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225080

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether he has sought ministerial representations in a public interest consultation exercise under section 4(e) of the Protocol between the Attorney General and the Prosecuting Bodies with regard to any cases currently being dealt with by one of the prosecuting bodies.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	226430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>It is my department’s usual policy not to comment on any live cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 09/03/2015 16:48:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

225141

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Emergencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training his Department provides to military personnel on responding to emergencies and natural disasters; and how many such emergencies and natural disasters personnel of his Department have responded to since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	226376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Military personnel are trained in a range of skills which can be applied to emergency and natural disaster response. On top of this we routinely provide specific training for personnel deploying on humanitarian and disaster response operations in the UK and overseas. For example we have provided a specific Ebola treatment course at our base in Catterick for medical personnel deploying to Sierra Leone.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, military personnel have responded to 10 significant emergencies and natural disasters overseas and six at home. UK personnel have responded to a number of smaller domestic emergencies in the UK under Military Aid to the Civil Authorities - for example, missing person searches. We also respond to a number of smaller emergencies abroad, for example, the Royal Navy takes part in numerous tasks during hurricane season in the Caribbean, under core tasks.</p><p> </p><p>We have defined 'significant' emergencies as those operations involving more than one hundred personnel. A list of which is given below. A list of all smaller emergencies could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Activity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian aid mission response to floods in Pakistan.</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in severe cold weather in the UK.</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport of UK nationals following disruption of air travel by ash cloud from volcanic eruption in Iceland.</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haiti natural disaster relief</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to evacuation of British Entitled Personnel from Tripoli, Libya.</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security for the 2012 London Olympics</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian aid response to natural disaster in the Philippines.</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in response to East Coast flooding</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to Dept of Communities and Local Government resilience plans to cover fire fighter industrial action.</p></td><td><p>2013 - Ongoing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian support to trapped Yazidi community on Mount Sinjar.</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Search for missing airliner MH370 in the Indian Ocean.</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to evacuation of British Eligible Personnel from Tripoli, Libya.</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in response to winter flooding in the UK.</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to the Department of Health resilience plans to cover ambulance driver industrial action.</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military operation to support Nigeria in response to Boko Haram abductions of female students.</p></td><td><p>2014 – Ongoing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK response to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.</p></td><td><p>2014 - Ongoing</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/03/2015 17:41:34 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 49297 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

225142

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what gifts of (a) non-lethal and (b) lethal military equipment have been made to (i) Turkey, (ii) Egypt, (iii) Jordan, (iv) Iraq and (v) Saudi Arabia in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	226377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government publishes a table of all gifts approved against the Consolidated Criteria each year in the Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls. Information on Gifting is contained in Section 6. Links to the 2012 and 2013 reports are below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2013</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2012</a></p><p> </p><p>Gifting details for 2014 are given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Country</td><td>End User(s)</td><td>Goods Decscription</td><td>Goods Value</td></tr><tr><td>IRAQ</td><td>Government of Iraq</td><td>Vallon Metal Detectors</td><td>2,200,000.00</td></tr><tr><td>JORDAN</td><td>Jordanian Armed Forces</td><td><p>Toyota Land Cruisers B6 Armoured Vehicles</p></td><td>386,375.00</td></tr><tr><td>IRAQ</td><td>Ministry of Peshmerga</td><td>Heavy machine guns spares, Mortars, Binoculars, Body Armour, Protective Equipment</td><td>2,600,000</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/03/2015 17:05:10 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

225143

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what overseas training is planned for reserve forces in 2015; and where that training will take place.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	226378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The following training involving the Reserve Forces is planned in training year 2015-16:</p><p><strong>Maritime Reserves</strong>:</p><p>EX ARTIMIS TRIDENT - Persian Gulf</p><p>EX KHUNJAR HADD - Persian Gulf</p><p>EX BELL BOUY - Singapore</p><p>EX GRIFFIN RISE - North Atlantic</p><p>EX BALTOPS - Baltic</p><p>EX LUCKY MARINER - Persian Gulf</p><p>EX DYNAMIC MOVE - Belgium</p><p>EX TRIDENT JUNCTURE - Mediterranean/Norway</p><p>EX BERSAMA LIMA - Malaysia</p><p>MNEX - Spain</p><p>EX HAIRSPRING - Norway</p><p>EX HELIOS ENCOUNTER - Cyprus</p><p>EX BLACK ALLIGATOR - USA</p><p>US/UK Exchange (Royal Marines Reserve) - USA</p><p>COMMAND POST EXERCISE - Gibraltar</p><p>EX TRIDENT JUNCTURE - Naples</p><p>YOUNG RESERVES OFFICERS WORKSHOP - USA</p><p>INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR OFFICER</p><p>LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR - USA</p><p><strong>Army</strong> <strong>Reserves</strong></p><p>EX MORLANCOURT - Australia</p><p>EX BARBARY STAR - Gibraltar</p><p>EX IBERIAN STAR 1 - Spain</p><p>EX IBERIAN STAR 2 - Spain</p><p>EX LEOPARD STAR 1A - Germany</p><p>EX LEOPARD STAR 1B - Germany</p><p>EX LEOPARD STAR 2 -Germany</p><p>EX LION STAR 1 - Cyprus</p><p>EX LION STAR 2 - Cyprus</p><p>EX LION STAR 3 - Cyprus</p><p>EX LION STAR 4 - Cyprus</p><p>EX LION STAR 5 - Cyprus</p><p>EX LION STAR 6 - Cyprus</p><p>EX LION STAR 7 - Cyprus</p><p>EX LION STAR 8 -Cyprus</p><p>EX LION STAR 9 - Cyprus</p><p>EX ORANGE STAR OTX - Netherlands</p><p>EX ROMAN STAR - Italy</p><p>EX SAVA STAR - Croatia</p><p>EX TRIGLAV STAR - Slovenia</p><p>EX VIKING STAR 1A - Denmark</p><p>EX VIKING STAR 1B - Denmark</p><p>EX VIKING STAR 2 - Denmark</p><p>EX GOLDEN COYOTE/</p><p>MULBERRY TREE - USA</p><p><strong>Royal Auxiliary Air Force</strong></p><p>EX WINTERMARCH - Norway</p><p>UK/US Exchange - USA</p><p>International Junior Officer Leadership Course - Germany</p><p>International Non-Commissioned Leadership</p><p>and Development Course - Canada</p><p>Young Reserve Officers Workshop - USA</p><p>Medical Cover for Ex FREEFALL ENDEAVOUR - USA</p><p>The Interallied Confederation of Reserve</p><p>Officers (CIOR) - Belgium</p><p>CIOR MILCOMP - USA</p><p>EX COMBINED JOINT ATLANTIC SERPENT - USA</p><p>EX SCOUT SUNSET - Ascension Islands</p><p>EX BEWARE - Cyprus</p><p>Intelligence Royal Auxiliary Air Force Sqn Annual</p><p>Continuous exercise - Cyprus</p><p>Royal Auxiliary Air Force Sqn Force Development - France</p><p>EX MAGIC CARPET - Oman</p><p>EX VALENCIAN IMP - Spain</p><p>Royal Auxiliary Air Force Sqn Force Development training - Holland</p><p>Tactical Leadership Programme - Spain</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 10/03/2015 16:40:32 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

225146

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures his Department has to ensure value for money on purchases; if he will estimate what savings have been realised by use of such procedures in the last 12 months; and if he will make statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	226379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is focused on ensuring best value for money in its procurement activity and, wherever possible, we seek to fulfil our requirements through open competition. For those instances where we must procure from a single source, the new Defence Reform Act 2014 and the Single Service Contract Regulations 2014 will help the MOD secure improved value for money through legally enforceable pricing and transparency rules. We have also established a Single Source Regulations Office, which will ensure that good value for money is obtained in Government expenditure on qualifying defence contracts and that contractors are paid a fair and reasonable price. The MOD does not hold information on savings realised through value for money procedures, but evaluates products and processes systematically to provide confidence about suitability, effectiveness, prudence, quality and good value. In a drive to continually reduce costs and deliver value for money the MOD has secured five year savings of £1.006 billion.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/03/2015 17:56:05 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

225147

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has made in payments to employers of reservists for each employee or partner mobilised since changes in the Defence Reform Act 2014 took effect.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	226380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The Defence Reform Act 2014 introduced Employer Incentive Payments of up to £500 per calendar month for small and medium sized employers for each employee who is mobilised for Reserve Service. These payments can be claimed in addition to Employer's Awards, which were already authorised by SI 2005 No 859.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 October 2014 and 28 February 2015, the following payments were made to employers of Reservists by the three Services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type of claim</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Maritime Reserves</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Army Reserves</p><p> </p></td><td><p>RAuxAF</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employer's Award</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£27,798.08</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£84,815.84</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£11,096.07</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employer's Incentive Payment</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£894.25</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£20,115.01</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£26,508.75</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 10/03/2015 16:28:57 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

222538

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Malaysia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Malaysia on the conviction on 9 February 2015 of Anwar Ibrahim; when he next plans to visit that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	224603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>I visited Malaysia from 25-26 February and met the Malaysian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, YB Dato’ Hamzah Zainudin, as well as a number of other Malaysian Ministers. I repeated the points made in my statement of 10 February, the day the judgement of Anwar Ibrahim was announced, in which I made clear my concern at the Malaysian Federal Court’s decision to uphold his conviction for sodomy. I also met Anwar Ibrahim’s daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar, Vice President of opposition party PKR, during my visit.</p><p> </p><p>I have previously raised my concerns about the case with the Malaysian High Commissioner, on 4 December. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), also raised this issue when he met Malaysia’s Foreign Minister on 9 December. Officials from our High Commission in Malaysia have discussed the matter with Malaysian ministers and officials on several occasions, and officials from the High Commission observed the trial alongside other local diplomatic missions.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/02/2015 11:15:37 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

179514

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2014 to Question 207315, whether a Shawcross exercise has been conducted in relation to Serious Fraud Office investigations since the date of that Answer; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	224413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>It is my department’s usual policy not to comment on any live investigation. In the period referred to there have been no Shawcross exercises in respect of any concluded SFO cases.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/02/2015 17:02:26 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 45780 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

179256

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether he has issued a direction under 4(b) of the Protocol Between the Attorney General and the Prosecuting Departments to the Serious Fraud Office on a case under investigation by that office in the last four months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	224228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to give a running commentary on SFO investigations. I am aware of the provisions within paragraph 4(b)4 of the Protocol, which state that if any such direction were to be made then I would make a report to Parliament, so far as was compatible with national security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 23/02/2015 12:46:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem