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1174355

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many experiments were conducted on animals by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on behalf of his Department in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	9721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) makes has an active programme to reduce and replace animal experiments and in recent years we have developed a number of alternative methods for testing that do not require animals. We will continue to look for alternatives so that we minimise our use of animals.</p><p> </p><p>Animal experiments are regulated by the UK Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). Under ASPA, “animal experiments” are referred to as “scientific procedures”. In accordance with ASPA, Dstl makes an annual report of scientific procedures to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of scientific procedures using animals conducted at Dstl Porton Down between 2009 and 2015 have been previously reported to the House as in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>8,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>9,438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9,722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>8,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,249</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">For the years 2016 to 2018, the numbers of procedures are in the table below. Data for 2019 will be available later this year.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,747</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,905</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,941</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/02/2020 12:34:17 question first ministerially corrected 10/02/2020 10:20:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 5248 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1177795

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	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 10 February 2020 to Question 9721, on Porton Down: Animal Experiments, on which species of animal were scientific procedures conducted in each year from 2009 to 2018; and how many scientific procedures were conducted on each species.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of scientific procedures, by species, for the years 2009 to 2018</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Dog</p></td><td><p>Domestic fowl</p></td><td><p>Guinea Pig</p></td><td><p>Hamster</p></td><td><p>Macaque (primate)</p></td><td><p>Marmoset (primate)</p></td><td><p>Mouse</p></td><td><p>Pig</p></td><td><p>Rabbit</p></td><td><p>Rat</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>7,982</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>8,553</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>9,438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>652</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>8,801</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>9,722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>8,205</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>8,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>5,641</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>6,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>3,411</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>4,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>2,894</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>3,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>2,167</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>2,747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>3,905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>1,738</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/02/2020 14:29:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1327548

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many experiments were conducted on animals by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on behalf of his Department in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>Animal experiments are regulated by the UK Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). Under ASPA, &quot;animal experiments&quot; are referred to as &quot;scientific procedures&quot;. In accordance with ASPA, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) makes an annual report of scientific procedures to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of scientific procedures using animals conducted at Dstl in 2019 was 1,500 and in 2020 the figure was 1,194.</p><p> </p><p>Animal experiments at present remain a necessary part of Defence research and enable Dstl to develop protective measures for the UK and its Armed Forces that save lives. Examples of protective measures are vaccines and treatments that prevent or reduce the effects of exposure to chemical and biological agents and treatments for traumatic injuries. Dstl does not conduct animal experiments for the development or testing of offensive weapons and the Home Office does not grant licences for these purposes.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/06/2021 10:49:39 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1331513

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	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 2 June 2021 to Question 6340, on Porton Down: Animal Experiments, on which species of animal were scientific procedures conducted in 2019 and 2020; and how many scientific procedures were conducted on each species.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	13115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The numbers of scientific procedures conducted pursuant to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, by species for 2019 and 2020, are set out in the table below:-</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Common name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Species name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mice</p></td><td><p>Mus musculus</p></td><td><p>1,328</p></td><td><p>1,014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pig</p></td><td><p>Sus scrofa domestica</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marmoset</p></td><td><p>Callithrix jacchus</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rat</p></td><td><p>Rattus norvegicus</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea Pig</p></td><td><p>Cavia porcellus</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hamster (Syrian)</p></td><td><p>Mesocricetus auratus</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Procedures</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>1,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,194</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/06/2021 14:58:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1348014

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's non-executive directors were appointed through open competition.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	35725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Departments follow the principles set out in Cabinet Office/HM Treasury 'Corporate governance in central government departments: code of good practice'. The current Ministry of Defence Non-Executive Directors were recruited through fair and transparent routes, with multiple candidates considered for each appointment. Appointments were made on merit.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/07/2021 13:34:13 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1348183

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Email
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he or any Ministers of his Department use personal email addresses to conduct Government business.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	35732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Ministers will use a range of digital forms of communication for discussions in line with relevant guidance on information handling and security.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Defence Security Policy states that, as a general rule, government information should be processed and stored on government systems, both for security reasons and to preserve the integrity of public records.</p><p> </p><p>Consequently, it should not normally be worked on using private email addresses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 27/07/2021 13:22:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1357422

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy and Merchant Shipping: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spends on average per annum on recruitment to the (a) Merchant Navy and (b) Royal Navy, by region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	53267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The annual spend on Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary recruitment incurred by the RN is as follows:</p><ul><li>Financial Year 20-21 - £62,467,335</li><li>Financial Year 19-20 - £60,740,041</li><li>Financial Year 18-19 - £53,073,272</li><li>Three Year Average - £58,760,216</li></ul><p>The spend cannot be broken down to UK regional level.</p><p>The Merchant Navy is not a Ministry of Defence organisation. Individual Merchant Navy organisations are responsible for their own recruiting costs.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 18/10/2021 10:28:03 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1665546

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British nationals are serving in (a) the French Foreign Legion and (b) other foreign militaries, by national military, as of 17 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	203026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>This is not a matter for the Ministry of Defence, therefore the information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/10/2023 14:52:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1665549

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are suspended from active duty due to an ongoing criminal investigation as of 17 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	203027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>As of 17 October 2023, there were approximately 60 Service personnel recorded as suspended from duty due to an ongoing criminal investigation, or post criminal investigation where justified.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/10/2023 14:52:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1665552

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) army, (b) RAF and (c) Royal Navy careers fairs were carried out in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	203028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Estimates from the single Services are provided in the tables below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Events</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>471</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1,971</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Note:</strong> The low numbers recorded over 2018-19 are due to a switch of recording system. The 2020-21 numbers were significantly reduced due to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year (FY)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Events</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023-24</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Note: </strong>Information prior to FY 2018-19 cannot be collated in the time available. The 2020-21 numbers were significantly reduced due to COVID-19. Figures include a variety of events from air shows, country shows, sporting events as well as the range of Graduate, Jobs, UCAS, Careers, Skills, Medical, Nursing and Apprenticeship Fairs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Events</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023 (to 17 October)</p></td><td><p>595</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Note:</strong> No consistent data on outreach event attendance is held prior to April 2020. The 2020 numbers were significantly reduced due to COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/10/2023 14:53:37 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith