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348550

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of flights by Russian military aircraft over Lancashire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	900131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text In accordance with the Open Skies Treaty, Russian military personnel, accompanied throughout by RAF personnel, conducted observation flights over the UK during the weeks of 11 May and 1 June 2015. The aircraft involved was unarmed and pre-certified by all Open Skies states. It flew on a flight plan authorised by the Ministry of Defence, in this case including over Lancashire, and the UK received copies of all photographs taken. The UK conducts similar missions in Russia. answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/06/2015 15:04:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

444599

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
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 12 January 2016 to Question 21502, airstrikes in Syria, whether the robust process referred to includes an assessment of the number of civilian workers likely to be deployed in such installations and the potential number of casualties and other collateral damage from such airstrikes.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	22496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>Yes. This is the most important part of the process.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/01/2016 16:12:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

391382

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Early Warning Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK's airborne early warning aircraft capability is for air and maritime threat to the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	8118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>The Royal Air Force has six Sentry airborne early warning Mk1 aircraft, which are declared to the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force and fulfil a range of roles including air and sea surveillance and airborne command and control.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:17:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

435820

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who his Department has consulted on the development of the UK's Air Power Doctrine; and when he expects to publish that doctrine.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	19035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Work will commence on the next <em>UK Air and Space Doctrine</em> in the summer of 2016 and it is expected to be published in 2017. As with the previous version published in 2013, the RAF will consult widely across Defence as well as in the academic community. Research will draw on similar work from sources such as NATO and the United States Air Force.</p><p>In addition, the Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) will review the related Joint Doctrine Note (JDN): The UK Approach to Unmanned Systems. The intention is to publish the revised doctrine by autumn 2016.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2015 16:18:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

444606

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on compiling a definitive central list of all service personnel who lost their lives on operations in Northern Ireland between 1969 and 2007.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	22291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Work to produce a central list of Service personnel who lost their lives on operations in Northern Ireland between 1969 and 2007 has been a time consuming and detailed task. The process of finalising the details should appropriately consider the format of such a list and where such a list might be hosted in order to appropriately commemorate the loss of personnel during this operation. Publication will be made once due consideration of these issues has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/01/2016 16:57:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

432714

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timetable is for introducing proposals to amend the legal standing on which the armed forces undertake operations, as set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Work is under way to examine the options. We will announce further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/12/2015 16:25:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

386241

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to support Kurdish forces fighting ISIL in the Syrian town of Kobane and the surrounding area.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	4676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Within Iraq the UK has helped train over 1,500 Kurdish Peshmerga across a range of infantry, counter-Improvised Explosive Device, weapons maintenance and protection of civilian courses. UK air strikes have helped halt, hold and begin to roll-back ISIL, including in Kurdish areas. We have also gifted over 50 tonnes of equipment, 40 heavy machine guns, nearly half a million rounds of ammunition and delivered over 300 tonnes of weapons and ammunition on behalf of other coalition nations.</p><p>The coalition is helping counter-ISIL in Syria and coalition airstrikes have helped Kurdish forces liberate and then defend Kobane. The UK is not conducting any airstrikes in Syria but does have intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft periodically operating over Syria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2015 15:31:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

381236

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans next to inspect the (a) Bermuda Regiment, (b) Gibraltar Regiment and (c) Royal Montserrat Defence Force.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>While all three of these units are affiliated to the British Army, none is formally part of the UK Armed Forces. As such the Ministry of Defence neither funds nor inspects either the Bermuda Regiment or the Royal Montserrat Defence Force. The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is funded as part of British Forces Gibraltar, of which it is a key part, and costs around £9.5 million a year. It is inspected regularly with other units based in Gibraltar.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 2469 question first answered 22/06/2015 15:46:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

381237

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funds the Government contributes to the maintenance of the (a) Bermuda Regiment, (b) Gibraltar Regiment and (c) Royal Montserrat Defence Force.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>While all three of these units are affiliated to the British Army, none is formally part of the UK Armed Forces. As such the Ministry of Defence neither funds nor inspects either the Bermuda Regiment or the Royal Montserrat Defence Force. The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is funded as part of British Forces Gibraltar, of which it is a key part, and costs around £9.5 million a year. It is inspected regularly with other units based in Gibraltar.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 2468 question first answered 22/06/2015 15:46:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

432729

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 33 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, if he will set out the elements of the new pay model for members of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>We will provide further updates on Armed Forces Pay Reform in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 17899 question first answered 03/12/2015 16:26:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432731

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 33 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what estimate he has made of how many serving members in each branch of the armed forces are likely to be affected by the new pay model for members of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>We will provide further updates on Armed Forces Pay Reform in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 17898 question first answered 03/12/2015 16:26:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

384663

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional military training or assistance is being offered to the government of Afghanistan following the recent attack on the Afghan Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	Stephen Pound
uin	3500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>We strongly condemn Monday's attack on Afghan democracy.</p><p>The Afghan security forces responded positively to the incident and secured the Parliamentary site. They have held lead responsibility for security across Afghanistan since July 2013.</p><p>Alongside partners , the UK continues to make an important contribution to advising Afghanistan on security development through NATO's mission. The UK's focus is on institutional capacity building, including supporting the training of the next generation of Afghan Army officers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2015 15:29:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	161 label Biography information for Stephen Pound

349219

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether France has requested the deployment in Africa of any UK Reapers or other unmanned aerial systems.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	1516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>We routinely discuss with France our respective operational deployments, including those of Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition Reconnaissance (ISTAR) assets, in those parts of the world where both UK and French Forces are engaged. But we have received no formal French request for deployment of Reaper or other UK unmanned aerial systems in Africa.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/06/2015 15:50:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

386586

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Germany: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) armed forces personnel, (b) civilian staff, (c) equipment and (d) other British military assets have been withdrawn from Germany since 2013.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We remain on track to meet the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 commitment to withdraw our forces from Germany by 2020. The proportion of Armed Forces Regular personnel and civilian staff who have been withdrawn from Germany between the period 1 January 2013 and 1 April 2015 is 32.5% and 23.6% respectively.</p><p>Units are responsible for returning their equipment and other assets to the UK. Some equipment, for example left-hand drive vehicles, has remained in Germany and is managed on a fleet basis. As a result the overall proportions are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2015 16:51:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

426497

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the number of UK military personnel currently involved in military operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	15165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>We have over 850 military personnel committed to Operation SHADER (counter-ISIL operations in Iraq and Syria) based across the Middle East</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/11/2015 16:22:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

387002

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, What his policy is on the size of the regular armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	5069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We have committed to maintaining the size of the regular Armed Forces, and we will continue to ensure we have the right mix of people and skills to deliver our world-leading defence capabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2015 15:14:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

390734

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2015 to Question HL1125 on Saudi Arabia: Yemen, how many precision-guided weapons of what type are being provided to Saudi Arabian armed forces; what procedures are in place to monitor the use of such weapons by Saudi Arabian armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>We do not routinely reveal the exact numbers of precision guided weapons being provided to the Saudi authorities as to do so would prejudice commercial interests, and also to protect Saudi operational security. The release of this information would be a matter for the Saudi authorities.</p><p>The UK aims to operate one of the most rigorous and transparent export control regimes in the world. Each licence application is rigorously assessed using internationally recognised criteria. The Saudis have provided repeated assurances to us that they will be used in compliance with international humanitarian law and we continue to engage with them on those assurances.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2015 15:30:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

437889

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military 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 (a) RAF Reapers, (b) RAF Tornados and (c) other RAF aircraft have come into radar contact with Russian military aircraft inside Syria since 30 September 2015.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	19866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>We do not routinely collect information on radar contacts. It is inevitable when operating in the same airspace as other nations that RAF aircraft will come into radar contact with those nations. This is one of the ways in which the RAF, as part of the US-led coalition, ensures safe-separation of aircraft in Syrian airspace and enables the UK to continue to fly missions to help degrade and destroy Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/12/2015 14:35:47 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

443272

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether any members of the Burmese army who have received training from the Government have been involved in military offensives in which war crimes have allegedly been committed against civilians.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	21564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not provide combat training to the Burmese army. We do provide educational training which in 2015 included the Managing Defence in a Wider Security Context and Strategic Leadership Programmes, both delivered by the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom in partnership with Cranfield University. In addition, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst delivered a Psychology of Leadership programme in Burma, and we have also provided English Language Training. We hold no information on whether any specific members of the Burmese Army who have received training from the UK have been involved in offensives in which war crimes may have been allegedly committed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2016 16:18:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

439370

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been killed as a result of UK airstrikes in Syria since 3 December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	20597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not maintain total counts of enemy combatants killed in UK military action. We are not aware of any reports of civilian casualties resulting from UK air strikes in Syria since 3 December 2015.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/01/2016 16:10:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

424257

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Optical Fibres: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the current threat posed to UK undersea fibre optic cables from hostile forces.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	13593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>We do not comment on intelligence matters or media speculation relating to these.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/11/2015 16:27:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

442583

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the Op HERRICK (Afghanistan) Aircraft Statistics document, published on 29 October 2015, how many of the 68 strikes made using the Dual Mode Brimstone missile during operation HERRICK were completed with the aid of ground-based HUMINT.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	20951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not comment on intelligence matters I am therefore withholding the information as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or Security of the Armed Forces.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2016 15:15:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

433459

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what review he has conducted of the operational capacity of Islamic State in Libya; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	18324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>We are extremely concerned about and closely monitoring the growing threat from extremist groups in Libya, including groups affiliated with Daesh. These groups threaten Libya, her regional neighbours and UK interests in the region. We have seen barbaric and appalling acts of terror inside Libya, including the targeting of others because of their faith. Daesh continues to commit appalling atrocities, including, most recently, in Sirte.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/12/2015 14:12:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

437062

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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 his Department has made an assessment of the accuracy of reports by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch that a UK-produced bomb was used in an airstrike against a civilian factory in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	19547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of the allegation that a ceramics factory in Sana'a Governorate was attacked on 23 September 2015 causing civilian casualties and are monitoring this alleged incident.</p><p>In doing so, the Ministry of Defence is considering a range of evidence from Government sources, foreign governments, the media and international non-governmental organisations. Our consideration of this allegation is on going.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/12/2015 12:01:49 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

439369

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State: Military Intervention
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 Foreign Secretary of 16 December 2015, on Daesh: Syria/Iraq, if he will take steps to assess whether there have been civilian casualties as a result of UK airstrikes in Iraq and Syria through means other than receipt of reports.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>We analyse the risks involved in any potential strikes in advance in order to minimise risks to civilians. Once a mission is launched, our aircrew assess and minimise risks prior to weapons being released. Every strike is subjected to careful post-mission scrutiny to confirm the aircrew's assessment, allowing us to examine in detail any claim of civilian casualties. We would publish any report which concluded that civilian casualties had resulted from UK military action.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/01/2016 16:08:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443030

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to attempt to remove or deport refugees and asylum seekers at the the UK Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus to third countries.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	21365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Under Sovereign Base Areas legislation, people whose asylum claims fail are liable for deportation. Some applications for asylum in Cyprus are still being processed.</p><p>We will seek to deport those who have not claimed asylum or have had their application rejected.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2016 16:22:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

348658

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the target strength of the Army is for each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Under Army 2020 the size of the Army will be around 82,000. This figure was reaffirmed in the 2015 Conservative manifesto.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/06/2015 15:35:07 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

432247

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF aircraft are conducting military operations against ISIS in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	17666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>UK aircraft deployed in the fight against ISIL consists of eight Tornado, two C130 transport aircraft, one Voyager re-fueler, one Sentinel surveillance aircraft, one Airseeker surveillance aircraft and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/11/2015 16:48:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

347353

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what collisions involving a nuclear-powered submarine and (a) another submarine, (b) another naval vessel, (c) a private vessel and (d) a merchant vessel have taken place since 2 April 2009.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Two such incidents have been recorded since 2 April 2009:</p><p> </p><p>HMS Torbay grounded in the Eastern Mediterranean in April 2009.</p><p>HMS Astute grounded off the Isle of Skye in October 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 392 question first answered 04/06/2015 16:35:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

347355

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grounding incidents involving UK nuclear-powered submarines have taken place since 2 April 2009.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Two such incidents have been recorded since 2 April 2009:</p><p> </p><p>HMS Torbay grounded in the Eastern Mediterranean in April 2009.</p><p>HMS Astute grounded off the Isle of Skye in October 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 391 question first answered 04/06/2015 16:35:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

438035

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type (a) 45 Destroyers and (b) 23 Frigates will be used to host training programmes for Royal Navy personnel in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	19773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>Training programmes for Royal Navy personnel are delivered on all Royal Navy ships and submarines as part of the unit's generation and operation cycles, throughout individuals' careers. We currently have six Type 45 Destroyers and 13 Type 23 Frigates in service.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/12/2015 12:05:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

426763

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel have been trained aboard HMS (a) Astute and (b) Ambush.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
uin	15290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>Training onboard Royal Navy Submarines is a continual process with specific Command courses for submarine Captains and organised training for replacement Officers and Other Ranks by suitably qualified and experienced personnel.</p><p>Identifying all those personnel who have undertaken any aspect of training on these vessels could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/11/2015 13:59:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

437128

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Reaper drones are currently deployed in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>To safeguard operational security I am withholding operational information on the number of RAF Reaper aircraft deployed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/12/2015 12:05:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

388163

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many refugees the Royal Navy has rescued in the Mediterranean (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of all those rescued.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	6011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>To date, the Royal Navy has rescued <del class="ministerial">4,752</del> <ins class="ministerial">4,747</ins> persons under its Search and Rescue mission in the Mediterranean. The Royal Navy does not record whether a rescued person is a refugee or an economic migrant; this is the responsibility of the receiving nation (in this instance, Italy). The Ministry of Defence does not hold overall statistics of all those rescued at sea by other nations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/07/2015 16:24:35 question first ministerially corrected 23/07/2015 11:40:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 13486 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

383829

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements his Department is making to ensure that US and UK F-35 squadrons at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Marham benefit from joint through-life support.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>Through-life support for the F-35 aircraft of all Nation Partners will be provided by the Global Support Solution, as part of the Joint Strike Fighter Program.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the US seeking to maximise any potential benefits that may exist given the proximity of RAF Lakenheath and RAF Marham.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/06/2015 15:23:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

388914

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chad: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK military personnel have been deployed in Chad since October 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	6420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>Three Tornado GR4 aircraft were deployed to Chad, from late August to mid October 2014 as part of the international effort to locate and retrieve the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in North East Nigeria. Up to ninety-one UK military personnel were in Chad supporting the Tornado aircraft, and those personnel had all returned to the UK by 17 October.</p><p>We learned a range of lessons from the Tornado GR4 deployment in Chad in 2014, not least in terms of the challenges associated with deploying fast jet aircraft to a new and austere location.</p><p>Since October, four UK military personnel have deployed to Chad in support of French counter-extremist activity in the region.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 6418 6419 question first answered 17/07/2015 13:21:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

388917

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chad: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the lessons learnt were from the deployment of the RAF in Chad in 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	6418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>Three Tornado GR4 aircraft were deployed to Chad, from late August to mid October 2014 as part of the international effort to locate and retrieve the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in North East Nigeria. Up to ninety-one UK military personnel were in Chad supporting the Tornado aircraft, and those personnel had all returned to the UK by 17 October.</p><p>We learned a range of lessons from the Tornado GR4 deployment in Chad in 2014, not least in terms of the challenges associated with deploying fast jet aircraft to a new and austere location.</p><p>Since October, four UK military personnel have deployed to Chad in support of French counter-extremist activity in the region.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 6419 6420 question first answered 17/07/2015 13:21:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

388918

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chad: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft were deployed in Chad in 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	6419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>Three Tornado GR4 aircraft were deployed to Chad, from late August to mid October 2014 as part of the international effort to locate and retrieve the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in North East Nigeria. Up to ninety-one UK military personnel were in Chad supporting the Tornado aircraft, and those personnel had all returned to the UK by 17 October.</p><p>We learned a range of lessons from the Tornado GR4 deployment in Chad in 2014, not least in terms of the challenges associated with deploying fast jet aircraft to a new and austere location.</p><p>Since October, four UK military personnel have deployed to Chad in support of French counter-extremist activity in the region.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 6418 6420 question first answered 17/07/2015 13:21:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

416803

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many foreign service personnel on exchanges served in Northern Ireland under Operation Banner.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	8736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/09/2015 16:09:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

432226

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to change the payment of annual increments to military staff between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government has no plans to remove incremental pay or annual pay increases for serving members of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/11/2015 16:54:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

422020

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian casualties were recorded as a result of drone strikes in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	901611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>There were no known incidents of civilian casualties from UK Remotely Piloted Air System strikes in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/10/2015 16:40:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

431947

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times Minsters in his Department visited defence establishments in Northern Ireland in 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>There were five Ministerial visits during 2014.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/11/2015 16:53:14 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

442890

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has been made of the health and wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers who arrived at the UK Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus (a) in 1998 and (b) in October 2015; and what steps are being taken to support their health and wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	21203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>There is no requirement to carry out assessments of the refugees and asylum seekers who arrived in 1998 as arrangements for these individuals were made some time ago to have access to health facilities in the Republic of Cyprus as and when they require. Those occupying the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Transit Facility located in Dhekelia who arrived in the SBA on 21 October 2015 have regular access to medical, dental and other health facilities as required. Local non-governmental organisations have engaged with the migrants and offered psycho-social support including access to social workers and refugee specialists. The Republic of Cyprus has recently commenced an education package for children and adults at the facility. Separately, the International Committee of the Red Cross, British Red Cross and Cyprus Red Cross assessed health and wellbeing in November 2015.</p><p>We have also had an official from the Department for International Development providing advice on the ground, to help us meet the refugees needs.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2016 16:23:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

423281

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Akrotiri: Refugees
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 prepare a deal with further refugees arriving by sea at RAF Akrotiri.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	13127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>There is no evidence the migrants were intending to arrive in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA). The arrival was due to one of two boats having engine failure off the peninsula upon which RAF Akrotiri is located. The Sovereign Base Areas Administration (SBAA) has a protocol with the Republic of Cyprus to consider claims by asylum seekers arriving directly in the SBAs. If they do not claim asylum or their claim to asylum is rejected the SBAA will take steps to remove the migrants to their country of origin.</p><p>The SBA Police Maritime unit is conducting increased patrolling of the waters within its jurisdiction, using enhanced navigational aids, including a 24-hour radar capability. The Cyprus Operational Battalion are providing additional manpower for base security. The Republic of Cyprus has indicated it has increased their maritime patrols in their adjacent territorial waters. Security is also supported by RAF Search and Rescue helicopters from 84 Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri.</p><p>If a boat is in distress in SBA territorial waters the SBAA has a duty under international law to provide aid and assistance to protect lives.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/10/2015 16:39:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

420693

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government reached an agreement with Afghan tribesmen for the person who made the bomb which killed Captain Lisa Head in April 2011 to be released from prison.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>There is no evidence linking anyone conclusively to the death of Captain Lisa Head, and no such agreement was made with Afghan tribesmen.</p><p>Where there was sufficient evidence against Afghan nationals detained by UK forces, they were handed over to the Afghan authorities for further investigation and prosecution. All individuals conclusively linked to the deaths of UK Service personnel have now been convicted by the Afghan authorities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/10/2015 14:52:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

421780

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has any plans to reduce the length of deployments for Royal Navy personnel; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>There is currently no plan to reduce the length of deployments for Royal Navy personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/10/2015 15:18:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

347949

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarines: Irish Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has held with NATO and the EU on the effect of submarine activity on fishing in the Irish Sea in April 2015.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>There have been no such discussions between the Secretary of State and other Ministers with NATO and the EU, nor have there been such discussions at official level. The Royal Navy takes this issue particularly seriously and has a Fishery Liaison Officer to provide a central point of contact with the UK Fishing Industry, as well as regular consultation with fishermen's associations, training for personnel, and strict rules and procedures on reporting any incidents that might occur.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/06/2015 15:47:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

444152

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian casualties have been recorded in Syria as a result of RAF military intervention since 2 December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	22197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>There have been no recorded civilian casualties in Iraq or Syria as a result of RAF military intervention since 2 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 22196 question first answered 19/01/2016 15:30:07 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

444153

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian casualties have been recorded in Iraq as a result of RAF military intervention since 2 December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	22196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>There have been no recorded civilian casualties in Iraq or Syria as a result of RAF military intervention since 2 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 22197 question first answered 19/01/2016 15:30:07 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

421001

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Alexander Blackman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will review the Army's rules of engagement in response to the court martial of Sergeant Blackman.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the Army's Rules of Engagement in response to the court martial of Sergeant Blackman. Rules of Engagement (ROE) are Operation not Service specific and set out the legal and policy constraints within which all UK forces must work. UK forces receive mandatory training in order to ensure that they understand the responsibilities and obligations placed on them by ROE profiles and UK and international law.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/10/2015 14:22:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell