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1661769

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the use of artificial intelligence for the Armed Forces in AUKUS Pillar Two.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mark Logan
uin	200347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>AUKUS Pillar Two, continues to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomy to provide the technological edge in our warfighting capability through prototyping, experimentation, and acquisition.</p><p>In April 2023, the first AUKUS AI and Autonomy trial was held at Upavon in Wiltshire. The trial achieved several world firsts, including the live retraining of models in flight and the interchange of AI models between AUKUS nations. Trilateral partners will look to rapidly drive these technologies into responsible military use.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/10/2023 15:02:49 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4815 label Biography information for Mark Logan

1661771

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
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 18 September 2023 to Question 196630 on Unidentified Flying Objects, whether his Department holds a register of reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	200348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold a register of reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/10/2023 15:28:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1661772

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
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 18 September 2023 to Question 196630 on Unidentified Flying Objects, for what reason his Department ceased to investigate reports of Unidentified Flying Objects and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in 2009.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	200349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence stopped investigating reports of Unidentified Flying Objects and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena as, in over 50 years, no sighting reported to the Department indicated the existence of any military threat to the United Kingdom. Therefore, it was, and is, deemed more valuable to prioritise Defence resources towards other activities.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/10/2023 15:29:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1661797

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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, how many people from which countries visited the UK to take part in the (a) Advanced Command and Staff, (b) Army Officer Commissioning, (c) Royal College of Defence Studies, (d) Senior Strategic Leadership, (e) Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context, (f) Intelligence Directors and (g) Platoon Commanders Battle course in (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	200245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The information requested for financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23 can be found in the tables in the attached excel spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/10/2023 12:06:27 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 20231013-PQW_2023_11458_Thornberry_International_course_attendance_ (1).xlsx title Financial Years
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1661843

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Vodafone Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the adequacy of his Department's contracts with Vodafone, in the context of the proposed merger of Three and Vodafone.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	200195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the Ministry of Defence has reviewed our material Vodafone contracts, we do not comment on specific commercial activity such as acquisitions, or speculation arising from, and in relation to, such activity.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/10/2023 15:06:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1661847

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: CK Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have met representatives from CK Group since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	200196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/10/2023 14:59:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1661936

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
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 7 June 2023 to Question 187102 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many ARAP-eligible family members have had their applications declined in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	200449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>Principal ARAP applicants apply on behalf of their family members. Family members eligible for relocation under ARAP cannot have applications declined, as they do not directly apply to ARAP and are already eligible for relocation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2023 15:12:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1661955

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will release from the Atomic Weapons Establishment archives to the National Archives the documents entitled (a) Medical Report - blood count data 29/12/1953, (b) Test Veterans Fax Files 27/11/2002 and (c) Report on medical examination of natives at Coober Pedy 6/4/1960.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	200190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to release the documents to the National Archives. Information held by public authorities is subject to the FOI Act 2000 and guidance provided by the Information Commissioner’s Office.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/10/2023 14:05:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1661958

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the APPG for Veteran's Survey Findings relating to respondents' awareness of activities undertaken by the Veterans Advisory and Pension Committee (VAPCS), what steps he plans to take to enhance awareness among (a) veterans and (b) military personnel of the role of in providing support to veterans.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	200469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) acknowledges the results of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Veterans’ survey.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has already taken steps towards raising awareness of the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees by delivering on its commitment to capture the breadth of their activities through a Private Member’s Bill that has now been passed into law. The passage of this Act has raised broader awareness of the role of the Committees and the support they provide to our Armed Forces community at a regional level.</p><p> </p><p>The issue of how the Committees communicate within their regions and with relevant stakeholders, forms part of both their public bodies independent review and the UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans, which were published in July 2023. The MOD and Office for Veterans' Affairs, along with other stakeholders, will now consider these reports and will develop an action plan to address findings and recommendations, with a focus on implementing meaningful change that will enhance service effectiveness and delivery. The Government’s response to these reports will be published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/10/2023 15:05:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

1661965

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for full rollout of ID cards for veterans; and what assessment he has made of the merits of veterans having such cards (a) in Scotland and (b) across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	200476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Veterans' Recognition Scheme has a two-phase rollout. Phase 1 is complete; with all Service leavers since December 2018 automatically receiving a HM Armed Forces Veteran Card as part of their discharge process. As of July 2023, there have been over 71,000 Veteran Cards issued as part of Phase 1. Phase 2 will extend access to the recognition card scheme to those who left before December 2018. Continued progress has been made towards the launch of a new digital verification service to enable all veterans to apply for the card.</p><p>With around two million veterans in the UK, we are focused on building the technology and processes to deal with large volumes of card applications accurately and securely. As production increases into next year, the Ministry of Defence will have the capacity to produce up to 50,000 cards per month and the number of cards issued will depend on demand.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/10/2023 11:32:41 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford