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1149500

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 291280 on Bomb disposal: Northern Ireland, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland between 1 January 2016 and 1 July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel. Army explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel were called out in Northern Ireland 112 times between 1 January 2016 and 30 June 2016.</p><p>The information requested is published annually in the Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 at the link below:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/599114/9th_Annual_Report_of_Independent_Review_of_Justice___Security.PDF</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/10/2019 11:00:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1175006

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Naval asset visits there have been to Northern Ireland ports in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	10321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>There were 11 visits to Northern Ireland ports by Naval Ships in 2018 and five visits in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 04/02/2020 14:54:52 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1175923

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Cross Border Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to begin discussions with EU member states on co-operation in relation to defence capabilities development.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	12226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK regularly collaborates with international partners and will continue to explore the opportunity to work with partners in Europe and beyond on joint capability programmes.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/02/2020 15:25:51 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1177997

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes to the duty of care for armed forces personnel have been introduced under the Defence Safety Authority since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	1174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The safety and wellbeing of our personnel remains our top priority. Many elements of our training carry risk, and it is regularly assessed and monitored. The Defence Safety Authority (DSA) works in tandem with the new Director of Health Safety and Environmental Protection (D HS&amp;EP), appointed in March 2019, to assist the Permanent Secretary in discharging his HS&amp;EP responsibilities. Since 2015, the DSA has made a significant contribution to the development of the Ministry of Defence's Safety approach, including:</p><p>a. Supporting the introduction of the Defence Safety &amp; Environmental Committee (DSEC), chaired by the Permanent Secretary, to improve oversight of the duty of care and risk associated with defence activities;</p><p>b. The establishment, in 2016, of a pan-domain standardised approach to Duty Holding for managing hazardous activities that represent a credible and foreseeable Risk to Life. The Duty Holder role being to balance and reduce the risk to as low as reasonably practicable and tolerable with due regard to the strategic benefits required from Defence; and</p><p>c. The publication of new guidance and regulations setting out rules and standards for Defence HS&amp;EP, in line with the Defence Secretary's Policy Statement for all HS&amp;EP matters in Defence. These include chapters on the duty holding construct and duty of care on deployments. Those appropriate for the Gov.uk website are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementation-of-defence-policy-for-health-safety-and-environmental-protection-dsa-012</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 24/02/2020 14:54:20 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1178607

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	EU Battlegroups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK defence forces will be deployed with the EU battlegroup until 31 December 2020.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	14963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>There will be no UK forces deployed to an EU Battlegroup during 2020.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/02/2020 14:56:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1181385

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to discuss with his EU counterparts changes to Third Country involvement in their Coordinated Annual Review on Defence.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	21896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>As a non-EU country, the UK will not participate in the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD), and we have no plans to ask for CARD to be open to third countries. The UK will, however, continue to call for full coherence between CARD and NATO's Defence Planning Process to avoid unnecessary duplication.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 03/03/2020 12:19:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1192384

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland between 1 July 2019 and 1 January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	41910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) call outs from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) Tasks</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Conventional Munition Disposal (CMD)Tasks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 19</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 19</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep 19</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 19</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 19</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/05/2020 11:04:52 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1243530

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Working Conditions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to review the outcomes achieved by the Defence Safety Authority in providing safe working environments for the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	103442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>As detailed in the Defence Safety Authority (DSA) Charter, the Director General DSA prepares and submits an Annual Assurance Report for consideration by the Permanent Secretary, as chair of the Defence Health, Safety and Environment Protection (HS&amp;EP) Committee, prior to consideration by the Defence Board and final approval by the Secretary of State for Defence. This yearly report provides the Secretary of State for Defence with independent assurance that Defence policy for HS&amp;EP is being promoted and implemented. In addition, an independent audit of the DSA is planned for 2023 to provide assurance of the continuing effectiveness of the DSA.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/10/2020 13:17:30 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1273872

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when will he respond to the correspondence sent by the Member for East Londonderry on 6th November 2020 on employment with defence contractors.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	133721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>Unfortunately, the letter posted by the hon. Member has not yet been received by the Ministry of Defence. When alerted to the problem on 4 January the Ministry of Defence requested that the letter be sent by email. This was received the same day and a response has already been sent by email.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/01/2021 16:14:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1276676

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many occasions army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland in 2020; and on how many of those occasions it was established that devices were found to be not viable.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	137889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>For the year 2020, 264 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) taskings were conducted in Northern Ireland by army bomb disposal units. 103 taskings related to &quot;suspicious items&quot;, of which 70 devices were found to be not viable.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/01/2021 12:03:06 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell