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989463

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services: Legal Costs and Pay
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 the cost to the public purse of (a) legal fees and (b) directors’ emoluments in relation to IMS Ltd since that company ceased trading in July 1991.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	180829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>There has been no cost to the public purse for legal fees or directors' emoluments since 1991. IMS operating costs have been met from accumulated profit from business activities and investment interest.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 15:20:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 81210 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

989464

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent in relation to IMS Ltd since it ceased trading; and what steps he takes to monitor the reasonableness of those costs.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	180830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>No public funds have been used to fund IMS operating activities. All IMS operating costs have been met from accumulated profit from business activities and investment interest.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence maintains a close dialogue with IMS about its activities and expenditure and as the major shareholder reviews the accounts annually.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 15:14:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 81211 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

989471

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arctic: Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the ten-year plan on the development of Maritime and Royal Marine activity in the High North by the end of October 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	180661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The ten-year plan on the development of Maritime and Royal Marine activity in the High North will not be published in the public domain due to security classification.</p><p>However, the Defence Arctic Strategy, announced by the Secretary of State for Defence on 30 September, is currently expected to be published in the first quarter of 2019, and its assumptions and content will represent the public elements of the ten-year plan.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/10/2018 09:47:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

989480

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of (a) civilian casualties, (b) damage to property, community facilities and infrastructure by RAF strikes in Mosul in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	180811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The RAF does everything it can to minimise the risk to human life and to civilian infrastructure from UK strikes, through our rigorous targeting processes and the professionalism of the RAF crews. All RAF weapons are deployed in strict accordance with the Law of Armed Conflict and rigorous Rules of Engagement.</p><p>Thus all strikes we carried out in Mosul were designed to cause the minimum amount of damage, proportionate to the task of clearing the city of the terrorist threat posed by Daesh.</p><p>Given the ruthless and inhumane behaviour of Daesh, we must accept that the risk of inadvertent civilian casualties is ever present. We have not seen any evidence that we caused civilian casualties during the campaign in Mosul.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/10/2018 16:55:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 81209 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

989543

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
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, whether restrictions have been placed on the work of Saudi-based UK (a) military personnel and (b) private contractors to his Department, in relation to the (i) preparation, (ii) maintenance and (iii) operational use of air-delivered weapons used in the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	180801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>UK-contracted personnel, including UK military personnel on secondment to BAE Systems, support the safe storage and issue of weapons from their place of storage to an end user, in accordance with long-standing government-to-government arrangements.</p><p>They do not load weapons for operations in Yemen, nor are they involved in the planning of operational sorties.</p><p>The UK Government operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/10/2018 16:46:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 81201 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

989544

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance the Government provides to (a) Saudi-based UK military personnel and (b) private contractors to the MoD under Saudi armed forces project on reporting suspicions of violations of international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	180802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Military personnel, wherever they are serving, would be expected to report any concerns about possible violations of international humanitarian law through submissions to their chain of command.</p><p>We expect any UK-contractors providing support under the Saudi Armed Forces Projects who might witness or otherwise receive information on violations of international humanitarian law to report it through their companies.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 31/10/2018 15:55:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 81205 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

989545

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: River Clyde
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 support the construction of a frigate factory on the River Clyde.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	180803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>The previously proposed Modern Dock Hall, referred to colloquially as the 'Frigate Factory', was thoroughly investigated by BAE Systems but ultimately they concluded that the cost and level of associated risk did not represent value for money. The Ministry of Defence was consulted and agreed with their conclusion.</p><p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy was clear that all Royal Navy warships will be built and integrated in the UK. The Type 26 frigates are being built on the Clyde, securing a total of 4,000 jobs across the UK supply chain and 20 years of work. Since 2010 this Government has invested more than £6 billion in shipbuilding in the UK, securing thousands of jobs. In 2018-19 we expect to spend in excess of £750 million supporting the fleet.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/10/2018 15:18:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 81206 answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

989546

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Territorial Waters: North Atlantic Ocean
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 security of UK waters in the North Atlantic.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	180804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) keeps the security of UK waters in the North Atlantic under constant review, we consider the activity of both state and non-state actors. I shall not go into further detail for reasons of safeguarding national security. As part of NATO the MOD and the Royal Navy work seamlessly with Allies to keep our waters safe and secure.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/10/2018 14:02:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

989547

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preparations his Department has made for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	180805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to work closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) and other Government Departments to ensure that we can address the implications and realise the opportunities of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, including the effect on our Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 181294 question first answered 29/10/2018 16:52:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 81213 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

989548

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
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 steps the Government is taking to improve (a) housing and (b) lodgings for armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	180806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Quality accommodation is very important for Defence and a key enabler of operational capability. The Ministry of Defence continues to make improvements to the Service Family Accommodation (SFA) and Single Living Accommodation (SLA) estate.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to routine maintenance, we have invested in improving energy efficiency through the provision of new boilers, doors and windows, roofs, and external wall insulation.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we have installed thousands of new kitchens and bathrooms to provide our Armed Forces and their families with modern facilities. The number of properties that meet the Government Decent Homes standard has increased significantly and now sits at more than 95% of our total stock.</p><p> </p><p>The Single Living Accommodation Modernisation project, has been one of the largest new build and refurbishment projects in the UK and has delivered successful renovations and constructions on 52 locations from Scotland to Cornwall over the last 15 years with over £1.2 billion invested; and we continue to invest in both of these areas.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, we are developing new accommodation options for service personnel through the Future Accommodation Model programme.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2018 16:49:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 81207 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald