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1347672

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date	16/07/2021
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, whether the UK's exit strategy from Afghanistan included an assessment of the risk of the retaking of Afghan territory by the Taliban in the three months after the UK's withdrawal from that country.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	34565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>NATO partners were clear that this military withdrawal comes in the context of a renewed regional and domestic push for peace in Afghanistan and that remains the UK's focus. We will remain fully engaged in this process, holding the Taliban to their commitments on engaging in the peace process and preventing terrorists from using Afghanistan to launch international attacks.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/07/2021 11:21:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1347687

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel who are currently self-isolating due to covid-19 and (b) assessment he has made of covid-19 isolation of armed forces personnel on the operational activity of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	34541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>As at 1 July 2021, 5,200 Regular and Reservist Armed Forces personnel were reported as absent from work because of COVID-19 self-isolation.</p><p>Defence has successfully maintained its core and most important outputs throughout the pandemic, reacting with agility and flexibility to mitigate the risks posed by COVID-19. While the need to undertake self-isolation and other measures have had an effect, they have not adversely affected our key operations.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/07/2021 09:45:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1347698

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Engines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) working and (b) complete F-35 engines does the Department own.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>21 Pratt &amp; Whitney F135 engines are fitted in the UK's F-35 Lightning fleet, all of which are serviceable and in working order, with their legal title residing with the UK. The UK does not hold spare F135 engines. Instead, the engines and their modules are swapped out when they need changing or repairing as part of the F-35 Global Spares Pool.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/07/2021 15:04:12 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1347714

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
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, whether it is his policy for the prime contractor to calculate the ROM costs for a defence programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>When the Ministry of Defence is estimating the potential cost of a programme, officials may engage with industry, before the selection of a prime contractor, to establish an initial view of cost in the form of a ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) cost. However, this will only be a guide and at all times it remains the Department's assessment, not that of industry. As programmes mature, requirements, opportunities and risks become progressively better understood and refined, as do likely costs.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/07/2021 15:05:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1347717

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the end of service date for Crowsnest.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>The planned out-of-service date for Crowsnest is 2029.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/07/2021 09:48:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1347722

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters: Early Warning Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the forecasted costs are of the Crowsnest programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The current forecasted cost for the Crowsnest programme, through to Design and Manufacture contract closure post-FOC, is £435 million.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 26/07/2021 16:50:42 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1347723

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
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 applications his Department has received for the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy scheme; how many applicants to that scheme have (a) been excluded from the UK relocation option, (b) been accepted for relocation to the UK under category (i) one, (ii) two and (iii) four and (c) not yet been informed of a decision on their application; and how many of those accepted, rejected or pending were terminated from their employment.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	34547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>We have significantly accelerated the pace of relocations under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) in line with the military drawdown. Since 1 June 572 people, former Afghan locally employed staff and their families, have been relocated to the UK. The MOD is working with the Home Office and a range of Government departments to ensure their successful resettlement.</p><p> </p><p>This now takes the total number of people from Afghanistan relocated to the UK under the ARAP and the previous Ex-Gratia Policy to nearly 2,000.</p><p>Unfortunately for operational security reasons we cannot at this time comment on specific numbers of applications.</p><p> </p><p>Our commitment to those who are eligible under the ARAP, and the process to deliver it, is not time-limited and will endure beyond the military presence in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/07/2021 11:00:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

1347767

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
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 the national shipbuilding strategy refresh will be published.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	34512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 July 2021 to Question 27009 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (Mr John Healey).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 26/07/2021 16:51:41 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name 27009 - Shipbuilding.docx title 27009 - Shipbuilding
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1347781

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Intervention: Casualties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) what methodology the Ministry of Defence uses to calculate casualty damage estimates for UK lethal strikes and (b) whether that methodology is the same as that used to assess strikes in which the UK has provided assistance.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	34430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK Ministry of Defence, along with many other strategic partners and nations, has adopted a Collateral Damage Estimation (CDE) policy and standard methodology to demonstrate due diligence and compliance with the Law of Armed Conflict. In line with the UK Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict, in the conduct of military operations, constant care shall be taken to spare the civilian population, civilians and civilian objects. The UK expects all nations to operate in accordance with applicable international law and UK assistance would not be provided to those who do not.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/07/2021 11:32:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1347783

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Ministry of Defence requires that actions taken by the United States from bases in the UK be governed by UK interpretations of international law.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	34431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Any US operation from a base in the UK is considered on a case by case basis, and this includes the legal basis for any proposed activity. Though it would be inappropriate to comment on the specifics of operations, use of a base in the UK is permitted based on any proposed activity being in accordance with UK law and the UK's interpretation of relevant international law.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/07/2021 11:32:28 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey