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date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many instances of fouling from abandoned or lost fishing gear affecting Royal Navy ships there have been in (a) UK or (b) non-UK waters in the last two years; how many operational days have been lost from (i) ship and (ii) personnel activities as a result of those instances; and what estimate he has made of the cost of the (A) loss of operational activity and (B) repairs as a result of those instances.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Stephen Gilbert
uin	216042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has no such record of any fouling by abandoned fishing gear; therefore the Royal Navy has no record of a ship being unable to complete its tasking due to fouling by fishing gear in the last two years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 01/12/2014 16:05:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4101 label Biography information for Stephen Gilbert

165941

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made by NATO in training and developing Rapid Reaction Forces in response to the situation in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	215850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Readiness Action Plan, as agreed by Heads of State and UK Government at the Wales Summit, is a response to the changed security environment in Eastern Europe arising from Russia's actions in and around Ukraine. Its implementation will significantly enhance NATO's readiness and responsiveness. Work is progressing rapidly on enhancing the NATO Response Force's capabilities, including development of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 01/12/2014 16:09:03 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

164139

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
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 21 November 2014 to Question 213404, for what reason £14.7 million of the additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel remain to be negotiated between his Department and the Libyan government.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Libyan Government has agreed to pay for General Purpose Force training. However, the deteriorating political and security situation in Libya has meant that it has not yet been possible to conclude discussions on payment with the relevant Libyan authorities. We will continue to press for payment of the balance, in parallel with our work to support the UN-led mediation process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 215598 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:07:39 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 30688 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

164140

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
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 21 November 2014 to Question 213404, when his Department expects to conclude negotiations with the Libyan government about repayment of the remaining £14.7 million of the additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Libyan Government has agreed to pay for General Purpose Force training. However, the deteriorating political and security situation in Libya has meant that it has not yet been possible to conclude discussions on payment with the relevant Libyan authorities. We will continue to press for payment of the balance, in parallel with our work to support the UN-led mediation process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 215597 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:07:39 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 30687 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

155806

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK (a) military and (b) other personnel (i) have been and (ii) are deployed under Common Foreign and Security Policy or Common Security and Defence Policy operations since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	214602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Currently the Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides 323 Military personnel in support of Common Security and Defence Policy military operations. The figures below are representative of the number of posts that the UK has filled since 2010. Where the UK fills a post in an EU mission on an enduring basis, individual personnel or units will rotate through the post, usually on a six month rotation. The number of individuals who have supported operations will therefore be higher.</p><p>EUTM Somalia This mission started in 2010. Since then the number of UK personnel allocated to it has varied between two and three. It will increase to four in early 2015 and reduce again to three in summer 2015. The UK has also provided 1 civilian advisor since 2013.</p><p>EUNAVFOR ATALANTA The MOD fills 65 posts, including the Commander, at the Mission Head Quarters in Northwood on an enduring basis and fills four posts in Djibouti. The UK also provided a ship to the mission in 2011 and again in 2013.</p><p>EUTM Mali Following the launch of the mission in early 2013 the UK military contribution peaked at 37 posts in late 2013 and has since decreased to 30 posts on an enduring basis. The UK also contributes a two person civilian training team.</p><p>EUFOR ALTHEA Since 2010 the UK has filled on an enduring basis between five and six staff officer posts, has provided an intermediate reserve of 120 personnel since 2012 and since July 2014 has provided a temporary uplift of 95 reconnaissance personnel (returning to the UK in December).</p><p>EUFOR CAR The UK provides one staff officer to the mission headquarters in Larissa, Greece.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 01/12/2014 16:05:04 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29066 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas