Defence

written question – answered on 3 December 2007.

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  • Military Covenant

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had on the Government's observance of the military covenant.

  • RAF Fylingdales and Menwith Hill

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future role of RAF Fylingdales and Menwith Hill in ballistic missile defence systems.

  • Royal Navy (1 annotation)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the role of the Royal Navy in operations abroad.

  • Afghanistan: Languages

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British armed forces personnel have been trained in Afghan Persian, Dari, Pashto, Turkic and other languages of Afghanistan.

  • Afghanistan: Helmand Province

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made by UK armed forces in Helmand Province over the last three months; and if he will make a statement.

  • Armed Forces' Veterans

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to improve priority care for armed forces' veterans.

  • Defence Industrial Strategy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the second part of the Defence Industrial Strategy to be published.

  • Submarine Fleet

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future size of the submarine fleet.

  • Menwith Hill

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the use of Menwith Hill for missile defence purposes.

  • Menwith Hill

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information the Government will receive from the US Administration on the operation of the US missile defence system in the event of missile...

  • HMS Lancastria

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department has had on recognising the wreck of HMS Lancastria as a war grave.

  • Fres

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the latest in-service date is for the Future Rapid Effect System.

  • Military Casualties

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to improve continuity of care for wounded servicemen and women; and if he will make a statement.

  • Iraq

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the capability of the Iraqi security forces in Basra province; and if he will make a statement.

  • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence at what level in his Department the decision by British military commanders to support district centres in northern Helmand province was approved; and...

  • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what new contributions to the International Security Assistance Force operational requirements of equipment, personnel and other resources have been...

  • Africa: Peacekeeping Operations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department's financial contribution will be to the EU military mission to Chad and the Central African Republic under the 2004 ATHENA mechanism.

  • Africa: Peacekeeping Operations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when EUFOR Chad/RCA will reach its full operational capacity.

  • Africa: Peacekeeping Operations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any EU members have placed caveats or national restrictions on their military contribution to EUFOR-Althea.

  • Air Force: Cadets

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for changes to the level of funding for the Air Cadets.

  • Armed Forces: Cadets

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the likely effect on expenditure on minibuses by army cadet groups of the London low emissions zone in the first 12 months...

  • Armed Forces: Food

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average daily cost to the public purse was of food provided to a member of (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force in...

  • Armed Forces: Housing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many substitute service family accommodation properties were rented in each year since 1997.

  • Armed Forces: Housing

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the 50 most expensive substitute service family accommodation and substitute single living accommodation properties rented out in the last 12 months...

  • Armed Forces: Pay (1 annotation)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what pay increases the armed forces have received in the last two years.

  • Armed Forces: Widowed People

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces widows voluntarily surrendered their pensions on remarriage or cohabitation in each of the last five years; and what the associated...

  • Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Contracts

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will name the prime contractors bidding for the Future Rapid Effect System contract; and if he will make a statement.

  • Army: Manpower

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the cost of expanding the size of the Army by three battalions.

  • Army: Recruitment

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list, by regiment, the extent of recruitment against targets for each year since 2000.

  • Army: Scotland

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of army troops was from (a) Scottish regiments and (b) the Royal Regiment of Scotland in each year since 2003.

  • Army: Scotland

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of army troops who have been injured or wounded (a) by accident and (b) in action in each year since 2003 was from (i) Scottish...

  • Ballistic Missile Defence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what public consultation was conducted before 25 July 2007 on the use of Menwith Hill as part of the US ballistic missile defence system.

  • Ballistic Missile Defence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with his Czech and Polish counterparts on the US Ballistic Missile Defence programme; and if he will make a statement.

  • Chief of the General Staff's Briefing Team Report 2007

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the Chief of the General Staff's Briefing Team Report 2007.

  • Defence: European Union

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he had with his EU counterparts at the meeting of Defence Ministers in Brussels on 19 November 2007; and if he will make a statement.

  • Departmental Catering

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's total expenditure was on (a) food services and (b) food purchases as listed in his Department's resource account code hierarchy,...

  • Departmental Expenditure

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's total expenditure was on (a) administration and (b) administration claims, as listed in his Department's resource account code...

  • Departmental Expenditure

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's total expenditure on welfare services, as listed in his Department's resource account code hierarchy, was in near cash terms in...

  • Departmental Labour Turnover

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the percentage turnover of staff was in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies in (i) the last 12-month period and (ii) the last...

  • Departmental Land

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all land and properties in London that his Department (a) rents, (b) leases and (c) owns, indicating in each case whether the property...

  • Departmental Manpower

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place a copy of his Department's civilian and military manpower capitation rates document for the latest available financial year in the Library.

  • Departmental Public Expenditure

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Winter Supplementary Estimates, HC 29, if he will break down the revised provision by subhead in (a) near cash and (b) non-cash terms.

  • Departmental Public Expenditure

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the winter supplementary estimates, HC 29, what the source is of the £55 million operating income not appropriated in aid; for what...

  • Departmental Public Expenditure

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the winter supplementary estimates HC 29, for what reasons he plans to transfer £455 million from capital departmental expenditure limit...

  • Departmental Publicity

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in the last 12 months.

  • Directorate of Targeting and Information Operations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the work of the directorate of targeting and information operations; and who the members of the group are.

  • EU Countries: Military Exercises

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what exercises UK armed forces are committed to with European Union formations for the next 18 months; and which such exercises they have participated in...

  • EU Defence Policy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to which European Union formations UK armed forces have a potential obligation; and on what scale.

  • EU Rapid Reaction Force: Aviation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the status is of the EU's Air Rapid Reaction Force; and if he will make a statement.

  • Ex-servicemen: Hearing Impaired

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to allocating resources to the provision of new techniques for assessing hearing deterioration among former military...

  • Ex-servicemen: Hearing Impaired

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will (a) initiate a review of and (b) publish the evidence his Department uses when considering hearing tribunals for former military personnel.

  • Hacking

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many instances of cyber-attacks on his Department's (a) public internet website, (b) non-classified intranet, (c) classified intranet, (d)...

  • Information Strategy Co-ordination Group

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the work of the Information Strategy Co-ordination Group; and who the members of the group are.

  • Iraq Conflict: Legal Opinion

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library the private legal advice obtained by armed forces chiefs prior to the invasion of Iraq.

  • Iraq: Medals

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will amend the regulations for the award of campaign medals to members of the armed forces who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan to enable...

  • Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether all British forward field hospitals in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan have CT scanners; and how many each forward field hospital has.

  • Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of Army troops who (a) are and (b) have been on operational deployment in Iraq during the month of August in each year since 2003 is...

  • Members: Correspondence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Minister for Veterans will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 14 September (reference: MC04936/2007).

  • Military Aircraft: Helicopters

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the 10-year projected budget was for (a) helicopter procurement and (b) the Future Rotorcraft capability in each year since 1997.

  • Netherlands: International Co-operation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the status is of plans to create a UK/Netherlands EU battlegroup; and if he will make a statement.

  • Nuclear Responsibilities

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2007, Official Report, column 1033W, on nuclear responsibilities, what assessment he has made of the contribution...

  • Nuclear Weapons

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what meetings have taken place between UK and US officials on concept studies for the development of a new missile system to replace Trident with...

  • Reserve Forces: Pay

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Army Cadet force instructors and (b) Reserve officers on the Army unposted list are owed arrears of pay for a period of more than one...

  • Service Personnel and Veterans Agency: Location

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) effect on future expenditure of moving the Services Personnel and Veterans Agency from RAF Innsworth...

  • Sick Leave: Dismissal

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department (a) were disciplined and (b) had their employment terminated as a result of a poor sickness record in each of the last...

  • Special Boat Squadron: Pay

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he expects the Special Boat Service personnel serving in Afghanistan to receive their full pay; (2) when the Specialist Pay Team last paid...

  • Submarines

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether a decision has been taken to reduce the size of the attack submarine fleet below the planned total of eight.

  • Territorial Army: Pay

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he approved the policy that the Territorial Army training bounty was a payment in lieu of pension; and if he will make a statement.

  • Trident: Finance

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated annual maintenance cost of the Trident weapons system is expected to be in (a) 2007-08 and (b) each year until 2024.

  • United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which private stakeholders his Department has met to discuss the review of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.

  • United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many submissions from private sector companies the team carrying out the review of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office has received.