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1358449

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to enhance the (1) armament, and (2) defensive, capability of the Royal Navy's Forth class offshore patrol vessels.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>In line with procedures for any deploying ship, the armament and defensive capabilities of the Batch 2 River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels are adjusted as required to ensure the ships can operate safely in accordance with their intended tasking.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 18/10/2021 15:00:30 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1357838

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gurkhas: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that all Gurkhas who retired from the Army before 1997 are given a full army pension.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	53897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>All Gurkhas who retired from the Army before 1 July 1997 qualified for an immediate pension under the 1948 Gurkha Pension Scheme (GPS) after only 15 years' service. In contrast, before 1975, British soldiers who served less than 22 years received no pension. This means Gurkhas were receiving pension payments for over 25 years before most British soldiers of the same rank and length of service qualified for any payments.</p><p>For most Gurkha veterans the 1948 GPS provides a pension at least as good, and in many cases better, than that given to their British counterparts with identical periods of service. Our view is that the 1948 GPS is a very fair scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 18/10/2021 11:48:19 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1357985

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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, when the Armed Forces onsite Single Living Accommodation was last upgraded across the Defence Estate.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	53908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) undertakes repairs and maintenance to its Single Living Accommodation (SLA) across the MOD estate as and when required.</p><p> </p><p>The Single Living Accommodation Model (SLAM) modernisation project, invested £1.2 Billion in SLA in the UK, in improving or creating more than 22,000 bedspaces, over a period of 12 years, completing in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>MOD remains committed to improving the 'Lived Experience' of Service personnel accommodated in SLA and have plans to invest approximately</p><p>£1.5 Billion on upgrades and new-build SLA between 2020 - 2030.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/10/2021 11:45:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1357986

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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, what proportion of the Service Family Accommodation for Armed Forces personnel across the country is outside the usual ten mile radius from the duty station.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	53909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Approximately 10%, c5,000 of all UK Service Family Accommodation, lies outside the usual 10-mile radius of duty stations. Allocations outside a 10 miles radius must be agreed by the local Commanding Officer.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/10/2021 11:37:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1358000

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) Substitute Single Service Accommodation and (b) Substitute Service Family Accommodation meet the standards required.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	53910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department's management contract for the provision of all substitute accommodation from the private rental market, requires a minimum standard of accommodation to be achieved in line with Departmental specification. All accommodation will meet the Decent Homes Standard as determined by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, at the date of occupancy.</p><p>As part of the standard contract compliance checks, the Department formally approves the use of properties before they are allocated to Service personnel and Families.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/10/2021 12:14:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1358015

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to help deliver the Government’s target to halt the decline in species by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) long established SSSI management programme supports the conservation of a wide a range of species that are either legally protected or a priority for conservation management. Our species conservation work also takes place outside of SSSIs with the majority of the activity funded from the DIO Conservation Stewardship Fund. Through this fund the MOD has directly invested in the conservation of habitats and species. Linked programmes and initiatives are run by our specialist natural environment teams and conservation volunteers and are also supported by MOD volunteers. These volunteers work as part of a network of site-level Conservation Groups which enable local naturalists and organisations to undertake surveys across defence sites and contribute to species conservation initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>MOD also works closely with Statutory Bodies and Non-Governmental Organisations to identify opportunities for species conservation (e.g. Back From the Brink - Dorset Heathland Heart, Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Curlew Headstarting). Site level opportunities for species conservation are captured in an Integrated Rural Management Plan to ensure species conservation is integrated with military use and other land uses (e.g. public access, forestry and our agricultural tenanted estate).</p><p> </p><p>There are numerous examples of targeted species conservation projects across the estate (e.g. Wessex Stone Curlew project). For more information and also a focus on conservation groups work I would refer the hon. Member to Sanctuary magazine which is available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/10/2021 11:54:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1358016

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the Ministry of Defence’s greenhouse gas emissions for the years (a) 2018-2019, (b) 2019-2020 and (c) 2020-2021.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence publishes its Greenhouse Gas emissions associated with energy consumption on the defence estate, domestic business travel and operational fuels in its Annual Report and Accounts:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmod-annual-reports&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSimon.Kinsey630%40mod.gov.uk%7C921d1e28573448dfb46f08d98d782c90%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637696369537502174%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=JYhu%2F6m5VlZU%2FYg3k8eoqEPkU7H2NGDZ5E7qoU9Jtsw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-annual-reports</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/10/2021 11:49:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1357422

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy and Merchant Shipping: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spends on average per annum on recruitment to the (a) Merchant Navy and (b) Royal Navy, by region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	53267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The annual spend on Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary recruitment incurred by the RN is as follows:</p><ul><li>Financial Year 20-21 - £62,467,335</li><li>Financial Year 19-20 - £60,740,041</li><li>Financial Year 18-19 - £53,073,272</li><li>Three Year Average - £58,760,216</li></ul><p>The spend cannot be broken down to UK regional level.</p><p>The Merchant Navy is not a Ministry of Defence organisation. Individual Merchant Navy organisations are responsible for their own recruiting costs.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 18/10/2021 10:28:03 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1357470

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) individual Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) applicants and (b) ARAP applicants including their families, have been relocated to the UK each week since 28 August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	53185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Since the conclusion of Operation PITTING on 28 August, we have relocated 27 ARAP eligible individuals to the UK. 29 dependants have accompanied these individuals as permitted by the policy.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2021 11:13:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1357488

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the 260 interpreters his Department has made contact with since the data breach on 20 September 2021; and in what form that contact was made.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	53249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>All 260 ARAP eligible individuals whose details were involved in the data breach on 20 September have been advised to delete their email account and create a new email address. We have asked them to provide us with their new details so that we can continue to communicate with them via email. We continue to support their relocation by these means.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2021 11:07:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck