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1216949

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has allocated Official Development Assistance to any programmes that are targeted at supporting women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	63292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Only a very small proportion of Ministry of Defence expenditure counts as Official Development Assistance. The majority of this is spent on certain categories of Defence education. We have recently implemented measures to improve the representation of women on these educational programmes, in support of the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/06/2020 10:19:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1216978

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sanitary Products
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 ensure that female service personnel are provided with sanitary products when on operations.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	63249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The policy on provision of sanitary products to Service personnel overseas is currently under review.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the hon. Member to update her once that review is completed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/07/2020 15:50:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1204707

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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, whether outbreaks of covid-19 infection have occurred on (a) Royal Naval and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels; whether those vessels' deployments have been affected as a result of covid-19 infection; whether naval personnel are kept in barracks for a sufficient period to check for infection with covid-19 before deployment at sea; and what his policy is to minimise the effect of naval personnel embarking on a deployment soon after taking leave in numerous different locations within the UK.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	60642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>For reasons of operational security, we cannot comment on the number of COVID-19 cases that have occurred on Royal Navy (RN) or Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels. As of 31 May, there have been 45 confirmed cases of Royal Navy Service personnel with COVID-19. No deployments of RN or RFA vessels have been affected as a result of these infections.</p><p> </p><p>The RN has a policy on COVID-19 risk mitigation measures, which includes direction on the use of quarantining and COVID-19 testing to minimise the risk of COVID infection onboard deploying RN vessels to as low as reasonably practicable. The nature of these measures depends on the vessel and activity that is being undertaken, and may require personnel to be quarantined ashore in a cabin or onboard the vessel if they display symptoms or have been in contact with others who have displayed symptoms.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/06/2020 16:36:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1204331

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Development Aid
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 criteria his Department plans to use for prioritising Official Development Assistance spending in the event of a decrease in GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's Official Development Assistance spend is already reducing where some planned activity cannot be delivered during the current pandemic. Should it be necessary to make further reductions, we will protect those programmes which have the greatest impact on development objectives.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/06/2020 13:25:29 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1204338

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's share of the Official Development Assistance will be reduced in the event of a decrease in GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a legal commitment to spend 0.7% of its gross national income each year on Official Development Assistance (ODA). ODA budgetary allocations to Departments are decided by HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/06/2020 13:26:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1204343

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is signing new funding agreements for projects from the Official Development Assistance budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Official Development Assistance programmes are delivered primarily using MOD assets and personnel, and do not involve funding agreements with external delivery partners.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/06/2020 13:26:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1204518

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance is provided to Commonwealth Service personnel on discharge from the UK armed forces on the steps they must take to regularise their immigration status when seeking to exercise their right to remain in the UK after having served for at least four years; and how that guidance has changed since that right to remain was first granted.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	59659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>When Commonwealth citizens (and Gurkhas) are enlisted in the UK Armed Forces the Home Office grant them Exempt from Immigration Control status under section 8(4) of the Immigration Act 1971. This is valid for the duration of their Regular Service, and they receive a letter from the Home Office advising them of this and that on discharge they must regularise their UK immigration status or leave the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has immigration rules specific to the Armed Forces – the Appendix Armed Forces – under which they can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK on discharge if they meet all necessary criteria including having served for a minimum of four years. The Home Office allows applications to be submitted up to 10 weeks before discharge.</p><p> </p><p>The Army has produced guidance for Units since 2004 which summarises these immigration rules including the need to regularise immigration status on discharge or leave the UK. Units must also notify the Home Office when a Commonwealth citizen (or Gurkha) is being discharged so their Exempt status can be cancelled, and the individual signs the notification to indicate they understand the need to regularise their status At that point the Home Office will write to the individual to advise them that they have 28 days from days from date of discharge to either regularise their UK immigration status, if they have not already submitted an application, or leave the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Guide is regularly updated to reflect any changes to the immigration rules it has always included the requirement for regularising immigration status on discharge and to notify the Home Office. The guidance is used by all three Services. Information is also included within Ministry of Defence and single Service policy documents such as Joint Service Publication 100 – Defence Holistic Transition Policy and the Service Leavers Guide which is issued to all personnel on discharge. These give clear instruction to both the Chain of Command and the individual about their responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/06/2020 16:34:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1203651

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	59628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Defence Secretary meets regularly with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss matters of mutual interest, including Official Development Assistance.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/06/2020 07:09:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1203782

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 55019, on Waste Disposal: Applications, whether US fire fighting services use fire fighting foam containing (a) PFBS, (b) PFHpA, (c) PFHxS, (d) PFOS and (e) PFOA materials on US bases in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	59590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The information needed to answer the hon. Member's question will take time to collate. I will write to him when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/06/2020 09:10:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1203854

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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 members of the armed forces have been deployed in each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency part of the Government's covid-19 response.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	59643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. As of 15 June, our Armed Forces are deployed to support the work of 10 Joint Military Commands (JMCs) and three other teams across the UK, broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC East</p></td><td><p>447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC London</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC North East</p></td><td><p>414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC North West</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC Scotland</p></td><td><p>361</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC South East</p></td><td><p>437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC South West</p></td><td><p>323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC Wales</p></td><td><p>467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC West Midlands</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Logistics Support Team</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standing Joint Command Reserve</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Works Group (Engineers)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,538</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/06/2020 16:29:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell