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448977

registered interest
date	29/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a shortfall in the number of Ministry of Defence Police Officers; and what provision there is for tasking such officers beyond their contracted hours of work.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	24870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) currently has a number of vacancies within the Force. Where there is a shortfall in numbers at an MDP station the use of overtime working may be authorised in order to cover essential duties. Volunteers to work additional hours are sought in the first instance, but officers may be directed to work additional hours if insufficient volunteers are available.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/02/2016 16:37:54 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

448978

registered interest
date	29/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Ministry of Defence Police Officers are subject to disciplinary or unsatisfactory performance procedures in the event that they are unable to undertake additional work in excess of contractual hours; and what plans he has to review that policy.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	24868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>In line with the rest of the police service, Ministry of Defence Police officers may be subject to disciplinary action if they fail to attend for duty when directed to do so. There are no plans to review this policy.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/02/2016 16:37:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

448619

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police: Clyde Naval Base
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether overtime for Ministry of Defence Police stationed at HM Naval Base Clyde is (a) voluntary or (b) compulsory.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	24837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>All Ministry of Defence Police officers can be asked to work beyond their normal conditioned hours if there is an unavoidable operational need to do so. Where there is a requirement to cover essential duties by the use of overtime working, volunteers are sought in the first instance in order to minimise the need for compulsory overtime working</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/02/2016 16:39:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

448620

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional Ministry of Defence Police Officers will be required to operate at full capacity in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20 as a consequence of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	24839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>As part of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review we are reviewing a series of options that are expected to change the way we provide our policing and guarding at some sites. Work is under way to assess the feasibility and implication of these options. Estimates of numbers of total Ministry of Defence Police officers were provided in my answer to Question 18989 from the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Kevan Jones MP) on 10 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/02/2016 16:41:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 10 December 2015, HOC 18989.docx title Ministry of Defence Police
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

448621

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to address the shortfall in personnel numbers within the Ministry of Defence Police; and when his Department plans to take such steps.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	24838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence Police commenced a recruitment programme to bring new officers into the Force in late 2013. The Force is currently planning to recruit around 200 new officers during financial year 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/02/2016 16:39:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

448622

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what definition his Department use of the term exigency of duty.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	24827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence Police policy on overtime working states that:</p><p>&quot;Exigencies of Duty should be interpreted as relating to situations where there is an unavoidable operational need, which necessitates a change of rostered duties&quot;.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/02/2016 16:38:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

448623

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what forecast he has made of the number of Ministry of Defence Police Officers employed by his Department in each year from 2015-16 to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	24840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 December 2015 to Question 18989 to the hon. Member for North Durham, ( Mr Kevan Jones MP).</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/02/2016 16:40:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 10 December 2015, HOC 18989.docx title Ministry of Defence Police
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

437127

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce shortages in the number of trained air warfare personnel; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that shortage on military operations in Iraq and Syria.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>The term &quot;air warfare personnel&quot; is not recognised within the Royal Air Force. Allocation of manpower is sensibly prioritised to ensure that operational needs are met in full.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/12/2015 12:03:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

437128

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Reaper drones are currently deployed in (a) Iraq and (b) Syria.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>To safeguard operational security I am withholding operational information on the number of RAF Reaper aircraft deployed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/12/2015 12:05:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

431373

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department will meet the revised December 2015 target for upgrading air defence radars at RRH Benbecula and RRH Buchan to the TPS-77 radar standard.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	17092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The Type 92 radars at Remote Radar Heads Buchan and Benbecula have both been upgraded to the TPS-77 standard; the Buchan upgrade was completed on 30 March 2015 and the Benbecula upgrade on 3 July 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/11/2015 16:46:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara