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77093

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Official Residences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of running and maintaining each grace and favour residence provided by his Department to senior figures from the armed forces in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2014 answer text <p>Under previous arrangements, Official Service Residences (OSRs, colloquially known as ‘grace and favour’ residencies) were provided for senior officers in certain posts which required them to undertake official hospitality for Defence purposes. As announced by the then Minister for Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Andrew Robathan) on 12 December 2011 (Official Report, column 63WS), these arrangements have been discontinued. Properties which were formerly categorised as OSRs are being phased out on a rolling basis as personnel retire or move on to other posts. However, senior officers remain entitled to Service Family Accommodation (Type 1 or Type 2). In addition, the Department is undertaking an ongoing review into domestic assistance policy to ensure that the level of support provided to senior entitled officers is appropriate and driven by a clear business need. Information is available for financial years 2009-10 and 2010-11 and is presented in the tables.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry previous answer version 11770 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry 15385 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Tables - Part of answer to 205237.doc title Tables forming part of the answer to 205237 question first answered 07/08/2014 10:44:05 question first ministerially corrected 16/02/2015 10:06:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Tables - Part of answer to 205237 FINAL.doc title Tables forming part of the answer to 205237 v3
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

60904

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence will consider the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations where they are relevant and proportionate to the subject matter of the contract, and seeking best value for money in procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/06/2014 16:00:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60906

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have targets for increasing diversity. <br><br>In 2012 the MOD published its Strategic Equality Objectives in accordance with the statutory requirements flowing from the Equality Act 2010 to promote equality. These objectives, including the advancement of equality of opportunity, were endorsed by the Defence Board to reflect the fact that the duty to promote equality sits squarely at the top of the Department.<br><br>In September 2013, the Permanent Secretary and Chief of the Defence Staff announced the establishment of a Defence Diversity and Inclusion Programme, with the aim of making a tangible and meaningful change in the MOD's approach to diversity and diversity outcomes. <br><br>The primary aim of the programme is to make the workforce more representative of society at all levels, and metrics will be used to measure success.<br><br>The MOD publishes a biannual breakdown of diversity statistics which contains analysis of all diversity categories for both civilian and Service Personnel. The most recent report, published on 29 May 2014, can be found at the following address: http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/combined/diversity-dashboard</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/06/2014 16:03:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

57719

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 30 January 2014, Official Report, column 691W, on Yemen, whether his Department has undertaken any impact assessment of drone strikes in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	198640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not conducted any impact assessment of kinetic strikes by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in Yemen. As my hon. Friend the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Hugh Robertson) said on 30 January 2014 (Official Report, column 691W), UAV strikes against terrorist targets in Yemen are a matter for the Yemeni and US Governments.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/06/2014 14:10:51 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 198640-Hansard Extracts.doc title Hansard Extract
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

58180

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 4 February 2014, Official Report, column 169W, on Djibouti, whether the UK personnel embedded with US forces under US command at Camp Lemonnier provide any support to the US drone programme in Yemen; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	199008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces personnel embedded in Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, are responsible for the planning and support of US military operations in East Africa. They do not provide any support to US Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) operations in Yemen; CJTF-HOA does not oversee operations in the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/06/2014 15:49:26 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 260 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

49669

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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, how many veterans (a) were and (b) were not contacted by the Veterans Information Service one year after their departure from the armed forces in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	197754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The number of veterans who were contacted/not contacted by the Veterans Information Service in 2012 and 2013 is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Contacted</strong></p></td><td><p>19,445</p></td><td><p>6,178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not Contacted</strong></p></td><td><p>3,544</p></td><td><p>951</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes </strong></p><p> </p><p>1. From May 2012 until December 2012.</p><p>2. From January 2013 until March 2013. (Contact is initiated one year after discharge.)</p><p> </p><p>This information is not available by year prior to May 2012. However, I can confirm that 56,653 veterans discharged between 1 September 2009 and 30 April 2012 have been contacted and 5,996 have not.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

50494

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Al-Sweady Public Inquiry
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 potential cost to the public purse of the Al-Sweady public inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	903959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Al-Sweady Inquiry has cost the public purse £28.4 million to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2014. The potential cost of the Inquiry to its completion is £31.1 million.</p><p> </p><p>This includes costs for inquiry personnel, all legal and professional services, including paralegals, legal investigators, translation services, costs of the Inquiry hearing rooms and associated utilities, IT, and expenses incurred in obtaining witness evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

50495

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects on the defence and security of Scotland of being part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Mr Lee Scott
uin	903964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Central Devon (Mel Stride) and the hon. Member for Winchester (Steve Brine).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 903943.doc title Referred Answer
tabling member	1534 label Biography information for Mr Lee Scott