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576548

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Defence Growth Partnership and UK Defence Solutions Centre: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff were employed by the (a) Defence Growth Partnership and (b) UK Defence Solutions Centre on 1 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	45056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) is an industry led group, established jointly by industry and government to deliver export-led growth within the Defence sector. It does not receive any public funding. Since 2014, it has enabled joint industry and government resource equivalent to £50 million over three years to achieve its agenda: £30 million for strengthening the UK Defence &amp; Security Organisation and establishing the UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC). The remaining £20 million is currently delivered through a number of initiatives supporting the DGP’s growth agenda: establishment of the Centre of Maritime Intelligent Systems (CMIS); Dual Use Technology Exploitation (DUTE) cluster and the MOD Innovation Challenge fund.</p><p>Government and industry have committed through a mix of cash and resource equivalent to £3.8m in 2015-16 to the UKDSC and a similar figure is predicted for 2016-17. As of 1 April 2016, there were 4 staff directly employed by the UKDSC and 28 secondees from across the 16 DGP Partner Companies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 45038 45039 question first answered 12/09/2016 09:07:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

576549

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Defence Growth Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost to (a) government and (b) industry of the Defence Growth Partnership (i) was in 2014-15, (ii) was in 2015-16 and (iii) is for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	45039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) is an industry led group, established jointly by industry and government to deliver export-led growth within the Defence sector. It does not receive any public funding. Since 2014, it has enabled joint industry and government resource equivalent to £50 million over three years to achieve its agenda: £30 million for strengthening the UK Defence &amp; Security Organisation and establishing the UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC). The remaining £20 million is currently delivered through a number of initiatives supporting the DGP’s growth agenda: establishment of the Centre of Maritime Intelligent Systems (CMIS); Dual Use Technology Exploitation (DUTE) cluster and the MOD Innovation Challenge fund.</p><p>Government and industry have committed through a mix of cash and resource equivalent to £3.8m in 2015-16 to the UKDSC and a similar figure is predicted for 2016-17. As of 1 April 2016, there were 4 staff directly employed by the UKDSC and 28 secondees from across the 16 DGP Partner Companies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 45038 45056 question first answered 12/09/2016 09:07:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

576550

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	UK Defence Solutions Centre: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much (a) government and (b) industry funding the UK Defence Solutions Centre received in the financial year 2015-16; and how much such funding is projected for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	45038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) is an industry led group, established jointly by industry and government to deliver export-led growth within the Defence sector. It does not receive any public funding. Since 2014, it has enabled joint industry and government resource equivalent to £50 million over three years to achieve its agenda: £30 million for strengthening the UK Defence &amp; Security Organisation and establishing the UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC). The remaining £20 million is currently delivered through a number of initiatives supporting the DGP’s growth agenda: establishment of the Centre of Maritime Intelligent Systems (CMIS); Dual Use Technology Exploitation (DUTE) cluster and the MOD Innovation Challenge fund.</p><p>Government and industry have committed through a mix of cash and resource equivalent to £3.8m in 2015-16 to the UKDSC and a similar figure is predicted for 2016-17. As of 1 April 2016, there were 4 staff directly employed by the UKDSC and 28 secondees from across the 16 DGP Partner Companies.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 45039 45056 question first answered 12/09/2016 09:07:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

576553

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff worked for the Defence and Security Organisation on 1 April 2016; and what the budget for that organisation is for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	45064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>At 1 April 2016 the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation had 122 staff-in-post, with a 2016-17 budget of £9.73M NET.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 09/09/2016 15:27:13 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

573410

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Ambush
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements will be made to provide submarine operational cover while HMS Ambush in undergoing repairs; and what risks have been identified as a result of those arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	44090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>It is UK policy that we do not comment on matters relating to submarine activity or operations as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p>HMS AMBUSH is undergoing repairs at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, the duration of which is under review.</p><p>On 28 July 2016, the Director General of the Defence Safety Authority convened an independent Service Inquiry to investigate the circumstances of this incident. It would be inappropriate to comment further while this investigation is on-going.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 44091 44092 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:42:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

573413

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Ambush
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long HMS Ambush is expected to remain out of service while repairs are being conducted; and where that repair work will be carried out.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	44091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>It is UK policy that we do not comment on matters relating to submarine activity or operations as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p>HMS AMBUSH is undergoing repairs at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, the duration of which is under review.</p><p>On 28 July 2016, the Director General of the Defence Safety Authority convened an independent Service Inquiry to investigate the circumstances of this incident. It would be inappropriate to comment further while this investigation is on-going.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 44090 44092 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:42:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

573415

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Ambush
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the circumstances were of the collision involving HMS Ambush near Gibraltar on 20 July 2016; and whether there will be a board of inquiry investigation into that incident.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	44092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>It is UK policy that we do not comment on matters relating to submarine activity or operations as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p>HMS AMBUSH is undergoing repairs at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, the duration of which is under review.</p><p>On 28 July 2016, the Director General of the Defence Safety Authority convened an independent Service Inquiry to investigate the circumstances of this incident. It would be inappropriate to comment further while this investigation is on-going.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 44090 44091 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:42:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

573618

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to review the eligibility for the operational allowance for service personnel.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	44267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>We review eligible locations every six months as standard but Ministers have no plans to change the qualifying criteria.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 45090 question first answered 08/09/2016 13:57:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

574055

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the operation (a) in August and September 2014 in which RAF Hercules dropped food and other humanitarian supplies to civilians trapped on Mount Sinjar, Iraq and (b) on 30 and 31 August 2014 in which two RAF Hercules dropped food and aid to the town of Amerli, near Kirkuk.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	44803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The cost of the operation to deliver food and other humanitarian supplies to civilians trapped on Mt Sinjar and Amerli in Iraq was £3.50 million. £1.97 million of this was charged to Department for International Development on a marginal cost basis and £1.5 million was covered by Operation SHADER. The costs cannot be split between individual locations as both used common air assets that were deployed under Operation SHADER.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 12/09/2016 14:55:38 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

533293

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisations' priority markets are for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	42006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK Trade and Investment business forecasting process for 2016/17 has identified 35 markets with strong defence and security opportunities. They are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chile</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qatar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States of America</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/07/2016 09:53:11 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara