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709298

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK will continue to contribute to Common Security and Defence Policy operations after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	67112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the oral answer my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary gave on 30 January 2017 (Official Report, column 649) to the hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms).</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/03/2017 17:18:40 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 30 January 2017, col 649.docx title UK Defence Policy
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

709302

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Medical Services: NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to Question 62599, on Ministry of Defence: staff, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the potential merits of armed forces medical personnel assisting the NHS at peak demand periods.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	67088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>There are frequent contacts, at various levels, between the Ministry of Defence and the Department of Health on areas of mutual interest.</p><p>The Defence Medical Services (DMS) exists to ensure that the Armed Forces are ready and medically fit to go where they are required throughout the world.</p><p>Currently over 90% of DMS secondary care personnel are working in the NHS. The remaining DMS personnel are currently delivering primary care, rehabilitation, mental healthcare, dental care and other medical services to our Armed Forces or their families, or deployed on operations, or preparing to deploy.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/03/2017 17:20:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

709305

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Guided Weapons
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 effectiveness of the Chinese DF-21D missile.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	66993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department regularly updates its assessments of such programmes, but these are not made public.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/03/2017 17:17:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

709309

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups and Females
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 trends in the representation of (a) women and (b) people from BAME backgrounds in the armed forces in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	67068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>There has been some excellent work across Defence in the area of diversity and inclusion. However, progress in terms of the representative rates of our people - both military and civilian - has been too slow. Although it is improving, it is clear that there is still much more that we need to do if we are to successfully attract and retain diverse talent both now and in the future.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is working towards a target of 15% female recruitment to the Armed Forces by 2020. The Department is also working towards a target of 10% of recruits to come from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds by 2020.</p><p>These are challenging targets, however they will help make the Armed Forces more diverse and reflect the society they serve. Work to meet these targets includes better understanding and greater engagement with the communities we want to recruit from; reviewing recruitment processes and better targeting our marketing and communications.</p><p>As at 1 October 2016 recruitment of female military personnel was 11.5% of total intake and recruitment of BAME military personnel was 5.8% of total intake. Full details of the MOD's performance against the 2020 diversity intake targets, including historic trends from September 2013, can be found in our publication 'UK Armed Forces Biannual Diversity Statistics' the latest edition of which (October 2016) is available at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2016</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/03/2017 17:19:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

708930

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
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 quality of (a) service accommodation and (b) service family accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	66809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The provision of quality accommodation to our Service personnel is of the utmost importance and is at the heart of the Armed Forces Covenant. Currently around 94% of UK Service Family Accommodation (SFA) some 46,230 properties are at the Decent Homes standard or above. Only SFA at those standards will be allocated to new occupants. Through the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Single Living Accommodation (SLA) Modernisation (SLAM) project and other projects some 54,000 bed spaces have been delivered across the estate at over 52 locations. The MOD is developing a new SLA management infrastructure system to provide more accurate data on SLA condition, scale and utilisation. This will enable more effective and consistent management and allocation of SLA, and allow the MOD to target its investment more effectively on sites where we have a long-term requirement.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/03/2017 17:15:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

708932

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK military technical support or advice is being provided to the UAE for coalition military operations in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	66964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>No UK military technical support or advice is being provided to the UAE for coalition military operations in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/03/2017 17:18:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

710260

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effective delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	909209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Members for Rochdale (Simon Danczuk) and Halifax (Holly Lynch).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/03/2017 17:21:12 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

710261

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage innovation in the defence industry.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	George Kerevan
uin	909204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>With an equipment plan worth £178 billion over 10 years and a rising defence budget, there are great opportunities for innovative suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>We are spending up to 20% of our science and technology budget on game-changing research, creating a 10-year £800 million innovation fund and have established a defence and security accelerator.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/03/2017 17:22:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4416 label Biography information for George Kerevan

708467

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to his Department of responding to vexatious legal challenges to soldiers in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	66750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>No precise answer is possible, since the Courts do not normally make explicit findings as to whether individual cases are vexatious or not. We estimate however that the Ministry of Defence has spent over £100 million on inquiries' legal costs and compensation relating to the Iraq conflict, a large proportion of which is attributable to allegations brought by the now discredited Public Interest Lawyers.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/03/2017 17:16:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

708470

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Concluding Observations on the UK's report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, published in June 2016, whether he plans to implement the recommendations made to his Department in paragraphs 83 to 86 of that publication; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	66723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 February 2017 to Question 63709 to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Mr Godsiff).</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-02-08/63709/</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 66635 question first answered 13/03/2017 17:17:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 February 2017 HOC 63709.docx title 63709 - WQnA extract on Armed Forces Recruitment
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts