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222463

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assist people affected by the Ebola outbbreak.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	907685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence supports the Department for International Development led effort in Sierra Leone. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence, has just returned from Sierra Leone where he has seen for himself the great work being undertaken by the Ministry of Defence to assist those affected by the outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>We have deployed around 1,200 personnel over the last six months which represents our largest current overseas deployment and the second largest contribution to the fight against Ebola after the US.</p><p> </p><p>We have overseen the construction of six Treatment Centres to deliver specialist care to Ebola patients, one of which – Kerrytown – includes a specialist unit staffed and managed by UK military personnel; we have constructed an Ebola Training Academy and trained over 4,000 local nationals in a variety of Ebola related roles; we have deployed the extremely capable RFA ARGUS and its three Merlin helicopters to increase our logistical capability; and we have engaged widely with our international partners to ensure the response in West Africa is – as it should be – a global effort.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/02/2015 16:58:43 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley

179142

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether lethal targeting by UK armed forces in Iraq is limited to ISIL combatants.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	224142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence policy not to comment on specific targets for reasons of operational security. As stated by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) on 13 October 2014 (Official Report, column 9WS), military action in Iraq is part of the Government's comprehensive strategy, working in consultation with our allies in the wider coalition, to tackle ISIL.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 26/02/2015 16:43:06 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name WMS HOC 224142.doc title Hansard Extracts 13 October 2014
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

179286

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed forces: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Regular Forces were stationed in Northern Ireland in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	224264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The number of UK Regular Forces stationed in Northern Ireland in 2014 can be found in the Ministry of Defence Quarterly Location Statistics on the Gov.UK website at the following link:</p><p>www.gov.uk/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index</p><p>The information is reproduced below.</p><p>UK Regular Forces stationed in Northern Ireland in 2014 (as at October 2014)</p><p>Officers</p><p>210</p><p>Other ranks</p><p>2,130</p><p>Total</p><p>2,340</p><p>Due to the rounding methods used, figures may not always equal the sum of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p>UK Regular Forces includes all trained and untrained personnel. Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists are excluded</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 26/02/2015 16:28:11 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

178862

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel are taking part in the Seedcorn initiative; what the location is of each such member of personnel; with what equipment those personnel are training; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Seedcorn initiative in each of the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	223968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 February 2015 to Question 223239, giving the number of personnel, their location, and type of equipment those personnel are training on, as part of the Seedcorn initiative.</p><p>The cost of the Seedcorn initiative in financial year 2015-16 is £2.5 million. Funding beyond that date is yet to be determined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/02/2015 15:57:13 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name HOC 223239.doc title 11 February 2015 Hansard Extract
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

178887

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2015 to Question 222429, whether any of the RAF personnel in Afghanistan support RPAS operations.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	224069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>No RAF personnel in Afghanistan are supporting Remotely Piloted Air Systems operations.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/02/2015 17:12:11 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

178895

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions UK military personnel have provided training in Colombia in each year since 2010; and how many such personnel provided that training in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Love
uin	224027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 November 2014 to Question 210573 to the hon. Member for Bradford South (Mr Gerry Sutcliffe).</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/02/2015 15:59:12 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name HOC 210573.doc title Hansard EXtract 4 November 2014
tabling member	164 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Love

178897

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Colombian armed forces personnel have trained in the UK in each year since 2010; and how many such personnel were trained in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Love
uin	224028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Visits to the UK by members of the Colombian Armed Forces are focused around defence education. The number of occasions Colombian Armed Forces personnel has trained in the UK in each academic year since 2009-10 and how many such personnel were trained in each such year up to and including the end of the last academic year is:</p><p>2009-10: one individual on one occasion.</p><p>2010-11: five individuals on five separate occasions.</p><p>2011-12: one individual on one occasion.</p><p>2012-13: three individuals on three separate occasions.</p><p>2013-14: three individuals on three separate occasions</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/02/2015 15:58:21 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	164 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Love

178913

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which post or team in his Department is responsible for the application of remotely piloted aircraft systems.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	224127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>There is no one person or team responsible for the application or deployment of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). The decision to deploy RPAS is taken by Ministers following advice provided by senior personnel, both military and civilian, across the Department.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 24/02/2015 17:13:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

178917

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222435, what the (a) rank, (b) function and (c) location is of the five personnel from the UK Reaper Force on loan service to US Forces.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	224115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>There are four Flight Lieutenant Instructors at 49th Operations Group, Holloman Air Force Base. There is also one Flight Lieutenant at 53rd Test and Evaluation Group, Creech Air Force Base in a test and evaluation role. None of the five personnel on loan are conducting operational mission flying.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/02/2015 15:57:41 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

178919

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222435, what the name and date was of the agreement pursuant to which five personnel from Squadron 329 are on loan service to US Forces.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	224116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>UK loan service (LS) personnel assisting the United States Air Force are covered by the terms of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (1949), the US-UK Chapeau agreement (1993), the US-UK Provision of medical support agreement (2014), and US-UK discussions to determine working-level arrangements. LS personnel are subject to UK Service regulations; they are administered and receive pay and allowances from the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 26/02/2015 16:42:26 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest