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1401181

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Skilled Workers and Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to invest in technology and skills relevant to the armed forces throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	904834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is investing more than £6.6 billion in research and development over the next four years to ensure our Armed Forces have the technologies and skills they need to meet new and emerging threats.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy includes commitments to work with industry to nurture and develop relevant skills in the sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 904839 question first answered 10/01/2022 16:48:09 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1401182

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Bill
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 potential impact of provisions in the Armed Forces Bill on (a) defence personnel and (b) the Armed Forces Covenant.
tabling member constituency	Bolsover
tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
uin	904835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>Defence has delivered the Armed Forces Act 2021 to ensure Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families are better supported when accessing key public services.</p><p>The Act enshrines the Armed Forces Covenant in law for the first time to help prevent service personnel and veterans being disadvantaged when accessing essential services like healthcare, education and housing.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 10/01/2022 17:50:12 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1401183

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Coronavirus
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 effectiveness of the role of the armed forces in the covid-19 booster vaccination roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	904838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The role of the Armed Forces has been critical in supporting the NHS to deliver the national booster vaccination programme. Service personnel have been deployed as vaccinators and planners at extremely short notice in support of the roll-out and have worked at pace over the Christmas period. By 30 December 2021, Defence had delivered c. 521,700 of booster vaccines in England, Scotland, and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/01/2022 17:31:45 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1401184

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Skilled Workers and Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to invest in technology and skills relevant to the armed forces throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Beaconsfield
tabling member printed	Joy Morrissey
uin	904839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is investing more than £6.6 billion in research and development over the next four years to ensure our Armed Forces have the technologies and skills they need to meet new and emerging threats.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy includes commitments to work with industry to nurture and develop relevant skills in the sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 904834 question first answered 10/01/2022 16:48:09 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4759 label Biography information for Joy Morrissey

1401185

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the build-up of Russian forces along the border of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	904840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Integrated Review states that Russia remains the most acute threat to our security. The build-up of Russian forces along the border of Ukraine is unprovoked and unjustified. We remain clear Russia should take concrete steps to de-escalate. Together with our Allies and partners, the UK will continue to engage to reduce tensions and respond to Russia’s actions.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 11/01/2022 08:06:17 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 42114 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1401186

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle violent extremist organisations in sub-Saharan Africa.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Theo Clarke
uin	904841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The hon. Lady will have noted a similar question raised in the Topicals and in a recent PQ. The UK is committed in east, west and southern Africa, against not just the rise of violent extremism, which concerns us enormously, but also increasingly how our competitors and adversaries are using countries to develop their influence. We see that as a bad thing in the long term, and we are seeking to counter it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/01/2022 18:00:21 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4819 label Biography information for Theo Clarke

1401187

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of employment opportunities in the defence manufacturing sector.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	904842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>Drawing on employment and turnover data taken from ONS business surveys we estimate the Ministry of Defence supports over 200,000 direct and indirect jobs with UK industry.</p><p> </p><p>Our £24 billion of additional investment in Defence will help generate greater employment opportunities as will our focus in DSIS of working with industry on future opportunities and Research and Development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/01/2022 16:49:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1401232

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory timeframe for the review of the Gambling Commission’s licence fees.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	100447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Gambling Act Review is taking a close look at how the Gambling Commission licence fees are set and we are considering all the evidence carefully, including the conclusions of the independent review of the regulation BetIndex Ltd, the operator of Football Index, which we published in September. We will publish a White Paper outlining our conclusions and proposals for reform in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 100448 question first answered 13/01/2022 13:48:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1401233

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BetIndex: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the proposals for changes to Gambling Commission fees published by the independent review of the regulation of BetIndex Limited in June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	100448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Gambling Act Review is taking a close look at how the Gambling Commission licence fees are set and we are considering all the evidence carefully, including the conclusions of the independent review of the regulation BetIndex Ltd, the operator of Football Index, which we published in September. We will publish a White Paper outlining our conclusions and proposals for reform in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 100447 question first answered 13/01/2022 13:48:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1401234

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Abortion: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2021 to Question 92809 on Abortion, at what week of gestation did the eight cases referred to of the home use of both abortion pills at 10+ weeks of gestation occur; and what steps his Department has taken to follow up those cases.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	100574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table. The data refers to abortions performed for residents of England and Wales in 2020 from statistics published on 10 June 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>10 to 12 weeks</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13 to 19 weeks</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><ol><li>Gestations have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Cases that exceed the legal limit of 10 weeks gestation and above where both medical abortion pills are taken at home are identified once HSA4 forms are submitted by practitioners to the Chief Medical Officer. The Department will contact the practitioner to confirm these details and the Abortion Notification System is updated, if necessary. For the eight medical abortions at 10 weeks gestation and above where both medications were taken at home, two cases had been confirmed at time of publication with the remaining six being followed up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 26/01/2022 16:44:07 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron