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1685525

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date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Indo-pacific Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to increase the presence of strategic naval assets in the Indo-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Following the 2021 Integrated Review, the Ministry of Defence deployed two offshore patrol vessels, HMS TAMAR and HMS SPEY to the Indo-Pacific - the first permanent deployment for over 25 years. These ships conduct an extensive range of operational and engagement activity, strengthening our relationships with allies and partners. The HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH Carrier Strike Group deployed to the Indo-Pacific in 2021 and we are preparing for the next Carrier Strike Group deployment to the region. Defence intends to deploy Littoral Response Group (South), an agile and scalable amphibious capability, to the Indo-Pacific region later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/02/2024 12:01:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685526

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Brunei: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enhancing British military assets in Brunei.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is continually reviewing UK military assets in Brunei within the formal agreement held with the Sultan of Brunei. The Garrison Agreement is renewed every five years and the next renegotiation is due at the end of 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis of lessons and assessing future opportunities for UK forces in Brunei will inform work to renegotiate the agreement.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/02/2024 12:01:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685527

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates: Repairs and Maintenance
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 merits of adding anti-air close-in weapons systems to the Type 23 frigate.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely disclose the specific capabilities of individual platforms, or the considerations for ongoing adaptions, but I can confirm that we routinely assess and review new technology and its integration into our ships.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 06/02/2024 16:37:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685528

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Patrol Craft
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 increase the capability of offshore patrol vessels operated by the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) are proven platforms supporting Maritime Security, Marine Enforcement and global Defence Engagement. The three Batch 1 River Class OPVs have been successfully patrolling the UK EEZ and North European waters for over 20 years, whilst the five forward deployed Batch 2 River Class OPVs are patrolling the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans.</p><p> </p><p>The capabilities of both classes are kept under constant review to ensure the ships can safely deliver their tasking.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 06/02/2024 16:36:49 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685529

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has taken recent steps to increase the defensive capabilities of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) carriers have a range of active and passive defensive systems. In addition, QEC generally operates as part of a wider task group (including other ships and rotary and fixed wing aircraft) providing a level of layered defence suitable for a range of threats.</p><p>Specific threat planning is also considered for every deployment or contingency, and measures are taken to reduce or mitigate the anticipated threat in accordance with operational priorities.</p><p>The threat - and the defensive systems the QEC carries - are kept under constant review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 06/02/2024 16:37:21 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685530

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	Somaliland: Red Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2024 to Question 10054 on Ethiopia: Somaliland, whether he has made an assessment on the potential impact of an independent Somaliland on the security of the Red Sea.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to securing the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, and we are closely monitoring the wider maritime security situation. Our position remains that Somaliland's status is an issue for Somalia and Somaliland, to resolve through dialogue.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 06/02/2024 09:36:42 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685531

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Somaliland on the ongoing British intervention in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns in the strongest terms the illegal and unjustified attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi militants. The UK is working and engaging extensively with allies and partners to safeguard maritime security and navigational rights and freedoms in the Red Sea.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 07/02/2024 14:07:16 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685532

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: South Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has met with the Agent General of South Australia in the last six months; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of South Australia’s rank as the highest-ranking Australian state in economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Our already strong trade and investment relationship with the whole of Australia has been further strengthened by the Free Trade Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also enjoys a strong relationship with South Australia, which includes a UK-South Australia MOU covering cooperation on trade and investment. There is regular engagement led by UK Ministers, the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy and our High Commissioner. This includes trade missions covering space, defence and technology.</p><p> </p><p>The PM’s Trade Envoy to Australia most recently met with the Agent General for South Australia to London in June 2023. The Premier of South Australia visited the UK in 2022 and 2023.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/02/2024 16:36:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685533

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national freedom pass for pensioners to utilise public transport across the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Concessionary travel is a devolved policy area so the administrative arrangements in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland differ from those in England. The Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 does include a power to allow for mutual recognition of concessionary bus passes across the UK through regulations in the future, however there are no plans at present to introduce such an arrangement.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/02/2024 11:51:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1685534

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the revenue raised from the apprenticeship levy in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Monthly receipts data for the Apprenticeship Levy is published by HM Revenue and Customs in their Tax and NIC Receipts publication which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</em></a></p><p> </p><p>Please see below for a table of the estimated number of employers paying the Apprenticeship Levy over the last three years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Employers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 to 2021</p></td><td><p>30,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 to 2022</p></td><td><p>31,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 to 2023</p></td><td><p>34,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 11719 question first answered 01/02/2024 15:42:48 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell