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1649317

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	King Charles III: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his Commonwealth counterparts on the prospect of an annual joint King’s Birthday parade.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	191893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to include other elements of the UK Armed Forces or Commonwealth participation in the annual King’s Birthday Parade.</p><p> </p><p>The annual King’s Birthday Parade and the Trooping of the Colour is a parade and celebration that is unique to the Household Division – it does not include other elements of the British Army or the other Services. To include these, and potentially Commonwealth participation, would significantly change the historical and traditional aspects of this parade which has continued in essentially the same format for over a century.</p><p> </p><p>Those Commonwealth countries that recognise His Majesty The King as their Head of State celebrate his official birthday in their own way. Apart from the annual King’s Birthday Parade and the Trooping of the Colour, the UK Armed Forces do not celebrate the Sovereign’s birthdays. However, alongside the rest of the nation, they have traditionally celebrated significant milestones in the Sovereign’s reign; the recent pageants for Her Late Majesty The Queen’s major anniversaries of her accession are examples which have included representatives of Commonwealth Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/07/2023 12:22:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1641098

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Indo-Pacific Region: Defence
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 help ensure the cooperation of South East Asian nations in the UK's strategic and defence posture in the Indo-Pacific.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	187061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Integrated Review Refresh described the Government's intention to put the Indo-Pacific Tilt on a long-term strategic footing. Defence relationships with South East Asian nations make an important contribution.</p><p>We are enhancing our engagement with the Five Power Defence Arrangements, are participating as observers in a number of ASEAN Expert Working Groups and have applied to join the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM+).</p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Ddefence met his Singaporean and Indonesian counterparts earlier this month. We have signed MOUs with Vietnam and Thailand and expanded our defence network to cover nine ASEAN members.</p><p>Our presence in Brunei, two offshore patrol vessels and other exercises and training contribute to stability across the region.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/06/2023 09:39:06 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1639766

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Fishing Vessels
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 protect and safeguard Falkland Island fishing stock in sovereign waters against unlicensed vessels.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2023 answer text <p>The management of fishery protection in the Falkland Islands is the responsibility of the Falkland Island Government. British Forces South Atlantic Islands monitors maritime activity in Falkland Islands fishing conservation zones as part of its routine surveillance and monitoring of the waters around the Islands.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/05/2023 15:11:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1639392

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	St Helena: C-17 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason a RAF C-17 Globemaster plane was at St Helena Airport between the 19 May and 20 May 2023; what activities this plane has undertaken in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>An RAF Globemaster C-17 was conducting freight and passenger tasking in support of the British Forces in the South Atlantic Islands. As part of its itinerary, it was tasked to fly into St Helena to re-prove the viability of the airport for British Military Air Transport tasking.</p><p>The aircraft is part of the RAF's Air Mobility fleet and in the last 12 months has conducted a range of tasks including training flights, airlift and airworthiness flights together with time spent in depth maintenance.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/05/2023 13:24:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1626494

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nigeria: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the quantity of small arms sent by UK businesses to Nigeria in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	184303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold details on the quantity of small arms sent to Nigeria by UK businesses.</p><p>Information on export licences issued to UK business is held with the Department of Business and Trade as the licensing authority on exporting strategic goods. HM Government publishes the Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a>. These reports contain detailed information, including the overall value, the type and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/05/2023 08:47:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1626577

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his American counterpart on the matter of the British Indian Ocean Territory, known as the Chagos Islands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	184311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and MOD officials are in regular contact with the US on a range of issues including the British Indian Ocean Territory / Chagos Archipelago.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/05/2023 10:33:30 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1624037

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nigeria: Arms Trade
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 ensure that arms transfers to Nigeria remain with the intended recipients and not diverted to non-state actors.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	182806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government reviews all licence applications for the export of UK-manufactured military and dual-use equipment against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including an assessment of any risk that the items will be diverted to an undesirable end-user or for an undesirable end-use. In addition, the UK ensures its arms exports are compliant with the Arms Trade Treaty, and international restrictions, such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convention on small arms and light weapons.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 09/05/2023 08:16:11 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1611159

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops from participating Commonwealth countries will be involved in the coronation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	180788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Around 5,000 Armed Forces personnel will accompany their Sovereign from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back in two separate processions featuring sailors, soldiers and aviators from across the UK and the breadth of the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p><p>The first, The King’s Procession, is the smaller in scale of the two and will feature just under 200 members, centred around The Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. They will travel down The Mall to Trafalgar Square where they will turn onto Whitehall before marching to Westminster Abbey. Flanking them will be over 1,000 Forces route liners from all three services drawn from multiple regiments. The second, The Coronation Procession, will follow the same route back to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey and feature nearly 4,000 personnel, again from all three services and drawn from multiple regiments. Nearly 400 Armed Forces personnel from at least 35 Commonwealth countries will also be on parade to mark the historic moment.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronation Procession will represent the diversity and traditions of the UK and Commonwealth Armed Forces. A full-spectrum display of unique and historic uniforms whose designs are in some cases hundreds of years old, flags from across the Commonwealth and 20 different bands will demonstrate the very best of the Armed Forces. They will guide Their Majesties back to Buckingham Palace, before conducting a Royal Salute</p><p><br> Following the military procession there will be a six-minute flypast. Aircraft from all three services will be watched by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they fly in formation over the Mall. <br> <br> Across the UK gun salutes will sound at the moment of The King’s Coronation to celebrate the historic moment, including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, featuring more than 400 personnel across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 180445 180453 question first answered 20/04/2023 10:36:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1611200

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Birds: Cyprus
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 combat illegal songbird trapping on the sovereign island base areas of (a) Akrotiri and (b) Dhekelia.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	180829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The Sovereign Base Area Administration (SBAA) takes a zero-tolerance approach to illegal bird trapping and trade of wild birds. The SBAA and SBA Police are working in a strategic partnership with key environmental NGOs including Birdlife to eradicate bird crime in the SBAs. Activity to eradicate bird crime includes habitat management to make trapping less effective, seizure of trapping equipment to prevent it reoccurring, issuing of significant fines as a deterrent, and conducting vehicle checks. This action has resulted in a 98.5% reduction of illegal bird trapping activities in 2021-22, compared to the levels in 2016-17.</p><p>Additionally, the UK is an active member of the Intergovernmental Task Force on the Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean (MIKT). The MIKT facilitates international cooperation to tackle bird crime, including the illegal trapping of songbirds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/04/2023 10:35:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1610312

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel from the Commonwealth Realms will be involved in the Coronation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	180445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Around 5,000 Armed Forces personnel will accompany their Sovereign from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back in two separate processions featuring sailors, soldiers and aviators from across the UK and the breadth of the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p><p>The first, The King’s Procession, is the smaller in scale of the two and will feature just under 200 members, centred around The Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. They will travel down The Mall to Trafalgar Square where they will turn onto Whitehall before marching to Westminster Abbey. Flanking them will be over 1,000 Forces route liners from all three services drawn from multiple regiments. The second, The Coronation Procession, will follow the same route back to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey and feature nearly 4,000 personnel, again from all three services and drawn from multiple regiments. Nearly 400 Armed Forces personnel from at least 35 Commonwealth countries will also be on parade to mark the historic moment.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronation Procession will represent the diversity and traditions of the UK and Commonwealth Armed Forces. A full-spectrum display of unique and historic uniforms whose designs are in some cases hundreds of years old, flags from across the Commonwealth and 20 different bands will demonstrate the very best of the Armed Forces. They will guide Their Majesties back to Buckingham Palace, before conducting a Royal Salute</p><p><br> Following the military procession there will be a six-minute flypast. Aircraft from all three services will be watched by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they fly in formation over the Mall. <br> <br> Across the UK gun salutes will sound at the moment of The King’s Coronation to celebrate the historic moment, including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, featuring more than 400 personnel across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 180453 180788 question first answered 20/04/2023 10:36:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell