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524671

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	77th Brigade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expertise on Russia is required of members of the 77th Brigade; what the operational deployment standards are of that brigade; and how many members of that brigade were recruited from the Reserves.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	40340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Russia is just one of a wide range of different nations that elements of 77th Brigade are studying in order to develop a deep understanding of their approach to operations. The focus is on specific aspects of these countries' operational concepts and doctrine including information warfare and the use of non-military means.</p><p>As is normal for operational deployments overseas, personnel will only deploy once they have met standards laid down for each theatre by the Joint Commander.</p><p>There are currently 141 reserve personnel serving with 77th Brigade.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:06:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524672

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	77th Brigade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force are deployed to the 77th Brigade.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	40342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>77th Brigade includes 10 members of the Naval Service (Royal Navy and Royal Marines) and 11 Royal Air Force personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:01:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524674

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	77th Brigade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the doctrine and concepts are of the 77th Brigade; and how those doctrines and concepts were developed.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	40343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Doctrine provides the philosophy and enduring principles by which military forces guide their actions. 77th Brigade uses a combination of NATO and UK doctrine including for Civil Military Cooperation, Security, Stabilisation, Information and Media Operations, as well as Peace Support and Humanitarian Assistance<em>.</em></p><p>The doctrine applied by 77th Brigade has been developed through collaboration with NATO allies, within the UK military and with other Government Departments. It will also have called on the experience and expertise of other nations and academia. The doctrine is dynamic, being constantly tested against experience, and crafted for a contemporary environment, and will therefore continue to develop as new or anticipated challenges appear.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:01:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524675

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	77th Brigade
	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 (a) US counterpart and (b) other NATO counterparts on the role of the 77th Brigade.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	40344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:01:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524670

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	77th Brigade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether 77th Brigade's full operating capability has been met.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	40346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Following its establishment in April 2015, 77th Brigade is planned to reach full operating capability in December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:01:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524676

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	77th Brigade: Deployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) exercises and (b) deployments the 77th Brigade has conducted in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	40345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Since 77th Brigade was formed in April 2015, 116 personnel have deployed on 30 exercises, the vast majority of which have been UK based; 20 personnel have deployed on four separate operations; and a further 23 personnel have deployed non-operationally as part of Short Term Training Teams to five countries.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:07:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524673

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	77th Brigade: Languages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which languages to what level members of the 77th Brigade speak.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	40341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>77th Brigade does not specifically select personnel for language capability. However, personnel within the brigade hold 59 'standard level profile' (GCSE - to master's degree level) qualifications in languages including Dari, Pashtu, Russian and Urdu. Some personnel hold more than one of these qualifications.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:02:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

433179

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women were injured while serving in Afghanistan in each year of the UK's engagement in war in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	18215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The table below provides a summary of the number of UK female Service personnel injured in Afghanistan in each year between 7 October 2001 (start of operations in Afghanistan) and 30 November 2014 (end of NATO combat operations).</p><br /><p><strong>Female UK Service Personnel Injured in Afghanistan by injury classification and year, 7 October 2001- 30 November 2014. 1.</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Female Military in Afghanistan</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7 Oct 2001-31 Dec 2003</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All injured female personnel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>206</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Battle injury</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Non-Battle injury</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>181</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disease/</strong> <strong>Non-Battle injury 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>1 Based on year of Injury, numbers exclude female personnel who were injured and subsequently died.</p><p>2 For these UK Female Service Personnel it has not been possible to determine from electronic records held by Defence Statistics if they were injured or had an illness. The record identifies these personnel as Disease/Non Battle Injury.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/12/2015 14:17:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

422199

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support he has received from the US Army in order to assist with the protection of Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	12493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The last UK troops left Camp Bastion in November 2014. Prior to that point, security arrangements for Camp Bastion, the adjacent Camp Leatherneck and the surrounding area were shared between the UK forces and the US Marine Corps. These arrangements were the subject of extensive investigation by the Defence Select Committee in their 2014-15 inquiry into the September 2012 attack on the Bastion-Leatherneck complex. Large areas of what was Camp Bastion now form part of Camp Shorabak, which is used by elements of the Afghan National Defence Security Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/10/2015 16:16:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

420693

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government reached an agreement with Afghan tribesmen for the person who made the bomb which killed Captain Lisa Head in April 2011 to be released from prison.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	11342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>There is no evidence linking anyone conclusively to the death of Captain Lisa Head, and no such agreement was made with Afghan tribesmen.</p><p>Where there was sufficient evidence against Afghan nationals detained by UK forces, they were handed over to the Afghan authorities for further investigation and prosecution. All individuals conclusively linked to the deaths of UK Service personnel have now been convicted by the Afghan authorities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/10/2015 14:52:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon