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155751

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) whole-time and (b) part-time firefighters there were in (i) Northamptonshire and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	214654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of (a) whole-time and (b) retained duty system fire fighters in (i) Northamptonshire and (ii) England, as at the end of March in each of the last 10 years, are shown in the attached tables alongside the number of fire incidents attended:</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/03/2015 17:44:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 214654 Bone.docx title Table of Whole Time and RDS Firefighters previous answer version 29046 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

155757

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much additional revenue was raised by rises in council tax, including precepts by Lancaster District Council in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	214660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>In 2013-14, Lancaster District Council increased their council tax level (including parish precepts) from £204.70 to £209.07. Based on their tax base in 2012-13, this would have raised the district £190,000 in additional council tax revenue. However by increasing their council tax level, they also gave up their Freeze Grant allocation worth £85,000 so their net gain was £105,000.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the information above and the additional revenue raised by the County, Fire and Police and Crime Commissioners in Lancaster in 2013-14. The figures for the precepting authorities show the amount of additional council tax raised in Lancaster district and the freeze grant figures are the value of the freeze grant for the proportion of their tax base in Lancaster district.</p><p> </p><p><em>Additional Council Tax raised in Lancaster in 2013-14 (£)</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Council Tax Levels</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Additional Council Tax</p><p>Raised in 2013-14</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Value of Freeze</p><p>Grant forgone</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Value of Freeze</p><p>Grant received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Authority</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster</p></td><td><p>204.70</p></td><td><p>209.07</p></td><td><p>190,000</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong><em>Additional Council Tax and Freeze Grant forgone by precepting authorities in Lancaster (i.e. the Lancaster share of the Lancashire totals)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire County Council</p></td><td><p>1108.30</p></td><td><p>1086.13</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>494,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire Fire Authority</p></td><td><p>63.65</p></td><td><p>63.65</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>28,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable</p></td><td><p>149.93</p></td><td><p>152.92</p></td><td><p>130,000</p></td><td><p>67,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013-14, Lancashire County Council received a Freeze Grant worth £4.3 million in total and Lancashire Fire received £300,000. While Lancashire Police’s increase in council tax level raised them a total of £1.4 million in additional council tax, they gave up a Freeze Grant allocation worth £706,000, so their net gain was £697,000.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014-15, Lancaster District Council increased their council tax level (including parish precepts) to £213.35. Based on their tax base in 2013-14, this will raise the district £159,000 in additional council tax revenue. However by increasing their council tax level, they also gave up their Freeze Grant allocation worth £92,000 so their net gain was £67,000.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the information above and the additional revenue raised by the County, Fire and Police and Crime Commissioners in Lancaster in 2014-15. The figures for the precepting authorities show the amount of additional council tax raised in Lancaster district and the freeze grant figures are the value of the freeze grant for the proportion of their tax base in Lancaster district.</p><p> </p><p><em>Additional Council Tax raised in Lancaster in 2014-15 (£)</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Council Tax Levels</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Additional Council Tax</p><p>raised in 2014-15</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Value of Freeze</p><p>Grant forgone</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Value of Freeze</p><p>Grant received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Authority</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>Lancaster</p></td><td><p>209.07</p></td><td><p>213.35</p></td><td><p> </p><p>159,000</p></td><td><p> </p><p>92,000</p></td><td><p> </p><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p><p><strong><em>Additional Council Tax and Freeze Grant forgone by precepting authorities in Lancaster (i.e. the Lancaster share of the Lancashire totals)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire County Council</p></td><td><p>1086.13</p></td><td><p>1107.74</p></td><td><p>802,000</p></td><td><p>403,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire Fire Authority</p></td><td><p>63.65</p></td><td><p>63.65</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>24,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable</p></td><td><p>152.92</p></td><td><p>155.96</p></td><td><p>113,000</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td><td><p> </p><p>-</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2014-15, Lancashire County Council’s increase in council tax levels raised them £7.2 million in additional council tax, but they gave up a Council Tax Freeze grant worth £4.3 million, so their net gain was £2.9 million. Lancashire Fire received £305,000 in Council Tax Freeze Grant. Lancashire Police’s increase in council tax level raised them a total of £1.2 million in additional council tax, but they gave up a Freeze Grant allocation worth £706,000 so their net gain was £474,000.</p><p> </p><p>Council Tax Freeze Grant is placed into the baseline: so by not freezing, councils have lost out on ongoing extra funding from central government.</p><p> </p><p>I would add that the ‘gain’ in these cases to the local authority is actually a ‘loss’ to taxpayers: as they are the ones who have to foot the bill for higher taxes. Local authorities’ primary duty is to their local electors. We would encourage every local authority to take up the offer of additional council tax freeze funding available in 2015-16 to help hard-working people with the cost of living.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 10/03/2015 14:17:07 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 29049 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

155766

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of tenants in receipt of housing benefit in properties in the private rented sector with an energy efficiency rating of (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D, (e) E, (f) F and (g) G.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	214442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides our estimates of the breakdown of the housing stock in 2012-13:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>A or B</p></td><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>D</p></td><td><p>E</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>G</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private rented sector on housing benefit</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>15.2%</p></td><td><p>49.5%</p></td><td><p>26.5%</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All private rented sector</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>18.9%</p></td><td><p>46.2%</p></td><td><p>24.5%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Those on housing benefit are less likely to be in the most energy inefficient housing (F and G), compared to the generality of the private rented sector.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold figures on housing benefit payments by energy efficiency rating, nor do we hold specific figures on numbers of housing benefit properties by energy efficiency rating.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 214443 214444 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:37:45 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

155767

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of housing benefit paid to properties in the private rented sector with an energy efficiency rating of (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D, (e) E, (d) F and (g) G.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	214443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides our estimates of the breakdown of the housing stock in 2012-13:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>A or B</p></td><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>D</p></td><td><p>E</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>G</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private rented sector on housing benefit</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>15.2%</p></td><td><p>49.5%</p></td><td><p>26.5%</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All private rented sector</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>18.9%</p></td><td><p>46.2%</p></td><td><p>24.5%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Those on housing benefit are less likely to be in the most energy inefficient housing (F and G), compared to the generality of the private rented sector.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold figures on housing benefit payments by energy efficiency rating, nor do we hold specific figures on numbers of housing benefit properties by energy efficiency rating.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 214442 214444 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:37:45 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

155768

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of tenants in receipt of housing benefit in properties in the private rented sector with an energy efficiency rating of (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D, (e) E, (d) F and (g) G.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	214444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides our estimates of the breakdown of the housing stock in 2012-13:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>A or B</p></td><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>D</p></td><td><p>E</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>G</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private rented sector on housing benefit</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>15.2%</p></td><td><p>49.5%</p></td><td><p>26.5%</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All private rented sector</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>18.9%</p></td><td><p>46.2%</p></td><td><p>24.5%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Those on housing benefit are less likely to be in the most energy inefficient housing (F and G), compared to the generality of the private rented sector.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold figures on housing benefit payments by energy efficiency rating, nor do we hold specific figures on numbers of housing benefit properties by energy efficiency rating.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 214442 214443 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:37:45 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

155782

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been prescribed the Lariam form of mefloquine in each month of 2014 to date; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	214737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Mefloquine (commercially known as Lariam) is one of a number of effective methods of malaria chemoprophylaxis used by the military in many parts of the world where Service personnel deploy. The exact choice of drug depends on a number of factors, including the region the individual is deploying to, their health and any past history of side effects.</p><p> </p><p>These drugs are licensed in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, based on the expert guidance of the Advisory Committee for Malaria Prevention of Public Health England. The MOD reviews its policy on the use of antimalarial drugs in line with advice from the Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The following numbers of UK Armed Forces personnel, Regular and Reservist, have been prescribed Mefloquine in each month of 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November (up to 18 November)</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,898</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that personnel have been counted in every month they were prescribed Mefloquine, but have only been counted once per month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 214738 question first answered 11/02/2015 17:07:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 29718 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

155783

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department gives on the prescribing of mefloquine to armed forces personnel; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	214738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Mefloquine (commercially known as Lariam) is one of a number of effective methods of malaria chemoprophylaxis used by the military in many parts of the world where Service personnel deploy. The exact choice of drug depends on a number of factors, including the region the individual is deploying to, their health and any past history of side effects.</p><p> </p><p>These drugs are licensed in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, based on the expert guidance of the Advisory Committee for Malaria Prevention of Public Health England. The MOD reviews its policy on the use of antimalarial drugs in line with advice from the Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The following numbers of UK Armed Forces personnel, Regular and Reservist, have been prescribed Mefloquine in each month of 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November (up to 18 November)</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,898</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that personnel have been counted in every month they were prescribed Mefloquine, but have only been counted once per month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 214737 question first answered 11/02/2015 17:07:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 29716 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

155807

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what operations UK forces have served alongside the forces of other European counties in the last five years; and which countries participated in each operation.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	214603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The following list includes significant operations carried out by the Ministry of Defence since 2010. Defence carries out a wide variety of operations, including many operations involving only a few personnel or which have a short duration. It is not possible within reasonable time and cost constraints to list all operations irrespective of size or duration. The list does not include the following standing commitments, which can also cover a range of operational activity:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Task</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Continuous At-sea Deterrence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Counter-terrorist policing of UK airspace</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO air policing mission within Europe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to national EOD capability in the UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standing maritime patrol tasks, including UK and Overseas Territories</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to Search and Rescue Operations</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The list includes any EU states involved in operations under a common command and control structure. However, non-EU member states in Europe have also made important contributions alongside the UK. For example, Norway has served alongside the UK on several major recent operations, including in Afghanistan Syria and the response to the Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone. An overview of operations each year can be found in the MOD’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><br><p><strong>Activity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EU States</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operations in Afghanistan, including as a contributor to the International Security Assistance Force and Resolute Support Mission</p></td><td><p>Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operations in Iraq, including subsequent training of Iraqi forces until 2011 under Op TELIC</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to UN Stabilisation mission in Sudan and South Sudan</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK support to EU NAVFOR under counter-piracy Op ATALANTA off the coast of Somalia</p></td><td><p>Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to UN Stabilisation mission MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Poland, Romania, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO counter-piracy operation OCEAN SHIELD</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian aid mission response to floods in Pakistan</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in severe cold weather in the UK</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport of UK nationals following disruption of air travel by ash cloud from volcanic eruption in Iceland</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haiti natural disaster relief</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military operations in Libya including support to NATO Op UNIFIED PROTECTOR</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to evacuation of British Eligible Personnel from Libya, 2011</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security for the 2012 London Olympics</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>Support to removal and destruction of Syrian chemical weapons</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Denmark, Germany</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian aid response to natural disaster in the Philippines</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to French military operations and subsequent support to EU Training Mission (EUTM) and UN stabilisation mission (MINUSMA) in Mali</p></td><td><p>EUTM: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Spain <br><br>MINUSMA: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security for G8 Summit</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in response to East Coast flooding</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to Dept of Communities and Local Government resilience plans to cover fire fighter industrial action</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air campaign against ISIL and associated training missions in Iraq and Syria</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Search for missing airliner MH370 in the Indian Ocean</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military operation to support Nigeria in response to Boko Haram abductions of female students</p></td><td><p>France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to evacuation of British Eligible Personnel from Libya, 2014</p></td><td><p>Malta (for basing)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK response to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>Denmark, Ireland, The Netherlands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in response to winter flooding in the UK</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security for Commonwealth Games in Glasgow</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security for NATO summit in Wales</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to EU Op ALTHEA mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baltic Air Policing</p></td><td><p>Denmark, Poland, France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to Department of Health resilience plans to cover ambulance driver industrial action</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to French and subsequently EUFORCAR in the Central African Republic</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence presence in the Gulf, including maritime security operations in the Gulf and counter-piracy operations</p></td><td><p>The UK operates within the Combined Maritime Force, whose EU members are: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stabilisation support in East Africa, including counter-piracy, counter-narcotics, counter terrorism; and capacity building for counter-terrorism, border security, aviation security</p></td><td><p>EUTM Somalia: Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to UNFICYP mission in Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO maritime policing of Mediterranean under Op ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR</p></td><td><p>Although this task is supported by NATO members, the UK has primarily operated with France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 214601 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:33:26 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29074 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
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155808

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operations have involved the deployment of UK armed forces personnel since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	214601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The following list includes significant operations carried out by the Ministry of Defence since 2010. Defence carries out a wide variety of operations, including many operations involving only a few personnel or which have a short duration. It is not possible within reasonable time and cost constraints to list all operations irrespective of size or duration. The list does not include the following standing commitments, which can also cover a range of operational activity:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Task</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Continuous At-sea Deterrence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Counter-terrorist policing of UK airspace</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO air policing mission within Europe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to national EOD capability in the UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standing maritime patrol tasks, including UK and Overseas Territories</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to Search and Rescue Operations</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The list includes any EU states involved in operations under a common command and control structure. However, non-EU member states in Europe have also made important contributions alongside the UK. For example, Norway has served alongside the UK on several major recent operations, including in Afghanistan Syria and the response to the Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone. An overview of operations each year can be found in the MOD’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><br><p><strong>Activity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EU States</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operations in Afghanistan, including as a contributor to the International Security Assistance Force and Resolute Support Mission</p></td><td><p>Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operations in Iraq, including subsequent training of Iraqi forces until 2011 under Op TELIC</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to UN Stabilisation mission in Sudan and South Sudan</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK support to EU NAVFOR under counter-piracy Op ATALANTA off the coast of Somalia</p></td><td><p>Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to UN Stabilisation mission MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Poland, Romania, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO counter-piracy operation OCEAN SHIELD</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian aid mission response to floods in Pakistan</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in severe cold weather in the UK</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport of UK nationals following disruption of air travel by ash cloud from volcanic eruption in Iceland</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haiti natural disaster relief</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military operations in Libya including support to NATO Op UNIFIED PROTECTOR</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to evacuation of British Eligible Personnel from Libya, 2011</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security for the 2012 London Olympics</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>Support to removal and destruction of Syrian chemical weapons</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Denmark, Germany</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian aid response to natural disaster in the Philippines</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to French military operations and subsequent support to EU Training Mission (EUTM) and UN stabilisation mission (MINUSMA) in Mali</p></td><td><p>EUTM: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Spain <br><br>MINUSMA: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security for G8 Summit</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in response to East Coast flooding</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to Dept of Communities and Local Government resilience plans to cover fire fighter industrial action</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air campaign against ISIL and associated training missions in Iraq and Syria</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Search for missing airliner MH370 in the Indian Ocean</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military operation to support Nigeria in response to Boko Haram abductions of female students</p></td><td><p>France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to evacuation of British Eligible Personnel from Libya, 2014</p></td><td><p>Malta (for basing)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK response to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>Denmark, Ireland, The Netherlands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in response to winter flooding in the UK</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security for Commonwealth Games in Glasgow</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security for NATO summit in Wales</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to EU Op ALTHEA mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baltic Air Policing</p></td><td><p>Denmark, Poland, France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to Department of Health resilience plans to cover ambulance driver industrial action</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to French and subsequently EUFORCAR in the Central African Republic</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence presence in the Gulf, including maritime security operations in the Gulf and counter-piracy operations</p></td><td><p>The UK operates within the Combined Maritime Force, whose EU members are: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stabilisation support in East Africa, including counter-piracy, counter-narcotics, counter terrorism; and capacity building for counter-terrorism, border security, aviation security</p></td><td><p>EUTM Somalia: Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to UNFICYP mission in Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO maritime policing of Mediterranean under Op ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR</p></td><td><p>Although this task is supported by NATO members, the UK has primarily operated with France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 214603 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:33:26 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29065 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

155809

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many deployments of UK military personnel have been on the basis of a UN resolution in the last five years; what the cost of those deployments has been; and what funds the UN has contributed towards the cost of those deployments.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	214595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The UN deploys peacekeepers on missions which hold a UN mandate; these are missions whereby the UN Security Council drafts a Resolution which contains a mandate authorising the UN itself to take action (unilaterally or with partners), usually through the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past five years, UK military personnel have been deployed to four separate UN mandated peacekeeping missions: Cyprus (UNFICYP), Mali (MINUSMA), South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).</p><p> </p><p>The number of military personnel who have deployed on the various UN operations is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFICYP</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MINUSMA</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNMISS</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MONUSCO</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The cost of UN peacekeeping operations is $8.0 billion for Financial Year 2014-15 of which the UK Government provides an assessed contribution of 6.68% ($534 million or £341.8 million) to the UN.</p><p> </p><p>Until late-2014, the UN reimbursed the country of origin with $1,101 per deployed soldier, per month (this has risen to $1,332 from July 2014). As an estimate, based on 300 personnel deployed, the UN has historically reimbursed the UK approximately £4 million per annum.</p><p> </p><p>Additional costs associated with the specific deployment of UK troops on UN missions are met by the Conflict Pool. The information below shows the additional costs for UK military staff on UN Peacekeeping Operations:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFICYP</p></td><td><p>£18 million</p></td><td><p>£18 million</p></td><td><p>£17.8 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other UN missions</p></td><td><p>£1.2 million</p></td><td><p>£1.505 million</p></td><td><p>£680,000 up to January 2015</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The UK’s reimbursement from the UN is invested back into the Conflict Pool to bolster that fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/03/2015 16:31:17 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29714 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas