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1174231

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date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Equality
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 adequacy of representation from the nations and regions of the UK in the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK's Armed Forces are drawn from all the regions and nations that make up the UK and they play an essential role in our Defence and security. All regular recruitment is carried out online and through a network of Armed Forces Careers Offices. Although recruits provide a postcode, this is not always an accurate reflection of their nationality or origin.</p><p>Each of the three Services benefit from historic military connections and recruiting links with specific regions and nations and recruit predominantly from those to ensure those links, culture and identities are strongly represented in the UK's Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/02/2020 13:33:04 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174239

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value was of pre-1991 claims that relate to contracts managed or brokered by the Ministry of Defence owned company IMS Ltd that were outstanding at 31 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	9750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The value of the claim is a matter of public record and that information is available in the judgement handed down by Mr Justice Phillips on 24 July 2019. The judgement can be found at:</p><p>https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Comm/2019/1994.html</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/02/2020 12:25:01 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1174259

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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) reserve and (b) regular service personnel have been based in each of the (i) nations and (ii) regions of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	9666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The requested information for UK Reserve Service personnel is provided in the attached tables; figures are estimates.</p><p>Official statistics on the stationed locations of UK Regular Service personnel are published annually. The latest edition of the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) <em>Annual Location Statistics</em>, including data as at 1 April 2019 and going back to April 2012, can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-2019</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/02/2020 16:46:17 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan attachment 1 file name 9666 - Personnel based by nations and regions of UK - TABLES.xlsx title UK Reserve Service Personnel by nations and region
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1174261

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burkina Faso: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government is providing support to the Burkina Faso Government’s anti-terrorist operations.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	9645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is concerned about the security situation in Sahel and the spread of insecurity across the region, including to countries such as Burkina Faso. The Ministry of Defence provides direct support to the region in the form of three CH47 chinook helicopters, who provide non-combat assistance in the French-led counter terror mission Operation BARKHANE, and we deliver training to G5 Sahel militaries through the EU Training Mission Mali. The UK Government also supports the G5 Sahel Joint Force, which combats terrorist activities in Burkina Faso and the wider region.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/02/2020 16:48:31 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1174285

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of training has been provided to British armed forces on tackling sexual violence in conflict; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Nickie Aiken
uin	9784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is working with Whitehall Departments to implement the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace &amp; Security. To support this, Joint Service Publication (JSP) 1325 'Human Security in Military Operations' issues direction on how the UK Military can recognise and protect civilians from human rights violations including sexual violence. JSP 1325 is available on Gov.uk at the following link:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-security-in-military-operations-jsp-1325</p><p>All UK Military deploying on operations receive training on preventing and responding to conflict related sexual violence. In addition to this, the MOD continues to expand the Human Security in Military Operations Adviser training programme. This equips personnel with a gender perspective to implement preventative measures to threats such as conflict related sexual violence from planning to patrol.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/02/2020 17:15:01 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4741 label Biography information for Nickie Aiken

1174290

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: DNA
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 28 January 2020 to Question 6631, for what reasons his Department does not extract DNA from the remains of unidentified British soldiers found on former battlefields.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	9633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does extract DNA from the remains of some unidentified British soldiers found on former battlefields. Due to the cost of DNA extraction and processing, MOD only recover DNA from historic casualties where it has been possible to draw up a list of potential candidates from other evidence, such as artefacts found with the remains, and analysis of casualty and unit records. The list of potential candidates makes it feasible to carry out the subsequent genealogical research to identify possible next of kin. Only where that subsequent research reveals a potential donor with whom to compare the recovered sample, is DNA used as part of the identity confirmation process.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 04/02/2020 14:56:01 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

1174292

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee report, Session 2015-16, Beyond Endurance: Military Exercises and the Duty of Care (HC598), what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the recommendation that the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 should be amended to provide appropriate legal restraints to the military.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	9600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Government response to the Defence Committee's specific recommendations and conclusions</p><p>(https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmdfence/525/52504.htm#_idTextAnchor001), and specifically to answers 21 to 28 in the section titled &quot;Accountability&quot;.</p><p>The exemptions to the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 relating to operations, &quot;hazardous training in preparation for operations&quot;, and Specialist Military Units were addressed in answer 25 of the Government response. The rationale set out then remains valid but as the answer notes, the situation is kept under review.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence believes that the range of criminal, disciplinary and administrative powers available provides a sufficient means of holding individuals, the Armed Forces, and the Department accountable for training supervision, but this too remains under review and any necessary changes will be addressed in the next Armed Forces Bill.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 9601 9602 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:27:40 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1174294

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Service law in holding people accountable for military training supervision.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	9601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Government response to the Defence Committee's specific recommendations and conclusions</p><p>(https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmdfence/525/52504.htm#_idTextAnchor001), and specifically to answers 21 to 28 in the section titled &quot;Accountability&quot;.</p><p>The exemptions to the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 relating to operations, &quot;hazardous training in preparation for operations&quot;, and Specialist Military Units were addressed in answer 25 of the Government response. The rationale set out then remains valid but as the answer notes, the situation is kept under review.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence believes that the range of criminal, disciplinary and administrative powers available provides a sufficient means of holding individuals, the Armed Forces, and the Department accountable for training supervision, but this too remains under review and any necessary changes will be addressed in the next Armed Forces Bill.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 9600 9602 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:27:40 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1174298

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
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 adequacy of sanctions applied to (a) his Department, (b) the armed forces and (c) individuals for failings in the safe supervision of training events.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	9602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Government response to the Defence Committee's specific recommendations and conclusions</p><p>(https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmdfence/525/52504.htm#_idTextAnchor001), and specifically to answers 21 to 28 in the section titled &quot;Accountability&quot;.</p><p>The exemptions to the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 relating to operations, &quot;hazardous training in preparation for operations&quot;, and Specialist Military Units were addressed in answer 25 of the Government response. The rationale set out then remains valid but as the answer notes, the situation is kept under review.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence believes that the range of criminal, disciplinary and administrative powers available provides a sufficient means of holding individuals, the Armed Forces, and the Department accountable for training supervision, but this too remains under review and any necessary changes will be addressed in the next Armed Forces Bill.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 9600 9601 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:27:40 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1174355

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many experiments were conducted on animals by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on behalf of his Department in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	9721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) makes has an active programme to reduce and replace animal experiments and in recent years we have developed a number of alternative methods for testing that do not require animals. We will continue to look for alternatives so that we minimise our use of animals.</p><p> </p><p>Animal experiments are regulated by the UK Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). Under ASPA, “animal experiments” are referred to as “scientific procedures”. In accordance with ASPA, Dstl makes an annual report of scientific procedures to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of scientific procedures using animals conducted at Dstl Porton Down between 2009 and 2015 have been previously reported to the House as in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>8,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>9,438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9,722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>8,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,249</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">For the years 2016 to 2018, the numbers of procedures are in the table below. Data for 2019 will be available later this year.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,747</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,905</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,941</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/02/2020 12:34:17 question first ministerially corrected 10/02/2020 10:20:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 5248 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith