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170359

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date	15/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he is taking to protect the Yazidi community in and around Mount Sinjar from ISIS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	218837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not conducted any humanitarian aid drops in and around MountSinjar since the summer, although the coalition has done. UK and coalition airstrikes, in support of Iraqi security forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga, have continued to check and push back ISIL, helping to reduce the threat posed to the Yazidi community.</p><p>The Department for International Development is leading the UK's humanitarian response. The UK Government is delivering £39.5 million of aid to Iraq. This includes: support to over 200,000 people affected by the recent crisis, delivering essential winter supplies to 14,000 vulnerable displaced families, providing cash and voucher assistance to help 16,000 families buy warm winter clothing and ensuring 4,500 families are sheltered from winter conditions.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/12/2014 16:29:40 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

170360

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft of each type are in service in each branch of the armed forces; and where each such aircraft is based.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	218827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of fixed wing and rotary aircraft in service with each branch of the Armed Forces, and where each aircraft fleet is permanently based is provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/12/2014 16:16:07 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier attachment 1 file name PQN2014_08311 Table.doc title Aircraft Fleet
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169793

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when 617 Squadron will move to Marine Corp Air Squadron Beaufort; how long that squadron will be stationed there; how many personnel will be based there; and what estimate he has made of the cost of that move.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	218358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>617 Squadron is not due to move to Marine Corp Air Squadron (MCAS) Beaufort. 617 Squadron disbanded as a Tornado GR4 squadron on 1 April 2014 and is due to re-form as the UK's first operational Lightning II squadron, in 2016, from UK Lightning Force personnel who will already be based at MCAS Beaufort.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/12/2014 16:27:45 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

169795

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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, when the (a) first and (b) last pilot will complete their training on the F-35B with the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501; and how many pilots will be trained.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	218359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The first UK pilot completed training with the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) in February 2013 and, on current plans, the final UK pilots to complete their training on VMFAT-501 will do so in May 2018. A total of 24 UK pilots, comprising Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel, will be trained on VMFAT-501.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/12/2014 16:29:13 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

169796

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department's ISTAR optimisation study will report; and whether the report will be published.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	218393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Air ISTAR Optimisation Study is designed to inform a future Strategic Defence and Security Review and ensure that any decisions taken regarding the UK's future Air ISTAR requirements and solutions are based upon the best available evidence. The study is due to conclude in March 2015; however there are no plans for publication.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/12/2014 16:28:37 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169804

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>As of 1 October 2014, the number of Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian staff located at MOD Head Office London, was around 1,680. This figure is based on MOD core and Trading Fund personnel and numbers are reported as Full Time Equivalents.</p><p>In addition, around 740 UK Regular Forces personnel are stationed in MOD Head Office.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/12/2014 16:28:09 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169958

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when negotiations with the government of Bahrain on the construction of a UK naval base in that country began.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	218441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK has had a Naval Base in Bahrain since the 1950s. The base provides naval and logistics facilities that are used by British Forces and that support our basing and operations in the Gulf region. Negotiations to further enhance and improve these existing facilities with the Government of Bahrain commenced in September 2012.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 18/12/2014 16:32:25 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34128 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169434

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what evaluation his Department has made of the requirements for radioactive remediation and toxic materials clean up at the (a) uranium mines abroad from which the UK obtained the uranium used in military nuclear programmes and (b) sites where British nuclear warheads were tested in (i) Australia, (ii) Christmas Island and (iii) Nevada.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	218172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has made no such evaluation of uranium mines or sites in Nevada.</p><p>In 1993, following a report of the Australian Royal Commission on the conduct of nuclear tests in Australia, the UK Government made an <em>ex gratia</em> payment of £20 million to the Australian Government. This payment was part of a full and final settlement of the UK Government's liability for any claims resulting from the British test programme.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence has made evaluations of residual contamination on Christmas Island: the last in 1998 concluded that any required remediation had been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 18/12/2014 16:25:50 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 35447 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

155803

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Engineers
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 November 2014 to Question 211796, how many engineers have been recruited into the (a) Army Reserves, (b) Royal Navy Reserves and (c) Royal Air Force Reserves in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	214676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below sets out details of the Ministry of Defence’s intake of Service personnel into engineering trades, corps or branches in the UK Reserve Forces, by financial year. Numbers presented are likely to be underestimates as engineers can be recruited into non-engineering branches or may not be recorded as engineers on entry. Data quality issues mean that, for the Army, figures prior to 1 April 2012 are unavailable; for the Maritime Reserves and Royal Auxiliary Air Force data is unavailable prior to 1 October 2012.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15 (6 months to 30 September)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maritime Reserve</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army Reserve (Royal Engineers)</strong></p></td><td><p>655</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Auxiliary Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p><p> </p><p>2. Intake includes ex-Regulars (either seamless transfer or following a break in service), Reserve re-joiners (following a break in service) and new entrants.</p><p> </p><p>3. Maritime Reserve figures comprise the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Marine Reserve, including mobilised reservists, High Readiness Reserves, those serving on Full Time Reserve Service and Additional Duties Commitment.</p><p> </p><p>4. Army figures refer to intake to Army Reserve (Group A) Royal Engineers and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), which includes Volunteer Reserves, Mobilised Army Reservists, High Readiness Reserves and Officers under training. Figures therefore exclude any Army Reserve Group B (University Officer Cadets) and Group C (Sponsored Reserves and Full Time Reserve Service).</p><p> </p><p>5. Royal Auxiliary Air Force figures include mobilised reservists and High Readiness Reserves.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/12/2014 16:34:00 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier previous answer version 29712 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

155805

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on television recruitment campaigns for (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy, (c) the Royal Air Force and (d) in total in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	214674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows how much each of the three Services has spent on television recruitment campaigns for the current and last two financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year/Service </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14 </strong></p><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>2.80</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1.86</del><ins class="ministerial">4.45</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2.95*</del><ins class="ministerial">6.79*</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>2.99**</p></td><td><p>1.28</p></td><td><p>1.75</p><p>(to 31 August 2014)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>2.25</p></td><td><p>2.67</p></td><td><p>3.37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* Forecast</p><p>** From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not incurred any costs in respect of television recruitment for civilian staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier previous answer version 29711 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 35698 answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier question first answered 18/12/2014 16:34:34 question first ministerially corrected 22/01/2015 12:00:01 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones