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101540

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the merits of Army Technical Operations personnel in Northern Ireland being based closer to locations where the majority of explosive devices have been found in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	212401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>I would like to pay tribute to the work of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams in Northern Ireland who respond with extreme professionalism to all requests for assistance, throughout Northern Ireland. I am confident that the support which the teams provide to the Police Service of Northern Ireland is delivered in the most operationally effective way possible commensurate with the specific environment, and that this view is shared by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/11/2014 17:33:03 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 25869 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

93149

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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 bomb disposal units have been deployed to an incident in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years where the incident was more than 40 miles from their usual base.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	210555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces as it may assist in the calculation of transit times for teams deploying bomb disposal units.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 20/10/2014 15:49:10 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 22744 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

78410

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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, what his policy is on where naval vessels should be constructed after 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence procures naval vessels in accordance with EU procurement regulations. The procurement of complex warships and submarines is covered by an exemption to these regulations, Article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which allows any EU member state to take measures to protect its essential security interests. We will give full regard to our national security interests beyond 2014, using exemptions under Article 346 as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/07/2014 15:49:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

78411

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to promote recruitment to the army cadets in Northern Ireland in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>There are presently over 3,000 cadets in Northern Ireland of which over 2,000 are Army Cadets. These cadets are drawn from across a wide spectrum of the community.<br><br>The Reserve Forces and Cadets Association of Northern Ireland are planning to launch a new recruitment campaign in August working in partnership with a number of external agencies.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 22/07/2014 17:00:01 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier previous answer version 11788 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

65431

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the rules governing the War Pension Scheme to allow all war widows a pension for life.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Changes to the War Pension Scheme would need to be approved by HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office due to the wider impact upon public sector pensions.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2014 16:32:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 8610 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

62866

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there was in the number of (a) sea cadets and (b) army cadets in Northern Ireland between January 2004 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence-sponsored cadet forces offer challenging and enjoyable activities for young people, and prepare them to play an active part in the community while developing valuable life skills.</p><p> </p><p>Information held centrally by the Ministry of Defence on the numbers of sea and army cadets in Northern Ireland is provided in the following tables. For sea cadets, reliable data is available from January 2005. For army cadets, estimated information on the Army Cadet Force is available from March 2012 although comparable data about the Army Combined Cadet Force is not available in the format requested. Information prior to these dates could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Sea Cadets</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Marine (RM) Cadets</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Adult Volunteers (Sea and RM) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2005</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change +/-</p></td><td><p>+10</p></td><td><p>+9</p></td><td><p>+11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Army Cadet Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army Combined Cadet Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Adult Volunteers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>1,925 (estimated)</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>350 (estimated)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>1,422</p></td><td><p>598</p></td><td><p>397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change +/-</p></td><td><p>-503</p></td><td><p>Not known</p></td><td><p>+47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since 2012 the Army has worked to improve the accuracy of their record keeping with a concerted effort to identify those cadets not actively participating and to either encourage them back into cadet activities or to remove them from the management information system. This has accounted for a significant drop in Army Cadet Force figures over the past few years. However, we are actively recruiting Army cadets in Northern Ireland and numbers are beginning to increase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/06/2014 13:41:49 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 5273 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

50045

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were in the Army Cadets in Northern Ireland on 1 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	197992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 1 January 2014 there were 1,422 members of the Army Cadet Force and 598 members of the Army Combined Cadet Force in Northern Ireland.<br><br>In addition there were 397 Adult Volunteers.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

50046

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were in the Sea Cadets in Northern Ireland on 1 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	197993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>On 1 January 2014 there were 257 Sea Cadets in Northern Ireland, 22 of whom were Royal Marine Cadets.<br><br>In addition there were 157 Adult Volunteers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

49735

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects Ministers of his Department to visit Northern Ireland establishments between now and the General Election in 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	197918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>There are, at present, no planned visits by Ministry of Defence Ministers to establishments in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Defence intends that his previously planned visit of 20 March 2014 to Northern Ireland, which had to be postponed, will be rescheduled.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell