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751263

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date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the workshare for support and maintenance contracts for the planned P-8 Poseidon fleet he plans to have fulfilled by UK-based companies.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Nine P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft are being procured for use by the UK Armed Forces, with delivery of the first one expected in 2019. While initial support will be provided in the USA as part of the foreign military sale arrangement with the US Government, work is under way to define the support requirements from 2020 onwards. The opportunities arising from these will be managed through normal procurement routes, and UK businesses will be encouraged to participate in any competitions for this work. In advance of this, two industry days have already been held near Lossiemouth to highlight supply chain opportunities for local businesses.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/07/2017 14:09:51 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751270

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral Answer of 10 July 2017, Official Report, column 23, to the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran, for what reasons it is Government policy that the nuclear ban treaty should not apply to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	4753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK will never sign, ratify or become party to the treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. We do not believe that it will bring us closer to a world without nuclear weapons as it fails to address the key issues that must first be overcome to achieve lasting global nuclear disarmament. We consider that the best way to achieve a world without nuclear weapons is through gradual multilateral disarmament negotiated using a step-by-step approach within existing international frameworks. The UK continues to work towards global nuclear disarmament through the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 17/07/2017 14:03:10 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

751271

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Apache Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of support and maintenance contracts for the planned UK AH-64E Apache fleet will be fulfilled by UK-based companies.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We have sought an initial two year package of support for the 50 AH-64E helicopters from the US Government as part of the Foreign Military Sales agreement. We do not expect to place a contract for the subsequent long-term support services until 2020. Subject to demonstrating value for money, we intend that Boeing Defence UK will be the prime contractor for this work, and we anticipate that the breadth of AH-64E support activities in the UK will be broadly similar to those conducted on the current Apache Mk1. The exact nature of the supply chain will not be determined until much closer to the contract award date.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/07/2017 14:01:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751272

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any environmental remediation to areas contaminated by the testing of British nuclear warheads in (a) the Nevada nuclear test site, (b) Montebello Island, Maralinga and Emu Field, Australia, (c) Malden Island and Kiritimati and (d) any location from which uranium used in the manufacture of nuclear warheads was procured has been carried out.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	4652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government has not undertaken any environmental remediation at the Nevada test site. In 1993, following a report of the Australian Royal Commission on the conduct of British nuclear tests in Australia, the UK Government made an ex gratia payment of £20 million to the Australian Government. This payment was part of a full and final settlement of the UK Government's liability for any claims resulting from the British test programme. The Ministry of Defence has made evaluations of residual contamination on Christmas Island: the last in 1998 concluded that any required remediation had been undertaken. The Ministry of Defence has made no evaluation of the locations from which uranium used in the manufacture of UK nuclear warheads was procured, nor made any environmental remediation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2017 14:30:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

751274

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs have been incurred as a result of the re-routing of the South Atlantic air bridge.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>It is too early to provide details of costs related to the re-routing of the South Atlantic air bridge covering items such as fuel, handling and landing fees and these will be tracked and recorded.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2017 13:58:53 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751275

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Uber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on services provided by Uber in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 February 2017 to Question 64371 to the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr Iain Wright).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/07/2017 13:57:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 23 February 2017 64371.docx title Ministry of Defence: Uber
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751276

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Royal Household
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have been attached to the Royal Household in each year since 2013-14; and what the cost of such attachments has been in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Members of the Armed Forces are attached to the Royal Household in order to provide support to the Head of State and manage the extensive involvement and interaction of the Royal Family with the UK military at home and abroad. They also support state ceremonial events and formal, state-sponsored visits by members of the Royal Family. Information on Armed Forces personnel permanently attached to the Royal Household is provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Financial year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Service personnel permanently attached to the Royal Household</em></p></td><td><p><em>Approximate cost (£)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>890,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>930,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2017 14:40:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

751278

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Foot and Mouth Disease: Colchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any animals affected by foot and mouth have been buried on his Department's land in Colchester known as Middlewick Ranges.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	4561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no animals that died as a result of foot and mouth disease buried on Middlewick Ranges.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2017 14:31:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

750680

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Foreign Nationals
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 recruit foreign soldiers.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	4409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>To be eligible to join the British Armed Forces individuals must be a British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen. In addition, the British Army recruits Nepalese citizens into the Brigade of Gurkhas. Commonwealth citizens are required to have lived legally in the UK for a period of five years before enlistment. In May 2016, in agreement with the Home Office, we announced that for up to 200 Commonwealth citizens per annum this residency criteria would be waived to allow for recruitment into specialist roles in the Regular Armed Forces. This policy remains extant. The Army has received very high numbers of applications for these specialist roles and fills its share.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 4410 question first answered 17/07/2017 14:07:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

750681

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s policy is on lifting the cap on the number of overseas soldiers recruited to the British Army.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	4410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>To be eligible to join the British Armed Forces individuals must be a British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen. In addition, the British Army recruits Nepalese citizens into the Brigade of Gurkhas. Commonwealth citizens are required to have lived legally in the UK for a period of five years before enlistment. In May 2016, in agreement with the Home Office, we announced that for up to 200 Commonwealth citizens per annum this residency criteria would be waived to allow for recruitment into specialist roles in the Regular Armed Forces. This policy remains extant. The Army has received very high numbers of applications for these specialist roles and fills its share.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 4409 question first answered 17/07/2017 14:07:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith