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1546075

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2022 to Question 49057 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applications were awaiting an initial decision by his Department as of 28 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	97488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>To date, we have relocated over 12,000 ARAP principals and their dependants to the UK, including over 5,000 since Op PITTING concluded at the end of August 2021.</p><p>As of 29 November 2022, there are approximately 74,135 ARAP applicants awaiting a decision on their application. However, it is important to note that this includes applicants who did not provide valid contact details when submitting their application. Furthermore, based on employment records we estimate that the vast majority of the outstanding 74,135 applicants are ineligible under the ARAP Scheme.</p><p><del class="ministerial">We are focussing our efforts on identifying those eligible individuals who are still awaiting a decision and relocating all those eligible to the UK. The ARAP team continue to focus on indentifying and relocating the estimated remaining 795 ARAP eligible individuals, with an estimated 3,180 dependants, assesed to be In Afghanistan-using HMG emplyomnet records to target efforts.</del></p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/12/2022 13:33:56 question first ministerially corrected 08/12/2022 08:07:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 39486 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

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

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

1233785

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Inappropriate Behaviours in the Armed Forces Review
	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 10 September 2020 to question 85970 on Inappropriate Behaviours in the Armed Forces Review, whether he has plans in place for the consultation of (a) charities, (b) Community Interest Companies and (c) other stakeholders for Danuta Gray’s one year on review of the Wigston report.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	88830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>Danuta Gray began her Review on 15 July 2020 and the terms of reference are attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Review seeks to assess progress made against the Wigston recommendations over the past year. Tackling unacceptable behaviour requires a culture change, therefore Ms Gray's Review has engaged with personnel at all ranks and grades, with Non-Executive Directors and private sector experts; it has also been informed by a range of studies and feedback. Culture change is a long-term process and the Wigston Review estimated it would take five to ten years to make a measurable difference; it is too early to consult on a wider basis, but future work is likely to include liaison with Service charities.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 16/09/2020 16:49:50 question first ministerially corrected 29/09/2020 11:18:25 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name Wigston one year on review TOR (1).docx title Wigston Terms of Reference - One Year on previous answer version 47730 answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1167814

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Honours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	8593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on GOV.UK, and a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at:</p><p><del class="ministerial">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-</del>.<ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fhonours-recipients-by-ethnicity&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliBranch-ParliQuestions%40mod.gov.uk%7C91281305e22d4dd5ee7a08d761e9b7b9%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637085528743185737&amp;sdata=%2BJN33nDlzXY32F9mRq1aRptkbCOvQXMtWrs%2BqVlJ0cM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity</a></ins></p><p>Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Ministry of Defence are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/11/2019 11:55:21 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2019 16:22:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 3986 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1540695

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	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, how many Chinese Armed Forces personnel were provided with training at UK military bases in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	82179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The numbers of Chinese Armed Forces personnel attending courses at UK Armed Forces establishments from 2010 is as follows:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Financial Year</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>No. of Chinese Nationals</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010/2011</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011/2012</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012/2013</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013/2014</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014/2015</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/2016</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017/2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018/2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019/2020</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020/2021</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2021/2022</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK has never provided training that contained any sensitive or classified 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.</del></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><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></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"><strong> </strong> </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><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></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><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/11/2022 17:49:10 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2022 10:10:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 34130 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

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

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

756799

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Military Police investigations into staff at AFC Harrogate there have been in the last 10 years; what the (a) related allegations and (b) outcomes were in each of those investigations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	7890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Data on the outcomes of Royal Military Police investigations over the last ten years will take time to collate. Information relating to disciplinary action is currently <del class="ministerial">unlkown</del><ins class="ministerial">unavailable</ins>. I will write shortly to provide the data requested.</p><p>The Army does not tolerate unacceptable behaviour by any personnel, including staff and Junior Soldiers at the Army Foundation College, in any form. All allegations are treated very seriously and investigated. As part of our duty of care, instructors at the College will normally be suspended until an investigation has been carried out, or depending on the circumstances, they may be removed from post without prejudice and reassigned. As a result of the misconduct investigation and findings, the without prejudice removal will then be classified as blameworthy or non-blameworthy, and dealt with accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/09/2017 16:54:31 question first ministerially corrected 08/09/2017 10:39:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 8920 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

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