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93136

	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	Depleted Uranium
	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 the use of depleted uranium by UK armed forces operating in Iraq and Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	210447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>None of the munitions supplied to UK Forces for use over Iraq contains depleted uranium; there are no UK forces operating in Syria. There are no plans to issue depleted uranium weapons to UK forces operating over Iraq.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 27/10/2014 16:47:46 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 23529 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

76300

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints were filed in the last five years; and how many such complaints related to allegations of bullying.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	204443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Figures on the number of complaints made by service personnel in the last five years are published in the Service Complaints Commissioner's (SCC) Annual Reports. The full reports are presented annually to the House and are also located at the following website:<br><br>http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/newsandpublications.htm<br><br>The figures available for complaints made by Service personnel about bullying for each year are also published in the Annual Reports. Details of the number of complaints that are heard by a panel (level 3) are also published. All of this information can be found in the relevant pages:<br><br>2013 Annual Report – page 72, appendix 3. <br><br>2012 Annual Report – page 62, appendix 3. <br><br>2011 Annual Report – page 59, appendix 3. <br><br>2010 Annual Report – page 89, appendix 6<br><br>2009 Annual Report – page 36, table 7.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2014 16:36:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

76299

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints went to a full board hearing in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	204445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Figures on the number of complaints made by service personnel in the last five years are published in the Service Complaints Commissioner's (SCC) Annual Reports. The full reports are presented annually to the House and are also located at the following website:<br><br>http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/newsandpublications.htm<br><br>The figures available for complaints made by Service personnel about bullying for each year are also published in the Annual Reports. Details of the number of complaints that are heard by a panel (level 3) are also published. All of this information can be found in the relevant pages:<br><br>2013 Annual Report – page 72, appendix 3. <br><br>2012 Annual Report – page 62, appendix 3. <br><br>2011 Annual Report – page 59, appendix 3. <br><br>2010 Annual Report – page 89, appendix 6<br><br>2009 Annual Report – page 36, table 7.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2014 16:38:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

43509

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 NATO or EU cyber exercises are planned in 2014; and what the UK's involvement will be in each such exercise.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	192083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is not aware of any EU cyber exercises planned for this year. With regards to NATO exercises, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for International Security Strategy (Dr Andrew Murrison) on 5 March 2014, (Official Report, column 846W), to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames). There are seven NATO wide cyber exercises planned for 2014. Whilst the UK is planning to participate in a NATO cyber exercise during November 2014, the exact nature of the participation is still being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name PQ02722B.doc title Hansard attachment
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

428776

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK Reapers have been made available for use by the US or other coalition partners in Syria for operations since January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	16741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>No UK Reapers have been flown on missions by US personnel or those of any other Coalition nation in Syria since January 2015. US personnel have operated UK Reaper aircraft a small number of times to aid with the launch and recovery of the aircraft only, not the mission itself. A Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed between the UK and US Air Forces which allows the US to request the use of UK Reaper aircraft to conduct missions and vice versa, though to date this has not occurred. Such use by the US would be subject to UK permissions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/11/2015 17:23:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

416688

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Middle East: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance the armed forces are giving to refugees fleeing Daesh.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	9056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Direct responsibility for the provision of humanitarian assistance lies with the Department for International Development (DfID). However, last summer the Armed Forces, acting on behalf of DfID, air-dropped nearly 100 tonnes of life-saving humanitarian supplies, the majority to the besieged Yazidi community on Mount Sinjar as well as carrying out two further air drops to trapped groups in Amerli.</p><p>While separate to the humanitarian response, the UK's military contribution to the Global Coalition against ISIL has helped the Coalition halt, hold and begin to roll back ISIL.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/09/2015 16:08:47 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

347717

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trained Army Reserve personnel were recruited in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The majority of recruits joining the Army Reserve are untrained. The following tables are an extract from official statistics published quarterly at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/426880/QPR_Apr2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/426880/QPR_Apr2015.pdf</a></p><p>They show the trained strength of the Army Reserve and a break down of the intake to the Army Reserve for 2012-13 onwards. Due to a lack of validated figures prior to 2012 it is not possible to include figures before that period.</p><p>The number of trained direct entrants into the Army Reserve includes former Regular Service personnel (joining within six years of leaving the Regulars), former Army Reserve personnel who have chosen to rejoin within six years of leaving, as well as other trained intake such those from the University Officer Training Corps.</p><p>Intake</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 March</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ARMY RESERVE TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,960</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,960</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>To untrained</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,890</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Trained direct entrants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,070</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,460</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,960</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The trained strength of the Army Reserve was 21,030 in April 2015. This is above the target of 19,900.</p><p>Total Trained Strength</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>1 April</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 October</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 January</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ARMY RESERVE </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,060</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,970</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,040</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,480</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,030</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 09/06/2015 15:19:54 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

77089

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013, what steps his Department has taken to improve the sharing of service facilities with civilians.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	205164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department shares facilities with civilians where feasible (with defence needs taking priority) and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/07/2014 15:46:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

90980

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013, page 7, what progress has been made on the introduction of pupil information profiles to help with the transfer of key information when service children move from one school to another; and whether he plans to introduce that programme on a nationwide basis.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	208504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The Pupil Information Profile was developed by North Yorkshire County Council with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), schools and the Department for Education (DfE) and its devolved equivalents using funding from the MOD’s Education Fund.</p><p>The Pupil Information Profile is a standard document used to assist the transfer of pupil information when a Service child moves schools. The document contains key information, such as their educational background, learning requirements and next learning steps.</p><p>The MOD has promoted its use in a number of ways. For example through discussions with the various education forums within the Devolved Administrations. By informing the military community of the Pupil Information Profile through articles in the Families Federations magazines and by its use in MOD schools overseas.</p><p>Whether to role the Pupil Information Profile out on a national basis is a matter for the DfE (and its devolved equivalents).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/09/2014 16:44:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19639 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

90978

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013, page 67, what progress has been made on the review of public transport issues affecting service families living in remote areas; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	208502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2012, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has systematically been reviewing the public transport arrangements in place for all locations where there is Defence housing. Where the location of Service family accommodation does not have reasonable access to essential amenities, including public transport, this is reflected in reduced charges for accommodation. Furthermore, when setting charges in the future we plan to look in more detail at the location of Service accommodation based on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) accessibility indicators, which also consider travel time to health and education services and food stores, and also modern requirements such broadband speed. <br><br>Separately, the MOD is working with DfT and The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to improve transport links at Defence sites. Work has been undertaken to highlight the importance of considering the needs of service personnel and their families in setting local transport provisions in line with the commitment that those who serve in the Armed Forces and their families should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public or commercial services.<br><br>In 2013, DfT Engagement Teams who are responsible for engaging with local authorities on transport matters in England met with authorities to highlight the importance of supporting the Armed Forces Covenant. Engagement meetings with local authorities across England were used to raise awareness of the many armed forces establishments located in isolated areas and the lack of choice military families have over the location of their Service accommodation which means that some families face transport difficulties and also struggle to maintain employment as a result of their mobility. <br><br>Similarly, DCLG published advice on provisions for locations where there is Defence housing in their Guidance on Travel Plans, Transport Assessments and Statements in decision-taking. This publication contains guidance for local authorities on the special consideration owed to service personnel and their families particularly in setting local transport strategies and plans that should consider the particular requirements of any Armed Forces families in their area.<br><br>The MOD will continue to monitor the issue through the Families Federations.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/09/2014 15:13:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19641 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker