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638239

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date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications or other expressions of interest have been received from female soldiers for ground close combat roles.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL3309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>On 8 July 2016, the former Prime Minister announced that the previous exclusions on women serving in Ground Close Combat roles in the Royal Marines, Royal Armoured Corps (RAC), Infantry and Royal Air Force Regiment were being lifted. The implementation is in a phased approach over the next three years, beginning with the RAC which is open now with other roles opening from 2018.</p><p> </p><p>As at 9 November, 70 applications to join the Army have been received from females expressing a preference for service as a soldier in the RAC, and less than five female soldiers have applied to transfer to the RAC.</p><p> </p><p>Officers do not make an application to join a specific cap badge before enlistment, as selection for regiments takes place during the first and second terms at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). Based on the one intake at RMAS since the exclusion was lifted, less than five potential female officers have expressed an interest in serving in the RAC.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that all figures have been rounded to the nearest five as a means of disclosure control to preserve anonymity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/11/2016 16:25:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

638243

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether British special forces operating in Iraq have been issued with a list containing the names of British citizens fighting for so-called Islamic State, whom they have been ordered to kill or capture.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL3313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has a long-standing policy not to comment on the activities of our Special Forces.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/11/2016 16:30:14 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

638244

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in which countries UK armed forces are providing training to (1) security forces, (2) armed forces, or (3) other armed groups.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL3314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces are providing training to Armed Forces or security forces in the current Financial Year in the countries listed below. The types of training provided cover a broad spectrum of subject matter including English language training, medical training, the conduct of disaster relief, and peacekeeping operations. The lists indicate the primary recipients of the training. In some cases training provided predominantly for members of the Armed Forces may also include participants from the security forces. Training may also sometimes be provided in the countries indicated to members of the Armed Forces of third party states, for example where one location is used to run a regional course with participants from several nations, or where training is provided to international peacekeeping forces in that country.</p><p><strong>Armed Forces</strong></p><p>Afghanistan</p><p>Albania</p><p>Armenia</p><p>Anguilla</p><p>Antigua and Barbuda</p><p>Azerbaijan</p><p>Bahamas</p><p>Bahrain</p><p>Bangladesh</p><p>Barbados</p><p>Belize</p><p>Bermuda</p><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p><p>Brazil</p><p>British Virgin Islands</p><p>Brunei</p><p>Burma</p><p>Cayman Islands</p><p>Chile</p><p>China</p><p>Colombia</p><p>Czech Republic</p><p>Cyprus</p><p>Democratic Republic of the Congo</p><p>Dominican Republic</p><p>Dominica</p><p>Egypt</p><p>Estonia</p><p>Ethiopia</p><p>Fiji</p><p>Georgia</p><p>Grenada</p><p>Guatemala</p><p>Guyana</p><p>India</p><p>Indonesia</p><p>Iraq</p><p>Japan</p><p>Jordan</p><p>Kazakhstan</p><p>Kenya</p><p>Kuwait</p><p>Kyrgyzstan</p><p>Latvia</p><p>Lebanon</p><p>Lithuania</p><p>Macedonia</p><p>Malawi</p><p>Malaysia</p><p>Mali</p><p>Mauritania</p><p>Mongolia</p><p>Montenegro</p><p>Morocco</p><p>Nepal</p><p>Nigeria</p><p>Oman</p><p>Pakistan</p><p>Papua New Guinea</p><p>Philippines</p><p>Poland</p><p>Qatar</p><p>Rwanda</p><p>Saudi Arabia</p><p>Serbia</p><p>Sierra Leone</p><p>Singapore</p><p>Somalia</p><p>South Africa</p><p>Sri Lanka</p><p>Sudan</p><p>Tajikistan</p><p>Tanzania</p><p>Thailand</p><p>Tunisia</p><p>Uganda</p><p>Ukraine</p><p>United Arab Emirates</p><p>United States of America</p><p>Uzbekistan</p><p>Vietnam</p><p>Zambia</p><p> </p><p><strong>Security Forces</strong></p><p>Gabon</p><p>Iraq</p><p>Kenya</p><p>Kosovo</p><p>Malta</p><p>Pakistan</p><p>Rwanda</p><p>Sierra Leone</p><p>Somalia</p><p>South Africa</p><p>Uganda</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/12/2016 16:46:09 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

638245

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
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 to which groups in Iraq and Syria UK armed forces are providing training.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL3315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>In Iraq, UK military personnel are training Iraqi Security forces (including Kurdish Peshmerga). UK forces are also participating in a US-led Train and Equip programme to train selected members of vetted moderate Syrian opposition forces at locations outside Syria.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/11/2016 16:30:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

638318

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, Cm 9161, paragraph 5.38, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on intensifying the UK's security and defence relationship with Germany of the EU's Implementation Plan on Security and Defence.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	53676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>At the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) on 14 and 15 November 2016, Member States agreed Conclusions on the Security and Defence Implementation Plan (SDIP) that are consistent with the UK's guiding principles: nothing should undermine or duplicate NATO, which remains the cornerstone of European defence; and the European defence industry should remain open and globally competitive. The actions agreed in these Conclusions will increase the effectiveness of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) as well as help improve NATO/EU cooperation, including taking forward implementation of the Joint EU/NATO Declaration agreed in the margins of the Warsaw Summit.</p><p>Our Defence relationships with both France and Germany are bilateral partnerships between sovereign nations, based on our common values, interests, and needs. These relationships go back a long way and will continue to endure after the UK leaves the EU. We remain committed to European security and, as set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, will continue to work with others, including bilaterally and through NATO, to tackle shared threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 53634 53679 question first answered 22/11/2016 16:21:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

638319

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.28 of the National Audit Office report, Delivering the defence estate, published on 15 November 2016, what his Department's estimate is of the net present value of introducing the Infrastructure Management System.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	53677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The estimated net present value of introducing the Infrastructure Management System, as referenced in the National Audit Office report, is £3.8 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/11/2016 16:29:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

638320

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, Cm 9161, paragraph 5.35; what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on further strengthening the UK-France defence security relationship of the EU's Implementation Plan on Security and Defence.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	53634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>At the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) on 14 and 15 November 2016, Member States agreed Conclusions on the Security and Defence Implementation Plan (SDIP) that are consistent with the UK's guiding principles: nothing should undermine or duplicate NATO, which remains the cornerstone of European defence; and the European defence industry should remain open and globally competitive. The actions agreed in these Conclusions will increase the effectiveness of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) as well as help improve NATO/EU cooperation, including taking forward implementation of the Joint EU/NATO Declaration agreed in the margins of the Warsaw Summit.</p><p>Our Defence relationships with both France and Germany are bilateral partnerships between sovereign nations, based on our common values, interests, and needs. These relationships go back a long way and will continue to endure after the UK leaves the EU. We remain committed to European security and, as set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, will continue to work with others, including bilaterally and through NATO, to tackle shared threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 53676 53679 question first answered 22/11/2016 16:21:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

638321

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
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 14 November 2016 to Question 52051, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the UK budget for 2017-18 for the F35 fighter programme as a result of the fall in the value of Sterling.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	53647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The Defence budget was agreed with HM Treasury during the 2015 Spending Review which provided the basis for prudent planning over the spending review period.</p><p>The Department centrally manages the impact of variations in foreign exchange rates as part of the routine financial management of the Defence programme. The foreign currency arrangements in place will limit any impact from the current foreign exchange position for several years. Any foreign exchange considerations beyond then will be dealt with as part of the Department's annual planning cycle.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/11/2016 16:22:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

638322

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
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, with reference to his Department's report, a Better Defence Estate, published in November 2016, on how many occasions officials of his Department met with officials of (a) the Department for Communities and Local Government and (b) the Cabinet Office to discuss plans for the defence estate.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	53678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Since the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) of 2015 Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials have engaged regularly with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The MOD also provides a quarterly return to DCLG on the Department's performance against the Public Sector Land Sales target and how the achievement of this target contributes to the strategic plans for the Defence Estate set out in &quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot;.</p><p>Defence officials routinely meet with officials from the Cabinet Office and other Government Departments to discuss the Government's housing programme.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/11/2016 16:27:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

638323

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the EU's Implementation Plan on Security and Defence.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	53679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>At the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) on 14 and 15 November 2016, Member States agreed Conclusions on the Security and Defence Implementation Plan (SDIP) that are consistent with the UK's guiding principles: nothing should undermine or duplicate NATO, which remains the cornerstone of European defence; and the European defence industry should remain open and globally competitive. The actions agreed in these Conclusions will increase the effectiveness of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) as well as help improve NATO/EU cooperation, including taking forward implementation of the Joint EU/NATO Declaration agreed in the margins of the Warsaw Summit.</p><p>Our Defence relationships with both France and Germany are bilateral partnerships between sovereign nations, based on our common values, interests, and needs. These relationships go back a long way and will continue to endure after the UK leaves the EU. We remain committed to European security and, as set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, will continue to work with others, including bilaterally and through NATO, to tackle shared threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 53634 53676 question first answered 22/11/2016 16:21:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones