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1245367

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the affordability of his Department's commitment to buy 48 F-35b Lightning jet fighters by the end of 2025.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	107087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer given in the House of Lords on 23 September 2020 by my right hon. Friend Baroness Goldie to Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to Question HL8176.</p><p> </p><p>The UK's F-35B aircraft are procured using a 'Block Buy' approach through the US-led Joint Programme Office. The UK has ordered 35 aircraft to date, and procurement of the next 13 has already commenced, these will be delivered through the 'Block Buy 2' Programme (also referred to as Lot 15-17). This will take the UK to 48 F-35B aircraft. Further decisions on procurement beyond the 48 aircraft will follow the ongoing Integrated Review.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/11/2020 11:06:46 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name HL8176 - Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft.docx title Joint Strike Fighter
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1245395

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
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, whether it is his Department's (a) plan and (b) assessment that the time-limiting provisions of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill will have the effect of ending any prospect of nuclear test veterans bringing to court with any prospect of success cases for compensation for serious health consequences which emerged many years after the tests in which they were required to participate.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	106885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The nuclear test programme of the 1950s and 1960s does not fall within the definition of &quot;overseas operations&quot; which applies to the limitation longstops in Part 2 of the Overseas Operations Bill. This means that any personal injury or death claims brought by the Nuclear Test Veterans will not be impacted by the limitation longstop for those claims.</p><p>Nuclear Test Veterans who believe they have suffered ill health due to their service have the right to apply for no-fault compensation under the War Pensions Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 02/11/2020 11:03:12 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1245396

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ways in which the provision for a presumption against prosecution in the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill ensures the prevention of repeated cycles of reinvestigation; and what recent assessment he has made of the adverse effects on (a) present and (b) former Service personnel who have undergone repeated reinvestigation for alleged offences for which ultimately they were not prosecuted.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	106886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to paragraphs 27 to 29 of the Impact Analysis for the Overseas Operations Bill, which was published on 17 September 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We assess that, over time, as prosecutors become familiar with the presumption against prosecution, they will be able to advise investigators earlier in the process as to whether this new statutory requirement - that it is to be exceptional for a decision to be made to prosecute for an alleged offence - would be met in a particular case. This may therefore reduce the likelihood of investigations being reopened without compelling new evidence.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough investigation is important, as it can serve both to exculpate - which is a good thing for the reputation of our Armed Forces - as well as to incriminate. We do, however, recognise not only the inherent difficulties, but also the adverse impacts on our personnel, of investigations regarding allegations of offences committed on overseas operations. These investigations are all the more difficult when a period of time has elapsed since the alleged incident. It is to the benefit both of alleged victims and alleged offenders that investigations are conducted as expeditiously and effectively as possible, so that decisions on whether or not to prosecute are made without delay in the interest of all parties knowing the outcome of these proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>We have learned lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan, and will take the necessary steps to try to ensure that future incidents are reported and appropriately investigated at the time, thereby reducing the risk for our personnel of historical investigations, and reinvestigations, into their conduct.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Defence announced on 13 October a judge-led review into how allegations of wrongdoing are raised and investigated. The review will make sure the guidance and policy framework for investigating allegations during overseas operations is fit for the future. This will help ensure that all allegations are taken forward in a timely manner, providing reassurance to victims and closure to innocent personnel caught up in investigations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 02/11/2020 11:04:49 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1245397

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) present and (b) former armed forces personnel have been investigated more than once for allegations of human rights abuses where such investigations have resulted in (i) a prosecution and (ii) no prosecution being brought in each year since 2001 for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	106887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>There is no criminal offence of &quot;human rights abuse&quot; nor any category thereof, and therefore the records management system cannot be searched for such data.</p><p>The information is therefore not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 02/11/2020 11:05:11 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1245414

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Covert Human Intelligence Sources
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units of the armed forces are trained to run covert human intelligence sources (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	107090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>Two specialist units within the Armed Forces, and each of the three Service Police forces, have CHIS handling capabilities utilising appropriately trained personnel.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 02/11/2020 11:22:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1245415

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Covert Human Intelligence Sources
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many covert human intelligence sources have been run by the armed forces (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	107091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not comment on intelligence operations and does not release information about any numbers or locations of covert human intelligence sources it may have.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 02/11/2020 11:22:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1245575

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
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 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 16 December 2018 air-strike on a water transport truck in Al Sawadyah was among the 528 incidents entered on the MOD Tracker as of 30 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	106916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2020 answer text <p>No, the alleged 16 December 2018 air-strike on a water transport truck in Al-Sawadyah was not among the 528 incidents entered on the MOD Tracker as of 30 April 2020. This incident was added to the tracker after 30 April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/10/2020 10:21:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1245576

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
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 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 12 July 2020 air-strike in Washah was among the incidents entered on the MOD Tracker.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	106917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2020 answer text <p>Yes, the alleged 12 July 2020 air-strike in Washah is among the incidents entered on the MOD Tracker.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/10/2020 10:22:42 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1245596

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
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 local authorities on the Government’s policy to further incorporate the Armed Forces Covenant into law.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	106907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) Ministers regularly discuss the Armed Forces Covenant with local authorities and representative bodies. MOD officials have written to Chief Executives and included local authorities from across the UK in group discussions on the Secretary of State's legislative proposals, to gather views and explain the impact of legislation, particularly with regard to new burdens. Individual meetings are also held with local authorities who request them. Collaboration will intensify further, as local authorities work with Government on guidance which will accompany legislation.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 02/11/2020 11:05:48 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1245674

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the existing syllabus for new recruits to the armed forces currently includes training on gambling related harm.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL9440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>New recruits to the Armed Forces receive comprehensive briefing on the importance of financial security and the values and standards expected of them, during which the issue of gambling is raised. They are also signposted to the full range of support and assistance available for welfare matters, including gambling. New officers are trained how to identify and support those under their command who are experiencing financial difficulties, including those caused by gambling.</p><p>There are no plans to enact legislation similar to that of the United States' Gambling Addiction Prevention Act 2019. Polices and initiatives already in operation by the Department and Armed Forces closely mirror the requirements and obligations stipulated by said Act and have similar effect.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL9441 question first answered 03/11/2020 14:30:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans