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1715594

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 2023 to Question 3978 on Israel: Military Aid, to which Israeli authorities information from the RAF surveillance flights over Gaza announced on 2 December 2023 has been passed.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The unarmed UK surveillance aircraft are employed for the sole purpose of hostage rescue. Information relating to hostage rescue is passed to the Israeli authorities which provide the best chance of locating hostages.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:40:58 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715595

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gaza: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the (a) International Court of Justice and (b) International Criminal Court has requested that his Department provide it with evidence gathered as part of Royal Air Force surveillance flights over Gaza.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:39:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715596

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gaza: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force surveillance flights have been flown over Gaza since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>We will not comment on detailed intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:39:49 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715598

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose was of each RAF-operated flight to Israel since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The purpose of the RAF operated flights have included aircraft used to transport Ministers and senior officials conducting diplomatic engagements with Israel.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:40:19 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715629

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Sexual Offences
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 charges of (a) rape and (b) other sexual offences against people working at the Army Foundation College that were brought to trial at court-martial resulted in conviction in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	24728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The tables below show the number and proportion of charges at Court Martial of rape and other sexual offences involving people working at Army Foundation College Harrogate which resulted in a conviction.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Rape </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Convictions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (7 May onwards)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (to 7 May)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Other Sexual Offences</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Convictions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (7 May onwards)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (to 7 May)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Caveats:</strong></p><p>1. JPA is a live system which is updated for retrospective complaints/allegations and therefore, data can be subject to change.</p><p>2. These figures are single service estimates only and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p>3. The data represents the number of charges; it may be that more than one charge has been brought against the same person.</p><p>4. Table two shows the number of other sexual offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 or its historical equivalent.</p><p>5. People working at AFC Harrogate does not include recruits.</p><p>6. The % columns detail the proportion of convictions in relation to charges at Court Martial.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/05/2024 11:33:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1715191

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Citadel Plymouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at the Royal Citadel in Plymouth as of 1 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	24542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The most recently recorded official statistics for personnel based at Royal Citadel in Plymouth is 1 January 2024. Therefore, I can confirm that as of 1 January 2024 there were 330 UK Service personnel based at Royal Citadel in Plymouth.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/05/2024 12:41:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1715197

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the funding to Ukraine announced by the Prime Minister on 23 April 2024, what proportion of that funding will be spent on equipment to be donated to the Ukrainian Government and forces.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The £500 million additional funding for Ukraine, announced on 23 April 2024 will be used to rapidly deliver urgently-needed ammunition, air defence, drones and engineering support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The drones will be procured in the UK and the funds will support a scale-up in domestic defence supply chains.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/05/2024 14:06:18 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715200

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the funding for Ukraine announced by the Prime Minister on 23 April 2024, what proportion of that funding will be used to replace UK (a) ammunition stocks and (b) vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	24426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The £500 million additional funding for Ukraine, announced on 23 April 2024 will be used to rapidly deliver urgently-needed ammunition, air defence, drones and engineering support. The drones will be procured in the UK and the funds will support a scale-up in domestic defence supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/05/2024 12:38:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1715342

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will conduct a freedom of navigation exercise around Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb for the purpose of establishing their non-Iranian status.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	24442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>We are not conducting freedom of navigation operations around these islands. However, we keep operations in the Gulf under constant review. The UK supports the United Arab Emirates’ call to reach a peaceful solution to the dispute over the three islands – Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa – through bilateral negotiations or the International Court of Justice, in accordance with the rules of international law including the UN Charter.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is dedicated to defending freedom of navigation in the Gulf, which is crucial for the global trading system and world economy, with the deployment of HMS DIAMOND to enhance our current footprint in the region. We are proud to be partnering with other members of the international community to uphold the rules based approach.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/05/2024 14:07:12 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1715383

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel were waiting for dental treatment as of 1 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	24589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 1 December 2023, which is the latest available data, 17,221 UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category 2 and 12,283 were categorised as NATO Category 3, meaning that they require either preventative or interventive treatment to achieve optimal dental fitness. A further 21,699 UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category 4, meaning that they require a periodic dental examination, have an undetermined dental status, or have missing or incomplete dental records.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/05/2024 14:58:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton