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348550

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Russia: Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of flights by Russian military aircraft over Lancashire; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	900131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text In accordance with the Open Skies Treaty, Russian military personnel, accompanied throughout by RAF personnel, conducted observation flights over the UK during the weeks of 11 May and 1 June 2015. The aircraft involved was unarmed and pre-certified by all Open Skies states. It flew on a flight plan authorised by the Ministry of Defence, in this case including over Lancashire, and the UK received copies of all photographs taken. The UK conducts similar missions in Russia. answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/06/2015 15:04:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

638441

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent through the Work Programme on employment support for claimants of employment and support allowance in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	53601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Work Programme Spend on ESA claimant groups</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p>The figures above agree to the DWP published Annual Report and Accounts for each of the years quoted, and those quoted in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325995/Work_Programme_Costs_v7_2014-07-01.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325995/Work_Programme_Costs_v7_2014-07-01.pdf</a> which contains Work Programme costs for the period from inception in June 2011 to March 2014</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/11/2016 14:27:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

451943

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military and (b) civilian personnel were employed as (i) flight instructors, (ii) aircraft engineers and (iii) air traffic controllers in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	26702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Flight Instructors</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Aircraft Engineers</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Air Traffic Controllers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military</p></td><td><p>Civilian*</p></td><td><p>Military</p></td><td><p>Civilian**</p></td><td><p>Military</p></td><td><p>Civilian***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>10,920</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td rowspan="6"><p>Information not held.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>11,500</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>12,370</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>13,410</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>14,410</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>13,310</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Military figures are for trained UK Regular forces but exclude Full Time Reserve Service Personnel and Reservists.</p><p> </p><p>* These figures include Civil Servants and contractors.</p><p>** Civil Service figures only. Equipment support contracts are output based; contracts do not specify the number of personnel needed to meet the required output.</p><p>*** Civilian posts have reduced from circa 54 in 2010 to 19 in 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/02/2016 16:17:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

444599

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2016 to Question 21502, airstrikes in Syria, whether the robust process referred to includes an assessment of the number of civilian workers likely to be deployed in such installations and the potential number of casualties and other collateral damage from such airstrikes.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	22496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>Yes. This is the most important part of the process.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/01/2016 16:12:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

456999

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on the applicability of the 1951 Refugee Convention to the migrants who arrived in the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus in 1998.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	George Kerevan
	uin	29401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>The 1951 Refugee Convention places no obligation on the UK to consider asylum claims made outside its immediate territory. The Sovereign Base Area is an overseas territory and separate by legal jurisdiction to the UK. The Convention has not been extended to the Sovereign Base Areas. Representations challenging the applicability of the 1951 Refugee Convention are currently being made to the High Court on behalf of a group of refugees who have been resident in the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus since 1998.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/03/2016 17:23:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4416 label Biography information for George Kerevan

449953

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Alliances: Special Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the introduction of two tier special forces in the Joint Force 2025 announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review involved in training, assistance advice and mentoring to UK partners.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	25544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>It is the long standing policy of the Government not to comment on Special Forces.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/02/2016 16:21:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

456082

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Electronic Warfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cyber experts and trainees have been recruited into the regular and reserve armed forces since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	28789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 4 March 2015 to Question 225462 in respect of Cyber Reserves. We are significantly growing the number of dedicated Cyber experts in both the Regular and the Reserve forces but, as with other sensitive defence capabilities, we do not reveal specific details in order to safeguard national security.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/03/2016 17:28:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 4 March 2016.docx title Joint Cyber Reserve
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

506362

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	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 10 February 2016 to Question 25543, whether the definition of UK troops includes members of the (a) Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), (b) 13 Squadron of the Royal Air Force and (c) 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	32822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 32570 on 11 April 2016.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/04/2016 14:35:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 11 April 2016 HOC 32570.docx title Electronic Warfare
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

391382

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Early Warning Systems
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK's airborne early warning aircraft capability is for air and maritime threat to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	8118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>The Royal Air Force has six Sentry airborne early warning Mk1 aircraft, which are declared to the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force and fulfil a range of roles including air and sea surveillance and airborne command and control.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:17:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

677616

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure disabled people have the right support in place to stay in work.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	uin	61194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>‘Improving Lives’, the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, published in October 2016, sets out our intention to remove the long-standing injustices and barriers that stop disabled people and people with health conditions from getting into work, staying in work and getting on. Through the Green Paper we are asking about the barriers preventing employers from recruiting and retaining disabled people and people with health conditions, and what measures would help them in doing so.</p><p>We are also reforming and expanding Government schemes that support employers and employees with health and disability issues. For example, through Access to Work and Disability Confident. Access to Work provides practical and financial support with the additional costs faced by individuals whose health or disability affects the way they do their job.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/01/2017 13:40:47 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon