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1587154

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date	20/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Homosexuality
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 January 2023 to Question 125224 on Armed Forces: Homosexuality, whether his Department is aware of earlier destruction of relevant records.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	148521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>Almost all police investigative records concerning gay and lesbian personnel before 2000 have been destroyed. Service Police investigative records are routinely and lawfully destroyed, in line with data protection legislation and Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy prescribing retention periods based on category of offence. Once records no longer have an investigative value there is no basis for retaining them, particularly as they contain sensitive personal information.</p><p> </p><p>Our research into this topic indicates that relevant records were generally managed and retained in the same way as records of other offences, in line with data protection legislation and MOD policy at the time. Archived communications suggest the exceptions to this are:</p><ul><li>In 2000 the targeted removal of written warnings that had been placed on individual service records, where homosexuality was suspected but not proven, after the lifting of the ban on homosexuals serving in the Armed Forces made such warnings inapplicable.</li><li>In the 1990s and 2000s, the collation and preservation of some records concerning homosexuality that was undertaken due to litigation against MOD.</li><li>Some Royal Navy Special Investigation Branch paper investigative records from the 1990s escaped routine destruction by chance and still exist. MOD intend to use these records to improve their understanding of how gay and lesbian personnel were treated by the Armed Forces.</li><li>The general destruction in 2010 and 2011 of most remaining investigative records, in line with MOD policy at the time and communicated by the Defence Police Chiefs Forum. The destruction of investigative records did not include personnel service records, which remain intact.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/02/2023 11:50:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1587191

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Satellite Communications
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 improve military satellite communication systems.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	148670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Defence Space Strategy, the MOD is investing over £5 billion in our world-renowned SKYNET constellation of satellites, to provide high quality military satellite communications (SATCOM) for our Armed Forces.</p><p>The new SKYNET 6 constellation will increase Defence’s ability to transfer large volumes of data globally, rapidly and securely, supporting connectivity across the whole force.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also investing in the next generation of land and maritime terminals which will provide a technically advanced capability out to 2040 and beyond, in order to meet current Defence needs and resilience against natural and hostile Electromagnetic (EM) threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/02/2023 12:46:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1587247

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the 77th Brigade was formed and for what purpose.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	148803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>77th Brigade was established in 2015. It delivers information activities as part of broader military effects against hostile state actors and violent extremist organisations based outside the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/02/2023 11:51:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1587248

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding the British Army’s 77th Brigade has received in each year since its formation.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	148804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Army does not delegate its financial budgets below Divisional level therefore it is not possible to determine how much funding 77th Brigade has been allocated since its formation in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/02/2023 11:51:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1587249

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the British Army’s 77th Brigade has collected information on (a) sitting Members, (b) former Members, (c) political activists and (d) political organisations since the Unit's formation.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	148805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The British Army's 77th Brigade deliver information activities as part of broader military effects against hostile state actors and violent extremist organisations based outside the UK.</p><p>77th Brigade have never collected information on any of the referenced groups mentioned by the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/02/2023 12:52:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1586119

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Espionage: Airspace
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 counter the potential threat from surveillance balloons over (a) the UK and (b) UK military bases.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	146852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Deane to Questions 140020 and 140021 on 14 February 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/02/2023 12:49:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 140020 - Airspace Defence.docx title Airspace Defence
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1586128

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of taking steps to transfer UK fighter jets to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	147074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is investigating what support we might be able to give on the provision of combat aircraft to Ukraine and the potential wider implications of providing such support. That work is ongoing and will focus on the long-term defence and security needs of Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/02/2023 14:14:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1586166

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	MV Topaz Tangaroa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons MV Topaz Tanaroa was purchased for conversion to a Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance ship.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	147082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 January 2023 to Question number 128622 to the hon. Member for Gateshead (Ian Mearns).</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 27/02/2023 11:58:39 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 128622 - MV Topaz Tangaroa.docx title MV Topaz Tangaroa
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1586343

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of the military equipment provided to Ukraine since the Russian invasion of Ukraine is.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	146842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Due to the ongoing nature of the conflict and for reasons of operational security, it would be inappropriate to release a breakdown of the value of military equipment provided to Ukraine at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/02/2023 16:40:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1586350

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made when considering the case for sending Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine; for what reason 14 tanks were determined as the quantity to be supplied; and whether he is planning to send further tanks at a future date.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	147059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>Sending Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine represents a step change in our support as a calibrated response to Russia's indiscriminate violence against civilians in Ukraine. The provision of a squadron of Challenger 2 main battle tanks is a very significant contribution from the UK which has made possible the gifting of dozens of tanks from other Western nations. The UK continues to be the leading European donor of equipment to Ukraine and we keep all options for additional future support under review.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/02/2023 17:56:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally