Defence

written question – answered on 9 January 2002.

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  • Naval Vessels

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the nature, time scale and cost of repairing the defect which was discovered on HMS Sceptre, HMS Sovereign and HMS Superb.

  • British Forces (Deployment)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British troops are serving overseas and in which countries; and what proportion of United Kingdom military forces are (a) overseas and (b) in...

  • Hearing Loss (Compensation)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many retired members of the armed forces have claimed compensation for service-related Noise Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss since 1990; how many...

  • Hearing Loss (Compensation)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many claims by retired members of the armed forces for compensation for service-related noise-induced sensorineural hearing loss since 1990 were...

  • Missile Defence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made since 11 September on the potential value of national missile defence for the United Kingdom.

  • Missile Defence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what considerations he is giving to the development of a ballistic missile defence system for the UK.

  • Missile Defence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the NATO theatre ballistic missile defence feasibility studies to conclude.

  • Warship Repair Facilities

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for (a) increased efficiency in and (b) modernisation of the UK's warship repair facilities.

  • Special Advisers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints have been reported in his Department under paragraph 11 of the Civil Service Code since 13 May 1999, and how many of them related to...

  • Call-out Orders

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many call-out orders he signed during 2001; what plans he has for further call-outs; and if he will make a statement.

  • Reserve Surgical Teams

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made by his Department in exploratory talks with the NHS on the provision of sponsored reserve surgical teams.

  • Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he will place an unclassified version of the report of the Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment in the Library; (2) pursuant to his...

  • Smallpox

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to immunise the armed forces from smallpox and its variants.

  • Falcon

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the Falcon project.

  • Falcon

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what changes have taken place in forecast expenditure on Falcon since 30 October.

  • Falcon

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when, and for what reason, a decision was taken to reduce expenditure on the Falcon project.

  • Falcon

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure is forecast for the Falcon project in (a) 2004, (b) 2006 and (c) further phases; and if he will make a statement.

  • Falcon

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement outlining the extent to which Bowman is dependent upon replacing the current Ptarmigan system with Falcon.

  • Chemical and Biological Warfare

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what new expenditure he plans for defence against chemical and biological warfare in (a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03 and (c) 2003–04.

  • European Security and Defence Policy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what review of the ESDP will be conducted to establish if it meets the needs of the changed international climate.

  • European Security and Defence Policy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the operations in which he expects the new ESDP to operate.

  • European Security and Defence Policy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he had at Laeken about the application of qualified majority voting to EU defence policy.

  • Topmast Inquiry

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what issues are being assessed by the Topmast inquiry; and when he plans to publish the Topmast recommendations.

  • Army Personnel

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will ensure that there is no reduction in the planned size of the Army.

  • Defence Programme

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was the total value of bids submitted for the 2002 short-term programme; and what resources will be available for STP 02; (2) what was the...

  • Defence Planning Structures

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when ESDP and NATO planning structures will be assimilated.

  • Defence Ministers (Greece and Turkey)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he next plans to meet the (a) Turkish and (b) Greek Defence Minister.

  • War Graves

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department has had with the Belgian Government about the impact on British war graves of the plans to build the A19 road through the...

  • Laeken Summit

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on (a) the defence and security implications of the Laeken summit and (b) on the operationality of ESDP within the agreement...

  • Territorial Army

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is undertaking to improve numbers in the TA.

  • Territorial Army

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many TA Intelligence Corps personnel he is mobilising; and if he will make a statement; (2) where he plans to deploy TA Intelligence Corps...

  • Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the possibility of transferring the running of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps to France or Germany.

  • Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the importance of modernising Army communication systems to maintain UK running of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in the...

  • Army Communications

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason the budget for modernising army communications has been reduced.

  • Army Communications

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many telephone lines are being rented to make good deficiencies in the Army Ptarmigan system.

  • Army Communications

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what additional equipment is being provided by signal requirements to make good deficiencies in the Army Ptarmigan system.

  • Decontamination Equipment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what NBC (a) detection and (b) decontamination equipment is available to (i) RAF bases, (ii) naval bases and (iii) Army bases; what plans he has to...

  • Service Pensioners

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service pensioners there are; and if he will make a statement.

  • Service Pensioners

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel have served more than 10 years but less than that required for a full pension, in each of the...

  • Service Pensioners

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service widows qualify for service pensions; and if he will make a statement.

  • Training Exercises

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training exercises have been carried out by the armed forces in and from (a) Spain, (b) Portugal, (c) the Netherlands, (d) Germany, (e) Norway...

  • Harassment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to review the internal complaints procedure for harassment experienced by armed forces personnel during training; and if he will make a...

  • Nuclear Base

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future (a) operation and (b) organisation of Britain's nuclear base on the River Clyde.

  • Heavy Equipment Transporter

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to take receipt of the first heavy equipment transporter; and who is the prime contractor.

  • Armoured Vehicles

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Challenger II tanks, (b) Warrior, (c) Saxon, (d) FV430, (e) Sabre, (f) Scimitar, (g) Striker, (h) Spartan, (i) Sultan, (j) Samson and (k)...

  • Weu

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military planning officials from the WEU will be transferred to the EU military planning section.

  • A400m

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many A400M's have to be ordered by EU member states for the programme to be cost effective.

  • Aircrew Retention

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the series of issues affecting retention that the working party on Aircrew Retention has been examining.

  • Royal Navy Ships

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the present deployment of Royal Navy ships.

  • Strategic Defence Review

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he will publish the new chapter of the Strategic Defence Review.

  • Submarines (Female Personnel)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he proposes to allow female personnel to serve in submarines.

  • Departmental Homes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's homes have been empty in each year since 1990; what action is being taken to reduce their numbers; and if he will make a...

  • Kosovo

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 5 December 2001, Official Report, column 349W, on Kosovo, what plans he has to investigate the failure on 6 November to meet...