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944396

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they intend the UK to make to NATO's Four 30s initiative.
	tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
	uin	HL9637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The maritime, land, and air assets that will deliver NATO's &quot;4-30s&quot; Readiness Initiative will be in addition to the capabilities already committed to the NATO Response Force. However, the specific requirements are being defined by NATO and national contributions will be confirmed when that process is complete.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL9636 question first answered 25/07/2018 15:41:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

944395

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was meant by the word "additional" in the NATO Brussels Summit Declaration of 11 July which stated in paragraph 14 that "Allies will offer an additional 30 major naval combatants, 30 heavy or medium manoeuvre battalions, and 30 kinetic air squadrons, with enabling forces, at 30 days readiness or less".
	tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
	uin	HL9636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The maritime, land, and air assets that will deliver NATO's &quot;4-30s&quot; Readiness Initiative will be in addition to the capabilities already committed to the NATO Response Force. However, the specific requirements are being defined by NATO and national contributions will be confirmed when that process is complete.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL9637 question first answered 25/07/2018 15:41:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

1088377

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British Army officers at the rank of colonel and above are currently attached to NATO Transformation Command; what ranks they are; and what roles they are performing at NATO Transformation Command.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	231878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of British Army officers at the rank of Colonel (NATO Rank OF-5) and above, currently in posts in NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is four.</p><p>The location and posts occupied are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Post</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ACT-HQ SACT - Virginia</p></td><td><p>Branch Head (Medical)</p></td><td><p>Colonel (OF-5)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ACT-HQ SACT - Virginia</p></td><td><p>Section Head (Intel and Environmental Disciplines)</p></td><td><p>Colonel (OF-5)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ACT-HQ SACT-Staff Element Europe - Mons</p></td><td><p>Branch Head (Capability Targets &amp; Review)</p></td><td><p>Colonel (OF-5)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ACT-Joint Warfare Centre - Stavanger</p></td><td><p>Division Head (Joint Training)</p></td><td><p>Colonel (OF-5)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/03/2019 15:55:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1088375

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's objectives are in participating in the NATO Allied Command Transformation programme.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	231877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is one of NATO's two Strategic Commands and prepares the Alliance for new security challenges.</p><p>The UK objective for supporting ACT and its programmes is part of our overall commitment to NATO as the Alliances leading European ally. ACT has an important role in modernising the Alliance to meet current and future defence and security threats. The UK fully supports these modernisation initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/03/2019 15:56:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1055166

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's (a) aims and (b) objectives will be at the 70 Anniversary Meeting of NATO in April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	216901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>NATO Foreign Ministers will meet in Washington DC to commemorate NATO's 70th anniversary and to drive forward progress since the July 2018 NATO Summit. The Government's objectives will be to underscore the position of NATO at the cornerstone of UK and Euro-Atlantic defence and security, and to support NATO's continuing adaptation to meet the complicated and evolving threat environment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/02/2019 11:48:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1017209

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution the Government is (a) making and (b) has plans to make to NATO's (i) new Command in Norfolk, (ii) new Command in Ulm, (iii) Counter Hybrid Support Teams, (iv) Cyber Operations Centre, (v) Hub for the South in Naples and (vi) capacity building programmes in (A) Iraq, (B) Jordan and (C) Tunisia.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	197309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to NATO and to Euro-Atlantic security. We were a leading proponent of the decision made at the Warsaw Summit in 2016 to recognise cyberspace as a domain of operations and will continue to support its full implementation, and play an active role in supporting the development of NATO's Cyber Operations centre. The UK is also engaged with NATO's efforts to project stability across the Middle East and North Africa region through our southern partnerships and the Defence and Related Security Capacity Building initiative. Discussions within NATO regarding the exact nature of individual Allies' contributions to its new Commands in Norfolk and Ulm, and to the Counter Hybrid Support Teams, are still ongoing. Once this information becomes available, I will write to my right hon. Friend with further detail.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/12/2018 16:22:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

943140

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 16 July 2018, Official Report, column 25, what role the UK plans to play in the NATO Readiness Initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	164954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK fully supports the NATO Readiness Initiative that will, by 2020, deliver 30 major naval combatants, 30 medium or heavy manoeuvre battalions, and 30 kinetic air squadrons, all at 30 days readiness and organised as elements of larger combat formations.</p><p>Specific requirements are being defined by NATO, we continue to work with them on our role and national contributions will be confirmed when that process is complete.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/07/2018 16:49:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith