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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list operational deployments where British forces do not have access to hot shower facilities and laundry; on which exercises lasting for two months or more British forces have not had access to hot shower and laundry facilities; which units...

Asked by

Robert Key (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 March 2001

For answer on

29 March 2001

Answered on

29 March 2001

Mr. Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list operational deployments where British forces do not have access to hot shower facilities and laundry; [155322] (2) on which exercises lasting for two months or more British forces have not had access to hot shower and laundry facilities; [155323] (3) which units and agencies will be responsible for the provision of hot shower facilities and laundry facilities for deployed forces. [155324] Mr. Spellar: [holding answer 28 March 2001]: Previously, operational welfare support has been provided only to personnel who are deployed overseas on operations under the command of PJHQ. As of 1 April, however, such welfare provision will be extended to include personnel on maritime deployments that are expected to be away from the UK for two months or more and, also, other exercise deployments that are expected to last for two months or more outside the country in which the personnel are based. This will result in improvements to, among other things, the provision of shower and laundry facilities. Currently, not all personnel deployed on operations have access to hot shower facilities. At Ali Al Salam, in Kuwait, the reliability and quality of the facilities is poor and the Ministry of Defence is currently addressing this problem. Also, Short-Term Training Team personnel in Sierra Leone do not have hot water shower facilities; they do, however, have access to cold water showers, which is regarded as satisfactory in view of the climate. All current operational deployments have access to laundry facilities. Information on the availability of hot shower and laundry facilities during exercises is not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. We are, however, conscious of the fact that there have been significant shortfalls in this area and have therefore provided additional funding within the new Operational Welfare Package, amounting to more than £6 million over the next four years, specifically to redress the problem. We expect future shower and laundry facilities to be incorporated in the Expeditionary Campaign Infrastructure Procurement programme, due in Service in 2004. It is expected that they will be cabin-based, similar to those procured under the Improved Tented Camp urgent operational requirement for Kosovo. The senior deployed logistics officer is responsible for ensuring that hot shower and laundry facilities are provided. The one exception to this is that UK Service personnel deployed on UN operations are administered under UN arrangements.

Date

29 March 2001

Reference

365 c732-3W; 155322;155323;155324

House

House of Commons

Criminal Justice and Police Bill 2000/01

Criminal Justice and Police Bill. Committee stage twelfth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 46 to 69 agreed to, clauses 51, 56, 58, 59, 61 and 64 as amended, agreed to. New clauses considered. Schedules 2 and 3 as amended agreed to.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

6 March 2001

Reference

SCF

House

House of Commons

Adoption of Sewers Bill.

Member

Andy King (Labour)

Type

Presentation bills

Notes

Received 06.03.2001

Date

14 February 2001

Reference

Bill 47 2000/01

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Strangeways riot and the Woolf Report

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Strangeways riot and the Woolf Report.

Lead member

Paul Stinchcombe

Answering member

Barbara Roche

Department

Home Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

7 February 2001

Reference

362 c294-302WH

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, If she will make a statement on the work undertaken by British water companies in developing nations to develop clean water sources and the co-operation given to them by her Department. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by

Michael Fabricant (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 February 2001

Reference

362 c601W;362 c602W; 147663

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which prisons in England and Wales engage in slopping out; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Ann Widdecombe (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 January 2001

Reference

361 c121W;361 c121-2W; 144961

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the timetable for phasing out railway carriages which allow excrement from toilets to be discharged on to the line.

Asked by

Bob Blizzard (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 2000

Reference

359 c287W;359 c285W; 142388

House

House of Commons

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