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76300

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints were filed in the last five years; and how many such complaints related to allegations of bullying.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	204443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Figures on the number of complaints made by service personnel in the last five years are published in the Service Complaints Commissioner's (SCC) Annual Reports. The full reports are presented annually to the House and are also located at the following website:<br><br>http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/newsandpublications.htm<br><br>The figures available for complaints made by Service personnel about bullying for each year are also published in the Annual Reports. Details of the number of complaints that are heard by a panel (level 3) are also published. All of this information can be found in the relevant pages:<br><br>2013 Annual Report – page 72, appendix 3. <br><br>2012 Annual Report – page 62, appendix 3. <br><br>2011 Annual Report – page 59, appendix 3. <br><br>2010 Annual Report – page 89, appendix 6<br><br>2009 Annual Report – page 36, table 7.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2014 16:36:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

76303

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Armoured Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future establishment, equipment and role of the Royal Armoured Corps; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	204541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Under the Army 2020 structure, the Royal Armoured Corps will be formed of 10 Regular Regiments made up of three Armoured Regiments, three Armoured Cavalry Regiments and three Light Cavalry Regiments with The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment continuing to support public duties and ceremonial commitments; four Reserve Regiments and one independent Regular squadron providing a Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Area, Survey and Reconnaissance capability. <br><br>The overall establishment of the Royal Armoured Corps will be around 6,000.<br><br>The Armoured Regiments will continue in their existing role as direct combat units and will continue to be equipped with the Challenger 2 tank. From 2020, the Close Reconnaissance troop is planned to have the Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV).<br><br>The Armoured Cavalry Regiments will continue to provide a manned reconnaissance and surveillance capability. They will be equipped with Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) and, from 2020, the Scout SV.<br><br>The Light Cavalry Regiments will provide a highly mobile tactical reconnaissance capability in both mounted and dismounted roles, mainly equipped with Jackal and Coyote vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 14/07/2014 16:32:02 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

66014

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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, whether the Military Aviation Authority recommended that F-35B BK-3 should not transit the Atlantic Ocean in time for the Royal International Air Tattoo.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	204371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Military Aviation Authority has made no such recommendation.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 10/07/2014 13:43:07 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

66015

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	C17 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the extension of the C-17 Globemaster III sustainment package contract; and for how long that contract will run.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	204369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The C-17 aircraft sustainment package is a contract between the United States Government and the Boeing Corporation. Through the Foreign Military Sales programme, the United Kingdom utilises this contract to support our fleet of eight C-17 aircraft. The United States Government has agreed to extend our participation in the contract for a further three years at an estimated cost of up to $250 million.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 10/07/2014 15:35:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

66016

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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, on how many occasions the Military Aviation Authority has recommended that the F-35B be (a) grounded and (b) restricted in operations; what the reason was for each such recommendation; and what the duration of the grounding or restriction was in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	204370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There have been no occasions when the Military Aviation Authority have recommended that F-35B be grounded or restricted in operations.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 10/07/2014 13:40:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

66021

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
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 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 221W, on Combined Cadet Force, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recruitment to existing community-based cadet forces.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	204145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The community cadet forces and Combined Cadet Forces (CCFs) deliver different but complementary elements of the Ministry of Defence's youth engagement strategy. <br><br>Where the establishment of a new CCF unit under the Cadet Expansion Programme is proposed, there is an approval process involving the single Service cadet organisations and consideration is given on a case by case basis of any possible adverse affect on local community cadet force units.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/07/2014 13:50:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

66022

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military units and agencies are currently based at Imphal Barracks; how many square metres of accommodation they each occupy; whether his Department has any plans to close any of those units, or to move them away from Imphal Barracks; and if so which units are involved and what plans are under consideration.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	204130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following military units are based at Imphal Barracks:<br><br>Headquarters 1 (United Kingdom) Division Implementation Team (followed by Headquarters 1 (United Kingdom) Division in Summer 2015)<br>Headquarters 15 (North East) Brigade <br>Headquarters York Garrison<br>Army Welfare Services York<br>Equipment Care Inspection Team York<br>Support Command Educational Training Services Branch<br>3 Army Education Centre York<br>2nd Signal Regiment<br>1 Military Intelligence Battalion 12 Military Intelligence Company 221 Military Intelligence Section<br>Defence Business Services (Defence Vetting Agency) <br>Headquarters North Region Special Investigation Branch Royal Military police <br>Support Command Forward <br>Elements of Defence Infrastructure Organisation<br>Elements of Defence Equipment and Support<br><br>The information on the number of square metres each of these units occupies is not held in the format requested.<br><br>Apart from Headquarters 15 (North East) Brigade, which will disband by 31 December 2014, there are no current plans to close or move any of these units away from Imphal Barracks.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/07/2014 13:44:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

65871

registered interest
date	04/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to incorporate discussion of torture, sexual violence and other war crimes, crimes against humanity and other human rights violations in the military training provided to the Burma Army by the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	204090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>UK provision of Defence training to the Burma Army is limited to non combat related academic courses. English Language training is delivered in country by the British Council and a course entitled “Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context” (MDWSC) has also been provided. The MDWSC covers the UK model of democratic accountability, the importance of good governance in Defence and the significance of professionalism in a nation's Armed Forces. In the case of Burma, this includes the conduct and accountability of Service personnel and human rights issues.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/07/2014 16:30:42 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

65872

registered interest
date	04/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tritium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quantity of tritium has been imported from the US for use by his Department in H1616 shipping packages since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	204092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information is being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 10/07/2014 13:35:27 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

65669

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 598W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, whether any UK personnel other than RAF personnel embedded with the 432nd Wing will remain at Creech following cessation of the NATO ISAF missions in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	204034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>On current planning, personnel from Number 39 Squadron will remain at Creech Air Force base following the cessation of NATO International Security Force missions in Afghanistan. One RAF pilot will remain embedded with the USAF 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron. There are no UK personnel embedded with 432nd Wing at Creech Air Force base.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 08/07/2014 15:47:38 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest