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1247693

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on the delivery of integrated operations in support of the UK’s continuous at-sea deterrent of the move from a single source supplier at HM Naval Base Clyde to multiple contractors.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	908055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>As the Future Maritime Support Programme is currently under commercial tender and negotiation, the number of future providers is yet to be finalised. My Department always looks to secure improvements in performance where possible, maximising efficiencies and incentivising delivery to time and cost.</p><p>The transition of support services at HM Naval Base Clyde from the existing Maritime Support Delivery Framework will be carefully managed in order to avoid any adverse effect on operations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2020 17:05:43 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1247694

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What preparations his Department has made ahead of the planned deployment of the Carrier Strike Group in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	908054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The Carrier Strike Group (CSG) will deploy for the first time in 2021, providing tangible reassurance and security to our friends and credible deterrence to those who seek to undermine global security. During this autumn the CSG will be tested through a series of increasingly demanding exercises with allies so that by the end of this year we can declare with full confidence that the CSG has met Initial Operating Capability and is ready for operations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2020 17:04:46 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

1247695

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential threat of international disinformation to the security of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	908046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the threat posed by malicious disinformation campaigns by state and non-state actors very seriously. Working with allies and partners across Government, collectively we monitor such activities closely, assess the risks and take action to counter them if appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2020 17:03:01 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1247729

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) of his Department's civilian staff based in the UK, (b) of his Department's civilian staff based in Saudi Arabia, (c) military personnel based in the UK and (d) military personnel based in Saudi Arabia were employed by the (i) Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project and (ii) Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Project on 1 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	110258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The number of civilian and military personnel based in the UK and Saudi Arabia who were employed by the Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project (SANGCOM) and the Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects (MODSAP) on 1 April 2020 is shown below. The Saudi Arabian Government reimburses the UK Ministry of Defence for these staff costs..</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Manpower number as at 1 April 2020</p></td><td><p>SANGCOM</p></td><td><p>MODSAP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK-based Civilian Staff</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK-based Military Staff</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi-based Civilian Staff</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi-based Military Staff</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/11/2020 11:09:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1247730

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money from the public purse was spent on the (a) Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project and (b) his Department's Saudi Armed Forces Project in 2019-20; and what the budget is for those projects in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	110259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The costs incurred by the Ministry of Defence Saudi Armed Forces Projects (MODSAP) in financial year 2019-20 amounted to £64.10 million. The budget for financial year 2020-21 is £62.24 million. The costs of MODSAP are met in full from a management fee received from the Saudi Arabian Government.</p><p> </p><p>There is no expenditure charged to the UK Ministry of Defence's budget for the Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications (SANGCOM) Project, as it is entirely funded by the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/11/2020 17:31:28 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1247137

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data recorded in the Joint Personnel Administration system, how many complaints have been made by Junior Soldiers or their parents or guardians about (a) violent behaviour by staff and (b) inappropriate relationships between Junior Soldiers and staff since 1 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	109376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>Any reports of such behaviour are taken very seriously and investigated thoroughly. Anyone found to be not upholding the high standards that we expect of our personnel will be dealt with accordingly.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year Incident(s) Reported</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases</strong><strong>:</strong> <strong>a) violent behaviour by staff</strong><strong><br> </strong>(includes allegations of assault/battery/ill-treatment of subordinate)</p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases</strong><strong>:</strong> <strong>b) inappropriate relationships between Junior Soldiers and staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 January 2014 – 31 October 2020</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest ten. Rounding is used as a means of disclosure control and the preservation of anonymity.</li><li>Each case relates to one suspect but may include more than one alleged incident and/or victim. One suspect may have more than one case recorded.</li><li>JPA is a live system which is updated for retrospective complaints/allegations and therefore data can be subject to change.</li><li>In each case a judgement was made as to whether an allegation constituted violent behaviour.</li><li>These figures are single service estimates only and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li></ol> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 04/11/2020 16:58:27 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1247145

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Papua: Indonesia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to his Indonesian counterpart on Indonesian military operations in the West Papuan regencies of Nduga, Intan Jaya and Puncak Jaya.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	109602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The Defence Secretary has not made representations to his counterpart on Indonesian military operations in Nduga, Intan Jaya and Puncak Jaya, but the Foreign Secretary discussed Papua with the Indonesian Foreign Minister on 14 October 2020. British officials in Indonesia are monitoring developments closely. The British Government fully respects the territorial integrity of Indonesia, which includes the Papua and West Papua provinces. We urge parties to refrain from violence and respect the rule of law.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/11/2020 10:30:58 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1247344

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Firearms and Weapons: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the (a) number and (b) types of small arms and light weapons that went missing from his Department's establishments and facilities in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	109245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The following table lists the number and type of Small Arms and Light Weapons recorded as missing from Defence Establishments and Facilities during 2018-19:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number and Type of Small Arms and Light Weapons missing from Defence Establishments and Facilities during 2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Number</p></td><td><p>(b) Type</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Standard Issue Service Rifle (SA80)</p></td><td><p>Lost - British Army Training Unit Suffield, Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Standard Issue Service Rifle (SA80)</p></td><td><p>Lost - In deep water during exercise in Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>.303 Lee Enfield Bolt Action Rifle (Deactivated)</p></td><td><p>Stolen - Reserve Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Number</p></td><td><p>(b) Type</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Cadet Drill Purpose Rifle</p></td><td><p>Stolen - Merseyside Cadet Facility</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Cadet Small Bore Target Rifle</p></td><td><p>Stolen - Merseyside Cadet Facility</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>General Purpose Machine Gun (with blank firing barrel)</p></td><td><p>Lost - At sea in bad weather</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>WW1-era Rifles (Deactivated)</p></td><td><p>Stolen - Reserve Centre</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information was previously released by my Department in response to Freedom of Information Requests (2018/10985, 2019/01322, 2019/12854 and 2020/07549) and is publicly available on the Gov.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/11/2020 11:21:22 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1247487

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a comprehensive list of UK armed forces personnel who died in service, by conflict, that includes their birthplace and final address in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	109735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Information on deaths in the UK Armed Forces including birthplace and conflict, is held in the Departments centralised database from 1984 to present. Data prior to 1984 including birthplace and conflict, is held on the Armed Forces Memorial database. Neither database holds information on an individual's final address in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Information on an individual's final address is held separately in the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system from April 2007 onwards and is not currently linked to either death database. Prior to 2007, this information is held in individual personnel files.</p><p> </p><p>A roll of honour is available in the public domain and can be found at the following website: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fveterans.mod.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CChristopher.Campbell510%40mod.gov.uk%7Ce283fb9abd9043e8cfe108d884d5d1e2%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637405401161738500%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=FI2VugEd1vS9V8hpAOP9os8BvwSMrrBr7azCtwKZEfU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://veterans.mod.uk/</a>. Whilst the roll of honour lists all of the individuals whose names are inscribed on the National memorial in Staffordshire, it does not confirm the individual's birthplace or whether they died in conflict.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/11/2020 17:43:32 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1247615

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
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, what counter UAV technology is available to the armed forces on overseas deployments.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	109223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We take a multi-layered approach to the Force Protection of our personnel deployed overseas. This includes intelligence, deterrence, detection and warning, and physical protection measures, alongside capabilities to defeat specific threats. Counter-UAV equipment with specific capability requirements, including Rafael's Drone Dome system, is available to deployed UK forces.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/11/2020 16:44:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway