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516647

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Special Forces and Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department makes available to UK Special Forces and intelligence agencies on the dissemination of intelligence relating to individuals who are at risk of targeted lethal strikes by the US.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	36021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of the Government not to comment on our Special Forces or intelligence activities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2016 15:35:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

516648

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has provided support to the US administration for its remotely piloted aircraft system strikes in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	36030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has not provided support to the US for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System strikes in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2016 15:36:14 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

516651

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many small and medium-sized businesses were direct suppliers to his Department during the years (a) 2015-16, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	36106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Small businesses are an important source of innovation and flexibility, as both direct and indirect suppliers, to meet our defence and security requirements. The estimated number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) directly supplying the Ministry of Defence (MOD) during financial years 2013-14 and 2014-15 is provided below. The figures for 2015-16 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>MOD Direct Expenditure with SMEs</p></td><td><p>Estimated Number of SME Suppliers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MOD spent 19.4% (direct and indirect) of its procurement budget with SMEs in both 2013-14 and 2014-15. The MOD has a new 25% target for SME procurement spend by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The information has been taken from the Department's published Official Statistics on Trade, Industry and Contracts which summarises MOD contracting with industry. Further information about MOD expenditure with SMEs is available on the Gov.UK website at the respective links:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-industry-trade-and-contracts-2015 and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-industry-trade-and-contracts-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-industry-trade-and-contracts-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not hold information on the number of SMEs providing indirect supplies through the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 36109 question first answered 04/05/2016 15:11:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

516652

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which contractors his Department has a contract with either directly or indirectly by sub-contract which is valued at £10,000 or more; and what the (a) value and (b) timetable is of each such contract.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	36107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has around 4,000 contracts with suppliers of all sizes. I am withholding the full list of contracts as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. Under the Transparency Agenda, details of contracts awarded over £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder, which can be located at the link: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/05/2016 15:05:35 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

516653

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of defence expenditure was spent through small and medium-sized enterprises in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	36108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) publishes data on direct expenditure with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), excluding its trading funds, in the Finance &amp; Economics Annual Bulletin: Trade, Industry &amp; Contracts Statistics on the Gov.UK website. The final figures for financial years 2014-15 and 2013-14 are available at the link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index. The final figures for financial year 2015-16 are not yet available.</p><p>The MOD does not hold data on expenditure with SMEs through the supply chain (indirect expenditure). The Cabinet Office has published indicative indirect expenditure with SMEs, collated from spend figures reported by suppliers, in their publication 'Central Government direct and indirect expenditure with SMEs'. Figures for 2014-15 and 2013-14' are available at the respective links:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2014-to-2015</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/central-government-spend-with-smes-2013-to-2014.</p><p>Figures released by the Cabinet Office in this publication indicate that MOD direct and indirect spend with SMEs was 19.4% in each year. The figures for 2015-16 are not yet available.</p><p>The MOD has agreed a new target with the Cabinet Office of 25% procurement spend (both direct and indirect) with SMEs by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/05/2016 15:11:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

516654

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Supply Chains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises in his Department's supply chain, other than direct suppliers, in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	36109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Small businesses are an important source of innovation and flexibility, as both direct and indirect suppliers, to meet our defence and security requirements. The estimated number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) directly supplying the Ministry of Defence (MOD) during financial years 2013-14 and 2014-15 is provided below. The figures for 2015-16 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>MOD Direct Expenditure with SMEs</p></td><td><p>Estimated Number of SME Suppliers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MOD spent 19.4% (direct and indirect) of its procurement budget with SMEs in both 2013-14 and 2014-15. The MOD has a new 25% target for SME procurement spend by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The information has been taken from the Department's published Official Statistics on Trade, Industry and Contracts which summarises MOD contracting with industry. Further information about MOD expenditure with SMEs is available on the Gov.UK website at the respective links:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-industry-trade-and-contracts-2015 and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-industry-trade-and-contracts-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-industry-trade-and-contracts-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not hold information on the number of SMEs providing indirect supplies through the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 36106 question first answered 04/05/2016 15:11:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

516197

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of airstrikes in Yemen since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	35920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has carried out no impact assessments of airstrikes in Yemen since 2012. Impact assessments are required for the implementation of domestic UK policy, not for military action abroad either by the UK or other countries.</p><p>During the current Saudi-led Coalition operation in Yemen the MOD has monitored incidents of alleged International Humanitarian Law violations using available information. We consider a range of information from government sources, foreign governments, the media and international non-governmental organisations.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2016 13:38:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

516198

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Yemen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any MOD personnel have been seconded to positions in Yemen since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	35921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>There are currently no Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel in Yemen. No MOD personnel have been seconded to the Yemeni government since 2012.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2016 13:37:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

516201

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timetable is for the renewal of Trident.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	35764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The key elements of the UK Trident nuclear deterrent are the Vanguard-class submarines, the Trident D5 missile and the UK warhead. As set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, we expect the first Successor submarine to enter service in the early 2030s. A replacement warhead is not required until the late 2030s, possibly later. Given lead times, however, a decision on replacing the current warhead may be required later in this Parliament or early in the next. While we have no plans to replace the current Trident D5 missile, we are participating with our US partners in a programme to extend its current life to the 2060s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 04/05/2016 13:36:49 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

516204

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria his Department uses to determine links between cancer experienced by a current or former member of the armed forces and exposure to chemicals during periods of service.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	35820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides no-fault compensation for members of the Armed Forces where illness, injury or death is caused by service from 6 April 2005 under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and, before that date, under the War Pensions Scheme (WPS).</p><p>Any disablement, injury or illness, including cancer, can be claimed with awards made where the claimed disorder is accepted as being due to service. Lay and scheme medical advisers work together and decisions are evidence based, reflecting the individual case facts, contemporary medical understanding of causation and the relevant law.</p><p>Awards under the WPS depend on the assessed level of disablement with the method of assessment set out in the legislation and expressed as a percentage. The AFCS is tariff based. The legislation includes nine tables of injuries and disorders with associated tariff levels, relevant to military service. A lump sum is paid for pain and suffering taking account of the likely progress of the condition over the person's lifetime. There are fifteen tariff levels and, for the more serious disorders like cancer, a Guaranteed Income Payment to cover reduced civilian employability is paid, in addition, from the date of claim for life.</p><p>Where negligence exists on the part of the MOD, Service personnel may make a claim for damages under common law for service after May 1987. Awards are determined by common law principles which, broadly, take into account, as appropriate, an individual's pain and suffering, degree of injury, past and future financial losses and level of care required. Levels of compensation which include these elements can vary depending on an individual's circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 35231 question first answered 04/05/2016 13:39:54 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald