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1010540

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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 the rules of engagement are for coalition forces operating inside Syria on military advances against such forces by the Assad regime.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	193419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>It is long-standing policy not to reveal UK Rules of Engagement. To do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 15:43:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010553

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Civilians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to (a) ensure that in the cross-Government approach to the strategy Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict that civilians are protected from and (b) consider any multilateral policy responses to the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	193370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The principles set out in the Protection of Civilians Strategy continue to guide cross-Government work to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts around the world. The UK also remains closely engaged with multilateral discussions on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas at the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons and other international fora.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 15:42:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1010596

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Government Responses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 188038, tabled on 5 November 2018, by the hon. Member for East Londonderry.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	193391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Information regarding Army bomb disposal callouts between 2012-2018 can be found in the tables below. Following a review of data held by the Army, this also updates figures previously supplied in response to Questions 179144 and 179145:</p><p> </p><p><strong>1 July 2012 – 30 June 2014</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>LOCATION</p></td><td><p><strong>TASKS*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IED DECLARATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HOAX DECLRATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI**</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK total</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>1 July 2014 – 30 June 2016</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>LOCATION</p></td><td><p><strong>TASKS*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IED DECLARATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HOAX DECLRATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI**</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK total</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>1 July 2016 – 30 June 2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>LOCATION</p></td><td><p><strong>TASKS*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IED DECLARATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HOAX DECLRATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>589***</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI**</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK total</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>627</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* ‘Tasks’ refers to IED callouts (any task that may subsequently be classified by declaration as a Find, False, Hoax, IED, Explosion or Search Assist). This does not include callouts for incidents involving other items such as Conventional Munitions Disposal.</p><p>** All incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel.</p><p>*** The high number of IED declarations between 1 July 2016 – 30 June 2018 is due to a task that yielded over 300 arrowhead type IEDs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/11/2018 14:51:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1010190

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Young People
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 15 November 2018 to Question 190539 on Army: Young People, for what were the reasons for under-18s applicants not starting basic training in each of the three years for which information is provided.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	192830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The reasons why a number of under 18 applicants do not progress to commence basic training are similar to applicants of all ages. These include the applicant's personal choice, which can be driven by a range of factors such as personal circumstances and alternative employment opportunities, and applicants not meeting the Army's entry criteria, for example medical and educational standards and nationality requirements.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/11/2018 17:29:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1010235

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: University of Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy (a) officers and (b) sailors recruited in each year between 2008 and 2018 are or were (i) graduates and (ii) undergraduates of the University of Aberdeen.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	192844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Identifying higher educational establishments is not mandatory on the application form to join the Royal Navy. The numbers of Royal Navy entrants who have identified the University of Aberdeen as one of their educational establishments on their records are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Recruiting years are the same as Financial Years.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5. Figures of 2 and below are represented by '~', 0 is represented by '-'</li><li>Figures include all personnel applying where the University of Aberdeen recorded as one of their educational establishments on their records, but does not mean they were part of the Aberdeen URNU unit.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 17:44:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1010236

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications there were to join the Royal Navy in each year between 2008 and 2018; and how many of those applications in each of those years were successful.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	192845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Applications data were not published as Official Statistics prior to 2014. However, the number of applicants and entrants to the Naval Service, from 2014 onwards, is published in the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756686/1Oct_2018-_SPS.xlsx</p><p>Table 9a shows the number of applications and tables 5a and 7b show the intake to the Regulars and Reserves.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 17:41:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1010326

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support UK troops in Afghanistan are providing for the protection of civilian Hazaras.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	192792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text The UK continues to monitor the number of civilian casualties and displaced persons as a result of the recent violence in Ghazni and Uruzgan. The Afghan Security Forces have been in the lead for the security of the Afghan people since 2015 and owing to the Afghan Security Forces response, the situation in these two provinces is stabilising. The UK is committed to supporting the Afghan Security Forces to ensure their capability continues to improve in order to successfully protect all ethnic and religious groups in Afghanistan. answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 15:34:12 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1010405

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Countries: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the proposal by President Macron to create a European army.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	192942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The creation of a European Army has never formally been proposed at European Union (EU) level and we do not believe that it would receive widespread support. The UK, along with other EU member states, has been clear that it will not support any measure that competes with NATO, or undermines member states' sovereign control of their own military.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 192943 question first answered 22/11/2018 17:31:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

1010406

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Countries: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK would allow British service personnel to become part of a European army in the event that such an army is established.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	192943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The creation of a European Army has never formally been proposed at European Union (EU) level and we do not believe that it would receive widespread support. The UK, along with other EU member states, has been clear that it will not support any measure that competes with NATO, or undermines member states' sovereign control of their own military.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 192942 question first answered 22/11/2018 17:31:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

1010407

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
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 effect of the draft withdrawal agreement for the UK leaving the EU on the UK's armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	192944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of continuing analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations. We will ensure that Parliament is presented with appropriate analysis ahead of the vote on the final deal, and in Impact Assessments accompanying legislation, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/11/2018 17:30:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone