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registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
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 28 June 2016 to Question HL728 and pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8078, for what reasons the date forecast for Watchkeeper to achieve full operating capability has changed; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	10241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Initial Operating Capability for Watchkeeper was met in August 2014 and it was then deployed on operations in Afghanistan. Watchkeeper is a first-of-type capability for Defence and therefore the programme has evolved as regulatory and technical requirements for both aircraft and pilots have been fully understood.</p><p>Two incidents involving Watchkeeper aircraft earlier this year also resulted in a temporary pause in flying which inevitably had an impact on the programme. Full operating capability is currently forecast to be achieved in 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/09/2017 15:32:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

756238

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date Watchkeeper is expected to achieve full operating capability.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	8078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Initial Operating Capability for Watchkeeper was met in August 2014 and it deployed on Operations in Afghanistan. Full operating capability is forecast to be achieved in 2018. The current total financial approval for development and delivery of Watchkeeper is £927 million.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 8089 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:41:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

686788

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the 54 Watchkeeper reconnaissance drones ordered by the Ministry of Defence in 2005 have yet entered service; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>Watchkeeper is in service with the British Army, first deploying on operations to Afghanistan in 2014.</p><p>We do not routinely comment on the specific status of equipment as to do so would compromise operational security and would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/02/2017 15:44:25 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

525456

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Watchkeeper Programme to achieve Initial Operating Capability 2, previously expected to be achieved by April, and when they now expect Equipment Support Systems to be released to service.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>It is expected that the Watchkeeper programme will declare Initial Operating Capability 2 standard by July 2016. An initial set of release to service recommendations for the Watchkeeper system at Equipment Standard 2 should be provided by March 2017. This will provide sufficient clearance for the Army to fly the Watchkeeper system in that configuration and support delivery of Full Operating Capability by the target date of April 2017.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/06/2016 15:05:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

445761

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle to come into full service.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Watchkeeper Tactical Remotely Piloted Aircraft System was brought into service with the Army in 2014 and subsequently deployed to support operations in Afghanistan. Full operating capability is forecast to be achieved in the second quarter of 2017.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:56:29 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

432920

registered interest
date	27/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
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 26 November 2015 to Question 17136, on what date Watchkeeper is expected to be at full operating capability.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	18062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Watchkeeper is expected to achieve full operating capability in the second quarter of 2017.</p><p>The original cost estimate for the development and delivery of Watchkeeper to full operating capability, at the time of Main Gate approval in 2005, was £847 million.</p><p>With regards to the cost of each Watchkeeper, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 October 2014 to question 211342 to the hon. Member for Moray (Angus Robertson).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 18063 18064 question first answered 03/12/2015 16:41:43 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 28 October 2014.docx title Unmanned Air Vehicles
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

388561

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs have been created in the UK by the French-Israeli Thales/Elbit Joint Venture for Watchkeeper.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	6259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Watchkeeper air vehicle is manufactured by UAV Tactical Systems Ltd, a joint venture between Elbit Systems UK and Thales UK, under a sub-contract from Thales UK, the Watchkeeper prime contractor. The Ministry of Defence has no direct commercial relationship with UAV Tactical Systems Ltd and no estimate has therefore been made of the number of persons employed by the company. The wider Watchkeeper supply-chain sustains high-quality jobs at a number of locations across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/07/2015 16:28:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

57721

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where his Department plans to base the Watchkeeper remotely piloted air systems following completion of training at Salisbury Plain and West Wales Airport.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	198643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Under current plans Watchkeeper remotely piloted air systems will be located at Larkhill with 32nd and 47th Regiments Royal Artillery.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 16/06/2014 14:18:42 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest