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386583

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits the armed forces made to (a) state secondary schools, (b) independent schools and (c) colleges in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) England and (iv) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	4788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested, but the number of visits in each of the last five years, broken down by Service and Country is detailed below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Visits by the Royal Navy </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Visits by the Army </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Visits by the Royal Air Force</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2010-11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>101 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p><p> </p></td><td><p>No data (see note 1)</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>399 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>No data (see note 1)</p></td><td><p>5,378</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2011-12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>84 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p> </p><p>188</p></td><td><p> </p><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>416</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>2,761</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>118 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p><p> </p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>120 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,382(see note 1)</p></td><td><p>2,412</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>142 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p> </p><p>53</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>251 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,293</p></td><td><p>3,882</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>217(see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p> </p><p>303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>178(see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td><td><p>1,960</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note 1: There is no data for England and Wales due to a loss of data when the Royal Navy computer system was updated.</p><p>Note 2: This is incomplete data and only includes the South West, Midlands and Northern England.</p><p>Note 3: Each Service defines regions and areas in a different way and the Royal Air Force is not able to provide separate details for each Country. The figures group Scotland and Northern Ireland together and then England and Wales together.</p><p> </p><p>These visits can comprise presentations, citizenship talks, meetings with staff, participation in career events, practice interviews and activities with the students, such as science and maths challenges, and other indoor or outdoor exercises.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces never visit schools for recruitment purposes and would only ever visit a school after being invited by a teacher to support school activities. Similar contributions to schools are made by the Police, Fire, Ambulance and other emergency services. The Armed Forces receive numerous requests from schools each year and the three Services take these opportunities to both explain their role, and to assist schools in teaching valuable skills such as leadership, teamwork and citizenship.</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><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 07/07/2015 15:54:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416232

	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	Army: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether army apprenticeships at Level 3 require students to have achieved Level 2 qualifications in (a) English and (b) mathematics in order to complete the Level 3 apprenticeship.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	8797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>All soldiers undertaking a Level 3 Apprenticeship must achieve Level 2 functional skills in English and mathematics during the apprenticeship programme or must demonstrate that they have achieved a valid equivalent Level 2 qualification, such as a GCSE at grade A-C, before enrolment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/09/2015 16:12:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

348406

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant: Wirral South
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what organisations in Wirral South constituency have received funding from the Libor fund; and how much each such organisation has received.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 June 2015 to Question 428 to the hon. Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn).</p><p>In addition, it is likely that other organisations have benefited from LIBOR funds distributed by other Government Departments. However this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name HOC 979.doc title Hansard Extract 2 June 2015 2 file name 20150601-40M Veterans Accommodation Fund[1].doc HOC979.doc title Veterans Accomoation Fund 3 file name 20150601-35M LIBOR Fund(2).xls HL 115.xls HOC 979.xls title Libor Fund question first answered 09/06/2015 15:27:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

348395

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian grievance cases against his Department were initiated by contractors or manpower substitutes in each year since 2010; and how many such cases were successful.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The information on the number of formal grievance cases initiated by contractors or manpower substitutes is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. This is because although the name of the complainant is initially recorded when the grievance is raised, the complainant's details would have to be manually accessed to identify their employment status.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/06/2015 15:56:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

349802

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
	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 staff in his Department are proficient in (i) Arabic, (ii) Persian, (iii) Turkish, (iv) Berber, (v) Kurdish, (vi) Polish and (vii) Russian.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	1844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of personnel in the military and civil service in the Ministry of Defence who are proficient in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Berber, Kurdish, Polish and Russian is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Language</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total military</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total MOD Civil Servants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arabic</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Persian/Farsi</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>Not captured</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkish</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berber</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>Not captured</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kurdish</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Polish</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russian</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/06/2015 16:17:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

349803

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies spent on legal fees in each year since 2010; and under what budget sub-headings that expenditure was made.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	1845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The information regarding the legal costs for the Department and Executive Agencies is not held centrally. Therefore, the information necessary to properly answer the hon. Member's question is not readily accessible.</p><p>I will write to the hon. Member once we have gathered the necessary information provided it does not exceed the disproportionate cost limit.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/06/2015 15:43:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

383813

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	3099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available as requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/06/2015 16:09:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

383819

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	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 17 June 2015 to Question 1740, whether infrastructure work in advance of the arrival of the F-35 squadron has begun at RAF Marham.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	3212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The infrastructure work at RAF Marham is due to commence at the end of 2015.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/06/2015 16:08:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

384524

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what ongoing tasks in which countries the Ministry of Defence Police Special Escort Group have been assigned.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	3388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>This information is being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/06/2015 15:25:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

384525

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the office space owned or leased by his Department is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all such office space; and if he will place in the Library a copy of his most recent departmental real estate valuation.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	3470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the then Minister for International Security Strategy (Dr Andrew Murrison) on 12 February 2014 (Official Report, column 698W).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/06/2015 15:25:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name HOC 3470 Hansard Extract 12 February 2014.doc title Buildings
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne