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854856

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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	What steps his Department is taking to maintain defence co-operation with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	904171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said in her 17 February speech in Munich, Europe’s security is our security.</p><p> </p><p>We want to co-operate closely with the full range of European partners, including the EU, to keep our citizens safe from threats and to defend our shared values.</p><p> </p><p>This could include continued UK participation in specific EU-led operations and missions. We are also cooperating with EU partners to develop Europe’s military capabilities in a way that strengthens NATO and our wider alliances too.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 05/03/2018 17:02:48 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

854857

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	904174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Modernising Defence Programme is being undertaken to ensure that our Armed Forces have the right processes and capabilities in place to address the evolving threats that we face.</p><p> </p><p>As the hon. Member will be aware, I have had regular discussions with the Chancellor since arriving at the Ministry of Defence and will continue to do so as the Modernising Defence Programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 05/03/2018 17:02:05 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

854855

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What contingency plans his Department has put in place in the event that a private contractor to the Department collapses.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	904170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We regularly monitor the status of our most important suppliers and have robust, sustainable measures in place to reduce risk should there be a collapse.</p><p>We assess the legal and financial status of the company before placing a contract. We then monitor the financial health and performance of the company throughout the contract, taking action as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 05/03/2018 17:03:45 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

855538

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve mental health support for (a) veterans and (b) serving Military personnel in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside and (iii) the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	130845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to ensuring that both Serving personnel and veterans are given the mental healthcare and treatment they need. We do this by working in close partnership with a variety of different organisations, including the NHS (which is responsible for the provision of healthcare, including mental healthcare, for veterans) and Service charities such as Combat Stress.</p><p>Recent initiatives include the new partnership, announced in October 2017, with the Royal Foundation, aimed at helping maintain and develop good mental fitness. On 25 February this year, the Secretary of State for Defence announced that we have built on our existing partnership with Combat Stress to provide a new MOD-funded 24/7 Military Mental Health Helpline for Serving personnel and their families, running in conjunction with the charity's existing helpline for the veterans' community. We will also be providing an additional £2 million of annual funding for military mental health services, on top of the £20 million a year we already spend, in order to deliver the Defence Mental Health Services Delivery Plan.</p><p>Mental health services are already provided for Serving personnel through a network of 20 permanent locations, comprising 11 Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMHs); six Mental Health Teams (MHTs); and three locations with a permanent Community Mental Health Nurse. The North-East region (including Jarrow and South Tyneside) is served primarily by DCMH Leeming in North Yorkshire, which also provides a weekly visiting clinic to RAF Boulmer and Albemarle Barracks in Northumberland, to improve access for patients living in and around those areas.</p><p>Personnel leaving the Armed Forces who have had mental health issues during their Service are able to access services at DCMH Leeming for up to six months after discharge, to help them during the transition period. A Veterans' Transition Protocol ensures any Service person discharged with a diagnosed mental health disorder is handed over appropriately to the NHS in England. Where a Service person is leaving the Armed Forces but has enduring need for mental healthcare, we work in partnership with NHS England through the Veterans' Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service (VMH-TILS), to ensure continuity of care.</p><p>In the north of England, the VMH-TILS is a partnership between Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) and Northumberland Tyne and Wear, Hull and East Riding and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trusts. The service provides a range of treatment and support for veterans, as well as Armed Forces personnel approaching discharge. The VMH-TILS will arrange for veterans to be referred if necessary to the NHS England Veterans' Mental Health Complex Treatment Service (VMH-CTS) which launches on 1 April 2018; the North of England Service Provider is the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Other services available to veterans in North East England include the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health Programme (VRMHP), for veterans that have served since 1982 and Reservists with operations service overseas since 2003 (also provided through DCMH Leeming), and the Veterans UK and Veterans Welfare Service.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/03/2018 15:57:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

855508

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD West Freugh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the West Freugh facility in Dumfries and Galloway.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
	uin	130815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence West Freugh establishment is expected to continue delivering test, evaluation and training support services under the Long Term Partnering Agreement with QinetiQ which runs until 2028.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 13/03/2018 15:55:15 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

855512

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Firing Ranges: Dundrennan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the Dundrennan range in Dumfries and Galloway.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
	uin	130819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does plan to develop and enhance the training facilities at Dundrennan Range, but these plans are in the very early stages of development.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/03/2018 16:30:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

855722

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 26 February 2018 to Questions 128460 and 128462, whether his Department holds the average yearly cost per vessel of (a) Type 23, (b) Type 45, (c) Hunt Class, (d) Sandown Class and (e) Albion Class vessels.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	131028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The average yearly cost per vessel of each Type 23, Type 45, Hunt Class, Sandown Class and Albion Class vessel could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Estimated figures for the total yearly cost of operating a Type 31e and Type 26 are not yet available.</p><p>The cost of operating a River Class Offshore Patrol Batch 2 Vessel will be determined by the specific operational programmes of the ships when they enter service. We have used the cost of the current in service Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels as the basis of our planning which is £6.5 million per year.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 131032 question first answered 14/03/2018 16:11:11 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

855726

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Frigates
	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 26 February 2018 to Question 128462, whether his Department has estimated figures for the total yearly cost of operating the following the (a) Type 26, (b) Type 31e and (c) River Class OPV Batch 2 vessels when in service.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	131032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The average yearly cost per vessel of each Type 23, Type 45, Hunt Class, Sandown Class and Albion Class vessel could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Estimated figures for the total yearly cost of operating a Type 31e and Type 26 are not yet available.</p><p>The cost of operating a River Class Offshore Patrol Batch 2 Vessel will be determined by the specific operational programmes of the ships when they enter service. We have used the cost of the current in service Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels as the basis of our planning which is £6.5 million per year.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 131028 question first answered 14/03/2018 16:11:11 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

855509

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD West Freugh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training exercises have been carried out at the West Freugh facility in Dumfries and Galloway in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
	uin	130816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Thirty-two training exercises were undertaken at the Ministry of Defence West Freugh establishment during the last five financial years (2013-14 to 2017-18).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/03/2018 15:54:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

855510

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	MOD West Freugh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff are employed at the West Freugh facility in Dumfries and Galloway.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
	uin	130817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>There are 30 staff employed at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) West Freugh establishment (26 QinetiQ and four sub-contracted staff). No MOD personnel are employed there.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 13/03/2018 15:53:54 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack