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748118

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Reviews
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 produce a new Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	2912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government conducted a comprehensive Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2015. However, the evolving global security situation means we constantly keep under review the best way to keep Britain safe.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 3032 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:53:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

748123

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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, if the Government plans to increase defence spending by 0.5 per cent more than inflation every year.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed to increasing the Defence budget by at least half a per cent above inflation every year of this Parliament and continuing to meet the NATO guideline to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence until 2022.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 11/07/2017 15:06:23 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

748130

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident: Cybersecurity
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 cyber security of the Trident nuclear weapons system.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	2990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We continually assess the capability of the United Kingdom's nuclear submarine fleet to ensure its operational effectiveness and to maintain resilience against potential threats.</p><p>I am withholding information on the specific systems used by our submarines as disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 2989 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:50:44 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

748131

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident: Cybersecurity
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 potential merits of upgrading the current operating system for the Trident nuclear weapons system to ensure its cyber security.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	2989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We continually assess the capability of the United Kingdom's nuclear submarine fleet to ensure its operational effectiveness and to maintain resilience against potential threats.</p><p>I am withholding information on the specific systems used by our submarines as disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 2990 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:50:44 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

749757

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
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 on agreeing a contract for the Type 26 frigate.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	900309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>On 2 July, I announced the signature of a contract with BAE Systems worth around £3.7 billion to start the manufacture of the first batch of three Type 26 Frigates with the first steel to be cut later this month. This is an excellent deal for the taxpayer and a momentous commitment for Scotland that will strengthen and secure our shipbuilding industry on the Clyde for the future.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 10/07/2017 16:53:18 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

749758

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Disarmament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on his Department's policies of the draft treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons published by the UN in May 2017.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	900315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has not taken part in negotiation of this treaty, and does not intend to sign, ratify or become party to it. It will not be binding on the UK. The UK does not accept that this treaty can constitute a development of customary international law binding on the UK or other non-parties. The UK continues to pursue step by step nuclear disarmament consistent with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 10/07/2017 16:54:50 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

749761

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Armed Forces Pay Review Body on levels of pay for the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	900313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury).</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 10/07/2017 15:55:48 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson