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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

755692

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current difference is between the number of serving RAF personnel and the full-time military trained strength of the RAF.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	7169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is routinely published on the Government website. Data from 1 July 2017 can be found at the following link;</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2017</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/09/2017 15:26:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

755695

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt
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 proportion of time RAF service personnel spend on their military duties at RAF Northolt.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>RAF Northolt is a military airbase and RAF personnel are deployed there on military duties. Where RAF personnel support civilian aircraft movements, this is within irreducible spare capacity for their functions and their existing military duty hours.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/09/2017 13:34:51 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

755708

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost to the public purse of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The approved cost of the programme to build both Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers is £6.2 billion. The Department keeps costs within the programme under very close scrutiny, and industry is incentivised to manage cost pressures.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/09/2017 15:54:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

755709

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
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 20 July 2017 to Question 5260, on the Navy, whether the personnel numbers targets have changed from SDSR 2015 for each Service; and what the personnel targets are for each Service by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	7013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/09/2017 14:45:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

755710

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be purchased.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	6994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>As stated in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 we are procuring nine P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/09/2017 14:51:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

755711

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft are planned to provide 24-hour cover for the UK's nuclear deterrent and aircraft carriers.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	6995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The P-8A Poseidon will provide protection to the UK's nuclear deterrent and aircraft carriers in concert with a variety of other capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/09/2017 14:52:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

756240

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last carried out an assessment of (a) whether the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has been targeting civilians and (b) that coalition's level of respect for and compliance with international humanitarian law; and if he will place in the Library copies of the documentation used in those assessments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	8058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We continue to keep the situation in Yemen under close scrutiny based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, providing regular advice to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to inform their ongoing assessment of Saudi Arabian compliance with international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 11/09/2017 15:28:03 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

756784

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Dstl: Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether animal testing is conducted at Porton Down.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	7776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down, Wiltshire, is licensed by the Home Office to conduct the Ministry of Defence's in-house research involving the use of animals.</p><p>The majority of the animals used at Dstl are employed in the development of new vaccines, treatments or medical procedures. Every procedure is undertaken in strict accordance with the terms of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. Alternatives to avoid animal testing are considered during the outset of the design of each research programme.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 7866 question first answered 08/09/2017 13:36:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

756785

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will prohibit animal testing at his Department's facilities.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	7866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down, Wiltshire, is licensed by the Home Office to conduct the Ministry of Defence's in-house research involving the use of animals.</p><p>The majority of the animals used at Dstl are employed in the development of new vaccines, treatments or medical procedures. Every procedure is undertaken in strict accordance with the terms of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. Alternatives to avoid animal testing are considered during the outset of the design of each research programme.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 7776 question first answered 08/09/2017 13:36:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake