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944652

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	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 publish a land warfare strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to investing over £17 billion in the Land environment to provide the Army with a modernised warfighting division that includes the transformational STRIKE capability. This investment will support and provide opportunities for the UK's Land and defence sector. To date only Shipbuilding and Combat Air have been selected for a specific sector strategy, other sectors (such as Land) are kept under review. Further sector specific approaches will need to be informed by thorough analysis of the military capability, prosperity, internaitonal, industrial and prosperity benefits and will only be applicable in a very small number of cases.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/07/2018 10:45:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

944689

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's announcement of 18 July 2018 on the new medal to recognise the fight against Daesh, if he publish the countries where UK personnel in receipt of the medal (a) are based and (b) have been based.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>The initial awards of the Iraq and Syria Operational Service Medal were to personnel who were based in either Iraq or Cyprus. These personnel will have subsequently deployed on further operations, deployed again on Operation SHADER, or returned to their home base. Further eligible locations for award of the medal are currently under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/07/2018 13:21:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

944695

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	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, pursuant to his oral contribution of 17 July 2018, Official Report, column 241, how many academics were consulted as part of the development of the Combat Air Strategy; and how many of those academics were women.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>A broad range of academic institutions were consulted during the development of the Combat Air Strategy, including Cranfield University, the Strategy and Security Unit at the University of Exeter, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS), RAND Europe and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Ministry of Defence officials had face to face consultations with 11 academics, three of whom were women.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/07/2018 15:17:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

944697

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to appoint a new Minister for Defence Procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>I was appointed by the Prime Minister on 19 July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/07/2018 15:14:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964052

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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, with reference to page 16 of his Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, what the timetable is for the completion of Project Centurion.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	169196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Project Centurion is due to deliver transition of Attack capability from Tornado GR4 to Typhoon by 31 December 2018, ahead of Tornado GR4 reaching its out of service date of 31 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/09/2018 16:41:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964291

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve safety training and procedures for operating Challenger 2 tanks.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	169211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Following the tragic incident at Castlemartin ranges in 2017, the Army has implemented changes to the procedures and documentation for firing the main armament of Challenger 2, and engaged with industry to adjust the main armament's mechanical infrastructure. It is also in the process of considering and implementing the recommendations from both the Defence Safety Authority's (DSA) Service Inquiry and Coroner's Inquest. The DSA's Service Inquiry can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-report-into-the-challenger-2-incident-at-castlemartin-ranges-pembrokeshire-on-14-june-2017</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/09/2018 14:33:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964298

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Qatar: Hawk Aircraft
	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 February 2018 to Question 128885, if he will provide an update on progress on the potential order by the Qatari Government of Hawk aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	169213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>On 29 June 2018 it was confirmed by BAE Systems that the contract that had been signed with the State of Qatar on 10 December 2017 for 24 Typhoon aircraft had been amended to include the supply of nine Hawk.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2018 16:07:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964299

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Qatar: Hawk Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he had with the Amir of Qatar at their meeting on 24 July 2018 on the potential order of Hawk aircraft by the Qatari Government.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	169214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence and the Amir of Qatar discussed the strength of our bilateral defence and security relationship and the unique opportunities associated with Qatar's recent acquisition of Typhoon and Hawk aircraft.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/09/2018 16:06:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964300

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Vehicles
	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 package one of the Multi-Role Vehicle - Protected programme.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	169215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Our current planning assumption remains that we will procure the Joint Land Tactical Vehicle to meet the Army's requirement for a future protected multi-role vehicle. Funding has been set aside for this acquisition in the Department's Equipment Plan. A final decision to proceed will not be taken until the Modernising Defence Programme has been completed and our wider plans for Armed Forces modernisation are fully mature.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/09/2018 14:32:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964302

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Artillery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the artillery system requirement to support the Strike brigades.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	169217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Army is in the process of assessing its future artillery system capability requirement for the Armoured Infantry and Strike Brigades. It has established a programme, known as Mobile Fires Platform, to refine the requirement and modernise the capability.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/09/2018 14:36:20 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith