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1535892

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Government's target is for defence spending by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	71123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>Information regarding the Government's spending plans are currently due to be announced in the Autumn Statement on 17 November.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/10/2022 08:11:36 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1519546

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 the basis for drone strikes by the Royal Air Force in Iraq following the end of the Coalition forces’ combat mission in December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	59880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The basis for our continued air campaign is the mandate from Parliament and the consent of the Government of Iraq. In December 2021, the Global Coalition to Defeat Da'esh transitioned to an 'advise, assist, enable' mission. As part of this, the UK provides air support to the Iraqi Security Forces to secure the enduring defeat of Da'esh, which poses an ongoing threat in Iraq, Syria, and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2022 12:40:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1506062

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of Continuity of Education allowances for placements at (a) Eton College, (b) Winchester College, (c) Westminster School and (d) Millfield School in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	49182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The table below details the cost to the public purse of Continuity of Education allowances for placements at Eton College, Winchester College and Millfield School in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>No Continuation of Education Allowance values were recorded for Westminster School.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Eton College- Windsor</p></td><td><p>Millfield School- Street</p></td><td><p>Winchester College- Winchester</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£230,294.70</p></td><td><p>£607,592.36</p></td><td><p>£95,605.83</p></td><td><p>£933,492.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£184,591.80</p></td><td><p>£570,142.51</p></td><td><p>£60,924.60</p></td><td><p>£815,658.91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£115,259.00</p></td><td><p>£617,390.25</p></td><td><p>£84,904.40</p></td><td><p>£817,553.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£182,416.42</p></td><td><p>£656,840.03</p></td><td><p>£101,204.60</p></td><td><p>£940,461.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£172,603.50</p></td><td><p>£665,306.84</p></td><td><p>£94,164.00</p></td><td><p>£932,074.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>£885,165.42</p></td><td><p>£3,117,271.99</p></td><td><p>£436,803.43</p></td><td><p>£4,439,240.84</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Actual costed value between 01 April and 31 March each year. Adjusted for Retrospective Payments and Collection of Overpayments.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/09/2022 09:00:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1506063

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Boarding Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding was allocated to Continuity of Education Allowance for boarding schools in the UK in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	49183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) is provided by the Ministry of Defence to eligible Service Personnel (SP) to assist them funding a place in a boarding school to achieve continuity of education for their children that would otherwise be denied in the maintained day school sector if their children accompanied them on frequent and consecutive assignments. CEA is available to all SP irrespective of rank, subject to them satisfying the eligibility criteria.</p><p>The total spend on CEA in Financial Year 2021-22 was £83,460,088. SP are required to make a personal contribution of 8% for the state sector, or 10% for the independent sector. CEA is subject to a termly cap and SP are required to pay any fees in excess of this.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/09/2022 08:39:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1506064

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of fraud relating to the Continuity of Education Allowance have been recorded since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	49184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The number of cases of fraud relating to the Continuity of Education Allowance recorded since 2012 is 12.</p><p>Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) assists Service personnel to achieve continuity of education for their children that would otherwise be denied in the state-maintained day school sector due to the mobility of their family. CEA is available to all Service personnel, irrespective of rank, subject to them satisfying the qualifying criteria. Service personnel may select from a wide variety of schools across the UK from within the independent and state-maintained sectors that meet set criteria.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/09/2022 08:35:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1506065

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
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 Armed Forces claimed Continuity of Education Allowance in 2021-22 for UK-based private school fees; and how many claimants there were at each NATO rank.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	49185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The below table details the number of Service Personnel that have received Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) for UK-based Private School fees in 2021-22 broken down by NATO Rank.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nato Rank</p></td><td><p>Distinct Count of Employees</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF1</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF2</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF3</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF4</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF5</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF6</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF9</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR2</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR3</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR4</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR6</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR7</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR8</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR9</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Rounded figures are to the nearest five, with numbers below five replaced by the tilde symbol ('~'). All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias. Totals have been rounded separately and therefore may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p><p>Due to the possibility of rank changes in year between CEA claims, only the most senior rank for each individual has been retained in order to avoid counting the same individual twice.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/09/2022 08:47:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1463149

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Explosives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) will have any civil society organisations on the Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas prior to the final round of negotiations on that declaration.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	2535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>UK Government officials have held numerous discussions with multiple civil society organisations on the Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas and will continue to do so ahead of the final round of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/05/2022 12:06:46 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1417513

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are in place to enable members of the UK's armed forces or legal officers to report concerns about the legality of a military action.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	113161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is bound to ensure that the Law of Armed Conflict is widely disseminated and this includes the provision of training by service lawyers for all military personnel. Members of the UK's armed forces must individually comply with the Law of Armed Conflict and report any concerns surrounding potential violations to their chain of command. Military commanders are responsible for preventing violations of the law, for reporting possible serious offences to the service police and for taking any necessary disciplinary action.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/02/2022 10:03:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1417514

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Civilians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's process is for assessing the credibility of reports of civilian harm submitted to it.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	113162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>Every care is taken to avoid or minimise civilian casualties. To this end, the UK has robust procedures to ensure that our actions, including airstrikes and subsequent battle damage assessments, are conducted in accordance with UK law and International Humanitarian Law.</p><p> </p><p>However, we accept the possibility that there could be instances of civilian casualties about which we are unaware, despite our best efforts to assess battle damage. For that reason, in 2016, the then Defence Secretary committed that Ministry of Defence officials would work with civil society organisations on this issue. As a result, we always re-examine any new information relating to a potential incident submitted to us by such organisations, where it is possible that UK forces may have been involved.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament will always be informed of any instance where we assess a UK airstrike is responsible for a civilian casualty incident, whether incurred during a new strike, or as a result of re-examining historic strikes using new information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/02/2022 10:02:06 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1343832

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Waddington: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of Protector military drone flights on local people in and around the area covered by the Airspace Change Proposal initiated for RAF Waddington.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	27202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>In developing its Air Change Proposal for the area around RAF Waddington, the MOD is following the CAP1616 process as mandated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) with respect to any air space changes within the UK.</p><p>The CAP1616 process prescribes the information required by the CAA, including any potential impact on affected areas, and how stakeholder and public consultations are to take place.</p><p>The MOD expects to carry out a full consultation with communities within any potentially affected areas later this year. This will provide an opportunity for the public to understand any potential impact and offer their views on the proposal.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/07/2021 16:38:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald