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834197

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	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 compatibility with the Government's policy on nuclear non-proliferation of the development of new types of nuclear weapon for use in UK defence.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	125834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Any decisions on UK nuclear deterrence policy or capability will be in line with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which remains the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation regime. Given the current threat to international security, and the reality that this will continue for the foreseeable future, our independent nuclear deterrent remains as vital today as ever.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2018 16:33:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

838485

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has a published legal framework and guidance on its use of lethal force using armed drones (a) in recognised conflict zones and (b) outside conflict zones.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	127305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The use of military force, regardless of whether it is delivered by manned or unmanned aircraft or any other military equipment, is governed by applicable UK and International Law. The UK Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict sets out UK practice and is available at the following internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-383-the-joint-service-manual-of-the-law-of-armed-conflict-2004-edition. As the Government has stated previously there is no separate policy or legal guidance on the use of force outside of an armed conflict. Rather it has a policy to protect the UK and its citizens against both armed attacks and imminent threats of armed attack. In implementing this policy it may draw on a wide range of options including, in extremis, the use of lethal force. As such a decision to use lethal force outside of an armed conflict would be conducted on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/02/2018 16:45:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

837945

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government’s policy is on the use of drones overseas outside of conflict zones.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	126975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>As the Government has stated previously there is no policy or guidance on the use of force outside of an armed conflict. Rather it has a policy to protect the UK and its citizens against both armed attacks and imminent threats of armed attack. In implementing this policy it may draw on a wide range of options including, in extremis, the use of lethal force. As such a decision to use lethal force outside of an armed conflict would be conducted on a case by case basis but always in accordance with applicable UK and International Law.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/02/2018 16:44:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

834267

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Capita
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts his Department holds with Capita; and what the total value of those contracts is.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	125890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has 89 active contracts with Capita, and its subsidiaries, with a total value of approximately £1.291 billion.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2018 17:08:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

834818

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full establishment is for the Submarine Service; and what its manning was as of 31 January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	126240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The latest published figures for the Trained Strength for the Royal Navy Submarine Service show that there were 830 Officers and 3,150 Ratings. Of these there are 430 Officers and 2,100 Ratings assigned to engineering branches within the Submarine Service. The number of engineers available at any one time will be determined by such factors as leave and training requirements.</p><p>All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy; therefore totals may not equal the sum of their parts. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in five rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 126241 question first answered 07/02/2018 16:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

834819

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Submarines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment of engineers for the Submarine Service is; and how many such engineers are available for service.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	126241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The latest published figures for the Trained Strength for the Royal Navy Submarine Service show that there were 830 Officers and 3,150 Ratings. Of these there are 430 Officers and 2,100 Ratings assigned to engineering branches within the Submarine Service. The number of engineers available at any one time will be determined by such factors as leave and training requirements.</p><p>All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy; therefore totals may not equal the sum of their parts. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in five rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 126240 question first answered 07/02/2018 16:27:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

838523

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the ex-gratia redundancy scheme for Afghan interpreters.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	127343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Council-agreed Ex-Gratia Redundancy Scheme and the Intimidation Policy for Afghan local staff were announced on 4 June 2013 by the then Secretary of State for Defence. They were developed to express the UK's debt of gratitude to those staff who had supported its effort through the operation, to provide support to any who might face intimidation as a result of their work for the UK, and to recognise the then Afghan President's concern to retain the country's best and brightest citizens in order to help build a more stable and secure Afghanistan. By the end of December 2017, all local staff had been made redundant and some 400 had been relocated to the UK with their families with up to 50 more expected to follow. Others benefited from finance and training packages and from support to deal with intimidation concerns. The arrangements are kept under review in the light of developments in Afghanistan, including independent assurance of the application of the Intimidation Policy.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/02/2018 16:42:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

837514

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Annex A to FOI2015/07054 dated 8 September 2015, if he will publish the on-going embedding arrangements for UK and US military personnel.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	126633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>It will take some time to collate and analyse the relevant information. I will write to the hon. Member with a substantive response once this process is complete.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/02/2018 17:22:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

838462

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	77th Brigade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular armed forces personnel and (b) reservists have (i) joined and (ii) left 77th Brigade in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	127283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Following its establishment in April 2015, 77th Brigade is planned to reach full operating capability in December 2019. The establishment and current strength of 77<sup>th</sup> Brigade as at 1 October 2017 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>77<sup>th</sup> Brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Personnel (Including Full Time Reserve Service and Non Regular Permanent Staff) Navy &amp; RAF</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Future Reserve 2020, Navy &amp; RAF Reserve</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to include inflow and outflow data for 77th Brigade as it has only been formed for two years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes/Caveats:</strong></p><p>Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, high readiness and volunteer reserve personnel serving on Additional Duty or Full Time Reserve Service contracts. Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20. Non Regular Permanent Staff, Expeditionary Forces Institute and University Officer Cadets and Regular Reservists are excluded.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 127284 question first answered 20/02/2018 16:41:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

838463

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	77th Brigade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the manning target for 77th Brigade is; and whether there is currently a shortfall.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	127284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Following its establishment in April 2015, 77th Brigade is planned to reach full operating capability in December 2019. The establishment and current strength of 77<sup>th</sup> Brigade as at 1 October 2017 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>77<sup>th</sup> Brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Personnel (Including Full Time Reserve Service and Non Regular Permanent Staff) Navy &amp; RAF</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Future Reserve 2020, Navy &amp; RAF Reserve</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to include inflow and outflow data for 77th Brigade as it has only been formed for two years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes/Caveats:</strong></p><p>Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, high readiness and volunteer reserve personnel serving on Additional Duty or Full Time Reserve Service contracts. Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20. Non Regular Permanent Staff, Expeditionary Forces Institute and University Officer Cadets and Regular Reservists are excluded.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 127283 question first answered 20/02/2018 16:41:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones