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48933

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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 the dimensions will be of the cargo lifts on the (a) Queen Elizabeth Class carriers and (b) Type 26 Global Combat Ships.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	197132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>There are two aircraft lifts on each Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Carrier, which each measure around 28 metres long, 15 metres wide, and 2.5 metres deep. There are many other internal cargo lifts installed on each QEC Carrier. I am withholding details on the dimensions of these lifts as release would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.<br><br>The T26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) programme is currently in its assessment phase. As is the standard practice with equipment projects, the final design, detailed technical specifications and equipment fit will not finally be set until this main investment decision has been taken later in 2014.</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	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

49127

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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 progress he has made in re-basing those elements of the armed forces based in Germany; and what recent discussions he has had with German federal and regional authorities on the practical logistics involved in such a withdrawal.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	197002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made on the withdrawal of British troops from Germany. Having closed Celle Station in 2012, the closures of the Rheindahlen Military Complex and Münster Station were completed in 2013, and Hameln Station will close by December 2014. The programme remains on track to deliver, enabling us to close and release Elmpt and Herford Stations by December 2015, followed by the closure of Hohne and Fallingbostel Stations before March 2016. <br><br>We have already reduced our military numbers in Germany by 33% through the programme of preliminary moves and unit disbandments, and the first tranche of major unit moves and re-roling from Germany will occur in 2015. These moves will result in a reduction of up to 70% of troops by the end of 2015, exceeding the Strategic Defence and Security Review target of bringing back half of those personnel based in Germany by 2015. The remaining troops will relocate by 2019, as part of our intent to base the three high readiness Reaction Force Brigades on Salisbury Plain. <br><br>The Secretary of State for Defence met with the German Defence Minister, Frau Dr Ursula von der Leyen, on 13 January to discuss a number of issues, including the withdrawal of our troops from Germany. More widely, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to liaise with the German authorities at a number of levels: through Ministers and officials in the UK: the Defence Attaché in the British Embassy in Berlin; and the General Officer Commanding British Forces Germany, other regional British Commanders and a network of in-country liaison officers. MOD officials are also liaising with their German counterparts to assist in finding alternative uses for the facilities that will be vacated by the British Forces.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

49128

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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 future acquisition requirements for intelligence surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance systems.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	197004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department assesses potential future acquisition requirements for intelligence surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) systems as part of the annual Capability Audit process, which considers current and future capability gaps, and the options to fill them. On recent operations the Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) mechanism has also been used to expedite the delivery of ISTAR equipment to fill such capability gaps in the short-term (such as the REAPER Remotely-Piloted Aerial System). As the MOD reorganises itself for broader contingent operations, the annual Capability Audit process will continue to assess which of these UOR equipments have broad utility and should continue to receive funding. In parallel, separate capability investigations are underway, predominantly in support of prospective consideration during the next Defence Review. This analysis includes the ongoing Air ISTAR Optimisation Review.</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	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

49129

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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 his Department's recruitment targets are for its Joint Cyber Reserve Unit.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	197005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Rt hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 March 2014, (Official Report, column 56W) to the hon. Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue).</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20140324 - Hansard extract on Cyber Recruitment[1].doc title Hansard extract 24 March 2014
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

49130

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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 discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their NATO counterparts on the establishment of a NATO-wide cyber capability.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	197006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>NATO-wide Cyber Defence is provided by NATO's Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) which delivers centralised protection for many NATO sites. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has recently undertaken a major upgrade of NCIRC's capability with enhancements delivered in monitoring of core networks on NATO sites on a 24/7 basis. NCIA will continue to manage the upgrade of NCIRC's capability to best protect NATO owned systems from the evolving threat.</p><p>Progress enhancing the NATO Cyber Defence was most recently discussed at Ministerial level, at the February NATO Defence Ministerial and will be discussed again at the June Defence Ministerial as the Alliance prepares for the WALES Summit in September. The UK continues to pay a central role in moving this issue forward across a whole range of activities such as incentivising national cyber defence capability development to develop Alliance-wide cyber defence capability, information sharing and exchanging best practice.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

48782

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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 he has made of the stealth characteristics of the joint strike fighter against all digital very high frequency active electronically steered radar arrays.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	196952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>It is part of normal MOD business to continuously assess the stealth performance of the F-35 against very high frequency digital radar.</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	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

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

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

48182

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, whether military training given to the Burmese Army by UK advisers advises soldiers to refuse orders that could result in human rights abuses.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	196319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>This issue was covered in a panel discussion during the export version of the Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context course that was delivered in Burma, in January 2014, by a mixed civil-military team from the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and one of their academic providers, Cranfield University. The discussion sat within a lecture on Rules of Engagement. An international law academic from Cranfield University, who specialises in the law of armed conflict, set out the legal position with regards to obeying illegal orders and the consequences of disobeying them.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem