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1220622

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date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to whom US bases (a) NSA/NRO Menwith Hill and (b) the Joint Intelligence and Analysis Center at the US base at Croughton are accountable to in the absence of meetings of the Intelligence and Security Committee.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	68789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The United States Visiting Forces (USVF) are governed by NATO Status of Forces Agreement of 1951 and the Visiting Forces Act 1952. The Ministry of Defence continues to have oversight of activities at USVF bases in the UK, but does not comment on specific matters of intelligence at military bases.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/07/2020 09:24:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1220717

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Coronavirus: North Cornwall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department has taken to help support communities in north Cornwall during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	904234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Armed Forces’ contribution to the Government’s COVID-19 response has been invaluable. North Cornwall is no exception.</p><p> </p><p>Mobile Testing Units deployed to Bude, Bodmin and Launceston, providing a vital service to local communities.</p><p> </p><p>Nine military planners deployed to assist the Devon and Cornwall Local Resilience Forum with PPE distribution and testing, and a team of two soldiers were available to courier testing kits to Residential Care Homes across Cornwall and Devon.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/07/2020 16:32:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1220718

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the role the armed forces have played in logistical planning during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	904241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Defence logistic planners continue to provide vital support to the Covid-19 response.</p><p> </p><p>Planners were placed into the NHS crisis response cell, supported the NHS in the management and distribution of PPE, and helped create and deliver the National Testing Programme. The Defence logistics hub at Donnington distributed critical care equipment, and military teams assisted regional hubs across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/07/2020 16:33:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1220719

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
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 who have tested positive for covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	904256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Up to 30 June 2020 a total of 366 Service personnel had tested positive for COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Government measures, these personnel were directed to self-isolate for the mandatory 14 days once they were confirmed as infected.</p><p> </p><p>This has not affected Defence’s ability to sustain its critical outputs.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/07/2020 16:33:40 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1220720

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on veteran welfare of the temporary closure of the Veterans UK telephone helpline during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	904258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Veterans UK has helped over 13,000 veterans since 23 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Where urgent or vulnerable veterans have been identified, the Veterans Welfare Service has made immediate contact.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 06/07/2020 15:17:14 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1220757

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to set a date to reinstate the pensions of war widows that were withdrawn on remarriage or cohabitation before April 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Fookes
uin	HL6450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Officials have now developed a number of options to be considered. The full financial and legal implications of these options are being explored so that the Defence Secretary can decide how to proceed. Work on this is continuing at pace both in the Ministry of Defence and across Government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 14/07/2020 11:44:23 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	830 label Biography information for Baroness Fookes

1220809

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the Secretary of State for Defence to the Chair of the War Widows' Association on 29 June, what plans they have to revisit their policy on war widows' pensions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Crawley
uin	HL6443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Officials have now developed a number of options to be considered. The full financial and legal implications of these options are being explored so that the Defence Secretary can decide how to proceed. Work on this is continuing at pace both in the Ministry of Defence and across Government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 14/07/2020 11:44:03 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3386 label Biography information for Baroness Crawley

1220845

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether visits to Armed Forces bases will be part of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL6539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Review will cover all aspects of international policy from defence to diplomacy and development. Visits to Government locations, including Armed Forces bases, will be included when helpful for the conduct of the review, as they are for normal Government working. These visits are arranged on a case by case basis with the relevant Departments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/07/2020 11:00:08 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1220855

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Decommissioning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the reasons for decommissioning the Vigilant T1 aircraft.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL6459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Vigilant T1 originally had an Out-of-Service Date of 2019; this was brought forward to May 2018 in order to refocus resource for the benefit of the Cadets, extending the life of the Viking conventional glider and investing in the wider Air Cadet Aerospace Offer.</p><p> </p><p>The glider recovery programme from 2014-2018 covering both Viking Conventional glider and Vigilant motor-glider was subject to routine investment appraisal processes. This showed that substantial operational, technical and commercial negotiations with a range of aerospace leaders in this field had failed to find a value for money approach to successfully repair and recover or replace all the gliders. Therefore, in line with the available technical and commercial capacity the value for money was in restructuring the Aerospace Offer for cadets.</p><p> </p><p>The recovery programme of both glider types was resourced within wider support contracts which also supported the operation of the active fleets with Volunteer Gliding Squadrons. Consequently, we cannot separately identify the resource used for the recovery of the six Vigilant airframes which were successfully recovered prior to the Out-of-Service date.</p><p>The Vigilant fleet was disposed of to Aerobility. I am withholding the value of the disposal sale as it would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL6460 HL6461 question first answered 17/07/2020 13:19:38 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1220856

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the proposed costs were of works to bring the Vigilant T1 aircraft back online for training RAF Air Cadets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL6460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Vigilant T1 originally had an Out-of-Service Date of 2019; this was brought forward to May 2018 in order to refocus resource for the benefit of the Cadets, extending the life of the Viking conventional glider and investing in the wider Air Cadet Aerospace Offer.</p><p> </p><p>The glider recovery programme from 2014-2018 covering both Viking Conventional glider and Vigilant motor-glider was subject to routine investment appraisal processes. This showed that substantial operational, technical and commercial negotiations with a range of aerospace leaders in this field had failed to find a value for money approach to successfully repair and recover or replace all the gliders. Therefore, in line with the available technical and commercial capacity the value for money was in restructuring the Aerospace Offer for cadets.</p><p> </p><p>The recovery programme of both glider types was resourced within wider support contracts which also supported the operation of the active fleets with Volunteer Gliding Squadrons. Consequently, we cannot separately identify the resource used for the recovery of the six Vigilant airframes which were successfully recovered prior to the Out-of-Service date.</p><p>The Vigilant fleet was disposed of to Aerobility. I am withholding the value of the disposal sale as it would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL6459 HL6461 question first answered 17/07/2020 13:19:38 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal