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171481

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy officers have participated in the Royal Navy/Merchant Navy Voyage Scheme in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Records for Royal Navy participation in the Merchant Navy Liaison Scheme are held only from 2004. From January 2004 until December 2014, a total of 508 Royal Navy officers have participated in this scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/01/2015 17:26:31 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 37746 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171564

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the costs to the public purse of (a) establishing and (b) operating the proposed British military base in Bahrain; and what contribution to those costs will be made by the government of Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	219565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The costs of naval and logistics facilities in Bahrain to support operations in the Gulf region will depend on the outcome of continuing negotiations with the government of Bahrain over how best to enhance and improve the existing facilities, and on the extent of the operations we undertake. The running costs are likely to be comparable to current expenditure, although in any event we expect the enhanced facilities to provide a more cost-effective use of Defence resources. Costs funded from the Defence budget will be borne by the appropriate Top Level Budgets.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 218440 218442 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:28:01 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 37810 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

169801

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts about the UK's maritime surveillance capability gap.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	218390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>My right hon. Friend The Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) has not held any specific discussions with his NATO counterparts on the UK's maritime surveillance capability gap.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/01/2015 16:31:21 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 35723 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169957

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the running costs of the UK's naval base in Bahrain in each year to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	218440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The costs of naval and logistics facilities in Bahrain to support operations in the Gulf region will depend on the outcome of continuing negotiations with the government of Bahrain over how best to enhance and improve the existing facilities, and on the extent of the operations we undertake. The running costs are likely to be comparable to current expenditure, although in any event we expect the enhanced facilities to provide a more cost-effective use of Defence resources. Costs funded from the Defence budget will be borne by the appropriate Top Level Budgets.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 218442 219565 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:28:01 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34127 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169958

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when negotiations with the government of Bahrain on the construction of a UK naval base in that country began.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	218441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK has had a Naval Base in Bahrain since the 1950s. The base provides naval and logistics facilities that are used by British Forces and that support our basing and operations in the Gulf region. Negotiations to further enhance and improve these existing facilities with the Government of Bahrain commenced in September 2012.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 18/12/2014 16:32:25 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34128 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169960

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Status of Forces Agreement between the UK and Bahrain has been amended as a result of the UK naval base in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	218443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>It has. The Arrangement which the UK signed with Bahrain concerning naval basing also changed the jurisdiction arrangements that apply to UK military personnel who are serving in Bahrain. From 1994 until 2014, the UK had exclusive jurisdiction over military personnel in Bahrain. This changed when the basing Arrangement was signed. As a result there is now concurrent jurisdiction, which recognises that both UK and Bahraini law applies to UK military personnel serving in Bahrain. The Arrangement contains a mechanism to allow the UK and Bahraini authorities to determine which set of national laws should be applied to a member of the UK Armed Forces if it is alleged that they have committed a crime.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 17/12/2014 17:29:33 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34125 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169447

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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, what British personnel have been based in Afghanistan since the conclusion of the British forces combat mission in that country.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	218168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>As my right hon friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) said in the House on 27 November 2014, the UK's contribution to the NATO Resolute Support Mission will include 470 personnel who will remain in Kabul to help deliver the Train, Advise, Assist function within the Mission.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/01/2015 16:52:03 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name Afghanistan Statement.doc title Hansard Extract 27 November 2014 previous answer version 35433 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

168896

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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, how many UK (a) military personnel and (b) civilians have been (i) killed and (ii) wounded in Afghanistan in the last 13 years.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	217928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Between 7 October 2001 and 17 December 2014, 453 UK military personnel have died on operations in Afghanistan.</p><p>Information regarding those killed and wounded in Afghanistan is published on the Government's website: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/op-herrick-casualty-and-fatality-tables-released-in-2014.</p><p> </p><p>Nine UK civilians have been treated for injuries in Afghanistan or aeromedically evacuated by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). These are included within the published figures.</p><p> </p><p>No MOD civilians have died on operations in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 08/01/2015 16:58:44 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34135 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

168904

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of the sighting of a submarine periscope near HMNB Clyde.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	217873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>We do not discuss the detail of maritime operations such as these, as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/01/2015 16:32:22 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 33758 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

168628

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost of one week's mine clearing training by the Army for 40 members of the Peshmerga; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	217596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is considering how it can best support coalition training of Kurdish forces. There are many variables that affect this such as the location, the type of training, the duration, whether force protection is required and the numbers to be trained. Current short term training is being conducted by the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment but this will change as other courses start and end. Therefore, we are still refining aspects of proposed training efforts; the costs of the activity will be available once this work has concluded</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 217597 question first answered 05/01/2015 16:34:40 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 33759 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon