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48178
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables. more like this
tabling member constituency Wokingham more like this
tabling member printed
Mr John Redwood more like this
uin 196201 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-28more like thismore than 2014-04-28
answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
14
label Biography information for Sir John Redwood more like this
48179
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) associated costs and (b) utility of the Trident Alternatives Review. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Bob Ainsworth more like this
uin 196225 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-28more like thismore than 2014-04-28
answer text <p>I have made no such assessment.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge more like this
answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
105
label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede more like this
tabling member
306
label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth more like this
48180
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Ministers in his last met their counterparts from (a) Norway, (b) Finland and (c) Sweden. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley more like this
tabling member printed
Mr John Spellar more like this
uin 196262 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
answer text <p>Defence Ministers meet their counterparts regularly at multinational meetings throughout the year. The Secretary of State for Defence most recently met the Defence Ministers of Norway, Finland and Sweden at the Northern Group meeting in Helsinki in December 2013, and I had a bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Sweden at the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting in Luxemboug in April 2014.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire more like this
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
318
label Biography information for John Spellar more like this
48181
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Latvia, (b) Lithuania and (c) Estonia about strengthening defence and security relationships with those countries. more like this
tabling member constituency Warley more like this
tabling member printed
Mr John Spellar more like this
uin 196264 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
answer text <p> </p><p>I regularly engage with my Baltic counterparts, including through EU and NATO meetings. I visited Latvia and Lithuania in September 2013; and I intend to visit the region again in the very near future.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2013 I visited Estonia where I signed the General Defence Engagement Memorandum of Understanding between our two countries.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge more like this
answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
105
label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede more like this
tabling member
318
label Biography information for John Spellar more like this
48182
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether military training given to the Burmese Army by UK advisers advises soldiers to refuse orders that could result in human rights abuses. more like this
tabling member constituency North East Fife more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Menzies Campbell more like this
uin 196319 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p>This issue was covered in a panel discussion during the export version of the Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context course that was delivered in Burma, in January 2014, by a mixed civil-military team from the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and one of their academic providers, Cranfield University. The discussion sat within a lecture on Rules of Engagement. An international law academic from Cranfield University, who specialises in the law of armed conflict, set out the legal position with regards to obeying illegal orders and the consequences of disobeying them.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford more like this
answering member printed Mr Mark Francois more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1444
label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois more like this
tabling member
627
label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem more like this
48183
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the service complaints investigation teams there are in each branch of the armed forces; what their qualifications are; what training is provided to them; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Bridgend more like this
tabling member printed
Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this
uin 196362 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-28more like thismore than 2014-04-28
answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence maintains a cadre of Harassment Investigation Officers who investigate complaints raised within the Services and by MOD civilians concerning bullying and harassment, and who are not permanent employees of the Department; Appendix six to the 2013 Annual Report of the Service Complaints Commissioner provides further details. Beyond this centrally-managed team, the three Services maintain teams of investigators, many of whom are drawn from their own Service police force, who can investigate complex complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy has one Complaint Investigation and Mediation Team (CIMT), comprising two members of the Royal Navy Police with many years of investigative experience. In addition to their extensive police investigative training, they are Equality and Diversity Advisers, and have undertaken the MOD Harassment Investigation Course and professional Mediation Training (through an external training provider).</p><p> </p><p>The Army currently has six permanent members and three temporary assigned (12 months) soldiers in its Service Complaints Investigation Team (SCIT), which replaced the Equal Opportunities Investigation Team. All members of the SCIT are serving Senior Non-Commissioned Officers from the Royal Military Police, and hold the following qualifications:</p><p> </p><p>Initial Military Police Investigation Course</p><p>Volume Crime Investigation Course</p><p>Management Investigation Course</p><p>Police and Criminal Evidence Act Interviewing Course</p><p>Disclosure Officers Course</p><p>Equality &amp; Diversity Advisor Course</p><p> </p><p>On arrival in the SCIT, investigators receive work place training and are allocated a supervising investigator for a period of three months or as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF has a Service Complaints Team, and an Equal Opportunities Investigation Team (EOIT), which investigates complex equality and diversity complaints. The latter team comprises a Warrant Officer and a Flight Sergeant, both members of the RAF Police, and an administrator. The investigators complete the following courses as part of their role training:</p><p> </p><p>Equality and Diversity Advisor</p><p>Harassment Investigation Officer</p><p>Fundamentals of Employment Law (through CIPD)</p><p>Preparing for Employment Tribunal (through CIPD)</p><p>Certificate in Bullying and Harassment Investigation – City and Guilds</p><p>Level 4</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
grouped question UIN 196361 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
1490
label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this
48184
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many equal opportunities investigation officers there are in each branch of the armed forces; what their qualifications are; what training is provided to them; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Bridgend more like this
tabling member printed
Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this
uin 196361 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-28more like thismore than 2014-04-28
answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence maintains a cadre of Harassment Investigation Officers who investigate complaints raised within the Services and by MOD civilians concerning bullying and harassment, and who are not permanent employees of the Department; Appendix six to the 2013 Annual Report of the Service Complaints Commissioner provides further details. Beyond this centrally-managed team, the three Services maintain teams of investigators, many of whom are drawn from their own Service police force, who can investigate complex complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy has one Complaint Investigation and Mediation Team (CIMT), comprising two members of the Royal Navy Police with many years of investigative experience. In addition to their extensive police investigative training, they are Equality and Diversity Advisers, and have undertaken the MOD Harassment Investigation Course and professional Mediation Training (through an external training provider).</p><p> </p><p>The Army currently has six permanent members and three temporary assigned (12 months) soldiers in its Service Complaints Investigation Team (SCIT), which replaced the Equal Opportunities Investigation Team. All members of the SCIT are serving Senior Non-Commissioned Officers from the Royal Military Police, and hold the following qualifications:</p><p> </p><p>Initial Military Police Investigation Course</p><p>Volume Crime Investigation Course</p><p>Management Investigation Course</p><p>Police and Criminal Evidence Act Interviewing Course</p><p>Disclosure Officers Course</p><p>Equality &amp; Diversity Advisor Course</p><p> </p><p>On arrival in the SCIT, investigators receive work place training and are allocated a supervising investigator for a period of three months or as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF has a Service Complaints Team, and an Equal Opportunities Investigation Team (EOIT), which investigates complex equality and diversity complaints. The latter team comprises a Warrant Officer and a Flight Sergeant, both members of the RAF Police, and an administrator. The investigators complete the following courses as part of their role training:</p><p> </p><p>Equality and Diversity Advisor</p><p>Harassment Investigation Officer</p><p>Fundamentals of Employment Law (through CIPD)</p><p>Preparing for Employment Tribunal (through CIPD)</p><p>Certificate in Bullying and Harassment Investigation – City and Guilds</p><p>Level 4</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
grouped question UIN 196362 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
1490
label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this
48185
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of readiness to defend its Overseas Territories in the event of attack. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 196321 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-28more like thismore than 2014-04-28
answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) regularly consults with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other Government Departments and intelligence agencies, as well as our allies and partners, constantly to review or identify potential threats to UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs). In the first instance the MOD seeks to deter such attacks using deterrence measures including, where necessary, permanently based military garrisons or dedicated patrols, visits by deployed military forces, and more broadly the maintenance of world class deployable military forces. Should deterrence fail to prevent an attack, the Department remains confident that it has the necessary contingency plans and high readiness deployable forces in the UK and elsewhere to respond accordingly to any attack on a UKOT.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford more like this
answering member printed Mr Mark Francois more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1444
label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this
47817
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-09more like thismore than 2014-04-09
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 26 March (WA 116), whether Capita has delivered departmental savings and asset realisations. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord West of Spithead more like this
uin HL6759 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p> </p><p>Wherever possible, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will look to maximise competition as a way of driving best value for money. The MOD has awarded Capita 43 contracts since 1 April 2009. They may have specific deliverables relating to savings, but these will be dependant on the requirement and will differ in each individual agreement.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
3428
label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever more like this
tabling member
3834
label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this
47818
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-09more like thismore than 2014-04-09
answering body
Ministry of Defence remove filter
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 25 March (WA 105–6), how many non-operational airfields the Royal Air Force owns in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord West of Spithead more like this
uin HL6760 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-06more like thismore than 2014-05-06
answer text <p> </p><p>This information will take some time to collate. I will write to the Noble Lord as soon as it is available.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-06T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
3428
label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever more like this
tabling member
3834
label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this