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1147180

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June to 31 August 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	292154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Between 1 June 2019 and 31 August 2019 - there have been no meetings between the Secretary of State for Defence and the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA).</p><p>The CSA oversees a network of Scientific Advisers deployed in Front Line Commands and across Defence, providing scientific advice at all levels. Additionally, CSA is a member of the top-level governance groups in the Ministry of Defence such as the Investment Approvals Board and Executive Committee. As such, there are many opportunities to ensure advice to Ministers has benefited from scientific advice in addition to 1:1 meetings between the CSA and Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/10/2019 14:25:49 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1147181

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he he has taken to ensure the preparedness of the British Army for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	292270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The British Army's preparedness is being addressed as part of the MOD's overall preparations for the UK leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/10/2019 14:26:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1146478

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which dry dock facilities in the UK are under consideration for future refits for the Prince of Wales aircraft carrier.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	291410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Routine scheduled repair and refitting of the two Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers, other than dry-docking, will be undertaken at Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth.</p><p> </p><p>Plans for a long-term in-service support solution are under consideration as part of the Common Support Model for complex warships. Whilst no decisions have been made, we anticipate that dry-docking periods will be put out to competitive tender if the market for such work exists, in line with Departmental policy. The costs of dry docking QEC aircraft carriers have been benchmarked in competition to ensure value for money through negotiation with suppliers if no market for competition is forthcoming.</p><p> </p><p>It is currently too early for any formal engagement with industry on these matters, but the following dry-dock facilities in the UK are of a sufficient size to accommodate the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers:</p><p> </p><p>Able UK, Seaton Port, Teeside; Babcock, Rosyth; Cammell Laird, Birkenhead; Cammell Laird, Greenock (Inchgreen); Harland and Wolff, Belfast.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 290978 290979 question first answered 01/10/2019 13:52:54 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1146503

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the mandate of the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, created by the UN General Assembly in December 1996, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that allied forces receive training on children affected by armed conflict.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	291357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK Ministry of Defence runs a bi-annual Human Security Advisers Course which educates UK and International personnel in the principles of UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, Children and Armed Conflict, Human Trafficking and Protection of Civilians. The course also aims to train personnel in how best to implement these principles on operations. Since 2018, students from international militaries have included; Pakistan, Iraq, Malaysia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, Canada, United States, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.</p><p>In December 2019, the UK will also provide a Human Security export course in Uruguay. This will provide clear guidance on how personnel can recognise, report and appropriately respond and refer children affected by armed conflict.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/10/2019 14:25:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1146659

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland between 1 January 2019 and 1 July 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	291280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Data for the period 1 January 2019 to 1 July 2019 can be found below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) Tasks</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Conventional Munition Disposal (CMD)Tasks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>128</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 01/10/2019 14:06:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1146704

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conservative Party: Photographs and Video Recordings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) photographers and (b) videos produced by the (i) Ministry of Defence, (ii) No.10, (iii) Government Communications Service, (iv) Armed Forces personnel and (v) an external agency contracted to one of those were provided to the Conservative Party for their use in the last six months; and what payments were made for that service.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	291493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>No Ministry of Defence photographs or videos are provided to any political party. A range of photographs and videos are free to download on the Defence Imagery Database at the following address:</p><p>http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/fotoweb/</p><p>Information for No 10, Government Communications Service and external agencies are not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/10/2019 15:43:20 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1146743

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Bristol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the role of HMS Bristol.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL17884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>HMS BRISTOL provides an alongside maritime training and accommodation capability at HMS EXCELLENT in Portsmouth.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/10/2019 14:07:02 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1145765

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a proportion of the additional £2.2 billion announced in the Spending Round 2019 for the armed forces can be allocated towards increasing the headcount of procurement-related civil servants and support services.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	290758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>This additional funding will enable our world-class Armed Forces to begin to modernise and meet the intensifying threats and risks we now face, including prioritising investment in key capabilities such as shipbuilding, offensive cyber and the nuclear deterrent. We will decide on the allocation of this funding as part of our normal financial planning and budgeting process.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/10/2019 14:03:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1145886

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army recruits who take sick leave return to work to complete their training; and what the average length of absence is.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	290841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/10/2019 15:42:39 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1146142

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Stonehouse Barracks: Royal Marines
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 new basing arrangements for the Royal Marines based at Stonehouse Barracks in Plymouth.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	291125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 9 September 2019, to Question 287622.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/10/2019 13:57:30 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard