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1035127

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Islamic State: Military Intervention
	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 (a) Operation Shader and (b) the capacity of UK armed forces to call in airstrikes from the ground of the announcement by the US Administration of the withdrawal of ground troops from Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	205372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Since military operations began, the Global Coalition and its partners in Syria and Iraq have recaptured almost all the territory once held by Daesh, and important advances have been made in recent weeks in the last area of eastern Syria to be occupied by Daesh.</p><p>As the United States has made clear, their announcement does not signal the end of the Coalition or its campaign. Much remains to be done and Daesh will remain a threat even without territory. The UK remains committed to the Coalition and its objective of ensuring Daesh's enduring defeat. We are discussing with the US the implications of their announcement and seeking clarity on their further plans.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/01/2019 14:29:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1077137

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many alleged violations of international humanitarian law by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen his Department is investigating.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	225603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>As at 26 February 2019, the number of alleged instances of breaches or violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Yemen listed on the &quot;Tracker&quot; database maintained by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is 410. Of these, 15 are duplicate entries, which means that some incidents will have been recorded on more than one occasion likely because of the incomplete nature of Non-Governmental Organisation and media reporting upon which the MOD relies to update the &quot;Tracker&quot;.</p><p>The MOD does not assess allegations of IHL violations. The Saudi-led Coalition is best placed to do this and does so through its Joint Incident Assessment Team.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/02/2019 15:28:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1077681

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft are operating over Yemen in support of the Saudi-led coalition.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	226193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>We do not comment on the operational deployments of RC-135W Rivet Joint as to do so would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/03/2019 16:36:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1081817

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) British military liaison officers and (b) advisers are (i) currently embedded and (ii) have been embedded in organisations in Saudi Arabia in each year since 2015; with which organisations they have been embedded; and how many, at what rank and role, have worked in Saudi Air Operations Centres.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	228104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>As at 10 February 2019 there were 17 British military staff embedded in organisations in Saudi Arabia; 10 in the British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabia National Guard (SANG), four in the Royal Navy Liaison Team and three in the Saudi Air Operations Centre.</p><p> </p><p>Manning statistics for these personnel since 2015 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Embedded Organisation </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi National Guard</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Saudi Naval Force</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Air Operations Centre</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The role of the individuals working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre is to observe Saudi-led coalition (SLC) air operations to help support Saudi compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The UK has provided three military staff (RAF) to the Saudi Air Operations Centre since 2015. These are; one x Squadron Leader, one x Flight Lieutenant and one x Flight Sergeant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/03/2019 16:35:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1081855

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: 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 Answers of 18 July 2017 and 23 July 2018 to Questions 4768 and 163751, how many Armed Forces personnel work as targeting advisers in the HQ of the Royal Saudi Airforce HQ; and whether those personnel remain present during strikes coordinated in that HQ in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	228123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>We have an ongoing defence relationship with Saudi Arabia, which has included the provision of training courses and advice and guidance in the UK and Saudi Arabia, including training on targeting. This helps us support Saudi compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL). We also have a very small number of staff working in Saudi headquarters in a liaison capacity only. These personnel are not targeting advisers and have no advance knowledge of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/03/2019 16:36:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1081863

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Department pays the salaries of liaison officers on secondment to Saudi Arabia; and from what budget those payments are made.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	228130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>Pursuant to my response to the hon. Member's Question 228104 answered today. There are no British Military liaison officers on secondment to Saudi Arabia</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/03/2019 16:41:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1081908

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 124 of the High Court judgement of 10 July 2017, what (a) processes and (b) procedures are used by Saudi Arabia for UK and Saudi officials to report potential violations of international humanitarian law up the chain of command.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	228159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Paragraph 123 (not 124) of the High Court judgement of 10 July 2017 refers to &quot;targeting procedures and processes&quot;, and the insight that UK liaison officers in the Saudi Arabian military HQ may have. However, UK liaison officers do not have insight into internal Saudi Arabian procedures that initiate any reports of potential international humanitarian law (IHL) violations.</p><p>All UK military personnel are required to report suspected violations of international humanitarian law to their command chain wherever and whenever they occur.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/03/2019 16:33:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1082357

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any RAF personnel on secondment to BAE Systems in Saudi Arabia have (a) maintained Royal Saudi Air Force planes engaged in military operations in Yemen and (b) trained Royal Saudi Air Force personnel engaged in military operations in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	228761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>RAF personnel on secondment to BAE Systems in Saudi Arabia have provided routine engineering support for UK-supplied aircraft operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), including aircraft engaged in military operations in Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>Seconded RAF personnel with BAE Systems have also provided generic training support to RSAF aircrew. The subsequent utilisation of trained RSAF aircrew is not monitored by or otherwise confirmed to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The above support does not involve the loading of weapons for operational sorties, nor does it include any involvement in the planning of operational sorties.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/03/2019 17:56:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1083738

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the RAF targeteers working in the Saudi Combined Air Operations Centre are on loan or on secondment to the Saudi Arabian armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	229818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The RAF personnel in the Saudi Air Operations Centre are liaison officers, not 'targeteers'. They play no part in the targeting processes of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. They are not on loan terms of service nor are they seconded to the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces. They are under UK command and control.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/03/2019 15:52:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1086593

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK military personnel on exchange programmes with the US Air Force are working in (a) in Yemen (b) in the skies above Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	230883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/03/2019 14:21:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle