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101083

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance in Pashto.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211971 211973 211974 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25860 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101084

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211971 211972 211974 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25861 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101085

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance in Dari.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211971 211972 211973 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:02 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25859 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101086

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance in Arabic.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211972 211973 211974 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25857 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101087

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Life Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether regular service personnel who take out the standard Pax Policy life insurance are covered in the event of death in non-war fighting operations.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>They are. Pax personal accident insurance covers bodily injury as a result of an accident that results in death, catastrophic injury, permanent disability, specified burns, specified fractures, flesh wounds or hospitalisation, while on, and off, duty worldwide, at any time.</p><p>Pax policies also offer an Optional Life and Critical Illness insurance extension which, if purchased, covers death from natural causes and certain specific critical illnesses at any time.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 05/11/2014 16:34:45 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25863 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

99802

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from what sources his Department's operations in Iraq are being funded.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	211136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Operations against ISIL in Iraq are being funded by the Ministry of Defence and Her Majesty's Treasury; the net additional cost of the provision of military support to humanitarian assistance is being funded by the Department for International Development.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 24/10/2014 13:29:36 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

93505

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
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 24 November 1993, Official Report, column 52W, on security services, how much expenditure by the security and intelligence agencies was contained in his Department's vote for financial years 1990-91 to 1993-94.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Information on the expenditure by the security and intelligence agencies prior to the creation of the single intelligence vote, introduced for financial year 1994-95, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 22/10/2014 16:15:52 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93529

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: US Coast Guard
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding on US coast guard sailors serving on Royal Navy warships signed by the US Coast Guard Commandant and Admiral Sir George Zambellas in July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>This will be considered in consultation with our partners in the US Coast Guard.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 22/10/2014 16:17:31 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93531

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter of intent signed at the NATO Summit on 4 September 2014 on the development of a NATO Joint Expeditionary Force.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	210651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK's Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) is a pool of flexible high readiness forces able to respond rapidly to global threats. The UK is working with a number of allies to deliver this capability: Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Norway. This initiative has been welcomed by NATO. A Letter of Intent, signed at the NATO Summit in Wales in September, outlining development until 2018 when JEF becomes fully operational is attached.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/11/2014 16:57:10 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name 20140904-UK Multi -Joint Expeditionary Force LOI Signed[1].pdf title 210651 - UK - Multi Joint Expenditionary Force previous answer version 23773 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

99755

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investment his Department has made in armoured vehicle capability for the Army.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Heather Wheeler
uin	905535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The core armoured vehicle programme budget for the next 10 years is £6.7 billion. This includes the Warrior Upgrade, a new Armoured Utility Vehicle, improvements to the Challenger 2 Tank and the Scout. The latter £3.5 billion order is the biggest Army order in 30 years and will safeguard at least 1,300 jobs across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 20/10/2014 15:55:37 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler