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date	26/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Migration: Mediterranean Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what coordination he is undertaking with other EU member states on the deployment of military assets to rescue migrants and refugees at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	24322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Royal Navy is not currently involved in a Search and Rescue Mission in the Mediterranean. However, HMS Enterprise, which is currently deployed as part of the EU Naval Forces Operation in the Mediterranean, will coordinate with assets from other EU member states in order to respond to vessels in distress.</p><p>In addition, a Royal Marine force protection team is deployed on board the Border Force chartered vessel MV VOS GRACE currently in the Aegean Sea, supporting the EU's FRONTEX-led search and rescue operation.</p><p>In total, the UK has rescued over 12,500 people in the Mediterranean.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/01/2016 13:53:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

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date	25/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Mediterranean Sea
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 9 September 2015 to Question 8772, how many people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea each week since then by (a) HMS Enterprise and (b) all Royal Navy vessels.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	23837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The total number of migrants rescued each week by all Royal Navy vessels in the Mediterranean in support of the EU Naval Forces Operation tackling migrant smuggling and trafficking (EUNAVFOR Op SOPHIA) since 9 September 2015 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Week commencing</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Migrants Rescued by HMS ENTERPRISE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Migrants Rescued by HMS RICHMOND</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>07-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>377</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>220</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>28-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>05-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>639</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>12-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>19-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>26-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>439</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>102</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>02-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>134</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>09-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>23-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>30-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>414</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>07-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>28-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>188</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>04-January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>11-January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>18-January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,331</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>236 Total 2,537</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>HMS ENTERPRISE deployed to the Mediterranean on 3 July 2015 and is the current UK contribution to EUNAVFOR Op SOPHIA.</p><p>In addition, the UK contributed HMS RICHMOND to EUNAVFOR Op SOPHIA from 25 October 2015 to 21 November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/01/2016 16:23:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald