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date	15/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 airstrikes that have been conducted by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	34248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK has a small number of military personnel serving as liaison officers to Saudi headquarters to provide insight into Saudi operations. The UK is not a member of the coalition and the release of operational data is a matter for the coalition.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/04/2016 15:00:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

512491

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a British frigate or destroyer was last assigned to protect the Falkland Islands; whether there has been any change in his Department's policy on the provision of such protection: and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	33732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Atlantic Patrol Tasking (South) duty provides a tangible presence in the South Atlantic, maintaining a commitment to provide support and reassurance to British Overseas Territories in the region, including the Falkland Islands.</p><p>The last frigate or destroyer in the vicinity of the Falkland Islands was the Type 23 frigate HMS LANCASTER; she completed this task in early December 2015.</p><p>There has been no change to our policy. We continually review our security posture in the Falkland Islands, which remain defended by a range of military assets including the patrol vessel HMS CLYDE, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ship and around 1,200 UK personnel operating Royal Air Force Typhoon jets, ground defences and supporting infrastructure. In addition, other Royal Navy ships would be retasked to the Falkland Islands if required.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/04/2016 15:01:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

512495

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure a continuous presence of Royal Navy vessels in the Falkland Islands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	33866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has a permanent presence in the South Atlantic in the form of the Falkland Islands Patrol Vessel, HMS CLYDE, supported by a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship. The Royal Navy's Ice Patrol Ship, HMS PROTECTOR, also operates in the South Atlantic region for periods of the year.</p><p>Other Royal Navy ships continue on normal operations in the Atlantic and would be retasked to the Falkland Islands if required.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/04/2016 15:02:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

512497

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of how many non-extremist opposition fighters in Syria have fought against Daesh since 21 December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	33889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>We share the Joint Intelligence Organisation's assessment that opposition numbers have held up despite recent pressure and that there are significant numbers of non-extremist opposition inside Syria. Numbers in groups fighting Daesh are likely to have increased.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/04/2016 13:06:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

511334

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel from Royal Navy 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group were involved in training Bahraini defence force personnel in January 2016; and what such training consisted of.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	33499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK enjoys close links with Bahrain, spanning 200 years, that reinforce our commitment to the Gulf region. While on a visit to the region with HMS ST ALBANS, in suppport of this relationship, two personnel from 43 Commando Royal Marines undertook weapon training with the Bahraini Defence Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/04/2016 15:01:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald