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172586

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date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Al-Sweady Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 45 of the Report of the Al Sweady Inquiry, HC 819, what plans the Government has to investigate the nine Iraqi detainee witnesses in relation to offences they may have committed (a) in relation to their evidence to the Inquiry and (b) against British troops serving in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	220126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The British courts would have no jurisdiction over any offences committed by those individuals either in relation to their evidence to the Inquiry or against British troops serving in Iraq. All nine were however committed in 2004 for trial in Iraq. Two were acquitted due to lack of evidence, while those convicted were subsequently pardoned under a general amnesty.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 14/01/2015 17:33:36 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

172614

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Bridge Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what notification he received from Network Rail or Southern Rail of potential problems with the re-opening of London Bridge station after Christmas 2014.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	220081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Officials from the Department were in touch with the team at Network Rail managing the London Bridge blockade throughout the 16 day closure, including during the weekend of 3 and 4 January. Testing of the new infrastructure commenced on 3 January. This testing identified some issues but these were resolved during 4 January. The blockade of the terminating platforms at London Bridge ended as planned on the evening of 4 January. The issues seen during the week of 5 January only emerged after the station had reopened on Monday 5 January.</p><p> </p><p>During 5 January – and especially in the evening peak - it became clear that the new timetable was not as robust as the operators had expected, which lead to delays in the train service and crowding on the concourse as passengers waited for trains. Delays were increased by a number of infrastructure failures on the network.</p><p> </p><p>In response to these issues Network Rail and Southern have taken the following actions including:</p><p><ul><li>Providing additional information screens to reduce crowding</li></ul></p><p> </p><p><ul><li>Increasing the staff presence at the station</li></ul></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/01/2015 14:05:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

172203

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Lead Ammunition Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the Lead Ammunition Group to report.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Lead Ammunition Group is independent of the Government and as such is not obliged to produce a report to the Government by a specified date. However, it is my understanding that the Group hopes to submit the report in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/01/2015 14:02:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171900

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase productivity.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer my Rt.Hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 9 December 2014, UIN 217275.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/01/2015 16:22:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171927

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hyde Park Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for the future of Hyde Park Barracks; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether an alternative home could be found for the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, this enables the current site to be released. If so, work would need to be taken forward in conjunction with the Royal Parks which is the freeholder of the land on which the current barracks are located.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/01/2015 17:13:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171928

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which locations he is considering for the future location of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment will continue to require a central London location to ensure that its standards of State Ceremonial and Public Duties are maintained.</p><p>Currently, the Ministry of Defence is considering the feasibility of the Regiment operating from elsewhere within central London, taking full account of its equine requirements and the specific demands of the State Ceremonial and Public Duties outputs.</p><p>Other sites would be considered only if they meet the regiment's specific needs.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/01/2015 17:15:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

172014

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will refer Southern Railway's operation of the Victoria to East Grinstead line to the Office of Rail Regulation.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department is liaising closely with the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) on a range of issues concerning the performance of Southern Railway’s rail services, which include those on the Victoria to East Grinstead line, to support the delivery of the standard of services that passengers rightly expect.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/01/2015 16:25:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171480

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the Merchant Navy to the aims and objectives of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>A review of the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) strategic sealift requirement conducted in 2011 concluded that, for the movement of cargo by sea, strategic support should be primarily provided through the private finance initiative Strategic Sealift Service. This service comprises four British flagged roll-on/roll-off vessels manned by British mercantile marine officers and crews.</p><p>Should additional requirements arise, the MOD may charter suitable merchant ships from the commercial market through the appropriate competition and contractual processes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/01/2015 17:28:23 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 37744 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171481

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy officers have participated in the Royal Navy/Merchant Navy Voyage Scheme in each of the last 15 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Records for Royal Navy participation in the Merchant Navy Liaison Scheme are held only from 2004. From January 2004 until December 2014, a total of 508 Royal Navy officers have participated in this scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/01/2015 17:26:31 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 37746 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

171486

registered interest
date	18/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on maritime training schemes in each of the last 15 years for which figures are avilable.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	219366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s spending on maritime training since 1998 has been under the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) scheme, as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total SMarT Spend (excluding VAT and management fees)</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/9</p></td><td><p>£1,889,092</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>£5,860,952</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/1</p></td><td><p>£6,253,983</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2</p></td><td><p>£6,273,857</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/3</p></td><td><p>£7,349,636</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/4</p></td><td><p>£8,647,410</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/5</p></td><td><p>£8,917,440</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/6</p></td><td><p>£9,339,825</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/7</p></td><td><p>£9,686,424</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/8</p></td><td><p>£10,632,375</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/9</p></td><td><p>£12,089,021</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£14,055,305</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£14,927,531</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£12,112,121</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£11,847,233</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£12,095,160</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2015 16:11:56 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching