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90462

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mandarin: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in state schools secondary education obtained a GCSE in Mandarin Chinese in each year since Janaury 2011.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify pupils entered for Mandarin Chinese from the Department for Education’s data. However, the Department does hold information on the number of entries into GCSE Chinese which includes Mandarin Chinese and other Chinese subjects. In the academic year 2010/11, there were 2,480 entries for GCSE Mandarin, 2,307 in the academic year 2011/12 and 2,346 in the academic year 2012/13. This information is published in the GCSE statistical first release.[1]</p><p><br> [1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised</a> (Subject time series table)</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/09/2014 13:35:24 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90481

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Lesotho
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the situation in Lesotho; and what steps he is taking to support the reinstatement of democracy in that country.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>British High Commission Officials in Pretoria, who cover our relations with Lesotho, continue to closely monitor developments in the country given the deteriorating political and security situation there since 30 August. I welcome the engagement of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and have expressed our hope that all Lesotho’s parties will work together to ensure disputes are settled peacefully in line with Lesotho’s Constitution. At my request our High Commissioner reiterated these messages in a phone call to Lesotho’s Prime Minister on 5 September.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 08/09/2014 14:27:36 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90511

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the number of cyber-attacks on Government IT systems since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>We are now seeing around 100 sophisticated attacks a month on UK Government or industry networks<strong>.</strong> The Government has committed £860m until 2016 to the transformative National Cyber Security Programme to bolster the UK’s cyber defences. The National Cyber Security Strategy, published November 2011, sets out how the UK will support economic prosperity, protect national security and safeguard the public’s way of life by building a more trusted and resilient digital environment.</p><p>We do not comment on specific details of cyber security attacks on Government IT systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 08/09/2014 10:46:11 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90008

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on development of the Storm Shadow stand-off weapon; what assessment he has made of its potential advantages to the UK's defence capabilities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Storm Shadow continues to provide the UK with a unique capability for precision strike against high value hardened targets without exposing aircraft and crews to higher than necessary levels of risk.<br><br>The Storm Shadow Mid Life Refurbishment concept phase is considering options to maintain the Storm Shadow Weapons System Capability in order to meet our planning requirements. We have agreed to exchange information with France on our respective national refurbishment and upgrade programmes for Storm Shadow/SCALP EG (the French name for Storm Shadow), underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed at the Farnborough International Air Show in July 2014.<br><br>I announced in July that the Storm Shadow is to be integrated onto the RAF's Typhoon aircraft to enter service in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/09/2014 15:26:35 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90009

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on development of the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Captor-E radar; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 17 July 2014 (Official Report, column 797W) to the hon. Member for Moray (Mr Robertson) and 1 September 2014 (Official Report, column 95W) to the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20140717 - Hansard extract European Fighter Aircraft[1].doc title 20130717 Hansard extract European Fighter Aircraft 2 file name 20140901 - Hansard extract European Fighter Aircraft[1].doc title 20140901 Hansard extract European Fighter Aircraft question first answered 08/09/2014 15:15:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90010

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
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 merits of integrating MBDA Brimstone 2 air-to-ground precision weapon with the Typhoon aircraft to the UK's defence capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The MBDA Brimstone 2 will enhance the multi-role capability of the Typhoon aircraft as it is effective against challenging, high speed and manoeuvring targets over land and sea.<br><br>Work is underway to evaluate the integration of Brimstone 2 with the Typhoon aircraft. On 2 June 2014, BAE Systems was awarded a contract worth in the region of £5 million to undertake a risk reduction study in support of a planned Main Gate business decision in early 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 207687 question first answered 08/09/2014 15:08:27 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90011

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on development of the F-35 B aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The F-35B development test continues to make steady progress. To date, the F-35 fleet has surpassed 19,500 flight hours. <br><br>UK F-35B Initial Operating Capability remains on track to deliver in 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/09/2014 14:34:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90014

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to use the IRIS-T air-to-air guided missile in the UK's armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has no plans to use the IRIS-T air-to-air guided missile.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/09/2014 15:17:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90015

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on the bursary scheme to set up cadet units in schools.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Cadet Bursary Fund was launched by the Prime Minister on 18 June to help state schools set up, grow and sustain new cadet units. The aim of our Cadet Expansion Programme is to see 100 new state school units established by September 2015. 49 new units have been approved so far.<br> <br> The Cadet Bursary fund will be administered by the Combined Cadet Force Association. The Department for Education is supporting the development of a fundraising strategy to ensure the legacy of the fund.<br> <br> To date, £1,560,000 has been donated or pledged to the fund. This comprises £1 million from Libor funds, £250,000 from Youth United funding and £310,000 from private donations. The fund will open to applications from schools involved in the Cadet Expansion Programme on 15 September, and grant decisions will be announced in early December.<br> <br> We will publish the full details on the application process and detailed guidance for schools shortly.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 08/09/2014 16:48:46 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

90016

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the current fast jet capability of the Royal Air Force and outline any future developments.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>RAF frontline fast jet capability is currently provided by Tornado and Typhoon aircraft supported by Hawk jet training aircraft. <br><br>However, the RAF continues to transition towards a future combined frontline fleet of Lightning II and Typhoon aircraft. Lightning II is a fifth-generation stealth aircraft representing a step-change in the UK’s combat air capability, whilst the Typhoon will provide an enhanced multi-role and Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capability, in addition to its original air defence role.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 08/09/2014 15:45:27 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell