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1503519

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of procuring Leopard 2s to (a) further complement the British Army's fleet of main battle tanks and (b) increase inter-operability with NATO allies.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Army’s Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank (MBT)will become one of the most mobile, most protected, and most lethal in Europe, making up the core of both of the Army’s future Armoured Brigade Combat Teams. These will be more capable against peer adversaries and integrated with our NATO Allies and partners.</p><p> </p><p>No requirement has been identified for additional MBT capability.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 13/09/2022 10:35:13 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503521

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hercules Aircraft: Boxer Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many BOXER APC's can be carried on a Hercules.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to use the RAF's Hercules (C-130J) fleet to transport the Boxer when it enters UK service. Trials for the air transportation of Boxer by the Atlas (A400M) and the Globemaster (C-17) are planned for later in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 08/09/2022 11:04:21 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503567

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	16 Air Assault Brigade: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of continuing the use of the FV107 Scimitar by 16th Air Assault Brigade.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2022 answer text <p>16 Air Assault Brigade do not have FV107 Scimitar as a brigade.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/09/2022 15:02:18 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503568

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Estonia: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will reassess the potential merits of turning Operation Cabrit into a medal awarding operational deployment.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Operation CABRIT, like all operations, is kept under continuous review for medallic recognition and, if the situation was assessed to have changed, the case for medallic recognition could be made by the operational commander for review by the Permanent Joint Headquarters-led Operations Recognition Board. They would in turn make any recommendations through the Chiefs of Staff to Defence Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/09/2022 12:35:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503569

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the combat suitability of The Jackal 2 platform when pitted against (a) peer and (b) near peer opponents.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Army’s capabilities are regularly assessed against both peer, near peer and other adversaries in planned force testing including operational analysis and Wargaming – supported by DSTL. I am withholding the specific detail of the testing as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 13/09/2022 10:23:42 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503570

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a British army centre for urban warfare, similar to the British army centre for jungle warfare, with dedicated SME's providing training.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The British Army has established an Urban Centre of Excellence (CoE), containing both military staff and a contracted pool of subject matter experts (SMEs), which achieved Initial Operating Capability in September 2022.</p><p>The Urban CoE delivers the following outputs:</p><ul><li><p>Validation of UK Land Tactical Doctrine for urban operations</p></li><li><p>Urban operations input into the delivery of Professional Military Education</p></li><li><p>Bespoke urban wargames as a vehicle for battlegroup and formation training</p></li><li><p>Urban Collective Training design and delivery</p></li><li><p>Support to the Experimentation and Trials Group in the delivery of urban experimentation</p></li><li><p>A pool of SMEs to conduct engagement across the Army and provide advice where it is required</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2022 13:51:40 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503576

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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 estimate he has made of the potential saving to the public purse of reducing the number of Challenger 2 battle tanks.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer my predecessor, the hon Member for Horsham (Jeremy Quin), gave 15 June 2022 to question 13643 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey).</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 13/09/2022 10:30:48 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke attachment 1 file name 13643 - Challenger Tanks.docx title Challenger Tanks
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503577

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mounting jacks are used on British military vehicles; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of moving towards one universal jack for all vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The jack is diverse piece of equipment that covers a multitude of vehicles and variants. Due to the differences in size and weight of military vehicles, which range from under one ton to over 70 tons, it would not be viable to use a single piece of equipment for all vehicles in service. Consequently there are no current plans to introduce a universal jack.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 13/09/2022 10:26:57 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503578

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance
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 fleet management capabilities for cavalry regiments.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2022 answer text <p>The Army are enhancing their planning activity to ensure that operational, training, unit and sustainment fleets are correctly balanced, providing sufficient capacity against the demand across all regiments.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/09/2022 15:03:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1503579

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will take steps to train Ukrainian pilots in the UK on NATO aircrafts.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>We are not currently training Ukrainian pilots in the UK on NATO aircraft. However, the UK will continue to arrange training for specific capabilities that are being provided to Ukraine.</p><p>The current focus of UK training is on infantry skills for the Ukrainian army, to help them increase their ability to defend against Russian aggression.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 08/09/2022 11:33:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood