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1539942

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department’s expenditure in (a) Ukraine and (b) other countries will be classified as Official Development Assistance in this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	902082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>To date the Department has not classified any expenditure in Ukraine or other countries as Official Development Assistance in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 16:48:06 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1539944

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Compensation
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 help support veterans who have applied for compensation through the (a) War Pensions and (b) Armed Forces Compensation schemes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	902085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>I would like to assure you that the Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring that both the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pension Scheme deliver for those who make a claim.</p><p> </p><p>The Veterans Welfare Service has Welfare Managers throughout the UK and one of its specific roles is to support veterans with the completion of claims for both the Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, as part of the £40 million transformation project, work is being undertaken to improve the customer experience and make the process easier for veterans to submit their claims.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/11/2022 17:33:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1539945

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s policy is on UK military aircraft entering the airspace of the Republic of Ireland for operational purposes.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	902088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department’s policy is that UK military aircraft do not enter the sovereign airspace of Ireland for operational purposes, without the express prior agreement of the Irish Government. Questions on sovereign airspace access and associated regulations are for individual nations to answer, therefore any questions on Irish airspace should be directed to the Irish government.</del><ins class="ministerial">UK Military aircraft do not enter the sovereign airspace of Ireland for operational purposes, without the express prior agreement of the Irish Government. The RAF polices the UK Flight Information Region (FIR) on behalf of NATO and the international community and would only enter foreign national airspace when authorised to do so. Questions on sovereign airspace access and associated regulations are for individual nations to answer, therefore any questions on Irish airspace should be directed to the Irish Government.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 16:36:56 question first ministerially corrected 07/11/2022 17:20:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 31708 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1539946

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
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 support defence jobs in all regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	902089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The most recent estimate shows Ministry of Defence investment supports 219,000 jobs in industries across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Continued high, and focussed, investment in defence, along with the changes we continue to make as part of our Defence and Security Industrial Strategy, will contribute to further economic growth and prosperity, including jobs, across the Union.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 902091 question first answered 07/11/2022 17:58:35 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1539947

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
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 support defence jobs in all regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	902091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The most recent estimate shows Ministry of Defence investment supports 219,000 jobs in industries across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Continued high, and focussed, investment in defence, along with the changes we continue to make as part of our Defence and Security Industrial Strategy, will contribute to further economic growth and prosperity, including jobs, across the Union.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 902089 question first answered 07/11/2022 17:58:35 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1538522

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Elbit Systems UK: Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons Elbit Systems UK Ltd was removed from the delivery of the Project Selborne contract.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	77387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Negotiations are currently underway regarding Elbit Systems UK's departure from Project Selborne, therefore I am unable to comment further due to commercial sensitivities.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/11/2022 17:26:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1538632

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Helicopters: RNAS Culdrose
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unserviceable EH101 helicopters are with Leonardo at RNAS Culdrose.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	77610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>As part of the Integrated Merlin Operational Support contract, Leonardo is currently working on nine unserviceable Merlin helicopters at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose. Of these, eight helicopters are either undergoing or being prepared for their scheduled Depth maintenance packages, and one helicopter is undergoing a planned modification package.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/11/2022 17:35:57 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1538847

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have applied to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy since its launch.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	77548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>There have been 127,795 applications to the ARAP (Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy) scheme since the scheme began on 1 April 2021. Of these, a significant portion are duplicates.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 11:49:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1538851

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy have been successful.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	77549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>As of 3 November, over 11,600 eligible individuals (including their family members) have been successfully relocated to the UK under the ARAP (Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy) scheme. This number includes 5,000 ARAP eligible individuals (including their family members) who were relocated during OP PITTING.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 11:50:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1538861

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
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 18 October to Question 61036 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement and with reference to his answers to the Defence Select Committee on 2 November 2022, whether he still expects to be in a position to consider the way forward for the Ajax programme by the end of the year.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	77286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Yes. We have made progress on the programme and are now analysing the results of the User Validation Trials that resumed last month. These trials will help the Department establish the effectiveness of the modifications proposed by General Dynamics to address the noise and vibration concerns on Ajax and, should they prove satisfactory, we will be able to ensure delivery of a safe system of work under which to conduct Reliability Growth Trials.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/11/2022 17:25:27 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey