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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

1047817

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Casualties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths of serving on-duty military personnel have occurred in Scotland since 1990; and what investigations the Ministry of Defence has conducted into such deaths.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>From 1 January 1990 to 27 January 2019, 98 UK Armed Forces personnel have died whilst on duty in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>A detailed breakdown of the causes of UK Armed Forces Deaths whilst on duty in Scotland by Service and Cause of Death from 1 January 1990 to 27 January 2019 is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The investigation of deaths, whether they are military or civilian lies with the Scottish Government and the Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal/Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit. The decision to conduct Fatal Accident Investigations is for the Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal in conjunction with the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit. The Ministry of Defence will always support the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit in its investigations in an open and honest manner.</p><p> </p><p>An internal Ministry of Defence investigation is carried out following any death, very serious injury or serious injury of a Service Person, including natural causes whether they are on or off duty. The internal investigation includes an overview of the event, what happened, to whom, when and why. These accounts are conducted expeditiously after the event (within five days if possible) and are designed to be a swift capture of the events and aimed to identify any immediate lessons that may have been found. The internal investigations also present recommendations to prevent any recurrence of a similar incident where possible. These investigations are always shared with the Crown Office/Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/02/2019 16:22:54 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL13095 - Lord Foulkes of Cumnock.docx title UK Armed Forces Deaths whilst on duty in Scotland
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1050805

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: EOKA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average compensation paid to the families of British servicemen killed by EOKA; whether the government of Greece has paid any compensation to those families; and what assessment they have made of the government of Greece’s support for EOKA.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL13228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The families of British Service personnel killed by EOKA will have received payments in accordance with the rules of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme and the War Pension Scheme in force at the time. This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. We are not aware that the government of Greece made any such payments to those families.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Government’s focus is now upon a forward looking and positive relationship with an important partner for the UK in eastern Mediterranean security. The UK and Greece work closely together across a range of issues, including irregular migration and tackling organised immigration crime.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/02/2019 16:18:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

1050806

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: EOKA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they have paid £1 million in compensation to 33 former members of EOKA; on whose authority such a payment was made; and what assessment they have made of the impact of that compensation payment on the families of the British servicemen killed by EOKA.
	tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
	uin	HL13229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, without admission of liability, have settled the claims in order to draw a line under this litigation, to avoid the further escalation of costs, which would ultimately be borne by the taxpayer, and focus on future relations with Cyprus. This course of action was authorised by Ministers in both Departments.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government reaffirms its highest respect for the memory and sacrifice of British and Cypriot Service personnel and employees of the Crown who gave their lives, who lost family members or loved ones, or whose lives suffered permanent disruption as a result of the Emergency.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/02/2019 16:18:06 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

1054347

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Islamic State: Military Intervention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they are reducing the RAF air fleet in Iraq and North-East Syria.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL13400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Tornado will retire, as planned, in March 2019 after a long and illustrious contribution to British combat air power. A full range of ground attack capabilities have now been integrated onto the Typhoon aircraft under Project Centurion. Consequently, Tornado has been withdrawn from Operation Shader, handing over operations to Typhoon, with no reduction in the capability or effectiveness of the RAF's contribution to the Global Coalition against Daesh. As counter-Daesh operations evolve, we will keep our operational capability to meet the threat under review.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/02/2019 16:19:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1054742

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the report produced by the Pentagon's Operational Test and Evaluation Office on F-35s, what assessment he has made of the service life of the RAF's fleet of F-35B aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	216198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Under the US-led F-35 programme, the F-35B has completed full scale durability testing to 16,000 hours. Planned modifications and fleet management of the early contract F-35B aircraft will ensure that they meet the 8,000 hour service life requirement. Aircraft being delivered today incorporate these design changes in the build process to ensure they will meet 8,000 hours or more.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/02/2019 16:35:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1054805

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Cadets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours were flown by the Air Cadets gliding fleet in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
	uin	216332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Viking Glider fleet records the number of launches achieved. The Vigilant motorglider fleet was retired in May 2018 and records the number of hours flown.</p><p>The Viking fleet flew 14,235 launches during 2018. The Vigilant fleet flew 138 hours in 2018 prior to the fleet retirement from service in May.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/02/2019 16:08:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1054806

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Cadets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of hours of Tutor Air Experience Flights undertaken by Air Cadets in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
	uin	216333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2018 the total number of Tutor flying hours undertaken by the Air Experience Flights units within 6 Flying Training School was 9,060 hours.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/02/2019 16:11:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1054809

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Cadets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made by the RAF in bringing Volunteer Gliding Squadrons back to fully operational condition.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
	uin	216335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>There are ten Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (VGS) and six Aerospace Ground Schools (AGS).</p><p>The following six VGS have returned to flight and are training cadets both in the air and with Ground School elements:</p><p>621VGS ,622VGS, 632VGS, 637VGS, 644VGS, 661VGS</p><p>In addition 645VGS had returned to flight, but is currently undertaking Instructor Conversion Training to the Viking glider, having previously undertaken cadet training with the Vigilant motor glider.</p><p>The remaining three Squadrons, 614VGS, 615VGS and 626VGS are awaiting return to flight. However, along with the six AGS they are continuing to train cadets as they operate ground school elements and Part Task Trainers.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/02/2019 16:09:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1054868

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Germany
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British soldiers have been stationed in Germany in each of the last 10 years; and what the cost to the public purse has been of maintaining those troops in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	216219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Official statistics for the number of British Army personnel stationed in Germany since 1April 2009 is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of data reporting</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Army personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2009</p></td><td><p>18,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>18,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>17,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>16,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>14,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>12,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>9,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2016</p></td><td><p>5,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2017</p></td><td><p>3,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2018</p></td><td><p>3,390</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Figures from 1 Apr 2009 are Official Statistics and are for UK Regular Forces (including both Trained and Untrained personnel), and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service personnel and mobilised reservists.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Information related to the annual cost of maintaining these personnel in Germany is not held centrally for this period and, where available, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2019 16:14:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski