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767637

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has provided funding, training or other support to the military forces of Myanmar in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	106685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK has not provided any funding or combat training to the Burmese military, although we have been providing education training. In addition to English language training the Ministry of Defence has provided courses covering governance, human rights, accountability and international law. These courses were delivered by the Defence Academy in Burma and here in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/10/2017 15:07:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

765678

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much each branch of the armed forces spent on advertising and marketing for recruitment purposes in each year from 2010 to date.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	106165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested for 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2017 is shown below. Comparable data prior to that date is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015 (£)</p></td><td><p>2016 (£)</p></td><td><p>2017 to September (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>6,463,372</p></td><td><p>6,698,303</p></td><td><p>10,011,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy &amp; Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>13,190,328</p></td><td><p>11,409,885</p></td><td><p>11,621,005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>7,948,700</p></td><td><p>9,086,473</p></td><td><p>7,903,457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27,602,400</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27,194,661</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,535,746</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/10/2017 16:50:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

765679

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits to the Welsh economy of basing Welsh regiments in Wales when those regiments are not on active service.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	105859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>There is no plan to base in Wales those regiments traditionally recruited from it or to conduct a consultation. Consistent with the Better Defence Estate Strategy announced in November 2016, the role, command and training requirements of these regiments mean that they are better located elsewhere to deliver the best possible Defence capability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 105385 105387 105857 question first answered 10/10/2017 15:04:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

765680

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of potential locations in Wales that could be used to base Welsh regiments when those regiments are not on active service.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	105857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>There is no plan to base in Wales those regiments traditionally recruited from it or to conduct a consultation. Consistent with the Better Defence Estate Strategy announced in November 2016, the role, command and training requirements of these regiments mean that they are better located elsewhere to deliver the best possible Defence capability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 105385 105387 105859 question first answered 10/10/2017 15:04:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

765812

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many countries his Department currently provides military aid to.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	105974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not use the term military aid to categorise activity. We do though provide a range of support and assistance to countries across the globe through defence engagement and financed through the Defence Assistance Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD's Defence Assistance Fund supports a variety of defence engagement activities designed to provide practical help and assistance to the nations concerned, at the same time contributing to the UK's own security objectives, including by developing defence relations and increasing UK influence. Assistance may include the provision of military training and education. Defence engagement helps to build the capacity of the recipient nation to address security challenges, both domestically and on the wider stage, including those of terrorism and violent extremism, helping keep Britain safe.</p><p> </p><p>The number of countries in financial year 2017-18 where activity is programmed or has been completed is 116.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defence Assistance Fund expenditure by financial year (£million)</p><p> </p><p>2007-08 - 9.607</p><p>2008-09 - 8.037</p><p>2009-10 - 11.040</p><p>2010-11 - 13.096</p><p>2011-12 - 12.027</p><p>2012-13 - 12.327</p><p>2013-14 - 15.635</p><p>2014-15 - 16.558</p><p>2015-16 - 21.158</p><p>2016-17 - 27.320</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 106311 question first answered 11/10/2017 16:33:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

765813

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much financial aid the Government gave foreign militaries in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	106311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not use the term military aid to categorise activity. We do though provide a range of support and assistance to countries across the globe through defence engagement and financed through the Defence Assistance Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD's Defence Assistance Fund supports a variety of defence engagement activities designed to provide practical help and assistance to the nations concerned, at the same time contributing to the UK's own security objectives, including by developing defence relations and increasing UK influence. Assistance may include the provision of military training and education. Defence engagement helps to build the capacity of the recipient nation to address security challenges, both domestically and on the wider stage, including those of terrorism and violent extremism, helping keep Britain safe.</p><p> </p><p>The number of countries in financial year 2017-18 where activity is programmed or has been completed is 116.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defence Assistance Fund expenditure by financial year (£million)</p><p> </p><p>2007-08 - 9.607</p><p>2008-09 - 8.037</p><p>2009-10 - 11.040</p><p>2010-11 - 13.096</p><p>2011-12 - 12.027</p><p>2012-13 - 12.327</p><p>2013-14 - 15.635</p><p>2014-15 - 16.558</p><p>2015-16 - 21.158</p><p>2016-17 - 27.320</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 105974 question first answered 11/10/2017 16:33:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

760665

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel are deployed in Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	105188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>As at 15 September 2017 there are currently 105 UK Armed Forces personnel deployed in Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/10/2017 15:40:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

760841

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Welsh: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits to the Royal Welsh regiment were resident in Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	105383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The number of recruits to the Royal Welsh regiment and Welsh Guards regiment who were resident in Wales in each of the last four years is shown in the table below. Data prior to 2013-14 is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Financial Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh Guards regiment</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Welsh regiment</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data is a single service estimate and not official statistics.</p><p>Data is based on recruits who were assigned to a Phase 1 training course and expressed a first preference for the relevant infantry regiment.</p><p>Data is based upon recruit postcode being affiliated with one of the Army Careers Centres in Wales.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>Rounding is necessary, as a means of disclosure control and the preservation of anonymity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 105384 question first answered 10/10/2017 14:44:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

760842

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of civilian casualties killed in Saudi Arabian air strikes in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	105302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not make an assessment of the number of civilian casualties as a result of Saudi Arabian air strikes as we do not have access to all the information that would allow us to do so accurately.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/10/2017 15:40:12 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

760843

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations his Department has made to the Council of Ministers and other relevant EU mechanisms on continued co-operation on arms control; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	105303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and senior officials regularly discuss arms control issues with their counterparts in partner countries and all relevant organisations. We work cooperatively through the EU and OSCE, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/10/2017 14:41:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West