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170367

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RFA Arugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many beds on RFA Argus are in use; and how many patients have been treated on board that ship since her arrival in Sierra Leone.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	218599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The role of RFA Argus is to provide both a logistical and a medical evacuation capability. This logistical support is provided by three Merlin helicopters embarked on board and a riverine capability to enable Royal Marines to deploy in support of UK operations. The ship also forms part of the wider provision of non-Ebola medical care for primarily UK military and HMG personnel.</p><p>In its current configuration RFA Argus has ten Ward beds and two Intensive Therapy Unit beds in the facility on board. In addition there are two Trauma/Emergency Department beds and one further bed in the operating theatre, making an overall total of 15. As at 6 January 2015 only one bed is currently occupied. However, a further 12 patients have been admitted to, and treated in, the facility since its arrival in Sierra Leone. Two others were treated in the Emergency Department and discharged.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 06/01/2015 17:47:43 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

147467

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government charged the government of Libya for training Libyan forces; and how much of that amount has been received.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	214166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel is given in the attached table:</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government has agreed to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for these costs. They have already paid £2.5 million, and we will continue to negotiate with them over paying the balance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, small numbers of Libyan Armed Forces have been trained in UK staff colleges over the last three years and in Libya by the Defence Advisory Team. These activities cost approximately £0.5 million in financial year (FY) 2012-13 and approximately £1.7 million in FY 2013-14. The forecast for this activity in FY 2014-15 is £0.2 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213247 213248 213336 213337 213404 213854 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:01:31 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 213404 - Costs to UK for Training of Libyan Service Personnel.doc title Costs to UK of Training Libyan Service Personnel previous answer version 28361 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

168636

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	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 continuing military support he plans to provide to Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	217755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Around 470 personnel are based in Kabul to lead mentoring at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy and as advisors to support institutional development at the Afghan security ministries. Their work towards sustaining the ANSF, which will continue until at least 2017, equates to £70 million a year.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 17/12/2014 17:29:01 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 33111 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

168637

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	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 he plans to provide military air support to the government of Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	217756
	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 213144 218556 question first answered 17/12/2014 17:35:53 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 33112 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

173377

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nigeria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is offering to Nigeria to help combat Boko Haram.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	220628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 12 January 2015 to Parliamentary Question 906917, to the hon. Member for Bedford (Richard Fuller).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 20/01/2015 16:23:02 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name HOC220628.doc title Hansard Extract 12 January 2015 previous answer version 38894 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

173378

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure members of the armed forces helping with the Ebola outbreak have adequate protection against the disease.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	220629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We take the protection of military personnel exceptionally seriously: it is our highest priority.</p><p>The key element of this protection is the training and briefing which is conducted prior to deployment, and which is tailored to their role in Sierra Leone, including the use/operation of the personal protective equipment issued. This training is supplemented on arrival in Sierra Leone and updated thereafter in line with the prevailing situation.</p><p>All personnel returning from Sierra Leone will be screened for Ebola in line with current guidance from Public Health England. This is part of a much wider monitoring and screening process, which will run throughout an individual's deployment.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 20/01/2015 16:24:58 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 38890 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

172953

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nigeria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen military co-operation with Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	906917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK along with other international partners, is providing military, intelligence and development support to assist Nigeria in its efforts to tackle the terrorist activities of Boko Haram and address the root causes of instability. The substantial package of UK assistance includes increased training and capacity building for the Nigerian Armed Forces, and surveillance and intelligence support.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/01/2015 17:24:45 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

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

173379

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2015
	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 UK armed forces will be employed in training Iraqi and peshmerga brigades to fight against ISIS.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	220607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>For several months we have provided training and equipment to Kurdish forces, including infantry, combat first-aid, sharp-shooting and counter-IED training. The National Security Council agreed in December that we should do further work to scope the additional assistance we could offer to the Iraqi military. At this stage no firm decisions have been made.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 19/01/2015 15:59:15 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

92157

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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, how many British service personnel are serving in (a) Afghanistan and (b) other countries.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	209788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Around 600 UK Armed Forces personnel are currently deployed on operations in Afghanistan and around a further 2,930 are deployed on operations in other countries. Information on the stationed location of all UK Regular Forces is available at <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/376061/QLS_Quarterly_Location_Statistics__October_2014.pdf#page=4" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/376061/QLS_Quarterly_Location_Statistics__October_2014.pdf#page=4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/376061/QLS_Quarterly_Location_Statistics__October_2014.pdf#page=4</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol type="1"><li>‘UK Armed Forces personnel’ includes UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service personnel and mobilised reservists.</li><li>‘Other countries’ excludes deployments in the UK, Afghanistan and personnel on board Naval Vessels.</li><li>Data for personnel deployed on operations only includes personnel who are deployed to an overseas location with an assigned country code. Personnel on overseas training exercises are excluded.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 18/12/2014 16:31:20 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 22766 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn