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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

1109254

	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	Veterans: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support he is providing to the Veterans’ Gateway to support the ex-forces community.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	240023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is wholly supportive of the Veterans' Gateway, which provides a one-stop service to better support the veterans' community and help in accessing public, private and charitable services in the UK through a free 24/7 telephone number and dedicated website.</p><p>A £2 million grant from the MOD's Covenant Fund was awarded to the Consortium, which is led by the Royal British Legion, to fund the set up and running costs for the first two years. The MOD has subsequently provided an additional £250,000 to fund core Veterans' Gateway activities, and a further £108,000 to enable a six-month outreach trial.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/04/2019 14:18:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1109192

	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	Uganda: Military Aid
	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 237709 on Uganda: Military Aid, what indirect support the UK Government provides to Uganda’s Special Forces Command.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
	uin	240104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>It is possible that a small number of Ugandan People's Defence Force personnel, who were given initial officer training in leadership, command and professional standards at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, may have been posted into the Special Forces Command at a later stage in their career.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:32:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1109171

	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	Military Exercises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what notices his Department issues to civilian transport operators on potential interruptions to schedules as a result of military training exercises; how many notices were issued in each of the last five years; and what the locations were in relation to those notices.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	240031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The information on how many notices were issued and their locations is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Notice to Mariners can be found on The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ukho.gov.uk/nmwebsearch/" target="_blank">https://www.ukho.gov.uk/nmwebsearch/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Army works in conjunction with Highways England to ensure that traffic disruption caused by military activity is kept to a minimum. If members of the public wish to check their route to identify any traffic disruptions they can do so via Traffic England: http://www.trafficengland.com, Traffic Scotland: http://www.trafficscotland.org or Traffic Wales: <a href="https://traffic.wales/" target="_blank">https://traffic.wales/</a></p><p> </p><p>Notice to Airmen procedures are well established and details can be found on the Civil Aviation Authority website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=166&amp;Itemid=4.html" target="_blank">http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=166&amp;Itemid=4.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that a user name and password is required to allow access.</p><p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation regularly put out newsletters and guidance on when exercises are taking place, and when the public can and cannot access the training estate. these can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/search/advanced?group=guidance_and_regulation&amp;page=1&amp;topic=%2Fdefence%2Fdefence-armed-forces-ministry-of-defence-estate-public-access</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 09/04/2019 14:47:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1109064

	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	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, On how many occasions Army Bomb Disposal teams were called out in Northern Ireland between (a) 1 January 2014 and 1 July 2016 and (b) 1 July 2016 and 1 January 2019 as a result of (i) viable devices and (ii) hoax devices.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	239898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>For the information on Army bomb disposal activity in Northern Ireland for January 2014 to July 2018, I refer the hon. Member to my response of <br>23 November 2018 to his Question 193391.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the period of 1 August 2018 to 1 January 2019 can be found below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>1 July 2018 – 1 January 2019</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LOCATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TASKS*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IED</strong> <strong>DECLARATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HOAX</strong> <strong>DECLARATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland**</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* ‘Tasks’ refers to IED callouts (any task that may subsequently be classified by declaration as a Find, False, Hoax, IED, Explosion or Search Assist), as opposed to all callouts for all incidents, including Conventional Munitions Disposal callouts. These categories reflect the definitions of the Report of the Independent Reviewer Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007.</p><p> </p><p>** All incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:30:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1109023

	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	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruitment applications to the Armed Forces were declined on medical grounds in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	239921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>This information is taking some time to compile, and I will write to the hon. Member when the information is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/04/2019 16:39:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1109176

	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	Saudi Arabia: Typhoon Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Typhoon aircraft have been returned from Saudi Arabia for maintenance or refit since March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	240072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 240073 question first answered 08/04/2019 14:59:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1109208

	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	Saudi Arabia: Typhoon Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft have been returned from Saudi Arabia to the UK for maintenance or refit since March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	240073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 240072 question first answered 08/04/2019 14:59:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1109257

	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	Electronic Warfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to develop the UK’s offensive cyber capabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	240025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works in partnership with the Government Communications Headquarters to deliver the National Offensive Cyber Programme which harnesses the expertise of both organisations to establish a world-class offensive cyber capability delivered through a &quot;Joint Mission&quot; construct.</p><p>Defence is committed to exploiting offensive cyber (OC) as a warfighting tool. In doing so, we are developing and employing capabilities through the National Offensive Cyber Programme, and ensuring OC is fully integrated with military full-spectrum operations.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/04/2019 14:20:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1109005

	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	Dounreay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Defence on 6 March 2014, Official Report column 1085, corrected on 11 March 2014, whether there had been a measurable change in the radiation discharge other than the alpha-emitting particulate discharge.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	240026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>There was no measurable change in the alpha emitting particulate discharge from the Naval Reactor Test Establishment (NRTE). There was a measurable increase in the already very low levels of radioactive noble gases discharged; however, all discharges remained well below the levels authorised by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. The Shore Test Facility reactor at the NRTE ceased operations in July 2015.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 10/04/2019 14:18:37 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock