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1166632

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	Turkey: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on the potential effect of Turkish missile systems on UK air operations against Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	6177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence has spoken to NATO counterparts on various occasions about a range of topics, most recently at the NATO Defence Ministerial meeting on 24-25 October. The UK has repeatedly raised concerns at Ministerial and official level about the Turkish purchase of S-400 missiles.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2019 15:00:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1166634

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	Turkey: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Turkish counterpart and (b) NATO counterparts on Turkey's acquisition of Russian anti-air missile systems.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	6178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence has raised our concern about Turkey's acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile system with both our Turkish and wider NATO counterparts. Turkey is a valued NATO Ally, on the front line of some of the UK and the Alliance's most difficult security challenges. Defence equipment procurement decisions are for individual nations, but all NATO allies have committed to reducing their dependence on Russian-sourced military equipment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2019 15:05:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1166635

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	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK armed forces are undertaking urban training exercises in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	6215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Defence has developed a prudent standby package of Defence personnel to support the civil authorities on a range of tasks if required. There are no plans to utilise military personnel for public order following Brexit and the Armed Forces have not undertaken urban training exercises in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. Defence routinely conducts training and exercising in a range of environments, including urban environments as part of its preparedness for overseas operations.</p><p> </p><p>A list of the sites routinely used by the Armed Forces for training in urban environments is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>SITE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salisbury Plain Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lulworth Range Complex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tregantle Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Kent Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hythe Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lydd Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longmoor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bramley Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pirbright Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stanford Army Field Training Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fingerinhoe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sennybridge Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swynnerton Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerwent Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castlemartin Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leek Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nescliff Training Camp</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magilligan Training Centre &amp; Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ballykinler Tranining Centre &amp; Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garelochhead Training Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catterick Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warcop</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army Training Unit Suffield – Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army Training Unit Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sennylager Training Centre – Germany</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 6216 question first answered 31/10/2019 14:59:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1166636

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	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which sites UK armed forces have used for urban training exercises in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	6216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Defence has developed a prudent standby package of Defence personnel to support the civil authorities on a range of tasks if required. There are no plans to utilise military personnel for public order following Brexit and the Armed Forces have not undertaken urban training exercises in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. Defence routinely conducts training and exercising in a range of environments, including urban environments as part of its preparedness for overseas operations.</p><p> </p><p>A list of the sites routinely used by the Armed Forces for training in urban environments is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>SITE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salisbury Plain Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lulworth Range Complex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tregantle Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Kent Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hythe Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lydd Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longmoor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bramley Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pirbright Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stanford Army Field Training Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fingerinhoe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sennybridge Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swynnerton Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerwent Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castlemartin Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leek Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nescliff Training Camp</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magilligan Training Centre &amp; Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ballykinler Tranining Centre &amp; Ranges</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garelochhead Training Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Catterick Training Area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warcop</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army Training Unit Suffield – Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army Training Unit Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sennylager Training Centre – Germany</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 6215 question first answered 31/10/2019 14:59:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

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

1156145

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review his Department's policy on training military officers from countries with a record of human rights abuses.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	5051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>All training offered to foreign military personnel is provided in accordance with an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessment, which will evaluate the risk of the training being used in a way that is not in line with human rights and British values. Participation in UK training exposes personnel from other countries to UK values and standards and helps to promote concepts of accountability, transparency and human rights protection. OSJA assessments are reviewed annually and also if there is a change of circumstances which might significantly alter the risks relating to any existing Defence training programmes.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/10/2019 15:25:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1151847

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are for military personnel to provide support at ports in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	4358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not placed any additional personnel on standby to provide support to ports throughout the UK for Brexit. However, Defence has developed a prudent standby package of 3,300 Defence personnel who are on standby to support civil authorities on a range of tasks if required.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 4360 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:27:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1151849

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimates he has made of the number of military personnel on standby to provide support to ports throughout the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	4360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not placed any additional personnel on standby to provide support to ports throughout the UK for Brexit. However, Defence has developed a prudent standby package of 3,300 Defence personnel who are on standby to support civil authorities on a range of tasks if required.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 4358 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:27:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1151492

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the conclusions of the Journal on the Use of Force and International Law article entitled UK Nuclear deterrence policy: an unlawful threat of force published online on 22 September 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	3709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>I can reassure the hon. Member that the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent is fully compliant and compatible with our international legal obligations.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/10/2019 15:11:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day