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752589

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries had maritime patrol aircraft based at RAF Lossiemouth during 2016; and how many maritime patrol aircraft each of those countries deployed to RAF Lossiemouth during that year.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	5107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The table below gives the country and number of maritime patrol aircraft temporarily deployed to RAF Lossiemouth during 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Aircraft</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2017 15:33:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

752590

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Civilians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) women and (b) men are employed in administrative roles in each service.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	5108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold this information in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2017 15:35:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

752594

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the cost of flights taken by his Department's personnel to (a) Washington DC, (b) Las Vegas, (c) Seattle, (d) Los Angeles, (e) Orlando and (f) Dallas Fort Walworth in each month of the last two years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	5081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is continuously searching for ways to reduce costs and deliver value for money for the tax payer. As a result, we have achieved savings of around £60 million a year in non-operational travel since financial year 2009-10.</p><p>Information about flights taken between April 2015 and March 2017 by MOD personnel is provided in the attached table. The data includes flights from the UK to the listed airports, as well as flights from these sites to the UK.</p><p>Overseas travel by MOD staff makes a key contribution to achieving defence objectives. A number of MOD personnel and defence contractors are based in the United States and staff need to travel to these sites to conduct essential business.</p><p>Overall expenditure on MOD travel is reducing, and we plan to make further savings, including by making greater use of video and audio conferencing.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 5082 question first answered 20/07/2017 16:01:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20170719_PQ2017-07058-07060_Moon_Overseas_travel[1].docx title Overseas Travel
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

752595

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's personnel have taken flights to (a) Washington DC, (b) Las Vegas, (c) Seattle, (d) Los Angeles, (e) Orlando and (f) Dallas Fort Walworth in each month of the last two years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	5082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is continuously searching for ways to reduce costs and deliver value for money for the tax payer. As a result, we have achieved savings of around £60 million a year in non-operational travel since financial year 2009-10.</p><p>Information about flights taken between April 2015 and March 2017 by MOD personnel is provided in the attached table. The data includes flights from the UK to the listed airports, as well as flights from these sites to the UK.</p><p>Overseas travel by MOD staff makes a key contribution to achieving defence objectives. A number of MOD personnel and defence contractors are based in the United States and staff need to travel to these sites to conduct essential business.</p><p>Overall expenditure on MOD travel is reducing, and we plan to make further savings, including by making greater use of video and audio conferencing.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 5081 question first answered 20/07/2017 16:01:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20170719_PQ2017-07058-07060_Moon_Overseas_travel[1].docx title Overseas Travel
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

752599

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department follows when a request is made to fly a political campaign flag at one of or all of its sites.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	5284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Government policy on the flying of flags on Government buildings is owned by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and Ministry of Defence (MOD) regulations are set out in Queen's Regulations. These regulations do not include the flying of political campaign flags at MOD sites. The Department has flown the following non-national and non-military flags at Whitehall and other sites over the last three years:</p><p>Rainbow Flag - annually during Pride Fortnight and other Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender events</p><p>Transgender Flag - annually on 31 March.</p><p>In addition, the Army routinely flies the Armed Forces Day Flag at all Army sites to mark Armed Forces Day.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 5283 question first answered 20/07/2017 15:56:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

752601

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions in the last three years a non-national, non-military flag has been formally flown at any or all of his Department's sites in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	5283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Government policy on the flying of flags on Government buildings is owned by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and Ministry of Defence (MOD) regulations are set out in Queen's Regulations. These regulations do not include the flying of political campaign flags at MOD sites. The Department has flown the following non-national and non-military flags at Whitehall and other sites over the last three years:</p><p>Rainbow Flag - annually during Pride Fortnight and other Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender events</p><p>Transgender Flag - annually on 31 March.</p><p>In addition, the Army routinely flies the Armed Forces Day Flag at all Army sites to mark Armed Forces Day.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 5284 question first answered 20/07/2017 15:56:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

752602

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces of 10 July 2017, Official Report, column 11, whether he plans for the Navy to grow by 400 more personnel than the current 29,430 regular personnel, or the 30,060 regular personnel serving at the time of that policy announcement in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	5260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 committed to an increase in the size of the Royal Navy of 400 personnel to 30,600 by 2025. This represents an uplift of 1,600 over the 2010 SDSR position.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2017 15:34:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

752916

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Dredging: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of the remains of aircraft and airmen within or near the area subject to Marine Aggregate Dredging Application MLA/2016/00227, South Goodwin Sands, Area 521.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	5452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The matters associated with Goodwin Sands are currently under consideration and I will write to the hon. Member shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 5453 question first answered 20/07/2017 15:35:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

752921

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Deepcut Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an update on the implementation of Recommendation 30 of the 2006 Deepcut Review, published in March 2006.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
uin	5495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Recommendation 30 of the 2006 Deepcut Review was as follows:-</p><p>&quot;There should always be an inquest or, in Scotland, a Fatal Accident Inquiry, into a sudden death of a soldier, wherever the death has occurred&quot;.</p><p>Section 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 provides that the coroner has a duty to investigate the death of a body in his or her area if the coroner has reason to believe that the deceased died a violent or unnatural death or if the cause of death is unknown. This means that there will always be a coroner investigation, including an inquest, into the death of a member of the Armed Forces on exercises or operations, or where a death has occurred as a result of suicide or an accident, even when the death has occurred overseas and the Service person is returned to England and Wales. In some limited circumstances, for example where a death is a result of natural causes, the coroner has no jurisdiction to investigate.</p><p>Section 17 of the 2009 Act also provides that the Chief Coroner must monitor investigations into the deaths of Service personnel and ensure that coroners are trained to deal with such deaths.</p><p>Policy as to when a Fatal Accident Inquiry would take place is a matter for the Scottish Government, as this is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2017 10:05:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

752925

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Dredging: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of ship wrecks and the remains of their personnel or passengers within or near the area subject to Marine Aggregate Dredging Application MLA/2016/00227, South Goodwin Sands, Area 521.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	5453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The matters associated with Goodwin Sands are currently under consideration and I will write to the hon. Member shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 5452 question first answered 20/07/2017 15:35:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray