Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department has for (a) storing and (b) otherwise retaining surveillance footage taken by Royal Air Force planes over Gaza since December 2023.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence has policies and protocols which provide direction for the storage and retention of operational intelligence. I am unable to comment further due to operational security.
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has (a) lost, (b) deleted and (c) otherwise destroyed any surveillance footage taken by Royal Air Force planes over Gaza since December 2023.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 57027, and reiterate that I cannot comment on detailed intelligence matters nor disclose details of Ministry of Defence internal policies for the storage and retention of operational intelligence.
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15836 on Israel: F-35 Aircraft, how many F-35 components were sent from RAF Marham to Israel between January 2022 and October 2023; and when each component was sent.
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I am unable to release this information due to operational security.
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15836 on Israel: F-35 Aircraft, when F-35 components were sent from RAF Marham to Israel between October 2023 and August 2024.
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I am unable to release this information due to operational security.
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 52090 tabled by the honourable Member for Alloa and Grangemouth on 13 May 2025.
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I am unable to release this information due to operational security.
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 52089 tabled by the honourable Member for Alloa and Grangemouth on 13 May 2025.
Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I am unable to release this information due to operational security.
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Royal Air Force stopped airdropping aid to Gaza; whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on this issue; if he will make it his policy to restart airdropping aid to Gaza.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Humanitarian aid should never be contingent on a ceasefire or used as a political tool. On 13 May 2025, along with European partners, the UK convened a UN Security Council meeting to call for Israel to lift its block on aid into Gaza. We will continue to make our views clear, both in public and in private to the Israeli government and work with our partners to achieve an enduring and sustainable end to the hostilities.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office leads on coordinating the Government’s humanitarian response to deliver lifesaving assistance to the civilian population in Gaza. The Ministry of Defence has provided military support when requested to facilitate the delivery of this assistance, including participating in airdropping aid as part of the Jordanian international coalition in 2024. Currently land routes are the only viable option for delivering aid at scale into Gaza. We remain ready to support as required.
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose was of Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton’s visit to Israel between 9 and 11 January 2024.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 21 January 2025 to Question 24182.
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36262 on Ministry of Defence: Israel, what the purpose of the meeting was; and who the senior British official was who attended.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Israeli Air Force delegation, led by their Head of Personnel Division, visited Ministry of Defence Main Building to meet and receive a briefing from the Defence Human Resources Transformation Team, as part of their visit to the UK focussing on HR and People issues.
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an Israeli Air Force aircraft last landed at an RAF station in the UK; and what its purpose was.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
For operational security reasons and as a matter of policy, the Ministry of Defence will neither confirm, deny, nor comment on any foreign nations’ military aircraft movement or operations within UK airspace or UK overseas bases, whether they may or may not have happened.