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177442

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Waddington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what initial costs his Department incurred as a result of establishing the Air Battlespace Training Centre at RAF Waddington, other than the £33 million contract with QinetiQ to provide synthetic training.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	223044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and a full answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, an initial contract with Inzpire Ltd of £7.5 million was let, to cover years 2008-2015. This contract included 'White Force' support, incorporating personnel who designed, developed and delivered training.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/02/2015 17:58:28 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

177443

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Waddington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual per unit cost is of training members of each of the armed forces at the Air Battlespace Training Centre at RAF Waddington.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	223045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/02/2015 17:47:18 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

177445

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Waddington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Armed Forces' annual personnel training requirements will be provided at the Air Battlespace Training Centre at RAF Waddington.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	223058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 09/02/2015 16:51:16 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

177447

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Waddington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Armed Forces will participate in training at the Air Battlespace Training Centre at RAF Waddington each year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	223057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The daily maximum capacity of the Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) is dependent on the type of exercise taking place. Records on the exact numbers of personnel attending training are held by individual units and not by the ABTC.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 09/02/2015 16:50:49 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

170365

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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, what the cost was of providing phase one basic training for the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	218705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 November 2014 to question number 214677.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/01/2015 17:16:48 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name HOC 218705 Monday 5 January 2015.doc title Hansard Extracts 24 November and 11 September 2014
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

166698

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
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 21 November 2014 to Question 213404, what assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of success in the negotiations with the Libyan government on repayment of the remaining £14.7 million of the additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	216399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 December 2014 to Question UIN 215598.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/12/2014 13:33:06 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name HOC215598 1 December 2014.doc title Hansard Extract
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

166700

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Chemicals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel have reported exposure to what types of chemicals in what situations in each year since 2003.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	216404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below. Information on the types of chemical used at the time of each incident is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The incidents in question were identified through the use of free text searches of computerised records; the numbers are therefore based on reporting of suspected cases, and so are not confirmed incidents.</p><p> </p><p>Industrial incidents involving exposure of Armed Forces Personnel<sup>1</sup> to chemicals, by mechanism, 1 January 2003 to 31 March 2014 (latest date available)</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Mechanism</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong><sup>2,3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Equipment Maintenance</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Near Miss/Safety Failure/Equipment Failure</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Normal Duties</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Training/Exercise</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Workplace Transport</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>41</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Armed Forces Personnel includes all Army, Navy, Royal Marine and RAF personnel.</p><p> </p><p><sup>2 </sup>In line with Defence Statistics' rounding policy for health statistics (May 2009), and in keeping with the Office for National Statistics Guidelines, all numbers less than five have been removed and presented as '~'. Where there is only one cell in a row or column that is less than five, the next smallest number (or numbers where there are tied values) has also been removed so that numbers cannot simply be derived from totals.</p><p> </p><p><sup>3 </sup>The numbers are presented as totals for the whole time period rather than broken down by year, as to do the latter would necessitate including a disproportionate amount of tildas (~) and dashes (-) to signify numbers fewer than five.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 15/12/2014 17:32:02 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 31985 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

166701

registered interest
date	28/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in its review of rules regarding servicewomen being barred from close combat; and when this review will report its findings.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	216405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The review is ongoing and will report to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 03/12/2014 16:47:25 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

164139

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
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 21 November 2014 to Question 213404, for what reason £14.7 million of the additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel remain to be negotiated between his Department and the Libyan government.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Libyan Government has agreed to pay for General Purpose Force training. However, the deteriorating political and security situation in Libya has meant that it has not yet been possible to conclude discussions on payment with the relevant Libyan authorities. We will continue to press for payment of the balance, in parallel with our work to support the UN-led mediation process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 215598 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:07:39 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 30688 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

164140

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
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 21 November 2014 to Question 213404, when his Department expects to conclude negotiations with the Libyan government about repayment of the remaining £14.7 million of the additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Libyan Government has agreed to pay for General Purpose Force training. However, the deteriorating political and security situation in Libya has meant that it has not yet been possible to conclude discussions on payment with the relevant Libyan authorities. We will continue to press for payment of the balance, in parallel with our work to support the UN-led mediation process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 215597 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:07:39 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 30687 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones