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1105501

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
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 UK's sovereign ability to manufacture complete military jets in the event that the manufacture of Hawk aircraft in the UK ceases.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	237677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 UK Combat Air Strategy along with the £1.9 billion Ministry of Defence investment in the Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative will help support the skills, capability and capacity that provides combat air freedom of action and operational advantage as well as sustaining choice as to how a next generation combat air system is delivered.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/04/2019 15:36:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1105502

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
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 adequacy of the RAF's (a) training resources and (b) number of training aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	237678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>RAF flying training is provided through a combination of contractor and internal Ministry of Defence training resources including light aircraft and helicopters, simulators, multi engine aircraft, through to Hawk T2 fast jets. The resource required for all training needs is constantly reviewed in light of changing frontline demands. However, it remains the case, that the flying training pipeline continues to offer sufficient trained aircrew for our current frontline commitments.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/04/2019 14:05:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1092250

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Weeton Barracks
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 19 March 2019 to Question 231436 on Weeton Barracks, what assessment he has made of the effect the recently announced delay to the closure of Fulwood Barracks on that timescale.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	234751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>Work is ongoing to establish what impact the delayed closure of Fulwood Barracks may have on the timescales of relocating of HQ North West to Weeton Barracks. We will provide further updates as plans develop.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/03/2019 15:58:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1087181

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s Inclusive Transport Strategy published in July 2018, what progress he has made towards the target of making the UK’s transport network fully inclusive by 2030; what his policy is on the inclusion of people with dementia on the UK's transport network; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	231434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Good progress continues to be made in delivering the commitments set out in the Inclusive Transport Strategy. A monitoring and evaluation framework was published on 19 December setting out how the Government will measure the impact that the Strategy is having on the lives of disabled people including those with non-visible disabilities such as dementia and the progress that is being made towards its 2030 goal. The Department will also report annually to Parliament on the delivery of the Inclusive Transport Strategy, with the first such report due in the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/03/2019 17:04:26 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1087184

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia: Community Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to support the Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia-friendly communities programme.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	231435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>Dementia remains a key priority for the Government. We will implement the Government’s Challenge on Dementia 2020, published in February 2015, in full to make sure the lives of those with dementia are transformed by 2020. Working with our partners, we continue to make progress against the ambitions set out in the March 2016 Implementation Plan which details how the commitments in the Challenge, across the four core themes of risk reduction, health and care, awareness and social action, and research will be met.</p><p> </p><p>The Challenge committed to over half of the population of people in England living in areas that have been recognised as dementia friendly communities in line with the guidance developed by Alzheimer’s Society. Working with our partners, we are making great strides in establishing dementia friendly communities. So far 346 areas in England have signed up to become dementia friendly communities.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/03/2019 14:40:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1087226

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Weeton Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for developing Weeton Barracks into HQ North West as part of the 2016 Strategic Defence Estate Review.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	231436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 24 May 2018 to Question 146209.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/03/2019 14:12:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 21 May 2018 UIN 146209.docx title Weeton Barracks
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1057013

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the level of reserves held by (a) Lancashire Police Constabulary and (b) other police constabularies.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	218804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) can keep part of their funding in financial reserves to help manage financial risk and to fund major future costs such as change programmes aimed at improving services to the public.</p><p>Information on police force reserves in England and Wales is published online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-financial-reserves%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-financial-reserves </a>This also includes statutory guidance in the information that PCCs should publish on their financial reserves.</p><p>The Lancashire PCC held total resource reserves of £37.9 million in March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/02/2019 16:25:28 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1056838

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to provide assistance to the proposed vaccination programme for Venezuelan refugees across Latin America.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	218276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Venezuelan health system has collapsed, formerly controlled preventable diseases need to be controlled and this is leading to further outbreaks within neighbouring countries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has stepped up and has announced an emergency aid package of £6.5 million to respond to the most severe health needs by providing immunisations against deadly diseases, supporting emergency rooms and ensuring that people who are fleeing their homes have access to crucial support, including through the provision of mobile health clinics.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, DFID has deployed two humanitarian advisors to the region and funded seven additional roles within UN agencies to help respond to the crisis. We provide significant core funding to the UN, Red Cross movement and other international actors to alleviate the worsening humanitarian situation. The UK’s core funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is helping to address health needs in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/02/2019 17:09:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1056840

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft and Typhoon Aircraft: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the Typhoon and F-35 to deliver the full spectrum of weapons capabilities currently provided by Tornado; and what plans he has to fill the capability gap in the meantime.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	218277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>There will be no capability gap when Tornado retires from service in March 2019. The timetable to deliver the full spectrum of weapons capabilities currently provided by Tornado to other platforms was completed on time and on budget in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/02/2019 17:08:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1056841

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the findings of the IHS Markit report published on 6 February, that the UK will become a net defence importer by 2024 and the fifth largest global market for defence imports.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	218278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to creating the right conditions for a thriving UK defence industry and our refreshed Defence Industrial Policy outlines steps to help UK industry grow and compete, while affirming the UK's commitment to open competition and free, fair and responsible trade.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) works closely with industry to identify new opportunities to export and support both national capability and the UK Prosperity Agenda. Open competition remains our default procurement approach as we seek to source the best capability for our Armed Forces. Nonetheless, even where MOD does acquire defence equipment from overseas at significant value for money to the taxpayer, this often provides important benefit in terms of domestic partnership to UK industry.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 13/02/2019 17:06:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies