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1716100

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date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia
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 implications for his policies of Russia's threat of a military response following the UK's provision of long-range missiles to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	24857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK provided long range, precision strike conventional weapons so that the Armed Forces of Ukraine may better defend themselves in Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>The granting of Storm Shadow was in response to Russia's continued brutality and deliberate targeting of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, and it will help Ukraine restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Ukraine’s use of Storm Shadow is the business of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and has successfully put pressure on Russian forces.</p><p> </p><p>The UK, along with other allies, is providing a range of equipment to Ukraine to help it counter Russia's illegal and unprovoked aggression, on the understanding that it will be used in accordance with International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/05/2024 11:40:55 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1716113

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	BGI Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the BGI Group (a) has or (b) has ever had contracts with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	24861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not have, nor has ever had, contracts with the BGI Group.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 15/05/2024 16:07:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1713862

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 24 April 2024, Official Report, column 939, if he will publish details of how his Department's increase in spending will be funded.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	23680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The uplift will be funded by providing Defence with a greater share of the Government's overall R&amp;D budget, and by reducing headcount in the Civil Service to pre-pandemic levels by 2029-30.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/05/2024 12:16:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1713872

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the attendance at the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	23684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The 19<sup>th</sup> Western Pacific Naval Symposium took place in Qingdao, China in April 2024. The Royal Navy was represented by the First Sea Lord, supported by three members of the Naval Staff.</p><p> </p><p>Other Chiefs of Navy (or their representatives) attended from: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the United States, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 02/05/2024 14:39:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1713877

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Defence
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 implications for his policies of the announcement on 19 March 2024 by China's Ministry of Defence of the establishment of the Information Support Force.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	23687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>On Friday 19 April, the eight-year-old People's Liberation Army (PLA) Strategic Support Force was broken up into three organisations (the Information Support Force, Aerospace Force and Cyberspace Force) as part of China's programme of military modernisation. These three organisations, alongside the pre-existing Joint Logistics Support Force, are now described as the &quot;four arms&quot; of the PLA alongside its &quot;four services&quot; (Ground, Navy, Air Force &amp; Rocket Force).</p><p> </p><p>The UK's Ministry of Defence routinely monitors military developments across the globe as part of its policy and strategy process. This includes developments in China.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 02/05/2024 14:40:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton