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450346

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
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, in which countries British Service personnel are deployed.
tabling member constituency	North Somerset
tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
uin	25762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Overseas tours for military personnel can be broadly grouped into three categories: operational deployments, exercises and longer-term postings.</p><p>Operational deployment roles are high readiness deployments anywhere in the world where there is an operational requirement and are not family accompanied. UK military personnel are currently performing these roles in parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the South Atlantic Islands.</p><p>The standard tour length for operational deployments can vary greatly depending on the circumstances but is likely to be six months, with some Service personnel serving up to 12 months or longer.</p><p>Large-scale exercises are conducted in Belize, Canada and Kenya to provide training for UK military operations. There are a small number of permanent UK military staff posted in each location, and these roles are family accompanied. UK military personnel sent to these locations on exercise are not accompanied by their families.</p><p>Permanent or longer-term posted roles or assignments can be family accompanied. Permanent overseas postings which can be family accompanied include Bahrain, Qatar, the USA, Gibraltar, the South Atlantic Islands, the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and the United Nations Operation TOSCA, Singapore and European countries. Around 4,600 of these posts are family-accompanied.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 25763 25764 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:40:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

450347

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
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, what the average length is of each deployment and posting for armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	North Somerset
tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
uin	25763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Overseas tours for military personnel can be broadly grouped into three categories: operational deployments, exercises and longer-term postings.</p><p>Operational deployment roles are high readiness deployments anywhere in the world where there is an operational requirement and are not family accompanied. UK military personnel are currently performing these roles in parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the South Atlantic Islands.</p><p>The standard tour length for operational deployments can vary greatly depending on the circumstances but is likely to be six months, with some Service personnel serving up to 12 months or longer.</p><p>Large-scale exercises are conducted in Belize, Canada and Kenya to provide training for UK military operations. There are a small number of permanent UK military staff posted in each location, and these roles are family accompanied. UK military personnel sent to these locations on exercise are not accompanied by their families.</p><p>Permanent or longer-term posted roles or assignments can be family accompanied. Permanent overseas postings which can be family accompanied include Bahrain, Qatar, the USA, Gibraltar, the South Atlantic Islands, the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and the United Nations Operation TOSCA, Singapore and European countries. Around 4,600 of these posts are family-accompanied.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 25762 25764 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:40:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

390950

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the contribution of the hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield of 15 July 2015, Official Report, column 887, what his policy is on deployment of armed drones outside of designated war zones; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	7838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The decision to deploy aircraft is taken by Ministers after an assessment has been made on the effect that is required, together with the nature and location of the operation. The policy for the deployment of armed remotely piloted aircraft systems is the same as that for manned aircraft.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:07:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

388156

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US has sought permission from his Department to use US bases in the UK in connection with airstrikes in (a) Libya, (b) any other country in North Africa and (c) Yemen.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	6032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Permission must be sought in advance of any operation launched from a UK base and must satisfy our legal requirements, but it is not our general policy to give information on the detail of operations conducted by other nations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/07/2015 15:22:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

388164

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Conflict
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 1 June 2015 to Question 160 on Afghanistan: armed conflict, if his Department will seek permission from partners to place the report in the Library, redacted as necessary; and whether his Department has commissioned or undertaken any other post-Afghanistan review.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	5927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>I can confirm that, following consideration of any operational sensitivities for the UK or partners, we will consult with the US Navy on the potential placement of a redacted version of this report in the Library.</p><p>No decisions have yet been taken by the Government on a wider post-Afghanistan review. We remain focused on supporting the National Unity Government of Afghanistan as part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/07/2015 15:20:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

349219

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether France has requested the deployment in Africa of any UK Reapers or other unmanned aerial systems.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	1516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>We routinely discuss with France our respective operational deployments, including those of Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition Reconnaissance (ISTAR) assets, in those parts of the world where both UK and French Forces are engaged. But we have received no formal French request for deployment of Reaper or other UK unmanned aerial systems in Africa.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/06/2015 15:50:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

349221

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the communications system supporting UK Reapers utilises the US Predator Primary Satellite Link and relay station at Ramstein airbase, Germany.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	1522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>I am withholding the information, as disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces and relations between the United Kingdom and other states.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/06/2015 16:20:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

346987

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 establishing a Joint Command for Unmanned Aerial Systems.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>Owing to the particular capabilities that each Unmanned Aerial System delivers and the different environments in which they work, operational Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are controlled by Air, Army, and Navy Commands and there is no plan to establish a Joint Command for UAS.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/06/2015 16:35:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest