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date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to whom US bases (a) NSA/NRO Menwith Hill and (b) the Joint Intelligence and Analysis Center at the US base at Croughton are accountable to in the absence of meetings of the Intelligence and Security Committee.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	68789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The United States Visiting Forces (USVF) are governed by NATO Status of Forces Agreement of 1951 and the Visiting Forces Act 1952. The Ministry of Defence continues to have oversight of activities at USVF bases in the UK, but does not comment on specific matters of intelligence at military bases.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/07/2020 09:24:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1220566

registered interest
date	03/07/2020
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, how many incidents have been logged as alleged international humanitarian law violations reportedly conducted by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen since March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	68798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>As at 4 July, 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 535. Of these, 19 are duplicate entries, which means that some incidents will have been recorded on more than one occasion likely because of the incomplete nature of reporting.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/07/2020 09:09:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1217198

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nigeria: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the government of Nigeria that “in concert with our American and British allies, Nigeria’s military have pushed back the terrorists” on 19 June, what is the mandate of the British Armed Forces operating in north-east Nigeria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL6059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>British Armed Forces activity in North East Nigeria is covered under an Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Nigeria that was signed in 2019, and is called Operation TURUS. The mission statement for TURUS is: Influence and train the operational capability and capacity of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Multi-National Joint Task Force, in order to counter Violent Extremist Organisation activity in the North East of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin area and contribute to Her Majesty's Government's policy goals and objectives.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/07/2020 13:03:42 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1217232

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many discrimination cases concerning racism have been brought against the Ministry of Defence by (1) current, and (2) former, employees in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL6100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises that unacceptable behaviour, including racism, still occurs. We are committed to eradicate this, and have a zero-tolerance approach. Defence, does not yet represent society and it is essential that we work towards this. We recognise that the pace of change needs to quicken and are renewing our ambition at the highest levels of the Department. We aim to eliminate discrimination and improve diversity throughout Defence as enshrined in our 2018-2030 Diversity and Inclusion (D&amp;I) Strategy .</p><p>Legal advice has interpreted the terms “racial discrimination cases” and “discrimination cases involving racism” to refer to Employment Tribunals (ETs). The attached tables show the number of ETs brought against the MOD by military personnel in each year from 2010 to-date, and the breakdown of compensation paid in each year from 2016-2020 as a result of racial discrimination ETs.</p><p>All MOD personnel (civilian and military) are required to complete mandatory D&amp;I Training courses. In addition, those trained as D&amp;I Advisers and Practitioners provide impartial advice and support to personnel who encounter discrimination, bullying and harassment. This is supplemented by Speak Safe Volunteers, trained independent bullying, harassment &amp; discrimination advisers who enable individuals to understand their situation and make informed decisions. An Active Bystander training course has also been designed to equip personnel with the skills to effectively challenge unacceptable behaviour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL5882 question first answered 01/07/2020 11:09:25 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name Table of RD claims brought against MOD 2010 to date.docx title Race Discrimination
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig