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969105

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: UK Relations with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to respond to the Defence Committee's 6th Report of Session 2017-19 entitled The Government's Proposals for Future Security Partnership with the European Union, which was published on 8 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	171268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government Response was sent to the Defence Committee on 6 September 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/09/2018 10:16:11 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

964033

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Frigates
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 the production of the Type (a) 26 and (b) 31e Frigates; and what plans he to export those frigates.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	169306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the response I gave to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) and the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) on 5 September 2018 in response to Questions 167940, 167941, 167942, 167945 and 167315 and given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Defence, Earl Howe, to the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, in the House of Lords to Question HL5772.</p><p> </p><p>We awarded the £3.7 billion contract to manufacture the first batch of three Type 26 Frigates in June 2017. We cut steel on the first ship, HMS Glasgow, in July 2017 and the build programme is progressing well.</p><p> </p><p>There has already been success in exporting the Type 26 Frigate: our international partner Australia has announced its decision to build the Hunter Class variant of the Type 26 Frigate to meet its SEA 5000 requirement. We have also supported by BAE Systems' bid for the Canadian Future Surface Combatant competition and are committed to supporting future potential export opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/09/2018 15:05:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

964051

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 15 of his Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, how many (a) military and (b) civilian personnel in his Department perform an administrative role.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold this information in the format requested for military personnel.</p><p>The number of MOD civilian personnel within MOD Main Top Level Budgetary areas identified as administrative support as at 1 April 2018 was 4,703. This does not include Trading Fund organisations, the Defence Equipment and Support Bespoke Trading Entity, locally engaged civilians, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/09/2018 16:14:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964052

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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, with reference to page 16 of his Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, what the timetable is for the completion of Project Centurion.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Project Centurion is due to deliver transition of Attack capability from Tornado GR4 to Typhoon by 31 December 2018, ahead of Tornado GR4 reaching its out of service date of 31 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/09/2018 16:41:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964054

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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, with reference to page 22 of his Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, what the (a) 30 operations and (b) 25 countries are in which UK armed forces personnel are deployed.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The over 30 operations referred to in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts include:</p><p>BACKWELL</p><p>BRANTA</p><p>CABRIT</p><p>CATAN</p><p>CROSSWAYS</p><p>ELGIN</p><p>FAIRFIELD</p><p>HALLEX</p><p>INVOKER</p><p>KIPION</p><p>LITTEN</p><p>MANSIO</p><p>METRO</p><p>MODEST</p><p>MONOGRAM</p><p>NEWCOMBE</p><p>ORBITAL</p><p>RECOMPOSE</p><p>PANAKA</p><p>PERCIVAL</p><p>PRAISER</p><p>PRESIDIUM</p><p>SHADER</p><p>TAILPIN</p><p>TANGHAM</p><p>TORAL</p><p>TOSCA</p><p>TRAMAL</p><p>TRENTON</p><p>TURUS</p><p>VOGUL</p><p>The countries referred to in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts include:</p><p>Afghanistan</p><p>Bahrain</p><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p><p>Columbia</p><p>Cyprus</p><p>Democratic Republic of Congo</p><p>Egypt</p><p>Estonia</p><p>Iraq</p><p>Italy</p><p>Jordan</p><p>Kenya</p><p>Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</p><p>Kosovo</p><p>Kuwait</p><p>Libya</p><p>Mali</p><p>Niger</p><p>Nigeria</p><p>Pakistan</p><p>Poland</p><p>Somalia</p><p>South Sudan</p><p>Ukraine</p><p>United Arab Emirates</p><p>Some operational names and locations have been excluded for operational security. Changes in operational circumstances and the strategic environment affect where UK Armed Forces personnel are deployed.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/09/2018 15:08:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964166

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Radar
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 17 May 2018 to Question 143866 on Defence: Radar, what the differences were between the procurement of the three Lockheed Martin long range air defence TPS-77 radars and the procurement of a replacement deployable long-range air defence radar in relation to compliance with EU procurement regulations.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	169803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The TPS 77 Radars were funded by wind farm developers, who proposed them as the only globally available Air Defence Radar that had proven wind farm mitigation capabilities. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) therefore followed a Single Source Procurement process. Other radar manufacturers now claim to be able to provide this capability and the MOD is following a Competitive Procurement Process for the Deployable Radar Project. There is no difference between the two procurements in terms of compliance as both adhere to EU procurement regulations.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/09/2018 15:04:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

964243

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chiefs of Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits the Chief of the General Staff's briefing team undertook in each year for the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Chief of the General Staff's Briefing Team visit Army regular and reserve units to provide all ranks an overview of key issues and priorities for the Army and to conduct focus groups to gain feedback for the Army's senior leadership. The Briefing Team have conducted the following number of visits over the last five financial years (FY):</p><ul><li>FY 2018-19: 21 units visited to date.</li><li>FY 2017-18: 62 units visited.</li><li>FY 2016-17: 84 units visited.</li><li>FY 2015-16: 74 units visits.</li><li>FY 2014-15: 124 units visits.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/09/2018 16:12:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964264

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strike Experimentation Group
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 11 December 2017 to Question 117878, what recent progress the Strike Experimentation Group has made on building and developing understanding of the Strike concept.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Strike concept development continues to progress and integrate insights from virtual and simulated training activities. Combined experimentation and knowledge exchange with our allies remains a significant part of the development process. The brigade recently conducted a live command post experiment working to a US division alongside French, German and Canadian brigades in Germany, testing multinational interoperability. Planning for 2019 exercises is currently under way.</p><p>The plans for formation of the first Strike brigade remains unchanged from my answer of 11 December 2017 to question 117878.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 169202 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:44:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964265

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2017 to Question 117878, whether the first Strike Brigade is still intended to be formed by 2020; and whether that brigade will still comprise of the Household Cavalry Regiment, the Royal Dragoon Guards, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, and 3rd Battalion The Rifles.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Strike concept development continues to progress and integrate insights from virtual and simulated training activities. Combined experimentation and knowledge exchange with our allies remains a significant part of the development process. The brigade recently conducted a live command post experiment working to a US division alongside French, German and Canadian brigades in Germany, testing multinational interoperability. Planning for 2019 exercises is currently under way.</p><p>The plans for formation of the first Strike brigade remains unchanged from my answer of 11 December 2017 to question 117878.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 169201 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:44:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964270

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the planned exercises that the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force will participate in for the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 199 major exercises planned to take place over the next two years by the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air force. However, unexpected events may lead to these plans being revised or changed during the years.</p><p> </p><p>A list of all planned exercises by the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force over the next two years is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/09/2018 11:11:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Exercises.docx title Planned Exercises
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith