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515285

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the country of origin was of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa who were intercepted by (a) NATO (b) EU and (c) UK maritime operations in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	35361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>NATO is not conducting any operations in the South Central Mediterranean and has therefore not rescued any people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa.</p><p> </p><p>The main countries of origin of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa and rescued by EU and UK maritime operations are the following:</p><p> </p><p>Algeria</p><p>Cameroon</p><p>Eritrea</p><p>Ethiopia</p><p>Ghana</p><p>Gambia</p><p>Guinea</p><p>Ivory Coast</p><p>Mali</p><p>Morocco</p><p>Nigeria</p><p>Senegal</p><p>Somalia</p><p>Sudan</p><p> </p><p>The only UK maritime operation over the last two years in the Central Mediterranean was conducted in May and June 2015, where HMS BULWARK rescued 4,747 persons from the following nationalities:</p><p> </p><p>Benin</p><p>Burkina Faso</p><p>Cameroon</p><p>Chad</p><p>Ethiopia</p><p>Eretria</p><p>The Gambia</p><p>Ghana</p><p>Guinea</p><p>Ivory Coast</p><p>Kenya</p><p>Libya</p><p>Mali</p><p>Morocco</p><p>Nigeria</p><p>Pakistan</p><p>Senegal</p><p>Sudan</p><p> </p><p>We do not centrally hold information on the nationalities of persons rescued by NATO or EU operations in the Central Mediterranean. The FRONTEX website does have information about numbers and nationalities of migrants attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean from North Africa.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/04/2016 15:19:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

484341

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Somalia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) training, (b) financial and (c) materiel support his Department is providing to the Somali National Army.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	32102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>UK support to the Somalia National Army (SNA) totalled £17million in 2015-16, funded through the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). This is intended to increase to £20million in 2016-17. This includes Defence mentoring support to the development of the SNA in Mogadishu, delivered both bilaterally and through UK personnel embedded in the EU training mission, and Defence oversight of a non-lethal equipment programme (including tents, computers, generators, vehicles). It also includes the provision of stipends; infrastructure support; and a £3million HMG donation to the SNA Trust Fund operated by the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS). HMG is looking to deliver an enhanced programme in 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/03/2016 14:56:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

484342

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yazidis: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) training and (b) materiel support is being provided by his Department to Yazidi militia forces.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	32103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK is working with the government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government to ensure they are better able to protect their own diverse population, including the Yazidi and other minority communities. We have not provided any support directly to Yazidi militia forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/03/2016 14:58:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

479137

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Law: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training modules are provided to armed forces personnel in international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	31271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government acts in accordance with domestic and international law at all times and Ministry of Defence policy is assessed to ensure compliance with it.</p><p>All Service personnel are provided with training on the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC), including during initial basic training phases, staff and promotion courses. Personnel are required to undertake periodic LOAC training to agreed standards.</p><p>Single Service LOAC training is as follows:</p><p>Naval Service</p><p>Royal Navy Core Maritime Skill (CMS) 7 (annually). Personnel must also be familiar with Operational Detention and Use of Force in accordance with the latest published guidance.</p><p>Army</p><p>Army Military Annual Training Test (MATT) 7. This test provides training and assessment in LOAC, investigations and accountability, captured persons (CPERS), and the use of force. All Army personnel conduct MATT 7 training Module 1 (LOAC), Module 2 (Investigations and Accountability), and Module 3 (CPERS) on an annual basis and are required to pass tests. Those who are completing initial training, and personnel that are deployable, also conduct MATT 7 training Module 4 (Use of Force) and pass a test. Deployable Service personnel must complete Module 4 on an annual basis.</p><p>Royal Air Force (RAF)</p><p>RAF Individual Reinforcement Training (IRT). All RAF personnel are provided with periodic LOAC training on a modular basis as determined by readiness posture. This training is complemented by other Phase 3 and Individual Pre-Deployment LOAC training provision.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/03/2016 15:53:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458885

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Intervention: Casualties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian casualties have resulted from direct UK military action in each theatre of operation in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Defence records show there have been no civilian casualities as a result of UK military action in any operational theatre in the last 12 months.</p><p>We take very seriously our responsibility to protect innocent civilian life when planning UK military operations. Our targeting procedures are rigorous, and we take every possible precaution to ensure that no civilian lives are lost when conducting strike missions.</p><p>If we had any reason to believe - either from our own analysis or from other reports - that there might have been civilian casualties, a full investigation would be conducted.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/03/2016 16:04:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458886

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Mediterranean Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy in the last two years requested medical evacuation; and to what locations such people were transported for treatment.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>No civilians rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy in the last two years were medically evacuated. Where Royal Navy vessels rescued migrants, medical treatment was administered on board if required. All those rescued were disembarked at agreed ports of safety in Italy.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/03/2016 16:03:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

456067

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of new recruits to the reserve forces in each of the last 24 months were from BME communities.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	28941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>Information on the intake of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) recruits to the Volunteer Reserves in the 24 months to 31 September 2015 is provided in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 03/03/2016 16:15:33 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier attachment 1 file name 28941_Intake_into_the_Future_Reserves_2020_Volunteer_Reserves_by_Ethnicity.xlsx title 28941-Intake into the FR2020 VR by Ethnicity
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

456076

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Frigates: Shipbuilding
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 20 January 2016 to Question 22740, what steps his Department is taking to encourage and facilitate the supply of steel from UK sources for the (a) Type 26 and (b) Type 31 frigate programmes.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	28853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>In the main, Ministry of Defence (MOD) requirements for steel are sourced by our prime contractors taking into account cost, time and quality. The MOD has issued new policy guidance to ensure, as far as we are able to within EU procurement legislation and the Government's overarching priority of value for money, that we are addressing the barriers that prevent UK steel suppliers from competing on a level playing field with international suppliers. This emphasises the importance of increased pre-market engagement, including industry days and the signalling of future requirements for steel, bringing prime contractors and steel producers together to facilitate supply chain opportunities. I have also written to our main defence contractors to highlight the new policy guidelines and seek their assistance and support in implementing them.</p><p>No steel suppliers have yet been selected or orders placed for the Type 26 Global Combat Ships or Light General Purpose Frigates. The sourcing of steel for these programmes will take account of the new policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/03/2016 16:10:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

454801

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits to the (a) Reserve and (b) armed forces in each local authority area of their origin in Wales and in each branch of service began their basic training in each of the last 12 months
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	28420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Information on the local authority of origin for recruits to the Regular and Reserve forces is not available.</p><p>The date at which personnel started their basic training is also not held.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence publishes UK Regular strengths by stationed location in our Quarterly Location Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index</p><p>Information on untrained intake into the Volunteer Reserve by stationed location in Wales is provided in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 29/02/2016 16:55:31 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier attachment 1 file name 20160226_PQ28420_Wales_Reserves_Table(1) PQ02517.xlsx title Future Reserves 2020 volunteer Reserve.
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

454114

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's overseas development assistance budget his Department spent was subject to the International Development Act 2002 in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	28140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure on overseas development assistance is governed by the Supply and Appropriation Acts.</p><p>MOD spending on overseas development assistance over the last three calendar years has been £3.0 million in 2013 and £2.2 million in 2014. The 2015 figure is currently undergoing an assurance process and is scheduled to be published on 1 April 2016. This expenditure has mainly been on humantarian assistance and defence education.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 26/02/2016 14:25:06 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty