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760223

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of the currently operational Type 23 frigates are not planned to contribute to NATO's Standing Maritime Groups.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	105032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues its active commitment to NATO. Currently, one Type 45 destroyer and an offshore hydrographic survey vessel are performing the role of flagship for two Standing NATO Maritime Groups, with a mine counter measures vessel also contributing. In addition to the Standing NATO Maritime Groups, naval Service personnel from all arms of the Service regularly participate in NATO exercises.</p><p>For security reasons, we do not disclose the detail of the future scheduling of Royal Navy units, as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/10/2017 14:46:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

754037

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Air Routes
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 17 July 2017 to Question 4601, what the timetable is for the publication of costs related to the re-routing of the South Atlantic air bridge, broken down by fuel, handling and landing fees.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	6222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely publish such costs and as I explained in my answer to Question 4601 on 17 July 2017, it is too early to provide details of costs which will continue to be tracked and recorded.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/09/2017 16:03:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

754038

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the shortfall was for the recruitment of reserve and regular officers and ratings in the Royal Navy (a) surface fleet, (b) Fleet Air Arm, (c) Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	6192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Recruitment information is recorded by financial year (FY) not calendar year, and therefore the following information is provided for FY 2016-17.</p><p>At the end of FY 2016-17, the Royal Navy's actual intake of Regulars into untrained strength for General Service and the Fleet Air Arm was 1,950 against a target of 2,350</p><p>For the Maritime Reserves (which consists of the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Marines Reserve), I refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) on 8 November 2016 (HCWS248). At the end of FY 2016-17, the Maritime Reserves Trained Strength was 2,560.</p><p>At the end of FY 2016-17, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's actual intake into untrained strength was 160 against a target of 250.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Intake target information is derived from unpublished management information. Targets are internally set and are subject to constant change and review.</p><p>2. Actual Intake of RN Regulars comprises a mix of those joining from civilian life or from within the Armed Forces. Figures here may differ from other published intake statistics, which exclude movements within the Regular Forces.</p><p>3. Due to differences in methodologies and definitions, recruitment targets and intake figures are not perfectly comparable. However intake figures should be considered to be an appropriate and fair proxy for assessing recruitment performance at a high level.</p><p>4. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/09/2017 15:29:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20161108_HCWS248_Future_Reserves_2020_Update.docx title HCWS248 - Future Reserves 2020 Update
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

754060

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on armed forces careers helplines in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	6187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Dataforce provided the Naval Service with a careers helpline in financial years (FY) 2012-13, FY 2013-14 and the first part of FY 2014-15, with Teleperformance providing a careers helpline from the later part of FY 2014-15. Capita provides the Army with a comprehensive Recruiting Partnering Project. For the Royal Air Force, careers helplines were provided by Call Credit Marketing Ltd in FY 2012-13, Echo Managed Services in FYs 2013-14 and 2014-15 and by Teleperformance in FYs 2015-16 and 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>I am withholding the financial information relating to these contracts as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 6205 question first answered 05/09/2017 14:40:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

754063

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which private sector organisations are contracted by his Department to provide armed forces careers helplines; and what the total value of those contracts is.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	6205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Dataforce provided the Naval Service with a careers helpline in financial years (FY) 2012-13, FY 2013-14 and the first part of FY 2014-15, with Teleperformance providing a careers helpline from the later part of FY 2014-15. Capita provides the Army with a comprehensive Recruiting Partnering Project. For the Royal Air Force, careers helplines were provided by Call Credit Marketing Ltd in FY 2012-13, Echo Managed Services in FYs 2013-14 and 2014-15 and by Teleperformance in FYs 2015-16 and 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p>I am withholding the financial information relating to these contracts as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 6187 question first answered 05/09/2017 14:40:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

752165

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Defence
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 his Department's ability to reinforce the Falkland Islands in an emergency after the rerouting of the South Atlantic air bridge.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	5033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Plans to reinforce the South Atlantic Islands should an emergency situation arise are robust.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/07/2017 14:58:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

751735

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Air Routes
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 effect that rerouting the South Atlantic air bridge has had on (a) treatment and (b) aeromedical evacuation of his Department's personnel from the Falkland Islands.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>When taking the decision to reroute the South Atlantic Airbridge, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) took into account a number of factors to ensure both our operational commitments and the care of our personnel in the Falkland Islands were maintained. The MOD continue to retain a range of options, including aeromedical capability, to ensure that the necessary level of medical care can be provided to our personnel in the South Atlantic.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2017 13:20:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

751269

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets his Department has set for the recruitment of ethnic minorities into the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Armed Forces are working towards a target of 10% of recruits to come from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds by 2020, as announced by the previous Prime Minister prior to the 2015 election.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2017 13:41:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

751274

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs have been incurred as a result of the re-routing of the South Atlantic air bridge.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>It is too early to provide details of costs related to the re-routing of the South Atlantic air bridge covering items such as fuel, handling and landing fees and these will be tracked and recorded.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2017 13:58:53 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

750921

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 27 October 2016 to Question 49899, what assessment he has made of the implications of his Department’s policies of the announcement by the Russian defence ministry that it is halting cooperation with the US within the framework of the Memorandum on the Prevention of Incidents and Ensuring Air Safety in Syria.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The mechanisms that cover the de-confliction of Syrian airspace remain in place. The UK takes all steps necessary to ensure the safety of its aircraft operating in Syrian airspace, which includes reacting to the changing threat profiles.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2017 14:12:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish