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176744

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hebrides Range: Storms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of recent storm damage to buildings and infrastructure relating to Hebrides Range on St Kilda.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	222740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Detailed assessments are being undertaken to determine the extent of repair work required to buildings and equipment at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) tracking station on St Kilda following the recent severe storms. This work is planned to be completed very shortly.</p><p>It is intended that as much of this work as possible should be conducted in parallel with an existing programme to upgrade equipment at the MOD Hebrides Range, which is currently under way and is due to be completed by late spring 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 222741 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:17:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

176745

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hebrides Range: Storms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to arrange for buildings pertaining to Hebrides Range on St Kilda, which were damaged by recent high winds, to be repaired.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	222741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Detailed assessments are being undertaken to determine the extent of repair work required to buildings and equipment at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) tracking station on St Kilda following the recent severe storms. This work is planned to be completed very shortly.</p><p>It is intended that as much of this work as possible should be conducted in parallel with an existing programme to upgrade equipment at the MOD Hebrides Range, which is currently under way and is due to be completed by late spring 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 222740 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:17:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

176746

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
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 number of military veterans receiving support for (a) mental health and (b) alcohol related issues.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	222704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The provision of veterans' healthcare, including mental health and alcohol related issues, is primarily the responsibility of the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not made an estimate of the number of veterans receiving such support.</p><p>The Government has made great progress with improving the services provided to meet veterans' mental health needs, including the implementation of all of the recommendations in my hon. Friend, the Member for South West Wiltshire, Dr Andrew Murrison's 'Fighting Fit' report.</p><p>These measures include: an increase in the number of mental healthcare professionals; a dedicated 24-hour helpline in partnership with Combat Stress; an on-line mental health support and advice website provided by the Big White Wall; structured mental health assessment as part of routine and discharge medicals; and the Veterans Information Service, who contact recent Service leavers to make them aware of mental health and other support available in the community. Veterans are entitled to priority access to healthcare for conditions suspected to be due to their service in the Armed Forces (subject to the clinical needs of others).</p><p>The MOD has a wide range of measures in place to discourage alcohol misuse in the Armed Forces, including education, training and treatment. Sensible, moderate consumption of alcohol can play an important part in the military culture, but the benefits must always be balanced against the hazards of misuse.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/02/2015 17:18:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

176255

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report in the<i> Scottish Daily Mail</i> on 28 January, whether they have considered moving Britain's nuclear armed submarines from Scotland to Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is not considering moving the strategic nuclear deterrent to Wales. Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde will become the Royal Navy's Submarine Centre of Specialisation, and home to all Royal Navy submarines by 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 10/02/2015 16:14:10 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

176373

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will discuss with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission measures to safeguard overseas war graves from desecration by Islamist extremists.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	222360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cares for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 153 countries. It is therefore not practical to expect that all of these sites can be protected from those who, for whatever reason, might seek to damage the graves or memorials. However, in the event of such damage, the Commission will ensure that appropriate repairs are made as soon as is practicably possible.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/02/2015 16:56:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

176378

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
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 16 July 2015, Official Report, column 687W, whether his Department is carrying out a strategic review of the use and effects of remotely piloted air systems in Afghanistan following the end of combat operations in that country.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	222432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>We have learnt a variety of lessons on the operation of the UK's Air assets (including Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) through their use in Afghanistan. We will want to look at lessons that can be learned from the campaign more broadly, but our recent focus has been on a successful drawdown from the ISAF Combat mission and transition to the NATO Resolute Support Mission. No decision has yet been taken on a wider review of combat operations in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 03/02/2015 17:19:53 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 42445 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

176379

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria
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 21 October 2014, Official Report, column 63WS, on the Middle East, how many UK Reaper aircraft are conducting missions in Syria; and whether authorisations have been sought for any missions by those aircraft other than for surveillance.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	222433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>No UK Reaper missions have been conducted in Syria other than for surveillance purposes. No authority has been granted for the discharge of weapons from UK Reaper aircraft operating in Syrian airspace. I am withholding information on the number of UK Reaper aircraft conducting missions in Syria as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/02/2015 16:39:06 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

176380

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sahel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart concerning the deployment of UK Reapers in support of Operation Barkhane.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	222428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>As a close ally, discussions regularly take place with France, both bilaterally and through NATO, on Defence matters, these can include capability issues such as Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems. However, to date there have been no specific discussions regarding the deployment of UK Reapers in support of Operation Barkhane.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 04/02/2015 16:58:17 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

176381

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
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 12 January 2015, to Question 220027, if he will place in the Library a copy of the terms of reference agreed at the meeting of the NATO Reaper MQ-9 Users Group.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	222431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Once all four MQ-9 Users Group participant nations have formally signed off the group's Terms of Reference and agreed to their public release, a copy will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/02/2015 16:38:34 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

176382

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 19 January 2015 to Question 220792, whether any personnel from Squadron 39 are currently embedded with US forces.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	222435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>There are currently five personnel from the UK Reaper Force on loan service to US Forces in an instructional and test and evaluation role. They are based in the US but are still under UK administration.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/02/2015 16:25:19 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest