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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2017 to Question 117089, on MoD Hebrides Range, where the data referred to in his answer is held.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2017 to Question 117089, on MoD Hebrides Range, where the data referred to in his answer is held.
Data about visits to the Hebrides Range is held by external bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff at the Hebrides Range had to take annual leave at the end of the year due to their being busy throughout summer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff at the Hebrides Range had to take annual leave at the end of the year due to their being busy throughout summer.
There is no requirement to keep records of why Hebrides Range staff take annual leave. In line with the company's Human Resources policy, employees can request annual leave at any time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the number of guards at Hebrides Range has been decreased.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the number of guards at Hebrides Range has been decreased.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 6 December 2017 to Question 117085.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where air traffic control is undertaken for trials at the Hebrides Range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where air traffic control is undertaken for trials at the Hebrides Range.
Air traffic control for trials undertaken at the Hebrides Range is currently carried out from the Range Control facility on South Uist.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional personnel visited the Hebrides Range in 2015 and 2017 for trials; and what estimate he has made of the number of additional personnel who will visit for trials in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional personnel visited the Hebrides Range in 2015 and 2017 for trials; and what estimate he has made of the number of additional personnel who will visit for trials in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019.
Data is not held centrally and is not broken down to differentiate between those who attend for trials and visitors for other business purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many guards were employed at Hebrides Range in (a) 2010, (b) 2014 and (c) 2017; and what estimate he has made of the number of guards who will be employed in 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many guards were employed at Hebrides Range in (a) 2010, (b) 2014 and (c) 2017; and what estimate he has made of the number of guards who will be employed in 2020.
Fifteen guards were employed at Hebrides Range in 2010, 2014 and 2017 respectively. QinetiQ's sub-contractor is currently considering future guarding provision but no decisions have yet been made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether redundancy terms are being honoured for staff who have recently been made redundant at the Hebrides Range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether redundancy terms are being honoured for staff who have recently been made redundant at the Hebrides Range.
No redundancies have yet been made at the Hebrides Range. QinetiQ operates the facility and some of its sub-contractors are currently considering their future resourcing requirements. This work is part of a £60 million programme of investment in the Hebrides Range that will sustain the facility until at least 2028.
The terms of any redundancies will be a matter for QinetiQ and its sub-contractors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the revision of accommodation at the MOD Hebrides Range, West Camp, and the implications for staff at that faculty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the revision of accommodation at the MOD Hebrides Range, West Camp, and the implications for staff at that faculty.
West Camp, Ministry of Defence Hebrides Range, is operated by QinetiQ under a commercial contract. Accommodation will be rationalised to align it to current and projected usage rates, as part of the Air Ranges Modernisation Project. This will also see significant investment in modern equipment for the range, including new radars. The savings, together with operating cost reductions, will allow investment in essential systems, thus helping to secure the future of the range for the longer term. The implications for QinetiQ employees and other staff will be managed by the company, which has indicated that there may be a small number of redundancies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of adding a vertical take-off facility at the Hebrides Range to permit diversification into space ports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of adding a vertical take-off facility at the Hebrides Range to permit diversification into space ports.
No such estimates have been made by the Ministry of Defence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for permission to be given to use the Vertical Launching System at Benbecula as a commercial launch pad.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for permission to be given to use the Vertical Launching System at Benbecula as a commercial launch pad.
The current facilities at the Ministry of Defence Hebrides Range near Benbecula do not have vertical launch capability. The Department has not investigated whether the site could be used as a commercial launch pad.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the replacement of radar capable of distinguishing between wind turbines and missiles at its Hebridean range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the replacement of radar capable of distinguishing between wind turbines and missiles at its Hebridean range.
Air space management and missile tracking activity at the Hebrides Test and Evaluation Range requires interaction between three local radar systems. A technical upgrade of one radar system was undertaken earlier this year including capability to potentially mitigate the detection of aircraft type targets from possible interference from wind turbines. In the next few years it is also planned to replace a second radar system, although on current plans this will not include capability to mitigate wind turbine interference. There are no plans to replace the third radar system which is not susceptible to interference from wind turbines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of recent storm damage to buildings and infrastructure relating to Hebrides Range on St Kilda.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of recent storm damage to buildings and infrastructure relating to Hebrides Range on St Kilda.
Detailed assessments are being undertaken to determine the extent of repair work required to buildings and equipment at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) tracking station on St Kilda following the recent severe storms. This work is planned to be completed very shortly.
It is intended that as much of this work as possible should be conducted in parallel with an existing programme to upgrade equipment at the MOD Hebrides Range, which is currently under way and is due to be completed by late spring 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to arrange for buildings pertaining to Hebrides Range on St Kilda, which were damaged by recent high winds, to be repaired.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to arrange for buildings pertaining to Hebrides Range on St Kilda, which were damaged by recent high winds, to be repaired.
Detailed assessments are being undertaken to determine the extent of repair work required to buildings and equipment at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) tracking station on St Kilda following the recent severe storms. This work is planned to be completed very shortly.
It is intended that as much of this work as possible should be conducted in parallel with an existing programme to upgrade equipment at the MOD Hebrides Range, which is currently under way and is due to be completed by late spring 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) NATO and (b) non-NATO countries have used assets at Hebrides Range in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) NATO and (b) non-NATO countries have used assets at Hebrides Range in the last 10 years.
Four NATO countries have used assets at the Hebrides Range in the past 10 years: UK, Denmark, Germany and Belgium. Switzerland is the only non-NATO country to have used assets at the Hebrides Range in this time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pairs of fibre-optic cables his Department has between Hebrides Range and the mainland of Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pairs of fibre-optic cables his Department has between Hebrides Range and the mainland of Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how revenue arising from new business at the Hebrides Range will be divided between his Department and QinetiQ.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how revenue arising from new business at the Hebrides Range will be divided between his Department and QinetiQ.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will offer QinetiQ an incentive to generate business at the Hebrides Range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will offer QinetiQ an incentive to generate business at the Hebrides Range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will upgrade the electricity generation facilities at St. Kilda in respect of Hebrides Range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will upgrade the electricity generation facilities at St. Kilda in respect of Hebrides Range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will replace the surveillance and tracking equipment in use at Hebrides Range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will replace the surveillance and tracking equipment in use at Hebrides Range.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the oldest missile tracking equipment in use at Hebrides Range was installed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the oldest missile tracking equipment in use at Hebrides Range was installed.