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515202

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on safeguarding the future of the UK helicopter industry.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>We are working with the UK aerospace industry to sustain and grow helicopter capability through the Aerospace Growth Partnership and the Defence Growth Partnership, both of which bring Government and industry together to tackle barriers to growth, boost exports and grow high value jobs.</p><p>Through this work we are supporting the industry’s private investment in technology, competitiveness, productivity, manufacturing capability and skills. For example, we have supported Finmeccanica Helicopters’ investment in new civil helicopter capability at Yeovil, safeguarding employment through diversification into the growing civil aerospace market. In addition, we are co-investing with industry in collaborative R&amp;D projects led by Finmeccanica Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters on new technologies including advanced rotor blades and lightweight structures.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/04/2016 14:14:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

515271

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of workshare which the UK will undertake on those Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft being procured by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	35236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness (John Woodcock) on 13 April 2016 to Question 33058.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/05/2016 13:47:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts HOC 35236.docx title Maritime Patrol Aircraft
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

479140

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what vehicle the Royal Artillery's 32 and 47 Regiments will operate instead of the Warthog once the Bv206 has been retired.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Warthog vehicle entered service in 2010 as an urgent operational requirement for use in Afghanistan. Since the end of operations in Afghanistan a range of armoured vehicles purchased specifically for operations in that theatre have been brought into the MOD's core inventory; the Warthog vehicle was not one of these. The options for disposing of the Warthog are now being considered, including the possiblity of an export route, but no decisions have been taken at this time.</p><p>5 and 32 Regiments Royal Artillery will receive the Bulldog armoured vehicle as a replacement for Warthog. 47 Regiment Royal Artillery will continue to use the Coyote armoured vehicle.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 31283 31287 question first answered 21/03/2016 17:35:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

458084

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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	Transcaucasus: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which projects in (a) Georgia, (b) Armenia and (c) Azerbaijan have received funds from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	29953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>There are 34 projects worth £3,188,896 in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, funded under the Caucasus Programme of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) in Financial Year 2015-16. These projects are listed in the attached table, broken down by country.</p><p>CSSF Programme work in the region has focused on maintaining stability by supporting conditions for on-going reconciliation mechanisms. Projects are focused on peace-building initiatives, demining, strengthening civil society, security sector reform, and strategic communications.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/03/2016 14:57:52 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington attachment 1 file name CSSF Projects for PQ.docx title Projects by country.
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

458090

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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	Kosovo: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which projects in Kosovo have received funds from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	29999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>There are 39 projects worth £4,236,948 in Kosovo, funded under the Western Balkans Programme of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) in Financial Year 2015-16. These projects are listed in the attached table. CSSF programme activity in Kosovo has focused on promoting political, economic and security sector reform - including in the areas of rule of law, reconciliation, addressing corruption and increasing cross-border cooperation with Serbia – in order to address the causes of instability and to help support Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic accession path.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/03/2016 16:19:37 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington attachment 1 file name CSSF Projects for PQ.docx title CSSF Projects
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

456072

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	South Sudan: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are expected to be deployed in support of the UN and African Union missions to South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK is preparing to deploy approximately 300 troops to the UN mission in South Sudan, focussed on providing vital engineering support. Up to 70 troops will also deploy to Somalia, as part of UN support for the African Union force building stability in the country and countering the threat posed by the terrorist group al-Shabaab.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 28834 question first answered 08/03/2016 16:44:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

456073

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Somalia: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are expected to be deployed in support of the UN and African Union missions to Somalia.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK is preparing to deploy approximately 300 troops to the UN mission in South Sudan, focussed on providing vital engineering support. Up to 70 troops will also deploy to Somalia, as part of UN support for the African Union force building stability in the country and countering the threat posed by the terrorist group al-Shabaab.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 28833 question first answered 08/03/2016 16:44:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

456082

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Electronic Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cyber experts and trainees have been recruited into the regular and reserve armed forces since 2011.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	28789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 4 March 2015 to Question 225462 in respect of Cyber Reserves. We are significantly growing the number of dedicated Cyber experts in both the Regular and the Reserve forces but, as with other sensitive defence capabilities, we do not reveal specific details in order to safeguard national security.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/03/2016 17:28:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 4 March 2016.docx title Joint Cyber Reserve
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

453698

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which government departments and agencies plan to participate in Exercise Joint Venture later this year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	27661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>Defence Exercises such as Joint Venture 16 require the assistance of Partners Across Government to replicate the interoperability and inputs which a deployed Joint Task Force would face on operations. The following Government Departments and agencies have been invited to participate in Exercise Joint Venture: the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Development, the Stabilisation Unit, Dstl and various Intelligence Agencies.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/02/2016 16:58:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

453133

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel cultural advisers are currently deployed on overseas operations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	27295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>There are currently seven members of the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit deployed on operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/02/2016 16:07:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones