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1043058

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the highest hourly rate paid for legal advice was by (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's arms length bodies in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	209814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The highest hourly rate paid for legal advice by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) was £<del class="ministerial">580.</del><ins class="ministerial">597.</ins></p><p> </p><p>The highest hourly rate paid for legal advice by the MOD’s arms length bodies is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name of Arms Length Body</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Electronics and Components Agency</p></td><td><p>£295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory</p></td><td><p>£148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Army Museum</p></td><td><p>£550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Museum of the Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>£580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oil and Pipelines</p></td><td><p>£250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force Museum</p></td><td><p>£280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Hospital Chelsea</p></td><td><p>£530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Source Regulations Office</p></td><td><p>£450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office</p></td><td><p>£675</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/01/2019 16:35:44 question first ministerially corrected 28/03/2019 17:00:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 97151 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1048037

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money spent by his Department has been counted as UK aid spending; and what programmes that money has been allocated to within his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	212640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has an annual Official Developmental Assistance target of £5 million, of which approximately £6.12 million was spent in the calendar year of 2017 – a breakdown by programme is below. 2018 figures are currently undergoing a regular assurance process and will be published in April 2019.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme</p></td><td><p>£ million*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Education Programmes</p></td><td><p>£3.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Britjish Forces Cyprus: Refugee Camp</p></td><td><p>£0.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Hydrographic Office Charting Support</p></td><td><p>£0.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Locally Employed Civilian Training: Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>£0.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy: Disaster Relief Training</p></td><td><p>Less than £0.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>'Askari Serpent': Local Vaccination Programmes</p></td><td><p>£0.10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Figures rounded to 2 decimal places.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 07/02/2019 16:12:39 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson previous answer version 99528 answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1081771

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any MOD contractor has loaded weapons on to aircraft since March 2015 in Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	228080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>Contracted personnel have loaded weapons on to aircraft for training missions and test and evaluation activity, i.e. exclusively for use on weapons ranges, but they have not loaded weapons on to aircraft for operational sorties.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/03/2019 10:06:41 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 106413 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1081898

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	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 January 2019 to Question 207274 on Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia, whether the terms of the (a) 1985 and (b) 1986 Al Yamamah MOUs have been replicated in the Saudi British Defence Cooperation Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	228154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>The 1986 Memorandum of Understanding continues to govern the government-to-government arrangements for the supply of military equipment and services to the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, including the programmes of work agreed under the Saudi British Defence Cooperation Programme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 08/03/2019 10:03:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 106414 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1126175

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in her Department who were transferred or seconded to work (a) in other departments or (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU, have since returned to her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	253469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>Four Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servants remain augumenting in Other Government Departments as preparation for the UK to leave the EU. A total of 257 MOD civil servants were augmented to Other Government Departments including those who were augmented in support of Operation Yellowhammer. As at 14 May 2019, 253 had returned to the MOD.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/05/2019 15:10:08 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 119453 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1043062

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which activities undertaken by under-18s in the armed forces constitutes hazardous work as defined under Article 3 (d) of ILO Convention 182 and its accompanying Recommendation 190.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	209860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's Management of Health and Safety Regulations requires special attention to identifying and controlling health and safety risks to young persons in the workplace. Many of these are covered by existing risk assessment and control measures, but the employing branch will identify any additional control measures/changes required in accordance with the normal risk assessment process.</p><p>All Armed Forces personnel are trained for a wide range of operational tasks and environments, including combat. Established procedures are in place to ensure that Service personnel under the age of 18 are not deployed on operations. Our policies on under 18s in Service are robust and comply with national and international law.</p><p>Commanding Officers take their responsibilities towards their personnel extremely seriously. Commanding Officers pay close attention to the needs of under 18s as they pass from recruitment through Phase 1 and Phase 2 training, to operational units.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 210553 question first answered 24/01/2019 16:25:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1043136

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
	uin	209889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>I am interpreting your request as referring to civilian staff. Cleaning and catering services within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are provided through a number of facilities management contracts. Information on the rates of remuneration for cleaners and caterers is held by facilities management contractors and not by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>MOD guards have the same terms and conditions and pay scales as the wider MOD Civil Service. The MOD Guard Service comprises approximately 1,800 E2 grades and 200 E1 grades. The rate of remuneration is shown per annum in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Current National Pay Scales:</p></td><td><p>London Pay Scales:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E1</p></td><td><p>£19,911 to £21,155</p></td><td><p>£21,309 to £22,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E2</p></td><td><p>£17,476 to £17,992</p></td><td><p>£18,700 to £19,251</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition to pay scales, dependent on location, guards may also receive additional locational allowances.</p><p> </p><p>Remuneration rates for guards that are provided through commercial contracts are not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/01/2019 16:33:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043693

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: International Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents of potential concern on violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen his Department has tracked in each month since January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	210006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>As at 21 January 2019, the number of alleged instances of breaches or violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Yemen listed on the &quot;Tracker&quot; database maintained by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is 409. Of these, 15 are duplicate entries, which means that some incidents will have been recorded on more than one occasion likely because of the incomplete nature of Non-Governmental Organisation and media reporting upon which the MOD relies to update the &quot;Tracker&quot;.</p><p>The MOD does not assess allegations of IHL violations. The Saudi-led Coalition is best placed to do this and does so through its Joint Incident Assessment Team.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/01/2019 14:55:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1045487

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	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 his Department has made an assessment of whether military training activities constitute hazardous work as defined in Article 3(d) of ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour and its accompanying Recommendation 1902.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	210553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's Management of Health and Safety Regulations requires special attention to identifying and controlling health and safety risks to young persons in the workplace. Many of these are covered by existing risk assessment and control measures, but the employing branch will identify any additional control measures/changes required in accordance with the normal risk assessment process.</p><p>All Armed Forces personnel are trained for a wide range of operational tasks and environments, including combat. Established procedures are in place to ensure that Service personnel under the age of 18 are not deployed on operations. Our policies on under 18s in Service are robust and comply with national and international law.</p><p>Commanding Officers take their responsibilities towards their personnel extremely seriously. Commanding Officers pay close attention to the needs of under 18s as they pass from recruitment through Phase 1 and Phase 2 training, to operational units.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 209860 question first answered 24/01/2019 16:25:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1045546

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service inquiries have been conducted when a serious injury has occurred on training exercise or selection event between 2013-2019; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	210504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>In the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 August 2018 a total of 29 deaths among UK Armed Forces personnel occurred whilst on training or exercise. The Ministry of Defence publishes Official Statistics on this matter at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/training-and-exercise-deaths-in-the-uk-armed-forces-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/training-and-exercise-deaths-in-the-uk-armed-forces-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In the period from 1 January 2013 to 30 September 2018, 7,828 UK Armed Forces personnel were involved in 8,732 incidents resulting in serious injuries whilst on training or exercise. This figure includes both specified injuries and serious injuries (as defined by the Health &amp; Safety Executive) and, both very serious injuries and serious injuries (as reported through the Notification of Casualties system).</p><p> </p><p>In the period from 1 January 2013 to 24 January 2019, one Service Inquiry (SI) was convened solely for the purpose of investigating a serious injury occurring during a training exercise or selection event, where there were no fatalities. The circumstances resulting in a serious injury, without fatality, are unlikely to justify an SI. Where necessary, lessons may be learned without the need for an SI. JSP 832 (Guide to Service Inquiries) sets out the policy on when an SI should be convened. The current version of JSP 832 can be found at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/service-inquiry-si" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/service-inquiry-si</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Director General of the Defence Safety Authority (DG DSA) is the primary Convening Authority for all safety related SIs. All recommendations are allocated to a recommendation owner and are closed by DG DSA only when he is presented with sufficient evidence that all reasonable measures to implement the changes required have been taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 210505 210506 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:12:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1045547

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Inquiries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes exits within his Department has put in place to ensure that the recommendations of service inquires are implemented; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	210505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>In the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 August 2018 a total of 29 deaths among UK Armed Forces personnel occurred whilst on training or exercise. The Ministry of Defence publishes Official Statistics on this matter at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/training-and-exercise-deaths-in-the-uk-armed-forces-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/training-and-exercise-deaths-in-the-uk-armed-forces-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In the period from 1 January 2013 to 30 September 2018, 7,828 UK Armed Forces personnel were involved in 8,732 incidents resulting in serious injuries whilst on training or exercise. This figure includes both specified injuries and serious injuries (as defined by the Health &amp; Safety Executive) and, both very serious injuries and serious injuries (as reported through the Notification of Casualties system).</p><p> </p><p>In the period from 1 January 2013 to 24 January 2019, one Service Inquiry (SI) was convened solely for the purpose of investigating a serious injury occurring during a training exercise or selection event, where there were no fatalities. The circumstances resulting in a serious injury, without fatality, are unlikely to justify an SI. Where necessary, lessons may be learned without the need for an SI. JSP 832 (Guide to Service Inquiries) sets out the policy on when an SI should be convened. The current version of JSP 832 can be found at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/service-inquiry-si" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/service-inquiry-si</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Director General of the Defence Safety Authority (DG DSA) is the primary Convening Authority for all safety related SIs. All recommendations are allocated to a recommendation owner and are closed by DG DSA only when he is presented with sufficient evidence that all reasonable measures to implement the changes required have been taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 210504 210506 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:12:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1045548

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death and Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) serious injuries and (b) deaths have occurred in training or selection events across all three armed services since 2013; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	210506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>In the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 August 2018 a total of 29 deaths among UK Armed Forces personnel occurred whilst on training or exercise. The Ministry of Defence publishes Official Statistics on this matter at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/training-and-exercise-deaths-in-the-uk-armed-forces-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/training-and-exercise-deaths-in-the-uk-armed-forces-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In the period from 1 January 2013 to 30 September 2018, 7,828 UK Armed Forces personnel were involved in 8,732 incidents resulting in serious injuries whilst on training or exercise. This figure includes both specified injuries and serious injuries (as defined by the Health &amp; Safety Executive) and, both very serious injuries and serious injuries (as reported through the Notification of Casualties system).</p><p> </p><p>In the period from 1 January 2013 to 24 January 2019, one Service Inquiry (SI) was convened solely for the purpose of investigating a serious injury occurring during a training exercise or selection event, where there were no fatalities. The circumstances resulting in a serious injury, without fatality, are unlikely to justify an SI. Where necessary, lessons may be learned without the need for an SI. JSP 832 (Guide to Service Inquiries) sets out the policy on when an SI should be convened. The current version of JSP 832 can be found at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/service-inquiry-si" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/service-inquiry-si</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Director General of the Defence Safety Authority (DG DSA) is the primary Convening Authority for all safety related SIs. All recommendations are allocated to a recommendation owner and are closed by DG DSA only when he is presented with sufficient evidence that all reasonable measures to implement the changes required have been taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 210504 210505 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:12:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1045549

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what diseases were involved in the 27 disease-related deaths within the armed forces between 2000-2018 during exercises and training events; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	210507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Of the 27 disease-related deaths which occurred in the UK Armed Forces whilst on training or exercise from 1 January 2000 to 31 August 2018, 23 deaths were due to conditions of the circulatory system, two deaths were due to conditions of the respiratory system, one death was due to a condition of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, and one death was due to a condition of the digestive system.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/01/2019 13:19:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1045569

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated to support armed forces veterans living in (a) the Local Authority of St Helens and (b) the North West in each financial year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	210591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The information for Local Authorities is not held in the format requested. However, details of all grants made by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund, by region, since 2015 are available on the Covenant Fund website at the following links:</p><p>http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Local-grants-2015-16.pdf</p><p>http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Local-grants-2016-17.pdf</p><p>http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Local-grants-2017-18.pdf</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/01/2019 16:28:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1045595

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Belfast Lough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which locations in Belfast lough are suitable for berthing HMS Queen Elizabeth.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	210702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Within Belfast Lough the docks and wharves within the commercial port area are suitable for berthing HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH.</p><p>While there are no current plans for HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH to visit Belfast, the Royal Navy continues to examine opportunities for such engagements around the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 210703 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:07:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1045600

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Air Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) RAF and (b) Government-funded subcontracted personnel work in Saudi Arabia to provide technical and maintenance support to the Saudi Arabian air force.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	210521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>There are currently nine RAF personnel seconded to BAE Systems who provide engineering support for UK-supplied aircraft and systems operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force.</p><p>There are no Government-funded subcontracted personnel.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/01/2019 13:09:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1045601

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Belfast Lough
	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 HMS Queen Elizabeth visiting Belfast lough.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	210703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Within Belfast Lough the docks and wharves within the commercial port area are suitable for berthing HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH.</p><p>While there are no current plans for HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH to visit Belfast, the Royal Navy continues to examine opportunities for such engagements around the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 210702 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:07:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1045602

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which UK-supplied military equipment has been used by Saudi Arabia in Yemen since March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	210522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) said on the 19 December 2016 (Official Report 618, column 1216), the Royal Saudi Air Force has operated UK-supplied Typhoon and Tornado aircraft in Yemen and used Paveway, Dual Mode Brimstone, Storm Shadow and ALARM munitions.</p><p>The Saudi-led Coalition confirmed that a limited number of UK-manufactured BL-755 munitions were dropped in Yemen but that these UK manufactured munitions would be no longer used.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/01/2019 17:23:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1045603

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Terrorism
	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 extent to which Saudi Arabian-supplied arms are reaching Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	210523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not undertaken any such formal assessment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/01/2019 14:53:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1045604

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British ground forces are operating in Syria; and with which countries those forces are embedded.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	210524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>We do not provide details of the locations of our embedded personnel as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. Details of UK Armed Forces embedded in other countries' forces are published annually in the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/01/2019 14:49:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1045605

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports that Turkey has trained and recruited former Islamic State militants to aid its operations in Afrin.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	210525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We are not aware of any specific reports that Turkey has trained and recruited former Islamic State militants to aid its operations in Afrin. However, affiliations and allegiances between opposition and extremist groups within Syria are known to be fluid and we would not discount the possibility that former members of Daesh have taken part in Turkish-led operations in Afrin.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/01/2019 13:37:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1045606

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	South America: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which South American countries the UK provides military training.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	210526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK has deep and enduring interests in Latin America and the Caribbean. We have a long historical association with the continent which endures in the form of strong bilateral relationships, various treaties and alliances. During 2018 the UK provided military training to the following South American countries: Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Guyana; Uruguay; Paraguay and Peru.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/01/2019 16:27:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1045697

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	General Electric: Rugby
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of General Electric about the future of its factory in Rugby.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	210540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence Ministers are maintaining an ongoing dialogue with General Electric about the future of the company's factory in Rugby and have met with representatives of the company, most recently on 4 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 210543 question first answered 24/01/2019 16:30:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1045698

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	General Electric: Rugby
	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 national security implications of General Electric transferring its operations from Rugby to France.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	210541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence carefully considers the implications of any changes in UK industrial capability, including those relating to national security.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/01/2019 16:31:41 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1045705

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	General Electric
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met with representatives of General Electric.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	210543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence Ministers are maintaining an ongoing dialogue with General Electric about the future of the company's factory in Rugby and have met with representatives of the company, most recently on 4 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 210540 question first answered 24/01/2019 16:30:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith