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391382

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Early Warning Systems
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK's airborne early warning aircraft capability is for air and maritime threat to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	8118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>The Royal Air Force has six Sentry airborne early warning Mk1 aircraft, which are declared to the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force and fulfil a range of roles including air and sea surveillance and airborne command and control.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:17:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

386576

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of serving military personnel in combat zones purchased their own clothing in preference to army issue kit.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	4956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).</p><p>The MOD is fully committed to ensuring that our Armed Forces are properly resourced, funded and equipped. There may be occasions when serving personnel opt to customise the equipment provided to them. However, there is no need for them to do so and it is purely a matter of personal choice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/07/2015 15:33:28 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

349991

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Victory
	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 progress the salvage of HMS Victory 1744.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	2099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The wreck site of HMS Victory (1744) is not subject to a salvage operation. Officials are reviewing the Maritime Heritage Foundation's project design for recovery and curation of her cultural artefacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/06/2015 15:14:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

426214

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Rescue Services: North Atlantic Ocean
	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 7 September 2015 to Question 8120, what the range is of the RAF Sea King helicopter resource in its coverage of Atlantic waters.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	14941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The operational range of RAF Sea King helicopters is some 210-240 nautical miles.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 09/11/2015 16:09:51 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

390730

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving members of the Fleet Air Arm have given notice of their intention to leave before serving the time that they signed up for in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	7605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The number of serving members of the Fleet Air Arm who have given notice of their intention to leave before serving the time that they signed up for in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Years</p></td><td><p>Total No*.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2010 - June 2011</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011 - June 2012</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012 - June 2013</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013 - June 2014</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014 - June 2015</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The above figures have been rounded in accordance with Defence Statistics Policy; as a result, the totals may not equal the sum of their component parts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/07/2015 15:39:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

386579

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Deployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of tour for army personnel serving overseas in combat zones has been in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	4958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The majority of Army personnel deployed to Afghanistan had an average tour length of approximately 180 days, in line with the standard operational tour length.</p><p>The Army's policy is that six months is the optimal tour length for an intense operational deployment within a combat zone. Over the past three years, as service in the Afghanistan combat zone was drawn to a close, the standard tour length remained six months. Some personnel were required to serve up to 12 months and some specialist personnel had tours of four months or less.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/07/2015 15:43:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

386575

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average availability of indulgence flights in military aircraft for army personnel serving overseas returning to the UK on leave has been in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	4980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/07/2015 15:42:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391384

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Rescue Services: North Atlantic Ocean
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what search and rescue capability exists within the RAF covering missing aircraft in the North Atlantic.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	8120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom military aircraft search and rescue (SAR) capability currently consists of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters, which can assist in the search for missing aircraft in the North Sea.</p><p>In addition, the RAF Sentry airborne early warning aircraft can carry out maritime surveillance and also act as the airborne command and control node for any coordinated SAR operation.</p><p>The RAF Air Transport fleet can also be called upon; in particular the national standby C-130 (Hercules), which can be fitted with air sea rescue equipment and can be used to provide SAR cover.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:16:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

391383

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Early Warning Systems
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what airborne early warning aircraft capability he plans will be available to the new aircraft carriers joining the UK fleet.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	8119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Queen Elizabeth Class carriers will have an airborne early warning capability provided by the CROWSNEST radar system fitted to the Merlin Mk2 helicopter. Additionally, the carriers will be capable of operating with other UK, NATO and Allied aircraft which can also provide airborne early warning capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/09/2015 15:08:48 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

934835

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's announcement last year of plans to provide 2.5 million former armed forces personnel cards to identify them as veterans (a) what steps have been taken to provide those personnel cards; and whether his Department has set a timeline for when those personnel cards will be issued.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	160662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing a range of options to ensure a form of voluntary veterans' identification is made available. We will make a further announcement later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/07/2018 15:56:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton