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685330

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date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to propose to NATO that NATO members which do not spend two per cent of their GDP on defence should not receive help or protection under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, the principle of collective defence.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role in the NATO Alliance, which is one of the cornerstones of UK defence. NATO's strength lies in the clear message Article 5 sends that an attack against one Ally shall be considered an attack against all. The UK and all NATO Allies are committed to upholding Article 5 and any suggestion that we would not help protect our Allies weakens the Alliance.</p><p>All Allies agreed to meet the Defence Investment Pledge at the Wales Summit in 2014, and since then defence investment across the Alliance has increased in real terms. The UK regularly encourages all Allies to meet the commitment made to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence by 2024, because defence investment is how the Alliance will continue to have the military capabilities needed to tackle the full range of threats that it faces.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/02/2017 15:47:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

685332

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Prime Minister's statement that the President of the United States is 100 per cent behind NATO, what pressure they are placing on those NATO members which do not contribute two per cent of their GDP to defence.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom meets the Defence Investment Pledge from the NATO summit in Wales, and has committed to do so for the rest of this decade. NATO's ability to deter potential adversaries requires modern capabilities, and these need appropriate funding. Government ministers regularly encourage Allies to fulfil the commitments they have made to spend two per cent of GDP on defence by 2024 (and 20 per cent of that on equipment). Better burden-sharing is an important issue for the new US Administration, and we expect this to be a focus of discussion at the NATO Defence Ministerial Meeting later this month.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL5190 question first answered 09/02/2017 15:47:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

685333

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will paint the RAF Voyager which conveys Her Majesty the Queen and the Prime Minister in distinctive colours which clearly indicate that it is British rather than RAF sky camouflage grey.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to repaint the Voyager aircraft, as its primary role remains the provision of military air-to-air refuelling capability.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/02/2017 15:56:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

685371

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Electronic Warfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reported remarks of the Secretary of State for Defence on 3 February that Russia had carried out a sustained campaign of cyber attacks against the UK, whether they will publish the evidence supporting that statement; whether they have made formal representations to the government of Russia with a view to ending any such campaign; and if so, with what result.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>In his speech of 2 February 2017 the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) spoke about widely reported examples of Russian cyber activity against countries around the world. He acknowledged that the United Kingdom (UK), along with its Allies, is strengthening its capability to resist any form of attack.</p><p>The UK will attribute specific cyber incidents privately or publicly when we judge it in the national interest to do so. We currently consider public attribution on a case by case basis.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/02/2017 15:49:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

685461

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many security passes into his Department are issued to people (a) not directly employed by and (b) who are not civil servants who work in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/02/2017 14:15:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

685462

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 3 February 2017 to Question 62363, whether the current draft of Joint Doctrine Publication 0-30.2, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, discusses the legal framework for the employment of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (a) within and (b) outside areas of armed conflict.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	63288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2017 answer text <p>The current draft of Joint Doctrine Publication 0-30.2 Unmanned Aircraft Systems discusses the legal framework for the employment of remotely piloted air systems both within and outside areas of &quot;armed conflict&quot;.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/02/2017 16:10:47 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

685463

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
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, what reports his Department has received on the mistreatment of Sunni Arab refugees by Kurdish forces following the offensive of Mosul.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is aware of some reports of the mistreatment of civilians by Kurdish forces engaged in the liberation of Mosul. Both Prime Minister Abadi and Kurdish Regional President Barzani have been clear that International Humanitarian Law must be respected and that any allegations of violations will be investigated and those responsible held to account.</p><p>The MOD takes its role in upholding and promoting human rights very seriously. UK troops carrying out building partner capacity training in the Kurdish region of Iraq include International Humanitarian Law as an integral part of that training and the UK continues to lobby the Government of Iraq, Kurdish Regional Government and other authorities to respect International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2017 14:13:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

685464

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of gross domestic product spent on defence by each other NATO member state.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	63233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is published regularly by NATO. The most recent figures (from July 2016) are in Table 3 of NATO's Press Release Communique</p><p>PR/CP(2016)116 of 4 July 2016, which can be found at http://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_07/20160704_160704-pr2016-116.pdf</p><p>The UK is committed to spend 2% of GDP on defence every year of this decade in accordance with the NATO guidelines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2017 14:14:29 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

685465

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
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, what forecast his Department has made of the likely timescale for the full liberation of Mosul.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>Operations to free Mosul from Daesh rule are being led by the Iraqi security forces, with support from the Global Counter Daesh Coalition to which the UK is a key contributor. Following the announcement by Prime Minister Abadi of the successful liberation of Eastern Mosul, Iraqi forces are now preparing for operations to free the remainder of the city which are likely to start shortly.</p><p>This will continue to be a challenging fight which will take time and patience and, while it would not be appropriate to predict a precise end date, I am confident that Iraqi forces will succeed in the next stage of these operations, as they have to date.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2017 14:12:45 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

685466

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the socio-economic effect of the proposed MoD site closures announced in 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	63307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 November 2016 to Question 53401 from the hon. Member for Llanelli (Nia Griffith).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/02/2017 15:36:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 21 November 2016 HOC 53401.docx title Military Bases:Closures
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens