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539559

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will work with (a) Oman and (b) other Middle Eastern countries to broker a deal to end the current conflict in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	43116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson), met his Saudi, Emirates and US counterparts on 19 July in London to review the situation in Yemen. A political solution is the best way to bring long-term stability and end the conflict. We welcome and fully support the UN led talks in Kuwait: now is the time to reach an agreement. We will continue to work closely with the UN and partners in the Middle East, including Oman, to encourage both sides to engage constructively.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/07/2016 15:12:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

539770

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Islamic State
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 24 May 2016, Official Report, column 414, whether the battle damage assessment carried out after every RAF strike assesses whether civilians have been injured as a result of UK strikes.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	43259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>As set out in my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's contribution, the Ministry of Defence conducts a battle damage assessment after every RAF strike. This assessment reviews the strike, including whether it resulted in civilian casualties. Based on this careful assessment we have no evidence of civilian casualties as a result of any UK strikes in Iraq or Syria since combat operations began in 2014 and 2015 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/07/2016 15:13:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

539648

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to speed up the application process for refugee family reunion.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	43151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>Customer service is a key priority for UK Visas and Immigration, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the visa application process is kept under regular review, including by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. Customers now apply and pay online in addition to being able to make appointments to submit their documents and biometrics at visa application centres in over 200 locations around the world.</p><p>The published service standard for resolving refugee family reunion applications is within 12 weeks, or 60 working days. Where an application is complex and likely to take longer than the advertised processing times, UKVI will contact the applicant to inform them of this.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/07/2016 15:13:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

539789

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are no further breaches of Freedom of Information regulations on the identification of people making requests on his Department's website.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	43241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>There have been no recent breaches of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to the identification of people making requests on the Department’s website. Guidance and training on the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998 is provided to Departmental staff on a rolling basis.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 26/07/2016 15:15:05 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

539772

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Islamic State
	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 13 June 2016 to Question 39927, what the procedure is for triggering an independent service police investigation into an allegation of civilian casualties.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	43258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>An independent Service Police investigation would be triggered in Iraq or Syria when there is substantive evidence that civilians have or may have been killed or injured through the actions of UK forces.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/07/2016 15:15:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

540010

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Alliances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the implications of the outcome of the EU referendum for existing bilateral defence agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	43428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>Immediately after the referendum I contacted a number of my European counterparts to reassure them that Britain remains committed to existing bilateral Defence agreements and to NATO. The then Prime Minister and I reiterated this at the NATO Warsaw Summit. We will continue to engage closely with our Allies and partners.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 26/07/2016 15:15:50 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

539769

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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, with reference to his oral contribution of the Minister for Armed Forces of 27 June 2016, Official Report, column 19, what recent steps he has taken to develop joint policy on investigating civilian casualties.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	43260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The Coalition is in the process of developing a joint policy on investigating civilian casualties. However, until that is finalised, the current policy is that each coalition member investigates civilian casualties according to their respective national methodology.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/07/2016 15:16:23 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

540006

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what property assets his Department (a) has sold in the last five years and (b) plans to sell before 2020 as part of the Government's commitment to dispose of surplus assets and make better use of the Department's estate.
	tabling member constituency	Braintree
	tabling member printed	James Cleverly
	uin	43335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>A copy of the Department's property assets sold within the last five years is attached.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has committed to releasing land to accommodate 55,000 homes before 2020, in support of the Government's public sector land release target. The MOD has also committed to reducing the built Defence estate by 30% by 2040. This year in January and March I announced 19 sites which will provide land for some 21,000 homes in this Parliament. By the end of this year I shall clarify further land release plans.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/07/2016 15:17:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name PQ43335_Site_list_for_MOD_assets_sold_in_the_last_five_years.doc title 43335 - Site List of MOD Disposals - Last 5 Years
	tabling member	4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly

539568

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Israel: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to impose an embargo on the sale of arms between the UK and Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	42997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes its arms export responsibilities very seriously and operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria. We do not believe that imposing a blanket arms embargo on Israel would promote the urgent progress towards the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which we want to see. We continue to monitor the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and take into account the latest circumstances when assessing licence applications. Israel, like any state, has the right to ensure its own security, as its citizens also have the right to live without fear of attack and we will continue to support Israel’s right to defend itself.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/07/2016 15:18:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

540008

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing domestic Remotely Piloted Aircraft System pilot training capability.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	43321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The Armed Forces continually assesses aircrew training requirements and the efficacy of its training capability to ensure it is fit for purpose.</p><p>Specialist flying training for RAF Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) pilots who are not previously qualified and experienced military pilots starts with a bespoke version of Elementary Flying Training on the Tutor aircraft. All pilots then conduct MQ-9 Reaper-specific conversion training and qualifications in the USA. Once this training is completed pilots in the RPAS Pilot branch are awarded their wings. MQ-9 Reaper conversion training is currently conducted at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico and Creech Air Force Base, Nevada using a mix of US and UK facilities and instructors.</p><p>Watchkeeper training is conducted in both the UK mainland and at the British base on the British Overseas Territory of Ascension Island. All basic manned flying training, theory training and simulator training is conducted in mainland UK, students then deploy to Ascension Island for the live flying elements of their course.</p><p>Desert Hawk 3 training is conducted in both the UK and USA. All theory training is conducted in the UK but some live flying is conducted in Camp Roberts California.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/07/2016 15:19:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald