The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a decision on whether to fit the DB-110 sensor to Typhoon aircraft has been made.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Department has not made any decision to fit the DB-110 sensor to the Typhoon aircraft.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Mann on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing prefabricated new accommodation for service personnel.
Mark Lancaster
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has assessed the merits of providing pre-fabricated or modular constructed Single Living Accommodation (SLA). The advantages include simplicity and consistency of design, quality of manufacture in a controlled environment, speed of on-site construction and certainty in manufacturing cost.
The MOD has used modular construction extensively in respect of around 12,000 bed spaces in its Single Living Accommodation Modernisation (SLAM) Project. These have proved to be of good quality and durable.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what audit checks have been made on projects and organisations that have received funding from Libor fines.
Mark Lancaster
All £35 million of LIBOR funding has been allocated to projects which support the Armed Forces Community. For details of the organisations and projects which benefited from this money, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 June 2015 to Question 428 to the hon. Member for St Helens North (Mr McGinn). http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-05-28/428/
Organisations that have received LIBOR funds are required to provide a monthly report of progress; these are reviewed and monitored by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Armed Forces Covenant Team and, where appropriate, action taken to ensure that the project is on track. At the end of each project, recipients of LIBOR funding also complete a close of project report and an assessment is conducted against the original terms and conditions. This enables the MOD to confirm the closure and record lessons learnt for future grants. Where appropriate, the MOD Armed Forces Covenant Team have engaged with projects on a one-to-one basis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the signatories to the Corporate Covenant are (a) educational establishments, (b) public health bodies, including NHS foundation trusts, (c) ambulance trusts and (d) private sector limited companies.
Mark Lancaster
As at 8 March 2016 a total of 891 organisations had signed a Corporate Pledge to the Armed Forces Covenant. The requested breakdown is provided below:
|
Educational establishments (including training companies) |
79 |
|
of which, schools, colleges and universities |
41 |
|
Public Health Bodies (excluding Ambulance Trusts) |
25 |
|
of which, NHS Foundation Trusts |
12 |
|
Ambulance Trusts |
5 |
|
Private companies |
763 |
|
of which, private companies with ‘Limited’ in their name |
355 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many signatories there are to the Corporate Covenant to date; and if he will make a statement.
Mark Lancaster
As at 8 March 2016 a total of 891 organisations had signed a Corporate Pledge to the Armed Forces Covenant. The requested breakdown is provided below:
|
Educational establishments (including training companies) |
79 |
|
of which, schools, colleges and universities |
41 |
|
Public Health Bodies (excluding Ambulance Trusts) |
25 |
|
of which, NHS Foundation Trusts |
12 |
|
Ambulance Trusts |
5 |
|
Private companies |
763 |
|
of which, private companies with ‘Limited’ in their name |
355 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to enable armed forces personnel who train as drivers to receive transferable civilian HGV qualifications.
Mark Lancaster
Drivers within the Armed Forces undertake the same vehicle licence training, resulting in the same licences, as their civilian counterparts. Drivers leaving the Ministry of Defence will retain (unless expired through the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) all the vehicle licences that they have gained during their service career.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ritchie on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the source was of the military device that washed ashore between Murlough and Newcastle in Northern Ireland on 6 March 2016.
Penny Mordaunt
The item found on Murlough Beach on 6 March 2016 was a High Explosive Anti Tank rocket, which was used by UK Armed Forces from the early 1950s through to the early 1970s. It was destroyed on site by the Explosives Ordnance Disposal team that attended the incident.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has plans to modernise Warrior to retain the Army’s capability to field these vehicles to 2040. We placed a contract with Lockheed Martin UK in October 2011 for the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme which will include an improved turret with a new stabilised 40mm cannon.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how often he reviews the level of threat to each of the UK’s overseas territories.
Penny Mordaunt
The Ministry of Defence undertakes regular assessments of potential threats to each of the UK overseas territories and ensures that we retain an appropriate level of defensive capability to address any such threats. We remain vigilant and committed to the protection of our overseas territories.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the British armed forces are currently stationed in each of the UK’s overseas territories.
Penny Mordaunt
There are 2,570 British Service personnel permanently based in British Overseas Territories. This figure includes those based in the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, Gibraltar, the South Atlantic Islands and British Indian Ocean Territory (including Diego Garcia). It excludes those deployed on operations. The breakdown of these figures is shown below. The Ministry of Defence regularly publishes the location figures for both military and civilian personnel, which can be accessed on the GOV.UK website.
|
UK Overseas Territory |
Number of Armed Forces Personnel Stationed |
|
Cyprus (SBA) |
2,290 |
|
Gibraltar |
160 |
|
South Atlantic Islands |
80 |
|
British Indian Ocean Territory (including Diego Garcia) |
40 |
|
TOTAL |
2,570 |
(Location of UK regular service and civilian personnel quarterly statistics – 1 January 2016)