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386156

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Gurkha Rifles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been recruited to the Brigade of Gurkhas in each year since 2010; to which unit each such person was recruited; and from which region of Nepal those recruits originated.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Recruitment to the Brigade of Gurkhas in Nepal starts in April each year with an advert stating the number required. Final selection and enlistment is in December with allocation to unit occurring towards the end of training the following year. Traditionally half of each intake is recruited from the west of Nepal, around Pokhara, and half from the east, around Dharan. The recruitment of Gurkhas was reduced during the redundancy programme but has now increased. The table shows the recruit totals and the allocation to units for the recruiting year 2010 to date. The allocation to units for 2015 is provisional as the recruits are still under training.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>UNIT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Gurkha Rifles</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Queen's Gurkha Engineers</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Queen's Gurkha Signals</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Brigade Band</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTALS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>180</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>180</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>230</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The totals are official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. Unit details are single service estimates only. Figures have been rounded in accordance with normal policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 02/07/2015 15:03:17 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386157

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Primates
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 25 June 2015 to Question 3597, what the reason was for each of the 67 experiments conducted on non-human primates in 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>In common with other animal species used, the following list encapsulates categories of use: regulatory testing; medical countermeasures to biological agents; medical countermeasures to chemical agents; provision of tissue; hazard assessment; treatment and decontamination of chemical agents; medical management and surgical care; detection and identification of biological weapons.</p><p>All procedures were on just the one species, namely the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).</p><p>Dstl Porton Down conducts less than half of one per cent of the animal experimentation carried out in the UK.</p><p>Dstl is proud of its work to develop and create battle-winning technology and protection equipment for UK Forces and Government through the best use of science and technology. The remit for Dstl to provide safe and effective protective measures for the UK and its Armed Forces against the threat posed by chemical and biological weapons and to enhance the treatment of conventional casualties on the battlefield, could not currently be achieved without the use of animals.</p><p>Each procedure is undertaken in strict accordance with the terms of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and Dstl fully embraces the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement). Dstl Porton Down is licensed to conduct research involving animals by the Home Office.<strong><br></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4653 question first answered 02/07/2015 15:01:58 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386236

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
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 spent on capital works related to his Department's housing in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Financial Year </strong></td><td><strong>2010-11 </strong></td><td><strong>2011-12 </strong></td><td><strong>2012-13 </strong></td><td><strong>2013-14 </strong></td><td><strong>2014-15 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Capital Works (£ million)</strong></td><td>27.422</td><td>25.992</td><td>32.496</td><td>75.641</td><td>38.469</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Repairs (£ million)</strong></td><td>55.631</td><td>46.831</td><td>43.018</td><td>45.153</td><td>44.680</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 4581 question first answered 02/07/2015 15:21:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386237

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
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 spent on repairs for his Department's housing in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Financial Year </strong></td><td><strong>2010-11 </strong></td><td><strong>2011-12 </strong></td><td><strong>2012-13 </strong></td><td><strong>2013-14 </strong></td><td><strong>2014-15 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Capital Works (£ million)</strong></td><td>27.422</td><td>25.992</td><td>32.496</td><td>75.641</td><td>38.469</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Repairs (£ million)</strong></td><td>55.631</td><td>46.831</td><td>43.018</td><td>45.153</td><td>44.680</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 4582 question first answered 02/07/2015 15:21:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386239

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) members and (b) reserve members of the armed forces are providing training to the (i) armed forces and (ii) security forces of other countries; and in which countries that training is being provided.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	4649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has permanent training teams based overseas in Czech Republic, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and South Africa. 57 military personnel are currently serving in these teams.</p><p> </p><p>The teams deliver advice, capacity-building and training directly to the armed and security forces of the countries in which they are based, and of others on a regional basis.</p><p> </p><p>470 personnel are in Afghanistan as part of the Resolute Support Mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Security Forces. Over 100 personnel are currently deployed on other enduring overseas tasks, including the EU Training Mission in Mali, the international efforts in Somalia and Iraq, and security sector assistance to the Palestinian Authority.</p><p> </p><p>In addition there are some 200 personnel in Loan Service teams in seven countries: Brunei, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. These Loan Service personnel are embedded in a wide variety of training, educational and staff posts in the host nations' armed forces.</p><p>Data is not held centrally on which posts are filled by reservists. Exchange posts with NATO allies and others have been excluded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A substantial amount of training is also provided by short-term training teams (STTTs) sent from the UK. An STTT may comprise a single instructor for a few days or up to 40 or 50 personnel for several weeks. STTTs are often called forward by the permanent overseas teams but are also arranged by defence attaches as part of our bilateral defence relationships. In 2014 over 1,000 military personnel deployed in such teams. Royal Navy vessels also undertake training tasks in the course of their deployments.</p><p> </p><p>Countries or territories in which UK Armed Forces have provided training to either security or armed forces personnel since January 2014 are:</p><p> </p><p>Algeria, Afghanistan, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burma, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Island (New Zealand), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hungary, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nieu (island near New Zealand), Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Yemen and Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 4646 question first answered 02/07/2015 15:01:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

386240

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries the armed forces are providing training to (a) security forces and (b) armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	4646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has permanent training teams based overseas in Czech Republic, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and South Africa. 57 military personnel are currently serving in these teams.</p><p> </p><p>The teams deliver advice, capacity-building and training directly to the armed and security forces of the countries in which they are based, and of others on a regional basis.</p><p> </p><p>470 personnel are in Afghanistan as part of the Resolute Support Mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Security Forces. Over 100 personnel are currently deployed on other enduring overseas tasks, including the EU Training Mission in Mali, the international efforts in Somalia and Iraq, and security sector assistance to the Palestinian Authority.</p><p> </p><p>In addition there are some 200 personnel in Loan Service teams in seven countries: Brunei, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. These Loan Service personnel are embedded in a wide variety of training, educational and staff posts in the host nations' armed forces.</p><p>Data is not held centrally on which posts are filled by reservists. Exchange posts with NATO allies and others have been excluded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A substantial amount of training is also provided by short-term training teams (STTTs) sent from the UK. An STTT may comprise a single instructor for a few days or up to 40 or 50 personnel for several weeks. STTTs are often called forward by the permanent overseas teams but are also arranged by defence attaches as part of our bilateral defence relationships. In 2014 over 1,000 military personnel deployed in such teams. Royal Navy vessels also undertake training tasks in the course of their deployments.</p><p> </p><p>Countries or territories in which UK Armed Forces have provided training to either security or armed forces personnel since January 2014 are:</p><p> </p><p>Algeria, Afghanistan, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burma, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Island (New Zealand), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hungary, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nieu (island near New Zealand), Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Yemen and Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 4649 question first answered 02/07/2015 15:01:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

386244

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	A400M Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many safety tests of the A400m Atlas aircraft have been undertaken by his Department to date; and how many further such tests are scheduled over the next year.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The A400M development and production contract requires that Airbus undertake a comprehensive flight test programme to validate the safety of the A400M aircraft. The results of this test programme make a pivotal contribution to the safety certification of the A400M by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the A400M partner nations' certification and qualification organisation. Although the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not directly undertake A400M flight testing, MOD personnel and subject matter experts scrutinise and, with counterparts from other partner nations, confirm the validity of certification evidence, including the robustness of flight test evidence in supporting the A400M safety case.</p><p>In addition to the scope of the A400M development programme, there are a number of dedicated UK capabilities, such as UK parachutes and aerial delivery systems, which need to be cleared from a safety perspective on A400M. Consequently, the UK will commence its own testing of these dedicated capabilities, starting at the end of July 2015 and continuing until March 2018, to clear their release to service.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/07/2015 15:02:36 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

385720

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what orders are given to British naval vessels that have rescued migrants in danger at sea regarding where the migrants should be disembarked.
tabling member printed	Lord Higgins
uin	HL844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, the government responsible for the Search and Rescue Region in which assistance to those in distress at sea has occurred has the primary responsibility for ensuring that survivors are disembarked at the most convenient place of safety, with minimum deviation for the rescuing vessel.</p><p> </p><p>The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (IMRCC) manages all rescues in the Central Mediterranean area of operations. At present, those rescued in the Central Mediterranean are brought to shore in Italy, in ports determined by the IMRCC.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/07/2015 15:46:06 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1067 label Biography information for Lord Higgins

385784

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the design of the Queen Elizabeth Class carrier decks has had to be adjusted to accommodate the heat produced by the F-35B lift fans.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	4370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 12 June 2014 to Question 199115 to the hon. Member for Moray (Mr Robertson).</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/07/2015 15:05:18 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20140612 - Q n A extract on Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft.doc title 199115 - QnA extract on JSF Aircraft
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

385785

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dogs
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 22 June 2015 to Question 2717, in which location each of the nine military working dogs euthanized for aged - welfare reasons in September 2014 last worked.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>This data is not held electronically and it is not reasonably practical to provide this information.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4282 question first answered 30/06/2015 16:49:56 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones