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873761

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 17 of the National Security Capabilities Review, what estimate he has made of the minimum size of the armed forces required to deliver Joint Force 2025.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>Joint Force 2025 is defined in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review. There is no prescribed minimum number of personnel or platforms required to deliver the outputs that this force is designed to achieve.</p><p>Our Armed Forces are fulfilling all their commitments across the globe, and this Government will ensure that they can continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 17/04/2018 13:52:18 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson previous answer version 52145 answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

873715

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
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 Prime Minister of 28 March 2018, whether the £600 million for the Dreadnought program has been allocated from the centrally held £0.8 billion contingency for nuclear projects.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence will benefit from an extra £800 million in the next financial year, myself and the Chancellor have confirmed.</p><p>This includes access to £600 million from the Dreadnought contingency, announced in 2015, and will ensure that the UK's new world-class nuclear submarines are delivered on time and within the £31 billion budget agreed at the Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2015.</p><p>In addition £200 million was agreed at the Supplementary Estimates earlier in the year.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 16/04/2018 15:22:16 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

873755

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 17 of the National Security Capability Review, when his Department plans to bring forward proposals for changes to the compensation paid to (a) injured personnel and (b) families of those killed on operations.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence consulted publicly on its proposals to introduce better combat compensation for those injured, and the families of those killed, in combat operations through its 'Better Combat Compensation' consultation. The Department is considering all contributions to that consultation carefully and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 16/04/2018 15:46:05 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

873796

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the National Security Capabilities Review, published in July 2017, which countries have taken part in International Defence Training courses; and how many nationals of those countries have taken part in each such course since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The figures quoted in the National Security Capabilities Review (NSCR) relate to international participation in more than 80 separate training courses. The majority of these courses are delivered in the UK, but there are a small number of courses delivered overseas. The tables in the attached document provide the following information:</p><p>Tables 1-11: The number of participants, by country, in the highest profile UK-based courses for which there is a consistent high level of international demand for places.</p><p>Tables 12-14: The number of courses delivered overseas by country, and the total number of participants across those courses. (This figure includes estimated participant numbers for some courses).</p><p>Tables 15-16: The total number of international participants by year across the other 70 courses covered by the figure quoted in the NSCR, and a list of countries who have sent participants to any of these courses.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/04/2018 15:44:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 134910_MOD_Tables_Showing_Countries_Taken_Part_in_International_Defence_Training_Courses.docx title MOD - International Defence Training Courses
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

872598

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Equality
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 June 2017 to Question 438, on Ministry of Defence: equality, for what reasons the strategic equality objectives were not published in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence did not publish its strategic equality objectives in August 2017 as the Government's Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy had not been published at the time. The Ministry of Defence has been undertaking a review of its Diversity and Inclusion strategy, including the strategic equality objectives, to ensure that it continues to have the desired impact on the organisation, building on the good work already undertaken. We are working to publish the new strategy and strategic objectives as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/04/2018 15:40:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

872629

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security Capability Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Defence of 20 March 2018, Official Report [HL], column 20GC, whether the Government plans to publish the National Security Capability Review at Easter 2018.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>The NSCR was published on Wednesday 28 March. The Prime Minister made a Written Ministerial Statement and the document is available on gov.uk: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-capability-review-nscr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-capability-review-nscr</a>).</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/04/2018 14:18:47 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

872731

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
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 20, what estimate he has made of the cost of moving 150 personnel to act as role models on the frontline for recruiting.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Under improvements to its recruiting processes the Army, working with Capita, is implementing a new operating model that combines the current centralised call-centre approach with more regionalised activity. This will see an adjusted mix of professional civilian recruiters and representative, role-model soldiers engaging directly with individual candidates to nurture them through the process. The new model is intended to improve the number of applicants converted into enlistments.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no additional cost. This improved model is a part of the Army-Capita Recruiting Partnering Project and will be delivered within the existing financial and benefits approval assumptions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 134547 question first answered 16/04/2018 15:46:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

872734

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
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 20, what budget will pay the cost of providing 150 personnel to act as role models on the frontline for recruiting.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Under improvements to its recruiting processes the Army, working with Capita, is implementing a new operating model that combines the current centralised call-centre approach with more regionalised activity. This will see an adjusted mix of professional civilian recruiters and representative, role-model soldiers engaging directly with individual candidates to nurture them through the process. The new model is intended to improve the number of applicants converted into enlistments.</p><p> </p><p>There will be no additional cost. This improved model is a part of the Army-Capita Recruiting Partnering Project and will be delivered within the existing financial and benefits approval assumptions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 134544 question first answered 16/04/2018 15:46:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

872318

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Galileo System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he received correspondence from the European Commission on the UK's future relationship with the Galileo satellite project.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>On 24 January 2018 the UK Permanent Representative to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, received notice that the UK would no longer be allowed access to information about the future design of the Galileo satellite navigation programme because this could compromise the integrity of the system following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.</p><p>Since receiving this letter, the Secretary of State for Defence has raised the issue with his EU counterparts on several occasions, including at February's meeting of NATO Defence Ministers, and in subsequent bilateral contacts. He emphasised that we have a world-leading space sector that has contributed a significant amount of specialist expertise, time and money to the Galileo programme, and that we have a shared interest in continuing a close partnership on Galileo. He made clear that the UK would seek to overturn this decision and expressed his belief that the UK's exclusion would not be in the interests of the Galileo programme or our EU partners. We are unambiguously committed to European security and we hope that an ambitious partnership on security matters will be a core component of our future relationship with the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 134233 question first answered 29/03/2018 14:04:17 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

872319

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Galileo System
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 his EU counterparts on the UK's future relationship with the Galileo satellite project.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	134233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>On 24 January 2018 the UK Permanent Representative to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, received notice that the UK would no longer be allowed access to information about the future design of the Galileo satellite navigation programme because this could compromise the integrity of the system following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.</p><p>Since receiving this letter, the Secretary of State for Defence has raised the issue with his EU counterparts on several occasions, including at February's meeting of NATO Defence Ministers, and in subsequent bilateral contacts. He emphasised that we have a world-leading space sector that has contributed a significant amount of specialist expertise, time and money to the Galileo programme, and that we have a shared interest in continuing a close partnership on Galileo. He made clear that the UK would seek to overturn this decision and expressed his belief that the UK's exclusion would not be in the interests of the Galileo programme or our EU partners. We are unambiguously committed to European security and we hope that an ambitious partnership on security matters will be a core component of our future relationship with the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb grouped question UIN 134232 question first answered 29/03/2018 14:04:17 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith