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834818

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date	01/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full establishment is for the Submarine Service; and what its manning was as of 31 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	126240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The latest published figures for the Trained Strength for the Royal Navy Submarine Service show that there were 830 Officers and 3,150 Ratings. Of these there are 430 Officers and 2,100 Ratings assigned to engineering branches within the Submarine Service. The number of engineers available at any one time will be determined by such factors as leave and training requirements.</p><p>All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy; therefore totals may not equal the sum of their parts. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in five rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 126241 question first answered 07/02/2018 16:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

834819

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment of engineers for the Submarine Service is; and how many such engineers are available for service.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	126241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The latest published figures for the Trained Strength for the Royal Navy Submarine Service show that there were 830 Officers and 3,150 Ratings. Of these there are 430 Officers and 2,100 Ratings assigned to engineering branches within the Submarine Service. The number of engineers available at any one time will be determined by such factors as leave and training requirements.</p><p>All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy; therefore totals may not equal the sum of their parts. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in five rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 126240 question first answered 07/02/2018 16:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

834197

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	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

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