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1050395

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Patrol Craft: English Channel
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 10 January 2019 to Question 205862 on HMS Mersey: English Channel, whether he has received confirmation from the Home Office that they will be funding the cost of HMS Mersey's deployment to the English Channel.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	214009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>In accordance with the Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) and Her Majesty's Treasury Rules laid out in 'Managing Public Money', the Home Office agreed to fund the military assistance provided to Border Force to address the increase in migrant activity in the English Channel. This was confirmed through correspondence on 3 January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/02/2019 17:21:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1049986

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ecuador: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military training the UK has provided to the armed forces of Ecuador since 2014; and what plans his Department has to provide military training to the armed forces of Ecuador in the future.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	213337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>According to our records, the Ministry of Defence has not provided any military training to the armed forces of Ecuador since 2014 and currently has no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/02/2019 17:12:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1050194

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Deployment
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 British Army has deployed troops on operations.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	213310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>In the month of January 2019 British Army personnel were deployed on, or in support of, operations in 31 countries.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/02/2019 17:12:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1050199

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has concluded its assessment of offers to conduct cold weather training from (a) Canada, (b) Finland and (c) Iceland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	213289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of having forces that are capable of operating in harsh environments and welcome offers from our allies and partners to conduct cold weather training. The Army will be sending observers to Canada for the 2019 Op NANOOK cold weather training exercise, and we are assessing cold weather training opportunities in Finland. We will be deploying RAF Typhoons to Iceland later this year as part of the NATO Air Policing mission. Future provision of cold weather training is being considered in the Arctic Strategy which we plan to publish this spring.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/01/2019 16:43:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1050203

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arctic: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence Arctic Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	213290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Defence Arctic Strategy is due to be published in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/02/2019 17:13:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1050251

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in laying Statutory Instruments related to EU exit preparedness; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	213422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence laid The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on 13 December 2018. It is currently our only planned EU Exit Statutory Instrument.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/01/2019 16:44:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

1048038

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff have been appointed to prepare his Department for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how much has been spent on such preparations to date.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	212641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has a small central team of 12 civil servants who deal exclusively with Defence issues relating to the UK's decision to leave the EU.</p><p>This central team draws on subject matter experts across the Department.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence continually reviews workforce plans and reprioritises as necessary.</p><p>To date, a total of 28 military planners have been posted to other Whitehall Departments to assist with contingency planning for leaving the EU. Military planners offer unique skills and operational planning experience and will be involved in a variety of tasks tailored to the needs of the requesting Department. Staff across the Department are integrating ongoing contingency planning into their day-to-day work in recognition of the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.</p><p>At the Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor of the Exchequer committed £3 billion over the next two financial years to helping Departments and the Devolved Administrations to prepare.</p><p>HM Treasury allocated £12m of EU Exit funding to the Ministry of Defence for 2018/19. 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 04/02/2019 16:33:49 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1047705

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy ship will be escorting the French aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, when it departs for its operational cruise of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	212337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>On current plans a Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer will escort the French Aircraft Carrier (Charles de Gaulle) when it departs for its deployment, but the formal nomination of a ship, and indeed the scope of its escort duties, remains subject to wider departmental planning considerations.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/01/2019 15:52:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1047706

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sahel: Chinook Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) planned length of deployment and (b) end of operation date is of RAF Chinooks to support French and European forces in the Sahel region.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	212338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>At the UK-France Sandhurst Summit in 2018 it was agreed that the UK would deploy RAF CH-47s for 18 months in support for Operation BARKHANE. This deployment is due to end in December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/01/2019 16:44:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1047764

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arctic: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's and NATO's defence capacity in the Arctic; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	212313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>As I announced in September 2018, the Ministry of Defence is developing a new Defence Arctic Strategy. As part of this work, an extensive assessment of current and future UK capacity in the Arctic is being undertaken, looking at both sovereign capability and capacity and the UK's contribution to NATO. The strategy is due to be published in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/01/2019 13:46:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham