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169957

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain
	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 running costs of the UK's naval base in Bahrain in each year to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	218440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The costs of naval and logistics facilities in Bahrain to support operations in the Gulf region will depend on the outcome of continuing negotiations with the government of Bahrain over how best to enhance and improve the existing facilities, and on the extent of the operations we undertake. The running costs are likely to be comparable to current expenditure, although in any event we expect the enhanced facilities to provide a more cost-effective use of Defence resources. Costs funded from the Defence budget will be borne by the appropriate Top Level Budgets.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 218442 219565 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:28:01 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34127 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169958

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when negotiations with the government of Bahrain on the construction of a UK naval base in that country began.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	218441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK has had a Naval Base in Bahrain since the 1950s. The base provides naval and logistics facilities that are used by British Forces and that support our basing and operations in the Gulf region. Negotiations to further enhance and improve these existing facilities with the Government of Bahrain commenced in September 2012.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 18/12/2014 16:32:25 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34128 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169959

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the projected cost of the new UK naval base in Bahrain will be funded by his Department; and from which section of his Department's budget these funds will come.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	218442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The costs of naval and logistics facilities in Bahrain to support operations in the Gulf region will depend on the outcome of continuing negotiations with the government of Bahrain over how best to enhance and improve the existing facilities, and on the extent of the operations we undertake. The running costs are likely to be comparable to current expenditure, although in any event we expect the enhanced facilities to provide a more cost-effective use of Defence resources. Costs funded from the Defence budget will be borne by the appropriate Top Level Budgets.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 218440 219565 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:28:01 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34129 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169960

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Status of Forces Agreement between the UK and Bahrain has been amended as a result of the UK naval base in Bahrain.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	218443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>It has. The Arrangement which the UK signed with Bahrain concerning naval basing also changed the jurisdiction arrangements that apply to UK military personnel who are serving in Bahrain. From 1994 until 2014, the UK had exclusive jurisdiction over military personnel in Bahrain. This changed when the basing Arrangement was signed. As a result there is now concurrent jurisdiction, which recognises that both UK and Bahraini law applies to UK military personnel serving in Bahrain. The Arrangement contains a mechanism to allow the UK and Bahraini authorities to determine which set of national laws should be applied to a member of the UK Armed Forces if it is alleged that they have committed a crime.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 17/12/2014 17:29:33 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 34125 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169452

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what accommodation will be constructed at the UK's new naval base in Bahrain; and how much of this will be allocated to the families of service personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	218011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has had a naval base in Bahrain since the 1950s. Under the arrangement (signed at the Manama dialogue in December 2014), the UK and Bahrain will work together to enhance facilities at the base. Negotiations are ongoing on the detailed design for the living and transit accommodation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/03/2015 16:21:21 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 35434 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

171930

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the strategic need for a British military presence in Bahrain.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	219745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has had a Naval Base in Bahrain since the 1950s; UK mine-hunters are based there and British destroyers and frigates in the Gulf are supported from there. Under the new arrangement, signed at the Manama Dialogue, the UK and Bahrain committed to working together to enhance the existing facilities at the port. The agreement reaffirms the UK's and Bahrain's joint determination to maintain regional security and stability in the face of long-standing and emerging regional challenges.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/01/2015 17:29:21 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 37616 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

171564

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain
	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 costs to the public purse of (a) establishing and (b) operating the proposed British military base in Bahrain; and what contribution to those costs will be made by the government of Bahrain.
	tabling member constituency	Islington North
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
	uin	219565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The costs of naval and logistics facilities in Bahrain to support operations in the Gulf region will depend on the outcome of continuing negotiations with the government of Bahrain over how best to enhance and improve the existing facilities, and on the extent of the operations we undertake. The running costs are likely to be comparable to current expenditure, although in any event we expect the enhanced facilities to provide a more cost-effective use of Defence resources. Costs funded from the Defence budget will be borne by the appropriate Top Level Budgets.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 218440 218442 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:28:01 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 37810 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

171089

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all correspondence and documentation held or produced by his Department on how the Government's Overseas Justice and Assistance Human Rights Guidance would affect the decision to enter an agreement with Bahrain to establish a naval base in the Gulf; and what assessment he has made of the compatibility of this decision with (a) international human rights treaties to which the UK is a party and (b) the promotion of human rights in Bahrain.
	tabling member constituency	Islington North
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
	uin	219272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK has had a naval presence in Bahrain since the 1950s which has supported naval patrols operating in and around the Gulf. Under the new arrangement signed by the Foreign Secretary in December 2014, the UK and Bahrain agreed to working together to enhance the existing facilities at the port. This arrangement is fully in accordance with the UK's international human rights obligations, which the Government takes extremely seriously.</p><p>The Government's Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Guidance (OSJA) is a tool to ensure that security and justice assistance provided by the UK to a government overseas meets our human rights obligations and values. The recent defence agreement does not involve the provision of assistance to Bahrain, and therefore no assessment was required.</p><p>However, the UK Government is supporting the government of Bahrain in its reform programme, including work to help Bahrain strengthen its human rights and justice sector, and all elements of this work that could have implications for human rights are subject to an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessment.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/03/2015 16:11:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 37066 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn