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1064922

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Forces
	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 that Afghan Interpreters are eligible for help from UK service charities.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	224813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>When former Locally Employed Staff (LES) are relocated to the UK, we provide funding for four months of support by the Local Authority through a contracted support provider. These support providers offer assistance to the former LES in areas such as familiarisation with their new location and setting up their new home; finding school or nursery places for children; access to English language lessons, including women only classes, and courses to assist the former LES in finding employment. After the four month point, care and support properly become the responsibility of the local government and healthcare providers.</p><p>We receive reports from Local Authorities on how successfully former LES have settled at the four month point. We cannot legitimately track former LES beyond this point. But, in the cases of severely disabled former LES, we have worked with Local Authorities, the care providers and a Service Charity (Help 4 Heroes) to facilitate additional charitable support.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/02/2019 15:24:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

750880

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: War Crimes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases have been opened as part of Operation Northmoor; and how many of those cases have been (a) closed and (b) remain ongoing.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	4195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Our Armed Forces are rightly held to the highest standards and credible, serious allegations of criminal behaviour must be investigated, in accordance with the Armed Forces Act 2006. Operation Northmoor is an independent investigation conducted by the Royal Military Police (RMP). It has discounted over 90% of the 675 allegations received because there was no evidence of a criminal or disciplinary offence. To date no case has been referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority but the investigations continue and the investigators will follow the evidence where it leads them. The RMP has full investigative independence and the Ministry of Defence has not influenced in any way the scope and duration of Operation Northmoor.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2017 15:42:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

1027761

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution, column 665, 18 December 2018 in response to the hon. Member for Colchester, Official Report, how many (a) regular and (b) reserve personnel will comprise the 3,500 service personnel that will be available to Departments in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	203450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely conducts contingency planning with other Government Departments for a range of eventualities. The MOD is presently working with Departments across Government to clarify the precise requirement for military support. Until that work is completed it is not possible to provide a breakdown of what percentage will comprise Regular and Reserve forces. In line with MOD's Whole Force concept, whenever a force is generated, consideration is given to the utilisation of Reserves, particularly in specialist roles, and the augmentation of existing command structures.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2019 16:20:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1041726

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is giving to the Nigerian Government to repel attacks by armed insurgents in north-east Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	208931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Since 2014, the UK has sought to support and enable a Nigerian-led regional response to Boko Haram and related violent extremism in the north-east, doing so in the context of the long-term need to help build capacity of the Nigerian Armed Forces and support Defence Transformation. Some 70 Defence personnel are currently deployed to Nigeria on an enduring basis, and over 800 have deployed to Nigeria on training and advisory tasks since April 2015. This is supported by equipment gifting, places on professional development courses, and a focus on developing Nigerian Command, Staff, and Leadership institutions.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/01/2019 17:34:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

723115

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of the (a) Army Reserve, (b) Royal Navy Reserve, (c) RAF Reserve and (d) Royal Marines Reserve has been in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	71608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The requested information is published in the Department's monthly Service personnel statistics, which can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2017</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/04/2017 09:30:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

900143

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Aviation
	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 adequate access to and from the Falkland Islands for civilians and military personnel during the repair of the runway on Ascension Island.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	141854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The military owned and operated South Atlantic Airbridge currently operates twice per week between the UK and the Falkland Islands. In the absence of access to Ascension Island for RAF Voyager operations, the service currently operates via Cape Verde in order to change crews and refuel. This ensures the continuation of the twice weekly service during the Ascension Island runway resurfacing programme.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/05/2018 13:23:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

900237

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ascension Island: Airports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress is being made with repairs to the runway on Ascension Island.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	141855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2018 answer text <p>The runway on Ascension Island is owned and operated by the US Department of Defense (DOD) who are responsible for the full resurfacing programme. The programme is due for completion in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/05/2018 13:22:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

915040

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ascension Island: Airports
	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 adequate access to and from Ascension Island for (a) civilians and (b) military personnel during the Ascension Island runway resurfacing programme.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	148966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is working closely with the US Department of Defense, who own and operate the Ascension Island runway, to ensure continued access to the Islands during the runway resurfacing programme. The MOD will ensure during this time that a mechanism is in place for UK Defence personnel to access the island in support of MOD business.</p><p>Civilian access is overseen by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ascension Island Government. Access to the island for civilians is currently available through the commercial air link provided by South African Airlink from Cape Town via St Helena.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2018 15:13:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

918570

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time taken between sending in an online application and attestation for regular and reserve recruits to the British Army has been in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	150731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The requested times taken between receipt of a processed application and enlistment (intake to Phase 1 training) for regular and reserve soldier applicants are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Regular Time in Days</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Reserves Time in Days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Min</p></td><td><p>Average</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>High</p></td><td><p>Min</p></td><td><p>Average</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>High</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>An improvement plan is seeking to make further, more significant, reductions in the average/median time between application and enlistment.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures are a single service estimates, they are not Official Statistics.</p><p>Attestation is not at a consistently set milestone for applicants within the recruitment pipeline and is therefore not held centrally in the format requested. Date of intake to Phase 1 training has been provided.</p><p>Figures do not include Officers.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 16:43:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

918573

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Regular and (b) Reserve passed an assessment centre to join the Army in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	150732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of Regular and Reserve Army personnel who passed the assessment centre or the Army Officer Selection Board in each year since 2012 is shown in the tables below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Regular and Reserve Other Ranks </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Regular Soldier</p></td><td><p>Reserve Soldier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>8,920</p></td><td><p>2,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6,820</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>8,180</p></td><td><p>2,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7,870</p></td><td><p>3,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td><td><p>2,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>6,480</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Regular and Reserve Officers</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Regular Officers</p></td><td><p>Reserve Officers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures are a Single Service estimates and are not Official Statistics.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 16:40:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting