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711415

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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, what discussions he has had with his European counterpart on the post of EU Operation Commander; and whether the UK plans to retain that post after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	68136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>On 6 March 2017, at the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence), EU Member States agreed to establish the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) for non-executive military missions only. The MPCC will be part of the existing EU Military Staff and its current Director General will also be the Director of the MPCC - there is no such post as EU Operations Commander in Brussels, these roles exist only in the field leading individual operations and missions. The UK has ensured that the MPCC to be set up is limited in size and scope, avoiding duplication with NATO and minimising costs. It will be for the remaining EU Member States to decide how the capability continues after we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/03/2017 17:49:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

709298

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	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 the UK will continue to contribute to Common Security and Defence Policy operations after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	67112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the oral answer my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary gave on 30 January 2017 (Official Report, column 649) to the hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms).</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/03/2017 17:18:40 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 30 January 2017, col 649.docx title UK Defence Policy
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

709299

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
	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 potential effect of the UK's exit from the EU on the status of Cypriot nationals who are resident in the UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	67108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union and others to fully assess the range of implication for Defence presented by the UKs departure from the EU. This includes considering any implications this may present for the UK Sovereign Base Areas, including the status of resident Cypriot nationals.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/03/2017 16:42:43 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

692483

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Human Rights: Advocacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to ensure it provides robust and consistent advocacy on behalf of human rights defenders and in support of civic space in countries where the UK has strategic security and military interests.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	64847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>While the Ministry of Defence seeks to respect and uphold human rights throughout its operations, advocacy for human rights activists overseas would not normally be classed as a military task.</p><p>Human rights abroad are the responsibility of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/02/2017 16:37:45 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

685463

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports his Department has received on the mistreatment of Sunni Arab refugees by Kurdish forces following the offensive of Mosul.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	63232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is aware of some reports of the mistreatment of civilians by Kurdish forces engaged in the liberation of Mosul. Both Prime Minister Abadi and Kurdish Regional President Barzani have been clear that International Humanitarian Law must be respected and that any allegations of violations will be investigated and those responsible held to account.</p><p>The MOD takes its role in upholding and promoting human rights very seriously. UK troops carrying out building partner capacity training in the Kurdish region of Iraq include International Humanitarian Law as an integral part of that training and the UK continues to lobby the Government of Iraq, Kurdish Regional Government and other authorities to respect International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2017 14:13:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

685465

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what forecast his Department has made of the likely timescale for the full liberation of Mosul.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	63229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>Operations to free Mosul from Daesh rule are being led by the Iraqi security forces, with support from the Global Counter Daesh Coalition to which the UK is a key contributor. Following the announcement by Prime Minister Abadi of the successful liberation of Eastern Mosul, Iraqi forces are now preparing for operations to free the remainder of the city which are likely to start shortly.</p><p>This will continue to be a challenging fight which will take time and patience and, while it would not be appropriate to predict a precise end date, I am confident that Iraqi forces will succeed in the next stage of these operations, as they have to date.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2017 14:12:45 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

681181

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
	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 23 January 2017 to Question 60298, what assessment has been made of the utility of introducing a human rights specific programme module to the training provided to the Burmese Army.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	62252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides two educational courses delivered in Burma to the Burmese Army; both comprehensively address human rights. The Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context and the Strategic Leadership Programme are educational courses that promote governance, transparency and accountability, ethics and international law. The courses have specific modules on international humanitarian law, sexual and gender based violence and child soldiers. The courses emphasise the primacy of democratic political oversight and the rule of international law through the majority of subject areas and thus human rights is addressed more thoroughly than in a single module. The forthcoming Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context programme to be delivered in Burma in the early part of this year includes a session specifically dedicated to human rights. UNHCR, UNICEF and UN Women have all contributed to the programmes delivered in Burma.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2017 14:45:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

674215

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
	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 16 January 2017 to Question 59322, what information his Department holds on whether personnel in the Burmese Army who were trained by courses funded by the Government have been accused of committing human rights violations against the Rohingya people.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	60299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on whether the personnel in the Burmese Army who have received training on courses funded by the Government have been accused of committing human rights violations.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/01/2017 17:42:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

674223

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
	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 16 January 2017 to Question 59322, what role the respect of human rights plays in the training provided to the Burmese Army.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	60298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The educational training provided to the Burmese Army aims to promote an awareness of the role and responsibilities of the military within a democratic system, and respect of human rights is implicit in the programmes delivered. There is currently no specific programme module within this training which focuses on the issue of human rights.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/01/2017 17:42:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670738

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
	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 9 January 2017 to Question 58251, whether the £236,668 spent on training the Burmese Army was funded through the ODA budget.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	59322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The figure of £235,668 provided in my answer of 9 January 2017 for total expenditure spent on providing educational training to the Burmese Army as at 21 December was given in error. The correct figure is £305,499.00; the original answer failed to include the costs of a single Defence Academy course delivered during the period. Of the total spend of £305,499 approximately 67% was ODA expenditure</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/01/2017 16:05:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake