House of Commons and House of Lords Hansard Written Answers
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Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool
Asked on: 12 October 2017
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
North Korea: Electronic Warfare
HL1935
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of cyber threats to, and attacks on, the UK by North Korea; and what assessment they have made of reports that North Korea has opened a second internet connection to the rest of the world through a firm based in Russia.
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Answered by: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Answered on: 25 October 2017
The National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021 defines our vision and ambition for a UK that is secure and resilient to cyber threats. This includes the capacity to disrupt and deter those criminals and hostile states who threaten us, and we have increased the scale and development of GCHQ, Ministry of Defence and the National Crime Agency capabilities. The National Cyber Security Centre carries out regular assessments of the major cyber threats to the UK.
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Asked by Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham)
Asked on: 17 October 2017
Ministry of Defence
Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
108305
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department held on potential corruption or accounting issues with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering at the time of placing orders for the Tide-class of tankers.
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Answered by: Harriett Baldwin
Answered on: 25 October 2017
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering’s (DSME) financial issues emerged in 2016, four years after the contract for the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tanker programme was placed.
The Department held no information regarding potential corruption or accounting irregularities with DSME at the time of contract award for the MARS programme in 2012.
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Asked by Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham)
Asked on: 17 October 2017
Ministry of Defence
Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Tankers
108303
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) estimated original planned date of entry into service was and (b) current expected date for entry into service is for each of the planned Tide-class tankers.
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Answered by: Harriett Baldwin
Answered on: 25 October 2017
We expect all four Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) Tankers to have entered service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by the end of 2018, as planned.
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Asked by Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham)
Asked on: 17 October 2017
Ministry of Defence
Russia: Military Exercises
108300
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to announce the results of the UK element of the surveillance operation to monitor Zapad 17; and if he will make a statement.
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Answered by: Mark Lancaster
Answered on: 25 October 2017
In view of the scale and lack of transparency of the recent Zapad 17 exercise led by Russia, the UK and its Allies remained vigilant throughout. A variety of means were used to monitor the conduct of the exercise. I cannot comment further for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
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Asked by Sir Hugo Swire
(East Devon)
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Asked on: 17 October 2017
Ministry of Defence
Type 26 Frigates
108259
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will name one of the new City Class Type 26 frigates HMS Exeter after Devon’s capital city.
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Answered by: Harriett Baldwin
Answered on: 25 October 2017
The names for the new City Class Type 26 Frigates have been decided and will be announced at appropriate opportunities in the future. So far the first two ships have been named HMS GLASGOW and HMS BELFAST.
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Asked by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds)
Asked on: 19 October 2017
Ministry of Defence
Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation
108815
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for awarding the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation contract; and when the successful bidder of that contract will commence mobilisation.
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