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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in bringing to an end acts of repression against civilians by Serbian security forces in Kosovo; and what progress has been made in securing a political dialogue between the two sides.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 1998

Reference

59443; 319 c819-20W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 2nd November, 318 c348-9W, for what reasons his Department is undertaking a review of events concerning 32 Field Hospital; when this review started; when it is expected to end; and who is carrying out this review.

Asked by

Ken Livingstone (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 1998

Reference

319 c634W; 60330

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on (a) defence-related capital projects and (b) maintaining the military presence in the Falklands in each year since the end of the Falklands War. - Table given.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 October 1998

For answer on

18 November 1998

Answered on

18 November 1998

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent on (a) defence- related capital projects and (b) maintaining the military presence in the Falklands in each year since the end of the Falklands War. [57856] Mr. Doug Henderson: My Department does not hold centrally the entire cost of maintaining the military presence in the Falklands since the Falklands Campaign. However, our records show the following expenditure: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (b) Years (a) Garrison capital costs Garrison total costs (including capital costs) 1983-84 192 391 1984-85 219 403 1985-86 221 396 1986-87 110 236 1987-88 42 118 1988-89 3 59 1989-90 2 60 1990-91 figures no longer held 66 1991-92 figures no longer held 51 1992-93 figures no longer held 58 1993-94 figures no longer held 67 1994-95 1 66 1995-96 3 66 1996-97 6 81 1997-98 3 76 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. All figures £ million in-year cash. 2. Garrison capital costs between 1983-88 include the construction costs of Mount Pleasant Airfield. 3. Garrison costs after 1990-91 omit a number of elements, e.g. freight, food and spares, which were previously included in the Garrison costs but which are no longer attributed to the Commander British Forces Falkland Islands' Budget, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Figures from 1991-92 onwards include pay, which was not included in the figures compiled previously, and again pay for the period could only be provided at disproportionate cost. 4. The figures given do not include residual costs of the Falklands Campaign. 5. Garrison costs from 1991-92 include the costs of the Commander British Forces Falkland Islands' budget only. These do not include the costs of the RAF airbridge to the Falkland Islands, nor the cost of naval deployments to the South Atlantic. These figures fall to other budgets and cannot be identified separately. It is not known whether these costs were included in figures before 1991-92.

Date

18 November 1998

Reference

319 c630W; 57856

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response has been sent to the Russian Foreign Minister about his objections to military action against Iraq.

Asked by

Tam Dalyell (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 1998

Reference

319 c573W; 60161

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the objectives of a possible air attack on Iraq.

Asked by

Tam Dalyell (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 1998

Reference

319 c573W; 60162

House

House of Commons

Statement on the future organisation and structure of the Territorial Army

Statement on the future organisation and structure of the Territorial Army. (Incl ref to document in Library).

Lead member

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

Department

Ministry of Defence

Type

Ministerial statements

Date

17 November 1998

Reference

319 c749-71

House

House of Commons

Lords statement on latest developments in Iraq

Lords statement on latest developments in Iraq.

Lead member

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Ministerial statements

Date

16 November 1998

Reference

594 c1017-31

House

House of Lords

Statement on latest developments in Iraq

Statement on latest developments in Iraq.

Lead member

Tony Blair

Department

Prime Minister

Type

Ministerial statements

Date

16 November 1998

Reference

319 c607-23

House

House of Commons

Debate on a motion for the adjournment on the Royal Navy

Debate on a motion for the adjournment on the Royal Navy. (Motion withdrawn). (Includes ref to HC 138 1997/98).

Lead member

Doug Henderson

Answering member

Lord Maples

Department

Ministry of Defence

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

12 November 1998

Reference

319 c504-72

House

House of Commons

President of the Council

Member

Baroness Beckett (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

12 November 1998

Reference

319 c481-2

House

House of Commons

President of the Council

Supplementary business question on military action by British forces and Concordant between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Member

Tony Benn (Labour)

Type

Business questions

Date

12 November 1998

Reference

319 c481-2

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the United Kingdom's sub-strategic nuclear capability deployed on Trident missiles has been reduced as a result of the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review compared with the previous government's deployments. - Inc figs.

Asked by

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 November 1998

Reference

319 c71W; 58152

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if all UK Trident missiles are (a) deployed, (b) held as part of a processing margin or (c) to be used in test firings; if the total holding of operational warheads, as revised by the Strategic Defence Review, provides the potential to...

Asked by

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 November 1998

Reference

319 c70-1W; 58148;58149;58150

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of maintaining the garrison in the Falklands over each of the next five years. - Fig given.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 November 1998

Reference

319 c74W; 57855

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent reports concerning changes in the number of Indonesian troops in East Timor.

Asked by

Ann Clwyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 November 1998

Reference

319 c33-4W; 58434

House

House of Commons

Gilbert, RtHonLord

Whether the Royal Navy deployments to the Far East, and its exercises there with United States naval forces, indicate it might be involved in putting into effect the provisions of the United States - Japan "defence co-operation. [HL 3549].

Asked by

Lord Kennet (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 November 1998

Reference

594 c47WA; HL 3549

House

House of Lords

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the British Army regiments currently deployed in Northern Ireland, indicating the number attached to each and the estimated duration of their tour of duty; and if he will comment on planned deployment during the next 12 months providing...

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 October 1998

For answer on

3 November 1998

Answered on

3 November 1998

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the British Army regiments currently deployed in Northern Ireland, indicating the number attached to each and the estimated duration of their tour of duty; and if he will make a statement on planned deployment during the next 12 months providing there is no unforeseen change in the security context. [56397] Mr. George Robertson: The British Army Infantry Battalions--and one Royal Marine Commando-- currently committed to Northern Ireland are listed in the table, along with their strength and planned tour length: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Unit Strength Length of tour The 1st Battalion The Scots Guards 569 2 years--until March 2000 The 1st Battalion The Royal Welch Fusiliers 566 2 years--until August 2000 The 2nd Battalion The Light Infantry 623 2 years--until March 1999 The 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of 605 2 years--until May 1999 Fusiliers The 1st Battalion The Queen's Lancashire 606 2 years--until December 1999 Regiment The 1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland 609 2 years--until March 1999 Highlanders (Princess Louise's){1} 42 Commando Royal Marines 577 6 months--until March 1999 The 1st Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment 552 6 months--until November 1998 (The Prince of Wales) The 12th Regiment Royal Artillery 403 6 months--until October 1998 The 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of 545 6 months--until December 1998 Wales--Prince of Wales Division The 39th Regiment Royal Artillery{2} 277 6 months--until January 1999 The 1st Battalion The Highlanders (Seaforth, 510 6 months--until December 1998 Gordons and Camerons) (Scottish Division) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The 1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the 39th Regiment Royal Artillery, the respectively Province Reserve Battalion and the Urban Reinforcement Battalion, are fully committed to Northern Ireland, although only one company of each was deployed in the Province at 30 September 1998. The 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Wales, the Rural Reinforcement Battalion, is also fully committed to Northern Ireland but was not deployed in the Province at that time. Note: Figures as at 30 September 1998 In addition, there are 6 Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, totalling 4,431 soldiers, comprising both full-time and part-time members, which are wholly committed to service in Northern Ireland.The security situation is kept under constant review and the level of Army support to the Royal Ulster Constabulary adjusted accordingly in line with their requirements. However, it is the Department's policy not to disclose details of future deployments to the Province.

Date

3 November 1998

Reference

318 c444W; 56397

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many American visiting forces are based at the National Intelligence Centre at Chicksands; and for what purpose.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 November 1998

Reference

318 c446W; 57315

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to alter the rules for engagement for the West Indies Guard Ship.

Asked by

Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 November 1998

Reference

57748; 318 c441W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

Statement on what is his Department's assessment of the number of British service personnel who were within range of the fallout from the demolition of the Iraqi nerve agent dump at Khamisiyah after the Gulf War in March 1991; how many British service personnel could have been exposed to nerve...

Asked by

Ken Livingstone (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 September 1998

For answer on

2 November 1998

Answered on

2 November 1998

Mr. Livingstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's assessment of the number of British service personnel who were within range of the fallout from the demolition of the Iraqi nerve agent dump at Khamisiyah after the Gulf War in March 1991; how many British service personnel could have been exposed to nerve agents following the demolition of the dump; what work is currently being carried out to re-assess these figures; who is carrying out this work; when this work started and when it is expected to end; if this work is being carried out in co-operation with the United States Government; and if he will make a statement. [55332] Mr. Doug Henderson: In September 1997, the US Department of Defense (DoD) published a report on the work it had undertaken to try to model the possible dispersion of nerve agent from the demolition of Iraqi chemical munitions at the Khamisiyah ammunition storage facility by US forces in March 1991. This report included a series of maps for successive days showing the theoretical dispersion plume of low concentrations of nerve agent arising from the Khamisiyah demolitions, as predicted by DoD computer modelling. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been keeping in contact with the US authorities on this issue. After the DoD announcement, the MOD obtained a data package from them which allowed UK officials to construct maps on which the known locations of UK units could be plotted in relation to the DoD modelled plume. The initial work on these maps was completed in late 1997, following a trawl of available information as to the location of UK units on 10 and 11 March, which are the days when the DoD modelled plume was at its most extensive. This work was further updated in May of this year on the basis of further research into British unit locations. Overall, this established that on the critical two days, the following UK unit location data are available: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 10 March 11 March Total UK units in Theatre 175 175 Locations known{1} 67 72 Recent locations known{2} 51 47 Possible locations known{3} 39 38 Locations not known{4} 18 18 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Specific location information for the unit is available for the days in question. {2} Specific location information is available for the unit some days prior to 10/11 March, in effect the last known location before 10/11 March. {3} Some information is available for the unit which suggests a possible location for it on or about 10/11 March. {4} No useful location data for the unit are available for the period around 10/11 March. This location information is incomplete because UK units and formations officially returned to peacetime reporting procedures, and ceased to record location as a matter of routine, 1200 hours on 8 March (in fact, research has shown that some units ceased wartime reporting as early as 28 February). Given that the first two stages of work had left a high degree of uncertainty as to many unit locations, it was decided to seek alternative sources of information in order to establish if the location data could be improved. This process is still under way and it is not possible to say when it may be completed or what the outcome may be. However, so far no major improvements in the data have been achieved. The DoD modelling of the possible Khamisiyah plume is based on a series of worst case assumptions and has a number of limitations. These have been highlighted in the recent report on Gulf War Illnesses by the Special Investigation Unit on behalf of the US Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. In view of the current limitations of the available location data on UK units and of the DoD modelling, at present the MOD is not able to give a realistic assessment of the number of UK Service personnel who might have been subject to possible exposure to nerve agent as a result of the Khamisiyah demolitions. The DoD modelling predicts that personnel within the plume could have received a brief and low level exposure to nerve agent. Current medical evidence suggests that long term health problems would be unlikely to result from exposure to such low levels, although US authorities are funding several research studies to investigate this further. In response to two questions asked in another place last October, the MOD has been undertaking a review of events concerning a particular UK unit, 32 Field Hospital, and the Khamisiyah incident. This review will include a detailed assessment of the significance of the nerve agent exposure predicted by the DoD modelling.

Date

2 November 1998

Reference

318 c348-9W; 55332

House

House of Commons

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