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989463

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services: Legal Costs and Pay
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 cost to the public purse of (a) legal fees and (b) directors’ emoluments in relation to IMS Ltd since that company ceased trading in July 1991.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	180829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>There has been no cost to the public purse for legal fees or directors' emoluments since 1991. IMS operating costs have been met from accumulated profit from business activities and investment interest.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 15:20:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 81210 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

988670

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Cadets there were in each year between 2007 and 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	180112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence publishes official statistics on Cadet strengths. The number of Army Cadets as at 1 April each year between 2007 and 2017 can be found in the publications below.</p><p>2007-2016 (Excel Spreadsheet - Table 1, Row 27)</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-sponsored-cadet-forces-statistics-2016</p><p>2017 (Excel Spreadsheet - Table 1, Cell M34)</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-sponsored-cadet-forces-statistics-2018</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/10/2018 15:31:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

988687

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	180071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence policy is to use standard contract conditions to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information for a variety of legitimate reasons, including protection of national security, commercial confidentiality and personal data. However, they would not stop criticism of Ministers or the Department as these conditions only protect information supplied in connection with or under the contract.</p><p>Information on bespoke contract conditions is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2018 14:03:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

988772

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Autonomous Weapons
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 merits of the possible guiding principles set out in the final report of the 2018 Group of Governmental Experts on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	180126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government welcomes the Chair's summary of possible guiding principles in the field of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS). These principles mark a move towards international consensus on the key considerations in the LAWS debate, and will provide a useful basis for further discussions as the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) continues its work next year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/10/2018 15:55:15 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

988859

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish an substantive Answer to Questions 142890 and 142899, on Clyde Naval Base: Submarines, tabled on 10 May 2018 by the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	180221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The work to retrieve and assess the data to provide a substantive answer to the hon. Member's questions is still ongoing. Once the process is complete I will provide a response, placing a copy in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/10/2018 15:29:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

988861

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
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 11 October 2018 to Question 176572 on Arms trade: exports, what estimate he has made of the number of UK jobs that depend (a) directly and (b) indirectly on arms exports.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	180282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/10/2018 15:42:51 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

987755

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the enhanced effective pension age of 60 years has not been introduced for Ministry of Defence Police Officers following a recent requirement for those officers to comply with College of Policing fitness standards.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	179251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Treasury and Cabinet Office Ministers have previously given consideration to the merits of introducing an enhanced effective pension age of 60 years for Ministry of Defence Police Officers, but have not been minded to make such a change on the grounds that this would conflict with a key principle of the Government pension reforms that increased longevity requires longer working lives.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2018 14:00:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

987822

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Government-owned company International Military Services Ltd has funded salaries and legal fees since it ceased trading in 1991.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	179281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Since 1991, IMS operating costs have been met from accumulated profit from business activities and investment interest.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2018 13:57:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

987860

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antisubmarine Warfare
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 increase anti-submarine warfare capacity.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The new ship, submarine and aircraft procurement programme has included the continual review of our anti-submarine warfare capabilities. As part of this process the Royal Air Force expect to receive the first P-8A POSEIDON Maritime Patrol Aircraft towards the end of 2019, with the Type 26 ships, not the Type 31e, providing the primary anti-submarine warfare capability for the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 179061 question first answered 18/10/2018 14:19:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

987862

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Antisubmarine Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what anti-submarine warfare capability he plans to include on the Type 31e Frigates.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The new ship, submarine and aircraft procurement programme has included the continual review of our anti-submarine warfare capabilities. As part of this process the Royal Air Force expect to receive the first P-8A POSEIDON Maritime Patrol Aircraft towards the end of 2019, with the Type 26 ships, not the Type 31e, providing the primary anti-submarine warfare capability for the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 179060 question first answered 18/10/2018 14:19:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching