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Ranks</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,791</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>758</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR9 (Warrant Officer Class 1)</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR8 (Warrant Officer Class 2)</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR7 (Chief Petty Officer RN/Colour Sergeant RM)</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR6 (Petty Officer RN/Sergeant RM)</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR4 (Leading Rate RN/Corporal RM)</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR3 (Lance Corporal RM )</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR2 (Able Rating RN/Marine RM)</p></td><td><p>729</p></td><td><p>758</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><em>Source: Defence Statistics (Navy)</em> <em>*Includes a small number of untrained officers at other ranks.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/01/2019 16:39:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1041578

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reservists at each rank are serving on Her Majesty's Ships on operational duty.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	208736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>There are currently fourteen Royal Navy Reservists serving in Her Majesty’s ships on operational duty. These are broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Rank/Role</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sub-Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leading Hand</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Able Seaman</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/01/2019 16:15:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1037946

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	University Royal Naval Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) the tasks and (b) the individual establishment of University Reserve Naval Units are; and what in addition to undergraduate and graduate training purposes they are used for.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	206203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>There are 15 University Royal Naval Units (URNUs) based in the following locations: Birmingham; Bristol; Cambridge; Devon; Edinburgh; Glasgow and Strathclyde; Liverpool; London; Manchester and Salford; Northumbria; Oxford; Southampton; Sussex; Wales, and Yorkshire. Each Unit has an establishment of 51 students.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the URNUs is to instil an understanding of the Naval Service in students, both to facilitate a Naval career for those who chose one and so that those who go into civilian employment become positive advocates of the Naval Service. This is delivered by a syllabus that includes Naval core values and ethos; command, leadership and management skills; public speaking; and ceremonial, seamanship, engineering and navigation training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/01/2019 14:48:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

987860

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antisubmarine Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase anti-submarine warfare capacity.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The new ship, submarine and aircraft procurement programme has included the continual review of our anti-submarine warfare capabilities. As part of this process the Royal Air Force expect to receive the first P-8A POSEIDON Maritime Patrol Aircraft towards the end of 2019, with the Type 26 ships, not the Type 31e, providing the primary anti-submarine warfare capability for the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 179061 question first answered 18/10/2018 14:19:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

987862

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Antisubmarine Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what anti-submarine warfare capability he plans to include on the Type 31e Frigates.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The new ship, submarine and aircraft procurement programme has included the continual review of our anti-submarine warfare capabilities. As part of this process the Royal Air Force expect to receive the first P-8A POSEIDON Maritime Patrol Aircraft towards the end of 2019, with the Type 26 ships, not the Type 31e, providing the primary anti-submarine warfare capability for the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 179060 question first answered 18/10/2018 14:19:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

987865

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Littoral Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the replacements for landing platform docks Albion and Bulwark.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Navy are considering the options available for replacing HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark as part of the routine business for future maritime capabilities. At this time no specific dates have been set for any replacement of these vessels and their Out of Service dates remain as 2033 and 2034 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/10/2018 14:18:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

987866

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tomahawk Missiles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to introduce Tomahawk Land Attack Missile capability to the surface fleet.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Type 26 Frigates are being equipped with the Mk41 Strike Length Vertical Launch System which would be compatible with Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles. A range of candidate solutions are currently being considered in the Concept Phase to fulfil this capability requirement, but in the meantime United Kingdom maritime land attack capability remains ably provided by submarines.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/10/2018 14:20:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching