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1121375

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date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ascension Island: Airports
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 11 January 2019 to Question 59581 on Ascension Island: Aviation, whether best biosecurity industry standards have now been made a condition of the runway resurfacing project on Ascension Island.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	244149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:41:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1121506

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gulf States: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Saudi Arabian and (b) UAE nationals have trained at the (i) Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and (ii) Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	244021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested for the period 1 January 2015 to 15 April 2019 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Military Academy Sandhurst</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army Initial Officer Training</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Lower Tier Courses</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Britannia Royal Naval College </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy Initial Officer Training</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Lower Tier Courses</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:43:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1121372

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nigeria: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Answer of 9 April 2019 to Question 241001 on Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, whether a more detailed risks tool, set out in the recommendations of the CSSF Annual Review of the North East (NE) Nigeria security and conflict and stabilisation programme: 2017 to 2018, will be developed.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	244044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence mitigates risks of activity in Nigeria using the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) approved methods - the Overseas Security and Justice Assessment and CSSF programme documentation. All documentation is reviewed on a regular basis and these methods remain extant at this time.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:44:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1121366

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sudan: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
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 9 April 2019 to Question 241000 on Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, what the reasons were for ceasing CSSF funding for the Sudan Improving International Standards in the Defence Sector programme for financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	244043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Funding for the Sudan Improving International Standards in the Defence Sector programme was ceased due to other higher demands on Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) non-Official Development Assistance.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:44:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1121569

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when it is anticipated that HMS Queen Elizabeth will undergo its first dry dock maintenance at Rosyth Dockyard.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH safely docked at Rosyth on 6 April 2019.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/04/2019 15:41:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121568

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the development of high energy laser weapons systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence Strategic Programmes team has established a Novel Weapons team to build on the work carried out by Defence Science and Technology. It is preparing the Ministry of Defence for the introduction of capabilities, including High Energy Lasers. A range of Capability Demonstration Programmes will be undertaken to accelerate the introduction of Directed Energy Weapons by approximately 10 years and further inform the Armed Forces of their utility.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/04/2019 13:53:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121571

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to purchase and deploy optionally manned aircraft for the armed services.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK has no formal plans to purchase optionally manned aircraft. Air programmes, such as the Combat Air Acquisition Programme (CAAP) which aims to replace Typhoon's capabilities from 2040 onwards, are assessing the potential benefits of such solutions across a range of applications.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/04/2019 14:59:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121573

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in implementing the Better Defence Estate Strategy, published in 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the oral statement given in the House of Commons by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans (Tobias Ellwood) on 28 February 2019 (Official Report, column 540) that provided an update on the work undertaken through the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/04/2019 14:59:36 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20190228_Defence_Estate-Optimisation_Programme.docx title Defence Estate Optimisation Programme
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121572

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors influenced the decision to delay and scale back the proposals to concentrate military units in Devon and Somerset in a single large-scale garrison.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence outlined the Department's intention to create an estate optimised to support Defence capabilities and communities; these plans were, however, subject to further, detailed assessment work.</p><p>Although this work on future basing options for a number of Royal Marines sites will not report until 2021, work to date has confirmed that the current locations and supporting infrastructure arrangements for RMB Chivenor and Norton Manor Camp are fundamentally sound and best to serve the future Royal Marines requirements.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/04/2019 15:42:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121570

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Turkey: Arms Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the advice of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe that if Turkey proceeds to purchase the Russian S-400 air defence system it should receive no delivery of F-35 aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned by the planned purchase of S-400 by Turkey and its implications for their continued participation in the F-35 programme. As the US administration has made clear, the purchase of S-400 generates unacceptable risks around F-35. We share this risk assessment and continue to call on Turkey to reconsider its planned purchase in light of those risks and the US offer of alternative solutions to legitimate Turkish air defence requirements.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/04/2019 14:58:44 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem