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523875

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date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
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 each type of vehicle procured as part of urgent operational requirements for (a) Operation Herrick and (b) Operation Telic have been returned to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	39947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>The information on more than 19 vehicle types used over 13 years of both Operation Herrick and Operation Telic is not held centrally and could be provided only at disapproportionate cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/06/2016 16:24:08 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

523877

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Jackal and (b) Foxhound patrol vehicles were in use by the Army in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	39948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of Jackal reconnaissance and Foxhound protected patrol vehicles in use with the Army in each of the last six years are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Jackal</p></td><td><p>Foxhound</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>441-502</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>441-502</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Fleet size numbers are assessed as at 1 April each year. There were 61 Jackals damaged beyond economic repair between 1 April 2011 and 31 March.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/06/2016 16:23:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

523898

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a British field hospital for Kurdish Peshmerga; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	39942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK keeps its contribution to the Global Counter-Daesh Coalition in Iraq (including the Kurdish region) under review with wider Coalition partners, but has no plans to deploy a field hospital to the region. Any such deployment would need to be carefully balanced against medical commitments to current and future planned operations.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 40008 question first answered 13/06/2016 16:11:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

523903

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Deepcut Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a Board of Inquiry was held following the deaths of the recruits at Deepcut barracks between 1995 and 2002; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	39923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>A Board of Inquiry was held into each of the deaths at Deepcut; Private Sean Benton on 9 June 1995; Private Cheryl James on 27 November 1995; Private Geoff Gray on 17 September 2001 and Private James Collinson on 23 March 2002. All are available on the gov.uk website</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 15:30:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

523904

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Deepcut Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will write to the Chief Constables of Surrey and Devon and Cornwall Police Forces to request that they place in the public domain their reports into the deaths at Deepcut barracks between 1995 and 2002; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	39924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>It would be inappropriate for me to try and influence the decisions of the Chief Constables of those Police Forces on how they handle their investigation material.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 15:04:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

523905

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Deepcut Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the library the evidence provided by the Royal Military Police to the (a) Surrey Police and (b) Devon and Cornwall Police inquiries into deaths at Deepcut barracks between 1995 and 2002; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	39925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>No. Evidence provided by the Royal Military Police to Surrey police and Devon and Cornwall Police was gathered for the purpose of investigations and proceedings by a public authority. Release of the material may prejudice any current or future investigations by the Police, or by other public authorities such as the Coroners Court</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 15:02:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

523906

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Deepcut Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken by his Department as a result of the recommendations of the Review by Sir Nicholas Blake QC of the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four soldiers at Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut between 1999 and 2002, published in 2006, relating to statements detailed in the Appendix to that review by civilian staff and recruits of (a) sexual harassment, (b) sexual assault and (c) bullying at that base; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	39926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Appendices four and five of Sir Nicholas' Report refer to allegations made in statements to Surrey Police. The hon. Member would need to contact the Home Secretary to establish what action was taken by Surrey Police in response to individual cases.</p><p>The Government's response to Sir Nicholas' Report was published in June 2006, and the Army has already implemented significant changes to the way we train our young people since 1995. We have invested considerably in the provision of welfare support for both those in training and their families. In addition, we now put great priority on training our instructors to ensure that they get the very best from their trainees; our philosophy is very much to 'train in rather than select out'. Our instructor ratios are now greatly improved and, as a minimum, we provide one instructor per 12 trainees during their initial training. All Armed Forces training sites are now subject to independent scrutiny by Ofsted inspectors and their assessments help us to drive continuous improvement. Ofsted's recently published report on 'Duty of Care and Welfare in Armed Forces Initial Training' found all the establishments they visited to be either good or excellent.</p><p>Underpinning all of these changes, the Chief of the General Staff has a very clear zero tolerance of any form of bullying, harassment or discrimination. All allegations of mistreatment are taken very seriously and we encourage any allegation of unacceptable behaviour to be raised to the attention of the Chain of Command to be investigated accordingly and action taken where appropriate. Any allegation of rape and sexual assault, or any other offence which may have a sexual element, must always be referred to the Service Police<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 15:05:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

523907

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, House of Lords Official Report, 27 April 2016, Column 1229, how many independent service police investigations have been carried out on allegations of civilian casualties during operations against Daesh in Iraq and Syria in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	39927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/06/2016 15:03:14 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

523912

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the effect of the use of Lariam on the quality of performance of military personnel on operations.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	39872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Mefloquine (commercially known as Lariam) is an effective anti-malarial that is used by many militaries to protect their personnel while on operations. There is no defined caveat from any advisory body in the world that suggests the use of mefloquine should be restricted in military personnel or people who handle weapons.</p><p>Although there is no evidence that mefloquine impairs function, in accordance with guidance from Public Health England, the Civil Aviation Authority and others, the drug is not used by military aircrew. Mefloquine is also not used by divers, as its side effects could potentially be confused with decompression or narcosis events.</p><p>In October 2015, the results were published of a Ministry of Defence questionnaire-based study of anti-malarial use by UK Service personnel training in Kenya during 2012 and 2013. This found that significantly more doxycycline than mefloquine users reported that one or more adverse effects had interfered with their ability to do their job.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 15:06:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

523916

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ascension Island: Piers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what health and safety assessment his Department has conducted on military personnel or contractors loading or unloading equipment from his Department's vessels onto the pier head at Ascension Island.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	39958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The loading and unloading of freight from Ministry of Defence chartered vessels is conducted by the Ascension Island Government. A Health and Safety and Environmental Risk Assessment of loading/unloading equipment at the Ascension Islands pier head was undertaken by the Joint Forces Command Health and Safety lead in September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 39460 question first answered 13/06/2016 16:21:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park