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856158

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date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: LIBOR
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence of 5 March 2018, Official Report, column 12, when it became his policy to pay for additional facilities out of the LIBOR funds.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is clear that LIBOR funding should not be used to fund Departmental core responsibilities. The funding application form explicitly states that funds cannot be used to top-up existing grants and aids from Government Departments or for projects, activities or services that the State has a legal obligation to provide. The use of LIBOR fines to support additional facilities and programmes over and above the core activities, support, and infrastructure provided by the MOD is entirely consistent with the scope of the LIBOR fund.</p><p> </p><p>Armed Forces related LIBOR grants, including bespoke funds such as the Armed Forces Covenant Fund and Aged Veterans Fund, are committed by HM Treasury and administered by the MOD. Veterans, emergency services charities and other related good causes benefit from hundreds of millions of pounds from LIBOR banking fines. Money given to Departments since 2012 from these fines is ring fenced to be spent on these worthy causes. Funding for centres and facilities is consistent with supporting good causes and is making a difference to the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the routine governance of the LIBOR fund, in early 2017 the Treasury commissioned a review of all LIBOR grants committed since 2012. This review, which will include all LIBOR grants made directly by HM Treasury, as well as grants awarded under the Covenant Fund, the Aged Veterans Fund and the Veterans Accommodation Fund, will report in summer 2018. The National Audit Office have been kept fully informed of the progress of the review.</p><p> </p><p>As the Minister responsible for Service people and veterans, I meet regularly with Service charity representatives and discuss a wide range of issues, including funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 131325 131326 131327 question first answered 14/03/2018 15:28:16 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 46700 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

856159

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: LIBOR
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Defence of 5th March 2018, Official Report, column 12, how his Department defines (a) additional facilities and (b) core activities.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is clear that LIBOR funding should not be used to fund Departmental core responsibilities. The funding application form explicitly states that funds cannot be used to top-up existing grants and aids from Government Departments or for projects, activities or services that the State has a legal obligation to provide. The use of LIBOR fines to support additional facilities and programmes over and above the core activities, support, and infrastructure provided by the MOD is entirely consistent with the scope of the LIBOR fund.</p><p> </p><p>Armed Forces related LIBOR grants, including bespoke funds such as the Armed Forces Covenant Fund and Aged Veterans Fund, are committed by HM Treasury and administered by the MOD. Veterans, emergency services charities and other related good causes benefit from hundreds of millions of pounds from LIBOR banking fines. Money given to Departments since 2012 from these fines is ring fenced to be spent on these worthy causes. Funding for centres and facilities is consistent with supporting good causes and is making a difference to the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the routine governance of the LIBOR fund, in early 2017 the Treasury commissioned a review of all LIBOR grants committed since 2012. This review, which will include all LIBOR grants made directly by HM Treasury, as well as grants awarded under the Covenant Fund, the Aged Veterans Fund and the Veterans Accommodation Fund, will report in summer 2018. The National Audit Office have been kept fully informed of the progress of the review.</p><p> </p><p>As the Minister responsible for Service people and veterans, I meet regularly with Service charity representatives and discuss a wide range of issues, including funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 131324 131326 131327 question first answered 14/03/2018 15:28:16 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

856160

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: LIBOR
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list every use of LIBOR funds by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is clear that LIBOR funding should not be used to fund Departmental core responsibilities. The funding application form explicitly states that funds cannot be used to top-up existing grants and aids from Government Departments or for projects, activities or services that the State has a legal obligation to provide. The use of LIBOR fines to support additional facilities and programmes over and above the core activities, support, and infrastructure provided by the MOD is entirely consistent with the scope of the LIBOR fund.</p><p> </p><p>Armed Forces related LIBOR grants, including bespoke funds such as the Armed Forces Covenant Fund and Aged Veterans Fund, are committed by HM Treasury and administered by the MOD. Veterans, emergency services charities and other related good causes benefit from hundreds of millions of pounds from LIBOR banking fines. Money given to Departments since 2012 from these fines is ring fenced to be spent on these worthy causes. Funding for centres and facilities is consistent with supporting good causes and is making a difference to the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the routine governance of the LIBOR fund, in early 2017 the Treasury commissioned a review of all LIBOR grants committed since 2012. This review, which will include all LIBOR grants made directly by HM Treasury, as well as grants awarded under the Covenant Fund, the Aged Veterans Fund and the Veterans Accommodation Fund, will report in summer 2018. The National Audit Office have been kept fully informed of the progress of the review.</p><p> </p><p>As the Minister responsible for Service people and veterans, I meet regularly with Service charity representatives and discuss a wide range of issues, including funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 131324 131325 131327 question first answered 14/03/2018 15:28:16 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 46702 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

856161

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: LIBOR
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with charities on the use of funding from LIBOR fines.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is clear that LIBOR funding should not be used to fund Departmental core responsibilities. The funding application form explicitly states that funds cannot be used to top-up existing grants and aids from Government Departments or for projects, activities or services that the State has a legal obligation to provide. The use of LIBOR fines to support additional facilities and programmes over and above the core activities, support, and infrastructure provided by the MOD is entirely consistent with the scope of the LIBOR fund.</p><p> </p><p>Armed Forces related LIBOR grants, including bespoke funds such as the Armed Forces Covenant Fund and Aged Veterans Fund, are committed by HM Treasury and administered by the MOD. Veterans, emergency services charities and other related good causes benefit from hundreds of millions of pounds from LIBOR banking fines. Money given to Departments since 2012 from these fines is ring fenced to be spent on these worthy causes. Funding for centres and facilities is consistent with supporting good causes and is making a difference to the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the routine governance of the LIBOR fund, in early 2017 the Treasury commissioned a review of all LIBOR grants committed since 2012. This review, which will include all LIBOR grants made directly by HM Treasury, as well as grants awarded under the Covenant Fund, the Aged Veterans Fund and the Veterans Accommodation Fund, will report in summer 2018. The National Audit Office have been kept fully informed of the progress of the review.</p><p> </p><p>As the Minister responsible for Service people and veterans, I meet regularly with Service charity representatives and discuss a wide range of issues, including funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 131324 131325 131326 question first answered 14/03/2018 15:28:16 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

856162

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on US government proposals for steel tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>We are deeply disappointed by the announcement of US measures against steel and aluminium exports. Ministers have raised their concerns with the US bilaterally and through the EU.</p><p>The Department maintains close and regular dialogue with the US Department of Defense on a wide range of defence and security matters. Including the potential impact of steel tariffs on our co-operation, from which the US and UK gain mutual security and economic benefit.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 12/03/2018 17:20:58 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

856163

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence equipment exported from the UK to the US in the last 12 months included UK steel; and what was the total value of that equipment.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>We do not collect or hold information centrally on the value of UK steel in defence exports.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 12/03/2018 16:27:23 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

856164

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed US steel tariffs on the UK defence industry.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The US and UK draw significant mutual security and economic benefit from our close defence industrial co-operation. The Government has been clear that tariffs are not the right way to address the global problem of overcapacity in the steel industry, which requires a multilateral solution. We are talking to defence suppliers and trade associations about potential impacts, and the Government will work with EU partners to consider the scope for exemptions.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 14/03/2018 16:12:04 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

856190

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution of 5th March 2018, Official Report, column 5, when he plans to launch a consultation on the Modernising Defence Programme.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The public consultation for the Modernising Defence Programme has been launched, and will close on 30 April 2018. It can be found by searching for 'Modernising Defence Programme consultation' on www.gov.uk, or by following the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-defence-programme-public-consultation</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 13/03/2018 15:58:30 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

856191

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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 oral contribution of the Minister for the Armed Forces of 5 March 2018, Official Report, column 6, how many Royal Navy surface fleet vessels there have been in the Armed Forces in each of the last five years; and how many such vessels the Government plans to have in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The size of the fleet is growing for the first time in 15 years.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the records held, the number of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary surface vessels in each of the last five years was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Vessels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On current planning assumptions the number of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary surface vessels in the next five years is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Vessels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 14/03/2018 16:43:34 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

856192

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution of 5 March 2018, Official Report, column 10, whether the Modernising Defence Programme is planned to include new risk assessments separate to the National Security Risk Assessment.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Modernising Defence Programme will be informed by the current global security situation and threat context, building on the National Security Risk Assessment 2015 and the work conducted across Government for the National Security Capability Review.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 13/03/2018 15:52:57 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith