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1490746

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date	19/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Armed Forces
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 help ensure that dependent family members of Commonwealth Armed Forces personnel granted Indefinite Leave to Remain are able to access employment, social security and healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	39998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Family members of Commonwealth Armed Forces personnel who are granted Indefinite Leave to Remain have the same access to support as other Service families under the Armed Forces Covenant.</p><p>The Service Families Strategy provides a framework for the Nations of the UK, service providers across central and local government, the private and charitable sectors to improve outcomes for Armed Forces families. The strategy action plan is organised around eight core workstreams; Family Life, Family Home, Service Life, Support to Partners, Support to non-UK personnel, Health and Wellbeing, Education, and Childcare. Support and advice is also available from both Service and external sources such as Service Families Federations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/07/2022 13:54:30 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1489902

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	901137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>There are 196,240 service personnel currently serving in the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/07/2022 12:24:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490052

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Artillery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many M270B1 were donated to Ukraine as part of the UK's support to that country's war effort.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	38547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Our gifting of Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) follows detailed discussions with the Armed Forces of Ukraine on what they need to meet their operational requirements. The highly capable MLRS systems we have given provide Ukraine with a significant boost in capability. For operational security reasons, we will not comment on the quantity of M270 that we have provided.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/07/2022 12:31:08 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1490154

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Coningsby: Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of the Prime Minister receiving a demonstration and flying in a Typhoon plane at RAF Coningsby.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	38499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's flight was incorporated into a routine training sortie. The Ministry of Defence does not routinely calculate the cost of individual sorties.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/07/2022 14:45:14 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1490155

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Coningsby: Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were involved in and supported the Prime Minister's recent flight in a Typhoon plane at RAF Coningsby.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	38500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>RAF Coningsby has some 3,000 military, Civil Service and contractor personnel all playing their part in supporting Typhoon flying operations and training, including Quick Reaction Alert (QRA). The Prime Minister met a range of military and civilian personnel involved in maintaining, operating and supporting of Typhoon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/07/2022 16:54:55 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1490158

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ukrainian interpreter vacancies there are as part of the training programme for Ukrainian forces in the UK; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of those vacancies on the timing of delivery of that programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	38501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The provision of interpreters to support the training programme for Ukrainian forces in the UK is delivered through an established contract. All the required services have been delivered to date. As a result, there is no impact on the timing of delivery of the programme. The situation is monitored by PJHQ and the Contractor as part of the planning and risk management process.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/07/2022 16:55:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1490160

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many translators who speak Ukrainian are employed by his Department to train Ukrainian soldiers in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	38502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>No interpreters are directly employed by this department. Currently 209 interpreters are contracted to assist in the training of Ukrainian soldiers in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/07/2022 16:55:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1490200

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Temperature
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel have been deployed in response to extreme heat.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	38504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>As of 19 July 2022, the Ministry of Defence has neither received requests for, nor undertaken, any Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) tasks in response to the extreme heatwave currently affecting the UK. Defence has an appropriately comprehensive network of liaison officers in Government departments, and across all regions of the UK, to facilitate any requests for support.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/07/2022 16:55:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1490262

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Nuclear Disarmament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on nuclear arms controls in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	38506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has close and regular dialogue with the US Administration on all aspects of nuclear and arms control policy.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/07/2022 12:47:36 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1490267

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33685 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will publish details for each listed type of service family accommodation of (a) the standard number of occupants and bedrooms, (b) the square footage of the property and (c) the number of service personnel living in each type of accommodation as of 31 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	38564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The table below details each type of Service Family Accommodation (SFA), the standard number of occupants and bedrooms, floor size by square meterage and the number of personnel living in each type of SFA.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Property Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Standard Number of</strong> <strong>Occupants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Bedrooms</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Floor Size (sq m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Service Licence Holders Occupying as at 31 March 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 1</strong></p></td><td><p>6/7</p></td><td><p>2 Double, 2/3 Single</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 2</strong></p></td><td><p>6/7</p></td><td><p>2 Double, 2/3 Single</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 3</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2 Double, 2 Single</p></td><td><p>155.5</p></td><td><p>1,433</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 4</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2 Double, 2 Single</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>2,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 5</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2 Double, 1 Single</p></td><td><p>116.4</p></td><td><p>2,539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type 5S</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2 Double, 1 Single</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type B</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2 Double</p></td><td><p>85.5</p></td><td><p>6,978</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type C</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2 Double, 1 Single</p></td><td><p>94.5</p></td><td><p>18,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type D</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3 Double, 1 Single</p></td><td><p>119.5</p></td><td><p>3,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type DS*</strong> (Type DS* is a Type D SFA, that is comprised of two SFA’s reconfigured to make one).</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3 Double, 1 Single</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Some SFA will comprise of more than one service resident.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/07/2022 12:39:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry