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854856

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to maintain defence co-operation with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	904171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said in her 17 February speech in Munich, Europe’s security is our security.</p><p> </p><p>We want to co-operate closely with the full range of European partners, including the EU, to keep our citizens safe from threats and to defend our shared values.</p><p> </p><p>This could include continued UK participation in specific EU-led operations and missions. We are also cooperating with EU partners to develop Europe’s military capabilities in a way that strengthens NATO and our wider alliances too.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 05/03/2018 17:02:48 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1104478

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Honours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to ensure that veterans are honoured for their service; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	910008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Our veterans are honoured and recognised in a number of ways. The publication of the Strategy for our Veterans, the Veterans ID card, the Veterans Badge, Armed Forces Day and events throughout the year, including the D Day 75 commemorations in June, recognise the huge debt we owe to those who have served in HM Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Covenant is a cross-Government pledge to support the Armed Forces community, including veterans, across all sectors of society.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:48:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

992610

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve mental health support for members of the armed forces and veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
	uin	907176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works with a range of partners to ensure that serving personnel and veterans receive the mental health support they need. Last year we published a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy setting out measures to further improve the mental health of the Armed Forces. Earlier this year we commissioned a new 24/7 Mental Health Helpline for serving personnel and their families from Combat Stress, linking into its existing service for veterans.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/10/2018 15:44:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

795175

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to encourage innovation by defence suppliers
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	902570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/11/2017 18:00:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

921348

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the National Security Adviser on the current and future intensity of the threat environment.
	tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
	tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
	uin	905756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As the House is aware, the Ministry of Defence is currently conducting the Modernising Defence Programme.</p><p>I meet the National Security Adviser on a regular basis to discuss key issues including Russia’s increasingly destabilising behaviour, conflict and tension in Syria and the wider Middle East, the spread of violent extremism and organised crime in ungoverned spaces, and the situation on the Korean peninsula.</p><p>The Modernising Defence Programme will take all of this into account as we determine what capabilities and policies we need to meet the threats we face.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:48:41 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

921349

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	EU Battlegroups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the Government's decision to withdraw from leading the EU battlegroup in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	905759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>In March this year, given ongoing negotiations about post-Brexit arrangements between the UK and EU, we decided to withdraw our provisional offer to lead an EU Battlegroup in the second half of 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Our decision gave good time for another Member State to take on the role.</p><p> </p><p>The UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement has confirmed that the UK may not lead an EU Battlegroup during the Implementation Period.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 15:47:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1104477

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Job Satisfaction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of morale in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	910007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence places great importance on the morale of our Armed Forces and we are taking steps to enhance the positive aspects and experiences of Service life. Issues previously identified in the survey have already informed the development of a range of programmes under way across Defence and the single Services including Flexible Service and the Future Accommodation Model.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:49:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

921350

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	North Korea: South Korea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the military situation on the Korean peninsula.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
	uin	905761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Tensions on the Korean peninsula are lower than for some time.</p><p>We look forward to the summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-Un and hope that it results in an agreement that brings about complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.</p><p>I urge Kim Jong-Un to heed the clear message that it is only through a change of course that he can realise the security and prosperity that North Korea claims to seek.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:46:27 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

854857

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	904174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Modernising Defence Programme is being undertaken to ensure that our Armed Forces have the right processes and capabilities in place to address the evolving threats that we face.</p><p> </p><p>As the hon. Member will be aware, I have had regular discussions with the Chancellor since arriving at the Ministry of Defence and will continue to do so as the Modernising Defence Programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 05/03/2018 17:02:05 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

889262

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Trespass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress his Department has made on taking legal action against people who set up illegal encampments on its land.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	904880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence always takes appropriate and timely legal action to remove people occupying its land unlawfully. Any eviction must be in accordance with policy and the legal process.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/04/2018 16:09:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena