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1109286

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's involvement in drone activities in the Yemen following the ruling of the Higher Administrative Court in Münster in the case of bin Ali Jaber vs Germany.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL15003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>Any use of force by the UK complies fully with UK domestic and applicable international law.</p><p>We are aware of the ruling by the German Higher Administrative Court on 19 March 2019 that Germany has a responsibility for ensuring that United States (US) operations conducted from German territory accord with international law. The Court also held that a lower Court had correctly deemed the case inadmissible, on the grounds that it could not be proved that the plaintiff's father was killed by a US drone strike on the day in question in 2012. The Court also stated that it could not be proved that the German government had knowledge of the use of Ramstein for drone strikes in 2012.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/04/2019 14:37:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1109362

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Workers
	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 1 April 2019 to Question 237783, whether (a) UK military personnel or (b) contractors are operating in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	240621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>I have nothing to add to my answer of 1 April 2019 to Question 237783.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:31:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1111095

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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, in which countries UK military personnel engaged in tackling Houthi missile attacks are operating.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	243545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>UK military personnel are tackling Houthi missile attacks through engagement with many countries including Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and other members of the United Nations, bilaterally and through the Headquarters in New York. The UK Defence Attache also accompanied my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary on his visit to Aden at the beginning of March 2019.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting the legitimate security needs of Saudi Arabia and guarding against the danger of regional escalation. However, the UK is not a member of the Saudi-led coalition and we do not have any role in setting coalition policy.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:31:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1124717

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	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 UK (a) military personnel and (b) UK contractors have supervised Saudi military officials fusing bombs for operational sorties in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	250787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>No UK military personnel or Ministry of Defence civilians employed in Saudi Arabia have supervised Saudi military officials fusing bombs for operational sorties in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/05/2019 15:05:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1124045

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to maintain the serviceability of the UK fleet of Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL15427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Army have awarded Thales a Future Support Contract to maintain the serviceability of the Watchkeeper Unmanned Air System from 1 April 2019 for the next five years.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2019 16:17:18 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1108727

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans for the concept and development phase for the two new littoral strike vessels to be concluded.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	239197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Develop phase (previously known as Concept and Development) for the Littoral Strike Ship will be concluded later this year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/04/2019 14:47:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1121991

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of former military personnel who have experienced difficulties in finding accommodation after their discharge from the armed forces in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	245570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Housing for veterans is the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), and the number of former military personnel who have experienced difficulties in finding accommodation after discharge is not known.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is developing a new tri-Service policy to provide more comprehensive support to Service personnel and their families as they transition out of the Armed Forces, and this will include advice and support on housing matters.</p><p>As set out in the Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain 2017 report, published on 31 January 2019, MHCLG has introduced a package of measures to ensure the Armed Forces community have the same access to social housing and are not disadvantaged by the requirement for mobility whilst in Service. In 2016/17 a greater proportion of the UK Armed Forces veterans were estimated to spend less than six months waiting for social housing compared to the non-veteran population.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/04/2019 15:07:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1111204

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will fund research into the number of former members of the armed forces who are homeless; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	243310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) strongly believes that no-one should be homeless, least of all someone who has served their country. However, there is no substantive evidence to suggest that veterans are over-represented in the homeless population. As part of the recently launched Veterans Strategy the Government has made clear its commitment to tackling rough sleeping and homelessness and ensuring that all veterans have a secure place to live.</p><p>We recognise that there are limited statistics on homelessness; that is the why the MOD and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are working together to gather more comprehensive data on this issue. The Combined Homelessness and Information Network statistics suggest that 3% of the rough sleeping population in London have served in the Armed Forces and other independent research shows that the rough sleeping figures for veterans are around 3-4% across the UK. The same research shows that that an individual is less likely to be homeless if they have served in the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/04/2019 15:32:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1125681

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the pastoral support provided to veterans subject to historic investigations.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	252560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Within the Army's Personnel Services Group (APSG), the Operational Legacy team coordinates welfare and pastoral support to Army veterans and serving personnel who are subject to historical investigations. APSG has drawn together all stakeholders (Including those in the Ministry of Defence, the appropriate Regimental Headquarters and Associations, the Confederation of Service Charities and 'ABF - The Soldiers' Charity') to ensure coherent pastoral support to veterans, under the primacy of the MOD's Veterans UK. This is incorporated into the recently announced UK-Wide Veterans' Strategy and is supported by £10 million of funding overall. I am confident that this demonstrates that the Department has a clear strategy and is meeting its obligations to veterans subject to historical investigations, whilst also protecting the Army's reputation for future generations of soldiers.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:23:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1125685

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if her Department will ensure that all veterans who are under investigation in relation to historic cases in Northern Ireland are made aware of her Department's welfare and pastoral support.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	252561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>It is a very high priority for Defence to ensure that all personnel involved in Northern Ireland Legacy matters are offered, free, appropriate legal and pastoral support, taking account of individual circumstances, including health and wellbeing. For both inquests and criminal investigations, we contact every veteran as soon as we have been made aware of their potential involvement. This contact will signpost points of contact within the Ministry itself, (including the MOD's 'Veterans UK'); the Army, including the Army Personnel Services Group and Regimental Associations or equivalent organisations and relevant charities and third sector bodies. In addition, MOD officials are in frequent contact with veterans' organisations and other interested bodies and make every effort to publicise this support through appropriate channels, to ensure that the wider veterans' community has a channel through which they can contact the Department if appropriate. We also have appropriate points of contact so that those of whom we are not initially aware, can initiate contact with the right people.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:26:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones