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RAF Marham
Mr. John Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost is of providing depth support facilities for the Tornado GR4 at RAF Marham. [220521]
Mr. Ingram: The cost of providing depth support facilities for the Tornado GR4 at RAF Marham was estimated in the investment appraisal to be some £13.8 million.
Further work is currently being undertaken to refine the estimate as the end-to-end programme is implemented.
RFA Tankers
Mr. Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the planned decommissioning dates are for each of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers. [221120]
Mr. Ingram: On current plans the RFA tanker decommissioning dates are as follows:
| Decommissioning dates | |
|---|---|
| Fort George | 2019 |
| Fort Victoria | 2019 |
| Wave Knight | 2028 |
| Wave Ruler | 2028 |
| Grey Rover | 2006 |
| Gold Rover | 2009 |
| Black Rover | 2010 |
| Brambleleaf | 2009 |
| Orangeleaf | 2009 |
| Oakleaf | 2010 |
| Bayleaf | 2010 |
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Two of these vessels, Orangeleaf and Bayleaf, are chartered.
These dates are, however, kept under review in the light of the Royal Navy's requirements.
Royal Irish Regiment
Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons the Home Service part-time officers and soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment are excluded from the Armed Forces Pension Scheme; and if he will make a statement. [200351]
Mr. Caplin [holding answer 29 November 2004]: I will write to the hon. Member about this issue.
Tornado Aircraft
Mr. John Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the crisis manning requirement is for the Tornado GR4; and how this number is arrived at. [220842]
Mr. Ingram: The current planned Crisis Manning Requirement (CMR) for Tornado GR4 is around 1,850 posts.
The CMR is a complex equation, derived from totalling the RAF regular and reservist manpower required to meet deployed and non-deployed Defence outputs and commitments, taking into account personnel training requirements, the potential impact of illnesses or injury and guidelines on the amount of time RAF personnel should spend on deployed duties.
Trident
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the threats the UK's Trident nuclear weapons are (a) intended to deter and (b) targeted against; when this assessment was last (i) reviewed and (ii) changed; and if he will make a statement. [214377]
Mr. Hoon: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 30 January 2004, Official Report, column 577W.
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the last review of command and control procedures for the Trident missile system was (a) started and (b) completed; and if he will make a statement. [221032]
Mr. Hoon:
I refer the hon. Member to the answer Igave on 1 March 2005, Official Report, column 1148W. The last such audit took place between February and September 2003. Command and control procedures are routinely exercised.
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UK Nuclear Capability
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the command and control procedures are for authorisation of the launch of a UK nuclear missile in the event of a nuclear attack on the UK which leads to the destruction of the UK Government. [221029]
Mr. Hoon: As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made clear in the answer he gave on 28 January 2003, Official Report, column 774W, to the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Mr. Marsden), the use of the United Kingdom's nuclear weapons may be ordered only by the Prime Minister. It would not be in the interests of national security to comment further on command and control arrangements for the nuclear deterrent.
HOME DEPARTMENT
Antisocial Behaviour
Mr. Sarwar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to ensure compliance with antisocial behaviour orders. [220449]
Ms Blears: Antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) were introduced in April 1999. From data reported to the Home Office, we know that up to September 2004, 3,826 ASBOs have been issued since they were introduced. An ASBO is a civil order, but a breach of it is a criminal offence.
The granting of the ASBOs is not the end of the process. Local agencies need to work with those subject to ASBOs as well as their families to ensure that the ASBO is observed and complied with.
Since February 2004, Parenting Orders can be attached to ASBOs issued to 10–15 year olds. Since May 2004, Individual Support Orders can be attached to ASBOs issued to a 10–17 year old to direct the young person to activities that can address the underlying causes of the antisocial behaviour.
In the Drugs Bill currently, before Parliament there is a proposal for an Intervention Order that could be attached to an ASBO issued to an adult and which would direct the individual to activities to address the underlying causes of their antisocial behaviour when these are drug related.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many curfew orders have been issued in (a) Essex and (b) Southend for antisocial behaviour since their inception. [220498]
Paul Goggins: Curfew orders were not made in Essex prior to 2000. The available information, for the years 2000 to 2003 is contained in the table.
The offences for which curfew orders are made are classified by statute and no further circumstances of the offences are collected centrally. Antisocial behaviour is not a statutory classification. The table therefore shows all offences for which curfew orders have been made in Essex.
Statistics for 2004 will be published in the latter part of this year.
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