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155439

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
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 27 October 2014 to Question 210893, whether the Defence Disposal Services Authority has instructed Agility to sell the tented camp commercially or to give preference to a non-government organisation.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	214203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>As stated in my answer of 27 October 2014 to Question 210893, Agility is charged with securing the best value for money for items that our redeployment process has determined should be disposed of in theatre.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 17/11/2014 17:14:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

155443

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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, if he will take steps to establish a full independent inquiry into the circumstances behind the recent alleged sexual assaults and an alleged rape in Cambridge, including a series of attacks on 17 and 26 October.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	214407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 4 December 2014 to Question 213262.</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=213262</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213896 question first answered 10/12/2014 17:30:18 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 28359 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

147465

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) the Home Office on the decision to return 90 Libyan recruits from Bassingbourn; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	214127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>During the planning, implementation and conclusion of training, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) worked closely with the Cabinet Office, Home Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Libyan command and supervisory team, Defence Section of the Libyan Embassy in London, Cambridgeshire Police and the MOD Police. In particular, we worked closely with the Home Office, Libyan Defence Section and Libyan command and supervisory team to return trainees who withdrew during the programme and once training had concluded.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 214130 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:02:43 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29081 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

147467

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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, how much the Government charged the government of Libya for training Libyan forces; and how much of that amount has been received.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel is given in the attached table:</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government has agreed to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for these costs. They have already paid £2.5 million, and we will continue to negotiate with them over paying the balance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, small numbers of Libyan Armed Forces have been trained in UK staff colleges over the last three years and in Libya by the Defence Advisory Team. These activities cost approximately £0.5 million in financial year (FY) 2012-13 and approximately £1.7 million in FY 2013-14. The forecast for this activity in FY 2014-15 is £0.2 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213247 213248 213336 213337 213404 213854 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:01:31 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 213404 - Costs to UK for Training of Libyan Service Personnel.doc title Costs to UK of Training Libyan Service Personnel previous answer version 28361 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

147468

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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, what steps his Department took to vet Libyan personnel prior to their commencing military training at Bassingbourn barracks; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	214126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Prior to the start of General Purpose Force training on 11 June 2014, the UK had numerous discussions with the Libyan government on the selection and vetting of Libyan trainees. These conversations included the United States and Italy. The Libyan government provided trainee candidates who had been through Libyan vetting and selection processes. These candidates were subject to additional UK vetting in Libya to ensure those selected met Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence and Home Office requirements on security, immigration, medical, physical, literacy, and numeracy criteria as well as meeting a distribution of trainees that was geographically representative of Libya. Home Office visa processes included checks against UK criminal databases and a visa declaration by all trainees that confirmed they held no criminal convictions or charges in the UK or elsewhere. We are not aware that any of those candidates who passed UK screening had criminal convictions or faced charges at that time in the UK or elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 04/12/2014 16:10:51 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29088 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

147469

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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, what walking-out policy was in place in respect of Libyan recruits being trained at Bassingbourn; what oversight role was played by his Department; what the role of service police was in supervising those recruits; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	214128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave on 4 December 2014 to Question 213262 to the hon Member for Wrexham (Mr Ian Lucas).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 11/12/2014 17:35:02 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name HOC214128 4 December 2014.doc title Hansard Extract 4 December 2014 previous answer version 29079 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

147470

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) the Home Office on the behaviour of Libyan personnel on Bassingbourn base; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	214129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Prior to the start of General Purpose Force training on 11 June 2014, the UK had several discussions with the Libyan government about the selection and vetting of the Libyan trainees. These conversations also included representations from the United States and Italy.</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government provided trainee candidates who had been through Libyan vetting and selection processes. These candidates were then subject to additional UK vetting in Libya, to ensure that those selected met Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence and Home Office requirements on security, immigration, medical, physical, literacy and numeracy criteria; in addition, the selected cohort comprised a suitable geographic representation of Libya. Home Office visa processes included checks against UK criminal databases and a visa declaration by all trainees which confirmed that they held no criminal convictions or charges in the UK or elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware that any of those candidates who passed UK screening had criminal convictions or faced charges at that time in the UK or elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>During the course of training the Libyan General Purpose Force (GPF) we are aware of sixteen individuals being arrested. Of these five have been remanded in custody while facing the following criminal charges:</p><p> </p><p>Three counts of sexual assault, one count of theft of a pedal cycle and one count of exposure.</p><p> </p><p>Three counts of sexual assault and one count of theft of a pedal cycle.</p><p> </p><p>Two counts of sexual assault, one count of theft of a pedal cycle and one count of using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment/alarm/distress against a police officer.</p><p> </p><p>One count of rape.</p><p> </p><p>One count of rape.</p><p> </p><p>All other trainees at Bassingbourn have been returned to Libya.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A team has been set up to produce for the Defence Secretary before Christmas an objective report into the GPF training. It is led by a MOD senior civil servant who was not involved in the original work, supported by a senior civil servant loaned from another Government Department to provide an additional element of independence and challenge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213338 213410 213412 213588 question first answered 18/12/2014 16:33:09 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29077 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

147471

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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, what discussions he has had with (a) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) the Home Office on decisions to return Libyan personnel home because of events at Bassingbourn base; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	214130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>During the planning, implementation and conclusion of training, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) worked closely with the Cabinet Office, Home Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Libyan command and supervisory team, Defence Section of the Libyan Embassy in London, Cambridgeshire Police and the MOD Police. In particular, we worked closely with the Home Office, Libyan Defence Section and Libyan command and supervisory team to return trainees who withdrew during the programme and once training had concluded.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 214127 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:02:43 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29075 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

147474

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will undertake reviews under Article 36 of Additional Protocol 1 to the 1949 Geneva Conventions before developing weapons systems capable of generating attack profiles.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	214078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Yes, the Ministry of Defence does undertake reviews under Article 36 of Additional Protocol 1 to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. All new weapon systems, and any significant upgrades to existing system, are subject to a robust legal review.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 20/11/2014 16:58:21 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

147475

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2014 to Question 191671, and the recommendations of the Birmingham Policy Commission entitled The Security Impact of Drones, published on 22 October 2014, if his Department will request that ISAF publish, with any necessary redactions, the investigations report into the incident on 25 March 2011 in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	214077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to make a request to ISAF to publish, redacted or otherwise, the report of the investigation into the incident of 25 March 2011. As we have previously stated, an ISAF investigation was conducted and concluded that the actions of the Reaper crew had been in accordance with extant procedures and Rules of Engagement. Any request to seek the publication of this document should be made directly to the NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 17/11/2014 16:49:30 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest