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1109855

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date	04/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the CSSF Annual Review in respect of the (a) Sudan Improving International Standards in the Defence Sector programme, (b) Iraq CSSF security and justice programme and (c) North East (NE) Nigeria security and conflict and stabilisation programme.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	241000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Annual Review process, the Ministry of Defence routinely looks at how it can implement the recommendations made against its programmes.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the UK Ministry of Defence's work with both the Iraqi Ministry of Defence and the Kurdish Regional Government, we keep our programme of co-operation under review, to ensure that the UK's activity is targeted where it will achieve the best outcomes and that our advisers in-country have clear objectives.</p><p> </p><p>A decision was taken to cease CSSF funding for the Sudan Improving International Standards in the Defence Sector programme for financial year (FY) 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently conducting an in-depth review of the North East Nigeria Security, Conflict and Stabilisation programme which will seek to incorporate the review's recommendations and implement key changes for FY 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/04/2019 14:48:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1109857

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mitigation of human rights risks is being applied with regard to the (a) Sudan Improving International Standards in the Defence Sector programme, (b) Iraq CSSF security and justice programme and (c) North East (NE) Nigeria security and conflict and stabilisation programme.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	241001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Overseas Security and Justice Assessment (OSJA) process ensures that risks to human rights are actively managed and are under constant review. Our training always includes a focus on the protection of civilians and international humanitarian law.</p><p>The listed programmes have all undergone full assessments of the risk they pose in relation to human rights, in line with the OSJA process.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/04/2019 14:45:54 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1109361

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
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 March 2019 to Question 234804, how many RAF personnel in total are operating in Saudi Arabia; what roles those personnel are deployed to; and what the rank is of each of those personnel.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	240620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The ranks of RAF personnel in Saudi Arabia range from Corporal to Air Vice-Marshal inclusive.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:30:53 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1109362

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Workers
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 1 April 2019 to Question 237783, whether (a) UK military personnel or (b) contractors are operating in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	240621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>I have nothing to add to my answer of 1 April 2019 to Question 237783.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:31:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1109508

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Singapore: Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what improvements have been completed to naval facilities in Singapore in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	240532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>It has been assumed that &quot;naval facilities&quot; refer to both the wharf and oil fuel depot.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017-18:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Installation of a Lightning Protection System.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Installation of a roof over the Bulk Fuel Carrying Vehicle (bowser) filling facility.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In 2018-19</p><p> </p><ul><li>Senoko main pumphouse pump upgrade, this work is due to be completed in June 2019.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Automatic tank gauging, installation and commissioning complete.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:41:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109509

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding the Government has allocated to UK naval facilities in (a) Bahrain, (b) Oman, (c) Diego Garcia, (d) Singapore and (e) Brunei in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	240533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Allocated funding and Infrastructure costs in the last 12 months were as follows:</p><p>Bahrain: funding allocated at the start of financial year (FY) 2018-19 for the UK Naval support facility was £10.55 million.</p><p>Oman: £4.115 million was allocated to Duqm at the start of FY 2018-19.</p><p>Diego Garcia: £3.04 million was allocated at the start of FY 2018-19.</p><p>Singapore: Due to rental payments received from the US, -£1.33 million was allocated to British Defence Singapore Support Unit at the start of FY 2018-19; however £1.845 million was spent on capital works and facilities maintenance.</p><p>It has not been possible to provide the information for Brunei in the time available, and I will write to the hon. Member once it has been collated.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 16:43:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1109023

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruitment applications to the Armed Forces were declined on medical grounds in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	239921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>This information is taking some time to compile, and I will write to the hon. Member when the information is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/04/2019 16:39:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1109064

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, On how many occasions Army Bomb Disposal teams were called out in Northern Ireland between (a) 1 January 2014 and 1 July 2016 and (b) 1 July 2016 and 1 January 2019 as a result of (i) viable devices and (ii) hoax devices.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	239898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>For the information on Army bomb disposal activity in Northern Ireland for January 2014 to July 2018, I refer the hon. Member to my response of <br>23 November 2018 to his Question 193391.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the period of 1 August 2018 to 1 January 2019 can be found below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>1 July 2018 – 1 January 2019</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LOCATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TASKS*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IED</strong> <strong>DECLARATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HOAX</strong> <strong>DECLARATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland**</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* ‘Tasks’ refers to IED callouts (any task that may subsequently be classified by declaration as a Find, False, Hoax, IED, Explosion or Search Assist), as opposed to all callouts for all incidents, including Conventional Munitions Disposal callouts. These categories reflect the definitions of the Report of the Independent Reviewer Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007.</p><p> </p><p>** All incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:30:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1109171

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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, what notices his Department issues to civilian transport operators on potential interruptions to schedules as a result of military training exercises; how many notices were issued in each of the last five years; and what the locations were in relation to those notices.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	240031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The information on how many notices were issued and their locations is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Notice to Mariners can be found on The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ukho.gov.uk/nmwebsearch/" target="_blank">https://www.ukho.gov.uk/nmwebsearch/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Army works in conjunction with Highways England to ensure that traffic disruption caused by military activity is kept to a minimum. If members of the public wish to check their route to identify any traffic disruptions they can do so via Traffic England: http://www.trafficengland.com, Traffic Scotland: http://www.trafficscotland.org or Traffic Wales: <a href="https://traffic.wales/" target="_blank">https://traffic.wales/</a></p><p> </p><p>Notice to Airmen procedures are well established and details can be found on the Civil Aviation Authority website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=166&amp;Itemid=4.html" target="_blank">http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=166&amp;Itemid=4.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that a user name and password is required to allow access.</p><p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation regularly put out newsletters and guidance on when exercises are taking place, and when the public can and cannot access the training estate. these can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/search/advanced?group=guidance_and_regulation&amp;page=1&amp;topic=%2Fdefence%2Fdefence-armed-forces-ministry-of-defence-estate-public-access</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/04/2019 14:47:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1109192

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Uganda: Military Aid
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 1 April 2019 to Question 237709 on Uganda: Military Aid, what indirect support the UK Government provides to Uganda’s Special Forces Command.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	240104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>It is possible that a small number of Ugandan People's Defence Force personnel, who were given initial officer training in leadership, command and professional standards at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, may have been posted into the Special Forces Command at a later stage in their career.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:32:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams