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101349

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Catterick Garrison: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many single servicemen and servicewomen based at or near Catterick, North Yorkshire, are currently accommodated in (a) single living accommodation provided for his Department by a contractor and (b) other private rented accommodation; and what the average cost per month per person is to his Department for each such type of accommodation.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	212285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>No Single Living Accommodation at Catterick is provided by a contractor.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has nearly 6,000 bedspaces at Catterick which the MOD owns.</p><p>Where Single Living Accommodation is not available, the MOD may rent accommodation from the local private market, known as Substitute Service Single Accommodation. This is only ever used as a last resort where no other option is available.</p><p>There are currently 25 Service personnel posted to Catterick living in 19 Substitute Service Single Accommodation properties at an average monthly cost per person of £468.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/10/2014 17:34:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

101352

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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, what discussions he had with Lord Lingfield, then Sir Robert Balchin, regarding the formation of a company or charity to take on management of the wreck of HMS Victory 1744.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	212335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>I have had no such discussions with Lord Lingfield. The Maritime Heritage Foundation, to which the wreck was gifted in January 2012, is a registered charity.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 05/11/2014 16:35:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

101357

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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 has been subject to any prospect of legal action by the Maritime Heritage Foundation or the Odyssey Marine Exploration, regarding the recovery of material from HMS Victory 1744.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	212330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>There has been no threat of legal action by the Maritime Heritage Foundation or Odyssey Marine Exploration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 05/11/2014 16:35:54 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

101074

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	West Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the costs incurred by his Department in responding to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that will be recovered from the Department for International Development.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
uin	212059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department continues to work with the Department for International Development to refine the estimate for costs for the Ebola operation, this work is still ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 04/11/2014 17:26:58 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 25422 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

101078

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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, what steps have been taken by the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies to implement recommendations arising from the 2011 Exercise Senator on nuclear accident emergencies.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	212045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is convened only during an emergency, to coordinate and conduct peer reviews of scientific and technical advice in order to inform decision-making at the cross Government, national level.</p><p>National level recommendations and lessons identified from Ministry of Defence nuclear accident exercises such as SENATOR 2011, including any related to the SAGE, are drawn up through the Department of Energy and Climate Change-led Nuclear Emergency Planning and Response Programme.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/11/2014 17:57:32 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 25842 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

101079

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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, how his Department has implemented the recommendations from Exercise Senator in 2011 on nuclear accident emergencies.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	212042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's (DNSR) assessment concluded that Exercise Senator 2011 achieved its stated objectives.</p><p>The DNSR assessment report contains five findings, three of which have been formally closed out. Work is in hand to address the remaining two findings.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/11/2014 18:00:47 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 25844 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

101080

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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, how many nuclear weapons emergency exercises his Department's defence nuclear emergencies organisation has conducted since May 2010; and if he will publish on his Department's website the reports of such exercises.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	212043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and its contractors conduct nuclear weapons emergency exercises to ensure the continued safe operation of the nuclear deterrent programme at locations across the UK, including the Atomic Weapons Establishment and Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, and also in relation to the road convoy transport operation.</p><p>Between May 2010 and October 2014, 38 exercises were conducted. These included training exercises to test emergency plans and demonstration exercises. An Exercise Director's Post Exercise Report is issued for each such exercise, and a regulator's report is also issued for those exercises which are subject to formal assessment.</p><p>To publish all of these reports would require a lengthy review process that could be carried out only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/11/2014 17:27:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 25848 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

101083

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance in Pashto.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211971 211973 211974 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25860 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101084

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211971 211972 211974 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25861 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101085

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance in Dari.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211971 211972 211973 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:02 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25859 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart