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436702

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many strikes were made using the Brimstone missile during Operation HERRICK.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	19368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>68 Brimstone missile weapon releases occurred during Operation HERRICK.</p><p>A detailed statistical breakdown by year is contained in Table four of the publication: Op HERRICK (Afghanistan) Aircraft Statistics dated 29 October 2015 available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-herrick-afghanistan-aircraft-statistics</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/12/2015 16:31:45 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

435820

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who his Department has consulted on the development of the UK's Air Power Doctrine; and when he expects to publish that doctrine.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	19035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Work will commence on the next <em>UK Air and Space Doctrine</em> in the summer of 2016 and it is expected to be published in 2017. As with the previous version published in 2013, the RAF will consult widely across Defence as well as in the academic community. Research will draw on similar work from sources such as NATO and the United States Air Force.</p><p>In addition, the Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) will review the related Joint Doctrine Note (JDN): The UK Approach to Unmanned Systems. The intention is to publish the revised doctrine by autumn 2016.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2015 16:18:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

435827

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on television recruitment campaigns for the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Navy Reserve in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 , (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The table below details how much each of the three Services spent on television recruitment campaigns for both Regular and Reserve Armed Forces personnel in each of the last five financial years.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year/Service </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£ millions</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>1.80</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>2.80</p></td><td><p>4.45</p></td><td><p>7.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>2.99*</p></td><td><p>1.28</p></td><td><p>1.42**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>2.25</p></td><td><p>2.67</p></td><td><p>3.92</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013</p><p>**Figure for Financial Year 2014-15 is less than previously reported. This is because the previous figure included production and other costs.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 18877 18991 question first answered 10/12/2015 17:12:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

435828

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on television recruitment campaigns for the (a) Royal Air Force and (b) Royal Air Force Reserve in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The table below details how much each of the three Services spent on television recruitment campaigns for both Regular and Reserve Armed Forces personnel in each of the last five financial years.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year/Service </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£ millions</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>1.80</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>2.80</p></td><td><p>4.45</p></td><td><p>7.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>2.99*</p></td><td><p>1.28</p></td><td><p>1.42**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>2.25</p></td><td><p>2.67</p></td><td><p>3.92</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013</p><p>**Figure for Financial Year 2014-15 is less than previously reported. This is because the previous figure included production and other costs.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 18877 18990 question first answered 10/12/2015 17:12:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

435829

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Religious Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military chapels there are in England and Wales; and how many such chapels are registered to conduct (a) same-sex and (b) other marriages.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	18992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>There are 190 military chapels in England and Wales registered for marriages under the rites of Church of England or otherwise, as described under sections 69 and 70 of the 1949 Marriage Act.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence allows same-sex marriages in military chapels, but none of the Sending Churches using the chapels currently allows same-sex marriages to be conducted there. I have asked the Chaplaincies of the three Services to advise me on how Parliament's sanction of same sex-marriages may be fully implemented.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/12/2015 16:36:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 34979 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

435830

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from his French, American and German counterparts on Britain's decision to extend airstrikes to Syria.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	18966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>My French, American and German counterparts have all welcomed the role we are now playing in Syria.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/12/2015 16:17:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

435831

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out what his Department's expenditure on television recruitment campaigns was for the (a) army and (b) army reserve in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The table below details how much each of the three Services spent on television recruitment campaigns for both Regular and Reserve Armed Forces personnel in each of the last five financial years.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year/Service </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£ millions</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>1.80</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>2.80</p></td><td><p>4.45</p></td><td><p>7.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>2.99*</p></td><td><p>1.28</p></td><td><p>1.42**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>2.25</p></td><td><p>2.67</p></td><td><p>3.92</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013</p><p>**Figure for Financial Year 2014-15 is less than previously reported. This is because the previous figure included production and other costs.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 18990 18991 question first answered 10/12/2015 17:12:49 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

435834

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK Reaper supporting the US drone strike on Mohammad Emwazi in Syria on 12 November 2015 (a) used its laser designator capability to identify the target and (b) was armed.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	18886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2015 16:19:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

434201

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish on his Department's website (a) corroborated information on deaths of (i) ISIS fighters and (ii) civilians as a result of airstrikes on Syrian locations and (b) other information in a daily battle assessment for each day from 2 December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	18777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Information on RAF airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, and their outcome, is already published on the gov.uk website and is regularly updated. We know of no civilian casualties caused by RAF airstrikes against Daesh in Iraq or Syria.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/12/2015 16:11:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

434204

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is planned that RAF pilots will rely upon information provided by personnel on the ground to identify and attack targets territory in Syria occupied by ISIS.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	18800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The information used to identify and strike targets is derived from a number of different sources and assessed rigorously for compliance with UK rules of engagement, UK law and international law. It is not our practice to comment in detail on how specific operational targets are derived, as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/12/2015 16:16:47 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn