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386157

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Primates
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 25 June 2015 to Question 3597, what the reason was for each of the 67 experiments conducted on non-human primates in 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>In common with other animal species used, the following list encapsulates categories of use: regulatory testing; medical countermeasures to biological agents; medical countermeasures to chemical agents; provision of tissue; hazard assessment; treatment and decontamination of chemical agents; medical management and surgical care; detection and identification of biological weapons.</p><p>All procedures were on just the one species, namely the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).</p><p>Dstl Porton Down conducts less than half of one per cent of the animal experimentation carried out in the UK.</p><p>Dstl is proud of its work to develop and create battle-winning technology and protection equipment for UK Forces and Government through the best use of science and technology. The remit for Dstl to provide safe and effective protective measures for the UK and its Armed Forces against the threat posed by chemical and biological weapons and to enhance the treatment of conventional casualties on the battlefield, could not currently be achieved without the use of animals.</p><p>Each procedure is undertaken in strict accordance with the terms of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and Dstl fully embraces the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement). Dstl Porton Down is licensed to conduct research involving animals by the Home Office.<strong><br></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4653 question first answered 02/07/2015 15:01:58 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386238

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	A400M Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what outstanding safety issues there are relating to the A400m Atlas aircraft; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The A400M Atlas aircraft is being procured as part of a six nation European collaborative programme, and the aircraft type has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The granting of the Type Certificate by EASA in March 2013 was the culmination of the analysis and assessment of detailed evidence from the multinational flight trials programme and a range of other sources. Separately, an independent Certification and Qualification Organization, established by the partner nations, reviews all of the certification evidence and provides additional military certification expertise.</p><p>Prior to entry into service with the RAF, the UK Release to Service Authority (which is headed by the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff) endorsed the Release to Service (RTS) for the UK Atlas aircraft. The aircraft RTS is granted based on a number of recommendations provided by a range of competent individuals and bodies, including the Military Aviation Authority, the A400M Type Airworthiness Authority and independent experts. These recommendations also include the Safety Case (endorsed by the Duty Holder) which evaluates the relevant safety risks to establish the parameters for the safe operation of the aircraft. The RTS is part of the overall Aircraft Document Set for the UK A400M Atlas which stipulates, amongst other things, the bounds within which the aircraft should be operated and how it should be maintained.</p><p>Following the tragic loss on 9 May 2015 of a pre-delivery A400M aircraft, and in accordance with its continuing airworthiness obligations as the aircraft Design Organization and Type Certificate holder, Airbus Defence and Space has undertaken extensive investigations to establish the cause of the accident. As a result of this work the cause is now understood, and mitigation actions have been put in place to prevent a recurrence. These measures have been endorsed by the relevant certification bodies and were also considered, along with other evidence, by the RAF Operational Duty Holder (AOC 2 Gp) when the decision to resume RAF A400M flying was taken on 15 June 2015.</p><p>On this basis the Ministry of Defence is satisfied that there are no safety issues, and that the risks associated with operating A400M are fully consistent with its certified safety requirements - for the basic airframe and engine these are consistent with a civilian airliner - and that the platform is not subject to intolerable or unmanaged safety issues.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/07/2015 15:45:10 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386244

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	A400M Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many safety tests of the A400m Atlas aircraft have been undertaken by his Department to date; and how many further such tests are scheduled over the next year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The A400M development and production contract requires that Airbus undertake a comprehensive flight test programme to validate the safety of the A400M aircraft. The results of this test programme make a pivotal contribution to the safety certification of the A400M by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the A400M partner nations' certification and qualification organisation. Although the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not directly undertake A400M flight testing, MOD personnel and subject matter experts scrutinise and, with counterparts from other partner nations, confirm the validity of certification evidence, including the robustness of flight test evidence in supporting the A400M safety case.</p><p>In addition to the scope of the A400M development programme, there are a number of dedicated UK capabilities, such as UK parachutes and aerial delivery systems, which need to be cleared from a safety perspective on A400M. Consequently, the UK will commence its own testing of these dedicated capabilities, starting at the end of July 2015 and continuing until March 2018, to clear their release to service.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/07/2015 15:02:36 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386356

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Primates
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 25 June 2015 to Question 3596, which specific species of non-human primates have been experimented on by his Department in 2014; and how many such experiments have been performed on each such species.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>In common with other animal species used, the following list encapsulates categories of use: regulatory testing; medical countermeasures to biological agents; medical countermeasures to chemical agents; provision of tissue; hazard assessment; treatment and decontamination of chemical agents; medical management and surgical care; detection and identification of biological weapons.</p><p>All procedures were on just the one species, namely the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).</p><p>Dstl Porton Down conducts less than half of one per cent of the animal experimentation carried out in the UK.</p><p>Dstl is proud of its work to develop and create battle-winning technology and protection equipment for UK Forces and Government through the best use of science and technology. The remit for Dstl to provide safe and effective protective measures for the UK and its Armed Forces against the threat posed by chemical and biological weapons and to enhance the treatment of conventional casualties on the battlefield, could not currently be achieved without the use of animals.</p><p>Each procedure is undertaken in strict accordance with the terms of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and Dstl fully embraces the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement). Dstl Porton Down is licensed to conduct research involving animals by the Home Office.<strong><br></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4534 question first answered 02/07/2015 15:01:58 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

385784

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the design of the Queen Elizabeth Class carrier decks has had to be adjusted to accommodate the heat produced by the F-35B lift fans.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 12 June 2014 to Question 199115 to the hon. Member for Moray (Mr Robertson).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/07/2015 15:05:18 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20140612 - Q n A extract on Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft.doc title 199115 - QnA extract on JSF Aircraft
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

385785

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dogs
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 22 June 2015 to Question 2717, in which location each of the nine military working dogs euthanized for aged - welfare reasons in September 2014 last worked.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>This data is not held electronically and it is not reasonably practical to provide this information.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4282 question first answered 30/06/2015 16:49:56 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

385786

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Pigs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pigs have been shot by his Department in order to replicate battlefield injuries in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>Twice a year, members of the UK Defence Medical Services attend the two-day Exercise Surgical Training courses in Denmark, in which live but fully anaesthetised pigs are shot with wounds, which are then treated in real-time exercises by surgical teams, then humanely put down .</p><p>This training is essential to ensure our medical personnel are ready to carry out potentially life-saving surgery on battle casualties with serious bullet and blast wounds. We use mannequin simulators for as much surgical training as possible, but none of those currently available are sophisticated enough to replicate control of real-time internal haemorrhage from traumatic combat injury.</p><p>During each two-day course, UK surgical teams will operate on two pigs (one on each day), making a total of four per year. In each year since 2010, the numbers shot are therefore as follows:</p><p>Year Number</p><p>2010 4</p><p>2011 4</p><p>2012 4</p><p>2013 4</p><p>2014 4</p><p>2015 2 (as at 26 June)</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 30/06/2015 16:59:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

385792

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Firearms
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 23 June 2015 to Question 2466, on armed forces: firearms how many of those firearms have been recovered.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the security of firearms and ammunition very seriously and has robust procedures to deter and prevent loss and theft. Given the dynamic nature of military training, exercises, and operations it is impossible to mitigate against all risk. Nevertheless, all losses and thefts of firearms and ammunition are fully and rigorously investigated, in partnership, as necessary, with civilian police forces.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers lost and stolen over the past two years are shown below. These represent a tiny fraction of around 360,000 firearms that the MOD owns and operates. In drafting the answer to these questions, it has become apparent that the answer to Question 2466 was incorrect, overstating the losses and thefts in the UK. The information has been corrected in this answer.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Operations Overseas</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Lost/Accounted for</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Stolen</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lost on Combat Ops</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Stolen</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recovered</p></td><td><p>1 x 40mm Grenade Gun</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>1 x 9mm Sig Sauer Pistol</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lost at sea</p></td><td><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>1 x 9mm Sig Sauer Pistol</p><p>1 x MP5 Pistol</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Recovered</p></td><td><p>2 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>2 x Electronic Range Rifles</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1 x Deactivated 9mm Tokarev pistol</p><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1 x M4 Rifle</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>Recovered</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lost at Sea</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>1 x 9mm Sig Sauer Pistol</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not recovered</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x Weapon Sight</p></td><td><p>2 x Deactivated</p><p>AK47 Rifle</p><p>1 x Replica Machine Gun</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4274 4297 question first answered 03/07/2015 09:46:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

385793

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Firearms
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 23 June 2015 to Question 2466, on armed forces: firearms how many of those weapons were (a) handguns, (b) rifles and (c) automatic weapons.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the security of firearms and ammunition very seriously and has robust procedures to deter and prevent loss and theft. Given the dynamic nature of military training, exercises, and operations it is impossible to mitigate against all risk. Nevertheless, all losses and thefts of firearms and ammunition are fully and rigorously investigated, in partnership, as necessary, with civilian police forces.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers lost and stolen over the past two years are shown below. These represent a tiny fraction of around 360,000 firearms that the MOD owns and operates. In drafting the answer to these questions, it has become apparent that the answer to Question 2466 was incorrect, overstating the losses and thefts in the UK. The information has been corrected in this answer.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Operations Overseas</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Lost/Accounted for</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Stolen</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lost on Combat Ops</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Stolen</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recovered</p></td><td><p>1 x 40mm Grenade Gun</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>1 x 9mm Sig Sauer Pistol</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lost at sea</p></td><td><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>1 x 9mm Sig Sauer Pistol</p><p>1 x MP5 Pistol</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Recovered</p></td><td><p>2 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>2 x Electronic Range Rifles</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1 x Deactivated 9mm Tokarev pistol</p><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1 x M4 Rifle</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>Recovered</p><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lost at Sea</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x SA80 Rifle</p><p>1 x 9mm Sig Sauer Pistol</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not recovered</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1 x Weapon Sight</p></td><td><p>2 x Deactivated</p><p>AK47 Rifle</p><p>1 x Replica Machine Gun</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4274 4296 question first answered 03/07/2015 09:46:10 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

385795

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dogs
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 22 June 2015 to Question 2717, in which locations each of the dogs euthanised on the grounds of aged-welfare in September 2014 were euthanised.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>This data is not held electronically and it is not reasonably practical to provide this information.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4383 question first answered 30/06/2015 16:49:56 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones