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445755

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date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) SO1, and (2) SO2, staff appointments are established at the British Army Headquarters, and of those, how many are gapped or unfilled, excluding short handover periods.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Army HQ in Andover is currently undergoing reorganisation. There are presently 221 SO1 and 375 SO2 established posts in Andover, but this includes elements of the Army that are not part of Army HQ, including Commander Field Army and parts of Personnel Support Command. Of these, seven SO1 and 13 SO2 posts are gapped. The final structure of Army HQ under the Army Command Review is not expected to be finalised until April 2016 at the earliest.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:13:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

445761

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle to come into full service.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Watchkeeper Tactical Remotely Piloted Aircraft System was brought into service with the Army in 2014 and subsequently deployed to support operations in Afghanistan. Full operating capability is forecast to be achieved in the second quarter of 2017.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:56:29 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

445762

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Bomb Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in Project Starter to acquire explosive ordnance disposal unmanned ground vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Project Starter passed Initial Gate in October 2014 and is currently in the Assessment Phase.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:55:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

445796

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Earl Howe on 18 January concerning a gifting package to Ukraine (HLWS463), whether this gift will be financed from the overseas aid budget, the defence budget, or another source.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The gift of 3,500 first aid kits will be purchased using funds from Her Majesty's Government's Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund (CSSF). The CSSF is a cross-Whitehall fund. As well as defence reform, the CSSF Ukraine programme supports a number of interventions including strategic communications, peace-building activities and support to international organisations.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:56:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

445893

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lebanon: Military Aid
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 effect equipment gifted to the Lebanese armed forces between 2012 and 2015 on that country's ability to secure its border with Syria against (a) the spread of the Syrian conflict, (b) the movement of Hezbollah fighters supporting the Assad Regime and (c) the movement of Daesh fighters.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	23071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The UK is committed to the security of Lebanon, including helping the Lebanese state secure its borders. From 2012-2015 we used over £30 million to help the Lebanese army raise and equip three Land Border Regiments (LBRs) deployed along the border with Syria. The project provides the LBRs with border towers, non-lethal equipment, mentoring and training. This has had a direct effect in mitigating contagion from the war in Syria. The border regiments successfully repel frequent attacks by Daesh on Lebanese territory. 75% of the Syria-Lebanon border will be under state control by March 2016, and the rest will be further secured with the establishment of a fourth LBR in financial year 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/01/2016 15:42:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

445894

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West have been helped by Veterans UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	23072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p><br></p><p>I have taken help by Veterans UK to mean assistance provided by the Veterans UK Welfare Service. The Veterans Welfare Service provides Veterans and their families' with free and confidential advice on a wide range of issues.</p><br /><p>Regrettably, the information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p>However, the total number of visits to Veterans from the Veterans UK Welfare Service since 01 January 2010 to 20 January 2016 in the Pendle, Lancashire and North West district, are set out below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>District</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*Number of Visits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pendle</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>1,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West(1)</p></td><td><p>7,240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>(1) This figure incorporates the Pendle and Lancashire districts.</p><br /><p>*In line with departmental policy, values have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/01/2016 15:42:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

445896

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much Veterans UK has spent on providing support to veterans in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	23070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>Your question concerning how much Veterans UK has spent on providing support to Veterans has been interpreted to mean assistance provided by the Veterans UK Welfare Service.</p><p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/01/2016 15:37:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

445897

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times unsanctioned Russian military aircraft have been detected entering UK airspace in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	23095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>In the last 12 months there have been no unauthorised incursions by any foreign military aircraft into sovereign UK air space, which projects 12 miles off shore or to mutually agreed mid-points between adjacent nations over narrow straits such as the Straits of Dover. Russian military aircraft activity has remained in international airspace at all times. The UK civil air traffic region and the NATO Air Policing Area, for which the UK have responsibility for monitoring, include large areas of international air space through which foreign military traffic may legally transit.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/01/2016 13:30:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

445898

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that harbours can accommodate any new vessels built for use by the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	23047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>It is recognised that harbours in the UK and around the world vary in size, and that not all are able to accommodate all classes of ships due to constraints such as navigation channels, water depth, tidal movements, tug and pilotage arrangements, and berthing facilities. There are, however, a sufficient number of harbours and ports both at home and overseas that our ships can access, or could anchor in the vicinity of, to receive the necessary support.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/01/2016 16:34:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

445899

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: 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 importance of the (a) Merchant Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary to the security of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	23045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence together with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Home Office and the Department for Transport, published the UK National Strategy for Maritime Security (NSMS) in May 2014. This cross-Government paper encompasses all aspects of the UK's maritime domain, including the Merchant Navy whose cooperation, as part of the Red Ensign Group, is important to maintaining our national security and prosperity.</p><p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary plays a key role in maritime security either by directly supporting Royal Navy ships on operations or, occasionally, conducting operations in their own right. Her Majesty's Government places great importance on all maritime capabilities, with the NSMS setting out the whole-of-Government approach required to secure the seas and oceans that Britain depends on.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/01/2016 16:11:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon