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539513

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the award date for the Defence Business Services corporate services integration and innovation provider contract; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	42971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced. Timescales will be confirmed in the event of a decision to outsource. If deemed necessary a statement will be made at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/07/2016 15:14:28 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

539514

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to postpone issuing a formal contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union for the outsourcing of Defence Business Services as a result of the potential implications of the outcome of the EU referendum on the tendering process for that contract.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	42972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme (FDBS). No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced. In the event of a decision to outsource, the competition will be advertised in accordance with regulations prevailing at the time.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/07/2016 15:36:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

539515

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Territorial Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to (a) invest in and (b) modernise Territorial Army centres.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	43085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department continues to develop and invest in the Army Reserves, including its infrastructure and estate, in line with commitments set out in the Reserves White Paper (Cm8655) published on 3 July 2013 and accompanying statement (Official Report, column 49WS) and through our wider estate optimisation plans.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/07/2016 15:21:28 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 3 July 2013 WS 49.docx title Army Reserve (Structure and Basing)
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

539516

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to reduce the number of military planes flying over Hull particularly at night.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	43214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes its responsibilities to the general public very seriously indeed and would prefer not to cause any disturbance to the general public, including to those in Hull. However, there are no uninhabited areas of the UK large enough to cater for essential training needs.</p><p>Flying operations in the UK Military Low Flying System are avoided within major built-up areas (generally those with a population of over 10,000), although it is not always possible to avoid flying over the outskirts of towns and villages. A range of measures are in place to provide a balance between military training requirements and the need to avoid excessive noise on the ground. These include restrictions placed on the height, speeds and operating procedures of military aircraft in the UK Military Low Flying System.</p><p>Realistic training at night is essential to ensure aircrew are proficient in the necessary skills and to exploit our technological edge. The amount of night low flying remains proportional to the operational requirement.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 43246 question first answered 21/07/2016 15:17:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

539768

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF flights over Libya have taken place each month between January and June 2016; what the purpose was of such flights; and what the type of aircraft used was for those flights.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	43265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Part of our support to the political process in Libya has included the provision of military advisers and RAF flights to transport them. I am withholding information on the details of these flights as disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 21/07/2016 15:15:19 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

539769

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of the Minister for Armed Forces of 27 June 2016, Official Report, column 19, what recent steps he has taken to develop joint policy on investigating civilian casualties.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	43260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The Coalition is in the process of developing a joint policy on investigating civilian casualties. However, until that is finalised, the current policy is that each coalition member investigates civilian casualties according to their respective national methodology.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/07/2016 15:16:23 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

539770

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 24 May 2016, Official Report, column 414, whether the battle damage assessment carried out after every RAF strike assesses whether civilians have been injured as a result of UK strikes.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	43259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>As set out in my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's contribution, the Ministry of Defence conducts a battle damage assessment after every RAF strike. This assessment reviews the strike, including whether it resulted in civilian casualties. Based on this careful assessment we have no evidence of civilian casualties as a result of any UK strikes in Iraq or Syria since combat operations began in 2014 and 2015 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/07/2016 15:13:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

539771

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures his Department has to minimise the (a) number of military flights over urban areas and (b) noise pollution such flights cause.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	43246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes its responsibilities to the general public very seriously indeed and would prefer not to cause any disturbance to the general public, including to those in Hull. However, there are no uninhabited areas of the UK large enough to cater for essential training needs.</p><p>Flying operations in the UK Military Low Flying System are avoided within major built-up areas (generally those with a population of over 10,000), although it is not always possible to avoid flying over the outskirts of towns and villages. A range of measures are in place to provide a balance between military training requirements and the need to avoid excessive noise on the ground. These include restrictions placed on the height, speeds and operating procedures of military aircraft in the UK Military Low Flying System.</p><p>Realistic training at night is essential to ensure aircrew are proficient in the necessary skills and to exploit our technological edge. The amount of night low flying remains proportional to the operational requirement.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 43214 question first answered 21/07/2016 15:17:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

539772

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
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 13 June 2016 to Question 39927, what the procedure is for triggering an independent service police investigation into an allegation of civilian casualties.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	43258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>An independent Service Police investigation would be triggered in Iraq or Syria when there is substantive evidence that civilians have or may have been killed or injured through the actions of UK forces.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/07/2016 15:15:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

536663

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Maps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many out of use naval charts are held by his Department; and what estimate he has made of the value of such charts.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	42912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Royal Navy nautical charts are only printed for training and operational requirements. Once issued they are only used by the relevant Unit and, as stated on 14 July 2016 in answer to Question 42313, the accounting value of our holdings is rated as 'Zero'.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/07/2016 14:06:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extract_14_July_2016,_HOC_42313[1].docx title QnA extract on Ministry of Defence Maps
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma