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1603329

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Asia-Pacific Region: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps is he taking to improve British defence capacity in the Asia-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	904025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>We have increased our military presence in the Indo-Pacific, expanding our exercising and training to build capacity of UK and partner forces. We have deployed two Offshore Patrol Vessels and uplifted our Defence Network, whilst maintaining a permanent presence in Singapore, Brunei and the British Indian Ocean Territory. We have also signed a new treaty with Japan to enable increased access to the region.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/03/2023 16:22:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1603332

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
uin	904029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK, our allies and partners are responding decisively to provide military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The UK continues to be recognised as a leading nation providing support to Ukraine; training over ten thousand recruits, providing £2.4 billion of support including hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition and leading the world on the gifting of vital capabilities such as MLRS and Challenger II main battle tanks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 904033 question first answered 13/03/2023 16:23:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1603335

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing for armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	904032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) fully recognises that the provision of safe, good quality and well-maintained accommodation is essential to operational output, and providing such accommodation is one of the MOD’s top priorities.</p><p> </p><p>In the last seven years, the MOD has invested more than £936 million in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) improvements and currently just under 97% of MOD SFA meet or exceed the Government’s Decent Homes Standard. Only these properties are allocated to Service families. In addition, they meet statutory and mandatory housing safety requirements.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/03/2023 16:12:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1603337

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will bring forward proposals to allow veterans to apply for access to their biological monitoring tests conducted during their service.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	904037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Veterans or members of their family are already entitled to request information that may be held by the Ministry of Defence, including medical test results, through Subject Access Requests. Information is provided on request to individuals, or representatives acting on their behalf, under General Data Protection Regulation, Chapter 3, Article 15 – Right of access.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/03/2023 16:14:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1602320

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the value for money of the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	161218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Value for money is scrutinised at each and every level of investment for individual projects and the overall Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Portfolio, to invest £5.1 billion in a better structured, modern and more sustainable estate that improves security and resilience, as well as support recruitment and retention to our Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 16:17:58 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1602323

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans for the Single Living Accommodation Management Information System to be operational.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	161221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Single Living Accommodation Management Information System is expected to reach full operational capability in Autumn 2023.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 14:37:45 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1602450

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the New Medium Helicopter contest.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	161243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Credible suppliers were informed on 24 February 2023 that the second half of the competition will be launched later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 11:53:46 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1602451

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Puma Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the end-of-service date is for his Department's Puma helicopters.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	161244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>March 2025 is the planned Out of Service date for Puma helicopters.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/03/2023 11:54:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1602498

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
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 2023 to Question 156940 on Armed Forces, if his Department will send the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall a copy of JSP 822.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	161259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Joint Service Publication (JSP) 822 is available on the gov.uk website and can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-822-governance-and-management-of-defence-individual-training-education-and-skills" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-822-governance-and-management-of-defence-individual-training-education-and-skills</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/03/2023 11:51:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1601365

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
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 23 February 2023 to Question 148519 on Nuclear Test Veterans, whether the results of blood tests on personnel who witnessed nuclear test events (a) are held at the Atomic Weapons Establishment and (b) will be made available on request to the (i) veterans and (ii) surviving members of the families of deceased veterans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	158771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) do not hold the blood test results for Nuclear Test Veterans. AWE holds a small number of references to blood and urine tests which were included in scientific documentation related to nuclear weapons trials. Veterans or members of their family are entitled to request information that may be held by AWE through Subject Access Requests, which will be handled in a routine manner.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/03/2023 14:03:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis