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1361769

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date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: South China Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment was undertaken of the technical, mechanical and operational strength of the Type 45 destroyers prior to the current Carrier Strike Group deployment to the South China Sea.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	59807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Prior to embarking on any operational deployment, all units undertake a rigorous Force Generation and assurance process to ensure they are ready for operations.</p><p>Both HMS DEFENDER and HMS DIAMOND completed the final stages of this process with the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) during Exercise STRIKE WARRIOR in May 2021, before proceeding on the maiden CSG deployment.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/10/2021 07:00:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1361770

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Type 45 Destroyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the safety and security of the Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth when carrying out its duties during the deployment to the South China Sea in the event of the accompanying Type 45 destroyers experiencing a technical fault.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	59808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence regularly reviews the safety and security of deployments during both the planning and operational stages.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to the deployment, the number and type of escorts forming the wider Carrier Strike Group for HMS Queen Elizabeth was carefully considered against the planned scheme of manoeuvre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At no point during the deployment has the safety or security of HMS Queen Elizabeth been impacted by technical faults experienced by HMS Diamond.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/10/2021 07:00:55 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1361771

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what upgrades were made to the Type 45 destroyers by his Department's engineers after technical problems were uncovered in recent years.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	59809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 July 2020 to Question 66798 from the Rt Hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/10/2021 13:48:38 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 66798.docx title Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1361860

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will publish the new National Shipbuilding Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	59737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on Wednesday 8 September to Question 43387 to the Hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (Mr John Healey).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/10/2021 11:19:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 43387.docx title Hansard Extract
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1361889

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme applications have been granted since the conclusion of Operation Pitting.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	59793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>103 applications to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) have been approved since the conclusion of Operation Pitting on 28 August.</p><p>These applications have been accepted under ARAP because the applicant fulfils the eligibility criteria of the scheme, however their relocation is not guaranteed until Home Office security checks have taken place and their visa is approved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/10/2021 16:54:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1361906

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the 77th Brigade has conducted operations against targets in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	59966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>77th Brigade has not and does not conduct operations targeted at UK domestic audiences.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/10/2021 16:54:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1361907

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: Desertion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of defections from Malian security forces to insurgent groups.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	59967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>We continue to keep the security situation under regular review, including monitoring the risk to life to our forces from a range of threats. The role of the UK Armed Forces in Mali as part of the UN Mission is to protect civilians and build long-term peace and stability in Mali.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/10/2021 16:54:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1361954

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent by Defence Equipment and Support on consultants in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	59709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Details of annual expenditure on consultants (covering such areas as project management, organisational design, finance and legal) by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) have been set out in the DE&amp;S Annual Report and Accounts (ARAC) since financial year 2014/15, when DE&amp;S was established as a Bespoke Trading Entity. Prior to 2014/15, DE&amp;S consultancy costs were not identified separately from the Equipment Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The DE&amp;S ARAC for the financial year 2020/21 will be published in due course, following completion of the approvals process. The DE&amp;S ARAC index can be accessed on gov.uk via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-equipment-support-annual-report-and-accounts-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-equipment-support-annual-report-and-accounts-index</a>.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 25/10/2021 13:11:28 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1361986

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recourse Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy scheme applicants have to appeal a rejected application.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	59794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>When applicants for the ARAP scheme are rejected on grounds of eligibility, they are invited, if they believe the decision to be incorrect, to submit any additional evidence they consider to be relevant to the decision. Any applicant who does so will have their case reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/10/2021 16:54:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1362004

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 14 October (HL2815), how many (1) regular, and (2) reserve, members of the Armed Forces who hold the rank equivalent to a full corporal or below hold a group C HGV licence; and how many hold a group C + E licence.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL3225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Under Military Aid to Civilian Authority, Defence has made available approximately 250 military fuel tanker drivers and a similar number of support staff, to assist the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy with ensuring the continuity of fuel supplies around Great Britain. As part of ensuring that Defence has a suitably qualified workforce, we train personnel in a variety of different categories of driving licences. This is primarily to enable the safe operation of military vehicles and equipment in worldwide operations and qualified personnel are regularly deployed overseas. It would therefore be misleading to specify numbers of qualified personnel against specific driving license requirements currently held within Defence or specifically in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2021 12:00:44 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee