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1175530

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burkina Faso: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has received a request from his French counterpart to provide support to French military forces deployed in Burkina Faso.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	11484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel and more broadly in surrounding areas such as Burkina Faso. We remain in dialogue with French military counterparts and continue to provide non-combat assistance to the French-led counter terror mission Operation BARKHANE with our deployment of three CH47 chinook helicopters.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/02/2020 12:42:34 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1175707

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to Sri Lanka to combat (a) terrorism and (b) drug trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	11516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Sri Lanka and UK defence relationship was significantly strengthened in 2019 with the appointment of a resident Defence Adviser.</p><p>Following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in 2019, the UK offered support to the Sri Lankan authorities based on the UK experience of tackling terrorism. Ministry of Defence support has included providing training to Sri Lanka in countering Improvised Explosive Devices, with some Sri Lankan students attending training in the UK.</p><p>HMS Montrose visited Colombo in April 2019 as part of her deployment in the Indian Ocean and conducted a short exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy. This visit was an opportunity for the UK and Sri Lankan Navies to compare experience in countering drug trafficking, and to share the tactics and techniques which have proven most effective in tackling this shared global threat.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/02/2020 12:43:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1175728

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the development of Joint Force 2025; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	11527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>In 2015 we set out a step change in our ambition for UK Defence; the ambition to be able to war-fight at scale by 2025. Our headmark for this is Joint Force 2025, a highly capable deployable force of around 50,000 personnel drawn from all services. We have made significant progress in delivering the Maritime Task Group, Army Division, Air Group and Joint Forces that make up this deployable force. But there are still challenges. We know the threat picture for the UK has evolved since 2015, this was acknowledged in our Modernising Defence Programme, and there is still work to be done to ensure we are on track for delivery by 2025. The forthcoming Integrated Review on Security, Defence and Foreign Policy and the Comprehensive Spending Review provide us a unique opportunity to refresh our plans for Defence to make sure that we are delivering the right capability to keep the country safe now and in decades to come.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/02/2020 12:44:24 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1174882

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Criminal Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the meetings that officials in his Department have had with representatives of the International Criminal Court in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	10361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>No meetings have taken place between officials in the Ministry of Defence and representatives of the International Criminal Court in the 12 months to 31 January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/02/2020 12:25:39 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1174947

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
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 number of military personnel serving in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Marines, (c) RAF and (d) Army; and what assessment he has made of the trends in those numbers in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	10340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>While there has been a downward trend in strength over the last five years, the Government is committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces and is taking forward a range of measures to improve recruitment and retention. Importantly, the Armed Forces continue to meet all their current commitments, keeping the country and its interests safe. The Armed Forces are fully funded to meet their target strength and we continue to increase funding to Defence year on year.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence keeps the numbers of military personnel under close review. On a quarterly basis we publish UK Service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, applications and outflow, by Service. The latest edition, with information as at 1 October 2019 and showing trends since 1 April 2012, can be found at the following website:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fquarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Cab8833cb4ffd4d578b4808d7a65d0f9c%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637160790924834548&amp;sdata=V%2FPZMRXszJhgs0nB4%2BO%2FJK36WPiDURNxmLJt4DbsJWc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 10341 question first answered 04/02/2020 14:54:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1174948

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
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 number of military personnel serving in the (a) Maritime Reserves, (b) RAF reserves and (c) Army reserves; and what assessment he has made of the trends in those numbers in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	10341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>While there has been a downward trend in strength over the last five years, the Government is committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces and is taking forward a range of measures to improve recruitment and retention. Importantly, the Armed Forces continue to meet all their current commitments, keeping the country and its interests safe. The Armed Forces are fully funded to meet their target strength and we continue to increase funding to Defence year on year.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence keeps the numbers of military personnel under close review. On a quarterly basis we publish UK Service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, applications and outflow, by Service. The latest edition, with information as at 1 October 2019 and showing trends since 1 April 2012, can be found at the following website:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fquarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Cab8833cb4ffd4d578b4808d7a65d0f9c%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637160790924834548&amp;sdata=V%2FPZMRXszJhgs0nB4%2BO%2FJK36WPiDURNxmLJt4DbsJWc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 10340 question first answered 04/02/2020 14:54:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1175006

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Naval asset visits there have been to Northern Ireland ports in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>There were 11 visits to Northern Ireland ports by Naval Ships in 2018 and five visits in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 04/02/2020 14:54:52 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1174231

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Equality
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 adequacy of representation from the nations and regions of the UK in the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK's Armed Forces are drawn from all the regions and nations that make up the UK and they play an essential role in our Defence and security. All regular recruitment is carried out online and through a network of Armed Forces Careers Offices. Although recruits provide a postcode, this is not always an accurate reflection of their nationality or origin.</p><p>Each of the three Services benefit from historic military connections and recruiting links with specific regions and nations and recruit predominantly from those to ensure those links, culture and identities are strongly represented in the UK's Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/02/2020 13:33:04 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174259

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) reserve and (b) regular service personnel have been based in each of the (i) nations and (ii) regions of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The requested information for UK Reserve Service personnel is provided in the attached tables; figures are estimates.</p><p>Official statistics on the stationed locations of UK Regular Service personnel are published annually. The latest edition of the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) <em>Annual Location Statistics</em>, including data as at 1 April 2019 and going back to April 2012, can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-2019</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/02/2020 16:46:17 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan attachment 1 file name 9666 - Personnel based by nations and regions of UK - TABLES.xlsx title UK Reserve Service Personnel by nations and region
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174261

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burkina Faso: 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 providing support to the Burkina Faso Government’s anti-terrorist operations.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	9645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is concerned about the security situation in Sahel and the spread of insecurity across the region, including to countries such as Burkina Faso. The Ministry of Defence provides direct support to the region in the form of three CH47 chinook helicopters, who provide non-combat assistance in the French-led counter terror mission Operation BARKHANE, and we deliver training to G5 Sahel militaries through the EU Training Mission Mali. The UK Government also supports the G5 Sahel Joint Force, which combats terrorist activities in Burkina Faso and the wider region.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/02/2020 16:48:31 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards