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1148909

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Fisheries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fishing protection vessels the UK operates; under whose jurisdiction those vessels operate; what the names are of those vessels; and how many days each of those vessels has had at sea in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	89
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) has four River-Class Offshore Patrol Vessels that also conduct fishery protection activities alongside their Defence tasking. They are HMS MERSEY, HMS TYNE, HMS SEVERN and HMS FORTH. They are used to fulfil the RN’s commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Marine Management Organisation, for fishery protection tasking.</p><p> </p><p>These ships remain under RN Command.</p><p> </p><p>The days spent at sea between 1 January 2014 until 30 September 2019 for all tasking; including the activity under the MOU:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SHIP</p></td><td><p>DAYS AT SEA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS MERSEY</p></td><td><p>1,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS TYNE</p></td><td><p>1,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS SEVERN (1)</p></td><td><p>848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS FORTH (2)</p></td><td><p>268</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Footnote:</p><p> </p><ol><li>HMS SEVERN was decommissioned in October 2017. However, as my right hon. Friend, Gavin Williamson, announced onboard HMS TYNE on 22 November 2018, the three Batch One OPV (HMS MERSEY, HMS TYNE and HMS SEVERN) will be retained for at least two years and may return to the fisheries protection task if required.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>HMS FORTH’s Vessel Acceptance Date was February 2018.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/10/2019 14:24:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1148937

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Jufair
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy personnel are based in HMS Jufair on a full-time basis.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	99
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>There are more than 100 Royal Navy personnel deployed to the UK Naval Support Facility (UK NSF) in the Kingdom of Bahrain.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/10/2019 12:14:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1148940

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time staff are currently stationed in the UK's Naval Support Facility in Bahrain.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>There are more than 150 UK based military and Civil Service personnel deployed to the UK Naval Support Facility (UK NSF) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The facility provides support for our deployed naval force in the Gulf, enabling our maritime security commitment for Bahrain, the wider region, and the global economy.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/10/2019 12:12:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1148941

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times Royal Navy vessels have stopped in Bahrain since 2014; and what those vessels were.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK Naval Support Facility (UK NSF) in the Kingdom of Bahrain demonstrates our strong and enduring bilateral relationship. It supports our deployed naval force in the Gulf, providing maritime security for Bahrain, the wider region, and the global economy. The facility provides engineering and logistics support to maritime units, and can host contingent forces for short periods. Through our presence at the UK NSF, the Royal Navy benefits from sustained use of Mina Salman Port which enables our personnel and vessels to undertake naval operations in the Gulf, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. The UK maintains a long-standing maritime presence in the Gulf, currently including four Mine Counter Measure Vessels (HMS LEDBURY, HMS BLYTH, HMS SHOREHAM, and HMS BROCKLEBY), two Type 23 frigates (HMS MONTROSE, HMS KENT), two Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels (RFA CARDIGAN, RFA WAVE KNIGHT) and one Type 45 Destroyer (HMS DEFENDER). These vessels regularly use the UK NSF.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/10/2019 14:32:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1148943

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Bahrain: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to Royal Navy facilities in Bahrain since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy maintains a presence in the Kingdom of Bahrain to provide support for our deployed naval force in the Gulf, enabling our maritime security commitment for Bahrain, the wider region, and the global economy. This deployed force is supported by the UK National Support Facility (UK NSF). Since 2014, the money spent on this facility totals approximately £27 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/10/2019 15:11:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1148945

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Wycombe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure interoperability with NATO allies on anti-submarine warfare.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Anti-Submarine Warfare is conducted alongside a range of allies, including NATO, and interoperability with those nations is key to execution of operations. We regularly exercise with our partners. The Royal Navy also maintains a standing seat on the NATO Underwater Capability Group, a subordinate group to the NATO Naval Armaments Group, ensuring capability coherence for interoperability.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/10/2019 12:15:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1142911

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made any assessment of whether the founding of the 6th Division will affect the current operations of the 77th brigade.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	284345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The formation of 6th (UK) Division brings together five existing Army brigades, including 77th Brigade. The Division will enhance the Army's ability to conduct intelligence, counter-intelligence and information operations as well as respond to electronic, cyber and unconventional warfare threats. The brigades involved include reserve units which will play a full part in 6th Division activity. No new funding has been allocated as this is a rebalancing of existing units not the creation of new ones.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 284459 285216 285217 question first answered 05/09/2019 10:54:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1142970

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what new funding has been allocated to the 6th Division.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	284459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The formation of 6th (UK) Division brings together five existing Army brigades, including 77th Brigade. The Division will enhance the Army's ability to conduct intelligence, counter-intelligence and information operations as well as respond to electronic, cyber and unconventional warfare threats. The brigades involved include reserve units which will play a full part in 6th Division activity. No new funding has been allocated as this is a rebalancing of existing units not the creation of new ones.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 284345 285216 285217 question first answered 05/09/2019 10:54:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1142971

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hybrid Warfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to improve the UK's hybrid warfare capability.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	284460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Hybrid threats present themselves across multiple domains, and consequently Her Majesty's Government considers a 'whole of Government approach' as critical to ensure effective resilience, response and deterrence.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a key role to play in this, and is firmly committed to collaboration with other Government departments, working in line with Fusion Doctrine to achieve a cohesive approach<strong>.</strong></p><p>Informed by the policy direction set out in the National Security Capability Review (NSCR) and Modernising Defence Programme (MDP) MOD is actively working to evolve our vision for Joint Force 2025 to address the more uncertain, volatile international security environment that has developed since 2015.</p><p>As hybrid threats manifest in multiple domains, the UK needs to maintain credible forces to deter and defend against a broad spectrum of threats.</p><p>As we develop new capabilities to address emerging threats we must carefully and objectively balance this with the continued need to protect against conventional attack. Where possible we will seek to develop capabilities that have utility across the spectrum of conflict. We do not comment on the specifics of capabilities being developed in the interests of National Security, as these could be of use to a potential adversary.</p><p>Resilience is also key when dealing with hybrid threats, and we are aware that we must protect conventional capabilities from new threats. The MOD has, therefore, invested significantly in cyber defence and security across its capabilities and infrastructure, with £265 million being invested in a pioneering approach to root out cyber vulnerabilities within military platforms and wider cyber dependent systems, helping defence better understand and mitigate cyber risks.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/09/2019 15:04:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1143506

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the 6th Division will include reservists.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	285216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The formation of 6th (UK) Division brings together five existing Army brigades, including 77th Brigade. The Division will enhance the Army's ability to conduct intelligence, counter-intelligence and information operations as well as respond to electronic, cyber and unconventional warfare threats. The brigades involved include reserve units which will play a full part in 6th Division activity. No new funding has been allocated as this is a rebalancing of existing units not the creation of new ones.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 284345 284459 285217 question first answered 05/09/2019 10:54:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones