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1184631

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Centre of Excellence for Human Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the feasibility study of the Centre of Excellence for Human Security.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	28743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>I can confirm that the internal feasibility assessment has concluded and the next steps will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/03/2020 16:12:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1184680

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Infrastructure and Projects Authority
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 12 March 2020 to Question 26982, for what reasons his Department does not hold information on the costs and scope of its major projects portfolio; where that information is held; and what assessment he has made of the effect of not holding that information on ensuring that public money is appropriately spent on major defence projects.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	28760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Information regarding individual Programmes is owned and held within the relevant Top Level Budget (TLB) areas by the Programmes' Senior Responsible Owners. Where the scope of a programme is subject to change at any point throughout its lifetime such as performance, cost or time, these are subject to the relevant TLBs approval process, and when appropriate, via the Head Office Investment Approvals Committee, to ensure value for money.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/03/2020 15:13:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1184684

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel hold a Large Goods Vehicle licence permitting the transport of hazardous materials on public roads and highways.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	28669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department maintians sufficient trained drivers to meet its routine operational outputs.</p><p>The precise information sought goes beyond current operational requirements and will require further time to respond. I will write to him shortly.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/03/2020 17:15:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1184704

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is preparing to train service personnel to perform essential (a) public health, (b) nursing and (c) civil protection functions in the event that work forces are depleted or reassigned during the peak period of covid-19 infection.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	28589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Defence has a number of existing contingency operations to provide support to the civil authorities, including the Police and Her Majesty's Prisons and Probation Service. In light of the likely additional call on military assistance to mitigate COVID-19 related staff absence in civil authorities, Defence is reviewing its plans, training and readiness in order to support additional requests.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/03/2020 16:11:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1184727

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to support the establishment of a Committee on Arms Export Controls as a full non-departmental Select Committee.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	28767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Any plan to change the status of the Committee on Arms Exports Controls from a joint meeting of members of the relevant departmental committees (Foreign Affairs, Defence, International Trade and International Development) to a standalone committee is a matter for the House of Commons.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/03/2020 15:30:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1184323

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s policy on animals in warfare testing.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not conduct animal experiments for the development or testing of offensive weapons, and the Home Office does not grant licences for those purposes.</p><p>Where no alternative exists, the Ministry of Defence uses animals in experiments for the development of new vaccines, treatments or medical procedures. These are regulated by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and licensed by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/03/2020 13:16:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1184395

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the defence industry as part of its review of the UK's Defence and Security Industrial Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	28057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department is engaging with industry throughout the review in order to seek views and inform the analysis. The Department is using its strong relationship with relevant trade associations and already established Government-Industry fora as much as possible to discuss the review. These include the Defence Suppliers Forum and the Defence Growth Partnership. We are also working alongside colleagues from other Government Departments to engage with industry through broader security focussed groups such as the Security &amp; Resilience Growth Partnership and the Cyber Growth Partnership.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/03/2020 15:04:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1184400

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation and Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the cost efficiency of the (a) Reserve Forces and Cadets Association and (b) Defence Infrastructure Organisation working on small projects.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	27975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>At this time, no comparison of the cost efficiency of these organisations working on small projects has been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/03/2020 15:05:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1184401

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations: Membership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the skills available free of charge to the Reserve Forces and Cadets' Association through its active volunteer membership.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	27976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>We greatly value the contribution of the Reserve Forces and Cadets' Association's volunteer membership in support of the Reserve Forces and the Cadet organisations. Their continued contribution of their own free time to support our Armed Forces and affiliated youth organisations is laudable, and we hold them in the highest regard.</p><p>We do not currently hold any information on the skills, qualifications or experience of volunteer members outside of the Armed Forces. We recognise that our volunteers bring a wealth of experience and different ways of working, whilst concurrently being a fully integrated and integral part of our tri-service community and youth organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/03/2020 15:01:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1184402

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations: Membership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that membership of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association continues to serve (a) reserves and cadets and (b) wider defence policy.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	27977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>We greatly value the contribution of the Reserve Forces and Cadet Associations (RFCA) to Defence and we continue to engage with their volunteer membership. This is achieved through Ministerial and senior military attendance at events such as the Council of RFCAs' annual briefing, and the Annual General Meetings held by Associations. Such engagement ensures that we maintain links at the appropriate level of seniority, and I am confident that the Ministry of efenceD will maintain its current excellent relationship with the RFCAs long into the future.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/03/2020 15:07:34 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway