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992637

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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, what assessment he has made of the strength of Daesh, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	182094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government's assessment of Daesh has not changed significantly since my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's statement to the House on 11 July 2018 (Official Report, column 973). The Coalition continues to target Daesh in the final pocket of territory they hold in north east Syria, which is approximately 1% of the territory they once held across both Iraq and Syria. Loss of territory has reduced their access to resources but Daesh remain a significant threat, including to Iraq from over the border with Syria. Through Coalition efforts, Daesh has lost thousands of personnel, but significant numbers of Daesh fighters remain in Syria and Iraq as well as in the surrounding region.</p><p>Daesh's intent remains to strike the West and Western interests. There remains a significant threat to our interests from Daesh's affiliates. The Government therefore continues its counter-Daesh efforts. We will continue to keep the House updated on the progress of the counter-Daesh campaign.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/10/2018 15:03:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

992646

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military support the UK is providing to the Afghan army to combat ISIS in areas east of Kabul.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	182206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces are in the lead for the security of the Afghan population, including tackling the threat posed by ISIS. The UK, as part of the non-combat NATO Resolute Support mission, is providing advisors to the Army, Police, Air Force and Security Ministries to help them become self-sufficient in managing security and preventing terrorist attacks against the Afghan people.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/10/2018 16:39:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

992647

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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 improve the performance of the foxhound armed vehicle in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	182207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>There are no performance upgrades planned on Foxhound for its operational role, as it currently performs to the required standard and exceeds availability targets.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 15:13:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

992667

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed by his Department who are in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	182221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The number and proportion of staff employed by the Ministry of Defence in receipt of universal credit is not held. The Department does not record or collate information on staff in receipt of universal credit as standard.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/10/2018 15:58:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

992676

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets his Department has assigned to (a) Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, (b) Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, (c) Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 and (d) Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 since November 2015; and for how long each such asset was assigned.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	182228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>Since November 2015, the UK has assigned the following Naval assets to the Standing NATO Groups.</p><p>Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1):</p><p>The Type 23 Frigates HMS IRON DUKE (from January to July 2016) and HMS MONMOUTH (February 2016); and the Type 45 Destroyer HMS DUNCAN (October to December 2016).</p><p>There was no assignment to SNMG1 in 2017.</p><p>Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2):</p><p>The Type 45 Destroyers HMS DUNCAN (from June to September 2017, and January to June 2018) and HMS DIAMOND (from September to October 2017); the Landing Platform Helicopter HMS OCEAN (from October to December 2017).</p><p>From June 2017 until June 2018, the UK held the Command of the SNMG2 formation; these ships therefore acted as the Flagship for the NATO force.</p><p>Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1:</p><p>The Sandown-Class Minehunters HMS GRIMSBY (from November to December 2015, and August to December 2016); HMS RAMSEY (from January to April 2016, January to April 2017, and May to August 2018); HMS PEMBROKE (from April to June 2016); HMS SHOREHAM (from April until June 2017); and the Hunt-Class Minehunter HMS CATTISTOCK (from January until April 2018).</p><p>Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2):</p><p>The Sandown-Class Minehunter HMS PEMBROKE (from October to November 2017). From July 2017 until July 2018 the UK held the Command of the SNMCMG2 formation from the Survey Vessel Hydrographic and Oceanographic HMS ENTERPRISE.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/10/2018 16:38:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

992679

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Tideforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of transporting (a) the Lady Sponsor and (b) accompanying guests to South Korea for the naming ceremony for RFA Tideforce on 24 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	182230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The total cost to the Ministry of Defence of the Lady Sponsor, Lady Messenger, travelling to the naming ceremony of Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tideforce on 24 January 2018 was £4,778.</p><p>Costs of accommodation and transfers within the Republic of Korea were funded separately under the contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 16:35:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

992697

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the Harmony guidelines have been broken for deployments for the (a) Army, (b) Navy, (c) RAF and (d) Royal Marines in each quarter since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	182139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence publishes Quarterly Statistics on Separated Service (the proportion of personnel breaching harmony guidelines).</p><p>A breach of individual harmony guidelines occurs when Service personnel experience separated service for longer than the period outlined in individual harmony guidelines, which are based on the structures and organisation of that Service. The guidelines are measured over a 36 month period and the limits are 660 days away for the Royal Navy/Royal Marines; 498 days for the Army; and 468 days away for the RAF.</p><p>Top level statistics on Separated Service, by Service, from 1 April 2011 to 1 April 2018, can be found at Excel Table 10 of the UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2018.</p><p>The Royal Marines figures are included in those for the Royal Navy. Harmony guidelines before 1 April 2014 were measured over different periods.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/10/2018 15:59:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

992699

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that information on the survey on negotiating civilian and military life was disseminated to Army Reservists.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	182141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Confidential Employer and Families Survey on Reserves, Family and Work (as part of the Future Reserves Research Programme (FRRP)) was placed onto the Defence Connect and Defence Gateway, the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) on-line platforms for Defence Personnel. The survey was launched on 2 March 2018 with a blog that was viewed by 2,814 people and re-blogged into around 250 Reservist pages across the three Services. The survey was available continuously over an 8-week period, with Defence Connect and Defence Gateway viewed around 1,879,000 and 871,000 times respectively during that time.</p><p>The survey was undertaken by a consortium of university researchers and disseminated by the Army on behalf of all three Services. The MOD has been advised that there were around 400 responses to the survey. It is expected that the results of the survey will be shared through the FRRP website before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 181199 181200 181201 181202 question first answered 26/10/2018 09:39:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

992868

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the National Shipbuilding Strategy restricts the definition of warships to frigates, destroyers and aircraft carriers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	182309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy stated that warships must be built in the UK, and defined warships as frigates, destroyers and aircraft carriers. This policy decision recognises that preserving the national capability to design, integrate and build warships is critical to national security. There is no underpinning national security reason to mandate that other Royal Navy ships are constructed in UK shipyards.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/10/2018 15:10:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

992869

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Aircraft Carriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether amphibious ships, including the Albion-class landing platform dock are considered as aircraft carriers for the purpose of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	182310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 16:42:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney