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1142006

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated and what research his Department has commissioned to measure the subjective well-being of returning veterans in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	282211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>For personnel returning from conflict, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to fund the large scale, ongoing independent study from the King's Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), King's College London, which has become an important source of data on the impact of deployment on the overall health and wellbeing of military personnel and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2003 MOD have contributed over £9 million to this study.</p><p>A considerable number of research papers, relating to issues such as depression, alcohol abuse, and PTSD, can be accessed on the KCMHR area of the King's College London website at https://www1.kcl.ac.uk/kcmhr/pubdb/ This work continues to produce high quality evidence upon which we can make considered decisions about the way we manage and treat our personnel.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 03/09/2019 13:32:44 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1142149

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government remains committed to spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence as a NATO member.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	282385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to spending at least 2% of our GDP on Defence. NATO estimate that we will spend 2.13% of our GDP on Defence in 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/09/2019 13:29:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1141698

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hercules Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what refitting and retrofitting has been performed on the 14 C-130J/C-130J-30 Hercules transport aircraft to allow OSD to be extended for a further five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	281650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>A number of activities are being undertaken to extend the out of service date of the RAF's C-130J/C-130J-30 fleet to 2035. Work commenced in March this year to replace the centre wing sections of the aircraft. In addition, work is scheduled to commence next year to replace the current steel brakes with carbon ones, and additional modifications will also be made to upgrade aircraft avionics systems.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/09/2019 13:31:43 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1141699

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans her Department has to remove Armoured Infantry 2025 project to upgrade Warrior vehicles from the IPA's red classification.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	281651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The MOD has programmed a comprehensive response to the Infrastructure and Project Authority's red status of the delivery confidence for the Warrior capability sustainment programme. The status was first designated 20 months ago, and the Department expects the full impact of the changes that have since been made to the programme will be reflected in the IPA's next annual report. Improvements to the realism of scheduling have led to key programme milestones being met in the past year, such as live firing crew clearance and successful battlefield mission assessments.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/09/2019 13:30:24 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1141703

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hercules Aircraft: Bangladesh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what price the UK has attained for the sale of five UK-surplus Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft to Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	281653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>I am withholding details of the price of the C-130J Hercules aircraft sold to Bangladesh, as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/09/2019 13:31:20 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1141706

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Future Combat Air System: Sweden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans she has to collaborate with Sweden on combat air systems as a result of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on that matter with that country on 18 July 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	281654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments allows for additional activities, including contracts, to be taken forward. The next steps include development of a joint acquisition road map, identifying technologies to spiral from Gripen and Typhoon onto an future combat air system, research and technology co-operation and further Government and industry studies, particularly on cost modelling. These steps will inform both Governments' decision-making process. For the UK, the next decision to be made is in quarter four of financial year 2020-21, following submission of the Outline Business Case.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/09/2019 13:32:16 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1141732

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to increase recruitment to the armed forces from communities in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	281796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Armed Forces recruit nationally and do not have a specific policy of increasing recruitment from particular areas. The geographic footprint of Armed Forces Career Offices across the UK is complemented by dedicated call centres and online recruiting operations, ensuring that members of rural or isolated communities have the same opportunity to join the Armed Forces as anyone else. In addition, the Services conduct outreach engagement programmes across the whole of the UK, delivering events such as career fairs, tactical campaigns and roadshows, supported by web-based information services and social media campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/09/2019 13:29:49 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141297

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Persian Gulf
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the European-led maritime protection mission to be deployed in the strait of Hormuz will operate under the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	280973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK, along with the US and other allies is now participating in an International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) under a new mandate to mitigate the immediate threat to maritime shipping in the Gulf. This is not part of the Common Security &amp; Defence Policy Framework.</p><p>The UK continues to be part of on-going conversations with international allies including European partners and the US on how best we can ensure maritime security in the Gulf and protect freedom of navigation.</p><p>Freedom of navigation is in every nation's interest. It is unacceptable to illegally seize a ship going about legitimate business in an internationally-recognised shipping lane. The action we are taking is aimed at ensuring freedom of navigation is maintained.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/09/2019 13:33:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith