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164133

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Victory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 24 October 2014, whether English Heritage agreed with (a) his decision to allow the Maritime Heritage Foundation to proceed with the next phase of the Project Design and (b) the granting of permission to recover at-risk surface items from the wreck site in accordance with the Project Design.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>In accordance with the Deed of Gift for HMS Victory 1744, English Heritage, as a member of the Advisory Group, provided advice on the acceptability of the actions proposed by the Maritime Heritage Foundation (MHF). That advice was used to guide development of the Project Design and assurances received from the MHF, enabled my rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence to give his consent to the next phase of the project.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 16:10:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 30692 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

164134

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lord Lingfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings he has had with Lord Lingfield since July 2014; who was present at each of those meetings; where each of those meetings was held; and what was discussed at each of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence has not met Lord Lingfield since July 2014.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 16:10:49 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 30694 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

164135

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lord Lingfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a list of the meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Lord Astor of Hever, has had with Lord Lingfield since May 2010; who was present at each of those meetings; where each of those meetings was held; and what was discussed at each of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 March 2014 (Official Report, Column 183W). The meetings were held on 21 January 2014 in Ministry of Defence Main Building; and 11 March 2014 in Portcullis House.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 16:24:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HMS Victory.doc 25 March 2014.doc title Hansard Extract HMS Victory 25 March 2014 previous answer version 30690 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

164136

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Victory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department included a provision for oversight when it transferred the deed of gift for HMS Victory.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 17 November 2014 to Question 212331. The Deed of Gift for HMS VICTORY (1744) transferred ownership of the vessel from the Ministry of Defence to the Maritime Heritage Foundation (MHF) and required MHF to have the consent of the Secretary of State for Defence for any actions proposed in respect of anything transferred.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 16:25:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HOC215518 17 November 2014.doc title Hansard \extract HMS Victory 17 November 2014 previous answer version 30691 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

164137

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Odyssey Marine Exploration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations his Department has received from or on behalf of Odyssey Maritime Exploration about regulations pertaining to the management of shipwrecks.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has received no such representations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 16:21:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 30689 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

164138

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Art Works
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 on transporting, installing and removing works of art from the Government Art Collection for the display of artwork in his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	215573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>In July 2014, prior to the closure of the Old War Office Building (OWOB) the Ministry of Defence spent £765.60 (inclusive of VAT) to return two bronze busts from OWOB to the Government Art Collection. They have been on long term loan to the Department from the Government Art Collection for over a decade. This figure included de-installation, packing, handling and transportation.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/11/2014 13:53:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

164139

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
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 21 November 2014 to Question 213404, for what reason £14.7 million of the additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel remain to be negotiated between his Department and the Libyan government.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Libyan Government has agreed to pay for General Purpose Force training. However, the deteriorating political and security situation in Libya has meant that it has not yet been possible to conclude discussions on payment with the relevant Libyan authorities. We will continue to press for payment of the balance, in parallel with our work to support the UN-led mediation process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 215598 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:07:39 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 30688 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

164140

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
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 21 November 2014 to Question 213404, when his Department expects to conclude negotiations with the Libyan government about repayment of the remaining £14.7 million of the additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	215598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Libyan Government has agreed to pay for General Purpose Force training. However, the deteriorating political and security situation in Libya has meant that it has not yet been possible to conclude discussions on payment with the relevant Libyan authorities. We will continue to press for payment of the balance, in parallel with our work to support the UN-led mediation process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 215597 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:07:39 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 30687 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

164196

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the announcement of 2 September 2014 on armed forces learning, what the cost was to (a) the public purse and (b) 10 Downing Street of (i) commissioning and (ii) producing the British Armed Forces Learning Resource 2014.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	215551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Learning Resource aims to inform and educate schoolchildren and teachers about the work of the British Armed Forces. Although the Ministry of Defence (MOD) provided relevant information, the Resource was produced and edited independently. A small number of hard copies were printed for distribution to delegates at the NATO Summit, for which MOD incurred a cost of approximately £600.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 16:09:10 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 30686 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

156950

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many housing adaptations his Department has carried out for wounded service personnel in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	215480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The majority of adaptations to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties are carried out for the benefit of family members and dependants. It is not possible to identify separately those carried out for the benefit of injured Service personnel.</p><p> </p><p>In many cases, the MOD aims to move families into SFA properties which have already been adapted where this is appropriate, rather than understanding further adaptations.</p><p> </p><p>The number of adaptations to privately owned houses of personnel injured on operations is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Number of Adaptations</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>69</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>95</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>73</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (to end October 2014)</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>58</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data prior to this date is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/11/2014 16:10:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 30059 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker