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1166662

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date	28/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that UK defence priorities are not subordinate to EU capability development priorities.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	6356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to conduct its defence policy according to its own priorities and to assess EU capability development initiatives on that basis. For example, the UK decided not to join Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). The Government has said that it may wish to participate in some EU capability development projects as part of the future partnership, on a voluntary and case-by-case basis where of clear benefit to the UK. The Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration provide such options to cooperate.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2019 15:02:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1166663

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the UK's defence capability being subject to the EU's Coordinated Annual Review on Defence after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	6357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) is a stocktake of EU Member State plans for defence spending and capability development. Non-EU countries do not participate. The UK will, however, continue to call for full coherence between CARD and NATO's Defence Planning Process to avoid unnecessary duplication and to address issues of common interest such as interoperability of military forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2019 15:03:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1166665

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to ensure the UK does not enter into permanent binding commitments within the EU's Permanent Structured Cooperation after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	6358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that EU defence initiatives should be: coherent with NATO requirements; available to NATO; and have the fullest participation of non-EU NATO Allies. Where these conditions are met, the UK can support the development of EU tools such as Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO).</p><p>The UK has not joined PESCO as an EU Member State, but has expressed an interest in participating in capability development projects as part of the future partnership, on a voluntary and case-by-case basis, where this is of clear benefit to the UK. PESCO-participating Member States continue to negotiate the terms on which third countries might take part in PESCO projects.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2019 15:01:49 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1166668

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	European Defence Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy for the UK not to participate in the European Defence Fund after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	6359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK/EU Political Declaration states that the UK and the EU will consider UK industry participation in European Defence Fund programmes in order to facilitate interoperability and to promote joint effectiveness of our armed forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2019 15:04:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

690377

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Medical Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance is provided to the armed forces to ensure that service records are provided in a timely manner to civilian NHS organisations.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	64338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>On leaving the Armed Forces, individuals are issued with a discharge letter and an intermediate summary of their in-service care, including relevant referral letters and results. Individuals are advised to pass this information to their new NHS GP. This information also explains how the NHS GP can obtain their patient's full military medical records if required.</p><p>As a fail-safe, and provided the patient has given consent, the same information is automatically sent to their NHS GP upon registration. The NHS GP will also be informed about the patient's status as a veteran.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/02/2017 16:41:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

475659

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
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 maximise the participation of service personnel in the forthcoming EU referendum; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	31072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department takes a number of steps each year, with assistance from the Electoral Commission, to inform Service personnel of the arrangements for electoral registration. The annual information campaign encouraging Service personnel and their families to register to vote was launched on 1 February 2016, in conjunction with the National Voter Registration Drive. We will issue an updated, separate instruction for the EU Referendum and conduct further internal communications to once again encourage Service personnel to register to vote.</p><p> </p><p>Registration is a personal matter and personnel are free to choose whether and, how they register to vote. Our information campaign encourages personnel to consider applying to vote by proxy if they are serving in a location where postal services may be difficult.</p><p>The number of Service personnel who are registered to vote was published in the 2015 Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) Annex B, Table B22.1-3, available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428636/20150520_afcas_15_annex_b_ref_tables.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428636/20150520_afcas_15_annex_b_ref_tables.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on how personnel choose to cast their vote, be that in person, by post, or by proxy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 31073 31074 question first answered 21/03/2016 17:38:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

475667

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
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 service personnel who will be overseas and without a relevant postal vote on 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	31073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department takes a number of steps each year, with assistance from the Electoral Commission, to inform Service personnel of the arrangements for electoral registration. The annual information campaign encouraging Service personnel and their families to register to vote was launched on 1 February 2016, in conjunction with the National Voter Registration Drive. We will issue an updated, separate instruction for the EU Referendum and conduct further internal communications to once again encourage Service personnel to register to vote.</p><p> </p><p>Registration is a personal matter and personnel are free to choose whether and, how they register to vote. Our information campaign encourages personnel to consider applying to vote by proxy if they are serving in a location where postal services may be difficult.</p><p>The number of Service personnel who are registered to vote was published in the 2015 Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) Annex B, Table B22.1-3, available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428636/20150520_afcas_15_annex_b_ref_tables.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428636/20150520_afcas_15_annex_b_ref_tables.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on how personnel choose to cast their vote, be that in person, by post, or by proxy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 31072 31074 question first answered 21/03/2016 17:38:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

475668

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of service personnel are (a) registered to vote and (b) registered to vote by post or proxy.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	31074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department takes a number of steps each year, with assistance from the Electoral Commission, to inform Service personnel of the arrangements for electoral registration. The annual information campaign encouraging Service personnel and their families to register to vote was launched on 1 February 2016, in conjunction with the National Voter Registration Drive. We will issue an updated, separate instruction for the EU Referendum and conduct further internal communications to once again encourage Service personnel to register to vote.</p><p> </p><p>Registration is a personal matter and personnel are free to choose whether and, how they register to vote. Our information campaign encourages personnel to consider applying to vote by proxy if they are serving in a location where postal services may be difficult.</p><p>The number of Service personnel who are registered to vote was published in the 2015 Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) Annex B, Table B22.1-3, available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428636/20150520_afcas_15_annex_b_ref_tables.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428636/20150520_afcas_15_annex_b_ref_tables.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on how personnel choose to cast their vote, be that in person, by post, or by proxy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 31072 31073 question first answered 21/03/2016 17:38:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker