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914750

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nigeria: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy of providing military assistance to the Nigerian armed forces of the Amnesty International Report, They betrayed us, published on 24 May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	148699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Nigeria is a key partner for the UK and we are fully committed to helping the Nigerian Government in its fight against terrorism. However, the UK's position on human rights is clear: they are universal and must apply equally to all. Any member of the Nigerian security forces found to have been involved in human rights violations must be held accountable.</p><p> </p><p>The National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security sets out how the UK Government will integrate a gender perspective into its work to build security and stability overseas and protect the human rights of women and girls. The UK military training and assistance to the Armed Forces of Nigeria has consistently emphasised the importance of adherence to internationally recognised Rules of Engagement, as well as the importance of International Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. We have also made clear to the Nigerian authorities the importance of protecting civilians in conflict and detention, and that human rights standards must be upheld.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor the situation in Nigeria, and regularly assess the risks associated with the delivery of UK military assistance in line with the UK's Overseas Security and Justice Assistance guidance.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2018 17:01:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

914874

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
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 16 April 2018 to Question 134413 on Army: Recruitment, when he plans to provide a substantive answer to that Question.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	148984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member on 1 June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2018 15:12:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

914893

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Radar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weighting will be given to national security objective 3 on UK prosperity in the procurement of the replacement long-range air defence deployable radar.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	149083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 May 2018 to Question 143866 to the hon. Member for Portsmouth South (Mr Morgan).</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 06/06/2018 15:11:04 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 17 May 2018 UIN 143866.docx title Defence:Radar
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

914910

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current value is of the UK stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	148633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The current value of the UK stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme is circa £654 million. The current proportional value of the UK stake in the programme (development and production) is circa 40%.</p><p>I am withholding the information on the current value of each partner nation's stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme as its 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 Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 148634 148635 question first answered 06/06/2018 15:14:47 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

914911

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current proportional value is of the UK stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	148634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The current value of the UK stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme is circa £654 million. The current proportional value of the UK stake in the programme (development and production) is circa 40%.</p><p>I am withholding the information on the current value of each partner nation's stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme as its 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 Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 148633 148635 question first answered 06/06/2018 15:14:48 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

914914

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current value is of each partner nation's stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	148635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The current value of the UK stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme is circa £654 million. The current proportional value of the UK stake in the programme (development and production) is circa 40%.</p><p>I am withholding the information on the current value of each partner nation's stake in the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile programme as its 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 Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 148633 148634 question first answered 06/06/2018 15:14:48 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

914941

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
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 6 December 2017 to Questions 116517, 116519, 116520, 116523 on Army: Training, when he plans to publish a substantive answer to the Questions.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	148985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member on 5 June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2018 15:13:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

914997

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gibraltar: Territorial Waters
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 preserve the integrity of UK sovereign waters around Gibraltar.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	148737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>We are confident of UK sovereignty over the whole of Gibraltar, including British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. The Royal Navy continues to challenge all incursions by State vessels into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, and the FCO supports this by making formal diplomatic protests to the relevant authorities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2018 15:13:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

915040

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ascension Island: Airports
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 ensure adequate access to and from Ascension Island for (a) civilians and (b) military personnel during the Ascension Island runway resurfacing programme.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	148966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is working closely with the US Department of Defense, who own and operate the Ascension Island runway, to ensure continued access to the Islands during the runway resurfacing programme. The MOD will ensure during this time that a mechanism is in place for UK Defence personnel to access the island in support of MOD business.</p><p>Civilian access is overseen by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ascension Island Government. Access to the island for civilians is currently available through the commercial air link provided by South African Airlink from Cape Town via St Helena.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2018 15:13:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

911073

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to review its policy on compensation for war widows who have already surrendered a pension on remarriage or cohabitation; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	147986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the unique commitment that Service families make to our country and remain sympathetic to the circumstances of this group of widows. The case for the reinstatement of War Widows' Pensions for those widows who had remarried or cohabited before 1 April 2015 is being considered.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/06/2018 15:11:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin