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997121

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Boko Haram: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military assistance the Government is providing to the Government of Nigeria to help it defeat Boko Haram.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	184962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Nigeria share a deep and long-standing Defence partnership. Since 2014, the UK has sought to support and enable a Nigerian-led regional response to Boko Haram and related violent extremism, doing so in the context of the long-term need to help build capacity of the Nigerian Armed Forces and support Defence Transformation. Some 70 Defence personnel are currently deployed to Nigeria on an enduring basis, and over 800 have deployed to Nigeria on training and advisory tasks since April 2015. This is supported by equipment gifting, places on professional development courses, and a focus on developing Nigerian Command, Staff, and Leadership institutions.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/11/2018 16:58:12 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

992646

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military support the UK is providing to the Afghan army to combat ISIS in areas east of Kabul.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	182206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces are in the lead for the security of the Afghan population, including tackling the threat posed by ISIS. The UK, as part of the non-combat NATO Resolute Support mission, is providing advisors to the Army, Police, Air Force and Security Ministries to help them become self-sufficient in managing security and preventing terrorist attacks against the Afghan people.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/10/2018 16:39:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937893

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nigeria: Military Aid
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 security forces in Nigeria to tackle violence between different groups in the Middle Belt.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Assistance provided by the Ministry of Defence to the Nigerian security forces is focussed on Nigerian efforts to counter the threat of terrorism in the North East of the country. The Ministry of Defence does not provide support specifically targeted at tackling the violence in the Middle Belt.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2018 15:36:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937894

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nigeria: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to improve the capacity of security services in Nigeria to reduce the amount of ungoverned space in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Assistance provided by the Ministry of Defence to the Nigerian security forces is focused on building capacity to counter the threat of terrorism in the North East of the country.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2018 15:35:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

937895

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nigeria: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) transparency and (b) governance within the security forces in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	162570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>We continue to monitor transparency and governance within the security forces in Nigeria, and regularly assess the risks associated with the delivery of UK military assistance in line with the UK's Overseas Security and Justice Assessment guidance.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2018 15:34:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

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