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1010769

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the mental health and wellbeing of serving personnel and veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	193603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works with a range of partners, including the Department of Health and Social Care, to ensure Service personnel and veterans receive the mental health and wellbeing support they need.</p><p>The Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board, which includes the Department for Health and Social Care, last met on 5 November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/11/2018 14:16:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1029340

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of staff employed in the Department on the dates requested are shown below.</p><p> </p><p>20 December 2018</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Military Strength</p></td><td><p>196,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Employees</p></td><td><p>47,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>244,060</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>23 June 2016</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Military Strength</p></td><td><p>201,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian</p></td><td><p>46,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>247,760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The military figures include both trained and untrained Service personnel, Ghurkhas</p><p>and the Royal Gibraltar Regiment.</p><p>All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.</p><p>Totals have been rounded separately and therefore may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p><p>- zero or rounded to zero</p><p>The civilian figures are MOD Main personnel, including DE&amp;S. Personnel from DSTL, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, other agencies and arm’s length bodies are not included.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/01/2019 15:10:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1035346

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
	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 additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	205314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has a central team who deal exclusively with Defence issues relating to the UK's decision to leave the EU. The central team draws on a wide network of subject matter experts across all relevant business areas within Ministry of Defence. The Ministry of Defence currently estimates that it does not need to recruit any additional staff if the UK leaves the EU with or without a deal, and will continually review workforce plans and reprioritise as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/01/2019 15:09:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1037951

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Officers
	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 number of Army (a) two star, (b) three star and (c) four star ranks who were privately educated.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	206361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Within the Army there are currently 62 Regular and Reserve Officers serving at two star, three star and four star ranks. Of these, where record of school attended is held centrally*, we can confirm that 30 were privately educated. A breakdown by rank is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Rank</p></td><td><p>Attended a Private School (rounded to the nearest 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General (2 Star)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant General (3 Star)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General (4 Star)</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Records are held centrally for 50 of the 62 Generals.</p><p> </p><ul><li>These figures are single Service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>For presentational and data protection purposes the figures have been rounded.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>“~” fewer than five.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/01/2019 12:54:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1081849

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Hammersmith and Fulham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department (a) owns or (b) leases the former Kodak processing unit at 26-38 Rylston road in Fulham; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
	tabling member printed	Greg Hands
	uin	228047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not own or lease the former Kodak processing unit at 26-38 Rylston Road, Fulham.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/03/2019 16:01:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands

1092074

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	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 7 March 2019 to Question 228123 and the Answer of 18 March 2019 to Question 232088, how UK military personnel support Saudi compliance with International Humanitarian Law (a) without advance knowledge of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen and (b) not having witnessed any violations International Humanitarian Law.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	234771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We provide training and advice to the Saudi Coalition to support compliance with International Humanitarian Law. The British military has some of the highest standards in the world in how we conduct ourselves in armed conflicts and seek to avoid civilian casualties; we are happy to share our hard-won experience with our partners.</p><p>We draw from our own experiences in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere to learn lessons and to improve our processes even further. It is entirely right that we share techniques for minimising civilian casualties with other countries to ensure their military campaigns can be conducted in the most humane manner possible.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/03/2019 16:46:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1092110

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	D-Day Landings: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	234715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mark Lancaster) on 28 February 2019 to Question 224816 to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Heidi Allen).</p><p>https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-02-22/224816/</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:42:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105846

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence
	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 value of partnering with the French Government in the development of the UK's military capability.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	238346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the UK and France have the full range of military capabilities and the political will to protect our interests globally. We have built an exceptionally close defence and security relationship with France through the Lancaster House Treaty of 2010. Our Armed Forces routinely work together and with the US in NATO, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/04/2019 15:05:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1145765

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a proportion of the additional £2.2 billion announced in the Spending Round 2019 for the armed forces can be allocated towards increasing the headcount of procurement-related civil servants and support services.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
	uin	290758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>This additional funding will enable our world-class Armed Forces to begin to modernise and meet the intensifying threats and risks we now face, including prioritising investment in key capabilities such as shipbuilding, offensive cyber and the nuclear deterrent. We will decide on the allocation of this funding as part of our normal financial planning and budgeting process.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/10/2019 14:03:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1149211

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to fulfil the commitment to provide military assistance to Saudi Arabia made in the Written Statement of 23 May 2019, Official Report HCWS716.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 April 2019 to Question 237783.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/10/2019 10:58:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 237783 - Yemen - Overseas workers.docx title Yemen:Overseas Workers
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle