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937505

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Germany: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of members of the armed forces who will be stationed in Germany in support of NATO.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>On current plans there will be approximately 140 UK defence personnel based at NATO Headquarters and installations in Germany after 2019. The exact number will fluctuate due to the routine rotation of personnel, and, in the longer term, the number is also subject to change as part of the ongoing NATO adaptation programme that will affect the distribution of NATO and UK personnel across the Alliance.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/07/2018 15:18:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

931318

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to Iraq to stop Isis re-grouping in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	157737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Coalition, UK air power has played a vital role in the success of the counter Daesh operations in Iraq. The Coalition has destroyed thousands of Daesh targets, interdicting resupply and reinforcement efforts, preventing Daesh's ability to counter attack.</p><p>UK teams have helped train over 75,000 Iraqi Security Forces, increasing their capacity to defeat Daesh. The UK will continue to develop a committed security partnership with Iraq, assisting with building the capacity of their armed forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/07/2018 15:40:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

926685

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Engineers
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 (a) recruit and (b) retain more engineers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	154707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 June 2018 to Question 153253 to the hon. Member for Hendon (Dr Offord).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/06/2018 15:03:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20180619_153253_Armed_Forces_Recruitment.docx title 153253 - Armed Forces: Recruitment
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

894761

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Taiwan: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Taiwanese authorities on improving military links between the UK and Taiwan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	139489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had no such discussions. The UK's longstanding policy on Taiwan has not changed.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/05/2018 15:54:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

890451

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
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 make up its shortfall in personnel.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	137559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces. The Services are meeting all their current commitments. To help address Armed Forces manning challenges the Ministry of Defence has introduced its Armed Forces People Programme to modernise the employment offer including scope for flexible working and a new Forces' Accommodation Model. The individual Services have also implemented a wide range of programmes including:</p><p>The Royal Navy/Royal Marines have the Personnel Recovery Programme which includes initiatives to improve inflow (gains to trained strength); throughflow (changes to training pipelines, promotions and accelerated throughput); and outflow (improving retention and reducing voluntary outflow).</p><p>The Army is implementing improvements to recruitment and training policy and practices; targeted financial retention incentives; and a strategy to attract personnel to re-join the Army.</p><p>The RAF has established Enterprise Collaboration Teams to oversee a range of recruitment initiatives for critical skills groups, including the appointments of Specialist Recruitment Teams for hard to recruit branches and trades, BAME and female personnel. A new initiative has also been introduced to encourage personnel to re-join the Service.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/05/2018 15:26:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

885287

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Egypt: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is giving to the Egyptian armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	136152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is supporting the Egyptian military to develop its capability to respond to the terrorist threat the country faces. Our programme of activity includes information sharing, senior bilateral Staff Talks, and bespoke training, including countering the threat from improvised explosive devices.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/04/2018 16:15:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon