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748112

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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	Radar
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 support development of UK sovereign military radar capability.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the maintenance of Operational Advantage and Freedom of Action very seriously. Radar technology is a rapidly developing area and we are investing in technology developments in order to update our capabilities to meet emerging threats. In doing so we strive to meet the needs of our Armed Forces with responsible acquisitions that comply with our security and capability requirements. The development of an Active Electronic Scanned Array radar for Typhoon is an example of such investment.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/07/2017 14:22:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

748113

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	Ballistic Missile Defence: Radar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.16 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what progress has been made on his Department's plan to invest in a ground-based BMD radar.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Since the Strategic Defence and Security Review announcement, the UK missile defence community has been undertaking detailed scoping of the options for the future ground-based ballistic missile defence (BMD) radar. A Request For Information was issued to Industry in June this year to gather information about radar technology and capability. We expect the radar to be in service by the mid-2020s.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/07/2017 14:17:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

748114

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	RAF Henlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes he expects to be built on land currently owned by his Department at RAF Henlow in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>RAF Henlow has been identified as having a Housing Unit potential for up-to 2,000 houses. The number of houses built on the site once sold is a matter for the future purchaser and the local Planning Authority.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/07/2017 15:42:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

748115

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 45 Destroyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.16 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what recent representations his Department has received from NATO on the Government's commitment to investigate further the potential of the Type 45 destroyers to operate in a BMD role.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Since the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, the UK has continued to explore the potential for the Type 45 Destroyers to operate in a ballistic missile defence role, including through active engagement with NATO partners.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/07/2017 16:41:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

748116

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	RAF Henlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much revenue his Department will receive from the sale of land at RAF Henlow for the construction of the proposed science, innovation and technology park at that site.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>RAF Henlow has been identified for disposal in accordance with the Department's standard procedures as mandated by the Treasury but has not yet been sold.</p><p>The future of the site is subject to on-going detailed assessment work.</p><p>The Department is aware of a proposal to develop the site as a science innovation and technology park, but no formal discussions on this topic have taken place or offers made.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/07/2017 15:50:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones