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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

143371

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress the surveillance mission in Syria has made; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	213853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces continue to make a significant contribution to the international effort to counter ISIL. UK air assets remain active, conducting surveillance in Syria and surveillance and strike missions in Iraq. Through the action we have already taken, we are helping to halt and reverse ISIL's advances.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/11/2014 16:50:48 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 28829 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

143372

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the recent training operations for Libyan soldiers.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	213854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel is given in the attached table:</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government has agreed to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for these costs. They have already paid £2.5 million, and we will continue to negotiate with them over paying the balance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, small numbers of Libyan Armed Forces have been trained in UK staff colleges over the last three years and in Libya by the Defence Advisory Team. These activities cost approximately £0.5 million in financial year (FY) 2012-13 and approximately £1.7 million in FY 2013-14. The forecast for this activity in FY 2014-15 is £0.2 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213247 213248 213336 213337 213404 214166 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:01:30 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 213404 - Costs to UK for Training of Libyan Service Personnel.doc title Costs to UK of Training Libyan Service Personnel previous answer version 28828 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

169801

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	Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts about the UK's maritime surveillance capability gap.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	218390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>My right hon. Friend The Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) has not held any specific discussions with his NATO counterparts on the UK's maritime surveillance capability gap.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/01/2015 16:31:21 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 35723 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

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

50387

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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, what the role is of UK military personnel in Nigeria in connection with the mass abduction of schoolgirls.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	198219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence, including military personnel, is participating in the UK Advisory Team drawn from across Whitehall, which has been sent to Nigeria to offer advice to the Nigerian authorities, including on longer-term counter-terrorism solutions to prevent such attacks in the future. I refer the hon. Member to the written statement released by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary (William Hague), on 12 May 2014, (Official Report, column 15WS), and the comments he made in the House on 13 May 2014 (Official Report, column 579).</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name Foreign and Commonwealth Office.doc WMS Nigeria Chibok Abductions.doc title WMS Attachment on Nigeria 12 May 2014 2 file name Nigeria.doc title William Hague comments on Nigeria 13 May 2014 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 10133 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