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1081739

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date	04/03/2019
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, for what (a) reasons and (b) circumstances armed military personnel can be deployed on UK soil.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	228069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Armed military personnel may only be deployed on UK soil in exceptional circumstances for example, in response to a military invasion or in support of a Civil Authority or Government Department in accordance with Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/03/2019 16:37:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1081740

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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, whether the UK Parliament has any role on the deployment of armed military personnel on UK soil.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	228070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Armed military personnel may only be deployed on UK soil in exceptional circumstances, under the Royal Prerogative or in response to regulations made by Order in Council under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/03/2019 16:38:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1081745

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian staff and (b) military personnel based in (i) the UK and (ii) Saudi Arabia were employed on the (A) Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project and (B) Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Project on 1 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	228071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of civilian and military personnel based in the UK and Saudi Arabia who were employed by the Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project (SANGCOM) and the Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects (MODSAP) on 1 April 2018 is shown below. The Saudi Arabian Government reimburses the UK Ministry of Defence for these staff costs and there is, therefore, no cost to the UK taxpayer.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Manpower number as at 01 April 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SANGCOM</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MODSAP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK-based Civilian Staff</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK-based Military Staff</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi-based Civilian Staff</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi-based Military Staff</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/03/2019 15:32:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1081746

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) expenditure was in the financial year 2017-18 and (b) budget is for 2018-19 for the (i) Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project and (ii) Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Project.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	228072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The costs incurred by the Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects (MODSAP) in financial year 2017-18 amounted to £74.75 million. The budget for financial year 2018-19 is £63.64 million. The costs of MODSAP are met from a management fee received from the Saudi Arabian Government.</p><p>The costs of the Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project (SANGCOM) are similarly recovered from the Saudi Arabian Government, but SANGCOM operates under a separate Memorandum of Understanding from MODSAP, under which the details of such recoveries are confidential to the two Governments.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/03/2019 15:39:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1081749

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Illness and Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mental illness and suicide among ex-servicemen and women.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	228013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Ministers from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) meet on a regular basis to discuss a wide range of issues relating to the health and wellbeing of Service personnel and veterans, including mental health and suicide.</p><p>The DHSC and MOD examine the provision of veterans' mental health services on a regular basis. Data and progress of NHS England's Veterans Mental Health Transition Intervention and Liaison Service and Complex Treatment Service is presented to the MOD/UK Departments of Health Partnership Board, Joint Commissioning Group and the Cabinet Office led Covenant Reference Group. Both services are also continually assessed by NHS England. In England, as well as these veteran specific services, veterans are able to access mainstream mental health services. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies dataset reports annually and data indicates that over 20,000 veterans are utilising this avenue with very positive outcomes, often better than the general population.</p><p>In England, the National Health Service has announced that an extra £10 million will be invested into a new NHS dedicated crisis service that will expand the current bespoke veteran mental health services and provide intensive support to veterans battling alcohol, drugs and mental health problems, capturing those individuals nearing crisis. The extra funding will also enable a roll out of veteran-friendly general practitioner surgeries and hospitals as part of efforts to make sure those who have served their country get the specialist help they deserve in every part of the health service.</p><p>Any suicide is one too many and a tragedy for the individual, and their family and friends. The MOD has commissioned a new study to investigate causes of death, including suicide, amongst all those who served in the UK Armed Forces between 2001 and 2014, covering operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This will include personnel who are still in service, and personnel who have now transitioned into civilian life. Previous studies conducted by MOD have shown that the suicide rates for veterans of the 1982 Falklands Campaign and 1990-91 Gulf Conflict were lower than comparative rates in the civilian population.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/03/2019 15:33:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1081760

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure secure military communications hardware procurement maintains sovereign capability.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	228015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Whilst the Ministry of Defence's default approach is for open procurement, which eases interoperability with our international partners, there are a few cases where our objectives are served by specific sector approaches, which help either to deliver value-for-money, operational advantage or national freedom of action. One such sector is the high-grade cryptography required to protect our secure military communications; this creates a sovereign requirement to control cryptographic hardware production, deployment and support.</p><p>In addition, we continue to take a broader risk-based approach to the provision of military capability, which includes balancing the accessibility of widely used commercial technology, general military technology and bespoke sovereign technology. Consequently, the acquisition strategies for military capabilities are kept under review by the MOD's delivery agencies to ensure that they remain fit for purpose. To safeguard national security, it would not be appropriate to identify publicly further details of the aspects of capabilities we might regard as critical to be maintained in the UK and how we assure them.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/03/2019 15:37:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1081762

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Military Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of recruitment by the Royal Military Police.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	228016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Military Police has achieved around 80% of its regular soldier and 100% of regular officer recruitment targets in 2017/18 and expect to achieve similar results this year.</p><p>The Army have in place a comprehensive improvement plan to increase applications to join the Army, including the Royal Military Police. The 2019 'Your Army' marketing campaign has seen over 10,000 people apply to join the Army as Regular soldiers in January alone, with applications at a five-year high.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/03/2019 16:35:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1081764

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Territorial Waters
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 patrol UK territorial waters, particularly the North Sea, in advance of the deployment of P-8 aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	228017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>In advance of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft coming into frontline service with the RAF, a layered range of complementary assets comprising other surveillance aircraft, including those from Allies, as well as ships and submarines are utilised to fulfil the maritime patrol capability in the waters surrounding the UK and across the North Sea.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/03/2019 16:36:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1081765

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of (a) the annual in service cost of the P-8 patrol aircraft and (b) the number of years those aircraft can be expected to remain in service.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	228018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Initial support for the RAF P-8A fleet is covered as part of the Foreign Military Sale case for procurement of these aircraft, enabling us to utilise US experience and leverage economies of scale from the existing US Navy support arrangements as we develop our own UK-based support.</p><p>Work is currently under way to define the requirements for the UK support solution, but I am withholding details of financial estimates as disclosing this information would prejudice our commercial interests.</p><p>The UK has ordered nine P-8A maritime patrol aircraft and the current planning assumption is that they will have an expected service life of 25 years.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/03/2019 15:35:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1081804

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Low Flying
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 GIS data used to construct the boundaries of the (a) 18 Low Flying Areas and (b) boundaries for the three Tactical Training Areas in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	228100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Geographical data on the UK Low Flying System is available online at :</p><p>https://www.aidu.mod.uk/aip/pdf/enr/ENR-5-2.pdf</p><p>The UK Low Flying System, which contains the Low Flying Areas and Tactical Training Areas, was developed during the 1960s to manage and deconflict military aircraft activity.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/03/2019 15:36:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts