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date	09/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tornado Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Tornado GR4s the Royal Air Forces owns.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	143895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>The Tornado GR4 went out of RAF service in 2019 and has been through a thorough disposal process. The RAF have retained nine as ground based training aids and gate guardians but none are airworthy and the majority of their systems have been permanently removed or inhibited to ensure long-term safety for ground instruction training or public display.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/02/2023 14:52:54 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1568261

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Independent Inquiry into Alleged Unlawful Activity by British Armed Forces during Deliberate Detention Operations in Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will fund independent legal representation for any serving or former members of the armed forces who are required to give evidence to the Independent inquiry into alleged unlawful activity by British armed forces during deliberate detention operations in Afghanistan chaired by Lord Justice Sir Charles Haddon-Cave.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	126837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>All current and former service and civilian personnel who are subject to legal proceedings as a consequence of their actions during service or employment, or who may give evidence in legal proceedings in connection with their official duties, are entitled to legal representation.</p><p> </p><p>An individual acting in accordance with their employment or service will generally be offered representation by Government Legal Department (GLD) in England and Wales; Morton Fraser (MF) in Scotland; and the Crown Solicitor (CSO) in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Circumstances where the fees of other solicitors may be agreed will generally only include where there is a potential conflict of interest with the Department, or where GLD/MF/CSO do not have appropriate expertise or capacity to provide representation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/01/2023 13:06:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1568264

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Independent Inquiry into Alleged Unlawful Activity by British Armed Forces during Deliberate Detention Operations in Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons he learned from the findings of Sir Thayne Forbes in the Al Sweady Inquiry for setting the terms of reference of the independent inquiry into alleged unlawful activity by British Armed Forces during deliberate detention operations in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	126838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence engaged with Lord Justice Sir Charles Haddon-Cave, the inquiry chair, throughout the process of setting the terms of reference for the <em>Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan (IIA)</em>.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this process, Sir Charles and the Secretary of State considered comparable inquiries into historical allegations, including the Al-Sweady Inquiry, with regard to the IIA's terms of reference, resourcing requirements and anticipated costs.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/01/2023 13:08:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1568268

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on (a) Operation Northmoor and (b Cestro.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	126839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>£10 million was spent on Operation NORTHMOOR, which was the Royal Military Police's investigation into 675 allegations from Afghanistan (these allegations ranged from non-criminal allegations (of cultural insensitivity), to assault and ill-treatment, to unlawful killings during arrest operations).</p><p> </p><p>Unlike Operation NORTHMOOR, Operation CESTRO was not budgeted separately from other Special Investigation Branch (SIB) Regiment RMP investigations. It is not therefore possible to extract costs data specific to that operation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/01/2023 13:09:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild