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224435

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Airspace
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 effectiveness of UK defences against potential air attacks.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	225942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We keep the effectiveness of the UK's multi-layered defences against potential air attacks under constant review, whether through NATO air policing operations against state based threats or our own high readiness counter terrorist response.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 09/03/2015 17:05:45 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

224436

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incursions into sovereign UK airspace took place in the last 12 months; and what the nature of those incursions was.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	225943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>In the last 12 months there have been no unauthorised incursions by any foreign military aircraft into sovereign air space around the UK, which projects 12 miles off shore or to mutually agreed mid-points between adjacent nations over narrow straits such as the Straits of Dover. In terms of recent Russian military aircraft activity which has attracted media attention, these aircraft have remained in international airspace at all times. The UK civil air traffic region and the NATO Air Policing Area, for which the UK have responsibility for monitoring, include large areas of international air space through which foreign military traffic may legally transit.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 09/03/2015 17:19:04 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

100126

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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 assessment he has made of the UK's ability to respond militarily to threats to Gibraltar.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	211376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes its responsibility for protecting Gibraltar against any threat very seriously. A range of military, police and diplomatic responses are available. We continually monitor the situation and adjust our force posture and resources as appropriate. I am confident that current capabilities are commensurate with any potential threat.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 04/11/2014 17:30:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 24941 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

100128

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans are in place in relation to the deployment of the HMS Queen Elizabeth II and HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carriers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	211375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Specific deployment plans for the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers have not yet been decided. The carriers are strategic maritime platforms which will perform a wide variety of military functions; for example: providing credible conventional deterrence; delivering carrier strike missions using Lightning II aircraft; enforcing no fly zones; deploying Royal Marine Commandos; building international partnerships; delivering humanitarian aid and disaster relief; and conducting complex non-combatant evacuation operations.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 28/10/2014 16:53:21 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93131

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the military resources which have been provided to Kurdish forces by the UK in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Since August 2014 the UK has gifted urgent lethal military support to the Peshmerga in the form of heavy machine guns and ammunition to Kurdish forces at the request of the Iraqi Government in Baghdad.</p><p>Non-lethal items such as Halal rations, sleeping bags, body armour and helmets have also been supplied. In addition, we have assisted with the delivery of munitions and equipment on behalf of other Coalition members.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/11/2014 16:49:40 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 23533 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93138

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the length of time that UK military forces will be engaged in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that dealing with this threat will take time and patience. Our intention is to provide support to the Iraqi government while we believe it to be both needed and the Iraqi government still requests it. The UK airstrikes and other military support shows the UK will play its part in standing against ISIL.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/11/2014 16:56:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23530 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90008

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on development of the Storm Shadow stand-off weapon; what assessment he has made of its potential advantages to the UK's defence capabilities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Storm Shadow continues to provide the UK with a unique capability for precision strike against high value hardened targets without exposing aircraft and crews to higher than necessary levels of risk.<br><br>The Storm Shadow Mid Life Refurbishment concept phase is considering options to maintain the Storm Shadow Weapons System Capability in order to meet our planning requirements. We have agreed to exchange information with France on our respective national refurbishment and upgrade programmes for Storm Shadow/SCALP EG (the French name for Storm Shadow), underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed at the Farnborough International Air Show in July 2014.<br><br>I announced in July that the Storm Shadow is to be integrated onto the RAF's Typhoon aircraft to enter service in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/09/2014 15:26:35 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90009

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on development of the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Captor-E radar; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 17 July 2014 (Official Report, column 797W) to the hon. Member for Moray (Mr Robertson) and 1 September 2014 (Official Report, column 95W) to the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20140717 - Hansard extract European Fighter Aircraft[1].doc title 20130717 Hansard extract European Fighter Aircraft 2 file name 20140901 - Hansard extract European Fighter Aircraft[1].doc title 20140901 Hansard extract European Fighter Aircraft question first answered 08/09/2014 15:15:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90010

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
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 merits of integrating MBDA Brimstone 2 air-to-ground precision weapon with the Typhoon aircraft to the UK's defence capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The MBDA Brimstone 2 will enhance the multi-role capability of the Typhoon aircraft as it is effective against challenging, high speed and manoeuvring targets over land and sea.<br><br>Work is underway to evaluate the integration of Brimstone 2 with the Typhoon aircraft. On 2 June 2014, BAE Systems was awarded a contract worth in the region of £5 million to undertake a risk reduction study in support of a planned Main Gate business decision in early 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 207687 question first answered 08/09/2014 15:08:27 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90011

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on development of the F-35 B aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The F-35B development test continues to make steady progress. To date, the F-35 fleet has surpassed 19,500 flight hours. <br><br>UK F-35B Initial Operating Capability remains on track to deliver in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/09/2014 14:34:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell