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1700051

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lasers: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Dragonfire laser directed-energy weapon achieves operational capability.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability to meet real world threats. Thus far, the DragonFire system has been tested against a range of targets, proving to be highly effective. This has been further evidenced through Dstl's Operational Analysis, confirming the technology's benefits against the threats faced by the Royal Navy in the Red Sea. The MOD has also invested in understanding the risks of integrating systems onto Royal Navy vessels and therefore has experience in the matter. To deliver at greater pace, we will be using the principles of Minimum Deployable Capability and spiral development, as set out in our new Integrated Procurement Model.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/04/2024 16:39:40 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1700052

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons: Navy
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 land-attack missile capabilities of the Royal Navy; and what steps he has taken to strengthen those capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Capability assessment is routine activity for Defence, ensuring that the UK Armed Forces keeps pace with the emerging threat and adopts the latest technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy (RN) is capable of delivering land attack from all domains: Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles launched from Astute Class Submarines; Paveway IV precision guided bombs from F-35B; and most recently, the Naval Strike Missile, which is in the process of being fitted to surface ships.</p><p> </p><p>Several future options, which include a land attack capability, are also under consideration as part of the Future Cruise and Anti-Ship Weapon programme which will equip future RN ships. We continually keep all such capabilities under review, including as part of our wider munitions strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/04/2024 16:39:52 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1700053

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his Department’s policy to extend the service of the Type 45 Destroyer beyond 2038.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Type 45 Destroyer Class is currently due to be Out of Service in 2038 and no decision has been taken on an extension beyond this date.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/04/2024 16:52:01 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1700063

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Canada and New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met with his (a) Canadian and (b) New Zealand counterparts in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Secretary of State for Defence has met his Canadian counterpart on two occasions in 2024, and has spoken with his New Zealand counterpart once and will meet with her in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/04/2024 13:16:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1693339

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Somalia: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on the training of Somalian armed forces in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	16649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>In each of the last five financial years (FY) the costs of Ministry of Defence support to the Somali Armed Forces amount to:</p><p> </p><p>FY 2023-24 - £9,748,133 (actuals until end of February 2024)</p><p>FY 2022-23 - £14,315,675</p><p>FY 2021-22 - £11,268,135</p><p>FY 2020-21 - £11,051,788</p><p>FY 2019-20 - £11,982,973</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/03/2024 10:49:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691728

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Armed Forces
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 adequacy of the size of the defence force in the context of NATO commitments relating to any escalation of the Russian threat in eastern Europe.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Headline numbers of regular personnel do not define operational effectiveness. A more efficient training pipeline, fewer formed-unit deployments, organisational refinement and investment in improved capabilities mean that more units are ready more of the time. Through our offer to NATO, we offer the Alliance the full spectrum of defence capabilities.</p><p>20,000 Service personnel from the Royal Navy, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force will deploy across Europe to take part in Exercise Steadfast Defender 24. Our Armed Forces continue to meet all their operational commitments, including participating in every single NATO mission, supporting Ukraine, and tackling Houthi shipping attacks in the Red Sea.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/03/2024 17:30:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691729

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will update his Department's Fusion Doctrine to reflect lessons learned from the integration of civil society and private business responses as part of defence efforts in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Fusion Doctrine is not published by the Ministry of Defence as it relates to the UK's whole government approach to orchestrating National Security capabilities. Military Joint doctrine is reviewed continually by the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre through a five yearly plan. Review of Military Joint doctrine is required to reflect best practice and agreed lessons from operations and training.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/03/2024 17:31:15 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691730

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the size of the armed forces in the context of conventional military threats to NATO allies in eastern Europe.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is committed to delivering the Armed Forces set out in Defence Command Paper 23. This includes the transformational restructuring and modernisation originally set out in Integrated Review 21. Headline numbers of regular personnel do not define operational effectiveness. A more efficient training pipeline, fewer formed-unit deployments, organisational refinement and investment in improved capabilities mean that more units are ready more of the time.</p><p>The UK has committed almost all our Armed Forces and military capabilities to NATO under the new NATO Force Model - our strongest ever force commitment to the Alliance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/03/2024 09:04:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691731

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of (i) conscription and (ii) civilian training for the purposes of increasing the size of the reserve force.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 February 2024 to Question 14972 to the hon. Member for Bolton North East (Mark Logan).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/03/2024 14:17:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 14972 - National Service.docx title National Service
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691177

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to improve the delivery rate of the Ajax armoured vehicle programme.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>As a result of revised contractual terms with MOD, General Dynamics UK have introduced a number of measures designed to improve the delivery rate. These measures include:</p><p> </p><p>- Extending the current shift patterns and building contingency throughout the production schedule;</p><p>- Optimising the build line to balance activity and recruitment of additional resource to anticipate potential pinch points in the schedule; and</p><p>- An increase in collaborative practices, such as the introduction of joint acceptance, to reduce overall timelines.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 05/03/2024 09:06:30 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell