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1109064

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, On how many occasions Army Bomb Disposal teams were called out in Northern Ireland between (a) 1 January 2014 and 1 July 2016 and (b) 1 July 2016 and 1 January 2019 as a result of (i) viable devices and (ii) hoax devices.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	239898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>For the information on Army bomb disposal activity in Northern Ireland for January 2014 to July 2018, I refer the hon. Member to my response of <br>23 November 2018 to his Question 193391.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the period of 1 August 2018 to 1 January 2019 can be found below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>1 July 2018 – 1 January 2019</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LOCATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TASKS*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IED</strong> <strong>DECLARATION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HOAX</strong> <strong>DECLARATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland**</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* ‘Tasks’ refers to IED callouts (any task that may subsequently be classified by declaration as a Find, False, Hoax, IED, Explosion or Search Assist), as opposed to all callouts for all incidents, including Conventional Munitions Disposal callouts. These categories reflect the definitions of the Report of the Independent Reviewer Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007.</p><p> </p><p>** All incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/04/2019 14:30:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1003591

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal teams in Northern Ireland were called out between (a) 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2016 and (b) 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2018 as a result of (i) viable and (ii) hoax devices.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	189606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Army is in the process of refining its data and I will write with a full answer shortly.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 188038 question first answered 14/11/2018 16:07:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

987805

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland between (a) 1 July 2014 and 1 July 2016 and (b) 1 July 2016 and 1 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	179144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel. Between 1 July 2014 to 1 January 2016, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel have responded to 567 incidents in Northern Ireland. For the period 1 July 2016 to 1 July 2018, EOD personnel have responded to 526 incidents in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/10/2018 16:07:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

722455

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions explosive ordnance disposal personnel were deployed in Northern Ireland between 1 January and 31 March 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	71232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel. Between 1 January and 31 March 2017 explosive ordnance disposal personnel have responded to 59 incidents in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/04/2017 15:25:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

711073

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the most efficient use of the deployment of army bomb disposal units, particularly when dealing with numerous incidents in the West and North West of Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	67789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with Cabinet colleagues, to discuss issues that directly affect security in Northern Ireland.</p><p>In Northern Ireland, Ammunition Technical Officers (ATO) are deployed at the request of the PSNI.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 20/03/2017 17:32:14 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

682975

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions explosive ordnance disposal personnel were deployed in Northern Ireland between 1 August and 31 December 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	62798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>Incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel. Between 1 August and 31 December 2016 Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel have responded to 100 incidents in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/02/2017 16:21:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

511325

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times explosive ordinance officers were deployed to deal with incidents in Northern Ireland between 1 July 2015 and 1 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	33695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Explosive Ordnance Device teams in Northern Ireland continue to respond with great professionalism to requests for assistance. We will continue to support the Police Service of Northern Ireland in the most operationally effective way.</p><p>Incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel.</p><p>The information requested on the number of occasions Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel have responded to incidents in Northern Ireland is published annually in the Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007. A copy of the report covering up to 31 July 2015 is available in the Library of the House and can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499691/Independent_Reviewer_of_the_Justice_and_Security__Northern_Ireland__Act_2007__8th_report.pdf</p><p>Between August 2015 and December 2015, Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel responded on a further 111 occasions to incidents in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/04/2016 15:42:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

431948

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times explosive ordinance officers were deployed to deal with incidents in Northern Ireland between 1 January 2015 and 1 July 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my predecessor, the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mark Francois) on 27 February 2015 to Question 225158. The Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 which contains the requested information is published annually. The next report will be published in January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/11/2015 16:54:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 20150227_225158_Bomb_Disposals_Northern_Ireland.docx title 20150227 - QnA extract on Bomb Disposals NI
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

223242

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions were explosive ordnance disposal personnel deployed in Northern Ireland to deal with devices or suspect devices between 20 February 2014 and 19 February 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	225158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 March 2014 (Official Report, column 496W). The information requested is published annually in the Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007. A copy of the report covering up to July 2014 is available in the Library of the House.</p><p>Between August 2014 and 19 February 2015, Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel have responded on a further 163 occasions to incidents in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 27/02/2015 13:15:46 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name HOC 225158.doc title Hansard Extract 17 March 2014
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

93149

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions bomb disposal units have been deployed to an incident in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years where the incident was more than 40 miles from their usual base.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	210555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces as it may assist in the calculation of transit times for teams deploying bomb disposal units.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 20/10/2014 15:49:10 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 22744 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell