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registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure cyber defence capabilities and preparedness match developing threats.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	25087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review identifies cyber security as a priority. We are actively monitoring cyber threats, and continually reviewing and adjusting our security measures. Defence and its people are prominent targets for criminals, foreign intelligence services and other malicious actors seeking to exploit personnel, disrupt business and operations, corrupt systems and steal information. This is not unique to the Ministry of Defence; other Government Departments, industry and business are also affected. The threats constantly changes in scope and complexity, and cyber security depends on a broad range of factors including human, technological and systematic. Our approach therefore spans technical, organisational, policy, procedural and physical measures, and also entails close collaboration with partner organisations across Government.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/02/2016 13:20:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

62597

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	South Asia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department allocated to the Conflict Pool for South Asia in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Conflict Pool is funded from a Treasury settlement which is separate from and additional to departmental budgets and is administered jointly by the Ministry of Defence, the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for conflict prevention and mitigation work. Details of Conflict Pool allocations are provided to Parliament annually in a Written Ministerial Statement. Statements for financial years (FY) 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 are attached. <br><br>A Statement giving details of Conflict Pool allocations for FY 2014-15 will be released to the House shortly.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/06/2014 14:31:03 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name Statements for financial years 201193.doc title Hansard Extracts
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62598

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains his policy to meet the NATO target of spending 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence; and what recent discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their NATO counterparts on this issue.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is one of just four NATO nations to spend 2 per cent or more of gross domestic product on Defence. On current plans, defence spending will continue to meet the 2 per cent target for the current Spending Review period. Decisions on public spending after 2015-16 will be made in the next Spending Review.<br><br>The question of Defence spending by European NATO partners is regularly discussed at NATO Defence Ministerial meetings.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/06/2014 14:30:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62025

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nimrod Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what capabilities are currently being utilised to fulfil the role that would otherwise have been undertaken by Nimrod MRA4 aircraft; and what captabilities will fulfil that role in the long term.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	200749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since the Nimrod MR2 was taken out of service in 2009, some 12 months early, for financial reasons, by the then Defence Secretary, a range of assets were put in place by the previous Government to cover the capability, namely Type 23 frigates, Merlin Anti-Submarine Warfare helicopters and C-130 Hercules aircraft. The MRA4 project was nearly £800 million over budget, 10 years overdue and the aircraft could not pass airworthiness tests. <br><br>The Ministry of Defence is currently reviewing the UK's air intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements, including wide area maritime surveillance, and is identifying potential solutions. This work will provide analysis in support of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 30/06/2014 15:09:30 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 5058 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

49127

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in re-basing those elements of the armed forces based in Germany; and what recent discussions he has had with German federal and regional authorities on the practical logistics involved in such a withdrawal.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	197002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made on the withdrawal of British troops from Germany. Having closed Celle Station in 2012, the closures of the Rheindahlen Military Complex and Münster Station were completed in 2013, and Hameln Station will close by December 2014. The programme remains on track to deliver, enabling us to close and release Elmpt and Herford Stations by December 2015, followed by the closure of Hohne and Fallingbostel Stations before March 2016. <br><br>We have already reduced our military numbers in Germany by 33% through the programme of preliminary moves and unit disbandments, and the first tranche of major unit moves and re-roling from Germany will occur in 2015. These moves will result in a reduction of up to 70% of troops by the end of 2015, exceeding the Strategic Defence and Security Review target of bringing back half of those personnel based in Germany by 2015. The remaining troops will relocate by 2019, as part of our intent to base the three high readiness Reaction Force Brigades on Salisbury Plain. <br><br>The Secretary of State for Defence met with the German Defence Minister, Frau Dr Ursula von der Leyen, on 13 January to discuss a number of issues, including the withdrawal of our troops from Germany. More widely, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to liaise with the German authorities at a number of levels: through Ministers and officials in the UK: the Defence Attaché in the British Embassy in Berlin; and the General Officer Commanding British Forces Germany, other regional British Commanders and a network of in-country liaison officers. MOD officials are also liaising with their German counterparts to assist in finding alternative uses for the facilities that will be vacated by the British Forces.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

49128

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the future acquisition requirements for intelligence surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance systems.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	197004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department assesses potential future acquisition requirements for intelligence surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) systems as part of the annual Capability Audit process, which considers current and future capability gaps, and the options to fill them. On recent operations the Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) mechanism has also been used to expedite the delivery of ISTAR equipment to fill such capability gaps in the short-term (such as the REAPER Remotely-Piloted Aerial System). As the MOD reorganises itself for broader contingent operations, the annual Capability Audit process will continue to assess which of these UOR equipments have broad utility and should continue to receive funding. In parallel, separate capability investigations are underway, predominantly in support of prospective consideration during the next Defence Review. This analysis includes the ongoing Air ISTAR Optimisation Review.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

49129

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's recruitment targets are for its Joint Cyber Reserve Unit.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	197005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Rt hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 March 2014, (Official Report, column 56W) to the hon. Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue).</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20140324 - Hansard extract on Cyber Recruitment[1].doc title Hansard extract 24 March 2014
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

49130

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their NATO counterparts on the establishment of a NATO-wide cyber capability.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	197006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>NATO-wide Cyber Defence is provided by NATO's Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) which delivers centralised protection for many NATO sites. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has recently undertaken a major upgrade of NCIRC's capability with enhancements delivered in monitoring of core networks on NATO sites on a 24/7 basis. NCIA will continue to manage the upgrade of NCIRC's capability to best protect NATO owned systems from the evolving threat.</p><p>Progress enhancing the NATO Cyber Defence was most recently discussed at Ministerial level, at the February NATO Defence Ministerial and will be discussed again at the June Defence Ministerial as the Alliance prepares for the WALES Summit in September. The UK continues to pay a central role in moving this issue forward across a whole range of activities such as incentivising national cyber defence capability development to develop Alliance-wide cyber defence capability, information sharing and exchanging best practice.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

48179

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) associated costs and (b) utility of the Trident Alternatives Review.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	196225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>I have made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth