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595494

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have delayed providing information to the Intelligence and Security Committee in order to make a determination as to whether to share that information as set out in Schedule 1 to the Justice and Security Act 2013.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	46855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 46858 question first answered 12/10/2016 15:33:22 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

595495

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have declined to disclose information to the Intelligence and Security Committee under Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	46858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 46855 question first answered 12/10/2016 15:33:22 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

583134

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the location and timing was of each known use of UK-supplied weapons in Yemen since January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	46337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The location and timing of weapons used in Yemen is a matter for the Saudi-led Coalition to comment on.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 12/10/2016 15:26:59 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

577486

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to his NATO counterparts on meeting their commitment to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	45335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be one of five NATO countries that meet the Defence Investment Pledge (DIP) to spend 2% of GDP on Defence. I am pleased with the progress the Alliance has made in reversing the trend in cuts to Defence spending. I reviewed progress with NATO Allies at the Warsaw Summit last July, by which time 16 Allies had increased Defence spending, and eight had committed to reaching the 2% guideline in national plans. Progress will continue to be monitored through regular NATO Defence Ministerial meetings.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 12/09/2016 15:53:36 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

576779

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraphs 5.36 to 5.38 of the Cabinet Manual, what the Government's policy is on whether the convention that a debate in Parliament should be held before troops are committed in military action applies if troops are deployed in a non-combat role but then subsequently become involved in sustained and proactive combat activities as a result of a change in circumstances or a change in mission.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	45137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that before troops are committed, the House of Commons should have an opportunity to debate the matter except when there was an emergency and such action would not be appropriate. We will continue to ensure that Parliament is kept informed of significant major operations and deployments of the Armed Forces. In observing the convention, we must ensure that the ability of our Armed Forces to act quickly and decisively, and to maintain the security of their operations, is not compromised.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 12/09/2016 14:52:53 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

576781

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the change in defence spending has been since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	45162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review 2015 set out the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) budget for the rest of this Parliament reflecting the Government's commitment to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence. The MOD budget will increase by 0.5% above inflation each year from 2016-17 to 2020-21, during which time the Department will have access to the new Joint Security Fund.</p><p>The Defence Budget for 2016-17 is £35 billion.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/09/2016 12:40:53 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

581260

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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, What the Government's commitments are to fulfil its obligations under Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.
tabling member constituency	Dudley South
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	906254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The principle of Article 5 – collective defence – is at the heart of NATO’s founding treaty. It is an enduring principle that binds NATO’s members together, and it is this unity that deters our adversaries.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom is fully committed to fulfilling the duty placed on us by Article 5, as we have repeatedly demonstrated through our substantial and continued commitment in Afghanistan, and contributions to NATO’s Enhanced Response Forces, air policing missions, and standing naval forces.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 12/09/2016 16:54:23 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

581262

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Eastern Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on delivering the UK's contribution to NATO's enhanced forward presence in eastern Europe; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	906258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK will be the Framework Nation for NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Estonia. Detailed planning is now underway with NATO and our Estonian hosts, and with the Governments of France and Denmark, who have indicated that they will deploy forces alongside us.</p><p> </p><p>As agreed at the Warsaw Summit, our enhance Forward Presence forces will deploy in Spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 12/09/2016 16:55:22 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

541247

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Accountancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the qualification of his Department's 2015-16 accounts by the Comptroller and Auditor General, what steps is he taking to improve compliance by his Department with international accounting requirements for leases.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	43695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department has implemented an action plan to improve compliance with IFRIC 4/IAS 17 for new contracts which are single contracts and impact a single site, with effect from 2016-17. This work should enable further understanding of the challenges and resources required to improve compliance. The Department will review the results of this exercise during 2016-17 before considering whether it can be expanded further.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 05/09/2016 14:42:12 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

541254

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a commitment to spend two per cent of gross domestic product on defence in each year until 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	43688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Yes. This commitment was announced in the 2015 Summer Budget.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 05/09/2016 14:38:37 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones