Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the cost was of supplying UK forces serving in Afghanistan utilising truck convoys from Pakistan in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement; (2) which trucking companies are contracted by his Department to supply UK forces in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the effects on marine patrol aircraft capability of his decision not to bring the Nimrod MRA4 into service.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of making alternative arrangements for (a) protection of the carrier fleet and (b) provision of strategic deterrent against submarines compared to the cost of retaining the Nimrod MRA4; and if he will make a statement; (2) what assessment he has made of the consequences for (a) intelligence,...
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the number of copies of his Department's leaflet entitled Help is at Hand distributed by (a) primary care trusts, (b) police forces and (c) local authorities in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement; (2) what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department's publication Help is at Hand is...
Madeleine Moon: The point that my hon. Friend is making about the cuts of 80% in teaching grant is the important issue of the day. If our students are to have quality education, they must have quality teaching. Cutting the teaching grant is not the way to encourage people to stay in university teaching or to encourage our universities to expand. In Wales, the university teaching grant will be cut by only 35%...
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether his Department has a contract for the protection of supply convoys in Afghanistan with (a) Watan Risk Management and (b) Kandahar Security Force; and if he will make a statement; (2) whether his Department has a contract for the protection of supply convoys in Afghanistan with (a) Commander Ruhullah, (b) Colonel Abdul Razziq, (c)...
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many incidents of attacks on supply convoys supplying UK forces in Afghanistan were recorded in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has used the host nation trucking contract to supply UK forces serving in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department employs private security contractors to provide highway security for supply convoys in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who in his Department is responsible for the operational management of contracts with trucking companies to supply UK forces serving in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of fulfilling the UK's obligations under the Convention on International Civil Aviation in respect of civilian search and rescue using (a) the Nimrod MRA4 and (b) alternative arrangements; and if he will make a statement; (2) pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2010, Official Report, columns...
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the capabilities are of the (a) dipping sonar of the Merlin helicopter and (b) deployable Sonobuoys of the Nimrod MRA4; and if he will make a statement.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) speed of reaction, (b) radius of action and (c) endurance is of (i) the Merlin helicopter and (ii) Nimrod MRA4; and if he will make a statement.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the likely effect on lift requirements of operation Herrick of the use of C-130J's as a replacement for the Nimrod MRA4; and if he will make a statement; (2) what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the use of C-130J aircraft as a replacement for the Nimrod MRA4; and if he will make a...
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of (a) possible uses for and (b) the cost to the public purse of the use of Nimrod MRA4 aircraft in an overland intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance role in support of land forces in Afghanistan in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement; (2) what assessment he has...
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the earliest possible date for a remotely-piloted aircraft to be introduced as a replacement for the Nimrod MRA4; and if he will make a statement; (2) what assessment he has made of the cost to his Department of the use of remotely-piloted aircraft as a replacement for the Nimrod MRA4 for (a) intelligence,...
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what discussions he has had with the French Government on the use of Breguet Atlantiques as a substitute for the Nimrod MRA4 (a) intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance, (b) maritime protection and (c) search and rescue; and if he will make a statement; (2) what estimate he has made of the cost of the introduction...
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to take steps to assist those claiming support for mortgage interest whose mortgage interest rate is substantially higher than the standard interest rate used to calculate support payments.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by what date he plans to determine the future of Remploy.
Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria are used to determine the imposition of a 50 miles per hour speed limit on motorways.