@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answerText "

The Army first purchased 160 Black Hornet 1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in 2011 as part of a £20 million contract with FLIR UAS (formerly Prox Dynamics). The systems were used on operations in Afghanistan, but that capability has since been phased out. In 2019 the Army purchased 90 of the upgraded Black Hornet 3 UAS at a contract value of £1.7 million. There is no intention to deploy the capability on operations at this time.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-17"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "276153" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-17T15:06:39.88Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Defence: Industry" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "What steps she is taking to support the UK defence industry." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Ealing, Southall" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Virendra Sharma" ; parl:uin "911786" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Stuart Andrew" . parl:answerText "

On current plans the Royal Marines will declare initial NATO compliant operating capability for the Lightweight Multirole Missile in early 2021.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-16"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-16T15:13:32.087Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Marines: Guided Weapons" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Royal Marines will be ready to use the Lightweight Multirole Missile against drones." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Romford" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Andrew Rosindell" ; parl:uin "275153" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-09"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma" . parl:answerText "

On the 14 of March, we provided an update to Parliament on our ambitious Defence Prosperity Programme. This includes work to sustain an internationally competitive and productive UK Defence sector and grow exports and inward investment. In the past two years, we have published strategies for Shipbuilding and Combat Air and refreshed our Defence Industrial Policy with a new emphasis on supporting growth and competitiveness.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-08T16:29:27.983Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Army first purchased 160 Black Hornet 1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in 2011 as part of a £20 million contract with FLIR UAS (formerly Prox Dynamics). The systems were used on operations in Afghanistan, but that capability has since been phased out. In 2019 the Army purchased 90 of the upgraded Black Hornet 3 UAS at a contract value of £1.7 million. There is no intention to deploy the capability on operations at this time.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-17"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "276154" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-17T15:06:39.817Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "F-35 Aircraft" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 aircraft are currently available for operations." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "North Durham" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Kevan Jones" ; parl:uin "275140" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-09"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Defence: Space Technology" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when she plans to publish the Defence Space Strategy." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Llanelli" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nia Griffith" ; parl:uin "276172" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-11"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Rosie Cooper" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith" . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Defence: Aerospace Industry" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "If she will make an assessment of the sustainability of the UK defence aerospace sector." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "West Lancashire" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Rosie Cooper" ; parl:uin "911784" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Type 45 Destroyers: Deployment" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the UK's six Type 45 destroyers have been put to sea in the last twelve months." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "North Durham" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Kevan Jones" ; parl:uin "275139" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-09"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Hawk Aircraft" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2019 to Question 269014, how many sorties have Hawk T2 aircraft have undertaken in the advanced jet training role from 3 April to 26 June 2019." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Llanelli" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nia Griffith" ; parl:uin "274482" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Andrew Rosindell" . parl:answerText "

The UK is at the forefront of the defence aerospace industry. The Ministry of Defence is continuing to invest in capability development of aerospace platforms, which will protect highly skilled jobs for many years to come.

The UK’s Combat Air Strategy, launched at the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show, sets out a clear way forward for preserving national advantage and choice in how our future Combat Air capability is delivered.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-08T16:31:42.633Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

617 Squadron is the UK's first operational frontline F-35 Lightning squadron with an initial complement of nine aircraft capable of undertaking operations from the land.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-15"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-15T13:42:34.937Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Unmanned Air Vehicles" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much her Department has spent on the acquisition of Black Hornet drones." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Leicester East" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Keith Vaz" ; parl:uin "276154" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-11"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Ministry of Defence is firmly committed to a number of space programmes, and we are continually assessing our space capabilities, coherence and requirements. Our strategic work on space has developed significantly and will play a key role in Spending Review decisions. We expect to publish later this year.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-16"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-16T16:39:54.87Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Keith Vaz" . parl:answerText "

The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes and Departmental planning requirements.

From records available, the number of days each Type 45 destroyer has spent at sea between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019 is shown below.

Type 45

Total number of days at sea

HMS DEFENDER

118

HMS DIAMOND

91

HMS DRAGON

154

HMS DUNCAN

116

HMS DARING

0

HMS DAUNTLESS

0

TOTAL

479

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-15"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-15T13:43:17.8Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Unmanned Air Vehicles" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Black Hornet drones the British Army (a) possesses and (b) has deployed in active service." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Leicester East" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Keith Vaz" ; parl:uin "276153" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-11"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "HMS Prince of Wales" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the HMS Prince of Wales will be placed into the service of the Royal Navy." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "North Durham" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Kevan Jones" ; parl:uin "275141" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-09"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Between 3 April and 26 June 2019, RAF Hawk T2 aircraft undertook 1,177 Advanced Jet Training sorties.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-11"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-11T15:00:17.587Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Yes. HMS PRINCE OF WALES is structurally complete and on current plans will commence contractor sea trials in late 2019. Her first entry to Portsmouth will take place during those sea trials and her commissioning into the Royal Navy will follow their completion. Both of these dates have yet to be determined.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Pudsey" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Stuart Andrew" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-16"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-16T15:16:13.447Z"^^xsd:dateTime . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "640"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; .