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1645032

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Disability Strategy published on 28 July 2021, which of his Department’s commitments in that strategy that have not been paused as a result of legal action have (a) been fully, (b) been partially and (c) not been implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
	tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
	uin	189789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>In January 2022, the High Court declared the National Disability Strategy (NDS) was unlawful because the UK Disability Survey, which informed it, was held to be a voluntary consultation that failed to comply with the legal requirements on public consultations</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) had five commitments included in the National Disability Strategy. These included:</p><p>1. By September 2021, the MOD will publish a plan to bring more disabled people into the civilian workforce to meet its target of 15.3% by 2030</p><p>2. MOD will explore how to increase opportunities for disabled people to serve as part of the Armed Forces reserves by the end of 2023, including:</p><p>- promoting better use of disabled reservists for appropriate roles across the Armed Forces</p><p>- guaranteeing interviews for disabled reservists who meet the minimum requirements when recruiting for those roles</p><p>3. By 2025, MOD will deliver the Armed Forces Recruiting Programme to recruit more diverse military personnel, including disabled people</p><p>4. We will experiment with the recruitment of more diverse military personnel into the new National Cyber Force, using it as a pathfinder for increased inclusivity</p><p>5. The Office for Veterans’ Affairs will share best practice and insight from the veterans’ adaptive sport community with disability organisations and providers of sport and activity by March 2022</p><p>Commitment 1, to publish a plan to bring more disabled people into the civilian workforce has been partly implemented. A plan is in development and a number of relevant activities have so far been identified and are progressing. We continue to monitor the effects of the actions, which will make Defence a more attractive, diverse and inclusive employer.</p><p> </p><p>Commitment 2, to explore how to increase opportunities for disabled people to join Defence, has not been implemented. Defence wishes to minimise the risk of acting inconsistently with the Court’s declaration, without compromising on the ambitious agenda we are delivering for disabled people. As such, we are disappointed to have had to pause the work on guaranteed interviews for disabled reservists. However, this does not prevent disabled people who meet the minimum requirements from applying to be a reservist. Our intent remains to contribute to the wider commitment of creating more opportunities for disabled people to participate and thrive across the whole Force, not just as reservists; to protect and promote the rights of disabled people; and to tackle the barriers that prevent disabled people from fully benefiting from, and contributing fully to, every aspect of our society.</p><p> </p><p>Commitment 3, to deliver the Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) to recruit more diverse military personnel, is in the process of being implemented. The AFRP is responsible for the delivery of a new single, tri-Service, Armed Forces Recruiting Service (AFRS). A key requirement of the future solution is placing candidates at the heart of the Armed Forces recruiting experience, keeping them inspired and motivated whilst recruiting from the broadest spectrum of society to improve diversity and representation. A key tenet of the Programme is to establish an agile and flexible approach to meet the demand of the Armed Forces across roles and people requirements. The Armed Forces demand requirement is updated annually and will be delivered through the supplier and the AFRS working collaboratively. It will be fully implemented in 2027.</p><p> </p><p>Commitment 4, to use the National Cyber Force as a pathfinder for inclusivity, has been fully implemented. In 2021, the MOD announced a Cyber Pathfinder Scheme to increase inclusion in Defence. This is now open and trains and assesses military personnel joining the National Cyber Force.</p><p> </p><p>Commitment 5, to share best practice and insight from the veterans’ adaptive sport community with disability organisations and providers of sport and activity, was fully implemented <ins class="ministerial">in March 2022.</ins> <del class="ministerial">before the High Court's judgement on the NDS was delivered.</del></p><p>We remain fully committed to supporting disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights, and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society. To support this, the MOD will be providing further details of our recent achievements to improve disabled people’s lives in the forthcoming Disability Action Plan consultation due for publication in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of this, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work will write providing a list of these achievements and will place a copy in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/06/2023 13:36:48 question first ministerially corrected 06/09/2023 15:46:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 83167 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1623876

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hercules Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any RAF C-130 Hercules aircraft have been sold for disposal.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	182517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Yes. The managed drawdown of the C-130J Hercules fleet has been ongoing since 2017. A number of airframes have already been disposed of to the Bangladesh Air Force, Royal <del class="ministerial">Brunei Armed Forces</del> <ins class="ministerial">Bahraini Air Force</ins> and United States Navy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/05/2023 15:32:15 question first ministerially corrected 15/05/2023 10:43:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge previous answer version 73118 answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1584543

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the steel procured for each Type 26 frigate is from UK steelyards.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	140032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>For the Batch 1 Type 26 frigates, almost 50 per cent by value of the steel is UK sourced. <del class="ministerial">Steel has not yet been purchased for the Batch 2 ships</del>. <ins class="ministerial">Approximately 994 tonnes of steel was purchased for the first Batch 2 ship, HMS Birmingham, in 2022 and 25 per cent of this steel was produced in the UK.</ins></p><p> </p><p>Steel for the Type 31 frigates is sourced by Babcock from UK-based stockists. Both the Type 26 and Type 31 classes require the use of thin plate steel and this specification of steel with the required combination of thickness, size and flatness is not manufactured in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Steel for our major defence programmes is generally sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers and is procured in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines. We encourage the sourcing of UK steel wherever it is technically and commercially feasible.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/02/2023 11:02:25 question first ministerially corrected 04/04/2023 11:16:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk previous answer version 55170 answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1603078

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	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 18 January 2023 to Question 122054 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many applications for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme were (a) received and (b) processed in (i) January 2023 and (ii) February 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	162465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>In January <del class="ministerial">2022</del><ins class="ministerial">2023 </ins>, 1,327 applications were received, of which approximately 721 were duplicates, while an approximate 7,503 applications were processed.</p><p>In February<del class="ministerial"> 2022</del><ins class="ministerial">2023 </ins>, 2,106 applications were received, of which approximately 935 were duplicates, while an approximate 8,444 applications were processed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/03/2023 17:58:29 question first ministerially corrected 21/03/2023 13:59:27 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 63530 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566750

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
	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 to Question 118815 on Challenger Tanks, how many main battle tanks he plans to upgrade to Challenger 3 each year until the completion of the upgrade programme.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Challenger 3 prototypes will be delivered through 2023 and <del class="ministerial">2024</del><ins class="ministerial">early 2025</ins> for use in demonstration trials. Once the design has been proven it is currently planned that the Challenger 3 tanks will be delivered to the Army from 2027, with Full Operating Capability delivered by 2030. The number of tanks to be delivered is under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 18/01/2023 17:50:04 question first ministerially corrected 20/01/2023 10:11:44 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk previous answer version 48221 answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1505149

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel have been involved in Operation Isotrope each month since its inception.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	47352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>On average approximately <del class="ministerial">180</del><ins class="ministerial">210</ins> personnel are engaged on operation ISOTROPE at any time. This has remained broadly constant for the duration of the operation with only small fluctuations when there are personnel changeovers.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/09/2022 14:58:45 question first ministerially corrected 17/01/2023 12:01:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 17881 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1546075

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	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 22 September 2022 to Question 49057 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications were awaiting an initial decision by his Department as of 28 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	97488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>To date, we have relocated over 12,000 ARAP principals and their dependants to the UK, including over 5,000 since Op PITTING concluded at the end of August 2021.</p><p>As of 29 November 2022, there are approximately 74,135 ARAP applicants awaiting a decision on their application. However, it is important to note that this includes applicants who did not provide valid contact details when submitting their application. Furthermore, based on employment records we estimate that the vast majority of the outstanding 74,135 applicants are ineligible under the ARAP Scheme.</p><p><del class="ministerial">We are focussing our efforts on identifying those eligible individuals who are still awaiting a decision and relocating all those eligible to the UK. The ARAP team continue to focus on indentifying and relocating the estimated remaining 795 ARAP eligible individuals, with an estimated 3,180 dependants, assesed to be In Afghanistan-using HMG emplyomnet records to target efforts.</del></p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/12/2022 13:33:56 question first ministerially corrected 08/12/2022 08:07:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 39486 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1540124

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Leave Outside the Immigration Rules (LOTR) applications for additional family members under the Afghan relocation and assistance policy (ARAP) and ex-gratia scheme (EGS), which Department makes the decision on whether to grant LOTR applications under the EGS scheme; how many such applications have been received in total under both schemes; and how many such applications under both schemes (a) have received a positive decision, (b) have received a negative decision and (c) were still pending on 7 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	80716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>When a principal applicant submits a Leave Outside the Immigration Rules (LOTR) application for additional family members, it is initially received by the Ministry of Defence. A decision on whether this application meets the eligibility requirements of the EGS/ARAP additional family member policy is made by the Ministry of Defence or referred to the relevant sponsoring Government department (dependent upon the role performed by the principal applicant with EGS/ARAP eligibility) to make that decision.</p><p>Those found to meet the eligibility requirements are then referred to the Home Office by the Ministry of Defence, who will perform additional checks (such as biometric enrolment and security) in order to make the final decision on the grant of LOTR.</p><p>Since August 2021, a total of 1,103 applications for additional family members have been received by the Ministry of Defence.</p><p>Of the above, decisions have been made in 401 cases across HM Government.</p><p>i) <del class="ministerial">107</del><ins class="ministerial">167</ins> applications have ben found to be eligible, in whole or in part, and referred to the Home Office for grant of LOTR.</p><p>ii) 234 applications have been found to be ineligible by Defence and the Foreign Office.</p><p>iii) <del class="ministerial">70</del><ins class="ministerial"><strong>702</strong></ins> applications are awaiting an eligibility decision with Defence and other Government departments. These are at various stages of the decision-making process and are being worked through on a case by case basis, by the relevant Government department, as quickly as practicable.</p><p>All casework decisions are taken against a clear framework of eligibility criteria. Timelines regarding LOTR eligibility decisions can vary considerably, dependent upon the complexity of the case, the need to conduct checks with other Government departments, or the length of time it takes for applicants to respond to follow-up queries.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/11/2022 13:02:31 question first ministerially corrected 05/12/2022 19:18:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 35674 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1540695

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Chinese Armed Forces personnel were provided with training at UK military bases in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	82179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The numbers of Chinese Armed Forces personnel attending courses at UK Armed Forces establishments from 2010 is as follows:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Financial Year</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>No. of Chinese Nationals</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010/2011</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011/2012</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012/2013</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013/2014</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014/2015</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/2016</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017/2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018/2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019/2020</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020/2021</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2021/2022</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK has never provided training that contained any sensitive or classified information and it did not compromise the Official Secrets Act. No training has been provided to Chinese personnel since 2020, either in the UK or in the People’s Republic of China.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The numbers of Chinese nationals who have attended UK Defence training establishments from 2010 is as follows:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Financial Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>RAF Cranwell</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Military Academy Sandhurst </strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Naval College Dartmouth</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Joint Services Command and Staff College Shrivenham</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Defence Academy (Royal College of Defence Studies)</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</strong> </ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment </strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016-17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017-18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018-19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019-20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020-21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2021-22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">I offer here a more comprehensive picture than has been previously requested.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Numbers have changed from previous answers for a number of reasons: the inclusion of RCDS (a Defence establishment, but not a military base); the capturing of some activity not previously counted; and some changes due to realigning figures from calendar to financial years.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK has never provided training that contained any sensitive information and it did not compromise the Official Secrets Act. No training has been provided to Chinese personnel since 2020, either in the UK or in the People’s Republic of China. </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/11/2022 17:49:10 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2022 10:10:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 34130 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

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	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Chinese personnel have attended training courses at (a) the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, (b) Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, (c) Britannia Royal Naval College, (d) Royal Air College Cranwell and (e) other training establishments of the armed forces in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	76191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Chinese personnel attended the following courses at UK Armed Forces training establishments in the last five years:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Establishment</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Course Title </strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Number of Students</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019-20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal College of Defence Studies</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Basic Drill Instructor Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Advanced Drill Instructor Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">International Explosive Ordnance Disposal Maritime Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018-19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">RAF Cranwell</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Initial Officer Training</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018-19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal College of Defence Studies</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Advanced Drill Instructor Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">International Search Adviser Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017-18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal College of Defence Studies</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017-18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">RAF Cranwell</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Aircrew Instructors Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">RAF Cranwell</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Aircrew Instructors Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Basic Drill Instructor Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal College of Defence Studies</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal Military Academy Sandhurst</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Initial Officer Training</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Advanced Command and Staff Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">No sensitive information was included within any of this training. No training has been provided to Chinese personnel after this period, either in the UK or in the People’s Republic of China.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The numbers of Chinese nationals who have attended UK Defence training establishments from 2010 is as follows:</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Financial Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>RAF Cranwell</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Military Academy Sandhurst </strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Naval College Dartmouth</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Joint Services Command and Staff College Shrivenham</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Defence Academy (Royal College of Defence Studies)</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</strong> </ins> <ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment </strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016-17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017-18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018-19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019-20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020-21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2021-22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">I offer here a more comprehensive picture than has been previously requested.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Numbers have changed from previous answers for a number of reasons: the inclusion of RCDS (a Defence establishment, but not a military base); the capturing of some activity not previously counted; and some changes due to realigning figures from calendar to financial years.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK has never provided training that contained any sensitive information and it did not compromise the Official Secrets Act. No training has been provided to Chinese personnel since 2020, either in the UK or in the People’s Republic of China. </ins></p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 11:48:51 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2022 10:09:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 31333 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood