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1020775

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Australia: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Royal Navy of the Joint Guidance for the RAN-RN Relationship signed by the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Royal Australian Navy on 28 November 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	200132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Joint Guidance, signed by the First Sea Lord and the Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, will increase dialogue and information sharing, particularly in the field of Anti-Submarine Warfare. This will promote interoperability and further our nations' shared values.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/12/2018 16:25:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1020776

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Battlegroups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK defence forces will participate in EU Battlegroups in 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	200090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Subject to a deal on the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will be able to continue to participate in certain EU missions and operations on a case-by-case basis, where it is in our mutual interest to do so, during the transition period. There are no plans to commit forces to the EU Battlegroup during this period.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/12/2018 15:08:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020845

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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, if his Department has used paint containing (a) hexavalent chromium and (b) chromium VI in servicing vehicles.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	200133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>Hexavalent chromium, which is also known as chromium VI, has been used by the Ministry of Defence in vehicle servicing. Research, concluding in early 2019, is currently being undertaken to investigate alternatives.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/12/2018 13:54:21 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1020846

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 28 November 2018 to Question 194225, whether Queen's Regulation J975 is compatible with the lack of a mandatory requirement to hold a fatal accident inquiry for a military death in Scotland prior to the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	200134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/12/2018 16:21:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1020858

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Marine Vehicles: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of the development of the ecoSUB-µ5-SVP vehicles to be deployed from HMS Enterprise.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	200135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The ecoSUB-µ5-SVP vehicles were not developed as part of a defence contract. The vehicles were developed by industry, Planet Ocean, in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/12/2018 16:59:02 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1020560

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many working dogs there are in (1) the army, (2) the Royal Air Force, (3) the Royal Navy, and (4) the Ministry of Defence; and for each of those organisations, what is the total daily cost of the food for those dogs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL12107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>As at 1 November 2018, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) had 884 Military Working Dogs (MWD). This number will vary slightly each month as MWD enter and leave the service. All dogs are owned by the Defence Animal Training Regiment and the Department does not hold information on their exact breakdown by single Service.</p><p> </p><p>Through the contract with Leidos, the MOD's logistic specialist partner, the MOD spent around £227,000 on dog food between 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018. This includes food for Regimental mascots but does not cover, specialist dog food (e.g for dogs with sensitive stomachs), dental chews, training aids and treats.</p><p> </p><p>An annual breakdown of food costs by service is shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>£105,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>£33,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD</p></td><td><p>£84,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>£227,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: All figures are rounded to the nearest £1000 for presentational purposes</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/12/2018 16:20:35 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1020590

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK will continue to participate in the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports the EU's Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and has participated in the pilot stage. The CARD currently does not directly provide for Third Country involvement. However, the recent Political Declaration on the Future Relationship between the UK and the EU sets out our shared vision of close and lasting cooperation on external action, including cooperation on defence capabilities development.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/12/2018 17:15:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020592

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to restart Project Pegasus.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	199830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>No decision has been made on the restart of Project Pegasus, which remains under review.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/12/2018 16:43:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1020635

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Security Guard Service: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes to Northern Ireland Security Guard Service pay structures on the pay grading of employees.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	199885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>There have been no changes to the Northern Ireland (NI) Security Guard Service pay structure. The NI Guard Service continue to be paid in accordance with the same pay policies and processes as wider Ministry of Defence Main employees.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/12/2018 16:17:19 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1020711

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the results of the Defence Equipment and Support People Survey 2018.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	199831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The results of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) People Survey 2018 were provided to DE&amp;S staff on 19 November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/12/2018 16:22:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith