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223230

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of non-compliance relating to the return of dangerous goods from Afghanistan there have been in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	225219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>There have been no recorded incidents of non-compliances relating to the return of dangerous goods from Afghanistan within the last twelve months.</p><p>However, during that period, staff at Bastion and Kandahar identified 40 instances of potential non-compliance at the time of acceptance checks; all were corrected before the consignments entered the transport chain.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 03/03/2015 17:06:23 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

223233

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of military equipment (a) returned to the UK, (b) destroyed in Afghanistan and (c) gifted to the Afghan government since the withdrawal of British troops from that country.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	225173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested because not all Op HERRICK equipment has yet been processed. Once this process of reconciliation has been completed, I will write to the right hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 03/03/2015 17:36:22 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

223234

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the new role will be of the 77th Brigade; and how many troops will be involved in that initiative.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>77th Brigade is the new name for the Security Assistance Group. Its continuing role includes:</p><p> </p><p>Providing support, in conjunction with other Government agencies, to efforts to build stability overseas and to wider defence diplomacy and overseas engagement;</p><p> </p><p>Leading on Special Influence Methods, including providing information on activities, key leader engagement, operations security and media engagement;</p><p> </p><p>Military capacity-building at various stages in the cycle of conflict, through mentoring, support and training, including providing training support to Force Elements to enable delivery of security assistance tasks.</p><p> </p><p>There will be 440 military posts in 77<sup>th</sup> Brigade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 03/03/2015 17:40:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

223237

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Ireland on defence collaboration signed on 15 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	225275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>A copy of the Memorandum of Understand between the UK and the Republic of Ireland has been placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/03/2015 16:19:56 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

223242

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions were explosive ordnance disposal personnel deployed in Northern Ireland to deal with devices or suspect devices between 20 February 2014 and 19 February 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	225158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 March 2014 (Official Report, column 496W). The information requested is published annually in the Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007. A copy of the report covering up to July 2014 is available in the Library of the House.</p><p>Between August 2014 and 19 February 2015, Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel have responded on a further 163 occasions to incidents in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 27/02/2015 13:15:46 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name HOC 225158.doc title Hansard Extract 17 March 2014
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

222907

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets have been assigned to (a) Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, (b) Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, (c) Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 and (d) Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 since May 2014; and for how long each such asset has been so assigned.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	224955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>There have been no Royal Navy ships assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 or Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 since 2012.</p><p>The ships assigned to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group (SNMCMG) 1 and 2 since May 2014 were HMS Blyth, HMS Chiddingfold, HMS Grimsby and HMS Pembroke. The period of support is between one month and four months per ship.</p><p>In addition, the Royal Navy provides regular contributions to maritime NATO exercises, supports Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR in the Mediterranean using transiting surface vessels and submarines, and allows other NATO vessels in the Gulf region to refuel using the on station UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tanker.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/03/2015 16:15:25 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

222911

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of operations in Iraq since 30 September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	224989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Treasury have agreed that the net additional costs of the military air operation, including the Tornado GR4s, Reaper and Voyager Air-to-Air Refuelling aircraft, can be met from the HM Treasury Special Reserve. A limit of liability of £41 million in Financial Year 2014-15 for this activity was agreed at the Supplementary Estimates in February 2015.</p><p>The net additional costs of training and equipping the Iraqi and Kurdish Security Forces as well as providing UK enablers is currently being met from the £50 million Deployed Military Activity Pool (DMAP). The net additional costs of the military support to the humanitarian mission in Iraq in August and September were £3.5 million; the Ministry of Defence has recovered the majority of these costs from the Department for International Development.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/03/2015 16:17:27 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

222913

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Pakistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan for ensuring security.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	224991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>Pakistan faces a severe threat from improvised explosive device (IED) attacks perpetrated by terrorist groups, and has sought assistance from the UK to help tackle this threat and develop the capabilities of its security forces.</p><p>The UK is delivering a counter-IED (C-IED) programme to help Pakistan establish a multi-agency capability for tackling IEDs. Pakistan now has a rapidly expanding C-IED capability with close to 5,000 practitioners trained, which has helped significantly to deal with the scourge of IEDs and save Pakistani lives. The impact of our assistance has been felt across Pakistan, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and has been greatly appreciated by the Pakistan government and military leadership.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/03/2015 16:33:24 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

222463

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assist people affected by the Ebola outbbreak.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	907685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence supports the Department for International Development led effort in Sierra Leone. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence, has just returned from Sierra Leone where he has seen for himself the great work being undertaken by the Ministry of Defence to assist those affected by the outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>We have deployed around 1,200 personnel over the last six months which represents our largest current overseas deployment and the second largest contribution to the fight against Ebola after the US.</p><p> </p><p>We have overseen the construction of six Treatment Centres to deliver specialist care to Ebola patients, one of which – Kerrytown – includes a specialist unit staffed and managed by UK military personnel; we have constructed an Ebola Training Academy and trained over 4,000 local nationals in a variety of Ebola related roles; we have deployed the extremely capable RFA ARGUS and its three Merlin helicopters to increase our logistical capability; and we have engaged widely with our international partners to ensure the response in West Africa is – as it should be – a global effort.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/02/2015 16:58:43 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley

179142

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether lethal targeting by UK armed forces in Iraq is limited to ISIL combatants.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	224142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence policy not to comment on specific targets for reasons of operational security. As stated by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) on 13 October 2014 (Official Report, column 9WS), military action in Iraq is part of the Government's comprehensive strategy, working in consultation with our allies in the wider coalition, to tackle ISIL.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 26/02/2015 16:43:06 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name WMS HOC 224142.doc title Hansard Extracts 13 October 2014
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest