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752144

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what area of invasive Australian acacia tree has been removed from his Department's land, the Cape Pyla, in the Cyprus sovereign base area of Dhekelia in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016 and (d) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	5001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since November 2014, 61 acres of invasive acacia have been removed from the Special Area of Conservation and land managed by the Ministry of Defence on Cape Pyla. The annual breakdown is as follows:</p><p>17 acres removed in 2014</p><p>22 acres removed in 2015</p><p>22 acres completed in 2016[1]</p><p>Invasive acacia has also been removed from other Special Areas of Conservation on land managed by the Ministry of Defence elsewhere in the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia during 2016 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Work began during the Christmas period in 2015 and completed in the New Year of 2016</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/07/2017 14:54:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

752165

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Defence
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 his Department's ability to reinforce the Falkland Islands in an emergency after the rerouting of the South Atlantic air bridge.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	5033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Plans to reinforce the South Atlantic Islands should an emergency situation arise are robust.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/07/2017 14:58:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751261

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's programmes procurement contracts have been agreed between his Department and overseas suppliers for work related to the (a) Ships, (b) Submarines, (c) Land, (d) Weapons, (e) Combat Air, (f) Air Support, (g) Helicopters, (h) ISTAR and (j) Information Systems and Services Equipment Plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely publishes statistics on the equipment contracts it places on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-trade-industry-and-contracts-2016. The MOD also now publishes a breakdown of expenditure with UK industry. This can also be found on gov.uk: at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201516. answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 4692 question first answered 19/07/2017 14:38:35 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751262

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many procurement contracts have been agreed between his Department and overseas suppliers for work related to the (a) Ships, (b) Submarines, (c) Land, (d) Weapons, (e) Combat Air, (f) Air Support, (g) Helicopters, (h) ISTAR and (j) Information Systems and Services Equipment Plan; and what the total value is of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely publishes statistics on the equipment contracts it places on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-trade-industry-and-contracts-2016. The MOD also now publishes a breakdown of expenditure with UK industry. This can also be found on gov.uk: at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201516. answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 4691 question first answered 19/07/2017 14:38:35 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751267

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarine Delivery Body: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed by his Department's Submarine Delivery Authority; and what the value is of that body's total employment expenditure.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) continues its work to become an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence by no later than April 2018. There are currently around 1,300 people working in the SDA and the employment expenditure is approximately £78 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/07/2017 15:00:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751273

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce the names of the new Type 25 Frigates.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	4466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The names of the Type 26 Frigates will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/07/2017 14:55:27 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

750657

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2017 UK Regular Armed Forces Continuous Attitudes Survey Results 2017, published on 25 May 2017, what discussions he has had with the Pay Review Body for Armed Forces on (a) the changes in levels of satisfaction and (b) how pay could help address those changes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	4132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Defence Ministers have had no discussions with the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body (AFPRB) since the 2017 results of the UK Regular Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) were published on 25 May 2017. As part of informing the AFPRB's annual process, the Ministry of Defence provides papers of evidence and takes part in oral evidence sessions, all of which refer to AFCAS where relevant.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/07/2017 15:01:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

750952

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to upgrade and improve the accommodation for service personnel and their families at Weeton Army Camp.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	4370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no significant improvement works required for the service families accommodation (SFA) at Weeton Barracks.</p><p>All of the SFA occupied by Service personnel and their families meet or are above the Department for Communities and Local Government's Decent Homes standard.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/07/2017 15:02:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

749946

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Flood Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what percentage of British armed forces posted abroad are on the electoral register.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>In April 2016 (the nearest available data point to the 2016 EU Referendum) there were 10,500 Service personnel stationed overseas and in April 2017 (the closest data point to the 2017 General Election) there were 9,200. However, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold information to indicate the numbers or percentage of these personnel who were registered to vote or who actually voted. With regard to postal votes, the MOD does not hold data which would give an accurate analysis of the number of ballot papers submitted by Service personnel, as the voter packs processed by the Department also include the dependents of Service personnel, MOD civilian personnel based abroad and the dependents of civilian personnel. In addition, some personnel may have chosen alternative methods of returning their ballot papers.</p><p>Registration is a personal matter and personnel are free to decide whether, where and how they register to vote. The MOD works closely with the Electoral Commission to promote awareness among its people of the importance of registering to vote and of the options for doing so. Voter registration campaigns are run yearly within the MOD and the Department has seen a steady rise in the number of Armed Forces personnel who have declared they have registered. The latest version of the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS, 2017) indicates that 96 per cent of Officers and 81 per cent of Other Ranks who completed the AFCAS were registered to vote. Table B22.1 of the AFCAS provides figures on voter registration by Service and by year from 2013. The Surveys can be found on the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-index</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL632 HL633 HL634 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:26:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

749947

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of members of the armed forces posted abroad who (1) register to vote, and (2) cast their votes in elections and referendums.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>In April 2016 (the nearest available data point to the 2016 EU Referendum) there were 10,500 Service personnel stationed overseas and in April 2017 (the closest data point to the 2017 General Election) there were 9,200. However, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold information to indicate the numbers or percentage of these personnel who were registered to vote or who actually voted. With regard to postal votes, the MOD does not hold data which would give an accurate analysis of the number of ballot papers submitted by Service personnel, as the voter packs processed by the Department also include the dependents of Service personnel, MOD civilian personnel based abroad and the dependents of civilian personnel. In addition, some personnel may have chosen alternative methods of returning their ballot papers.</p><p>Registration is a personal matter and personnel are free to decide whether, where and how they register to vote. The MOD works closely with the Electoral Commission to promote awareness among its people of the importance of registering to vote and of the options for doing so. Voter registration campaigns are run yearly within the MOD and the Department has seen a steady rise in the number of Armed Forces personnel who have declared they have registered. The latest version of the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS, 2017) indicates that 96 per cent of Officers and 81 per cent of Other Ranks who completed the AFCAS were registered to vote. Table B22.1 of the AFCAS provides figures on voter registration by Service and by year from 2013. The Surveys can be found on the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-index</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL631 HL633 HL634 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:26:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden