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1339873

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps is he taking to ensure that all armed forces personnel are fully covid-19 vaccinated.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>Armed Forces personnel will receive their vaccination in line with the national programme as set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.</p><p>For those on active operations overseas, 95% of eligible personnel have received a first dose, and 61% their second.</p><p>All eligible personnel, at home or abroad, will have been offered at least their first vaccine dose by 19 July, in line with the national programme. As the vaccination programme in the UK accelerates, we are working to ensure that no Service personnel are disadvantaged by their service overseas.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 02/07/2021 10:20:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1339936

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy ships have had operations restricted as a result of covid-19 outbreaks amongst serving personnel.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	21944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>We do not comment on the operational status of Royal Navy (RN) ships. The RN has continued to meet all operational tasking throughout the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/06/2021 10:17:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1339436

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qatar: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of Qatar's role in financing (a) al-Nusrah Front in Syria, (b) the Taliban in Afghanistan and (c) other groups that the UK recognises as terrorist organisations before establishing the Royal Air Force joint squadrons with Qatar.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	21340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>All relevant considerations were taken into account when deciding to establish joint squadrons with Qatar. The long-standing friendship between the UK and Qatar is more important than ever. With shared defence and security interests, it is vital we work together for both regional and global stability.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/06/2021 16:31:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1339535

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Home Country Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, what steps the Government is taking to assist Afghans who have themselves, or their family members, provided service to UK armed forces and who remain the country and face violence from the Taliban.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	21152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>We owe a debt of gratitude to interpreters and other locally employed staff who risked their lives working alongside UK forces in Afghanistan and the Government has already supported more than 1,380 former Afghan staff and their families to create new lives in the UK.</p><p>The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) launched on 1 April 2021. It acknowledges and reflects the fact that the situation in Afghanistan has changed, and with it the potential risk to current and former locally employed staff who worked for the UK Government over the past twenty years.</p><p>Under the new policy, any current or former locally employed staff who are assessed to be under serious threat to life are offered priority relocation to the UK regardless of their employment status, rank or role, or length of time served. Locally Employed Staff who have worked in roles which could have exposed their identities and placed them at risk of reprisals as a result of their work for the UK Government are relocated to the UK by default at their request.</p><p>We are significantly accelerating the pace of relocations in parallel with the military withdrawal, but our commitment to those who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), and the process to deliver it, is not time-limited and will endure.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/06/2021 16:30:46 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

1338793

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kenya: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government is giving the Kenyan Government any military assistance to help defeat terrorism in areas of that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	20409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Kenya is our strategic partner in East Africa and at the heart of our plans for the region. Kenya is a partner which shares the same concerns and aspirations we do regarding regional stability and security. We are committed to cooperation on tackling shared threats such as terrorism and violent extremism.</p><p>The UK provides support to the Kenyan Government in work to counter terrorism, this is through both counter-terrorism capacity building for its forces and through liaison officers in its regional hub of the FCDO/CONTEST Unit Counter Terrorism and Extremist Network in Nairobi.</p><p>We actively contribute to action against al Shabaab, the Al-Qaida linked terrorist group that poses a direct threat to UK interests and regional stability. We work jointly with Kenya to make it increasingly difficult for al Shabaab to operate.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/06/2021 10:20:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1338819

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: Peacekeeping Operations
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 15 June 2021 to Question 12970 on Mali: Peacekeeping Operations, how many soldiers in Mali tested positive for covid-19 between January 2020 and March 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	20328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Between January 2020 and March 2020 there were no UK Service personnel deployed on peacekeeping operations in Mali. Between January 2021 and March 2021 there were two confirmed COVID-19 positive test cases amongst UK Service personnel deployed in support of peacekeeping operations in Mali.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/06/2021 10:23:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1338472

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of covid-19 there have been among UK armed forces personnel participating in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali to date.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	19507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>There have been 24 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 amongst Service personnel deployed under Operation NEWCOMBE in Mali. Of these, 15 have been in the UK force providing support to Operation BARKHANE and nine cases amongst the Long Range Reconnaissance Group who support the UN mission.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/06/2021 11:43:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1338473

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the armed forces personnel that departed from the UK to participate in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali received (a) no, (b) one and (b) two covid-19 vaccinations.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	19508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>Rotation one of the Long Range Reconnaissance Group (LRRG) force deployed in December 2020 before the national vaccination programme began – whilst deployed vaccinations were given.</p><p> </p><p>Rotation two of the LRRG are now deployed. On 24 June 2021 97% had received their first COVID-19 vaccination dose and 85% their second.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/06/2021 16:42:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1338474

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of personnel at sea as part of the Queen Elizabeth Carrier battle group have received two covid-19 vaccinations.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	19509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>Service personnel currently deployed on the UK's Carrier Strike Group have been fully vaccinated with two doses.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/06/2021 11:44:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1338127

registered interest
date	18/06/2021
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, whether British air defence units in Saudi Arabia helped to identify or track the Houthi drone that was reported to have been intercepted near Khamis Mushait on 17 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	18600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>As I stated in my answer to the hon. Member to his question 15401 of 15 June, British Air Defence units in Saudi Arabia help identify and track objects in Saudi airspace. Any action is decided upon and conducted by Saudi forces. For security reasons it is not appropriate to provide specific details of the operational activity of British air defence units in Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 18601 question first answered 23/06/2021 09:13:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 15401 Yemen Military Intervention.docx title Yemen: Military Intervention
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill