The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has been informed of any defects relating to the reliability of the Rolls-Royce MT-30 marine gas turbine engines for the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.
Mr Philip Dunne
There are no indications of reliability problems with the MT-30 gas turbine engines, which are used for electrical power generation on the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of whether the Project Centurion configuration for the Typhoon will be completed by the end of 2018.
Mr Philip Dunne
Working closely with Industry and the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA), the Ministry of Defence conducts regular reviews as to the status of Project CENTURION as part of its Typhoon Programme delivery activity to ensure it delivers the planned capability upgrades by the end of 2018.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the US Department of Defense’s decision to delay the acceleration of orders of the F-35 until 2021.
Mr Philip Dunne
The US Department of Defense budget decision in relation to accelerating F-35 orders does not impact on the UK’s F-35B Lightning II procurement policy, which we will continue to progress in line with the Strategic Defence and Security Review. The programme remains on track for initial operating capability in 2018.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel in (a) the Army, (b) the RAF and (c) the Royal Navy are classed as level 3 or higher linguists in (i) Arabic, (ii) Polish, (iii) Russian, (iv) Ukrainian, (v) Estonian, (vi) German, (vii) French, (viii) Pashto, (ix) Dari, (x) Farsi and (xi) Spanish.
Penny Mordaunt
The numbers of personnel in the UK Armed Forces in the Army, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy classed as level 3 or higher linguists in Arabic, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Estonian, German, French, Pashto, Dari, Farsi and Spanish is as follows:
|
Army |
RAF |
Navy |
Total |
|
|
Arabic |
31 |
16 |
4 |
51 |
|
Polish |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Russian |
6 |
4 |
5 |
15 |
|
Ukrainian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Estonian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
German |
16 |
4 |
3 |
23 |
|
French |
96 |
28 |
22 |
146 |
|
Pashto |
48 |
42 |
8 |
98 |
|
Dari |
30 |
4 |
8 |
42 |
|
Farsi |
21 |
12 |
6 |
39 |
|
Spanish |
21 |
11 |
15 |
47 |
|
Total |
270 |
123 |
71 |
464 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Written Statement of 17 December 2015, HCWS 431, to which deployed coalitions the UK is party.
Michael Fallon
The personnel embedded in coalition Headquarters are supporting Operation Shader and wider Middle East security operations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 25312, whether he has been consulted about proposals for a US drone operation centre at RAF Lakenheath; and whether he has received a Host Nation Notification from the US in respect of RAF Lakenheath in the last year.
Penny Mordaunt
No. The Ministry of Defence received a Host Nation Notification from the US in respect of RAF Lakenheath on 7 January 2015, relating to US F-35 basing.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of women who become war widows before 6 April 2005 and remarried between 6 April 2005 and 1 April 2015.
Mark Lancaster
Between 6 April 2005 and 1 April 2015, 195 war widow(er)s remarried regardless of when they became a war widow(er).
After becoming a war widow prior to 6 April 2005, 135 women remarried between 6 April 2005 and 1 April 2015.
In line with Defence Statistics’ Rounding Policy for War Pension Scheme data, figures have been rounded to the nearest five.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of war widows who remarried between 6 April 2005 and 1 April 2015.
Mark Lancaster
Between 6 April 2005 and 1 April 2015, 195 war widow(er)s remarried regardless of when they became a war widow(er).
After becoming a war widow prior to 6 April 2005, 135 women remarried between 6 April 2005 and 1 April 2015.
In line with Defence Statistics’ Rounding Policy for War Pension Scheme data, figures have been rounded to the nearest five.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has sought from or been given permission by the Italian government for use of the Sigonella air station in Sicily.
Penny Mordaunt
The UK Government has permission to operate from Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. We make frequent use of it, for example in 2015, three Merlin helicopters were based there as a part of Operation WEALD, which provided search and rescue capability in the Mediterranean.
We are currently operating from NAS Sigonella as part of a NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise, Exercise DYNAMIC MANTA.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ronnie Cowan on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were recruited to the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force, (c) Royal Navy and (d) reserve forces in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Mr Julian Brazier
Intake to the UK Regulars by location is unavailable. However, the Ministry of Defence publishes UK Regular strengths by stationed location in our Quarterly Location Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index
Information on intake into the Volunteer Reserve by stationed location is provided in the attached table.