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1105501

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
	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 UK's sovereign ability to manufacture complete military jets in the event that the manufacture of Hawk aircraft in the UK ceases.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	237677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 UK Combat Air Strategy along with the £1.9 billion Ministry of Defence investment in the Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative will help support the skills, capability and capacity that provides combat air freedom of action and operational advantage as well as sustaining choice as to how a next generation combat air system is delivered.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 15:36:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1105575

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department makes an assessment of export potential when designing and developing UK military capabilities.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	237632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence considers exportability as part of its investment decisions and capability development process. We have developed an Exportability Policy internally and are working closely with industry to implement our approach. Recent examples of this approach include the Type 31e and the Combat Air Strategy. On 14 March 2019 we announced to Parliament (HCWS1411) a series of measures on Defence Prosperity including on growing exports and inward investment.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 10:52:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 14 March 2019,( HCWS1411).docx title Update on Defence Prosperity Programme
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1105651

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Defence intends to operate its white and green fleet of Heavy Goods Vehicles to at least as high a technical and safety standard as civilian commercial operators.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL14845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence's Policy Statement for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HS and EP) requires the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to comply with all applicable UK legislation when operating within the UK, including for the operation of its white and green fleet of Heavy Goods Vehicles. When operating overseas, the MOD applies UK standards and arrangements where reasonably practicable and, in addition, responds to host nations' relevant HS and EP expectations. Where MOD dis-applications, exemptions or derogations from UK legislation apply, the MOD is required to maintain Departmental arrangements that produce outcomes that are, so far as reasonably practicable, at least as good as those required by UK legislation.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/04/2019 14:52:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1105984

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many financial mitigation payments have been made to MoD personnel based in Scotland in relation to the Scottish rate of income tax; and at what salary level those payments began.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	238377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>No financial mitigation payments have yet been made to Ministry of Defence personnel resident in Scotland in relation to higher rates of Scottish income tax. Mitigation payments for Tax Year 2018-19 will be made in June 2019 to those with taxable earnings of £27,200 or more. Mitigation payments for Tax Year 2019-20 will be made in June 2020 to those with taxable earnings of £28,193 or more. It is estimated that up to 8,000 payments will be made in June 2019 and up to 7,000 payments in June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2019 14:43:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1107811

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Physiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular military physiotherapists are currently deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	238592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 5 March 2019 there were the following numbers of Regular and Reserve physiotherapists by location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 238593 question first answered 04/04/2019 14:41:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1107812

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Physiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reserve military physiotherapists are currently deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	238593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 5 March 2019 there were the following numbers of Regular and Reserve physiotherapists by location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 238592 question first answered 04/04/2019 14:41:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1107813

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Physiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian physiotherapists employed by his Department are deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	238594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The latest available data from the Joint Medical Group and the Ministry of Defence Human Resources Management System provides the following numbers of civilian physiotherapists by location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Civilian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2019 14:39:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1107814

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Rehabilitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rehabilitation support workers who are not qualified physiotherapists are deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	238595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>There are a number of roles within the Defence Medical Services, other than physiotherapists, that support the rehabilitation of Service personnel. For the purposes of answering this question, rehabilitation support workers have been taken to mean Exercise Remedial Instructors. Currently there are the following in each location:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2019 14:42:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1108723

	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	Indo-Pacific Region: Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the UK Government is taking to strengthen military co-operation with allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	239195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK already has strong ties with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, reinforced by regular exercises and operations. We maintain the UK Garrison in Brunei and UK-managed military facilities in Singapore. The UK will continue to deepen bilateral and multilateral defence engagement in the region - for example, in recently re-establishing the resident Defence Adviser post in Sri Lanka and applying for Observer Status on two of the Association of Southeastern Asian Nations Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus Expert Working Groups.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/04/2019 14:34:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108725

	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	Indo-Pacific Region: Military Alliances
	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 potential merits of the establishment of a UK forward deployment base in the Indo-Pacific region in addition to the existing arrangements in Brunei and Singapore.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	239196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake) to Question 208862 on 23 January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/04/2019 14:35:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 208862 - Caribbean and South East Asia - Military Bases.docx title Caribbean and South East Asia: Military Bases
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones