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1695769

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hybrid Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve the UK's (a) awareness of and (b) responses to hybrid threats.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	18458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>State or hybrid threats prevent a real and evolving risk to the UK which can manifest in a wide range of forms. The activities of Ministry of Defence to counter state threats are fully integrated with HMG's overall approach, which is co-ordinated by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office. The Ministry of Defence is investing significant time, resources and personnel to improve our capacity and capability to respond. We are enhancing integration across Defence and wider Government, as well as with allies, partners, and industry to respond to these threats effectively. We will continue to improve our understanding of current and potential threats, learn and share lessons in combatting them, and identify areas for cooperation, deconfliction and burden-sharing.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/03/2024 15:14:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1288963

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Africa: Armed Forces
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 22 February 2021 to Question 152536 on Africa: Armed Forces, which branches the personnel trained from (a) Nigeria and (b) Uganda came from in their respective armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	157128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>We have trained military personnel from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force, and Nigerian Navy, and from the Ugandan Army, Ugandan Air Force, and Ugandan Marines.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/03/2021 09:09:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1285591

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Africa: Armed Forces
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 10 February 2021 to Question 149770 on Africa: Armed Forces, if he publish the number of those training places provided by the country of origin of those armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	152535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Since 2017/18 we have provided training places on UK-based courses to six military personnel from Ethiopia, 51 from Ghana, 14 from Mali, 244 from Nigeria, one from Somalia, 26 from South Africa, two from Tanzania, and 28 from Uganda. At this time we are unable to provide data on training delivered overseas because records are not centralised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 152536 question first answered 22/02/2021 11:22:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1285593

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Africa: Armed Forces
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 10 February 2021 to Question 149770 on Africa: Armed Forces, how many armed forces personnel the UK trained from those countries listed in that Answer in (a) their country of origin and (b) a third country other than the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	152536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Since 2017/18 we have provided training places on UK-based courses to six military personnel from Ethiopia, 51 from Ghana, 14 from Mali, 244 from Nigeria, one from Somalia, 26 from South Africa, two from Tanzania, and 28 from Uganda. At this time we are unable to provide data on training delivered overseas because records are not centralised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 152535 question first answered 22/02/2021 11:22:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1285145

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kenya: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which variant of covid-19 has been identified in the UK forces personnel that have tested positive for that disease at the BATIK training centre in Kenya.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	151726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Information on the variant of COVID-19 is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/02/2021 10:47:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1285147

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Foreign and Commonwealth personnel are serving in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force, (c) Royal Navy, (d) Royal Marines, broken down by (i) regular and (ii) reserve status.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	151727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Data as at 1 October 2020 for the Regular trained strength and Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) are provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regular</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FR20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regular</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FR20</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Regular</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FR20</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Regular </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FR20</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3,880</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>120</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepalese</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>590</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irish</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>410</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Brigade of Gurkhas are not part of the Regular strength of the Army. However, as of 1 October 2020, their trained strength was 3,740.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats</p><p> </p><ol><li>Nationality is as recorded on the Joint Administration System (JPA).</li><li>Nationality is defined by that currently recorded, however this may differ from their Nationality on entry. For example, some Foreign and Commonwealth entrants may have subsequently changed their Nationality to British and will therefore not be included in the above table.</li><li>&quot;~&quot; denotes fewer than 5. &quot;-&quot; denotes zero</li><li>Nepalese citizens are former Gurkhas who have either transferred out of the Brigade of Gurkhas to serve in the wider Armed Forces or have joined the Reserves on discharge.</li></ol> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/02/2021 10:53:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1285149

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Foreign and Commonwealth personnel there are in the (a) Welsh Guards, (b) 1 and 3 Royal Welsh, (c) Queens Dragoon Guards and (d) 1 Rifles; and how many of those personnel in each of those categories have (i) regular and (ii) reserve status.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	151728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Trade Trained Regular and Trained FR20 Reserve Foreign and Commonwealth Personnel by Regiment/Battalion as at 1<sup>st</sup> October 2020</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Regiment/Battalion (4)</p></td><td>Total</td><td>Regular</td><td>FR20 Reserve</td></tr><tr><td>The Queen's Dragoon Guards</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>1st Battalion Welsh Guards</td><td>25</td><td>25</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>1st Battalion The Royal Welsh</td><td>70</td><td>70</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh</td><td>~</td><td>~</td><td>~</td></tr><tr><td>1st Battallion The Rifles</td><td>30</td><td>30</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Notes/Caveats:<br></p><ol><li>The figures are for Trade Trained Regulars and Trained FR20 Reserves only.</li><li>These figures represent only the requested Regiments/Battalions.</li><li>This breakdown includes only those members of the Regiment/Battalion serving at Regimental Duty.</li><li>These figures include any Attached Arms serving in the Regiment/Battalion including non-Combat personnel, eg Chaplains &amp; clerks.</li><li>Nationality is as recorded on the Joint Administration System (JPA).</li><li>Nationality is defined by that currently recorded, however this may differ from their Nationality on entry. For example, some Foreign and Commonwealth entrants may have subsequently changed their Nationality to British and will therefore not be included in the above table.</li><li>The cohort of Officers with a Paid Rank of Colonel and above are recorded as STAFF and have been excluded from these figures.</li><li>The data have been rounded to the nearest 5 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</li><li>&quot;~&quot; denotes fewer than 5. &quot;-&quot; denotes zero</li></ol> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/02/2021 11:09:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1284407

registered interest
date	05/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Africa: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel from (a) Ghana, (b) Uganda, (c) Ethiopia, (d) Tanzania, (e) Somalia, (f) Nigeria, (g) South Africa and (h) Mali trained at a defence establishment in the UK in each of the last three years, broken down by (i) institution and (jii) branch of service.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	149770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>We are proud of the UK’s record of assisting African militaries to improve professional standards, fight terrorism, contribute to UN peacekeeping missions, and promote democratic accountability.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2017-2018 we have provided a total of 372 training places to military personnel from Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. Of these 372 training places, 271 were provided by the British Army, 25 by the Royal Air Force, and 76 by the Royal Navy. Of the 372 training places, 21 were provided by the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, 24 by the Royal College of Defence Studies, 13 by RAF Cranwell, 68 by the Defence Academy, and 10 by the Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/02/2021 09:45:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1146704

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conservative Party: Photographs and Video Recordings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) photographers and (b) videos produced by the (i) Ministry of Defence, (ii) No.10, (iii) Government Communications Service, (iv) Armed Forces personnel and (v) an external agency contracted to one of those were provided to the Conservative Party for their use in the last six months; and what payments were made for that service.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	291493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>No Ministry of Defence photographs or videos are provided to any political party. A range of photographs and videos are free to download on the Defence Imagery Database at the following address:</p><p>http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/fotoweb/</p><p>Information for No 10, Government Communications Service and external agencies are not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/10/2019 15:43:20 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1015023

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Proscribed Organisations and Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the British armed forces have been (a) subject to service discipline at any level, (b) dismissed and (c) prosecuted for having links to far-right extremist groups or proscribed organisations.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	195602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Extremist ideology is completely at odds with the values and ethos of the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces have robust measures in place to ensure those exhibiting extremist views are neither tolerated nor permitted to serve. Service discipline/administrative action taken at any level against these actions is not held in the format requested.</p><p>Following a trial in Birmingham Crown Court a serving soldier was convicted of committing terrorism offences related to membership of a proscribed organisation and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. A second soldier was found not guilty.</p><p>Any Service person receiving a sentence of imprisonment can expect to be discharged. Those who have fallen short of the Armed Forces' high standards are dealt with administratively, which may include their discharge.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/11/2018 15:57:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty