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1716490

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force flights have travelled to Israel (a) since October 7 2023 and (b) between October 2022 and October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	25309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>There have been 59 Royal Air Force aircraft that have travelled to Israel from 7 October 2023 to 9 May 2024. There were 15 Royal Air Force flights to Israel from October 2022 to October 2023.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/05/2024 10:54:04 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1716028

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of the UK's (a) participation in Operation Prosperity Guardian and (b) military air strikes on Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	George Galloway
uin	24864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Net Additional Costs of Military Operations will be identified and reported in the Annual Report and Accounts in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/05/2024 11:41:13 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

1696247

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much VAT was paid by his Department to HM Treasury in each of the last three years; whether such payments are notional balance sheet transactions ; and whether such payment count towards the NATO target of 2 percent of GDP spent on defence.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	18640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The table below provides details of VAT paid and not recovered by MOD’s main VAT registration for the previous three financial years (FY).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>VAT paid by HMRC and not recovered</strong> <strong>£million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY20/21</strong></p></td><td><p>3,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY21/22</strong></p></td><td><p>3,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY22/23</strong></p></td><td><p>3,607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>9,776</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These payments are not notional balance sheet transactions. They are are actual cash payments made by MOD and are accordingly considered part of the Department’s spend for NATO purposes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/03/2024 14:58:05 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

1694159

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Contingencies Fund: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much support the Government is providing for military operations in the Red Sea from the Contingencies Fund.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	17411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) requested funding from the Special Reserve for Red Sea, and other NSC endorsed military operations, be included in the Supplementary Estimates. The detailed breakdown is classified SECRET, however a summarised version of the Net Additional Costs of Military Operations will be published in the MOD's Annual Report and Accounts (ARaC) in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/03/2024 11:20:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1679453

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Department is paying for housing ARAP personnel in Service Family Accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	7752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence pays to house ARAP personnel in Service Family Accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/01/2024 12:38:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1678673

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Global Combat Air Programme: Location
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 on 18 December 2023 on the Global Combat Air Programme Treaty, Official Report column 1138, if he will list the 20-plus locations he is considering for the new HQ.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	7268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Due to commercial sensitivities, unfortunately the locations being considered for the GIGO Headquarters cannot be released at this stage. The trilateral partners have agreed at Ministerial level that the headquarters of the GIGO and corresponding joint business construct will be located in the UK. A process is underway that will progressively narrow down the options to a short list from which recommendations will be made. Further details on locations and timelines will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/01/2024 17:54:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1677897

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
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, with reference to the Oral Statement from the Minister for Veteran Affairs of 13 December 2023 on Afghan Resettlement Update, Official Report, column 911, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) principals and (b) dependents under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy that will be housed in service accommodation in (i) December 2023, (ii) January 2024 and (iii) February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	6729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Based on current planning, we anticipate that over 1,000 ARAP eligible Afghans who have arrived in the UK since the resumption of flow in October 2023 will be housed in settled Service Family Accommodation properties by the end of February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/12/2023 15:23:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1658701

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to support former members of Commando Force 333.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	198069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>The ARAP scheme provides relocation or other assistance specifically to Afghan nationals who worked for or alongside UK forces in support of the UK's mission in Afghanistan, as set out in the specific eligibility criteria in the ARAP policy.</p><p> </p><p>Members of the Afghan national security forces such as Commando Force 333 - whilst their efforts heroic - are not automatically in scope for relocation under ARAP unless they meet these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Those who are eligible can also apply for support in the UK under Op NEWHOPE. The Ministry of Defence works closely with third sector partners to deliver Operation NEWHOPE, which is our pastoral commitment to support the individuals who have and want to maintain their Defence connection by providing camaraderie, community support, and pathways to employment.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 198068 question first answered 14/09/2023 10:45:00 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1646024

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 June 2023, HCWS867, on Military Accommodation: Safety Inspections, how many and what proportion of the 795 homes occupied by service families are without valid gas certificates because contractors have missed appointments.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	190257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The safety of our personnel and their families is our highest priority, and it is unacceptable for any family to be living in a home without the necessary checks.</p><p> </p><p>As of 20 June 2023, 795 occupied Service Family Accommodation were without valid gas certificates. Of those 795 SFA, 115 appointments were not attended (missed) by contractors as originally planned.</p><p> </p><p>Appointments have been rebooked with Service families to complete the inspections before the end of June. All 115 families have now received compensation for the missed appointments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the frustration this will have caused families and have impressed on their suppliers the need for clear communication and strong control over the activities of their sub-contractors to avoid such instances wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/06/2023 13:22:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1586017

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Espionage: China
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any Chinese spy balloons incursions have been detected over UK airspace in the past two years; and whether they have received any reports from European countries of any similar incursions into European airspace during that time.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (James Heappey) provided to the right hon. Member for Wentworth &amp; Dearne (John Healey) on 14 February 2023 to Question 140019 in the House of Commons.</p><p>The Government and partners will also undertake a security review of UK and international airspace.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 23/02/2023 16:29:56 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name UIN 140019.docx title Airspace
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian