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456072

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	South Sudan: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are expected to be deployed in support of the UN and African Union missions to South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK is preparing to deploy approximately 300 troops to the UN mission in South Sudan, focussed on providing vital engineering support. Up to 70 troops will also deploy to Somalia, as part of UN support for the African Union force building stability in the country and countering the threat posed by the terrorist group al-Shabaab.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 28834 question first answered 08/03/2016 16:44:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

456073

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Somalia: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are expected to be deployed in support of the UN and African Union missions to Somalia.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK is preparing to deploy approximately 300 troops to the UN mission in South Sudan, focussed on providing vital engineering support. Up to 70 troops will also deploy to Somalia, as part of UN support for the African Union force building stability in the country and countering the threat posed by the terrorist group al-Shabaab.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 28833 question first answered 08/03/2016 16:44:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

456077

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Eastern Europe: Deployment
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 currently deployed in (a) the Baltic states and (b) Poland as part of the Transatlantic Capability Enhancement and Training initiative; and from which units these personnel are drawn.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>In February 2016 the UK became a Lead Nation, alongside Germany and the US, in the Transatlantic Capability Enhancement and Training initiative (TACET). Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force personnel have met Baltic States' and Polish representatives to discuss how to deliver TACET's objectives, and training needs analysis teams will deploy shortly to take the initiative forward. UK training deployments will start from April 2017, and we expect the initiative will be fully operational by the Warsaw Summit this July, but precise numbers to be deployed and their Units have not yet been confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/03/2016 15:59:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

456078

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Deployment
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 currently deployed in Ukraine; and from which units they are drawn.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>In addition to the three members of the UK Armed Forces permanently based in Ukraine, as at 29 February 2016, there were 53 UK military personnel deployed in Ukraine providing training to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The majority of these personnel, 40, are from the 1st Battalion, the Mercian Regiment. The remaining personnel are drawn from a number of different Army units.</p><p>The number of UK personnel in Ukraine will vary dependent on the specific training, visits and exercises we may be conducting at the time.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/03/2016 16:08:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

456082

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Electronic Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cyber experts and trainees have been recruited into the regular and reserve armed forces since 2011.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 4 March 2015 to Question 225462 in respect of Cyber Reserves. We are significantly growing the number of dedicated Cyber experts in both the Regular and the Reserve forces but, as with other sensitive defence capabilities, we do not reveal specific details in order to safeguard national security.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/03/2016 17:28:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 4 March 2016.docx title Joint Cyber Reserve
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

455714

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Significant Occurrence Notifications the Director of General Defence Safety Authority has been notified of which involved other nations' military aircraft operating in the (a) Scottish Flight Information Region/Upper Information Region and (b) London Flight Information Region/Upper Information Region in each year since 2010; and what the (i) type of foreign military aircraft and (ii) country of origin was in each of those occurrences.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Since 2010 there have been no Significant Occurrence Notifications (SONs) involving other nations' military aircraft in the Scottish Flight Information Region/Upper Information Region. Four SONs have been raised relating to other nations' aircraft operating in the London Flight Information Region/Upper Information Region since 2010, all of which were notified to Director General Defence Safety Authority. These are detailed below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of SON issue/ Event occurrence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aircraft Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country of Origin</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Occurrence Type</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 January 2014</p></td><td><p>HH-60G Pave Hawk</p></td><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>Crash</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 October 2014</p></td><td><p>F-15 Eagle</p></td><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>Crash</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13 October 2015</p></td><td><p>Sea King CH-124A Mk3</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Maintenance accident</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 October 2015</p></td><td><p>F/A-18C Hornet</p></td><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>Crash</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/03/2016 16:16:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

453698

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which government departments and agencies plan to participate in Exercise Joint Venture later this year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	27661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Defence Exercises such as Joint Venture 16 require the assistance of Partners Across Government to replicate the interoperability and inputs which a deployed Joint Task Force would face on operations. The following Government Departments and agencies have been invited to participate in Exercise Joint Venture: the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Development, the Stabilisation Unit, Dstl and various Intelligence Agencies.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/02/2016 16:58:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

453133

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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, how many UK armed forces personnel cultural advisers are currently deployed on overseas operations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	27295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>There are currently seven members of the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit deployed on operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/02/2016 16:07:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

453134

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
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 have received region-specific culture training at the Defence Centre for Languages and Culture in each year since 2013; and to which regions such training related.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	27296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Centre for Languages and Culture (DCLC) has delivered specific cultural training to over 621 military students since 2013. This information is not available by year.</p><p>The DCLC has provided cultural training for the Middle East, North Africa and specific courses on Afghan, Kurdish, Gulf States and Moroccan culture; cultural training is also incoporated into all of the DCLC language courses.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/02/2016 16:07:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

453143

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
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 in (a) the Army, (b) the RAF and (c) the Royal Navy are classed as level 3 or higher linguists in (i) Arabic, (ii) Polish, (iii) Russian, (iv) Ukrainian, (v) Estonian, (vi) German, (vii) French, (viii) Pashto, (ix) Dari, (x) Farsi and (xi) Spanish.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	27331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of personnel in the UK Armed Forces in the Army, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy classed as level 3 or higher linguists in Arabic, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Estonian, German, French, Pashto, Dari, Farsi and Spanish is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RAF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Navy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arabic</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><strong>51</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Polish</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russian</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukrainian</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonian</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>German</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>French</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p><strong>146</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pashto</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p><strong>98</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dari</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p><strong>42</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Farsi</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>39</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spanish</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p><strong>47</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>270</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>464</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/02/2016 15:30:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones