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1111074

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Written Statement of 8 April 2019 Official Report HCWS1498 on changes in the terminology from airstrikes to weapon release events when reporting the UK's contribution to the Counter-Daesh campaign, whether a Reaper launching two or more Hellfire missiles at one target counts as one weapon release event.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	243570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Yes. A Weapon Release Event is when one or more weapons of the same type are released from the same aircraft, at the same time, at the same target.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:33:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1111095

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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, in which countries UK military personnel engaged in tackling Houthi missile attacks are operating.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	243545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>UK military personnel are tackling Houthi missile attacks through engagement with many countries including Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and other members of the United Nations, bilaterally and through the Headquarters in New York. The UK Defence Attache also accompanied my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary on his visit to Aden at the beginning of March 2019.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting the legitimate security needs of Saudi Arabia and guarding against the danger of regional escalation. However, the UK is not a member of the Saudi-led coalition and we do not have any role in setting coalition policy.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:31:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1111107

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: 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 8 April 2019 to Question 240620 on Saudi Arabia, how many UK military forces are in Saudi Arabia in support of the Saudi Royal Airforce.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	243546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>As of March 2019, around 20 military personnel (all of whom are from the RAF) provide routine engineering and generic training support to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and are seconded to BAE Systems.</p><p>UK military personnel do not provide direct support to RSAF operations in Yemen. They do not prepare aircraft for operations, do not load weapons, and do not get involved in the planning of operational sorties.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:31:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1110758

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: 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 8 April 2019 to Question 240620 on Saudi Arabia: Military Aid, what roles were undertaken by those personnel in Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	242952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 25 March 2019 to Question 234801.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:32:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 25 March 2019 UIN 234801.docx title 234801 - Saudi Arabia; Military Aid
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1110761

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
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 maintain the reduction in the number of wild birds illegally trapped on the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	242813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Administration continues to make significant efforts to prevent the trapping and killing of wild birds in the Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus, using increased enforcement and denial of trapping opportunities. These were recently recognised by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and BirdLife Cyprus, with an estimated 70% reduction in bird trapping in the SBA last year and a significant decrease in bird deaths from 880,000 in 2016 to 121,000 in 2018. The SBA Police continues to seek improved evidence collection using enhanced surveillance equipment, resulting in greater fixed penalty notices or court sentences. The programme of seizing bird trapping equipment continues, as will the extensive patrolling by the SBA Police during the migratory seasons. The SBA Administration will remove piping laid by bird trappers to illegally irrigate invasive acacia trees used to attract birds. To-date, approximately 89 kilometres of irrigation piping within the Cape Pyla range area in the Dhekelia SBA has been removed, which has resulted in significant die-back of acacia trees. Subject to assessments on safety and security, acacia trees will also continue to be removed from the Special Areas of Conservation in the SBA. The SBA Administration is also developing a management plan for Cape Pyla, which will examine the opportunities to improve habitat management for the migratory birds and explore any eco-tourism initiatives that might arise. All opportunities will be taken to enhance the excellent cooperation between the SBA Administration, the RSPB, BirdLife Cyprus and other NGOs involved in preventing illegal bird trapping.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:34:12 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1110313

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK (a) contracted companies and (b) military personnel have fused munitions in support of the Saudi Royal Air Force since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	242235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Neither UK contract personnel nor UK military personnel, who operate under the long-standing government-to-government arrangements, programme or arm fuses for operational sorties.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/04/2019 13:25:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1110314

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) BAE Systems employees and (b) seconded RAF personnel working in Saudi Arabia under government-to-government arrangements have (i) worked with and (ii) supported Royal Saudi Air Force squadrons involved in the air war in Yemen and (A) Weapons Load Technicians, (B) Line Control Supervisors, (C) Flight Dispatchers and (D) Weapons Supervisors.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	242236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold the information requested on the number of BAE Systems employees and seconded RAF personnel working in Saudi Arabia under government-to-government arrangements who have worked with and supported Royal Saudi Air Force squadrons involved in the air war in Yemen and Weapons Load Technicians, Line Control Supervisors, Flight Dispatchers and Weapons Supervisors.</p><p> </p><p>BAE Systems employees, including those RAF personnel on secondment to the company, do not provide direct support for Royal Saudi Air Force operational squadrons when engaged in operations in Yemen. They do not prepare aircraft for operations, do not load weapons, and do not get involved in the planning of operational sorties.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/04/2019 13:42:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1110324

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to introduce a decoration to recognise the service of nuclear test veterans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	241974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (HD Committee), which is supported by the Cabinet Office is re-establishing the Advisory Military Sub-Committee (AMSC) to examine historic military medals claims. The Defence Secretary has asked that they consider the award of a medal for the Nuclear Test Veterans.</p><p>Details of the Sub-Committee's membership and terms of reference, as well as the process for assessing historic medals claims, will be announced by the Cabinet Office in due course and the AMSC is intended to start work in 2019.</p><p>The Government continues to recognise and be grateful to all Servicemen and women who participated in the British nuclear testing programme. They contributed to keeping our nation secure during the Cold War and since, by ensuring that the UK was equipped with an appropriate nuclear capability.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/04/2019 13:25:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1110447

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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, whether the Government has plans to continue to participate in EU defence policy, as a signatory to EU Council agreements after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	242049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK will be leaving the EU's common security and defence structures, and our future relationship with those structures will be as a third country. The UK will pursue a distinctive, independent, and sovereign foreign and defence policy that meets British interests and promotes our values. The Political Declaration negotiated with the EU recognises the shared threats and values of the UK and the EU and provides a framework for an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible future relationship. There is value in the UK and EU continuing to work closely together and our future partnership should offer us both the means to combine efforts to the greatest effect. Such a partnership must also respect the sovereignty of the UK and the decision-making autonomy of the EU.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/04/2019 14:24:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1110449

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	East China Sea: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the reporting by HMS Montrose of North Korea's evasion of sanctions, whether he plans to increase the number of patrols in the East China Sea.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	242051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>Through the deployment of HMS SUTHERLAND, HMS ALBION, HMS ARGYLL and HMS MONTROSE over the past year, the Royal Navy has helped lead the enforcement of UN sanctions on North Korea's illegal nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes.</p><p>As a permanent member of the UN Security Council we are committed to ensuring that all UN sanctions are fully implemented. Until North Korea's nuclear programmes are dismantled, these sanctions will remain and the Royal Navy will continue to play a full role in enforcement as under our UN obligations.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/04/2019 14:26:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell