Tag: Martin John Docherty

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martin John Docherty on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution his Department has made, excluding investment in Trident, to the NATO (a) civil budget, (b) military budget and (c) Security Investment Programme in each of the last three years.

Michael Fallon

The amount contributed by the Ministry of Defence to NATO’s Military Budget and the NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) in each of the last three financial years is as follows:

Financial Year	Military Budget	NSIP
	£ million	£ million
2014-15	82.050	47.261
2013-14	109.741	53.287
2012-13	123.408	45.975

Both the Military Budget and NSIP amounts include UK contribution to NATO Operations and Missions. The contribution to both funding streams is based on the agreed NATO cost share for the UK of 10.479%.

The UK contribution to the NATO Civil Budget is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martin John Docherty on 2015-11-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the NATO Members User Group for MQ-9 Reaper drones last met; and whether he attended that meeting.

Penny Mordaunt

The last meeting of members of the MQ-9 Users Group took place 2 – 4 June 2015 at US Air Force Base Wright Paterson, Ohio. The UK party was led by the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force Commander and consisted of representatives from the Royal Air Force.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martin John Docherty on 2015-11-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent health and safety checks for civilian personnel have been carried out at Faslane Naval Base.

Mark Lancaster

The health and safety management arrangements at Faslane are comprehensive and multi-layered with all staff empowered to intervene or stop work when unsure about any aspect of working practices. This is supported by a wide range of routine risk assessments, inspections and audits conducted by both an internal assurance team and external regulators.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martin John Docherty on 2015-10-21.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 on the activities of trades unions during the 2015 general election period.

John Penrose

Section 39 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 provides for a post-election review of the operation of the regulatory regime governing third parties at the 2015 General Election.

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts CBE is currently conducting this independent review.

Ministers must lay a copy of his report before Parliament and publish it by November 2016.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martin John Docherty on 2015-10-21.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 on the activities of charitable bodies during the 2015 general election period.

John Penrose

Section 39 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 provides for a post-election review of the operation of the regulatory regime governing third parties at the 2015 General Election.

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts CBE is currently conducting this independent review.

Ministers must lay a copy of his report before Parliament and publish it by November 2016.