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484459

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many partnerships are in operation between UK and non-UK EU-based companies in the area of defence; and what the total value of those partnerships is.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	32064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 30/03/2016 13:54:41 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

484460

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Korea: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the South Korean government on animal welfare as part of the preparations for the Winter Olympics in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	32056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2016 answer text I wrote to Ambassadors in the Asia Pacific region in January 2016 to review our approach and assess what progress could be made in the future. Our Ambassador has raised the issue of cruelty related to the dog meat trade with the South Korean authorities, explaining that UK Parliamentarians and the public would like to see regulation that would bring this to an end. As we approach the Winter Olympics in 2018 we will continue to monitor and raise as appropriate. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 04/04/2016 12:16:03 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

483011

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which non-UK EU armed forces procure materiel from British companies.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2016 answer text <p>In 2014, Europe accounted for 10% of UK defence exports, with a value of approximately £800 million. Additionally, details of all export licences granted in 2014 can be found at;</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491986/16-54-strategic-export-controls-country-pivot-report-2014.pdf,</p><p> </p><p>However this cannot be treated as an exhaustive list of defence exports.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 31/03/2016 13:31:17 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

483012

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what defence technology research and development programmes the Government is cooperating with other EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>As stated in National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 (Cmd 9161), as part of being international by design, we will participate in future international collaborative programmes in both the defence and security sectors where we have the right technology, skills and industrial capabilities, and where we can reduce our costs and share technology to mutual benefit, strengthening our defence relationships.</p><p> </p><p>We will work closely with, learn from and invest in joint research programmes with our allies and partners, many of whom are pursuing similar innovation initiatives. France has important technology programmes, especially in aerospace, maritime and space capabilities. We will also build on our important security relationships with partners, and with multilateral forums, including NATO.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 30/03/2016 13:08:31 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

483013

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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 defence procurement projects the Government has been involved in that (a) have included other EU member states and (b) have been EU-led.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The defence procurement projects which have included other EU member states are given in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EU Member States</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A400M</p></td><td><p>Belgium/France/ Germany/Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ACCOLADE (Technology Demonstrator Programme for Ships)</p></td><td><p>France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FASGW-Future Air to Surface Guided Weapon</p></td><td><p>France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrier</p></td><td><p>Italy/Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hercules TriStar</p></td><td><p>Denmark/Italy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lightning II</p></td><td><p>Denmark/Italy/Netherlands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meteor</p></td><td><p>France/Germany/Italy/Spain/ Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MMCM – Maritime Mine Counter Measures</p></td><td><p>France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NLAW- New Light Anti-Tank Weapon</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAAMS – Principal Anti-Air Missile System</p></td><td><p>France/Italy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SMERAS (NATO Submarine Rescue System)</p></td><td><p>France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tornado</p></td><td><p>Germany/Italy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon</p></td><td><p>Germany/Italy/Spain</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are no defence procurement projects which are EU led.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/03/2016 15:38:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

483014

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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, from which non-UK EU-based companies his Department procures materiel.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>In 2014-15, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) placed 2,128 new contracts. A breakdown of those which were non-UK EU-based companies is not held centrally.</p><p>The MOD does, however, routinely publish a list of all organisations with which we have spent £5 million or more. Details for 2015 can be found in Excel tables 2a and 2b of the Trade, Industry and Contracts Bulletin 2015 at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-industry-trade-and-contracts-2015</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/03/2016 15:37:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

483016

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military operations UK armed forces have been involved in that have (a) included other EU member states and (b) been EU-led.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>The security and stability of the UK has long depended on our strong partnerships in the Euro-Atlantic area, and we have worked alongside our Allies both in NATO and EU operations. The UK Armed Forces are currently deployed alongside European partners in many environments, including the NATO Operation in the Aegean and the EU-led Operation in the Central Mediterranean, both providing critical support to the international efforts to destroy the illegal smuggling networks putting thousands of lives at risk. Additionally, UK Armed Forces are deployed in other EU Operations and Missions in Mali, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Somalia, as well as the anti-piracy operation off the Horn of Africa.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/03/2016 14:59:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

483017

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military exercises UK armed forces have been involved in that have (a) included other EU member states and (b) been EU-led.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>Exercises with international Allies and partners are critical to improving our Armed Forces' interoperability on deployment and enhancing collective Defence through NATO. Last year we saw an excellent example of this in NATO's Exercise Trident Juncture, the biggest military exercise in 10 years. Although the EU does not lead large scale military operations like NATO, it does support the interoperability of our Armed Forces through its battlegroup framework and small scale exercises led by its Member States. The UK will hold the leadership of the battlegroup in the second half of this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/03/2016 14:59:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

483035

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the EU's decision-making process is for (a) humanitarian and (b) military interventions; who is involved in those decision-making processes; and what the timetable for those processes is.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2016 answer text <p>The EU’s humanitarian assistance is administered primarily by the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO). Approved implementation partners submit project proposals to ECHO in response to its Humanitarian Implementation Plan. ECHO has a number of decision-making procedures available to it: the delegation procedure, where ECHO has delegated powers for emergency humanitarian work up to a limit of €3m and a maximum duration of three months); and the empowerment procedure, where the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection may take decisions relating to emergency operations up to €30m (maximum €10m for non-urgent decisions) for a maximum of six months. These decisions are subject to a consultation procedure within the Commission. Emergency decisions exceeding €10m and non-urgent decisions exceeding €2m (and all other decisions not covered by the delegated or empowerment procedures) require the approval of the Humanitarian Aid Committee (of representatives of all EU Member States). These decisions can be made by consensus or by voting, simple majority or Qualified Majority Voting, depending on the circumstances. The voting procedure has not been used in the Humanitarian Aid Committee as yet. The timeframe for the Commission’s approval will depend on the urgency of the humanitarian crisis.</p><p>EU military interventions fall under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy. Proposals are framed by Member States and the European External Action Service. A military intervention requires two Council Decisions: one to establish the mission; and, once planning is complete, another to launch the mission. All CSDP Council Decisions require unanimity. Timescales for military interventions depend on a range of factors, such as operational urgency and planning requirements.</p><p>There are other Commission-administered programmes, aside from those administered by ECHO, which have humanitarian aspects. Typically, under these programmes, the Commission is responsible for framing proposals with decision-making involving a committee of Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 31/03/2016 15:30:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

483036

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the EU is taking to counter extremism and radicalisation in (a) the Middle East, (b) South Asia and (c) Africa; and in what way the Government is contributing to those steps.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	31846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2016 answer text <p>The EU invests significantly in counter-extremism and -radicalisation. The UK supports and is actively involved in shaping the EU’s comprehensive approach which includes political dialogue led by HRVP Mogherini, wider development assistance, CSDP missions, human rights-based security sector reform, conflict prevention and resolution, support for research and analysis, and support to national efforts to develop Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) strategies. The UK also works with the EU through the Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF) Working Group, with the EU co-chairing the Horn of Africa Working Group and UK co-chairing the CVE Working Group. A key joint effort here is addressing the whole lifecycle of radicalisation through capacity-building in priority countries.</p><p>It is not possible here exhaustively to list every step the EU is taking to counter extremism and radicalisation in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa, but examples include:</p><p>On (a) the Middle East, the EU is establishing CT Action Plans (including CVE) with priority countries in the Middle East and North Africa region.</p><p>On (b) South Asia, the EU seconds a security/CT expert to assist in Pakistan.</p><p>On (c) Africa, the EU is supporting the development of a Somali national CVE strategy.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 31/03/2016 15:43:51 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis