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982656

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date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days each Type 23 frigate has spent at sea in each year since those ships came into service.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested will take time to collate and I will write to the hon. Member when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/10/2018 14:28:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

982724

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 11 September 2018 to Question 169198 on Armed Forces: Deployment, if he will match the operation to the relevant country or countries.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The majority of operations listed cover more than one country, as such the information requested has been provided on a regional basis. In addition, the precise location of some operations would be withheld for reasons of operational security.</p><p><strong>Asia:</strong> FAIRFIELD, HALLEX, INVOKER, PANAKA, TORAL</p><p><strong>Broader Middle East:</strong> CROSSWAYS, KIPION, MONOGRAM, SHADER</p><p><strong>Europe:</strong> CABRIT, ELGIN, LITTEN, ORBITAL, TOSCA</p><p><strong>North Africa:</strong> BRANTA, TAILPIN, TRAMAL</p><p><strong>South America: </strong>RECOMPOSE</p><p><strong>Sub Saharan Africa: </strong>BACKWELL, CATAN, METRO, MODEST, PERCIVAL, MONOGRAM, NEWCOMBE, PRAISER, PRESIDIUM, TANGHAM, TRENTON, TURUS, VOGUL</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/10/2018 14:27:54 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

982800

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Space Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish the Defence Space Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>By the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/10/2018 14:22:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

983004

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sentinel Aircraft
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 counterpart in the US Administration on the future of the Sentinel R1 project.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>No recent discussions have been undertaken with the US Defense Secretary on the future of the Sentinel RI project.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/10/2018 15:56:12 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

983015

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 62, paragraph 17.2 of the Army Sexual Harassment Report 2018, published by his Department in September 2018, what steps he is taking to tackle the rise in the perception that sexual harassment is a problem in the Army.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and the Army are committed to preventing sexual harassment and making very clear that unacceptable behaviour of any kind will not be tolerated and action will be taken against anyone found to be engaging in such behaviour.</p><p>The Army Sexual Harassment Survey follows the previous 2015 survey and the Army has already committed to repeating it again in 2021, underlining its commitment to improving behaviours and openly holding itself to account against the highest standards.</p><p>The Army's action plan for addressing the issues raised by the survey can be found at the link below. This sets out some of the steps being taken including increased education and training, reviewing and simplifying reporting processes and further enhancing the support available to those who have experienced sexual harassment.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/army-sexual-harassment-report-and-action-plan-2018</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/10/2018 12:40:16 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

983016

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 59, paragraph 16.16 of the Army Sexual Harassment report 2018, published by his Department in September 2018, what steps he is taking to ensure that service personnel that make a formal complaint about an upsetting experience do not suffer negative consequences as a result.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Sexual harassment affects both men and women and all personnel have the right to work in an environment which is free from discrimination and unacceptable behaviour of any form. They should be confident that any allegations will be taken very seriously and action will be taken to deal with it.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Misconduct Policy has been strengthened to make clear that obstructing a person who wishes to make either a formal or informal complaint of Bullying Harassment or Discrimination will be treated as very serious misconduct. All personnel receive annual Respect for Others and Values and Standards training which make clear what unacceptable behaviour is and how to report it. This includes to the Army’s confidential Unacceptable Behaviours Helpline (Speak Out) and the Army Mediation Service. The Sexual Harassment Survey Action Plan, published alongside the Sexual Harassment Report 2018, will build on these initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 176127 176128 176130 question first answered 16/10/2018 13:42:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

983017

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 58, paragraph 16.13 of the Army Sexual Harassment report 2018, published by his Department in September 2018, what steps he is taking to increase satisfaction rates of the complaints process.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Army continues to build awareness of, and confidence in, the Service Complaints process through annual briefings and events to explain the process. This includes the message that we take all complaints seriously, that we encourage the Chain of Command to deal with them at lowest appropriate level and that we hold to account those who are found to be culpable. Personnel are also made aware of the role of the Service Complaints Ombudsman to review the handling of complaints if anyone is dissatisfied with the way it was investigated or its outcome.</p><p>The Army Misconduct Policy has been strengthened to make clear that obstructing a person who wishes to make either a formal or informal complaint of bullying, harassment or discrimination will be treated as very serious misconduct. This change is designed to ensure that there are concrete protections laid out in procedure for those who wish to make a complaint but believe they may be obstructed in doing so.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 176129 question first answered 16/10/2018 12:44:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

983018

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 55, paragraph 16.6 of the Army Sexual Harassment report 2018, published by his Department in September 2018, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the reporting of upsetting experiences does not lead to workplace situations becoming unpleasant.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Sexual harassment affects both men and women and all personnel have the right to work in an environment which is free from discrimination and unacceptable behaviour of any form. They should be confident that any allegations will be taken very seriously and action will be taken to deal with it.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Misconduct Policy has been strengthened to make clear that obstructing a person who wishes to make either a formal or informal complaint of Bullying Harassment or Discrimination will be treated as very serious misconduct. All personnel receive annual Respect for Others and Values and Standards training which make clear what unacceptable behaviour is and how to report it. This includes to the Army’s confidential Unacceptable Behaviours Helpline (Speak Out) and the Army Mediation Service. The Sexual Harassment Survey Action Plan, published alongside the Sexual Harassment Report 2018, will build on these initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 176125 176128 176130 question first answered 16/10/2018 13:42:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

983019

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50, paragraph 15.17 of the Army Sexual Harassment report 2018, published by his Department in September 2018, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the reporting of upsetting experiences.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Sexual harassment affects both men and women and all personnel have the right to work in an environment which is free from discrimination and unacceptable behaviour of any form. They should be confident that any allegations will be taken very seriously and action will be taken to deal with it.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Misconduct Policy has been strengthened to make clear that obstructing a person who wishes to make either a formal or informal complaint of Bullying Harassment or Discrimination will be treated as very serious misconduct. All personnel receive annual Respect for Others and Values and Standards training which make clear what unacceptable behaviour is and how to report it. This includes to the Army’s confidential Unacceptable Behaviours Helpline (Speak Out) and the Army Mediation Service. The Sexual Harassment Survey Action Plan, published alongside the Sexual Harassment Report 2018, will build on these initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 176125 176127 176130 question first answered 16/10/2018 13:42:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

983020

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 5, paragraph 11 of the Army Sexual Harassment report 2018, published by his Department in September 2018, what steps he is taking to improve satisfaction rates of the outcome of investigations.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	176129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Army continues to build awareness of, and confidence in, the Service Complaints process through annual briefings and events to explain the process. This includes the message that we take all complaints seriously, that we encourage the Chain of Command to deal with them at lowest appropriate level and that we hold to account those who are found to be culpable. Personnel are also made aware of the role of the Service Complaints Ombudsman to review the handling of complaints if anyone is dissatisfied with the way it was investigated or its outcome.</p><p>The Army Misconduct Policy has been strengthened to make clear that obstructing a person who wishes to make either a formal or informal complaint of bullying, harassment or discrimination will be treated as very serious misconduct. This change is designed to ensure that there are concrete protections laid out in procedure for those who wish to make a complaint but believe they may be obstructed in doing so.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 176126 question first answered 16/10/2018 12:44:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith