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1737869

registered interest
date	29/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Surface to Air Missile Centre command and control systems, (b) Giraffe Agile Multibeam radars and (c) Land Ceptor launcher and missile systems comprising the Sky Sabre system are deployed in (i) the UK (ii) Poland and (iii) the Falklands.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	11651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2024 answer text <p>We do not routinely disclose the locations or numbers of these platforms in the interests of security and operational effectiveness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 04/11/2024 09:11:12 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	5112

1736687

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on integrated air and missile defence in each financial year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	10902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) is cross-government, multi-layered approach, utilising a wide range of advanced capabilities alongside our Allies as an international effort. There has been wide-ranging investment across the full range of IAMD capabilities since 2010, including the Sky Sabre air defence system. However, with this multi-layered, international approach, detailed investment costings for all IAMD capabilities over a fourteen year period are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 28/10/2024 15:43:30 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	5112

1736073

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Lasers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has (a) allocated to and (b) spent on the air protection laser self-protection system.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	10552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Defence is working with several industry partners to generate a UK Defensive Aids Suite in order to provide Air Platform Protection for all three services. Under the banner of Team Pellonia, working with Thales, Leonardo, and Chemring Countermeasures, Air Command, supported by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), is cohering activity to generate and deliver a future suite of air platform protection measures, of which a laser self-protection system is one component. Supported by research funding from various areas within The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and now a Defence Equipment and Supply (DE&amp;S) Programme, successful trials involving scientists from Dstl and Industry Partners on the Air Protection Laser Self-Protection System offer an example of joint working between the MOD and the UK Defence Industry.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed Programme costs cannot be provided in the interests of National Security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 28/10/2024 15:29:45 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	5112

1736074

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on establishing an integrated air and missile defence system for the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	10553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Air and missile defence is a 24/7, cross-Government and international effort. We take a layered approach to air and missile defence deploying a wide range of advanced capabilities alongside our Allies. Without pre-determining the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), threats from missiles and drones are advancing and proliferating, and we will explore options to enhance our preparedness for these threats as part of the SDR.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 28/10/2024 15:31:07 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	5112

1736075

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his (a) planned timetable and (b) key milestones for success are for the DIAMOND initiative.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	10554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>In October the UK signed a letter of intent on DIAMOND (Delivering Integrated Air and Missile Operational Networked Defences) alongside six Allies: France, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Poland and Sweden. We are working with these countries to agree the timetable for actions. A priority for the UK is making greater use of training and exercises opportunities, such as Exercise Formidable Shield in May 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 28/10/2024 08:38:49 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	5112

1736078

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to the European Long-range Strike Approach programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	10555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The European Long-Range Strike Approach (ELSA) is a multinational framework. Participating nations will consider capability cooperation programmes under the ELSA framework, to be funded on a case-by-case basis. The outcomes of the Strategic Defence Review will determine the UK's future programme choices.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 28/10/2024 15:38:43 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	5112

1736079

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Estonia: Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects Challenger 3 to be deployed to Estonia.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	10556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>As announced by the Secretary of State for Defence, the British Army will deploy Challenger 3 tanks to NATO’s eastern border along with armoured vehicles in future years. However, details relating to the fielding plan for Challenger 3 are yet to be confirmed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 28/10/2024 08:39:12 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	5112

1735243

registered interest
date	17/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to disrupt the activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	9836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on the detail of operational matters or specific threats. But national security is the first duty of any government, and we take any malicious activity that might pose a significant threat to our security and public safety extremely seriously.</p><p>Iran’s malign activity, including the activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. The UK has more than 450 sanctions designations in place on Iranian individuals and entities, in response to the regime's human rights violations, nuclear weapons programme, malign influence internationally and state threats. The UK has also sanctioned the IRGC in its entirety, with the IRGC Intelligence Chief most recently being sanctioned this month.</p><p>The National Security Act 2023 provides a significant toolkit for our intelligence services and law enforcement agencies in the fight against state threats. This means that the UK is now a harder target for those states which seek to conduct hostile acts against the UK, including espionage, interference in our political system, sabotage and assassination.</p><p>In concert with partners, the UK Government will continue to use all tools at our disposal to protect the UK and its overseas interests against any threats from the Iranian state.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 22/10/2024 14:48:53 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
tabling member	5112

1734919

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase levels of humanitarian aid into Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	9645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>Since the coup in February 2021, the UK has provided more than £150 million for life-saving humanitarian assistance, healthcare, education and support for civil society and local communities in Myanmar. Most recently, the UK Government provided £1.3 million to help address the impact of the severe flooding in September.</p><p>The UK takes a multi-pronged approach to improving humanitarian aid and access: i) we work through channels including the UN Security Council and ASEAN to call for funding and unrestricted humanitarian access in Myanmar; and ii) the UK directs funding to local civil society organisations, overcoming humanitarian access restrictions to support the most vulnerable and hard to reach communities.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 25/10/2024 09:48:15 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	5112

1731139

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Community Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-2024 on the number of community pharmacies in England.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
uin	6888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>The number of community pharmacies has reduced from 11,517 to 10,458 from 2019 to 2024. Pharmacies are private business and decisions to close are made for a range of reasons, as with any other provider market.</p><p>The detail of the pharmacy contract is set out in regulations and in the Drug Tariff. These stand until they are changed. We are looking to finalise the consultation on funding for the sector for 2024/25 with Community Pharmacy England, as a matter of urgency.</p><p>Over 95% of pharmacies are signed up to deliver the Pharmacy First Service, and together they have delivered three quarters of a million consultations as of June 2024, taking pressure off general practices. The Department and NHS England are closely monitoring the service and working with Community Pharmacy England to support contractors in delivering this increased access to National Health Service care.</p><p>The Department and NHS England are aware of significant outliers in claims submitted through the Pharmacy First programme. These are being investigated through the appropriate routes, as set out in the service outline, and will be handled accordingly. If the investigation leads to concerns about fraud these will be escalated appropriately. Such processes help protect the public and contractors and give us confidence as we look to develop our services in the future.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 6889 6890 6891 question first answered 11/10/2024 09:02:25 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5112