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1124717

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK (a) military personnel and (b) UK contractors have supervised Saudi military officials fusing bombs for operational sorties in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	250787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>No UK military personnel or Ministry of Defence civilians employed in Saudi Arabia have supervised Saudi military officials fusing bombs for operational sorties in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/05/2019 15:05:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1124722

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
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 7 March 2019 to Question 228123 on Saudi Arabia: military aid, what the function is of the staff working in a liaison capacity inside the Saudi headquarters.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	250790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Staff working in any military liaison capacity ensure the timely flow of information between the Ministry of Defence in London, UK headquarters at home and abroad, and the overseas headquarters they are assigned to.</p><p>Military liaison officers in Saudi Arabia conduct Key Leader Engagement and relationship building, and develop understanding of operational matters within the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defence and appropriate Saudi headquarters. More specifically, as I said in my reply to Question 228123, our liaison officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre observe Saudi-led coalition air operations in Yemen to help the UK support Saudi compliance with International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/05/2019 15:07:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1124723

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF personnel are deployed in Saudi Arabia that are not embedded within BAE Systems and are not working inside Saudi headquarters; and what the function is of those personnel.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	250791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>As of March 2019, around 80 RAF personnel are working in Saudi Arabia of which around 20 are on secondment to BAE Systems. Information regarding the number of former RAF personnel now working for BAE Systems in Saudi Arabia is not held.</p><p><br>The Ministry of Defence is not required to maintain a record of the employment status of former personnel.</p><p>RAF personnel roles include routine engineering support, generic training support and liaison roles.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/05/2019 15:06:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1124540

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will undertake a review the pay settlement for civilian seafarer Ratings working in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	250436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>All Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel are civilian Ministry of Defence employees and are therefore subject to HM Treasury Civil Servant Pay Guidance. As a result the pay award for RFA personnel for 2018-19 was 1.5% and there are no plans to review this settlement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/05/2019 15:08:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1124164

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) army personnel resided in Wales before assuming active service in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	249932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Proportion of Welsh Intake to the Untrained Regular Armed Forces, by Financial Year and Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>5.9%</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>5.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) UK Regulars are Full-time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Employed Personnel and Non Regular Permanent Staff.</p><p>2) Figures include both Officers and Other Ranks.</p><p>3) Figures may include personnel who have joined more than once during the time period.</p><p>4) For Army, figures have been provided based on postcode at the time of recruitment, with input provided by both Defence Statistics(Army) and Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command. It was not possible to match the location for around 8% of Army personnel, some of whom could have resided in Wales.</p><p>5) Royal Navy/Royal Marines and Royal Air Force recruits have been interpreted as those who joined through Welsh Armed Forces Careers Offices.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/05/2019 13:36:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1124285

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Military Decorations
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 22 March 2019 to Question 234103 on France: Military Decorations, how many surviving British veterans who fought for the liberation of France during the second world war are waiting (a) to have their applications to receive the French Legion d'Honneur processed by his Department and (b) to receive the award of the Legion d'Honneur for which they have been certified as eligible by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	250007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has seven applications for the Legion d'Honneur. There are currently 71 cases for the award being processed by the French authorities.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/05/2019 13:38:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1124384

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants in her Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	250045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of Ministry of Defence civil servants loaned to the Department for Exiting the European Union and the Department for International Trade in the last three years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Department for Exiting the EU</p></td><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with Departmental policy ~ represents five or fewer, values have been rounded to the nearest five.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/05/2019 15:12:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1124415

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Alliances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on the enhancement of defence and security co-operation between the United Kingdom and Republic of Cyprus; and if so, (1) why a new memorandum was required; (2) whether the Turkish Cypriot community was consulted; and (3) how it varies from existing arrangements.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL15464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>A Defence and Security Co-operation Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Cyprus was signed in London on 4 April 2019. The British High Commission in Nicosia informed the Turkish Cypriot community in advance of the signing. The main purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding is to place the defence relationship on a more permanent and enduring basis. It will build on the existing annual Bilateral Defence Co-operation Programme to enable closer co-operation across a range of areas of mutual benefit. Planned activities include cyber defence and security, crisis management, exercising and training, and maritime security. Other areas of co-operation will include joint planning, Search and Rescue and officer education.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2019 16:17:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1123884

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Electronic Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the effectiveness of the UK’s offensive cyber capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	249270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works in partnership with the Government Communications Headquarters to deliver the National Offensive Cyber Programme, harnessing the expertise of both organisations to establish a world-class offensive cyber capability delivered through a &quot;Joint Mission&quot; construct.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/05/2019 13:34:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1123893

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
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, pursuant the Answer of 21 February 2019 to Question 221566 on Defence: Space, when his Department plans to publish a Defence Space Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	249251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is firmly committed to a number of space programmes, and we are assessing our space capabilities, coherence and requirements. Our strategy work on space has developed significantly and will play a key role in Spending Review decisions. we are currently reviewing the right timing for publication of our strategy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/05/2019 16:30:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith