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523875

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of each type of vehicle procured as part of urgent operational requirements for (a) Operation Herrick and (b) Operation Telic have been returned to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	39947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>The information on more than 19 vehicle types used over 13 years of both Operation Herrick and Operation Telic is not held centrally and could be provided only at disapproportionate cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/06/2016 16:24:08 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

523877

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Jackal and (b) Foxhound patrol vehicles were in use by the Army in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	39948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of Jackal reconnaissance and Foxhound protected patrol vehicles in use with the Army in each of the last six years are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Jackal</p></td><td><p>Foxhound</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>441-502</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>441-502</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Fleet size numbers are assessed as at 1 April each year. There were 61 Jackals damaged beyond economic repair between 1 April 2011 and 31 March.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/06/2016 16:23:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

523879

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Terrorism: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conclusions they have reached following their investigations into the allegations that British-made cluster munitions have been used by Saudi Arabia during the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>We are aware of reports, including from Amnesty International on 6 June, of the alleged use of cluster munitions in the Saudi-led Coalition campaign in Yemen. The Government takes such allegations very seriously. We are analysing the case and seeking clarification from the Saudi-led Coalition.</p><p>We have raised this issue with the Saudi Arabian authorities and, in line with our obligations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, we continue to encourage Saudi Arabia, as a non-party to the Convention, to accede to it. The UK last provided cluster munitions to Saudi Arabia nearly 30 years ago; the final delivery was in 1989.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/06/2016 16:01:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

523880

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many merchant seafarers employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have retired in each year since 2008-09.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	39970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>There is no retirement age for Royal Fleet Auxiliary employees. I can provide the following numbers of those personnel who were aged 60 or Over on final date of service:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/06/2016 15:54:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

523882

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to implement recommendation 15 of the Department for Transport's Maritime Growth Study, published in September 2015, on improving links between the Royal Navy and the wider UK maritime sector.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	39966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to allow Warfare Officers to obtain commercial Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates of competency. Discussions with the MCA have commenced to develop a similar MOU for Engineer Officers and Ratings. More widely the RN continues to seek to align its training with STCW requirements. The RN Resettlement Service also offers impartial advice on second careers with many strong links with maritime sector organisations and companies.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/06/2016 14:06:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

523884

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who is responsible for (1) the reported design flaw in the engines of the Type 45 destroyers, and (2) the costs of the refit in the light of those flaws; and what assessment they have made of the impact of that design flaw on the capacity and efficacy of the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer my noble Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Mr Philip Dunne) in the House of Commons on 6 June 2016, to Question number 38719.</p><p>On the question of any impact on the capacity and efficacy of the Royal Navy, the Type 45 destroyers are hugely capable ships. They have consistently made a difference to our safety and security, and continue to make an enormous contribution to the defence of the UK and our international partners.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/06/2016 11:17:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 6 June 2016 HOC38719.docx title Type 45 Destroyers
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

523885

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
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 26 May 2016 to Question 38217, on his Department's BME pay gap, where the information about this is held; and what estimate he has made of the cost of providing the information.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	39973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not capture and report data on hourly earnings, and therefore does not provide comparative data in this way.</p><p>The Department has recently published an Equal Pay Audit 2015 report which can be found at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-equal-pay-audit-report-2015</p><p>This Audit presents a comparison of male to female and White to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) annualised average salaries in the period 1 October 2014 to 1 October 2015. This meets the Department's obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty to provide information on its workforce identified by the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/06/2016 14:03:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

523887

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipping
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 Ministerial colleagues on the potential effect of the recommendations of the Maritime Growth Study, published in September 2015, on the future supply of UK-domiciled merchant seafarers to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	39967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) recruits and trains UK Merchant Seafarers for service with the RFA. The RFA as one of the largest trainers of UK seafarers is fully engaged with the UK Chamber of Shipping and Merchant Navy Training Board in shaping the current and future training requirements of seafarers. The RFA as part of the wider Naval Service is represented at the Ministerial Working Groups for the Maritime Growth Study by the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/06/2016 15:53:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

523889

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Type 26 frigate will be able to operate across the full range of climatic conditions in which the Royal Navy operates.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	39921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The Type 26 Global Combat Ship will be designed for joint and multinational operations from the tropics and Arabian Gulf in the summer to the sub-Arctic. The ship's design will accommodate a broad range of environmental conditions to deliver a globally deployable ship throughout its planned life.</p><p>I am withholding further detail as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/06/2016 15:43:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

523891

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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, whether his Department has considered purchasing the AeroVironment Blackwing miniature tube-launched drone.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	39911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>Representatives of the Department meet AeroVironment representatives on a regular basis to discuss current and potential future capabilities, and the Department is aware of the capabilities of the Blackwing Reconnaissance System. However, the Department has no capability requirement to procure an underwater launched Unmanned Aerial System at this stage, and, as such, there have not been any formal discussions with AeroVironment on a possible procurement of Blackwing.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 39912 question first answered 16/06/2016 16:29:46 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald