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1109023

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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 many recruitment applications to the Armed Forces were declined on medical grounds in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	239921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>This information is taking some time to compile, and I will write to the hon. Member when the information is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/04/2019 16:39:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1109064

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, On how many occasions Army Bomb Disposal teams were called out in Northern Ireland between (a) 1 January 2014 and 1 July 2016 and (b) 1 July 2016 and 1 January 2019 as a result of (i) viable devices and (ii) hoax devices.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	239898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>For the information on Army bomb disposal activity in Northern Ireland for January 2014 to July 2018, I refer the hon. Member to my response of <br>23 November 2018 to his Question 193391.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the period of 1 August 2018 to 1 January 2019 can be found below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>1 July 2018 – 1 January 2019</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LOCATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TASKS*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IED</strong> <strong>DECLARATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HOAX</strong> <strong>DECLARATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland**</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* ‘Tasks’ refers to IED callouts (any task that may subsequently be classified by declaration as a Find, False, Hoax, IED, Explosion or Search Assist), as opposed to all callouts for all incidents, including Conventional Munitions Disposal callouts. These categories reflect the definitions of the Report of the Independent Reviewer Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007.</p><p> </p><p>** All incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:30:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1109171

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what notices his Department issues to civilian transport operators on potential interruptions to schedules as a result of military training exercises; how many notices were issued in each of the last five years; and what the locations were in relation to those notices.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	240031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The information on how many notices were issued and their locations is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Notice to Mariners can be found on The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ukho.gov.uk/nmwebsearch/" target="_blank">https://www.ukho.gov.uk/nmwebsearch/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Army works in conjunction with Highways England to ensure that traffic disruption caused by military activity is kept to a minimum. If members of the public wish to check their route to identify any traffic disruptions they can do so via Traffic England: http://www.trafficengland.com, Traffic Scotland: http://www.trafficscotland.org or Traffic Wales: <a href="https://traffic.wales/" target="_blank">https://traffic.wales/</a></p><p> </p><p>Notice to Airmen procedures are well established and details can be found on the Civil Aviation Authority website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=166&amp;Itemid=4.html" target="_blank">http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=166&amp;Itemid=4.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that a user name and password is required to allow access.</p><p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation regularly put out newsletters and guidance on when exercises are taking place, and when the public can and cannot access the training estate. these can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/search/advanced?group=guidance_and_regulation&amp;page=1&amp;topic=%2Fdefence%2Fdefence-armed-forces-ministry-of-defence-estate-public-access</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 question first answered 09/04/2019 14:47:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1109192

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Uganda: Military Aid
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 1 April 2019 to Question 237709 on Uganda: Military Aid, what indirect support the UK Government provides to Uganda’s Special Forces Command.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	240104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>It is possible that a small number of Ugandan People's Defence Force personnel, who were given initial officer training in leadership, command and professional standards at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, may have been posted into the Special Forces Command at a later stage in their career.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:32:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1108669

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Explosives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the UK did not sign the October 2018 United Nations General Assembly Joint Statement on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	239286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The use of lethal force in populated areas, as elsewhere, is governed by relevant international law - in particular, International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Our targeting policy and practice is entirely consistent with our obligations under UK and international law and we will continue to operate in accordance with its principles. The UK declined to sign the October 2018 United Nations First Committee Joint Statement on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas because its call for a binding political declaration risks undermining the primacy of IHL and imposing impracticable standards and expectations on military commanders.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/04/2019 14:46:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1108723

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Indo-Pacific Region: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the UK Government is taking to strengthen military co-operation with allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK already has strong ties with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, reinforced by regular exercises and operations. We maintain the UK Garrison in Brunei and UK-managed military facilities in Singapore. The UK will continue to deepen bilateral and multilateral defence engagement in the region - for example, in recently re-establishing the resident Defence Adviser post in Sri Lanka and applying for Observer Status on two of the Association of Southeastern Asian Nations Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus Expert Working Groups.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/04/2019 14:34:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108725

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Indo-Pacific Region: Military Alliances
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 the establishment of a UK forward deployment base in the Indo-Pacific region in addition to the existing arrangements in Brunei and Singapore.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	239196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake) to Question 208862 on 23 January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/04/2019 14:35:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 208862 - Caribbean and South East Asia - Military Bases.docx title Caribbean and South East Asia: Military Bases
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108743

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
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, how many UK military personnel have been deployed in Yemen in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	239187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Defence Attache accompanied the Foreign Secretary on his trip to Aden at the beginning of March. I am aware of speculative media conjecture regarding UK Special Forces in Yemen but, as the hon. Member knows, it is a longstanding policy of successive Governments not to comment on Special Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/04/2019 14:36:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1108903

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unauthorised incursions Russian aircraft have made into UK airspace in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	239342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>There have been no unauthorised incursions by Russian military aircraft into UK sovereign airspace.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/04/2019 14:42:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1105846

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	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 the value of partnering with the French Government in the development of the UK's military capability.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	238346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the UK and France have the full range of military capabilities and the political will to protect our interests globally. We have built an exceptionally close defence and security relationship with France through the Lancaster House Treaty of 2010. Our Armed Forces routinely work together and with the US in NATO, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/04/2019 15:05:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis