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date	31/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
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 compatibility with the Government's policy on nuclear non-proliferation of the development of new types of nuclear weapon for use in UK defence.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	125834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Any decisions on UK nuclear deterrence policy or capability will be in line with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which remains the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation regime. Given the current threat to international security, and the reality that this will continue for the foreseeable future, our independent nuclear deterrent remains as vital today as ever.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2018 16:33:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

834267

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Capita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts his Department holds with Capita; and what the total value of those contracts is.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	125890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has 89 active contracts with Capita, and its subsidiaries, with a total value of approximately £1.291 billion.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2018 17:08:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

834301

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Capita: Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency plans he has in place to maintain army recruitment in the event of Capita plc becoming insolvent.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	125921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Consistent with Defence's routine approach to outsourcing activities, the Army maintains a contingency plan for the Recruiting Partnership Programme in the event of a change in circumstances with Capita.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2018 17:15:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

833126

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria is used by his Department to estimate the level of civilian casualties as a result of UK airstrikes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	125442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>In line with International Humanitarian Law, pre-strike assessments are undertaken to ensure that we minimise the risk to civilians and civilian objects. Post-strike the UK uses a range of methods, which may include the use of full motion video, to judge the effectiveness of its airstrikes and to determine whether we have caused civilian casualties. The Ministry of Defence is committed to investigating any credible reports that UK airstrikes have been responsible for civilian casualties.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2018 17:07:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn