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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

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

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

428775

	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	USA: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans for UK personnel to train at or otherwise attend the new General Atomics unmanned aircraft business park being built in North Dakota.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	16740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>A number of options are being developed to meet the training demand for UK Reaper aircrew in the coming years. It is anticipated that initial training for some UK student aircrew will be conducted under contract by General Atomics at their North Dakota facility.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/11/2015 17:24:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

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

435834

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	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 the UK Reaper supporting the US drone strike on Mohammad Emwazi in Syria on 12 November 2015 (a) used its laser designator capability to identify the target and (b) was armed.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	18886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2015 16:19:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

445912

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that the Caroline principles are applied to any further targeted killing carried out in self-defence of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	23236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>In taking any action in self-defence of the UK, we will take account of well-established principles of self-defence. As the Attorney General pointed out to the Justice Select Committee on 15 September 2015, the Caroline case goes back to the 19th century and was concerned with very different circumstances to those facing us now. However as the Attorney General also made clear, the principles still apply and action in self-defence may be lawful in relation to an attack which has not yet materialised but is imminent. In addition any such action must, like all other action in self-defence, comply with the requirements of necessity and proportionality.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/01/2016 13:34:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

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

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

443893

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency planning his Department is undertaking to prepare for the possibility of a leave vote in the forthcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	21929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 14 January 2016 to Question 21931.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 14/01/2016 16:13:39 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 21931 14 January 2016.docx title UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting