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1125593

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Diego Garcia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether her US counterparts have requested to deploy US B-52 bombers to Diego Garcia.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	252523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and another State.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:18:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1125669

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Common Security and Defence Policy (a) missions and (b) operations the UK contributes to; and which other countries participate in each of those missions.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	252467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK deploys personnel to two military Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operations (Operation ALTHEA and Operation SOPHIA), two military training missions in Mali and Somalia, and three civilian missions in Georgia, Kosovo and Ukraine. As an EU Member State, we also provide common funding for all CSDP operations and missions, both military and civilian.</p><p> </p><p>Other countries contribute personnel, equipment and funding to all of the CSDP operations and missions in which we take part. We can provide a snapshot of contributions by other states for the week ending 5 May 2019:</p><p> </p><p>Operation ALTHEA: Austria; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Greece; Spain; France; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovenia; Slovakia; UK; Albania; Switzerland; Chile; Northern Macedonia and Turkey.</p><p>Operation SOPHIA: Austria; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Germany; Denmark; Estonia; Greece; Spain; Finland; France; Croatia; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Latvia; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Sweden; Slovenia and UK.</p><p> </p><p>EU Treaty Mission (EUTM) Mali: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Germany; Estonia; Greece; Spain; Finland; France; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Latvia; Netherlands; Portugal; Romania; Sweden; Slovenia; UK; Albania; Georgia; Montenegro and Serbia.</p><p> </p><p>EUTM Somalia: Spain; Finland; Italy; Portugal; Romania' Sweden; UK and Serbia.</p><p> </p><p>EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) Kosovo: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Germany; Estonia; Greece; Spain; Finland; France; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Lithuania; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal' Romania; Sweden; Slovakia; Slovenia; UK and Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) Georgia: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; France; Germany; Estonia; Greece; Spain; Finland; Croatia; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Latvia; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Sweden; Slovakia; Slovenia and UK.</p><p> </p><p>EU Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine: Austria; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Germany; Denmark; Estonia; Greece; Spain; Finland; France; Croatia; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Lithuania; Latvia; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Sweden; Slovakia; Slovenia; UK and Canada.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:23:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1125681

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the pastoral support provided to veterans subject to historic investigations.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	252560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Within the Army's Personnel Services Group (APSG), the Operational Legacy team coordinates welfare and pastoral support to Army veterans and serving personnel who are subject to historical investigations. APSG has drawn together all stakeholders (Including those in the Ministry of Defence, the appropriate Regimental Headquarters and Associations, the Confederation of Service Charities and 'ABF - The Soldiers' Charity') to ensure coherent pastoral support to veterans, under the primacy of the MOD's Veterans UK. This is incorporated into the recently announced UK-Wide Veterans' Strategy and is supported by £10 million of funding overall. I am confident that this demonstrates that the Department has a clear strategy and is meeting its obligations to veterans subject to historical investigations, whilst also protecting the Army's reputation for future generations of soldiers.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:23:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1125685

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if her Department will ensure that all veterans who are under investigation in relation to historic cases in Northern Ireland are made aware of her Department's welfare and pastoral support.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	252561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>It is a very high priority for Defence to ensure that all personnel involved in Northern Ireland Legacy matters are offered, free, appropriate legal and pastoral support, taking account of individual circumstances, including health and wellbeing. For both inquests and criminal investigations, we contact every veteran as soon as we have been made aware of their potential involvement. This contact will signpost points of contact within the Ministry itself, (including the MOD's 'Veterans UK'); the Army, including the Army Personnel Services Group and Regimental Associations or equivalent organisations and relevant charities and third sector bodies. In addition, MOD officials are in frequent contact with veterans' organisations and other interested bodies and make every effort to publicise this support through appropriate channels, to ensure that the wider veterans' community has a channel through which they can contact the Department if appropriate. We also have appropriate points of contact so that those of whom we are not initially aware, can initiate contact with the right people.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:26:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1125791

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Netherlands: Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to increase defence and security cooperation with the Netherlands.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	252521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Netherlands is one of the UK's closest defence and security partners and NATO Ally, a relationship which we are enhancing further under the 2017 Joint Vision Statement and annual Action Plan that underpins it, and through the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force and the Northern Group.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:25:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125302

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Persian Gulf
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Navy assets are currently deployed in the Persian Gulf.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	251873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy currently has six surface ships deployed in the Gulf. These are HMS BROCKLESBY, HMS LEDBURY, HMS BLYTH, HMS SHOREHAM, HMS MONTROSE and RFA CARDIGAN BAY.</p><p>There are currently no surface ships deployed in the Arctic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not release details of future deployments, nor comment on submarine operations, as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 251874 251876 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:50:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125303

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Arctic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Navy assets are currently deployed in the Arctic.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	251874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy currently has six surface ships deployed in the Gulf. These are HMS BROCKLESBY, HMS LEDBURY, HMS BLYTH, HMS SHOREHAM, HMS MONTROSE and RFA CARDIGAN BAY.</p><p>There are currently no surface ships deployed in the Arctic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not release details of future deployments, nor comment on submarine operations, as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 251873 251876 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:50:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125308

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Indian Ocean and South China Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Navy assets are currently deployed in the (a) Indian Ocean and (b) South China Seas.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	251876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy currently has six surface ships deployed in the Gulf. These are HMS BROCKLESBY, HMS LEDBURY, HMS BLYTH, HMS SHOREHAM, HMS MONTROSE and RFA CARDIGAN BAY.</p><p>There are currently no surface ships deployed in the Arctic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not release details of future deployments, nor comment on submarine operations, as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 251873 251874 question first answered 13/05/2019 15:50:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1125334

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what her Department's policy is on the integration of European armed forces plan; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	251960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is not aware of an integration of European armed forces plan. The UK supports increased cooperation and interoperability between armed forces, including at European level, for example through joint exercises and development of defence capabilities. Such cooperation must be complementary with NATO, the cornerstone of our defence.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/05/2019 16:10:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125337

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Australia: Joint Exercises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what joint military exercises the UK plans to undertake with Australia.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	251962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK and Australia continue to exercise alongside each other regularly. Plans include:</p><p>Exercise Pacific Kukri involving elements of British Forces Brunei in Australia enabled by the Australian Army.</p><p>Exercise Talisman Sabre, primarily a US/Australian Exercise, but also involving Royal Marine and RAF personnel.</p><p>Exercise Diamond Strike, a US/Australian air warfare exercise, also involving a small number of RAF personnel.</p><p>Exercise Bersama Lima, the key annual exercise for the Five Powers Defence Arrangements, including force elements from the RAF participating alongside the RAAF in 2019</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:27:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell