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921348

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the National Security Adviser on the current and future intensity of the threat environment.
tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
uin	905756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As the House is aware, the Ministry of Defence is currently conducting the Modernising Defence Programme.</p><p>I meet the National Security Adviser on a regular basis to discuss key issues including Russia’s increasingly destabilising behaviour, conflict and tension in Syria and the wider Middle East, the spread of violent extremism and organised crime in ungoverned spaces, and the situation on the Korean peninsula.</p><p>The Modernising Defence Programme will take all of this into account as we determine what capabilities and policies we need to meet the threats we face.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:48:41 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

921349

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Battlegroups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the Government's decision to withdraw from leading the EU battlegroup in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	905759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>In March this year, given ongoing negotiations about post-Brexit arrangements between the UK and EU, we decided to withdraw our provisional offer to lead an EU Battlegroup in the second half of 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Our decision gave good time for another Member State to take on the role.</p><p> </p><p>The UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement has confirmed that the UK may not lead an EU Battlegroup during the Implementation Period.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 15:47:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

921350

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	North Korea: South Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the military situation on the Korean peninsula.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	905761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Tensions on the Korean peninsula are lower than for some time.</p><p>We look forward to the summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-Un and hope that it results in an agreement that brings about complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.</p><p>I urge Kim Jong-Un to heed the clear message that it is only through a change of course that he can realise the security and prosperity that North Korea claims to seek.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:46:27 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

921351

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the strategic importance of sea power for UK security and prosperity.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	905766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As is befitting an island nation, the UK has one of the most capable, skilled and experienced navies in the world. It is of vital strategic importance to UK security and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 15:45:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

921844

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what training programmes are delivered by the British army and Joint Forces Command to (1) the Israeli Defence Force in Israel and (2) security forces in the Occupied Territories.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL8534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The British Army and Joint Forces Command do not provide training to the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in Israel, although representatives do participate in Israeli-hosted conferences and visits to share knowledge and experience. Some education and training activities are provided to IDF personnel in the UK, including at the Royal College of Defence Studies.</p><p>In the Occupied Palestine Territories (OPTs), the UK Ministry of Defence provides several training programmes to the Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF). In the financial year 2017-18 the British Support Team based in Ramallah oversaw the delivery of the following courses to members of the PASF in the OPTs: Building Integrity for Senior Leaders; Strategic leadership; Conflict resolution; Training Needs Analysis; English language; Quality assurance and continual improvement of training delivery; Lessons identification; Media skills. The UK has also provided education and training to PASF personnel in the UK.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/06/2018 16:19:18 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

921864

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many qualified and experienced personnel positions are (a) required and (b) vacant in (i) Type 23 and (ii) Type 45 ship crews.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	152202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested, as at 11 June 2018, is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Required Positions</p></td><td><p>Vacant Positions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 23</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 45</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All numbers over 100 are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in five rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias. Numbers under 100 are rounded to the nearest five.</p><p> </p><p>None of the existing vacancies is in a post categorised as safety critical and no ship would go to sea without the minimum required complement of suitably qualified and experienced personnel.</p><p> </p><p>The figures are a snapshot taken from the Joint Personnel Administration System and are accurate as of 11 June 2018. It should be noted that the number of vacant positions can fluctuate on a given day and do not reflect any future plans to fill, i.e. if a person was given an Assignment Order to fill a gap at any time in the future, including the day after the report was processed, the post will still show as a gap.</p><p> </p><p>The number of Required Positions (workforce required as of today) for a RN ship fluctuates depending on the operational tasking, readiness state or when in refit.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/06/2018 15:08:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

921881

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time is that the (a) Astute and (b) Trafalgar class of submarines are able to spend at sea.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	152035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>It is UK policy that we do not comment on matters relating to submarine activity or operations as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 19/06/2018 15:00:02 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

921882

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Astute Submarines have been taken out of service as a result of leaks in the hold.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	152036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>It is UK policy that we do not comment on matters relating to submarine activity or operations as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 19/06/2018 15:00:32 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

922052

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer on 1 June 2018 to Question 134413, on Army Recruitment, if he will update the spreadsheet detailing paid advertisements on Facebook between 2015 and 2017 to include the target cities and regions for each advertisement where such locations were specified.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	152260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>As advised in the answer I provided the hon. Member on 1 June 2018 to Question 134413, information on Social Media advertisements is not held centrally and is provided to the Department by an external contractor. The additional detail requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/06/2018 15:01:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

922056

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will launch an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the death of a serving member of the UK armed forces in Syria on 29 March 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	152198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government will not provide any additional information on the circumstances surrounding the death of Sgt Matt Tonroe at this time.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/06/2018 15:11:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes