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48474

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential utility of the MQ-4C Triton drone; and whether his Department plans to procure any of those aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	196639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Among other options, the potential utility of systems representative of the MQ-4C Triton in addressing the UK's potential wide area maritime surveillance requirement is currently under review as part of the Air ISTAR Optimisation Study (AIOS), which will provide analysis in support of potential decisions in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 8073 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

48475

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
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 ensure that mortgage lenders are aware of the Armed Forces Help to Buy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	196660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>As announced by the Secretary of State for Defence in September 2013, the Forces Help to Buy scheme was launched on 1 April 2014. The Department has worked closely with the Council of Mortgage Lenders throughout the development and roll-out of the scheme. There have also been consultations with a range of other bodies, such as the Building Societies Association, the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries and the Financial Conduct Authority, as well as with individual mortgage lenders.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

48476

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force personnel of each rank have been in breach of their harmony guidelines in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	196674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The “Harmony Guidelines” are used by the Services to strike a balance between deployment, training and time with families. Individual Harmony Guidelines (IHG) are different for the three Services, equating to no more than 660 days away from home over a rolling three year period for the Naval Service, no more than 415 days away in a 30 month rolling period for the Army and no more than 280 days away over in the previous 24 months for the Royal Air Force.<br><br>The tables below show the information available in respect of breaches of harmony guidelines, by percentage in each year, by rank, since 2010 to the latest date available (1 January 2014 for the RAF or 1 March 2014 for the Naval Service and the Army). <br><br></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 00846[1].doc title Table part of the answer previous answer version 8075 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

48478

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department defines the necessary level of human control for the operation of systems such as the Phalanx system in automatic mode.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	196544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Systems such as Phalanx are part of the multi-layered defence for our Units, which are governed by the appropriate Command decision processes employing Rules of Engagement authorised by the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

48479

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has any plans to end the employee trade union membership dues check-off system.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	196762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for Defence Equipment, Science, and Technology (Mr Philip Dunne) on 2 April 2014 (Official Report, column 730W) to the hon. Member for Leicester South (Mr Jonathan Ashworth).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Trade Unions.doc 2 April.doc title Hansard extract 2 April 2014
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

48480

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to audit or monitor the outcomes of successful applications to the Armed Forces Covenant (Libor) Fund.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	196776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence administers the £35 million LIBOR Fund on behalf of the Cabinet Office-led Covenant Reference Group. Successful projects are funded on the basis of a standard set of terms and conditions plus additional measures as appropriate. Those who receive funding are required to produce regular monitoring reports, and to retain financial data for audit purposes.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

48481

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes have been made to the contracts of personnel moved from DE&S to the Navy Command from 1 April 2014 as part of the Defence Transformation Programme.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	196779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>No contracts of employment were altered or amended as a result of the transfer of the Naval Base Operating Centre from Defence Equipment and Support to Navy Command on 1 April 2014 as part of the Defence Transformation Programme.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

48178

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	196201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The information 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 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

48179

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	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 (a) associated costs and (b) utility of the Trident Alternatives Review.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	196225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>I have made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

48180

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Ministers in his last met their counterparts from (a) Norway, (b) Finland and (c) Sweden.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	196262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>Defence Ministers meet their counterparts regularly at multinational meetings throughout the year. The Secretary of State for Defence most recently met the Defence Ministers of Norway, Finland and Sweden at the Northern Group meeting in Helsinki in December 2013, and I had a bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Sweden at the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting in Luxemboug in April 2014.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar