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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

386125

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on meeting obligations to veterans in accordance with the Military Covenant.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The majority of service-leavers make a successful transition into civilian life, due in no small part to the ethos and skills they develop during their Service careers. For those who struggle, the Government is committed to ensuring they receive the support they need and are treated with the dignity they deserve.</p><p> </p><p>One of the key tenets of the Covenant is that the Armed Forces community should, in some cases, be afforded special consideration. That is why, subject to clinical need, veterans receive priority care from NHS England and in the Devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past five years we have allocated £40 million to support veterans with accommodation needs. In addition, the Chancellor announced in March that a new £25 million fund would be set up, to which charities can apply to assist our elderly veterans. These are the people to whom our nation turned at the most perilous moments in our history, and it is absolutely right that we recognise their needs now.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/07/2015 16:10:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

387494

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he plans to apply the recommendations of the Haddan-Cave report of the Nimrod Review to the A400M Future Length Aircraft development programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	5519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The A400M Atlas development programme is nearing completion and the aircraft is already in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other air forces.</p><p>The Haddon-Cave report made a number of recommendations, including the establishment of the Military Aviation Authority (MAA) as the body responsible for the governance of all aspects of military aviation and to refresh the regulatory framework. The Atlas aircraft operated by the RAF are compliant with MAA regulations, either prescriptively or by an acceptable alternative means of compliance. In addition, the In service support service based at RAF Brize Norton that maintains these aircraft is also regulated by the MAA, and has received all of the required approvals.</p><p>More specifically, the operation of the RAF Atlas fleet follows the construct recommended in the Haddon-Cave report, namely that a Duty Holder governs the use of the aircraft, and that a release to service authority provides the operating approval, and also approves the certification basis of the aircraft. A separate engineering authority provides the approved data for the aircraft, and the RAF continuing airworthiness management organization operates within the bounds of the approved data, under the authority of the delivery duty holder. Any modifications to the aircraft will be managed by the independent, multinational certification and qualification organization, with any major design changes also being approved by the MAA.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/07/2015 15:44:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

387286

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment by number and by rank is of 17[R] Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	5459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The current establishment by number and rank of 17(R) Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base in California is as follows. There is a mixture of Royal Air Force and Royal Navy personnel forming the squadron.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1[1]</p></td><td><p>Group Captain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Wing Commander</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Squadron Leader or equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Flight Lieutenant or equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Warrant Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Flight Sergeant or equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Sergeant or equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Corporal or equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Senior Aircraftsman or equivalent</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Not officially 17(R) Squadron but on site as both Delegated Duty Holder and Operational Test Director.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/07/2015 16:03:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

387495

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hunting
	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 29 June 2015 to Question 4070, whether any trail hunting by organised fox hunts has taken place on land owned by his Department since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	5458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>Trail Hunting has taken place on Ministry of Defence land, under licence, since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/07/2015 15:28:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

387496

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Pigs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pigs have been involved in explosive tests undertaken by his Department in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	5267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>In 2014, 15 pigs were used in experiments where explosives were deployed to replicate battlefield injuries. This is an 84% reduction from the 96 used in all tests in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for each year since 2010 are set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Dstl Porton Down conducts less than half of one per cent of the animal experimentation carried out in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl is proud of its work to develop and create battle-winning technology and protection equipment for UK Forces and Government through the best use of science and technology. The remit for Dstl to provide safe and effective protective measures for the UK and its Armed Forces against the threat posed by chemical and biological weapons and to enhance the treatment of conventional casualties on the battlefield, could not currently be achieved without the use of animals.</p><p> </p><p>Each procedure is undertaken in strict accordance with the terms of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and Dstl fully embraces the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement). Dstl Porton Down is licensed to conduct research involving animals by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/07/2015 15:27:29 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386583

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits the armed forces made to (a) state secondary schools, (b) independent schools and (c) colleges in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) England and (iv) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	4788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested, but the number of visits in each of the last five years, broken down by Service and Country is detailed below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Visits by the Royal Navy </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Visits by the Army </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Visits by the Royal Air Force</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2010-11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>101 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p><p> </p></td><td><p>No data (see note 1)</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>399 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>No data (see note 1)</p></td><td><p>5,378</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2011-12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>84 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p> </p><p>188</p></td><td><p> </p><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>416</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>2,761</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>118 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p><p> </p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>120 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,382(see note 1)</p></td><td><p>2,412</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>142 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p> </p><p>53</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>251 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,293</p></td><td><p>3,882</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>217(see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p> </p><p>303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>178(see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td><td><p>1,960</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note 1: There is no data for England and Wales due to a loss of data when the Royal Navy computer system was updated.</p><p>Note 2: This is incomplete data and only includes the South West, Midlands and Northern England.</p><p>Note 3: Each Service defines regions and areas in a different way and the Royal Air Force is not able to provide separate details for each Country. The figures group Scotland and Northern Ireland together and then England and Wales together.</p><p> </p><p>These visits can comprise presentations, citizenship talks, meetings with staff, participation in career events, practice interviews and activities with the students, such as science and maths challenges, and other indoor or outdoor exercises.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces never visit schools for recruitment purposes and would only ever visit a school after being invited by a teacher to support school activities. Similar contributions to schools are made by the Police, Fire, Ambulance and other emergency services. The Armed Forces receive numerous requests from schools each year and the three Services take these opportunities to both explain their role, and to assist schools in teaching valuable skills such as leadership, teamwork and citizenship.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/07/2015 15:54:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham