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1582729

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the document entitled Map of lands owned by the MOD UK establishments North Region, published on 12 December 2014, if he will publish a Defence Infrastructure Organisation map of his Department's establishments in the North Region as of 1 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	137721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>I can confirm that an updated map of the Ministry of Defence establishments in the North Region will be placed in Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 06/02/2023 13:01:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 20230203-CRF572UKMODSites_A0North-v4.pdf title MOD establishments in the North Region of UK
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566005

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
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 transparency and scrutiny of (a) the issue of licenses for trail hunting and (b) other non-military uses of land owned by his Department..
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	120942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>All licences issued for non-military use of the defence estate, including trail hunting, are drawn up using a template which has been agreed by legal advisors and which is then adapted for the specific circumstances associated with the activity.</p><p> </p><p>Any requests for non-military activities are reviewed by the Head of Establishment for the site involved before any licence is issued.</p><p> </p><p>Trail Hunt licences are reviewed and renewed annually, and any refinements are agreed with legal advisors.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/01/2023 11:56:13 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1537627

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trail hunts have taken place on the defence estate each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	74523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The number of licences issued by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation allowing trail hunts on the Defence Estate, and the number of trail hunts which have taken place on the Defence Estate since 2010 can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Season</p></td><td><p>Number of Licences Issued</p></td><td><p>Number of Trail Hunts which took place</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-2020</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-2021</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-2022</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-2023</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 74522 question first answered 03/11/2022 11:54:27 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1453201

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to assess other countries’ practice in respect of the disposal of surplus government land, including Italy, France and Germany where redundant defence sites are given to agencies separate from defence ministries.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	145020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works in accordance with HMT guidelines for the disposal of land. Once a site is declared surplus to Defence it is first advertised on a cross-Government database to see if it is required for other Government purposes, before if that is not the case being advertised on the open market. On sale we seek to maximise sales receipts for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 29/03/2022 10:20:29 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1421205

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of trail hunting on the defence estate.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	121822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>Trail hunting is a legal and licenced activity and is treated in the same manner as all other licenced activities.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/02/2022 15:14:43 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1365910

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
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 merits of prohibiting trail hunting on land owned by his Department to prevent its use as a cover for illegal hunting, following the judgment in the case of R v Mark Hankinson; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	69174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>Trail and drag hunting on the Defence estate remain legal activities providing they are carried out within the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004. A range of people and activities are allowed access to the MOD estate subject to appropriate controls.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 09/11/2021 16:22:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1361382

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many permissions his Department has given hunts to operate on its land in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	59029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Permission for hunts to operate on MOD land is via a licence issued to a specific hunt. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has granted the following licenses for trail hunting:</p><p> </p><p>Year 2018-2019: 21 Licences were issued.</p><p>Year 2019-2020: 26 Licences were issued.</p><p>Year 2020-2021: 18 Licences were issued.</p><p>Year 2021-2022: 11 Licences have been issued.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/10/2021 12:58:01 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1307042

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
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 potential merits of suspending licences for trail hunting on land owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	179528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the possibility of suspending licenses for trail hunting.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/04/2021 10:34:57 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 98069 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1305106

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
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 Land Industrial Strategy; and if he will publish what engagement the British Army has had with the private sector on the design of that strategy.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	174054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>We have welcomed the evidence provided by the private sector in support of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS). This evidence has helped shape the design of the DSIS, which I was pleased to announce on 23 March.</p><p> </p><p>We are now developing the Land Industrial Strategy over the coming year. The team will consult with the private sector in maturing its design.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/03/2021 07:14:53 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1273853

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of land owned by his Department that is wooded.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	134115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Defence Estate contains approximately 19,500 ha of woodland. This equates to approximately 8% of the total land owned by the Department.</p><p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) Officials are working closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Forestry Commission to ensure suitable MOD land is included within Government tree planting programmes. Specific areas for new woodland are currently being finalised in Long-Term Forest Plans.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 134116 question first answered 13/01/2021 13:38:29 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard