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1550411

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date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Defence Accommodation Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	902722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Following the publication of the Defence Accommodation Strategy, the single Services and other enabling organisations are drafting plans that will underpin the delivery of the Strategy’s objectives in providing high-quality subsidised accommodation our Service personnel deserve. These plans will be refreshed annually, reported on quarterly and the single Services will be spending £1.6 billion over the next 10 years improving and building new Single Living Accomodation. Ongoing assessment of Armed Forces’ personnel satisfaction will be front and centre in judging the success of the strategy and guiding future plans.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/12/2022 16:28:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1550412

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Technology
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 help develop innovative defence technology.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	902724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works closely with UK industry and academia, including Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, to identify and invest in innovative technologies that address our most pressing capability challenges as well as publishing our future priorities to incentivise investment. We are transforming processes to drive this at pace. We are already testing and deploying these technologies.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 902729 question first answered 12/12/2022 17:21:38 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1550413

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to update defence plans following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	902725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>I have always been clear that Defence should be threat led. The Ministry of Defence is always adapting its plans in response to emerging threats and responding to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has been no different. We are sharing these learnings through updates to the Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/12/2022 17:56:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1550414

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of housing accommodation for armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	902728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) fully recognises that the provision of safe, good quality and well-maintained accommodation is essential to treating our people properly and as well as to operational output it remains one of the MOD’s top priorities.</p><p>In the last seven years, MOD has invested more than £936 million in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) improvements and currently more than 98% of SFA meet or exceed the Government’s Decent Homes Standard. However, we are looking to go further and the 2022-23 improvement programme is based on a funding level of £176 million which will also improve the thermal efficiency of homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/12/2022 16:27:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1550415

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Technology
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 help develop innovative defence technology.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	902729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works closely with UK industry and academia, including Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, to identify and invest in innovative technologies that address our most pressing capability challenges as well as publishing our future priorities to incentivise investment. We are transforming processes to drive this at pace. We are already testing and deploying these technologies.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 902724 question first answered 12/12/2022 17:21:38 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1550416

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what defensive weaponry his Department is supplying to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Maldon
tabling member printed	Sir John Whittingdale
uin	902730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>We have provided a range of weapons to Ukraine, including air defence systems with thousands of missiles to protect critical infrastructure, almost 100,000 artillery rounds, more than 10,000 anti-tank missiles, Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems and around three million rounds of small-arms ammunition. This financial year we expect to spend £2.3 billion on operations and support for Ukraine and we are prepared to deliver similar support next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/12/2022 17:56:48 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale

1550417

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Ukrainian defence against Russian forces.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	902731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Ukrainian forces remain tenacious and have inflicted heavy losses in their defence against Russia’s illegal invasion. Its forces are better equipped, trained and have higher morale than their often tactically inept and incompetent enemy. Pressure by Ukrainian forces made Russia’s occupation of the west side of the Dnipro River untenable, whereas Russian forces have only made incremental and costly gains against Ukrainian defences in the Donbas.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/12/2022 17:57:24 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1550434

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	BBC World Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what account they take of the requirement, under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to assist in the dissemination of news and information to citizens denied access to free media in their homelands when determining BBC and FCDO priorities for the World Service and other related spending.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO strongly values the BBC World Service's role in bringing high-quality and impartial broadcasting to audiences in need, particularly where free speech is limited.</p><p>The BBC has provided assurance that it will continue to serve audiences in countries lacking media freedom and a free press, such as North Korea. Through the World 2020 programme, the FCDO provides support to the BBC Korean service which is aimed at audiences across the Korean Peninsula, including inside North Korea where access to international media sources is extremely limited.</p><p>The UK is committed to media freedom, and to championing democracy and human rights around the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL4214 question first answered 22/12/2022 11:54:08 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1550435

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	North Korea: Media
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy to support mechanisms to deliver news and other information to people living in North Korea.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO strongly values the BBC World Service's role in bringing high-quality and impartial broadcasting to audiences in need, particularly where free speech is limited.</p><p>The BBC has provided assurance that it will continue to serve audiences in countries lacking media freedom and a free press, such as North Korea. Through the World 2020 programme, the FCDO provides support to the BBC Korean service which is aimed at audiences across the Korean Peninsula, including inside North Korea where access to international media sources is extremely limited.</p><p>The UK is committed to media freedom, and to championing democracy and human rights around the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL4213 question first answered 22/12/2022 11:54:08 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1550436

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	Korea: BBC World Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what were their aims when they provided funding for the BBC World Service to start transmitting to the Korean Peninsula; whether these transmissions have proved successful in meeting those aims; and what has been the annual cost of the Service to both the BBC and the FCDO.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO strongly values the BBC's role in bringing high quality and impartial news to global audiences, particularly where free speech is limited.</p><p>As part of BBC plans announced on 29 September, the BBC Korean Service will be moving to Seoul - BBC have stated that changes are being implemented by April 2023, subject to consultation with staff and trade unions. The BBC is operationally and editorially independent from Government, and it is for them to comment on matters relating to staffing and service delivery.</p><p>The FCDO supports BBC Korean through the World 2020 programme, providing £94.4m annually to fund 12 language services. According to the BBC's Global Audience Measure, BBC Korean reaches an audience of 0.7m weekly - it is extremely difficult to measure audience reach inside North Korea, where access to international media is extremely limited.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4216 HL4217 question first answered 03/01/2023 16:17:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool