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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

932782

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tornado Aircraft: Safety Measures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2016 to Question 30091, whether the Traffic Collision Avoidance System fitted to Tornado GR 4 aircraft is the Honeywell TCAS II system and not TCAS I as indicated in a number of AIRPROX (Near miss) reports.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	159001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) fitted to Tornado GR4 aircraft is the Honeywell TCAS II system and not TCAS I, as incorrectly indicated in a small number of Airprox reports.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 05/07/2018 14:57:59 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

932811

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
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 14 June 2018 to Question 152251 on Army: Recruitment, what the timescale is for that letter to be sent and a copy placed in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	159049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>I responded to hon. Member on 3 July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/07/2018 15:38:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

932834

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to disband (1) Headquarters 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales, (2) 31st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, or (3) HQ Northern Ireland; and if so why.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL9115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to disband Headquarters 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales, Headquarters 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, or Headquarters 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade. There is currently no 31st Infantry Brigade.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/07/2018 15:51:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

932207

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Day
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 encourage the armed forces to participate in Armed Force Day events outside of major cities.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	158730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>I am pleased to report that Armed Forces Day was once again a resounding success.</p><p>The aim of Armed Forces Day is to provide the public with the opportunity to show appreciation for our Armed Forces and we work with national and regional media outlets to ensure it achieves high profile coverage. This year, grants were offered to over 100 organisers of local Armed Forces Day events and we also hosted the public event listings of over 300 local events on our website, armedforcesday.org.uk.</p><p>Unit commanding officers are encouraged to support local community events, both at home and abroad, with military support provided again this year throughout the UK and at our overseas locations, for example an open day at the British military base in Larnaca, Cyprus.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/07/2018 15:41:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris