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446762

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date	21/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 20 January 2016, Official Report, column 1411, if he will set out the specific activities being undertaken by British military personnel in providing training, advice and help to the Saudi Arabian military.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	23632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>We have provided education and training courses to Saudi Arabian Military personnel under existing government-to-government arrangements including the Managing Defence in a Wider Security Context, the Strategic Leadership Programmes, and Initial Officer training courses. These courses expose Saudi Military personnel to UK policy, and promote concepts of accountability, compliance with International Humanitarian Law and transparency. They are important in building skills which enable Saudi Arabia to deal appropriately with their own security problems, thereby contributing to regional security</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/01/2016 15:39:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

446763

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's policy is on further developing the necessary facilities and skills for the UK to become a world centre of expertise in the dismantling of formerly-armed nuclear warheads.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	23640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>As we set out in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, we will reduce the overall stockpile of nuclear warheads to no more than 180 by the mid 2020s. The Government is investing in the Atomic Weapons Establishment, which is responsible for supporting the entire life-cycle of the UK's nuclear warheads, from design and manufacture, to maintenance and certification of the existing warhead stockpile, and, ultimately, to decommissioning and disposal. In addition, the UK is co-operating with international partners - particularly the US and Norway - on a verification regime for the dismantlement of a nuclear weapon that could support any potential future nuclear disarmament treaty.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 27/01/2016 16:08:49 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

446764

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons were learned for emergency planning in the event of an accident involving the road transport of nuclear warheads from the Operation Senator emergency planning exercise held at HMS Gannet, Prestwick Airport in September 2011.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	23641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR) assessment concluded that Exercise Senator 2011 achieved its stated objectives.</p><p>The DNSR assessment report contains five findings, four of which have been formally closed out. Work is in hand to address the remaining finding.</p><p>I shall place copies of the DNSR assessment and All Agency report in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/01/2016 14:01:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

446779

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons two empty armed transporter ships owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and capable of carrying fissile nuclear materials departed Barrow-in-Furness on 19 January 2016; and what the destination of those ships is.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	23639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>Two specialist nuclear cargo vessels, which are UK flagged, are currently taking part in a voyage which is approved by all relevant authorities, including the UK Government. In accordance with normal procedures, no further details of their voyage can be disclosed at this stage for security reasons.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/01/2016 14:09:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

446795

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
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	North Korea: Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information the Government holds on whether blueprints of (a) UK Magnox reactor designs and (b) URENCO uranium enrichment plant designs have been used by North Korea to manufacture plutonium and highly enriched uranium as fissile materials for use in its nuclear warhead programme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	23642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text We remain deeply concerned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) development of a nuclear programme. We do not know whether the DPRK, in the development of its reactor, drew upon UK Magnox reactor designs which were made public in the 1950s and 60s. While the DPRK has made frequent public statements regarding its nuclear capabilities and WMD development, it provides little substantive information on the precise nature of those capabilities. UN Security Council Resolutions prohibit the provision of technical training, advice, services or assistance related to the manufacture of the DPRK’s nuclear-related programmes; the UK strongly supports international efforts to uphold this provision to prevent the proliferation of WMD. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/01/2016 13:01:30 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

446335

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Nuclear Disarmament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposal the Government plans to put to the second UN open-ended working group on nuclear disarmament.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	23329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK and the four other Non-Proliferation Treaty Nuclear Weapons States voted against the Resolution “Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations” in the UN General Assembly First Committee which established an Open Ended Working Group. The Government believes that productive results can only be ensured through a consensus-based approach that takes into account the wider global security environment.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/01/2016 14:56:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

444638

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2015 to Question 9021 and with reference to the Oxford Research Group, Remote Control project report: Hostile drones, published 11 January 2015, if the Office for Nuclear Regulation will review security at nuclear power stations.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	22365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Licensees of UK nuclear sites are required by ONR to demonstrate that they have resilience against a range of external threat scenarios. These scenarios are updated regularly considering developments in technology and other areas. The airspace over UK nuclear licensed sites is restricted by the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Nuclear Installations) Regulations 2007. These impose restricted airspace of a radius between 0.5 and 2 nautical miles and to a height of between 1000 and 2400 feet above mean sea level around the centre of those nuclear licensed sites listed in Schedule 2 of the Regulations. Airspace usage in the UK is regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/01/2016 16:17:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443682

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where Exercise Astral Climb 2015 took place; and where Exercise Astral Bend 2016 will take place.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>Exercise Astral Climb 2015 took place in Nottinghamshire. Exercise Astral Bend 2016 will take place in Oxfordshire</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/01/2016 16:13:23 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443683

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed forces: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs were of operating the Truck Convoy Heavy Duty in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <br /><br /><p>The operating costs for the Truck Convoy Heavy Duty (TCHD) for the last three financial years are provided in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calculated TCHD Running Costs (£ VAT ex)</p></td><td><p>107,446</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td><td><p>82,195</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/01/2016 16:00:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443684

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radioactive Materials: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the reply of 17 March 2011, Official Report, column 514W, on radioactive materials transport, whether the practice of displaying radioactive materials hazard warning signs on vehicles carrying special nuclear materials will continue following the retirement from service of High Security Vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>It is not current Ministry of Defence policy to display radioactive material hazard signs on the Truck Cargo Heavy Duty (TCHD) Mk3 when transporting special nuclear materials. Adequate safety arrangements, as required by legislation, are in place to ensure the necessary information is available to emergency services in the event of an incident.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/01/2016 16:08:41 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn