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1252052

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	North Africa: Land Mines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of landmines laid in North Africa during World War 2 that remain a danger to people in that region.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL10347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK currently has no programmes specifically targeting World War II ordnance in North Africa although sometimes World War II mines are encountered by HMG-funded mine action projects in that region, and the UK has provided assistance to the Egyptian authorities. We have made no estimates on the number of landmines laid in North Africa during World War II that remain a danger to people in that region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL10348 question first answered 30/11/2020 12:05:55 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1252053

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	North Africa: Land Mines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent work they have done to remove landmines from North Africa following World War 2; and when they estimate any such work will be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL10348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK currently has no programmes specifically targeting World War II ordnance in North Africa although sometimes World War II mines are encountered by HMG-funded mine action projects in that region, and the UK has provided assistance to the Egyptian authorities. We have made no estimates on the number of landmines laid in North Africa during World War II that remain a danger to people in that region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL10347 question first answered 30/11/2020 12:05:56 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1252120

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer 3 September 2020 to Question 81645, what steps have been taken to develop an online verification tool for the purpose of verifying Veterans ID cards.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	115709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>Officials in the Ministry of Defence continue to work with the Office for Veterans' Affairs within the Cabinet Office to develop ideas on how to build an online digital verification tool so that people can prove they served. Work is progressing but we are unable to confirm a delivery date at this point.</p><p>Information on phase two of the Veterans' ID card will be released closer to the launch date at the following website:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-veterans-id-cards-rolled-out-to-service-leavers</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 24/11/2020 15:48:55 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1252278

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Integrated Review.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	115510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister stated to the House earlier today the full conclusions of the Integrated Review will be announced in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 19/11/2020 17:19:55 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1252279

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the helicopter variants in use by the UK's armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	115511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2020 answer text <p>The following helicopter variants are currently in use by the UK's Armed Forces:</p><p>Apache Mk1</p><p>Chinook Mk6a</p><p>Chinook Mk6</p><p>Chinook Mk5</p><p>Gazelle Mk1</p><p>Juno HT1</p><p>Jupiter HT1</p><p>Merlin HM2</p><p>Merlin Mk3/3a/iMk3</p><p>Merlin Mk4/4a</p><p>Puma Mk2</p><p>Wildcat AH Mk1</p><p>Wildcat HMA Mk2</p><p>The Ministry of Defence also has access to a number of helicopter types provided through contracts with industry which support discrete requirements.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/11/2020 13:45:44 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1252280

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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, what progress he is making on upgrading the (a) Challenger and (b) Warrior; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	115512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2020 answer text <p>The Challenger 2 Life Extension Project is being taken to the Ministry of Defence's Investment Approvals Committee for a main investment decision before the end of the year. The Warrior Capability Sustainment Project is currently in the Demonstration Phase. The Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for the WCSP Manufacture Phase was released to Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) in June 2020 with continued dialogue between the parties. LMUK's formal response to the ITN is anticipated in December 2020. It would not be appropriate to comment further on this ongoing commercial activity.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/11/2020 13:46:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1252281

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: National Security
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 types of threats posed by China; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	115513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department keeps the threats from, and opportunities for cooperation with, China under regular review. China's production of an increasingly wide array of advanced weapons systems and its willingness to challenge the international rules-based system to suit its interests present a growing challenge for the UK and its allies.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/11/2020 16:04:31 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1252309

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Space Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he plans to publish a defence space skills strategy.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	115802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Defence is developing its Space Workforce requirements, identifying and developing the necessary skills to meet our ambitions in space. We are also closely working with the UK Space Agency in BEIS to understand how we best coordinate our output with our partners across Government.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/11/2020 10:07:02 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1252315

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have been deployed in response to Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA) requests since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	115474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>As of 19 November 2020 Defence has deployed over 7,800 Armed Forces personnel since March 2020, to support the national response to the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>This is a cumulative figure, not the number of troops currently deployed. This number also does not account for multiple deployments of the same person.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/11/2020 14:49:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1252318

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many covid-19 related Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA) requests have been closed since March 2020; and if he will list those closed requests.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	115475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>As of 17 November 2020 the Ministry of Defence has tracked 190 Covid-19 related Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA) requests as having been closed since March 2020.</p><p>For detail of the MACA requests that have been closed, I am attaching a document containing the requested information.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/11/2020 10:06:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name Annex - Details of Closed MACA Requests.pdf title MACA
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey