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1175357

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of recording veteran suicides on improving the provision of support to at-risk veterans.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	900557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>I am always sorry to learn of veterans taking their own lives and I am willing to meet widows with the aim of better understanding the circumstances that lead to suicide to facilitate better targeted interventions and how we can prevent further losses. Suicide is a complicated issue and a tragedy for the families and friends left behind.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 03/02/2020 17:28:34 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1175729

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Property Transfer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's built estate has been released to the public sector for development; what the reduction to the size of that estate has been as a result of the release; and how many properties have been built on land previously owned by his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	11528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Since 2015, the Ministry of Defence's built estate has reduced in size by 1.3% and is currently 73,900 hectares.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence releases land for a mix of housing, economic growth and job creation uses. Since 2010, the Department has released land with a Housing Unit Potential of up to 8,321 houses.</p><p>The Department holds no information on the number of properties built on land sold for development as this would be a matter for the new owner of the land and local planning authorities.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/02/2020 12:23:15 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1174882

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Criminal Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the meetings that officials in his Department have had with representatives of the International Criminal Court in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	10361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>No meetings have taken place between officials in the Ministry of Defence and representatives of the International Criminal Court in the 12 months to 31 January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/02/2020 12:25:39 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1174886

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Military Bases
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 24 January to Question 3807 and with reference to the key findings on page 7 of the NAO's report entitled Managing infrastructure projects on nuclear-regulated sites, published on 10 January 2020, which projects managed by his Department funding will be re-allocated from to fund the £1.35 billion combined cost increase in respect of the three projects examined by the NAO.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	10395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The £1.35 billion cost increase reported in the NAO publication 'Managing Infrastructure on Nuclear-Regulated sites', represent the difference between initial cost estimates and the latest position for the projects reviewed. These costs have been absorbed and accounted for through business as usual budgetary processes within the Enterprise.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/02/2020 13:33:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1174945

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money from the public purse has been spent on (a) new equipment and (b) equipment support for the Armed Forces since 2015.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	10338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes detail on total equipment spend in the annual Defence Equipment Plan. We do not separate procurement and support spend. Total outturn for the Equipment Plan from 2015 can be found on page 21 of the Defence Equipment Plan 2018. The outturn for 2018-19 will be published shortly.</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/788481/20190318-EP18_v3.pdf</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/02/2020 16:34:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1174946

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: France
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the development of an unmanned combat air system programme with France; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	10339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK is continuing to work with France in the £65 million Future Combat Air Systems Technology Development Co-operation (FCAS TDC) programme. This programme is primarily aimed at improving the interoperability of current and future UK and French combat air platforms.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/02/2020 15:03:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1174947

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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, what recent assessment he has made of the number of military personnel serving in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Marines, (c) RAF and (d) Army; and what assessment he has made of the trends in those numbers in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	10340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>While there has been a downward trend in strength over the last five years, the Government is committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces and is taking forward a range of measures to improve recruitment and retention. Importantly, the Armed Forces continue to meet all their current commitments, keeping the country and its interests safe. The Armed Forces are fully funded to meet their target strength and we continue to increase funding to Defence year on year.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence keeps the numbers of military personnel under close review. On a quarterly basis we publish UK Service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, applications and outflow, by Service. The latest edition, with information as at 1 October 2019 and showing trends since 1 April 2012, can be found at the following website:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fquarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Cab8833cb4ffd4d578b4808d7a65d0f9c%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637160790924834548&amp;sdata=V%2FPZMRXszJhgs0nB4%2BO%2FJK36WPiDURNxmLJt4DbsJWc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 10341 question first answered 04/02/2020 14:54:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1174948

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the number of military personnel serving in the (a) Maritime Reserves, (b) RAF reserves and (c) Army reserves; and what assessment he has made of the trends in those numbers in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	10341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>While there has been a downward trend in strength over the last five years, the Government is committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces and is taking forward a range of measures to improve recruitment and retention. Importantly, the Armed Forces continue to meet all their current commitments, keeping the country and its interests safe. The Armed Forces are fully funded to meet their target strength and we continue to increase funding to Defence year on year.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence keeps the numbers of military personnel under close review. On a quarterly basis we publish UK Service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, applications and outflow, by Service. The latest edition, with information as at 1 October 2019 and showing trends since 1 April 2012, can be found at the following website:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fquarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Cab8833cb4ffd4d578b4808d7a65d0f9c%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637160790924834548&amp;sdata=V%2FPZMRXszJhgs0nB4%2BO%2FJK36WPiDURNxmLJt4DbsJWc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 10340 question first answered 04/02/2020 14:54:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1174953

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Audacious
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 effect of the delay in the delivery of HMS Audacious to the in-service dates of the (a) final three Astute submarines; (b) Dreadnought submarines; (c) the schedule for dismantling out of service nuclear submarines and (d) the requirements for nuclear licensed dock capacity at Devonport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	10350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The delay to the delivery of Audacious will have some impact on the schedule for the next Astute Class, Anson. We remain committed to delivering all seven Astute boats by the end of 2026. The Dreadnought programme is unaffected and remains on track for the first of the Dreadnought class submarines to enter service in the early 2030s. The planned in-service dates for Royal Navy submarines are withheld as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. The schedule for dismantling decommissioned nuclear submarines is unaffected. Work to determine the future infrastructure requirements at Devonport is continuing and is unaffected by the delay to the delivery of Audacious.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/02/2020 12:21:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1174955

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iran: International Military Services
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 adequacy of the steps he has (a) identified and (b) taken to protect UK citizens from the risks of the unpaid debt by IMS Ltd to Iran’s MODSAF agency.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	10431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>For the purpose of safeguarding national security, the Ministry of Defence does not comment publicly on the specifics of any potential risk assessments and associated activities.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/02/2020 15:03:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq