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	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many marmosets at DSTL Porton Down were culled on the grounds they were deemed to be (a) surplus animals and (b) unsuccessful breeding animals in each of the last 3 years.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	254793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down, Wiltshire, is licensed by the Home Office to conduct the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) in-house research involving the use of animals.</p><p>There are occasions when it is necessary to euthanise an animal for its own welfare or for the welfare of the remaining breeding population. Veterinary surgeons provide extensive advice on the welfare of the animals and on the overall health of the breeding colony.</p><p>For 2016, 2017 and 2018, no surplus marmosets were euthanised. Due to unsuccessful breeding, no marmosets were euthanised in 2016; for 2017, one breeding marmoset was euthanised, and for 2018, three breeding marmosets were euthanised on veterinary advice that it would not be good for the animal's welfare and/or may risk the animal's health to carry on breeding.</p><p>Dstl always considers what will be in the best interests for every animal's welfare and follows the Home Office's Animal in Science Regulation Unit's advice on rehoming and setting free, which is available to view on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/05/2019 15:06:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1038457

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Vengeance: Damage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the news article entitled Nuclear patrol submarine returning to base with unusual amount of damage, published by The Telegraph on 6 January, what assessment he has made of the (a) amount and (b) cause of the damage to sonar panels; what assessment he has made of the capability of the nuclear deterrent submarines to continue safely; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	206797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not routinely comment on the operations or material state of Royal Navy submarines. In this case, however, I can confirm that recent reports of an 'unusual amount of damage' were inaccurate. We continue to have full confidence in the safe and secure operation of our submarines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/01/2019 15:50:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

991138

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Trident Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) employees of the United States Government and the US Electric Boat company have been seconded to the Dreadnought programme and (b) UK Government employees working on the Dreadnought programme are currently based in the United States.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	181551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>We are interpreting this question as individuals providing direct support to the Dreadnought programme and it excludes sub-contractors and individuals working within the wider nuclear enterprise.</p><p>There are currently 43 employees of the United States Government and US General Dynamics Electric Boat company seconded to the Dreadnought programme and there are 20 UK Government employees working on the Dreadnought programme based in the United States. Employees work on a range of programme elements, such as Nuclear Propulsion and the Common Missile Compartment which support both the US and UK programmes.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/10/2018 16:43:23 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

990308

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Powered Vessels: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the re-baselining of the core production capability project has taken place; what the forecast cost and completion date of the project is; and what assessment he has made of the best funding approach for that project.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	181208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The funding approach for the Core Production Capability remains under review.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/10/2018 14:06:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

990309

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the titles of the budget categories in the £600 million of contingency fund allocated to the Dreadnought programme are for the current financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	181209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Treasury has allowed the Ministry of Defence to access up to £600 million of funds from the £10 billion contingency allocated to the Dreadnought submarine programme in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review. The funds are for capital expenditure in the current financial year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/10/2018 12:03:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

990310

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Water-cooled Reactors: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Navy nuclear reactor test facility review published in May 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	181210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 October 2018 to Question 177598 to the hon. Member for Leeds North East (Fabian Hamilton).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/10/2018 12:09:31 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

990311

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	France: Nuclear Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has been spent by the UK on the joint French-UK Teutates project; whether that money is taken from the Nuclear Weapons Capability Sustainment Programme budget; and what estimate he has made of (a) the total cost to the UK of the project and (b) the timescale over which that cost is expected to be spread.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	181211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>In accordance with the TEUTATES Treaty, the building, operating and dismantling costs will be shared equitably between the UK and France. UK funding forms part of the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme budget.</p><p>The Treaty will remain in force for the lifetime of the facilities. Further details are being withheld as their release would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and other States and constitute a breach of confidence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/10/2018 14:08:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas