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101081

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Cultural Specialist Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many weeks of cultural and historical training the average graduate of the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit course receives in addition to their language training.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
	uin	211975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Defence Cultural Specialist Unit is not a training establishment and therefore does not offer any courses in the generally accepted use of the term. Its role is to prepare and provide Cultural Specialists and Human Terrain Analysts for units at readiness or deploying on operations. The Unit works with a variety of organisations, including the Defence Centre for Language and Culture at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, to ensure that its personnel are appropriately trained to meet the UK's commitments.</p><p>After the completion of appropriate language training, which also includes elements of cultural and historical learning, a Cultural Specialist will receive, on average, between 3-5 weeks of cultural and historical training specific to their future role.</p><p>Since the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit was formed in 2010, 59 personnel have spent more than six months undertaking related studies. These are provided at a range of locations, including the Defence Centre for Language and Culture at the Defence Academy. As at 30 October 2014 the Unit had seven personnel undertaking cultural and historical training.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 211968 question first answered 10/11/2014 17:29:48 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 25865 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88
	tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101088

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Cultural Specialist Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces have spent more than six months studying with the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit; and how many are studying now.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
	uin	211968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Defence Cultural Specialist Unit is not a training establishment and therefore does not offer any courses in the generally accepted use of the term. Its role is to prepare and provide Cultural Specialists and Human Terrain Analysts for units at readiness or deploying on operations. The Unit works with a variety of organisations, including the Defence Centre for Language and Culture at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, to ensure that its personnel are appropriately trained to meet the UK's commitments.</p><p>After the completion of appropriate language training, which also includes elements of cultural and historical learning, a Cultural Specialist will receive, on average, between 3-5 weeks of cultural and historical training specific to their future role.</p><p>Since the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit was formed in 2010, 59 personnel have spent more than six months undertaking related studies. These are provided at a range of locations, including the Defence Centre for Language and Culture at the Defence Academy. As at 30 October 2014 the Unit had seven personnel undertaking cultural and historical training.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 211975 question first answered 10/11/2014 17:29:48 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 25866 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88
	tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101340

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any UK personnel deployed on Operation Telic have reported any ill effects due to exposure to legacy chemical weapons and made any claims for compensation due to exposure, whether real or perceived, to chemical weapons.
	tabling member constituency	Neath
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Hain
	uin	212182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, we have identified the Service personnel who formed the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear teams involved in the operation to destroy Iraqi chemical weapons and there is no record of any of these personnel having made claims relating to exposure to chemical weapons.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/11/2014 17:40:44 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

101350

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Catterick Garrison: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Boulogne Barracks, Catterick, was last used as accommodation for single servicemen and women; what the maximum number of personnel who could be accommodated in that barracks was at that time; and if he will make an estimate of how much the cost was of renovating that barracks for use as single living accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	212286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Bourlon Barracks still routinely provides accommodation for up to 112 personnel. It can accommodate up to 1,108 personnel but there are no plans to use other buildings within the Barracks for this purpose. There has, therefore, been no estimate of how much the cost of renovating Bourlon Barracks for use as Single Living Accommodation would be.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/11/2014 17:41:59 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

101540

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the merits of Army Technical Operations personnel in Northern Ireland being based closer to locations where the majority of explosive devices have been found in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	212401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>I would like to pay tribute to the work of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams in Northern Ireland who respond with extreme professionalism to all requests for assistance, throughout Northern Ireland. I am confident that the support which the teams provide to the Police Service of Northern Ireland is delivered in the most operationally effective way possible commensurate with the specific environment, and that this view is shared by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/11/2014 17:33:03 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 25869 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

101814

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military personnel and (b) UK personnel there will be in the NATO training, advice and assistance mission in Afghanistan in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	212584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The recent signature of the US/Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement and NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) by the Afghan Government opened a new chapter for cooperation between Afghanistan and the international community. The SOFA provides the legal basis for the NATO follow-on mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces from 2015.</p><p> </p><p>We would expect to contribute a few hundred military personnel.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 212690 question first answered 10/11/2014 17:41:27 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

101819

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hebrides
	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 a sonic boom over the outer-Hebrides on 29 October 2014; and what assessment he has made of the likely cause.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	212735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has received no reports of a sonic boom over the Outer-Hebrides on the 29 October 2014. Two RAF Typhoon aircraft were present in the Hebrides area at the time, one went supersonic for operational reasons, but it is not possible to confirm if a sonic boom resulted. Aircraft do not automatically create an audible sonic boom when flying supersonic as it depends on a variety of atmospheric and ground conditions.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 25/11/2014 16:59:19 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

101820

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Sierra Leone
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of engagement are of the deployment to Sierra Leone to tackle Ebola.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	212680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The current Ebola crisis in West Africa is beyond the capacity of national authorities and NGOs to tackle alone. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is assisting the Department for International Development in providing a key component in the UK's response. MOD involvement will enable the provision of direct medical care and the implementation of measures needed to contain a wider outbreak, and thus help keep Britain safe from the disease.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 24/11/2014 16:56:36 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

101868

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether agreement has been reached with the President of Afghanistan on the role and status of (a) foreign and (b) UK military personnel in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	212690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The recent signature of the US/Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement and NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) by the Afghan Government opened a new chapter for cooperation between Afghanistan and the international community. The SOFA provides the legal basis for the NATO follow-on mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces from 2015.</p><p> </p><p>We would expect to contribute a few hundred military personnel.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 212584 question first answered 10/11/2014 17:41:27 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

105876

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received from the Afghan government on the use of the Royal Air Force to provide close air support for the Afghan National Security forces.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	213144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>To date, the Afghanistan Government has made no formal representations to the Secretary of State on the use of the Royal Air Force to provide close air support to the Afghan National Security Forces.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 217756 218556 question first answered 17/12/2014 17:35:53 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29876 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson