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386890

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government over what periods in the last 30 years there has been a threat to the existence of the United Kingdom; and what was the average percentage of gross domestic product spent on defence in each of those years.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK has, and continues to face, a broad range of complex threats both at home and abroad.</p><p>The table below shows the proportion of gross domestic product that the UK has spent on defence each year since 1985. This data is published annually by NATO as part of its Defence Expenditure publications.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of GDP spent on Defence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1985</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1986</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1988</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 08/07/2015 15:34:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

386889

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Armed Conflict
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether driving Daesh out of Iraq would be a final military victory.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>ISIL must be defeated both in Iraq and Syria. This will take time and patience but it is a fight we must win. We are also clear that it cannot be achieved by military action alone which is why the UK supports inclusive governance in Iraq and political transition in Syria.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/07/2015 16:05:34 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

387000

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bassingbourn Barracks
	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 24 June 2015 to Question 2850, what estimate he has made of the cost of repairs required following the Libyan training mission at Bassingbourn base; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	5231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The total cost of repairs required at Bassingbourn Barracks was £138,000, this work has been completed and paid for by the Ministry of Defence. The costs are currently being recovered from the Libyan Government.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5131 question first answered 06/07/2015 15:42:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

386999

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya: Military Bases
	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 June 2015 to Question 3418, on Libya: military training, where in the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 219659 the response to Question 3418 is contained; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	5147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>As per my answer on 3 March 2015 to Question 219659, the Ministry of Defence based Libyan personnel at Bassingbourn because it offered the required facilities for training and did not affect wider UK military training. As part of the preparation of Bassingbourn for training, security improvements were carried out, such as fencing off areas of the camp from local residences. The Army also held rehearsal meetings at Bassingbourn to identify and coordinate the mitigation of risks, including with the Home Office and the police. The Department has also met with Cambridge City Council following the termination of the training to discuss the findings of the report, and has written to them on a number of occasions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2015 15:45:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

386995

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under which Minister in his Department responsibility for military airworthiness lies.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	5144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Airworthiness in relation to whether an aircraft is legally safe to fly is my responsibility as Minister for Defence Procurement. Aircraft accidents are the responsibility of the Minister of State for the Armed Forces. The Defence Safety Authority (which has subsumed the Military Aircraft Authority) is now the responsibility of the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/07/2015 15:22:20 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386998

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bassingbourn Barracks
	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 24 June 2015 to Question 2855, how much the Defence Infrastructure Organisation has spent on Bassingbourn barracks since January 2013; what the nature and cost was of each improvement so funded at that barracks in that time period; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	5132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>No investment has been made at Bassingbourn Barracks since handover of the Barracks to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in January 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2015 15:26:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

386996

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bassingbourn Barracks
	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 24 June 2015 to Question 2850, what estimate he has made of the total cost of repairs to be paid for by the Libyan government following the Libyan training mission at Bassingbourn base; what payments in respect of those repairs have been made by that government; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	5131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The total cost of repairs required at Bassingbourn Barracks was £138,000, this work has been completed and paid for by the Ministry of Defence. The costs are currently being recovered from the Libyan Government.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5231 question first answered 06/07/2015 15:42:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

386997

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) total and (b) set up costs of the Libyan training mission at Bassingbourn base were; what payments have been made by the Libyan government to cover (i) activation costs, (ii) flights, (iii) repairs, (iv) training, (v) facilities management and catering, (vi) infrastructure inventory and consumable items, (vii) personal costs, (viii) policing and (ix) transport; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	5130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The total costs to the Ministry of Defence of the Libyan training at Bassingbourn in 2014 was £14 million for the training delivered between April and September 2014 and £3 million for the reactivation of Bassingbourn Camp.</p><p>£2.48 million was received from the Libyan government for the reactivation of Bassingbourn. £65,000 was received for the payment of allowances to the trainees and a total of £195,500 was received for the cost of commercial and charter flights to return the trainees at the end of the training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/07/2015 15:03:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

387001

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Leuchars Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on the local economy of the departure of RAF personnel from Leuchars.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	5095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>RAF personnel based at Leuchars will be replaced by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards from summer 2015. This decision is based on the interests of the defence of the whole of the United Kingdom, rather than on the basis of the impact on a specific region.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/07/2015 15:25:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

387002

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	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, What his policy is on the size of the regular armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	5069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We have committed to maintaining the size of the regular Armed Forces, and we will continue to ensure we have the right mix of people and skills to deliver our world-leading defence capabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2015 15:14:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker