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1138125

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date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
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 potential effect on parliamentary accountability of the EU defence structures that the UK has joined since the EU referendum in 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	275696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to ensure that parliamentary accountability for UK-EU defence cooperation is maintained. In addition to the public speeches made by the Prime Minister and the white paper of last July, the Government provided further clarification in September, in its response to the House of Commons Defence Committee report, on its proposals for a future security partnership with the EU. The Government has also participated in parliamentary debates or hearings on Permanent Structured Cooperation last April, Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Operation Sophia last June, the European Defence Industrial Development Programme last November and on CSDP missions and operations in May this year. The Government will continue to provide regular updates to both European Scrutiny Committees in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/07/2019 13:42:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1138280

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Anniversaries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what events they are planning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem in September.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL17077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Headquarters and The Association of The Parachute Regiment are closely engaged with our in-country staff in co-ordinating a series of events taking place in and around Arnhem over the period 20-22 September 2019. Both the Chief of the General Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff will be in attendance at the main Dutch event in Arnhem at the invitation of their respective opposite numbers within the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the commemorations, both the Mercian Regiment and the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment will be providing substantial representation; given their antecedent Regiments’ involvement in the form of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the Border Regiment, respectively, as glider-borne troops who made up the 1st Air Landing Brigade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/07/2019 15:33:33 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1137765

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment she has made of the merits of UK participation in EU defence structures after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	275127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>As we leave the EU, we remain committed to playing a leading role on Euro-Atlantic security. NATO remains the cornerstone of our defence. Nonetheless, the UK and the EU will continue to face common threats, which are evolving and growing in complexity, and we share the same values. That is why we have agreed the outline terms, through the Political Declaration, of a flexible and scalable future UK-EU security partnership to cooperate as a sovereign third country with EU partners on a case-by-case basis where there is a clear shared interest.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/07/2019 13:44:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1137822

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what criteria or process her Department chose 82,000 as the optimum number of personnel for the army.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	275137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The proposal for a regular Army of 82,000 emerged from work that followed the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/07/2019 13:43:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1137823

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time personnel are currently in the three branches of the UK's armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	275138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence publishes quarterly Service Personnel statistics which include the requested information. The latest edition, with figures as at 1 April 2019, can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/07/2019 15:16:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1137824

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the UK's six Type 45 destroyers have been put to sea in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	275139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes and Departmental planning requirements.</p><p> </p><p>From records available, the number of days each Type 45 destroyer has spent at sea between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019 is shown below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type 45</p></td><td><p>Total number of days at sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS DEFENDER</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS DIAMOND</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS DRAGON</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS DUNCAN</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS DARING</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS DAUNTLESS</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>479</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/07/2019 13:43:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1137825

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35 aircraft are currently available for operations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	275140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>617 Squadron is the UK's first operational frontline F-35 Lightning squadron with an initial complement of nine aircraft capable of undertaking operations from the land.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/07/2019 13:42:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1137827

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the HMS Prince of Wales will be placed into the service of the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	275141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Yes. HMS PRINCE OF WALES is structurally complete and on current plans will commence contractor sea trials in late 2019. Her first entry to Portsmouth will take place during those sea trials and her commissioning into the Royal Navy will follow their completion. Both of these dates have yet to be determined.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/07/2019 15:16:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1137887

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the conclusion of Operation Sea Breeze.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	275152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Exercise SEA BREEZE concluded on 12 July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/07/2019 15:15:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1137888

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Marines: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Royal Marines will be ready to use the Lightweight Multirole Missile against drones.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	275153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>On current plans the Royal Marines will declare initial NATO compliant operating capability for the Lightweight Multirole Missile in early 2021.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/07/2019 15:13:32 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell