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454105

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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, what proportion of each type of (a) combat vehicles, (b) protected patrol vehicles and (c) reconnaissance vehicles was classified as fit for service in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of the total fleet for each type of vehicles classified as fit for service in each year (as an average across the year) is included in the table below. Fit for service has been defined as achieving the minimum levels of safety performance (ballistic, blast, and structural integrity) as defined within the safety case.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Challenger 2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrior</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Protected Patrol</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cougar[1]</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foxhound</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Snatch Landrover[2]</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vector[3]</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reconnaissance</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CVR(T)</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jackal</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p>[1] Cougar Variants comprise Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound</p><p> </p><p>[[2] Vector vehicles were withdrawn from operational tasking in 2009</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/02/2016 17:59:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454106

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Vector protected vehicles were in operational use by the army in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. However, in May 2009 a total of 130 Vector vehicles were in operational use in Iraq and Afghanistan. Vector was withdrawn from use on operational tasks in 2009.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/02/2016 16:54:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454107

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on replacement of Vector protected patrol vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Vector was finally removed from service in 2015 and is currently awaiting disposal. Protected mobility capability is currently provided by a range of vehicles from the existing core fleet, including former Urgent Operational Requirement platforms retained in service following their return from Afghanistan. In the longer term, the Multi Role Vehicle (Protected) series of platforms will provide a light to medium protected vehicle capability.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/02/2016 17:48:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454108

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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, how many equipment failure reports were filed for each type of (a) combat vehicle, (b) protected patrol vehicle and (c) reconnaissance vehicle in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The number of equipment failure reports filed for each vehicle is included within the table below. These totals are for all failures reported to the Equipment Failure Reporting System; this will include reports raised incorrectly or unnecessarily. Totals are from 1 January to 31 December each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Challenger 2</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>686</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>976</p></td><td><p>1421</p></td><td><p>1708</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrior</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>518</p></td><td><p>803</p></td><td><p>1009</p></td><td><p>1583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Protected Patrol</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cougar variants[1]</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>497</p></td><td><p>1018</p></td><td><p>1067</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foxhound</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>609</p></td><td><p>621</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>1179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Landrover Variants</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>857</p></td><td><p>1559</p></td><td><p>1011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vector</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reconnaissance</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CVR(T)</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>722</p></td><td><p>862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jackal</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>781</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures reflect an increase in platform usage rates as the Army redeployed from operations in Afghanistan (where primarily Cougar variant Protected Patrol Vehicles and Jackal reconnaissance vehicles were used) to training on Challenger 2, Warrior, CVR(T), and Landrover vehicles. Equipment Failure Reports are raised for a wide range of fault types (from minor to major) and also for routine part replacement.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Cougar Variants comprise Mastiff, Ridgback and Wolfhound</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/02/2016 17:58:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454118

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	United Nations: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are deployed on UN peacekeeping operations in each operational theatre.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The tables below show the numbers of military and civilian personnel the UK has deployed to UN mandated peacekeeping and special political missions in the last six years, as at 26 February 2016:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Military Personnel</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFICYP (Cyprus)</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MINUSMA (Mali)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNMISS (South Sudan)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MONUSCO (Democratic Republic of Congo)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNSOM (Somalia)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNSMIL (Libya/Tunisia)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>276</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>280</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>278</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>285</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>287</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>287</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Civilian Personnel</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MONUSCO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNMISS</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNSMIL</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MINUSTAH (Haiti)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNMIL (Liberia)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The civilian figures represent deployments from the Stabilisation Unit; other Government Departments also deploy civilians on UN Peacekeeping missions.</p><p>The figures do not include deployments to UN Agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 28162 question first answered 01/03/2016 16:39:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454119

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	United Nations: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) military and (b) civilian personnel have been deployed on UN peacekeeping operations in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The tables below show the numbers of military and civilian personnel the UK has deployed to UN mandated peacekeeping and special political missions in the last six years, as at 26 February 2016:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Military Personnel</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFICYP (Cyprus)</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MINUSMA (Mali)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNMISS (South Sudan)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MONUSCO (Democratic Republic of Congo)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNSOM (Somalia)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNSMIL (Libya/Tunisia)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>276</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>280</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>278</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>285</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>287</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>287</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Civilian Personnel</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MONUSCO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNMISS</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNSMIL</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MINUSTAH (Haiti)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNMIL (Liberia)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The civilian figures represent deployments from the Stabilisation Unit; other Government Departments also deploy civilians on UN Peacekeeping missions.</p><p>The figures do not include deployments to UN Agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 28161 question first answered 01/03/2016 16:39:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454120

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Joint Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) funding the Government will provide to the Joint Security Fund, (b) funding his Department will receive from that fund, (c) funding Defence Intelligence will receive from that fund and (d) proportion of the funding his Department will so receive will be passed onto the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury has allocated £3.5 billion to departments over this Parliament to provide joint security funding across government: the Ministry of Defence will benefit from £2.1 billion of that funding to deliver the investment for our Armed Forces set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 29/02/2016 17:02:55 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454121

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Pensions: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in receipt of a war disablement pension are also in receipt of the (a) age-related tax allowance, (b) allowance for lowered standard of occupation and (c) unemployability supplement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on how many people in receipt of a War Pension are also in receipt of the age-related tax allowance, as this is administered by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. However, as at 31 March 2015 (the latest date information is available) there were 41,470* disablement pensioners born before 6 April 1938 who may meet the eligibility criteria to receive age-related tax allowance.</p><p>As at 31 March 2015 (the latest date information is available) there were 116,050 disablement pensioners in receipt of an ongoing pension under the War Pension Scheme. Of these, 10,195 were in receipt of an allowance for lowered standard of occupation, and 6,250 were in receipt of unemployability supplement. All payments made under the War Pension Scheme are tax free.</p><p>These figures can be found on the Gov.uk website at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/war-pension-recipients-index</p><p>* In line with Defence Statistics' Rounding Policy for War Pension Scheme data, all figures of five or more have been rounded to the nearest five.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/02/2016 16:51:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454123

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects each of the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates to be withdrawn from service.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>Current planning assumptions are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ship</p></td><td><p>Out of Service Date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Argyll</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Lancaster</p></td><td><p>2024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Iron Duke</p></td><td><p>2025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Monmouth</p></td><td><p>2026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Montrose</p></td><td><p>2027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Westminster</p></td><td><p>2028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Northumberland</p></td><td><p>2029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Richmond</p></td><td><p>2030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Somerset</p></td><td><p>2031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Sutherland</p></td><td><p>2032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Kent</p></td><td><p>2033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Portland</p></td><td><p>2034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS St Albans</p></td><td><p>2035</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 01/03/2016 16:36:15 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

454124

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Special Forces: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.92 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, Cm 9161, what additional funding the Government intends to provide for investment in the Special Forces; and when that funding will be provided.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced on 16 November 2015, there will be a £2 billion programme of new investment in the Special Forces over this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 29/02/2016 17:04:22 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry