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1029519

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Parachute Regiment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to give the Parachute Regiment permissions to accompany (a) the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces and (b) the Kabul Security Force; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	204440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Parachute Regiment are not accompanying the Afghan Security Forces, but instead are working in the UK-led Kabul Security Force, which is a NATO taskforce providing security and force protection for NATO advisors in the city.</p><p>The total UK contribution in Afghanistan is around 1,100 troops in non-combat roles, of which around 700 are in the Kabul Security Force.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2019 16:15:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1029590

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many countries the UK is conducting military counterterrorism operations, and in how many of those countries the UK is (a) conducting air and drone strikes, (b) deploying combat troops, (c) constructing or retaining military bases and (d) building the capacity of partners to conduct counterterrorism and other operations.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	204635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The information required to answer this question is taking time to collate. I will write to the hon. Member when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2019 16:06:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1028576

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the written statement of 18 December 2018 of on public spending, Official Report HCWS1205, to which programmes his Department will allocate the £12million for planning for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	203850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Treasury has allocated £12 million of EU Exit funding to the Ministry of Defence for 2019-20. This will fund the administrative, legal and infrastructure requirements for Defence of leaving the EU, including for our bases and people in Europe. It also includes funds to preserve three Offshore Patrol Vessels for the security and enforcement of UK waters and fisheries. The breakdown of this funding will be confirmed within the Supplementary Estimates 2019-20 in early 2020.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2019 16:14:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1028580

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Oral Statement of 18 December 2018, Official Report, column 657, on Modernising Defence Programme, if he will publish the details of the increase in the mass of the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	203804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the recent report on the Modernising Defence Programme, we are doing well at realising the plans we set out for the Royal Navy as part of Joint Force 2025. New naval capabilities are coming on stream, most notably the first of our new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is making strong progress towards carrier strike initial operating capability.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2019 16:17:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1028702

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer on 15 November 2018 to Question 190538 on Army: Young People, what estimate he has made of the number of people over 18 years of age that applied to join the army in the financial years (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15, (c) 2015-16, (d) 2016-17 and (e) 2017-18; and how many of those people have since started army training.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	203955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested will take time to collate and I will write to the hon. Member when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2019 16:16:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1027560

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Migrant Workers
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 potential merits of his Department paying the £65 application fee for settled or pre-settled status for EU nationals (a) employed by and (b) working as an outsourced worker in his Department; what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of paying those fees; and what assessment he has made of the risks that the EU Settlement Scheme poses to the retention of EU nationals (i) employed by or (ii) working as an outsourced worker in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government currently does not plan to pay the Settled Status Fee for its non-UK EU citizen employees. The fee is set at an affordable rate (£65), less than the cost of an UK passport.</p><p> </p><p>Outsourced workers are not employees of the Department and therefore this would be a decision for their employers.</p><p> </p><p>The number of non-UK EU citizens employed across the Civil Service is not consistently collected across Government. It is therefore not possible to estimate the cost of paying the settled status fee for non-UK EU nationals employed directly by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>We value the significant contribution made by EU citizens working in the Civil Service and we want these colleagues to continue to play a full role in the work of the Civil Service. We are committed to supporting our EU citizen employees across the Civil Service, the important engagement with EU national networks across government will continue over the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/12/2018 11:52:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1027585

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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, what requests his Department has received from other Government Departments for the use of service personnel as part of (a) the Modernising Defence Programme and (b) other programmes to improve the resilience and defence of the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	203259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely works with other Government Departments to assure the resilience of the UK. The MOD holds forces, specialist capabilities and equipment ready to provide assistance to civil authorities if required.</p><p> </p><p>While programmes like the Modernising Defence Programme are used to agree the range of tasks that Defence fulfils for the Government, specific requests for Service personnel are made through the separate, routine process of cross-Government operational planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/12/2018 09:57:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1027761

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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, pursuant to his oral contribution, column 665, 18 December 2018 in response to the hon. Member for Colchester, Official Report, how many (a) regular and (b) reserve personnel will comprise the 3,500 service personnel that will be available to Departments in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	203450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely conducts contingency planning with other Government Departments for a range of eventualities. The MOD is presently working with Departments across Government to clarify the precise requirement for military support. Until that work is completed it is not possible to provide a breakdown of what percentage will comprise Regular and Reserve forces. In line with MOD's Whole Force concept, whenever a force is generated, consideration is given to the utilisation of Reserves, particularly in specialist roles, and the augmentation of existing command structures.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2019 16:20:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1024697

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to contribute any funding from the public purse to the EU Cooperative Financial Mechanism before 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/12/2018 11:52:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1023891

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to protect the UK from cyber-attack from hostile states.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	201591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence places a high priority on assuring its systems and dedicates considerable resources to assessing cyber threats; and we continue to apply all necessary mitigations to combat these threats. We work hard to protect our Armed Forces and the Nation from hostile activity 24/7, 365 Days year from our world-class Global Operations and Security Control Centre. We work hand in hand with the National Cyber Security Centre, operating alongside and within its structures constantly.</p><p>A 21st Century military has to operate as effectively in cyberspace as it does by sea and land, in the air and in space. We are developing a range of cyber capabilities which can be used at a time and place of our choosing, in accordance with international law.</p><p>Our vision is that the UK is secure and resilient to cyber threats, prosperous and confident in the digital world.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/12/2018 15:06:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson