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683318

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there will be compulsory redundancies as a result of his Department's site closures.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	62946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>Creating a rationalised Defence estate, focused around clusters which better support and enhance military capability, will require relocation of functions.</p><p>Where an individual's post is being relocated outside the scope of their personal mobility obligation, they will be managed in accordance with normal Departmental policy and processes. Formal Trades Union consultation will occur well in advance of any closure.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:54:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

683321

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Senior Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) ethnicity, (b) gender, (c) disability status, (d) educational background and (e) socio-economic status is of the three most senior officials of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	62880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>Details of Ministry of Defence Ministers and Senior Officials are published at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:57:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

683323

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
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, whether the provision of any military supplies agreed by the Government as suitable for the Kurdistan Regional Government has not been allowed by the federal Government of Iraq since June 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	62865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is not aware of any occasion since June 2014 when military supplies gifted by the UK Government for use by Kurdistan Regional Government Peshmerga forces in the fight against Daesh have not been allowed by the Government of Iraq.</p><p>The UK Government has trained more than 7,300 Peshmerga fighters in Infantry skills, Counter-IED, engineering and combat first aid and they are playing an invaluable role in defeating Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/02/2017 16:15:07 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

683326

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Invicta Park Barracks
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 (a) Kent County Council and (b) Maidstone Borough Council on the proposed closure of Invicta Park Barracks.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and The Weald
tabling member printed	Mrs Helen Grant
uin	62855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is due to dispose of Invicta Park Barracks in 2027. The MOD has held initial discussions with both Kent County Council and Maidstone Borough Council to inform them of our plans, and we will continue to engage with them as our plans to dispose of the site mature.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:49:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

683328

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Invicta Park Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an Equality Impact Assessment will be published on the proposal to close Invicta Park Barracks.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and The Weald
tabling member printed	Mrs Helen Grant
uin	62856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>&quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot; is a military-led review.</p><p>The Department's intent to close Invicta Barracks in 2027 forms part of a strategy to optimise the defence estate to better support our Armed Forces.</p><p>Equality impact assessments are carried out to ensure suitable and appropriate reprovisions are made when sites are actually closed. Therefore, the equality impact assessment will not be undertaken until much later in the disposals process.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:48:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

683331

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Invicta Park Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department's cost-benefit analysis on the sale of the Invicta Park Barracks site prior to that site's selection for closure as part of his Department's Better defence estate strategy.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and The Weald
tabling member printed	Mrs Helen Grant
uin	62847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>&quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot; is a military-led review.</p><p>The planned disposal date for Invicta Park Barracks is 2027. Following the sale of the site, the value of any receipt will be published as part of the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) annual accounts.</p><p>The MOD cannot publish the cost-benefit analysis on the sale of the Invicta Park Barracks, as to release the information would prejudice the Department's commercial interests. All decisions to dispose of sites were subject to analysis, to ensure they provided the best value for money.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:48:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

683333

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Invicta Park Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what safety assessment his Department has carried out on the Invicta Park Barracks site to determine whether the land is suitable for house building; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and The Weald
tabling member printed	Mrs Helen Grant
uin	62848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department's intention to close Invicta Barracks in 2027 forms part of a strategy to optimise the Defence estate to better support our Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant safety assessments will be carried out at Invicta Park Barracks as part of the Department's standard disposals process.</p><p> </p><p>The closure of the site may also contribute to future Government housing targets. Any future uses of the site will be determined by the local authority and the future owner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:51:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant

683335

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
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, how many (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force personnel have been deployed overseas on UN, EU and NATO operations and missions in each of the last five years; and how many such personnel are currently deployed on such operations and missions.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	62859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>As of 30 January 2017, Service personnel were deployed in support of UN, EU and NATO operations in the following numbers:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation / Service</p></td><td><p>Royal Navy / Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/02/2017 16:52:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

683337

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
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, how many (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force personnel have been deployed overseas on UN, EU and NATO operations and missions on tours exceeding a duration of (i) three, (ii) six and (iii) nine months in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	62860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/02/2017 16:53:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

683340

registered interest
date	02/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy personnel have been deployed aboard warships for a duration exceeding (a) three, (b) six and (c) nine months in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	62861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>Royal Navy (RN) ships' and submarines' complements are not fixed and vary depending on the nature of the deployment. All RN warships deploy with the personnel required to meet their operational tasking.</p><p>Identifying the personnel assigned aboard deployed warships for the periods requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:51:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish