Mr Mark Francois

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department (a) owns and (b) leases any properties in the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the refurbished airframes for the RAF's E-7 aircraft were previously operated by airlines (a) based and (b) operating in China..

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many A400M Atlas transport aircraft have been retrofitted with the package of engine and gearbox enhancements as part of the programme to improve the availability of that aircraft; and who paid for the conver...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Atlas A400M transport aircraft the RAF intends to purchase; and when the last aircraft is due to be delivered by the manufacturer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total (a) acquisition cost and (b) estimated life-cycle cost of the A400M Atlas transport aircraft programme is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what deliverables have been provided to this Department under the new Morpheus communications programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the (a) estimated purchase cost for the originally programmed five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft and (b) revised purchase price for the re-programmed three E-7 Wedgetail aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to announce the finalisation of the Full Business Case for the RAF's E-7 Wedgetail programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to announce the final agreement with Lockheed Martin for completion of the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Merlin helicopters remain to be converted to the Crowsnest AEW configuration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the definition of Initial Operational Capability for the Crowsnest AEW helicopter programme is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness performance of the Crowsnest AEW system during last year's Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the update of the Integrated Review will include a review of the number of E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to be ordered for the RAF.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence of 29 November from Boeing to the Defence Select Committee on Aviation: Procurement, HC 178, what the initial operating capability is for the E7 Wedgetail.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Hawk T.2 trainers were operationally available to fly at RAF Valley as part of the MFTS programme on each day of October 2022.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Autumn Statement, what financial support his Department will receive to ensure that defence spending is protected from inflation and does not fall in 2023.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of RAF personnel who have been involved in training the Chinese Armed Forces without permission in the last ten years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to complete the update to the Integrated Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to impose sanctions on former RAF personnel involved in training Chinese Armed Forces without permission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the estimated (a) unit and (b) full life cost of the F-35B.