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1418613

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Antitank Missiles
	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 risk that the Ukraine defence forces might use UK-supplied anti-tank weapons against civilian targets in the Donbas region of that country.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	116065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>As with all of our military assistance to Ukraine, the risks associated with training the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the use of these weapons was conducted under the Government's Overseas Justice and Security Assistance guidance. All gifts of UK Government-owned licensable military equipment to an Overseas Government are assessed against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria and require an end user undertaking before handing over to recipients.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/02/2022 15:15:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 48998 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1187799

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live animal procedures conducted at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down were classified as severe in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	35053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is committed to reducing the number of animal experiments and is proactive in developing alternatives. The “three Rs” of ‘reduce’ (the number of animals used), ‘refine’ (animal procedures) and ‘replace’ (animal experiments with non-animal alternatives) are integral to its research programme.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl currently uses non-animal physical models, computer models and in-vitro methods. For example, computer models are being used to model pressure waves in the head from the impact of blunt projectiles. Dstl scientists have developed invertebrate animal models using wax moth larvae that are used to screen novel antibiotics, and a replacement for animals in the form of a mechanical rig that represents the human chest and is used to assess protective equipment worn by the military.</p><p> </p><p>For the period 2018, a total of 586 regulated procedures were classified as severe based on the actual severity experienced by the animals.</p><p> </p><p>The welfare of marmosets in the Dstl breeding programme is under constant review by veterinary staff, independent inspectors and the Dstl Animal Welfare Ethical Review Body.</p><p> </p><p>While adult marmosets can live for a period of time in compatible same-sex social groups, the normal long term social group for mature adult marmosets is a male-female pairing. Removing female marmosets and rehoming them is not, therefore, a suitable strategy for the breeding programme, for the scientific research programme, or in the interests of optimal animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl is committed to refining regulated procedures to reduce the overall number of severe procedures in animals. A procedure is retrospectively classed as “severe” if animals experience severe illness or die. As Dstl uses animals in experiments to develop new vaccines, therapies and treatments to protect against severe illness and death in humans, some severe procedures are still required. This is part of ensuring that the procedures provide a valid model of the human disease.</p><p> </p><p>No projects involving the use of live animals in scientific procedures at Dstl received grants during the latest period (2019). Where Dstl works with foreign governments, this is on a contract not grant basis, ensuring that the specifics of the work to be done are clearly stated, along with the associated legal obligations on both parties.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35052 35054 35055 35056 question first answered 23/04/2020 10:13:37 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1187802

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the female marmosets from litters in the breeding programme for that animal at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, and re-homing them to animal sanctuaries.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	35054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is committed to reducing the number of animal experiments and is proactive in developing alternatives. The “three Rs” of ‘reduce’ (the number of animals used), ‘refine’ (animal procedures) and ‘replace’ (animal experiments with non-animal alternatives) are integral to its research programme.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl currently uses non-animal physical models, computer models and in-vitro methods. For example, computer models are being used to model pressure waves in the head from the impact of blunt projectiles. Dstl scientists have developed invertebrate animal models using wax moth larvae that are used to screen novel antibiotics, and a replacement for animals in the form of a mechanical rig that represents the human chest and is used to assess protective equipment worn by the military.</p><p> </p><p>For the period 2018, a total of 586 regulated procedures were classified as severe based on the actual severity experienced by the animals.</p><p> </p><p>The welfare of marmosets in the Dstl breeding programme is under constant review by veterinary staff, independent inspectors and the Dstl Animal Welfare Ethical Review Body.</p><p> </p><p>While adult marmosets can live for a period of time in compatible same-sex social groups, the normal long term social group for mature adult marmosets is a male-female pairing. Removing female marmosets and rehoming them is not, therefore, a suitable strategy for the breeding programme, for the scientific research programme, or in the interests of optimal animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl is committed to refining regulated procedures to reduce the overall number of severe procedures in animals. A procedure is retrospectively classed as “severe” if animals experience severe illness or die. As Dstl uses animals in experiments to develop new vaccines, therapies and treatments to protect against severe illness and death in humans, some severe procedures are still required. This is part of ensuring that the procedures provide a valid model of the human disease.</p><p> </p><p>No projects involving the use of live animals in scientific procedures at Dstl received grants during the latest period (2019). Where Dstl works with foreign governments, this is on a contract not grant basis, ensuring that the specifics of the work to be done are clearly stated, along with the associated legal obligations on both parties.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35052 35053 35055 35056 question first answered 23/04/2020 10:13:37 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1187804

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will end all severe experiments on live animals at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down by 2022.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	35055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is committed to reducing the number of animal experiments and is proactive in developing alternatives. The “three Rs” of ‘reduce’ (the number of animals used), ‘refine’ (animal procedures) and ‘replace’ (animal experiments with non-animal alternatives) are integral to its research programme.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl currently uses non-animal physical models, computer models and in-vitro methods. For example, computer models are being used to model pressure waves in the head from the impact of blunt projectiles. Dstl scientists have developed invertebrate animal models using wax moth larvae that are used to screen novel antibiotics, and a replacement for animals in the form of a mechanical rig that represents the human chest and is used to assess protective equipment worn by the military.</p><p> </p><p>For the period 2018, a total of 586 regulated procedures were classified as severe based on the actual severity experienced by the animals.</p><p> </p><p>The welfare of marmosets in the Dstl breeding programme is under constant review by veterinary staff, independent inspectors and the Dstl Animal Welfare Ethical Review Body.</p><p> </p><p>While adult marmosets can live for a period of time in compatible same-sex social groups, the normal long term social group for mature adult marmosets is a male-female pairing. Removing female marmosets and rehoming them is not, therefore, a suitable strategy for the breeding programme, for the scientific research programme, or in the interests of optimal animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl is committed to refining regulated procedures to reduce the overall number of severe procedures in animals. A procedure is retrospectively classed as “severe” if animals experience severe illness or die. As Dstl uses animals in experiments to develop new vaccines, therapies and treatments to protect against severe illness and death in humans, some severe procedures are still required. This is part of ensuring that the procedures provide a valid model of the human disease.</p><p> </p><p>No projects involving the use of live animals in scientific procedures at Dstl received grants during the latest period (2019). Where Dstl works with foreign governments, this is on a contract not grant basis, ensuring that the specifics of the work to be done are clearly stated, along with the associated legal obligations on both parties.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35052 35053 35054 35056 question first answered 23/04/2020 10:13:37 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1187806

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any projects involving the use of live animals in scientific procedures at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, received grants from foreign governments in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	35056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is committed to reducing the number of animal experiments and is proactive in developing alternatives. The “three Rs” of ‘reduce’ (the number of animals used), ‘refine’ (animal procedures) and ‘replace’ (animal experiments with non-animal alternatives) are integral to its research programme.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl currently uses non-animal physical models, computer models and in-vitro methods. For example, computer models are being used to model pressure waves in the head from the impact of blunt projectiles. Dstl scientists have developed invertebrate animal models using wax moth larvae that are used to screen novel antibiotics, and a replacement for animals in the form of a mechanical rig that represents the human chest and is used to assess protective equipment worn by the military.</p><p> </p><p>For the period 2018, a total of 586 regulated procedures were classified as severe based on the actual severity experienced by the animals.</p><p> </p><p>The welfare of marmosets in the Dstl breeding programme is under constant review by veterinary staff, independent inspectors and the Dstl Animal Welfare Ethical Review Body.</p><p> </p><p>While adult marmosets can live for a period of time in compatible same-sex social groups, the normal long term social group for mature adult marmosets is a male-female pairing. Removing female marmosets and rehoming them is not, therefore, a suitable strategy for the breeding programme, for the scientific research programme, or in the interests of optimal animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>Dstl is committed to refining regulated procedures to reduce the overall number of severe procedures in animals. A procedure is retrospectively classed as “severe” if animals experience severe illness or die. As Dstl uses animals in experiments to develop new vaccines, therapies and treatments to protect against severe illness and death in humans, some severe procedures are still required. This is part of ensuring that the procedures provide a valid model of the human disease.</p><p> </p><p>No projects involving the use of live animals in scientific procedures at Dstl received grants during the latest period (2019). Where Dstl works with foreign governments, this is on a contract not grant basis, ensuring that the specifics of the work to be done are clearly stated, along with the associated legal obligations on both parties.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 35052 35053 35054 35055 question first answered 23/04/2020 10:13:37 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1188188

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether researchers at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down are working on animal model development; and how much funding that laboratory has allocated to developing non-animal research methods in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	37727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is developing and using animal models where this is necessary to understand and mitigate potential hazards to UK Service personnel and civilians</p><p> </p><p>The principles of the &quot;three Rs&quot; of 'reduce' (the number of animals used), 'refine' (animal procedures) and 'replace' (animal experiments with non-animal alternatives) are integral to all animal procedures at Dstl, and so separate allocations for developing non-animal research methods cannot be identified.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/04/2020 15:29:24 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1193193

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any projects involving the use of live animals in scientific procedures at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, were part of contracts with foreign Governments in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the value of those contracts was.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	43760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>There were a number of projects that have involved the use of live animals in scientific procedures at Dstl that were part of contracts with foreign governments. The total value of those contracts in the latest period (Financial year 2019-20) was £2.4 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/05/2020 10:51:25 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1193194

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	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 merits of removing females of a litter of triplets from the breeding programme of marmosets at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down and re-homing them to decrease the number of those animals that are euthanised.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	43761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The welfare of marmosets in the Dstl breeding programme is under constant review by veterinary staff, independent inspectors and the Dstl Animal Welfare Ethical Review Body.</p><p> </p><p>In captivity, triplet marmoset litters are more frequent and some marmoset families are not able to rear triplets successfully. Optimal family group welfare is maintained where appropriate by euthanasia of some infants to reduce litter size. It would not be appropriate to re-home newly born triplet female marmoset infants away from their families as their physical and psychological welfare needs could not be met in these circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/05/2020 11:00:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1195693

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to Answer of 13 May 2020 to Question 43761, on Animal Experiments: Porton Down, for what reasons infant marmosets are not reared on site prior to re-homing.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	46803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Infant marmosets are reared on site within their family group where the family are able to do this successfully. In captivity, larger litter sizes (for example triplets) are more frequent and some marmoset families are not able to successfully rear triplets. Optimal family group welfare is maintained, where appropriate, by euthanasia of some infants to reduce litter size down to a number that the family can rear. The decision to reduce litter size is made on a case by case basis, under veterinary supervision. It would not be appropriate to hand rear marmoset infants away from their families (on site or anywhere else) as their physical and psychological welfare needs could not be met in these circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/05/2020 13:07:04 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1274777

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff have been on (a) secondment and (b) internship to his Department from (i) the Scottish Government and (ii) Crown and Prosecutor Fiscal Service in each year since 2011; how long on average each such position was held for; and what role each such member of staff performed.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	134596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The information is not held in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 13/01/2021 17:13:27 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill