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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

1357597

	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	Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish (a) the number of open Military Aid to Civil Authorities (MACA) requests, (b) the number of personnel committed and on standby for MACA requests and (c) details of those MACA requests.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	53186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>As of 11 October there were 20 open Military Aid to Civil Authorities (MACA) tasks; further information on these tasks is included in the attached table. Those tasks with zero Defence personnel assigned in the table relate to the use of the Defence Estate by other authorities and no Defence personnel are specifically dedicated to the execution of the MACA. In addition to those personnel assigned in the table, 4,000 troops are held at readiness to further support a range of resilience operations at the request of the civil authorities.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2021 16:56:08 question first ministerially corrected 19/10/2021 13:35:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name MACA Requests.docx title MOD MACA Requests previous answer version 25085 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1454789

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests have been received by his Department from bordering countries to Ukraine to help with the humanitarian situation; and how many of the 1000 troops who are on readiness have been deployed to help with humanitarian assistance, by location.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	148045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) leads on a humanitarian response. No formal requests for humanitarian assistance have been received to date but the humanitarian situation remains fluid and could change quickly.</p><p>207 troops, and approximately 40 vehicles, are currently deployed to Poland as the spearhead element of the Humanitarian Assistance Task Force (HATF). Deployed force levels remain under constant review, in consultation with deployed Home Office and FCDO staff.</p><p>Together with the approximately 700 HATF personnel held at readiness in the UK, and 100 aligned to other operations in Poland, the HATF provides a prompt and scalable response to any emergent humanitarian tasking.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK has stepped up its support to the people of Ukraine again with the announcement of an extra £100 million worth of further humanitarian aid to the country. This brings the UK total offer of support to the Ukraine crisis to around £400 million.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey previous answer version 61986 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey 62096 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey question first answered 01/04/2022 10:02:33 question first ministerially corrected 01/04/2022 14:13:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1467649

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's personnel are deployed around the world; and in which locations those people are stationed.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	13255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The following table details the number of personnel deployed overseas on operations and their location. The numbers change depending on operational requirements, but are accurate at the time of answering the hon. Member's question.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of UK military deployed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of civilians deployed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of military and civilians deployed </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Montrose</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Penzance</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Chiddingfold</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFACardigan Bay</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Middleton</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Bangor</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Trent</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Spey</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Tamar</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AbuDhabi (British Embassy)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baghdad(British Embassy)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TelAviv(British Embassy)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del> <ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del> <ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan(British High Commission)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mali</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tunisia(British Embassy)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chad</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Sudan</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>1,372</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>1,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>417</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosnia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kosovo</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Macedonia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuala Lumpur</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon (British Embassy)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/06/2022 11:55:20 question first ministerially corrected 30/06/2022 16:41:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 5196 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1490734

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Agnes Wanjiru
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the case of the death of Agnes Wanjiru has been a barrier to the final ratification of the Defence Cooperation Agreement between the UK and Kenya.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	39867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>After engagement with the Kenyan Government, and the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee of the Kenyan Parliament, the ratification treaty was tabled on 13 July 2022. That session of the Kenyan Parliament was subsequently cancelled. The existing Defence Cooperation Agreement remains<ins class="ministerial">, with a bridging agreement,</ins> in place in the meantime.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/07/2022 13:34:04 question first ministerially corrected 09/08/2022 09:04:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 15999 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1505149

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel have been involved in Operation Isotrope each month since its inception.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	47352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>On average approximately <del class="ministerial">180</del><ins class="ministerial">210</ins> personnel are engaged on operation ISOTROPE at any time. This has remained broadly constant for the duration of the operation with only small fluctuations when there are personnel changeovers.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/09/2022 14:58:45 question first ministerially corrected 17/01/2023 12:01:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 17881 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1538373

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Chinese personnel have attended training courses at (a) the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, (b) Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, (c) Britannia Royal Naval College, (d) Royal Air College Cranwell and (e) other training establishments of the armed forces in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	76191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Chinese personnel attended the following courses at UK Armed Forces training establishments in the last five years:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Establishment</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Course Title </strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Number of Students</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019-20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal College of Defence Studies</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Basic Drill Instructor Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Advanced Drill Instructor Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">International Explosive Ordnance Disposal Maritime Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018-19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">RAF Cranwell</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Initial Officer Training</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018-19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal College of Defence Studies</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Advanced Drill Instructor Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">International Search Adviser Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017-18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal College of Defence Studies</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017-18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">RAF Cranwell</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Aircrew Instructors Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">RAF Cranwell</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Aircrew Instructors Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All Arms Basic Drill Instructor Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal College of Defence Studies</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Royal Military Academy Sandhurst</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Initial Officer Training</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Defence Academy</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Advanced Command and Staff Course</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">No sensitive information was included within any of this training. No training has been provided to Chinese personnel after this period, either in the UK or in the People’s Republic of China.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The numbers of Chinese nationals who have attended UK Defence training establishments from 2010 is as follows:</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Financial Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>RAF Cranwell</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Military Academy Sandhurst </strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Naval College Dartmouth</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Joint Services Command and Staff College Shrivenham</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Defence Academy (Royal College of Defence Studies)</strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright</strong> </ins> <ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment </strong> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016-17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017-18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018-19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019-20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020-21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2021-22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0 </ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">I offer here a more comprehensive picture than has been previously requested.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Numbers have changed from previous answers for a number of reasons: the inclusion of RCDS (a Defence establishment, but not a military base); the capturing of some activity not previously counted; and some changes due to realigning figures from calendar to financial years.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK has never provided training that contained any sensitive information and it did not compromise the Official Secrets Act. No training has been provided to Chinese personnel since 2020, either in the UK or in the People’s Republic of China. </ins></p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 11:48:51 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2022 10:09:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 31333 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1539401

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much fuel was used by the Chinook helicopter in transporting her to the Manston asylum processing site on 3 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	79267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The Chinook flight for the Home Secretary was incorporated into a routine training sortie, for the operational crew of four personnel, based at RAF Odiham.</p><p> </p><p>The duration of the training sortie was three and a half hours, including the 30-minute leg<del class="ministerial">s from and</del> to Manston, during which the Home Secretary was embarked. It is not possible to separate the costs of these legs from the wider training sortie.</p><p> </p><p>The Chinook was not diverted away from other defence tasks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/11/2022 10:30:52 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2022 14:26:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 33192 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1539945

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s policy is on UK military aircraft entering the airspace of the Republic of Ireland for operational purposes.
	tabling member constituency	North Antrim
	tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
	uin	902088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department’s policy is that UK military aircraft do not enter the sovereign airspace of Ireland for operational purposes, without the express prior agreement of the Irish Government. Questions on sovereign airspace access and associated regulations are for individual nations to answer, therefore any questions on Irish airspace should be directed to the Irish government.</del><ins class="ministerial">UK Military aircraft do not enter the sovereign airspace of Ireland for operational purposes, without the express prior agreement of the Irish Government. The RAF polices the UK Flight Information Region (FIR) on behalf of NATO and the international community and would only enter foreign national airspace when authorised to do so. Questions on sovereign airspace access and associated regulations are for individual nations to answer, therefore any questions on Irish airspace should be directed to the Irish Government.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 16:36:56 question first ministerially corrected 07/11/2022 17:20:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 31708 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1540124

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Leave Outside the Immigration Rules (LOTR) applications for additional family members under the Afghan relocation and assistance policy (ARAP) and ex-gratia scheme (EGS), which Department makes the decision on whether to grant LOTR applications under the EGS scheme; how many such applications have been received in total under both schemes; and how many such applications under both schemes (a) have received a positive decision, (b) have received a negative decision and (c) were still pending on 7 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	80716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>When a principal applicant submits a Leave Outside the Immigration Rules (LOTR) application for additional family members, it is initially received by the Ministry of Defence. A decision on whether this application meets the eligibility requirements of the EGS/ARAP additional family member policy is made by the Ministry of Defence or referred to the relevant sponsoring Government department (dependent upon the role performed by the principal applicant with EGS/ARAP eligibility) to make that decision.</p><p>Those found to meet the eligibility requirements are then referred to the Home Office by the Ministry of Defence, who will perform additional checks (such as biometric enrolment and security) in order to make the final decision on the grant of LOTR.</p><p>Since August 2021, a total of 1,103 applications for additional family members have been received by the Ministry of Defence.</p><p>Of the above, decisions have been made in 401 cases across HM Government.</p><p>i) <del class="ministerial">107</del><ins class="ministerial">167</ins> applications have ben found to be eligible, in whole or in part, and referred to the Home Office for grant of LOTR.</p><p>ii) 234 applications have been found to be ineligible by Defence and the Foreign Office.</p><p>iii) <del class="ministerial">70</del><ins class="ministerial"><strong>702</strong></ins> applications are awaiting an eligibility decision with Defence and other Government departments. These are at various stages of the decision-making process and are being worked through on a case by case basis, by the relevant Government department, as quickly as practicable.</p><p>All casework decisions are taken against a clear framework of eligibility criteria. Timelines regarding LOTR eligibility decisions can vary considerably, dependent upon the complexity of the case, the need to conduct checks with other Government departments, or the length of time it takes for applicants to respond to follow-up queries.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/11/2022 13:02:31 question first ministerially corrected 05/12/2022 19:18:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 35674 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis