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384664

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Colombia: Armed Forces
	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 travelled to Colombia in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	3588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Our records show that 22 Service personnel travelled to Colombia during 2014 for visits designed to further the defence relationship with Colombia through: defence education; transformation of the Colombian defence organisation; international law and post-conflict transition. In addition HMS Richmond, HMS Portland and HMS Argyll visited Colombia during 2014.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2015 15:30:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388556

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what methodology his Department uses to assess levels of collateral damage from airstrikes in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence follows well established doctrine that sets out the process for considering collateral damage before and after airstrikes. All UK airstrikes are conducted in accordance with Rules of Engagement and International Humanitarian Law. Targets are selected with the utmost care, the risks of collateral damage or civilian casualties are assessed and mitigated based on intelligence and the use of precision guided weapons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/07/2015 15:26:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388557

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has assessed the comparative effectiveness of using GBU-12 bombs and Hellfire missiles from UK Reapers in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>All RAF air-to-surface weapon types used in operations are continually assessed for their performance and effectiveness. Weapon selection is informed by a combination of the nature of the target, the effect desired and the broader environment in which the target sits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/07/2015 15:07:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388558

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles and Unmanned Marine Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's budget has been allocated to the use, development or procurement of unmanned systems.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>In the last financial year, some £310 million was spent by the Ministry of Defence on the development, procurement and use of unmanned systems. This represents approximately 0.9% of the defence budget for the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 16/07/2015 15:04:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388559

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has employed unmanned aircraft (a) in and (b) around the UK to support counter-terrorism efforts.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>No unmanned aircraft systems belonging to the Ministry of Defence have been used to support counter terrorism operations in or around the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/07/2015 15:06:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388560

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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 locations are of the seven ground control stations used for control of his Department's 10 Reapers.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Reaper ground control stations are located at RAF Waddington, Creech Air Force Base, Nevada and the Middle East in support of the international coalition's ongoing operation to counter the threat of ISIL.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/07/2015 16:06:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

388561

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs have been created in the UK by the French-Israeli Thales/Elbit Joint Venture for Watchkeeper.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	6259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Watchkeeper air vehicle is manufactured by UAV Tactical Systems Ltd, a joint venture between Elbit Systems UK and Thales UK, under a sub-contract from Thales UK, the Watchkeeper prime contractor. The Ministry of Defence has no direct commercial relationship with UAV Tactical Systems Ltd and no estimate has therefore been made of the number of persons employed by the company. The wider Watchkeeper supply-chain sustains high-quality jobs at a number of locations across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/07/2015 16:28:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1043058

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the highest hourly rate paid for legal advice was by (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's arms length bodies in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	209814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The highest hourly rate paid for legal advice by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) was £<del class="ministerial">580.</del><ins class="ministerial">597.</ins></p><p> </p><p>The highest hourly rate paid for legal advice by the MOD’s arms length bodies is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name of Arms Length Body</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Electronics and Components Agency</p></td><td><p>£295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory</p></td><td><p>£148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Army Museum</p></td><td><p>£550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Museum of the Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>£580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oil and Pipelines</p></td><td><p>£250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force Museum</p></td><td><p>£280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Hospital Chelsea</p></td><td><p>£530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Source Regulations Office</p></td><td><p>£450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office</p></td><td><p>£675</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/01/2019 16:35:44 question first ministerially corrected 28/03/2019 17:00:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 97151 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon