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Written Question
Armed Forces: Wakefield
Monday 7th October 2019

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel reside in (a) Wakefield District and (b) Wakefield constituency.

Answered by Johnny Mercer

As at 2 October 2019, a total of 460 Regular and Reserve Armed Forces personnel were recorded on our Joint Personnel Administration system as having a primary address with a postal code in the Wakefield District. We do not record the constituency in which a primary address for our Service personnel falls.


Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Motor Vehicles
Wednesday 14th March 2018

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles his Department (a) owns and (b) leases.

Answered by Guto Bebb

This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Beverage Containers
Tuesday 30th January 2018

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many disposable coffee cups were purchased by his Department in each of the last five years.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

The information on how many disposable cups were purchased by the Ministry of Defence is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Electric Vehicles
Friday 19th January 2018

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles in his Department's fleet are (a) electric vehicles and (b) ultra-low emission vehicles.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

There are 523 electrical vehicles and 934 low emission vehicles operated by the Ministry of Defence.


Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Brexit
Wednesday 30th November 2016

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the contribution of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the Environmental Audit Committee on 25 October 2016, Question 332, what proportion of existing EU legislation within the policy remit of his Department cannot immediately be brought into UK law upon the UK leaving the EU.

Answered by Mike Penning

The Government will bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and ensure a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU. This 'Great Repeal Bill' will end the authority of EU law and return power to the UK. The Bill will convert existing European Union law into domestic law, wherever practical and in that context all relevant legislation is currently being identified and assessed.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Deployment
Thursday 14th January 2016

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries British military personnel are embedded.

Answered by Michael Fallon

I refer the hon. Member to my written ministerial statement of 17 December 2015, (Official Report, column 98WS) which sets out that we only centrally collate data on embedded forces with those nations with whom UK forces are embedded on operations, and to my letter of 6 January 2016 explaining that I am unable to specify the exact locations of UK personnel because this risks their personal security and the security of Allies' operations.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Deployment
Thursday 14th January 2016

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 21 July 2015 to Question 8367, how many UK troops are embedded in (a) Syria, (b) Lebanon, (c) Libya, (d) Yemen, (e) Turkey and (g) USA.

Answered by Michael Fallon

I refer the hon. Member to my written ministerial statement of 17 December 2015, (Official Report, column 98WS) which sets out that we only centrally collate data on embedded forces with those nations with whom UK forces are embedded on operations, and to my letter of 6 January 2016 explaining that I am unable to specify the exact locations of UK personnel because this risks their personal security and the security of Allies' operations.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Deployment
Monday 9th November 2015

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2015 to Question 8364, (a) how many and (b) in which countries British military personnel were embedded in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) 2015 to date.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

As my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence said in response to your question 8364 on 7 September 2015: given the routine nature of embedding, this information has not been coordinated centrally. The Ministry of Defence is in the process of compiling data on UK personnel embedded with other nations' armed forces, who are deployed on the operations together with those who work on operations in deployed coalition or single nation headquarters roles. I intend to update the House after this process is complete.




Written Question
USA: Armed Forces
Monday 7th September 2015

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries British military personnel embedded with US forces are currently taking part in active duty.

Answered by Michael Fallon

Given the routine nature of embedding, this information has not been coordinated centrally. We are now in the process of collecting data on personnel embedded in other nations' armed forces, and I will write to the hon. Member in due course.


Written Question
Armed Forces
Monday 7th September 2015

Asked by: Mary Creagh (Labour - Coventry East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and in which countries British military personnel were embedded in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2015 to date.

Answered by Michael Fallon

Given the routine nature of embedding, this information has not been coordinated centrally. We are now in the process of collecting data on personnel embedded in other nations' armed forces, and I will write to the hon. Member in due course.