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registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
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 20 November 2017 to Question 112465, on armed forces: officers, from which branch of the armed forces the current Military Advisor embedded within HM Treasury Defence Spending Team came.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/12/2017 17:21:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797452

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether civil servants and members of the armed forces working in MoD Main Building are permitted to bring domestic pets to work.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Civil Servants and members of the Armed Forces are not permitted to bring domestic pets into Ministry of Defence (MOD) Main Building. The only exceptions to this policy are dogs which work to assist individuals who have disabilities such as visual impairment or deafness, or an animal that is on duty and performing a task that is necessary for the security of the building or its occupants such as a Police sniffer dog. The MOD is compliant with the policy.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 06/12/2017 15:38:24 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson previous answer version 26970 answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797453

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Turkey: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the agenda was for the discussion for the 3rd TF-X fighter aircraft programme at the steering committee meeting held in London between his Department and the Government of Turkey.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s Defence &amp; Security Organisation and the Ministry of Defence recently held a Turkey-UK, TF-X Programme G2G Steering Committee meeting with Turkish officials to discuss how the Turkish and UK Government and industry could work closely together to progress the TF-X project.</p><p>Due to the commercially sensitive nature of these discussions, we are unable to release the agenda.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 07/12/2017 14:39:06 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797454

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Marines: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel from (a) 42 Commando (b) 40 Commando (c) 45 Commando Royal Marines have been deployed overseas in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Naval Service deploys away from the United Kingdom throughout the year, to areas such as the Gulf region, the Mediterranean, and the North and South Atlantic in support of UK operations. In addition, operations are also conducted in the UK and home waters. Over the last two years, personnel from 3 Commando Brigade deployed three times on humanitarian aid and disaster relief related operations overseas.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The table below shows the number of personnel from 42 Commando, 40 Commando, and 45 Commando Royal Marines who have been deployed overseas in the last two years.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40 Commando</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>42 Commando</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45 Commando</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Deployment refers to Military personnel who are deployed on operations for a period of 24 hours or more, excluding all personnel on overseas training excercises and those whose permanent stationed location is outside the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Notes<strong>:</strong></p><p>1. Includes only personnel who have been deployed outside of Great Britain.</p><p>2. Each individual is counted once per financial year even though they may have been deployed multiple times during that period.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The table below shows the number of occasions personnel from 42 Commando, 40 Commando, and 45 Commando Royal Marines have been deployed overseas in the last two years.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of occasions</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>The table below shows the number of Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel who were deployed in the years requested.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>4,659</p></td><td><p>5,521</p></td><td><p>4,347</p></td><td><p>4,635</p></td><td><p>3,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td><td><p>1,640</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>1. The figures do not include Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel conducting operations in home waters.</p><p>2. Each individual is counted once per financial year even though they may have been deployed multiple times during that period.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 116418 116421 116430 question first answered 07/12/2017 17:52:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797455

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Marines: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions personnel from (a) 42 Commando (b) 40 Commando (c) 45 Commando Royal Marines have been deployed overseas in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Naval Service deploys away from the United Kingdom throughout the year, to areas such as the Gulf region, the Mediterranean, and the North and South Atlantic in support of UK operations. In addition, operations are also conducted in the UK and home waters. Over the last two years, personnel from 3 Commando Brigade deployed three times on humanitarian aid and disaster relief related operations overseas.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The table below shows the number of personnel from 42 Commando, 40 Commando, and 45 Commando Royal Marines who have been deployed overseas in the last two years.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40 Commando</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>42 Commando</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45 Commando</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Deployment refers to Military personnel who are deployed on operations for a period of 24 hours or more, excluding all personnel on overseas training excercises and those whose permanent stationed location is outside the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Notes<strong>:</strong></p><p>1. Includes only personnel who have been deployed outside of Great Britain.</p><p>2. Each individual is counted once per financial year even though they may have been deployed multiple times during that period.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The table below shows the number of occasions personnel from 42 Commando, 40 Commando, and 45 Commando Royal Marines have been deployed overseas in the last two years.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of occasions</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>The table below shows the number of Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel who were deployed in the years requested.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>4,659</p></td><td><p>5,521</p></td><td><p>4,347</p></td><td><p>4,635</p></td><td><p>3,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td><td><p>1,640</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>1. The figures do not include Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel conducting operations in home waters.</p><p>2. Each individual is counted once per financial year even though they may have been deployed multiple times during that period.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 116417 116421 116430 question first answered 07/12/2017 17:52:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797458

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Marines: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions personnel from 3 Commando Brigade have been deployed on humanitarian aid and disaster relief-related operations in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Naval Service deploys away from the United Kingdom throughout the year, to areas such as the Gulf region, the Mediterranean, and the North and South Atlantic in support of UK operations. In addition, operations are also conducted in the UK and home waters. Over the last two years, personnel from 3 Commando Brigade deployed three times on humanitarian aid and disaster relief related operations overseas.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The table below shows the number of personnel from 42 Commando, 40 Commando, and 45 Commando Royal Marines who have been deployed overseas in the last two years.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40 Commando</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>42 Commando</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45 Commando</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Deployment refers to Military personnel who are deployed on operations for a period of 24 hours or more, excluding all personnel on overseas training excercises and those whose permanent stationed location is outside the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Notes<strong>:</strong></p><p>1. Includes only personnel who have been deployed outside of Great Britain.</p><p>2. Each individual is counted once per financial year even though they may have been deployed multiple times during that period.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The table below shows the number of occasions personnel from 42 Commando, 40 Commando, and 45 Commando Royal Marines have been deployed overseas in the last two years.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of occasions</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>The table below shows the number of Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel who were deployed in the years requested.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>4,659</p></td><td><p>5,521</p></td><td><p>4,347</p></td><td><p>4,635</p></td><td><p>3,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td><td><p>1,640</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>1. The figures do not include Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel conducting operations in home waters.</p><p>2. Each individual is counted once per financial year even though they may have been deployed multiple times during that period.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 116417 116418 116430 question first answered 07/12/2017 17:52:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797459

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
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 non-lethal equipment supplied by the Government to Ukrainian armed forces in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>Over the last two years, the total cost of equipment supplied by Her Majesty's Government to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) was £2.2 million.</p><p>This has been a mix of purchased items and surplus equipment; the intention to gift the latter was laid before the House in 2015 and 2016. These items reflected the urgent and life saving nature of our support at the time and were in direct response to requests made by the Ukrainian authorities.</p><p>We remain committed to our support for Ukraine, including British Army training aimed at improving defensive capabilities as the UAF continue to meet the challenges of ongoing aggression from Russian-backed separatist forces.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 08/12/2017 14:52:18 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson previous answer version 28220 answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797461

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to supply lethal aid to the Ukrainian armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK provides considerable support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF), chiefly through our military training mission, Operation ORBITAL, which delivers defensive, non-escalatory advice and training in response to requirements identified by the UAF themselves. We also actively support Ukraine's defence reform agenda through the employment of a dedicated Special Defence Adviser embedded in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence as well as a broad programme of defence education and other engagement. The UK has provided non-lethal equipment to the UAF, such as winter clothing and tents, ruggedized laptops and first aid kits. Our policy, to date, has been to not provide lethal equipment to the UAF, whilst reserving the right to keep this policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/12/2017 17:44:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797462

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which projects forming part of his Department’s core equipment plan were subject to virement at the close of Annual Budget Cycle 16; and what the value was of those transferred budgets.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Annual Budget Cycle does not feature any formal process of virement whereby financial provision allocated to a particular equipment project is transferred specifically to another. Balance of investment decisions taken as part of the Annual Budget Cycle instead seek to ensure that the equipment plan as a whole remains affordable and relevant to our evolving defence and security priorities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 116426 question first answered 07/12/2017 16:03:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

797463

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which projects forming part of his Department’s core equipment plan and subject to virement at the close of Annual Budget Cycle 16 had costs transferred to another core equipment plan project; and what the value was of those transferred budgets.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Annual Budget Cycle does not feature any formal process of virement whereby financial provision allocated to a particular equipment project is transferred specifically to another. Balance of investment decisions taken as part of the Annual Budget Cycle instead seek to ensure that the equipment plan as a whole remains affordable and relevant to our evolving defence and security priorities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 116425 question first answered 07/12/2017 16:03:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones