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1348619

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Flagship: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the proposed Royal Yacht will be classified as a warship and its construction restricted to UK shipyards.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	36758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Ministry of Defence does not classify the National Flagship as a warship. It will be built in the UK.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The procurement of the Flagship will be compliant with the UK’s obligations, under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. Construction of the National Flagship will be limited to the UK in order to protect the essential interests of national security.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 17507 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace 17508 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/07/2021 07:09:24 question first ministerially corrected 02/08/2021 08:28:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1348621

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Devonport Dockyard: Radioactive Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Ministers of his Department approved the submission of the application for HM Naval Base Devonport to release radioactive rainwater into the river Tamar before that application was submitted to the Environment Agency.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	36760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence Ministers noted a submission informing them of Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport's intention to apply to the Environment Agency (EA) to vary the disposal method for a low-level liquid radioactive waste stream on 17 May 2021, letters were sent to local constituency MPs informing them that the application will be made on 18 May and HMNB Devonport’s formal application to the EA was made on 22 June 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 27/07/2021 08:29:15 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1348445

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Wrecks: Protection
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 potential merits of using underwater drones to protect sunken Royal Navy ships.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	35880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) considers the wrecks of many Royal Navy ships to be the final resting place of Service personnel, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and should be allowed to rest in peace.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy is accelerating its drive towards un-crewed and fully autonomous capabilities for the underwater, surface and air environments, and is exploring as part of its future capability planning work the operational opportunities new technologies provide.</p><p> </p><p>No formal discussions have taken place with the US Government regarding the joint provision of underwater drones to monitor the wrecks of Royal Navy warships.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 35881 35882 question first answered 27/07/2021 13:27:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1348446

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Wrecks: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding he has allocated to projects that protect and monitor sunken Royal Navy ships from scavengers in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	35881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) considers the wrecks of many Royal Navy ships to be the final resting place of Service personnel, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and should be allowed to rest in peace.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy is accelerating its drive towards un-crewed and fully autonomous capabilities for the underwater, surface and air environments, and is exploring as part of its future capability planning work the operational opportunities new technologies provide.</p><p> </p><p>No formal discussions have taken place with the US Government regarding the joint provision of underwater drones to monitor the wrecks of Royal Navy warships.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 35880 35882 question first answered 27/07/2021 13:27:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1348447

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Wrecks: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the joint provision of underwater drones to monitor wrecks of sunken Royal Navy warships.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	35882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) considers the wrecks of many Royal Navy ships to be the final resting place of Service personnel, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and should be allowed to rest in peace.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy is accelerating its drive towards un-crewed and fully autonomous capabilities for the underwater, surface and air environments, and is exploring as part of its future capability planning work the operational opportunities new technologies provide.</p><p> </p><p>No formal discussions have taken place with the US Government regarding the joint provision of underwater drones to monitor the wrecks of Royal Navy warships.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 35880 35881 question first answered 27/07/2021 13:27:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1338480

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is the Government's policy to work to a target date of September 2021, in alignment with the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy, to extract the wives and children of the Afghan interpreters who are currently in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	19672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>We are significantly accelerating the pace of relocations in parallel with the military withdrawal, this includes eligible spouses and families who were left in Afghanistan when the staff member relocated to the UK. Our commitment to those who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), and the process to deliver it, is not time-limited and will endure.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/06/2021 13:33:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1338483

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support the Government is providing to Afghan interpreters who have fled that country and are now processed in third-country asylum systems, in circumstances where they cannot apply for relocation to the UK from a third country.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	19674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Our priority is to relocate those applicants currently in Afghanistan where they are likely to face the greatest risk. Applications are made online or by phone initially. We will always consider exceptionally compelling and compassionate circumstances on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/06/2021 13:33:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1313935

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
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 effect of gearbox delays on the timescale for the Type 26 construction programme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 28 April 2021, to Question number 184544.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 845 question first answered 18/05/2021 10:33:10 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name 184544 - Type 26 Frigates.docx title 184544 - Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1313936

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effect delays to the Type 26 gearbox for HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff will have on the build programme for those ships
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 28 April 2021, to Question number 184544.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 844 question first answered 18/05/2021 10:33:10 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name 184544 - Type 26 Frigates.docx title 184544 - Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1310521

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
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 change to the timescale for the Type 26 construction programme of gearbox delays.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	184544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Type 26 construction programme is sufficiently flexible to accommodate changes to the delivery of equipment without unduly impacting the in-service dates of the ships.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/04/2021 10:52:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard