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1361131

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date	19/10/2021
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, how many people in Afghanistan are still waiting for their applications for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy to be processed as at 19 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	58938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>We have received a huge number of applications for the ARAP scheme, the vast majority since the beginning of August. Substantial resource has been dedicated to processing these applications, which is a very high priority.</p><p>To date some 85,000 applications have been received. Of those, processing is complete for 57,000, in progress for 4,000 and has not yet started on 24,000.</p><p>The ARAP team are working hard to process these applications, with older applications being the first priority.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/10/2021 07:02:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1361205

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel deployments there have been in Scotland to assist the Scottish Health and Scottish Ambulance Services, by local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	58986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>From 1 March 2020 to 20 October 2021, there have been 32 military personnel deployments to support the Scottish Health and Scottish Ambulance Services through Military Aid to the Civil Authority (MACA) requests. These MACA tasks ranged from supporting the COVID-19 vaccination and testing programme in Scotland, providing Service personnel to drive ambulances, as well as the use of defence estate and military planners.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of military deployments broken down by local authority area. The total exceeds 32 as some tasks spanned over several local authority areas.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Number of MACA tasks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Borders</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Belt</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fife</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highlands &amp; Islands</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kinloss</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lanarkshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lothian</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rosyth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nationwide (Scotland)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/10/2021 16:46:13 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1361212

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Scotland
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 cost of deploying of military personnel to assist the Scottish Health and Scottish Ambulance Service during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	58991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>Since 22 March 2020, the estimated cost of assisting the Scottish Government in support of Op RESCRIPT (MoD's COVID-19 response) is £15 million.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/10/2021 12:11:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1361380

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a strategy to tackle incel culture in the Armed Forces.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	59027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) ​has a broad programme of work to drive culture change; this does not specifically focus on an incel (involuntary celibate) culture.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has made it absolutely clear there is no place for unacceptable behaviour in the Armed Forces. Anyone found to fall short of the Services’ high ​values and standards or ​found to have committed an offence is dealt with appropriately, which may include imprisonment and dismissal from Service.</p><p> </p><p>Defence set up the Directorate of Diversity and Inclusion (D&amp;I) in April 2021, which brings together D&amp;I, behaviours, service complaints and the service justice policy areas for the first time. This D&amp;I Directorate has a pan-Defence responsibility for D&amp;I and through cohering activity, sharing leading practice, assessing and assuring progress, it will support ​a more inclusive and operationally effective ​organisation.</p><p> </p><p>Defence ​continues to implement the recommendations from the Wigston Review into inappropriate behaviour and those made in the 2020 progress review led by Danuta Gray, which concluded that good progress had been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 27/10/2021 16:48:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1361382

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many permissions his Department has given hunts to operate on its land in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	59029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Permission for hunts to operate on MOD land is via a licence issued to a specific hunt. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has granted the following licenses for trail hunting:</p><p> </p><p>Year 2018-2019: 21 Licences were issued.</p><p>Year 2019-2020: 26 Licences were issued.</p><p>Year 2020-2021: 18 Licences were issued.</p><p>Year 2021-2022: 11 Licences have been issued.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/10/2021 12:58:01 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1361383

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Devonport Dockyard
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department’s commitment to base port Type 26 frigates in Devonport is (a) for a set period only or (b) an ongoing commitment for the duration of the operational periods of that class of frigate.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	59030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Base porting of current and future classes is kept under review and is subject to the delivery of best value for money while maintaining operational output, on current plans Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport will be the base port for the Type 26 frigates for the duration of their service with the Royal Navy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 27/10/2021 16:35:34 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1361384

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipping: Devonport Dockyard
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to move the base porting of survey ships from Devonport to another Naval base in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	59031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Base porting of current and future classes is kept under review and is subject to the delivery of best value for money whilst maintaining operational output. However it is intended that Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport will remain the Base Port for Survey Vessels, amphibious shipping and the majority of the Type 23 frigates until they leave service.</p><p> </p><p>Devonport will also welcome the Type 26 frigates in the late 2020s as they enter service.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 59034 question first answered 27/10/2021 16:34:44 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1361387

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Devonport Dockyard
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 warships that will be based in Devonport in each of the next 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	59034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Base porting of current and future classes is kept under review and is subject to the delivery of best value for money whilst maintaining operational output. However it is intended that Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport will remain the Base Port for Survey Vessels, amphibious shipping and the majority of the Type 23 frigates until they leave service.</p><p> </p><p>Devonport will also welcome the Type 26 frigates in the late 2020s as they enter service.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 59031 question first answered 27/10/2021 16:34:44 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1361488

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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, how many nuclear test veterans have (a) submitted claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme since the announcement of 26 August 2020, and (b) received compensation through a claim.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	58715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) was introduced by the Government to provide compensation to military personnel injured on or after 6 April 2005. As there have been no nuclear tests carried out since 2005, there is no eligibility for Nuclear Test Veterans (NTVs) to claim under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/10/2021 10:06:11 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1361520

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Operation Sandcastle
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 Operation Sandcastle report.
tabling member constituency	Winchester
tabling member printed	Steve Brine
uin	58841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>I can confirm the Operation Sandcastle report has been sent to The National Archives on 20 October 2021 and will be available to view within the next 60 days.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/10/2021 07:01:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine