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1135839

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in establishing a joint bridging unit in Germany.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	271371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>In October 2018, a Joint Vision Statement was signed, reaffirming the continuing importance of close defence co-operation with Germany. This committed the UK to a combined river crossing capability with shared facilities in Minden. Elements of an Engineer Squadron are already operating at Minden, alongside our German partners. We continue to grow the UK elements of this capability and anticipate that the wider battalion will be fully operational within the first half of the next decade.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/07/2019 15:16:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1107746

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
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 25 March 2019, Official Report, column 6, what steps the EU Commission has taken with regard to applying article 346 to the procurement of support ships by other member states.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	238591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission's evaluation report on the Defence Procurement Directive in 2016 can be found at:</p><p>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016DC0762&amp;from=en</p><p>The accompanying Commission Staff Working Document can be found at:</p><p>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52016SC0407&amp;from=EN</p><p>The report found that some Member States may be interpreting exemptions such as Article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union too broadly, resulting in an uneven application of the Directive. The report concluded that the Commission needed to take action to start infringement procedures where serious breaches of European Union law are identified. Consequently, the Commission sent infringement notices to a number of Member States in 2018 for not correctly applying the Directive. I am unable to comment further on these ongoing cases.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 03/04/2019 14:06:29 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1107811

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Physiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular military physiotherapists are currently deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	238592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 5 March 2019 there were the following numbers of Regular and Reserve physiotherapists by location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 238593 question first answered 04/04/2019 14:41:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1107812

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Physiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reserve military physiotherapists are currently deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	238593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>As at 5 March 2019 there were the following numbers of Regular and Reserve physiotherapists by location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 238592 question first answered 04/04/2019 14:41:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1107813

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Physiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian physiotherapists employed by his Department are deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	238594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The latest available data from the Joint Medical Group and the Ministry of Defence Human Resources Management System provides the following numbers of civilian physiotherapists by location.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Civilian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2019 14:39:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1107814

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rehabilitation support workers who are not qualified physiotherapists are deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	238595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>There are a number of roles within the Defence Medical Services, other than physiotherapists, that support the rehabilitation of Service personnel. For the purposes of answering this question, rehabilitation support workers have been taken to mean Exercise Remedial Instructors. Currently there are the following in each location:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2019 14:42:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1061082

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Space Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish his Department's military space strategy.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	221566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>Following the Prime Minister's December announcement that the UK would not use the Galileo satellite system for Defence purposes, and the release of the Modernising Defence Programme report, the Ministry of Defence has been assessing our space capabilities, coherence and requirements. Once this short work is complete we will publish the Defence Strategic Guidance on Space.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/02/2019 15:50:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1042273

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what scenario planning his Department is undertaking on Military Aid to Civil Authorities.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	209289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Civil authorities and emergency services provide the first response to crises, emergencies and/or major incidents within the UK. They can however request Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) when they require additional or niche capabilities as described in 'Joint Doctrine Publication 02, UK Operations: the Defence Contribution to Resilience and Security'.</p><p>Defence participates actively in the Cabinet Office coordinated National Risk Assessment (NRA) process. The NRA, which is refreshed every two years, is a compendium of the most significant risks, or scenarios, that could manifest in the UK over the next five years. As part of the development and assessment of these scenarios the extent to which Defence may be required to provide MACA is considered. An unclassified version of the scenarios detailed in the NRA, can be found in the National Risk Register at the following link:</p><p>https://naru.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/UK-National-Risk-Register-2017.pdf</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/01/2019 16:26:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1035191

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft and Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) state of readiness and(b) availability of (i) major warships, (ii) attack submarines, (iii) helicopters and (iv) military aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	205179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence keeps its equipment under constant review to meet current and potential future requirements. The normal operating cycle of military equipment and Units requires them to hold different readiness levels depending on their programmes, maintenance and Departmental planning requirements.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/01/2019 17:00:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1012422

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution the UK mission to Afghanistan is making to the protection of Hazara civilians.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	194619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to monitor the number of civilian casualties and displaced persons as a result of the recent violence in Ghazni and Uruzgan. The Afghan Security Forces have been in the lead for the security of the Afghan people since 2015 and owing to the Afghan Security Forces response, the situation in these two provinces is stabilising. The UK is committed to supporting the Afghan Security Forces to ensure their capability continues to improve in order to successfully protect all ethnic and religious groups in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 15:41:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar