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691828

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date	20/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
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 the Department for Exiting the European Union on the contents of the White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	64541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union on all aspects of exiting the European Union to ensure there is a detailed understanding of how withdrawal from the European Union will affect Defence.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/02/2017 16:35:29 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

691833

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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 recent discussions his Department has had with NATO on the UK contribution to Operation Resolute Support and the number of UK personnel supporting that operation.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	64491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK has a long term commitment to Afghanistan, with 500 troops deployed as part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission. Our core outputs are improving the capability of the Afghan security institutions, developing the Afghan National Army Officer Academy, mentoring the Afghan Air Force and providing vital support for NATO in Kabul through command of the Kabul Security Force.</p><p>We maintain regular dialogue with NATO on the future of the mission in Afghanistan, including through the UK Delegation to NATO, our team working in Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, and at meetings of NATO Chief of Defence Staffs, the last of which was held in January. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State also had the opportunity to discuss Afghanistan with fellow NATO Defence Ministers at the NATO Defence Ministerial Meeting, held on 15-16 February.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/02/2017 16:15:22 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

691834

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	South Sudan: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel are deployed in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	64492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK currently has around 70 Armed Forces personnel deployed in South Sudan. This number will rise to almost 400 in the coming months as an engineering taskforce and medics are deployed to support the United Nations Mission in the country.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/02/2017 16:39:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

691837

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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 the Government's policy is on NATO Transformation.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	64514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>A key commitment from the Wales Summit in 2014 is NATO Adaptation, which builds on the work of Allied Command (Transformation).</p><p>Government Ministers regularly discuss the need to reform NATO with their counterparts, and did so again at the NATO Defence Ministerial Meeting on 15/16 February 2017.</p><p>The UK continues to push NATO to become a genuinely adaptable Alliance that is less bureaucratic, faster and better at making decisions, and is able to respond more effectively to a wide range of threats, including cyber, hybrid, and international terrorism.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/02/2017 16:08:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

691838

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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, how many officers in the armed forces, at what rank and position, are attached to NATO Transformation Command.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	64515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>As at 22 February 2017, there are 61 UK Officers attached to NATO’s Supreme Allied Command (Transformation). The information requested can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/02/2017 16:10:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 64515 - Armed Forces Officers by rank and position attached to NATO Transformation Command.docx title UK Officers attached to NATO's Transformation Cmd
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching