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677981

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence School of Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost and length is of Babock International's contract to run the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield; and what that company's plans are for the running of the Defence School of Transport.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>A planned amendment to the existing Babcock Defence Support Group contract to provide equipment support at the Defence School of Transport is in the process of being finalised.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/02/2017 16:30:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

677982

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence School of Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Babock International's contract to run the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield has led to the permanent sale of his Department's land to that company.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The intent to outsource the Equipment Support activity at the Defence School of Transport does not include the sale or transfer of Ministry of Defence real estate to Babcock. Babcock will operate from the existing workshop facility granted to them under licence for the duration of the contract.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/01/2017 17:08:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

677992

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence School of Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trainees have been admitted to training courses at the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield in the fiscal year (a) before and (b) since Babock International took over the contract for the running of the facilities; how many training courses have been offered in each such year; and how many staff were employed in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>In training year 2015-2016, 14,562 trainees arrived at the Defence School of Transport (DST) to conduct training. During this period, the school offered 129 courses. The planned Babcock contract extension to cover the provision of equipment support at the DST is still being finalised. There are currently 683 civil service posts, and 177 military posts at the DST.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/02/2017 16:31:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

631804

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to ensure sovereign capacity in the UK for the construction of future sixth-generation jet fighters.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	52449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The 2012 National Security through Technology White Paper (CM8278) explains the Government's approach to Defence procurement, including the circumstances in which we take action to protect our operational advantage and freedom of action. The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (CM9161) reiterated the Government's commitment to this approach and identified the need to adopt a more vigilant and systematic approach to managing critical supply chains.</p><p>The F35B Lightning II will deliver a potent fifth generation fighter capability for our Armed Forces. The UK has now been established as a maintenance and repair hub for all European F-35s. Together with UK industry's 15 per cent share by value of the manufacture of more than 3,000 planned aircraft, this will sustain thousands of high-quality UK jobs into the 2040s.</p><p>The UK has been chosen by the United States to become a global hub for maintenance and support services for the F35 programme. The initial contracts will generate hundreds of millions of pounds of revenue, supporting thousands of highly skilled jobs, including in Wales.</p><p>It is too early to take decisions on what might constitute any Future Combat Air System (FCAS), but through the FCAS Technology Initiative we are working in partnership with UK defence industry and our closest allies to develop key technologies while also sustaining the UK industrial base.</p><p>This technology initiative is built around a national programme of activities to maintain and enhance the UK's position as a global leader in combat air technologies. It also includes programmes to develop an advanced unmanned combat air system demonstrator in partnership with France and bilateral projects with the United States.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/11/2016 16:05:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

631807

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of UK jet fighter aircraft are (a) fourth and (b) fifth generation.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	52444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The RAF's fast jet combat air fleet is comprised of fourth generation Tornado and Typhoon aircraft. The UK's new fifth generation F35B Lightning II aircraft is yet to enter operational service.</p><p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 confirmed our commitment to buy 138 F35 Lightning aircraft over the life of the programme.</p><p>To date the UK has taken delivery of six F35B aircraft.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/11/2016 16:08:08 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

630908

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to maintain its NATO commitment to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	907099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Yes. The UK faces complex and challenging international and domestic security threats, which is why we have committed to spending 2% of our GDP on defence every year of this decade.</p><p>Before this commitment the defence budget (in 2014-15) was £34.4 billion and it will rise to almost £40 billion by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 07/11/2016 17:07:07 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

604750

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 24 May 2016, Official Report, column 422, on the number of British citizens who have travelled abroad to support Daesh, what progress his Department has made in obtaining that data; and if he will place that data in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	49107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>In my letter to the hon. Member on 6 June, I set out that approximately 850 UK-linked individuals of national security concern have travelled to take part in the Syrian conflict. My understanding from the Home Office is that the position has not changed.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 21/10/2016 11:07:09 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

604009

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 against British soldiers in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan the Government subsequently found to be spurious in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Legal actions citing the Human Rights Act, whether judicial reviews or personal injury claims, are normally brought against the Secretary of State for Defence rather than against individual Service personnel (on the basis that the Ministry of Defence is vicariously liable for their acts). The Courts allow or dismiss claims in whole or in part. There have been approximately 1,400 such judicial review claims and 1,000 personal injury claims stemming from our military oprations in Iraq and Afgahnistan. The vast majority of them have not yet been heard, as they are queued behind a small number of lead cases. It is the view of the Government, based on the findings of the Al-Sweady public inquiry and other evidence, that large numbers of these claims are likely to be exaggerated or spurious.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/10/2016 14:37:40 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

581977

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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, pursuant to the oral contribution of the then Minister for Defence Procurement of 24 May 2016, column 403, on Yemen: cluster munitions, that his Department is investigating allegations that Saudi Arabia used UK-supplied cluster munitions, if he will (a) provide an update on the progress and conclusions of those investigations and (b) confirm whether those investigations also explored the possibility that UK-supplied aircraft were used to drop those munitions.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	45960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes these allegations very seriously. We have analysed the case carefully and raised the issue with the Saudi-led Coalition.</p><p> </p><p>The key test for our continued arms exports to Saudi Arabia in relation to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is whether there is a clear risk that those weapons might be used in a serious violation of IHL. This is kept under careful and continual review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 45513 question first answered 13/10/2016 15:06:31 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 12061 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

539516

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to reduce the number of military planes flying over Hull particularly at night.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	43214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes its responsibilities to the general public very seriously indeed and would prefer not to cause any disturbance to the general public, including to those in Hull. However, there are no uninhabited areas of the UK large enough to cater for essential training needs.</p><p>Flying operations in the UK Military Low Flying System are avoided within major built-up areas (generally those with a population of over 10,000), although it is not always possible to avoid flying over the outskirts of towns and villages. A range of measures are in place to provide a balance between military training requirements and the need to avoid excessive noise on the ground. These include restrictions placed on the height, speeds and operating procedures of military aircraft in the UK Military Low Flying System.</p><p>Realistic training at night is essential to ensure aircrew are proficient in the necessary skills and to exploit our technological edge. The amount of night low flying remains proportional to the operational requirement.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 43246 question first answered 21/07/2016 15:17:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson