Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 11 July 2018 to Question 162083 on Radar: Scotland, if he will (a) review the efficacy of the work of Aquila in engaging with the onshore wind farm industry and (b) take steps to ensure the timeliness of Aquila's engagements with that industry relating to the development of radar mitigation schemes.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) regularly monitors the performance of its contractors, including Aquila. To address developers' concerns and enable construction and mitigation activities to proceed in parallel, the MOD has developed a three-phase approach. Wind farm developers are not required to use Aquila for phases one (identifying potential solutions) and two (trialling) but as the MOD's supplier of Air Traffic Control services (under Project Marshall), the company must be able to operate the solution without undermining the safety of the services it is contracted to provide.

Should developers decide to contract with their own competent suppliers for phases one and two, this must be agreed with the MOD to ensure radar mitigation is provided to satisfy defence requirements.