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77068

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on alcohol consumption (a) in general on the premises and (b) during parties in his Private Office.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Consumption of alcohol on Ministry of Defence premises is permitted so long as it does not affect the proper and professional conduct of official business. Acceptable occasions might include receptions or other events held in function rooms, or staff leaving drinks.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/07/2014 14:30:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77069

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gym and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration within (i) his Department and (ii) his Department-owned buidlings in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 22/07/2014 16:22:07 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77071

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Media: Subscriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost is of each subscription to (a) magazines and (b) television channels held by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>Information on individual media subscriptions is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.<br><br>The Ministry Of Defence (MOD) purchases its print and electronic journals through a pan-Government framework contract. Our expenditure against this contract totalled £584,387 (excluding VAT) in financial year 2013-14.<br>The contract is mainly used for the purchase of academic, technical, medical and trade publications for the MOD colleges, training centres, technical information centres and medical units, including those in operational theatres. A small number of recreational titles are provided for use in personnel recovery centres.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/09/2014 13:06:26 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 11772 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77072

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Royal Household
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 have been attached to the Royal Household in each year since 2010; and what the cost of such attachments has been.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Members of the Armed Forces are attached to the Royal Household in order to provide support to the Head of State and manage the extensive involvement and interaction of the Royal Family with the UK military at home and abroad. They also support state ceremonial events and formal, state sponsored, visits by members of the Royal Family. Information on Armed Forces personnel permanently attached to the Royal Household is provided in the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Service Personnel</p><p>Permanently Attached to</p><p>The Royal Household</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Approximate Cost</p><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>890,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>950,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>920,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>800,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/07/2014 14:31:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77076

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals in his Department have participated in (a) disability awareness and (b) LGBT awareness training in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 22/07/2014 16:58:17 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier previous answer version 11782 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77077

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the budget for the Cadet Expansion Programme has been spent to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>To date, £4.3 million of the £10.85 million Cadet Expansion Programme budget has been spent. This represents 40% of the total budget.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/08/2014 10:16:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 11778 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77081

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment and Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) males and (b) females have applied for the DE&S apprenticeship in each year since 2010; and what proportion of such applications have been successful.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Defence Equipment &amp; Support currently offers Mechanical Engineering Craft Apprenticeships at Defence Munitions (DM) Gosport and Technician Apprenticeships at its Headquarters at MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol and at HM Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport. It is planned to recruit for a further Mechanical Engineering Craft Apprenticeship scheme at Defence Munitions Beith from August this year.</p><p> </p><p>The number of Mechanical Engineering Craft Apprenticeships awarded at DM Gosport since 2010 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Male Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Female Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Successful Male Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Successful Female Applicants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>204</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The hon. Member may be interested to note over the last three years (2011-2013) 5 of the 10 Apprentice of the Year award winners have been female<br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of Technician Apprenticeships awarded at MOD Abbey Wood since 2010 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Male Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Female Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Successful Male Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Successful Female Applicants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of Technician Apprenticeships awarded at HMNB Devonport since 2010 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Male Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Female Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Successful Male Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Successful Female Applicants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td><td><p>Not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 21/07/2014 17:00:15 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier previous answer version 11708 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77084

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 14 November 2011, Official Report, column 526W, on disclosure of information, if he will publish the findings of the inquiry into the unauthorised disclosure of the letter between the former Secretary of State and the Prime Minister which appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer my predecessor, the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond) gave on 23 May 2012 (Official Report, column 722W).</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 22/07/2014 13:57:58 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 23 May 2012 HOC 205160.doc title Hansard Extract 23 May 2012. previous answer version 11727 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77088

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conflict Pool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent from the Conflict Pool in each country in each year since its launch.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The tri-departmental Conflict Pool in its current form was created in 2010 and is financed from HM Treasury under the Conflict Resources settlement. It is managed tri-departmentally, with resources transferred to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to fund those projects the MOD will undertake.The Conflict Pool is managed on a regional programme, not country basis.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has funded projects in all of the Conflict Pool’s five regional programmes: in Afghanistan; in Africa where activity has included work in Nigeria, Somalia and Kenya; in the Middle East and North Africa including projects in Syria, Libya and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; in South Asia where activity has mostly been in Pakistan; and activity through the Wider Europe programme in the Western Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Activity in all these programmes includes regional, cross-border and multilateral projects therefore data is not held on a purely country basis. The MOD also funds activity through the Strengthening Alliances and Partnerships Programme (SAP).</p><p> </p><p>Regional and thematic figures by programme are below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Africa</strong></p></td><td><p>£21,955,253</p></td><td><p>£25,155,043</p></td><td><p>£15,349,300</p></td><td><p>£13,969,330</p></td><td><p>£17,451,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Afghanistan</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,944,340</p></td><td><p>£3,051,185</p></td><td><p>£515,538</p></td><td><p>£1,296,540</p></td><td><p>£1,022,957</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MENA</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,896,937</p></td><td><p>£2,675,774</p></td><td><p>£3,371,921</p></td><td><p>£3,804,968</p></td><td><p>£10,945,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South Asia</strong></p></td><td><p>£7,124,261</p></td><td><p>£8,661,400</p></td><td><p>£1,305,900</p></td><td><p>£305,364</p></td><td><p>£494,011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SAP*</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,516,826</p></td><td><p>£2,124,898</p></td><td><p>£2,074,708</p></td><td><p>£3,123,000</p></td><td><p>£3,790,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wider Europe </strong></p></td><td><p>£22,606,731</p></td><td><p>£20,576,782</p></td><td><p>£19,722,746</p></td><td><p>£19,777,805</p></td><td><p>£19,693,366</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>*Strengthening Alliances and Partnerships Programme; previously Strategic Support to International Organisations Programme </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 21/07/2014 17:02:39 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77090

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what professional courses officials in his Department have attended since 2010; and how many officials have attended each course.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Defence Academy provides professional skills and knowledge courses to defence personnel. The Defence Academy course prospectus and Training and Education statistics since 2010 have been placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/07/2014 16:01:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones