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1385678

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Germany: Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much it has cost to remove the British Army footprint from Germany since 2010 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	88654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>From 2010 to date, it has cost in the region of £2.1 billion to remove the British Army footprint from Germany.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/12/2021 10:22:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1385679

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	14 Signal Regiment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the14 Signals Regiment is deployed; and whether the Regiment has any armoured vehicles.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	88655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>Soldiers from 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) are currently committed to overseas deployments in support of Op NEWCOMBE, Op CABRIT and Op SHADER. Within the UK there are individuals deployed in support of, and held at readiness for, UK resilience commitments.</p><p>The unit has a diverse fleet of vehicles which includes BULLDOG armoured fighting vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/12/2021 14:42:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1385681

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force plans have crashed in the last 3 years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	88726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Two Royal Air Force aircraft have been involved in crashes since 2018.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/12/2021 14:29:58 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1385688

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the speech by the First Sea Lord on 19 May 2021, what steps he plans to take to double the number of deployable destroyer and frigate days between 2020 and 2030 in the context of the RDEL budget being reduced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	88656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered // answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1385689

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which company he has placed the contract for headsets used by army personnel on the (a) Ajax, (b) Warrior and (c) CVRT family of armoured fighting vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	88702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The headsets in use with Warrior, CVR(T) fleets, and intended for use in AJAX (once fielded), are provided by Racal Acoustics Ltd. Additionally, a small number of headsets, from various manufacturers, have been trialled in small numbers for research and niche users across the platforms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/12/2021 13:56:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1385690

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is still a time restriction placed on personnel using the (a) Ajax, (b) Warrior and (c) CVRT family of armoured vehicles in response to concerns over the headsets.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	88703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>Armoured vehicles are inherently noisy so statutory restrictions are mandated across the Armoured Fighting Vehicle fleet. The department was made aware of some concerns regarding AFV headsets so have imposed tighter restrictions on the use of some vehicles, including Ajax, Warrior and CVRT fleet whilst further investigation work is conducted.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/12/2021 11:28:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1385691

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the investigations into the concerns that headsets used by personnel in armoured fighting vehicles were causing hearing problems have concluded; and what the results of the investigation have been to date.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	88704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>Investigations remain ongoing. As it becomes available, the data from this testing will be combined with our knowledge of the in-service Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) operating environment to ensure safety advice and guidance to operational commanders remains current.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/12/2021 12:05:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1385692

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army personnel have been medically downgraded as a result of hearing loss in each year for the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	88705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The below table presents the number of UK Army personnel who were medically downgraded with an ICD-10 code for Hearing Loss cited as the principal or contributory cause from 1 April 2015 to 1 April 2021. Both principal and contributory causes have been included as it is possible for personnel to be medically downgraded for multiple medical reasons.</p><p> </p><p>The information provided is for Army personnel who have had restrictions (both short term or longer term) as a result of hearing loss which will require a limitation in their military duties. It is a snapshot in time of each year therefore someone who is downgraded at one timepoint can also be included in the count at a later timepoint. The personnel represented in this response may have since had their limitations lifted and returned to their previous levels of medical fitness. Reasons for medical downgrading are only presented from 2015 due to data availability.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: UK Army<sup>1</sup> personnel medically downgraded with Hearing Loss cited as the principal or contributory cause, by year<sup>2</sup>, from 1 April 2015 to 1 April 2021</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 15</p></td><td><p>767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 16</p></td><td><p>896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 17</p></td><td><p>917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 18</p></td><td><p>1,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 19</p></td><td><p>998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 20</p></td><td><p>1,001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Apr 21</p></td><td><p>1,068</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1</sup> Figures includes full time trade trained and serving against requirement.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Numbers downgraded for hearing loss as at 1 April in each year.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 10/12/2021 12:00:26 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1385739

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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 personnel were assigned to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy team as of 7 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	88732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>As at 7 December 2021, 84 personnel were assigned to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) team. Staff are split across numerous sub-teams including: Eligibility, Casework, Operations and Policy. The ARAP scheme has received over 90,000 applications and the team continues to receive more every day. Activity to process these applications to a decision; and to inform applicants of those decisions is being conducted seven days a week.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/12/2021 10:23:28 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1385743

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Peacekeeping Operations: Children
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 ensure that child protection is embedded in all UK peacekeeping and military training.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	88667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>In line with the MOD's Human Security strategy, we are working to ensure that Human Security training, including training on child protection, is part of all relevant training programmes for personnel. This work is being taken forward as part of the Human Security change programme, led by the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.</p><p>The training provided to UK personnel deploying on operations is tailored in order to best meet the needs of the deployment, taking into consideration factors such as the expected level of engagement with the local population and the forecast Defence activity.</p><p>I can confirm that the pre deployment training and briefing for UK personnel for the UN Peacekeeping missions in Cyprus and Mali include material on child protection.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/12/2021 15:51:01 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones