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755191

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what strategy is in place to meet recruitment and retention challenges faced by the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Naval Service utilises a wide range of mechanisms to aid the recruitment and retention of personnel. For recruitment these include targeted marketing, specific recruitment events and staged remunerative awards to attract recruits in specialist areas. A number of initiatives have also been developed in order to retain experienced personnel, such as the use of targeted retention incentives and career extensions.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/07/2017 13:39:16 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

753409

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Devonport Dockyard
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the new base to be open for Royal Marines at Devonport Dockyard.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	5662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>No decision has been made. All sites announced under the Better Defence Estates Strategy are subject to further assessment studies and an update is due to Parliament in autumn 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2017 10:07:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

753410

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on social media by each branch of the armed forces in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to date.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	5663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The vast majority of social media advertising spend within the Ministry of Defence is designed to aid recruitment into our Armed Forces. The following was spent on paid social media by each of the single Services from 2015 to 30 June 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>British Army</p></td><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£798,335</p></td><td><p>£362,606</p></td><td><p>£24,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£576,040</p></td><td><p>£597,035</p></td><td><p>£153,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (to 30 June)</p></td><td><p>£278,339</p></td><td><p>£312,780</p></td><td><p>£214,494</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2017 10:18:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

753411

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the (a) collection and (b) use of air-miles by his Department's personnel; who oversees that policy and by what means; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	5700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Any air miles accrued by the Department in respect of Ministers' and officials' travel are used by the Department towards the cost of official travel.</p><p>The policy on the use of air miles is owned by the Chief of Defence People. Spot checks are carried out to ensure that all Defence personnel adhere to the policy.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2017 10:19:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

753412

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sweden: Joint Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel and what equipment will be deployed as part of the Aurora 2017 military exercise being organised by Sweden in September 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	5701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>No units from the UK Armed Forces will participate in the Swedish Armed Forces AURORA 17 military exercise.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/07/2017 12:32:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

753413

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of each aircraft type from the UK took part in the NATO Tiger Meet in 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	5702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Royal Navy deployed one Merlin Mk2 and one Sea King Mk7 Airborne Surveillance and Control helicopter, and the Army deployed one Puma Mk2 helicopter to the NATO Tiger Meet 2017.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/07/2017 10:21:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

753414

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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, if he will publish the expected cost per ship of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	5703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>On 2 July 2017, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced the award of a contract valued at £3.7 billion to manufacture the first batch of three Type 26 Frigates. The manufacture contract covers the build of the first three Type 26 Frigates through to sea trials and vessel acceptance by the Royal Navy, as well as the remaining development costs for the class.</p><p>The contract also includes the procurement of the medium calibre gun for the first three ships and the modifications needed to the Clyde shipyards at Govan and Scotstoun to enable the manufacture of the Type 26.</p><p>The detailed pricing of the contract is a commercial matter between the MOD and BAE Systems and I am therefore withholding the cost per ship as its publication would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/07/2017 11:03:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

753415

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will meet the hon. Member for East Londonderry on visiting cadet detachments in Northern Ireland in 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	5645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2017 10:18:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

753416

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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, whether it is his policy to purchase any more Type 26 frigates on top of those frigates already announced.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	5638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review set out our commitment to build eight Type 26 Frigates. We have awarded the contract to build the first three ships and expect to negotiate the contract and secure the necessary approvals for the remaining five in the early 2020s.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/07/2017 10:16:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

753418

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Swiftsure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a penalty clause for late delivery of the dismantling of HMS Swiftsure in the dismantling contract.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	5666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>As is normal for defence contracts, there are a number of levers available that may be applied if contractual delays occur, the use of which are dependent upon the cause and severity of the delay.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/07/2017 10:03:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard