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1056726

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date	07/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the strength of Daesh (a) in Iraq, (b) in Syria and (c) throughout the rest of the world; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	218175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Daesh now holds just a few square kilometres in the Middle Euphrates River Valley. The Global Coalition assesses there are currently not enough Daesh fighters remaining in Iraq and Syria to make any further significant territorial gains. However, Daesh has dispersed into a cellular structure in order to maintain insurgency activity.</p><p>Daesh has also attempted to build a global network of affiliates, branches and sympathisers, the strength of which varies country to country. In many countries, Daesh's local network will continue to pose an enduring threat to regional stability. It will likely be limited to terrorist-type activity due to concerted counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations and competition with other militant groups.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/02/2019 17:14:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1056817

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fires: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Manchester Evening News article, Greater Manchester is still owed £1 million by the government for battling last summer's moorland blazes, published on 6 February 2018, whether his Department has repaid any of the £70,000 given to it by the Greater Manchester combined authority.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	218227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Any expenditure incurred by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority may be reimbursed subject to a successful claim through the Bellwin scheme, which is administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/02/2019 16:49:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1055863

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Overseas Aid
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 23 January 2019 to Question 208846 on Ministry of Defence: Overseas Aid, what that money was spent on.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	217513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Since the beginning of 2015 the Ministry of Defence has spent a total of £13.98 million on Official Development.</p><p> </p><p>The 2018 figure is currently underdoing a regular assurance process and is scheduled to be published on 1 April 2019. A breakdown by programme is detailed below*.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Programme</strong></p></td><td><p>2015 (£ million)</p></td><td><p>2016 (£ million)</p></td><td><p>2017 (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Education Programmes</p></td><td><p>1.74</p></td><td><p>2.28</p></td><td><p>3.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Forces Cyprus: Refugee Camp</p></td><td><p>0.61</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Hydrographic Office Charting Support</p></td><td><p>0.20</p></td><td><p>0.50</p></td><td><p>0.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Locally Employed Civilian Training: Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>0.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy: Disaster Relief Training</p></td><td><p>Less than 0.10</p></td><td><p>Less than 0.10</p></td><td><p>Less than 0.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>‘Askari Serpent’: Local Vaccination Programmes</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>0.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian Stores - Migrant Rescue in Mediterranean</p></td><td><p>0.18</p></td><td><p>0.13</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2.75</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5.11 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6.12</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Figures rounded to 2 decimal places, in accordance with guidelines – aid programmes are recorded by calendar years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/02/2019 16:53:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1055948

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the squadron deployed to Minden will be activated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	217503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>In October 2018, a Joint Vision Statement was signed, reaffirming the continuing importance of close defence co-operation with Germany. This committed the UK to a combined river crossing capability with shared facilities in Minden. Elements of 23 Amphibious Engineer squadron, including some M3 rigs, are already located at Minden and will continue to grow until it is fully established in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We do not routinely comment on specific locations for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security, or would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 217504 question first answered 12/02/2019 16:47:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1055954

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many M3 Amphibious Rigs are available at Ayrshire Barracks in Monchengladbach; when those M3 Amphibious Rigs will be transferred to the German Army barracks at Minden; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	217504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>In October 2018, a Joint Vision Statement was signed, reaffirming the continuing importance of close defence co-operation with Germany. This committed the UK to a combined river crossing capability with shared facilities in Minden. Elements of 23 Amphibious Engineer squadron, including some M3 rigs, are already located at Minden and will continue to grow until it is fully established in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We do not routinely comment on specific locations for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security, or would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 217503 question first answered 12/02/2019 16:47:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1055379

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Japan: Military Alliances
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 strengthen the defence and security relationship between the UK and Japan.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	217007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2017 Prime Ministers May and Abe signed a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation and reaffirmed this in January 2019 during Prime Minister Abe's visit to the UK. We have delivered on this throughout 2018 by deploying three Royal Navy ships to the region which exercised with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, and conducted the first-ever UK land exercise in Japan. In addition, we are developing an administrative and legal framework to support further exercises, operations, and capability partnerships, including the possibility of exploring cooperation on future combat aircraft and air-to-air missiles.</p><p> </p><p>During HMS Montrose's upcoming deployment to the region, in support of United Nations Security Council Resolutions against North Korea, she will take the opportunity to exercise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/02/2019 16:49:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1054851

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gurkhas: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to increase the pension for former Gurkha soldiers; and if will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aldershot
tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
uin	216435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that Gurkha veterans continue to receive a fair pension which provides for a good standard of living in Nepal. Gurkha pensions are currently increased in two ways. The first is through an annual increase based on the rate of inflation set by the Nepali Central Bank each year. The second is following a review of the outcome of the 10 yearly Indian Central Pay Commission to determine whether changes made to Indian pension rates, which Gurkha pension rates are currently based on, require increases to be made to British Gurkha Pension rates. The latest review is nearly complete and we expect to announce the outcome in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/02/2019 17:26:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty