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443749

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) assets and (b) personnel of his Department took part in Exercise Platinum Lion in collaboration with the US, Romanian and Bulgarian armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	22000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>40 personnel from 40 Commando Royal Marines took part in Exercise PLATINUM LION during July 2015. This was primarily an infantry skills exercise with no major assets deployed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/01/2016 13:33:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

443418

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the regular army's shortfall against (a) trained strength requirement and (b) its recruitment intake target has been in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	21668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>Defence Statistics publish information on a regular basis showing the Army’s Regular liability and trained strength.</p><br /><p>The most recent information is contained in ‘UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics December 2015’ and associated tables which is available at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-index</a></p><br /><p>Figures for the last ten years for the Regular Army, may be found in Quarterly Performance Reports, including those at the following links:</p><br /><p>Quarterly Personnel Report – 1 April 2015 (for 2010/11 to 2014/15)</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-quarterly-personnel-report-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-quarterly-personnel-report-2015#</a></p><br /><p>Quarterly Personnel Report – 1 April 2012 (for 2007/08 to 2009/10)</p><br /><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http:/www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report/2012-04-01" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report/2012-04-01</a></p><br /><p>Quarterly Personnel Report – 1 April 2009 (for 2005 to 2007)</p><br /><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http:/www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report/2009-04-01" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report/2009-04-01</a></p><br /><p>Official statistics for Regular recruitment targets are not produced.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/01/2016 13:34:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

443214

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fisheries: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military assets provide fisheries protection within the UK's exclusive economic zone.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	21579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels HMS TYNE and HMS SEVERN and the Survey Vessel HMS ECHO currently provide the Royal Navy's contribution to fishery protection duties within the United Kingdom's exclusive economic zone.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2016 16:19:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

443272

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether any members of the Burmese army who have received training from the Government have been involved in military offensives in which war crimes have allegedly been committed against civilians.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	21564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not provide combat training to the Burmese army. We do provide educational training which in 2015 included the Managing Defence in a Wider Security Context and Strategic Leadership Programmes, both delivered by the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom in partnership with Cranfield University. In addition, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst delivered a Psychology of Leadership programme in Burma, and we have also provided English Language Training. We hold no information on whether any specific members of the Burmese Army who have received training from the UK have been involved in offensives in which war crimes may have been allegedly committed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2016 16:18:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

442890

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has been made of the health and wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers who arrived at the UK Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus (a) in 1998 and (b) in October 2015; and what steps are being taken to support their health and wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	21203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>There is no requirement to carry out assessments of the refugees and asylum seekers who arrived in 1998 as arrangements for these individuals were made some time ago to have access to health facilities in the Republic of Cyprus as and when they require. Those occupying the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Transit Facility located in Dhekelia who arrived in the SBA on 21 October 2015 have regular access to medical, dental and other health facilities as required. Local non-governmental organisations have engaged with the migrants and offered psycho-social support including access to social workers and refugee specialists. The Republic of Cyprus has recently commenced an education package for children and adults at the facility. Separately, the International Committee of the Red Cross, British Red Cross and Cyprus Red Cross assessed health and wellbeing in November 2015.</p><p>We have also had an official from the Department for International Development providing advice on the ground, to help us meet the refugees needs.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2016 16:23:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

442891

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
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 ensure former aircraft carrier personnel do not become deskilled before the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers come into active service.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	21186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Comprehensive training programmes, including embedding personnel with the US and French Navies, ensure that skills are retained and developed in support of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers coming into service.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

442892

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what airstrikes have been conducted by the Royal Air Force against Daesh in the last three weeks.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	21187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Air Force has conducted 74 airstrikes against Daesh targets in Iraq and Syria between 16 December 2015 and 6 January 2016. Further details of the RAF's airstrikes against Daesh can be found on the gov.uk website:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-air-strikes-in-iraq</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2016 16:21:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

442893

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	21309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary will continue to provide front line logistical support that is scaled to meet our current and projected commitments. In addition, a shipbuilding programme is under way to deliver four TIDE Class tankers as well three new Future Solid Support Ships announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2016 17:30:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

442895

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
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 discussions he has had with his counterparts in states which allow women to engage in close combat operations on effective implementation of that policy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	21394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Prime Minister and the Defence Secretary stated on 20 December 2015 that they would like to see all roles in the Armed Forces opened up to women in 2016 and further physiological research currently under way will inform a final decision in mid-2016.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is working closely with other nations who have lifted the exclusion including Australia and the United States. This engagement includes collaboration between scientific and research bodies as well as on policy and training development. The UK research programme is investigating the long-term health effects of UK combat requirements which will benefit both male and female personnel.</p><p>I discussed this issue at length with counterparts in the US when I visited Washington in September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2016 17:29:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

442898

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence School of Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many HGV drivers were trained at the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield, in the last 12 months; and what the maximum student capacity of that school was in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	21356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The term 'HGV' (Heavy Goods Vehicle) is no longer used and has been replaced by 'LGV' (Large Goods Vehicle).</p><p>The training year runs from 31 March until 1 April.</p><p>As at 31 December 2015, a total of 1,057 military personnel had been trained as LGV drivers at the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield during this training year. The annual capacity for these courses is 1,303 personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2016 17:27:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar