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1166635

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK armed forces are undertaking urban training exercises in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	6215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Defence has developed a prudent standby package of Defence personnel to support the civil authorities on a range of tasks if required. There are no plans to utilise military personnel for public order following Brexit and the Armed Forces have not undertaken urban training exercises in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. Defence routinely conducts training and exercising in a range of environments, including urban environments as part of its preparedness for overseas operations.</p><p> </p><p>A list of the sites routinely used by the Armed Forces for training in urban environments is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>SITE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salisbury Plain Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lulworth Range Complex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tregantle Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Kent Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hythe Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lydd Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longmoor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bramley Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pirbright Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stanford Army Field Training Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fingerinhoe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sennybridge Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swynnerton Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerwent Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castlemartin Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leek Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nescliff Training Camp</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magilligan Training Centre &amp; Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ballykinler Tranining Centre &amp; Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garelochhead Training Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catterick Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warcop</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army Training Unit Suffield – Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army Training Unit Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sennylager Training Centre – Germany</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 6216 question first answered 31/10/2019 14:59:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1166869

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO: Open Skies Treaty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to NATO on the importance of continued cooperation under the Open Skies Treaty.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	6180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence has raised this with his US counterpart and senior Government officials have also done so with theirs. We have also discussed this with other NATO Allies. In our representations we have emphasised that we believe the Treaty remains a valuable Confidence and Security Building Measure which contributes to military transparency and reducing the risk of conflict.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2019 14:57:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1156145

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review his Department's policy on training military officers from countries with a record of human rights abuses.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	5051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>All training offered to foreign military personnel is provided in accordance with an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessment, which will evaluate the risk of the training being used in a way that is not in line with human rights and British values. Participation in UK training exposes personnel from other countries to UK values and standards and helps to promote concepts of accountability, transparency and human rights protection. OSJA assessments are reviewed annually and also if there is a change of circumstances which might significantly alter the risks relating to any existing Defence training programmes.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/10/2019 15:25:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1151847

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are for military personnel to provide support at ports in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	4358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not placed any additional personnel on standby to provide support to ports throughout the UK for Brexit. However, Defence has developed a prudent standby package of 3,300 Defence personnel who are on standby to support civil authorities on a range of tasks if required.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 4360 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:27:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1151849

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimates he has made of the number of military personnel on standby to provide support to ports throughout the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	4360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not placed any additional personnel on standby to provide support to ports throughout the UK for Brexit. However, Defence has developed a prudent standby package of 3,300 Defence personnel who are on standby to support civil authorities on a range of tasks if required.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 4358 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:27:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1151492

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	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 implications for his policies of the conclusions of the Journal on the Use of Force and International Law article entitled UK Nuclear deterrence policy: an unlawful threat of force published online on 22 September 2019; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	3709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>I can reassure the hon. Member that the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent is fully compliant and compatible with our international legal obligations.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/10/2019 15:11:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1151493

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 222573 on Nuclear Weapons: International Law, whether (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have read the article referred to; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	3710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence forms its policy considering a wide range of sources. We do not comment on whether, or to what extent, individual pieces of academic writing contribute to or influence policymaking. However, the UK keeps its nuclear deterrence policy and posture under review in light of the international security climate and the actions of our potential adversaries.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 3711 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:12:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1151494

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 222573 on Nuclear Weapons: International Law, whether that answer was based on an assessment made by his Department of the implications for his policies of the conclusions of the article referred to in that Question; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	3711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence forms its policy considering a wide range of sources. We do not comment on whether, or to what extent, individual pieces of academic writing contribute to or influence policymaking. However, the UK keeps its nuclear deterrence policy and posture under review in light of the international security climate and the actions of our potential adversaries.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 3710 question first answered 28/10/2019 15:12:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1151499

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Arctic: Diplomatic Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of appointing an ambassador to the Arctic to represent the Government’s interests in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	3716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>None. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon is Minister for the Polar Regions and is supported by the Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth's Polar Regions Department. The Government has consistently noted that such an Ambassador to the Arctic would not add significant value to existing structures and roles currently in place, nor justify the additional costs.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/10/2019 15:25:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1150950

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hybrid Warfare
	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 modernise defence strategy to ensure the UK can address hybrid threats.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	2911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Hybrid threats require a whole of Government approach, not just Defence. Accordingly, the UK approach has centred upon using all arms of Government and the levers available to deter, respond to, and counter hostile activity.</p><p>The Modernising Defence Programme, published in 2018, acknowledged that hybrid threats are one of the driving factors fundamentally changing the character of warfare and set out the ways in which Defence would mobilise, modernise and transform to address this. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is actively working to develop the right capabilities, policies and permissions to effectively respond to hybrid threats, and the additional £2.2 billion funding for Defence announced as part of Spending Round 19 is supporting that effort.</p><p>We are also working to protect our conventional capabilities from new threats. The MOD has already invested significantly in cyber defence and security, across a broad range of its capabilities and infrastructure. This includes investing £12 million in the Defence Cyber School, £22 million on the creation of new cyber operations centres, and £40 million in the Cyber Security Operations Capability. £265 million has also been invested in a pioneering approach to root out cyber vulnerabilities within military platforms and wider cyber-dependent systems, helping Defence better understand and mitigate cyber risks.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/10/2019 14:22:28 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone