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1177425

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Navy: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure staff retention in the Royal Navy.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
	uin	14787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Staff retention trends in the Royal Navy have remained stable with between 7.8% and 9.1% leaving annually over the last five years.</p><p>The Royal Navy has introduced a number of initiatives to improve retention. These include targeted retention incentives and career extensions along with rebalancing current uniformed roles ashore to sea-facing roles creating better predictability and stability for frontline personnel and their families.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 14788 question first answered 13/02/2020 13:48:35 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1177426

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Navy: Labour Turnover
	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 recent trends in the level of staff retention in the Royal Navy.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
	uin	14788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Staff retention trends in the Royal Navy have remained stable with between 7.8% and 9.1% leaving annually over the last five years.</p><p>The Royal Navy has introduced a number of initiatives to improve retention. These include targeted retention incentives and career extensions along with rebalancing current uniformed roles ashore to sea-facing roles creating better predictability and stability for frontline personnel and their families.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 14787 question first answered 13/02/2020 13:48:35 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1176845

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2020 to Question 6149, how much his Department spent on recruitment promotion in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	13601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Recruitment advertising and promotion costs are not held on a regional basis. The total spend for the current and two previous financial years (FY) are set out below. Figures have been rounded to one decimal place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>FY2017-18</p></td><td><p>FY2018-19</p></td><td><p>FY2019-20 (to 31/1/2020)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>£18.2million</p></td><td><p>£19.1million</p></td><td><p>£21.3million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>£19.4million</p></td><td><p>£19million</p></td><td><p>£21.2million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>£13.3million</p></td><td><p>£15.2million</p></td><td><p>£15.6million</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/02/2020 13:44:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1176383

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Huawei: 5G
	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 effect on the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing relationship of the risks associated with Huawei in the Government's proposed 5G solution.
	tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
	tabling member printed	Bob Seely
	uin	12980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement about the Government's proposed 5G solution, and the risks associated with high risk vendors, which was laid before the House of Lords by my noble. Friend Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) on 28 January 2020 (HLWS66). This stated that &quot;Nothing in the Review's conclusions affects this country's ability to share highly sensitive intelligence data over highly secure networks, both within the U.K. and with our partners, including the Five Eyes&quot;</p><p>Huawei will be excluded from those parts of the 5G and full fibre networks that are critical to national security. Even then the market share will be capped at 35 per cent.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/02/2020 13:41:20 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

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

1175934

	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	Armed Forces: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on ensuring that commonwealth personnel are able to bring family members to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	12324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to work very closely with the Home Office regarding the implications of the Minimum Income Requirement and visa costs for all Service personnel and their families, including those we have recruited from the Commonwealth. The MOD has previously articulated the specific circumstances which Service personnel from outside the UK, including the Commonwealth, face when choosing to serve our country and what this potentially means for family life. It is, however, a complex policy area with potentially wide-ranging ramifications.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/02/2020 15:26:37 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1175976

	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	Armed Forces: Brecon Beacons National Park
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of Brecon Beacons national park for military training.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	12257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy to prioritise training on property that is owned, leased or licensed by the MOD.</p><p>Training on Private Land (TOPL) is the alternative solution when the MOD is unable to allocate suitable training facilities on the MOD training estate and the proposed activities are compatible with private land uses.</p><p>TOPL at the Brecon Beacons is used by several units including the Infantry Battle School. The majority of training is for navigation and endurance covering large distances whilst assessing individuals map reading ability.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/02/2020 15:19:20 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1176103

	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	RAF Menwith Hill: Qassem Soleimani
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether RAF Menwith Hill had a role in the drone programme that assassinated Qasem Soleimani.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	12409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>In accordance with long standing policy we do not comment on the details of the operations carried out at RAF Menwith Hill in providing intelligence support.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/02/2020 15:31:41 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1175530

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Burkina Faso: 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 received a request from his French counterpart to provide support to French military forces deployed in Burkina Faso.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	11484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel and more broadly in surrounding areas such as Burkina Faso. We remain in dialogue with French military counterparts and continue to provide non-combat assistance to the French-led counter terror mission Operation BARKHANE with our deployment of three CH47 chinook helicopters.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/02/2020 12:42:34 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1175707

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to Sri Lanka to combat (a) terrorism and (b) drug trafficking.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	11516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Sri Lanka and UK defence relationship was significantly strengthened in 2019 with the appointment of a resident Defence Adviser.</p><p>Following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in 2019, the UK offered support to the Sri Lankan authorities based on the UK experience of tackling terrorism. Ministry of Defence support has included providing training to Sri Lanka in countering Improvised Explosive Devices, with some Sri Lankan students attending training in the UK.</p><p>HMS Montrose visited Colombo in April 2019 as part of her deployment in the Indian Ocean and conducted a short exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy. This visit was an opportunity for the UK and Sri Lankan Navies to compare experience in countering drug trafficking, and to share the tactics and techniques which have proven most effective in tackling this shared global threat.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/02/2020 12:43:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith