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757410

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date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency planning has been conducted by his Department in the event that no deal is reached on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	8580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>A future partnership between the UK and EU is in the interests of both sides, and we have entered into the negotiations anticipating success. However, since the result of the referendum, we have taken the responsible approach to work at pace to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawing from the EU will affect policies and services for a range of outcomes, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. Given the long lead-in times to implement some of our contingency measures, we can't wait until we see the final outcome of the negotiations to begin our preparations. But implementing the first stages of contingency plans now should not be interpreted as an expectation that talks with the EU will not be successful, but recognised instead as the actions of a responsible government determined to ensure a smooth exit under any eventuality.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/09/2017 16:28:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

757411

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will adopt a no first use policy in relation to the UK's nuclear weapons capability; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK has neither a first use nor a no first use policy for our nuclear weapons.</p><p>It is essential that we do not assist our potential adversaries by defining precisely when, how and at what scale we would contemplate employing them in the most extreme circumstances of self-defence, including the defence of our NATO allies.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 07/09/2017 15:28:51 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

757412

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to ensure that weapons sold to or gifted to Iraq reach their designated destination and end user.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>All exports of controlled military equipment and dual-use equipment are assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. Similarly, Government proposals to gift controlled military equipment and dual-use equipment are also assessed against the Consolidated Criteria, with the same degree of rigour.</p><p>The Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework, which requires us to think hard about the impact of providing equipment. Under Criterion 7, we would not grant an export licence, or gift equipment, if there was an unacceptable risk that the items would be diverted within the destination country or re-exported under undesirable conditions.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/09/2017 16:46:30 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

757438

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on illegal killing of wild birds on the sovereign bases on Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	8526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence is responsible for the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The SBA Administration holds and exchanges information with relevant authorities in the Republic of Cyprus and Non-Government Organisations on illegal bird trapping activity in the SBAs; this includes detailed analysis and maps of those sites forming part of Special Areas of Conservation and numbers of arrests and seizures of bird trapping equipment that take place in the SBAs.</p><p>The SBAs in Cyprus are covered by the Bern convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats and adhere to its provisions. The Bern Convention and SBA Legislation require the SBA Administration to report on the effectiveness of conservation measures taken to maintain the favourable conservation status of designated habitats. This includes information and records on removal of bird trapping paraphernalia.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/09/2017 16:29:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

757586

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to audit deactivated (a) vehicles and (b) military hardware.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	8947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>All equipment sold by the Ministry of Defence for commercial sale is, where appropriate, demilitarised. Consequently, there is no requirement to carry out an audit.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/09/2017 16:12:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

757587

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
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 paid in letting fees for its estate in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	8772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the breakdown of information concerning the letting fees paid for its estate in each year since 2010. The Department is unable to produce these figures as they are not readily identifiable from the total accommodation budget.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/09/2017 16:51:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

757588

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	General Service Medal: Mali
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will consider the merits of awarding the General Service Medal to British forces personnel who served in Mali in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces personnel who completed the appropriate service in Mali in 2013 are entitled to the General Service Medal 2008 with the West Africa clasp.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/09/2017 15:41:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

757589

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Devonport Dockyard
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the construction of a dry dock at Devonport for the Astute class submarine.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is undertaking work to define the future infrastructure requirements to support the Astute Class at Devonport.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/09/2017 16:09:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

757590

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Departments have participated in the reservist challenge since it was launched in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	8834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Service Reserves Challenge was launched in March 2014 by the former Head of the Civil Service, Sir Bob Kerslake. Its aim is to drive the recruitment of volunteer reservists from within the Civil Service and to show the Civil Service as an exemplar employer of reservists to other employers. The following Government Departments and organisations are engaged with the Challenge:</p><p>Attorney General's Office</p><p>Cabinet Office</p><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p><p>Department for Culture, Media and Sport</p><p>Department for Digital, Communities and Local Government</p><p>Department for Education</p><p>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p><p>Department for Exiting the European Union</p><p>Core Department of Health</p><p>Department for International Development</p><p>Department for International Trade</p><p>Department for Transport</p><p>Department for Work and Pensions</p><p>Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office</p><p>Forestry Commission</p><p>Government Actuary's Department</p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs</p><p>HM Treasury</p><p>Home Office</p><p>Marine Management Organisation</p><p>Ministry Of Defence</p><p>Ministry of Justice</p><p>UK Statistics Authority</p><p>As at 1 July 2017 there are 1,565 Civil Servant reservists, which is a rise of 213 since July 2016, and an increase of 16% over the year.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/09/2017 16:29:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

757591

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Parachuting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel were injured in parachuting accidents in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>For the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 Defence Statistics identifed 94 recorded occurrences of UK Armed Forces personnel being injured in parachuting incidents.</p><p>During this time period there was, in addition, one recorded death of a UK Armed Forces person as a result of a parachuting accident.</p><p>The safety Service Inquiry Report into this tragic accident has been published and is in the public domain. It can be found on www.gov.uk.</p><p>Figures are for UK Service personnel (Regular and 'on duty' Reservist) excluding civilians and cadets, and represent incidents occurring in the UK and abroad.</p><p>These figures include military, adventurous training and sports parachuting activities.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/09/2017 16:50:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar