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604744

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date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal advice his Department received prior to the airstrike south of Deir ez-Zour on 17 September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	49199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>Government Ministers did not authorise UK participation in the 17 September airstrikes. The UK does not deliberately use air power against the Armed Forces of the Syrian Government. A coalition investigation into these airstrikes, which inadvertently targeted Syrian Government ground forces, is ongoing. It would be inappropriate to comment before that process is completed.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 49198 question first answered 21/10/2016 11:10:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

604745

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Government Minister authorised UK participation in airstrikes south of Deir ez-Zour on 17 September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	49198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>Government Ministers did not authorise UK participation in the 17 September airstrikes. The UK does not deliberately use air power against the Armed Forces of the Syrian Government. A coalition investigation into these airstrikes, which inadvertently targeted Syrian Government ground forces, is ongoing. It would be inappropriate to comment before that process is completed.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 49199 question first answered 21/10/2016 11:10:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

578648

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel are stationed in (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) Yemen, (c) Oman, (d) Qatar and (e) UAE.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	45743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>There are around 100 military personnel based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including at the Defence section within the British Embassy in Riyadh. These personnel provide mentoring and advice to the Saudi Arabian National Guard as part of the British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National Guard. Personnel also work on the Saudi Arabia National Guard Communications Project to acquire and support, modern communications capabilities for the Saudi Arabian National Guard and work on the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Saudi Armed Forces Projects, supporting the United Kingdom's commitment to the defence of Saudi Arabia through the supply of modern military aircraft, naval vessels, weapons and associated support services to the Saudi Armed Forces. We have a small number of liaison personnel who work at the Saudi MOD and Operational Centres. We do not discuss specific numbers for reasons of safeguarding operational security.</p><p>There are no UK Armed Forces personnel based in Yemen.</p><p>There are around 195 military personnel based in Oman, including at the Defence section within the British Embassy in Muscat; personnel on Loan Service to the Omani Armed Forces and others on temporary assignments in the region. These numbers change on a daily basis according to the tasks assigned.</p><p>There are seven military personnel permanently assigned to Qatar (three within the Defence Section in the Embassy and four Loan Service officers working in training establishments). There are also a number of temporary personnel who work at Al Udeid airbase but we do not discuss specific numbers for reasons of safeguarding operational security.</p><p>There are six military personnel permanently assigned to the UAE (three within the Defence Section in the Embassy at Abu Dhabi; one within the Defence Section in the Dubai Consulate; and two Loan Service officers working with the UAE Electronic Warfare and Signals departments). There are also a number of temporary personnel at Al Minhad airbase but we do not discuss specific numbers for reasons of safeguarding operational security .</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/09/2016 15:15:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

578664

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Cluster Munitions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received on whether a UK-made cluster munition was (a) found and (b) used in Yemen in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	45745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>Amnesty International wrote to the Prime Minister on 23 May 2016, and to the Ministry of Defence on 3 June 2016, on the alleged use of UK-produced BL-755 cluster munitions by the Saudi-led coallition in Yeman.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/09/2016 16:42:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

576387

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	South Sudan: Armed Conflict
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 effect of the recent violence and instability in South Sudan on the deployment plan of British armed forces as part of the UN peacekeeping mission in that country.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	44909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Following the recent instability in South Sudan, we reviewed our deployment and judged that we should proceed as planned. We are now assessing with UN leads and the Government of South Sudan the timelines for the deployment of our forces. We have already deployed a small team to support the UN Mission in South Sudan and to pave the way for further UK military personnel.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/09/2016 14:38:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty