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	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the open skeleton argument of the Secretary of State for hearing 7,8,10 February 2017, claim number CO/1306/2016, (a) how many and (b) on what dates the Government has provided (i) International Targeting Courses and (ii) senior airmen's workshops on SPINS since March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	261272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Since March 2015, seven International Targeting Courses have been provided by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for Saudi Arabia, which took place on the following dates:</p><ul><li>27 July - 14 August 2015</li><li>7 - 23 October 2015</li><li>11 - 29 January 2016</li><li>18 July - 5 August 2016</li><li>24 March - 7 April 2017</li><li>22 - 26 October 2017</li><li>13 - 24 January 2019</li></ul><p>Since March 2015, one Senior Airmen's Workshop on Special Instructions (SPINS) has been provided by the MOD for Saudi Arabia, which took place in January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2019 15:09:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1130485

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Greece: Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps her Department is taking to increase defence and security cooperation with Greece.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	261150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a close defence and security relationship with Greece, based on a programme of bilateral co-operation and interoperability through NATO, that includes the use of Souda Bay base on Crete. Opportunities for further bilateral co-operation are reviewed through regular consultations at both the political and military level, including the development of a joint vision statement.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2019 15:22:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1130488

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Sweden: Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to strengthen defence and security cooperation between the UK and Sweden.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	261152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK's defence and security relationship with Sweden is driven by the 2014 Statement of Intent. This is underpinned by a Programme of Bilateral Defence Co-operation which provides a framework to enhance our bilateral co-operation in a number of key areas, including enhancing levels of interoperability, capability collaboration, concepts and doctrine, operations, training and exercises. Sweden joined the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force in 2017 and is a member of the Northern Group. Opportunities for further bilateral co-operation are reviewed through regular consultations at both the political and military level.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2019 15:06:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1130490

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Denmark: Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to increase defence and security cooperation with Denmark.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	261154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a very close defence and security relationship with Denmark, underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2012. We continue to enhance our levels of bilateral co-operation and interoperability though NATO, joint operational deployments (Denmark contributed a Company to the UK-led battalion based in Estonia in 2018, part of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence), the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force and the Northern Group. Opportunities for further bilateral co-operation are reviewed through regular consultations at both the political and military level.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2019 15:06:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1129640

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the fire tender which is part of Truck Cargo Heavy Duty nuclear weapons convoys has been instructed to accompany the convoy in a stand-off position; and what assessment his Department has made of the ability of that fire tender to reach the convoy promptly through traffic in the event of an emergency.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	260106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence policy that we do not comment on the operational details of convoys transporting Defence Nuclear Material, for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/06/2019 15:24:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1129248

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Centre of Excellence for Human Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Centre of Excellence for Human Security will be established.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	259117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Centre of Excellence is currently the subject of a feasibility study which will provide Ministers with options on timings, scope and costs. At this stage, no decision has been made on when the Centre of Excellence will begin operation.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2019 13:05:53 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1128352

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	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 2 April 2019 to Question 239921 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire with the information on the number of recruitment applications declined on medical grounds.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	257482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>I apologise to the hon. Member for the time taken to respond to his Question 239921.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows how many recruitment applications for the Regular Armed Forces were declined after being classified Permanently Medically Unfit in the last five financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14,729</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,937</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,573</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,516</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,043</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Although the medical rejection figures have risen each year, the amount of applications over the five-year period has also increased significantly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/06/2019 15:11:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract UIN 239921.docx title Armed Forces Recruitment
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1128356

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the medical conditions that trigger automatic rejection for recruitment applications to the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	257486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Medical conditions that are an absolute bar to Service entry are set-out in the Joint Service Manual of Medical Fitness (JSMMF). A copy has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p>The JSMMF is updated periodically. The next version will be published in June and placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/06/2019 15:09:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20180924-JSP_950_Part_1_Lft_6-7-7_(V1.4 Sep 18)-O.pdf title Joint Service Manual of Medical Fitness
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1127844

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether her Department has interviewed Oxfam about attacks on the (a) water supply system and (b) cholera treatment centres that Oxfam supports in Yemen which were hit by Saudi-led coalition air strikes in (i) April and (ii) June 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	256992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not interviewed Oxfam about these incidents.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/05/2019 13:45:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1127848

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many alleged violations of international humanitarian law have been investigated by the Joint Incidents Assessment Team; and how many of those investigations have resulted in blame being apportioned to (a) Saudi Arabia and (b) Houthi rebels.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	257090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Joint Incident Assessment Team has published 136 statements regarding its investigations into alleged violations of international humanitarian law. The reports do not attribute blame.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/06/2019 15:06:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle