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106335

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cyber-crime cases the Crown Prosecution Service has prosecuted since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by the Attorney General on the 6<sup>th</sup> November to question 213370 from the Hon. Member for Bolton West.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 11/11/2014 11:31:27 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106236

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO: Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken to enhance cyber-defence policy across all NATO member states since the NATO summit.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Enhanced NATO Policy on cyber defence, agreed at the Wales Summit, contains a number of elements to protect NATO's own networks and assist Allies in discharging their responsibility to protect national networks. One such, proposed by the UK, was delivered in October in Mons through the launch of the NATO Industry Cyber Partnership (NICP). This will help to strengthen NATO cooperation with industry on cyber defence.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/11/2014 17:27:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106237

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent support and advice on defence and security institution building has his Department given to the Libyan government (a) bilaterally and (b) with international partners.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>In the period until July of this year, the Ministry of Defence's Defence Advisory and Training Team (DATT) based in Tripoli provided support for the defence and security aspects of the UK's £62.5 million Security, Justice and Defence programme. The DATT provided specialist advice on Defence Reform, Disarmament, and Border Security, working with the Libyan Land forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Security Force and Training Directorates. DATT support included programmes on strategic communication, developing explosive ordnance disposal schools, creation of a joint operational planning capability, and naval training. In the UK, eight Libyan Navy officers completed a Maritime Communications Course at the Maritime Warfare School in July 2014. In early August we withdrew the DATT following the deterioration in the security situation in Tripoli. We are closely monitoring the situation and remain committed to providing support to the Libyan Government and to the efforts of the UK and US political envoys to bring about a political settlement.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/11/2014 17:48:25 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106238

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Sahel
	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 counterparts in the Sahel region on (a) terrorism, (b) arms, drugs and people trafficking and (c) other key challenges.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence has not had any recent discussions with Defence ministers in the Sahel region; however, he has discussed security issues in the Sahel with international partners most recently with the French Minister of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/11/2014 17:28:19 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106243

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent to date on training Libyan soldiers in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel is given in the attached table:</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government has agreed to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for these costs. They have already paid £2.5 million, and we will continue to negotiate with them over paying the balance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, small numbers of Libyan Armed Forces have been trained in UK staff colleges over the last three years and in Libya by the Defence Advisory Team. These activities cost approximately £0.5 million in financial year (FY) 2012-13 and approximately £1.7 million in FY 2013-14. The forecast for this activity in FY 2014-15 is £0.2 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213247 213336 213337 213404 213854 214166 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:01:30 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 213404 - Costs to UK for Training of Libyan Service Personnel.doc title Costs to UK of Training Libyan Service Personnel
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106244

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of the programme to train Libyan soldiers in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel is given in the attached table:</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government has agreed to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for these costs. They have already paid £2.5 million, and we will continue to negotiate with them over paying the balance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, small numbers of Libyan Armed Forces have been trained in UK staff colleges over the last three years and in Libya by the Defence Advisory Team. These activities cost approximately £0.5 million in financial year (FY) 2012-13 and approximately £1.7 million in FY 2013-14. The forecast for this activity in FY 2014-15 is £0.2 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213248 213336 213337 213404 213854 214166 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:01:30 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 213404 - Costs to UK for Training of Libyan Service Personnel.doc title Costs to UK of Training Libyan Service Personnel
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106245

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	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 role of training Libyan soldiers in the UK as part of the UK strategy to help Libya improve its long-term security and defence capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The training of Libyan troops under the General Purpose Force initiative, supported by the UK, US, Italy, and Turkey and other international partners, is aimed at supporting a peaceful transition to an open, democratic, stable and secure Libya. It forms part of the wider international effort on long term security sector reform to bring the use of force under Libyan Government control and assist with disarming, disbanding and reintegrating armed groups in Libya.</p><p>The Libyan Government requested that Libyan troops were trained outside Libya to allow the creation of a force that was geographically representative of Libya and away from the influence of armed groups in Libya in order to protect its neutrality. Training in Libya would have entailed considerable expense and required the deployment of significant numbers of UK troops into a security environment in which we could not guarantee their safety.</p><p>The MOD considered a number of alternative training locations, including UK sovereign bases overseas and in partner countries. Training in the UK offered the most rapid, effective way of meeting the Libyan Government's requirement, and at the lowest cost.</p><p>The Army has been providing a challenging training programme to the Libyan General Purpose Force since mid June and the majority of recruits have responded positively to the training despite the ongoing political uncertainty in Libya. They have reached a competent standard and are capable of fulfilling a number of roles on their return. However, as the Prime Minister has recognised, there have been disciplinary issues, some affecting the local community which are completely unacceptable and a matter of regret. For these reasons, the Government agreed with the Libyan Government to bring forward the training completion date.</p><p>A team has been set up to produce for the Defence Secretary before Christmas an objective report into the GPF training. It is led by an MOD senior civil servant who was not involved in the delivery, supported by a senior civil servant loaned from another Government Department to provide an additional element of independence and challenge.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting the Libyan authorities and people as they work to establish stability and security across the country. The immediate priority must be agreement to a political settlement and the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Powell, is playing an active role in supporting UN-led mediation efforts to this end.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213263 213264 213363 question first answered 04/12/2014 17:57:36 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29878 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106246

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to assess the effectiveness of the training programme in place for Libyan soldiers in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The training of Libyan troops under the General Purpose Force initiative, supported by the UK, US, Italy, and Turkey and other international partners, is aimed at supporting a peaceful transition to an open, democratic, stable and secure Libya. It forms part of the wider international effort on long term security sector reform to bring the use of force under Libyan Government control and assist with disarming, disbanding and reintegrating armed groups in Libya.</p><p>The Libyan Government requested that Libyan troops were trained outside Libya to allow the creation of a force that was geographically representative of Libya and away from the influence of armed groups in Libya in order to protect its neutrality. Training in Libya would have entailed considerable expense and required the deployment of significant numbers of UK troops into a security environment in which we could not guarantee their safety.</p><p>The MOD considered a number of alternative training locations, including UK sovereign bases overseas and in partner countries. Training in the UK offered the most rapid, effective way of meeting the Libyan Government's requirement, and at the lowest cost.</p><p>The Army has been providing a challenging training programme to the Libyan General Purpose Force since mid June and the majority of recruits have responded positively to the training despite the ongoing political uncertainty in Libya. They have reached a competent standard and are capable of fulfilling a number of roles on their return. However, as the Prime Minister has recognised, there have been disciplinary issues, some affecting the local community which are completely unacceptable and a matter of regret. For these reasons, the Government agreed with the Libyan Government to bring forward the training completion date.</p><p>A team has been set up to produce for the Defence Secretary before Christmas an objective report into the GPF training. It is led by an MOD senior civil servant who was not involved in the delivery, supported by a senior civil servant loaned from another Government Department to provide an additional element of independence and challenge.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting the Libyan authorities and people as they work to establish stability and security across the country. The immediate priority must be agreement to a political settlement and the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Powell, is playing an active role in supporting UN-led mediation efforts to this end.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213262 213264 213363 question first answered 04/12/2014 17:57:36 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29879 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106247

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons it was decided that the UK should train Libyan soldiers in the UK rather than Libya.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The training of Libyan troops under the General Purpose Force initiative, supported by the UK, US, Italy, and Turkey and other international partners, is aimed at supporting a peaceful transition to an open, democratic, stable and secure Libya. It forms part of the wider international effort on long term security sector reform to bring the use of force under Libyan Government control and assist with disarming, disbanding and reintegrating armed groups in Libya.</p><p>The Libyan Government requested that Libyan troops were trained outside Libya to allow the creation of a force that was geographically representative of Libya and away from the influence of armed groups in Libya in order to protect its neutrality. Training in Libya would have entailed considerable expense and required the deployment of significant numbers of UK troops into a security environment in which we could not guarantee their safety.</p><p>The MOD considered a number of alternative training locations, including UK sovereign bases overseas and in partner countries. Training in the UK offered the most rapid, effective way of meeting the Libyan Government's requirement, and at the lowest cost.</p><p>The Army has been providing a challenging training programme to the Libyan General Purpose Force since mid June and the majority of recruits have responded positively to the training despite the ongoing political uncertainty in Libya. They have reached a competent standard and are capable of fulfilling a number of roles on their return. However, as the Prime Minister has recognised, there have been disciplinary issues, some affecting the local community which are completely unacceptable and a matter of regret. For these reasons, the Government agreed with the Libyan Government to bring forward the training completion date.</p><p>A team has been set up to produce for the Defence Secretary before Christmas an objective report into the GPF training. It is led by an MOD senior civil servant who was not involved in the delivery, supported by a senior civil servant loaned from another Government Department to provide an additional element of independence and challenge.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting the Libyan authorities and people as they work to establish stability and security across the country. The immediate priority must be agreement to a political settlement and the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya, Jonathan Powell, is playing an active role in supporting UN-led mediation efforts to this end.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213262 213263 213363 question first answered 04/12/2014 17:57:37 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29880 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106256

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Libyan soldiers training in the UK have withdrawn from the training programme voluntarily; and how soon after withdrawing from the programme each such soldier returned to Libya.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>One hundred Libyan personnel withdrew from training. Of these, fewer than ten were asked by the UK to leave. All personnel who ceased training early to return to Libya left the UK in accordance with timescales agreed with the Libyan Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213589 question first answered 18/12/2014 16:31:56 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 29883 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas