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1344610

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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has made of the capabilities of the Afghan army and police to withstand any upsurge in violence once NATO forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	28970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Afghan forces have led on security in Afghanistan for the last six years. The ANDSF are now 350,000 strong and are increasingly capable and self-sufficient. They have shown remarkable resilience and courage in meeting the challenges they face. They are committed to protecting the people of Afghanistan while tackling the threat from non-state actors, to ensure Afghanistan does not again become a safe-haven for terrorists. We are committed to providing financial support to the ANDSF through to at least 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/07/2021 14:38:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1344102

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to deployments of Military Aid to the Civil Authorities in Northern Ireland during the covid-19 outbreak, whether he has received complaints from political parties or representatives in Northern Ireland on those deployments.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	28087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic the Ministry of Defence has supported the Northern Ireland Assembly in their response to COVID-19. Armed Forces personnel have worked around the clock to protect our people in all four corners of the nation and assisted the Northern Ireland Department of Health with vaccinations and providing support to other health services. All political parties have recognised the overarching need to save lives and support the health service during the pandemic and Ministers have received no complaints regarding the support provided.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/07/2021 14:46:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1343603

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of applicants to (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force were rejected in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	27029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The information requested to answer the hon. Member's question will take time to collate, and I will write to him in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/07/2021 12:51:11 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1339892

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the level of total expenditure by his Department in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in each year between 2010 and 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	21835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence publishes annually the <em>regional expenditure with UK industry and supported employment publication</em>, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-index</a></p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence previously provided estimates on both expenditure and employment within the <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2F20140116143046%2Fhttp%3A%2Fwww.dasa.mod.uk%2Findex.php%2Fpublications%2FUK-defence-statistics-compendium%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CGeorgina.Austin200%40mod.gov.uk%7Cd51fdb7d89664282bb3408d8b625089f%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637459617455498773%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hkONawRXBb7FIMLde9hwpyhvvTtveuezGva7BmaraYY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Defence Statistics (UKDS) publication</a>. However, within the UKDS bulletins, the inclusion of the breakdowns for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were not given prior to 2013. It should also be noted that due to differing methodologies used across the years, historic figures are not directly comparable.</p><p> </p><p>(£ million)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </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><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,470</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>1,665</p></td><td><p>1,691</p></td><td><p>1,728</p></td><td><p>1,801</p></td><td><p>2,066</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>858</p></td><td><p>1,021</p></td><td><p>955</p></td><td><p>1,009</p></td><td><p>1,006</p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>909</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Figures in this table are in constant 2019-20 prices and have been adjusted for inflation using GDP deflators from HM Treasury (September 2020).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 29/06/2021 10:19:27 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1338839

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he is having with international partners on joint capability programmes.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	20325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence maintains a range of dialogues with strategic international partners to explore research, capability and industrial collaborative opportunities and deliver collaborative programmes. Specific examples include Eurofighter, A400M and Boxer. As outlined in the Defence &amp; Security Industrial Strategy, these relationships start with Euro-Atlantic partnerships, in particular NATO and the US, and extends to our unique network of strategic partnerships across the globe, including with Indo-Pacific and Five Eyes partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/06/2021 10:16:46 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1304367

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Satellite Communications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure RAF operations based overseas are protected from hostile attempts to interrupt satellite communications to and from aircraft taking off and landing.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	172022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government takes a multi-layered approach to detect, understand and deter state threats below the threshold of war through persistent engagement overseas. When aircraft are deployed overseas on operations a wide range of multi-layered Force Protection measures are put in place to ensure their safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/03/2021 10:07:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1304113

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO Enlargement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress NATO is making on expanding its membership since the joining of North Macedonia.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	171524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>NATO membership is open to any European country that is able to undertake the commitments and obligations of membership of the Alliance, and contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic area. This &quot;open door policy&quot; is based upon Article 10 of the Washington Treaty.</p><p>Since the accession to NATO of the Republic of North Macedonia in March 2020, three NATO partner countries have continued to undertake domestic reforms which will help them to pursue their Euro-Atlantic aspirations: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia and Ukraine. NATO's engagement with each of these continues through bespoke means: with Georgia through the NATO-Georgia Council; with Ukraine through the NATO-Ukraine Council; and with Bosnia-Herzegovina through the Membership Action Plan, which has been in place since 2010. As a means of improving their interoperability with NATO, Georgia and Ukraine also enjoy &quot;Enhanced Opportunities Partner&quot; status with the Alliance.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/03/2021 17:17:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1276676

registered interest
date	14/01/2021
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, how many occasions army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland in 2020; and on how many of those occasions it was established that devices were found to be not viable.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	137889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>For the year 2020, 264 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) taskings were conducted in Northern Ireland by army bomb disposal units. 103 taskings related to &quot;suspicious items&quot;, of which 70 devices were found to be not viable.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/01/2021 12:03:06 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1273872

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when will he respond to the correspondence sent by the Member for East Londonderry on 6th November 2020 on employment with defence contractors.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	133721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>Unfortunately, the letter posted by the hon. Member has not yet been received by the Ministry of Defence. When alerted to the problem on 4 January the Ministry of Defence requested that the letter be sent by email. This was received the same day and a response has already been sent by email.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/01/2021 16:14:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1243530

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Working Conditions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to review the outcomes achieved by the Defence Safety Authority in providing safe working environments for the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	103442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>As detailed in the Defence Safety Authority (DSA) Charter, the Director General DSA prepares and submits an Annual Assurance Report for consideration by the Permanent Secretary, as chair of the Defence Health, Safety and Environment Protection (HS&amp;EP) Committee, prior to consideration by the Defence Board and final approval by the Secretary of State for Defence. This yearly report provides the Secretary of State for Defence with independent assurance that Defence policy for HS&amp;EP is being promoted and implemented. In addition, an independent audit of the DSA is planned for 2023 to provide assurance of the continuing effectiveness of the DSA.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/10/2020 13:17:30 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell