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Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel from (a) Dacorum and (b) Hemel Hempstead constituency are serving in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan. [193417]
Derek Twigg: The information requested on the UK residential location of armed forces personnel is not held centrally in databases of individual records and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the capacity of the UK Joint Harrier Force to remain in service until the Joint Strike Fighter becomes available. [193141]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him and the hon. Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) on 7 February 2008, Official Report, column 1493W.
Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation: Finance
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) annual budget of and (b) UK contribution to the Organisation for Joint Armaments Cooperation was in each year since 1997. [190690]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The UK contributions to the Organisation for Joint Armaments Cooperation (OCCAR) budgets for each year from 1997 are as follows. Annual budget information for OCCAR has not been provided as disclosure would prejudice relations between the UK and other OCCAR member states.
| Table 1: Operating costs | ||
| UK contribution to budget | UK contribution (estimated using an average of the general accounting rate for that year) | |
| Table 2: Equipment costs | ||
| UK contribution to budget (€ million) | UK contribution (estimated using an average of the general accounting rate for that year) (£ million) | |
Peacekeeping Operations
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2008, Official Report, column 2057W, on peacekeeping operations, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in other NATO member states on the future rota of the Operational Reserve Force requirement for the Balkans. [193148]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The requirement for an Operational Reserve Force for the Balkans is kept under constant review by NATO.
Qinetiq: Repayments
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was received by his Department as a result of the clawback agreement with QinetiQ in each of the last five years. [192506]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The Department expects to receive £646,710 as a result of the clawback agreement with QinetiQ. The following table shows the sites involved and the amount that has been received or will soon be received:
| Site title | Year site sold by Qinetiq | Amount of clawback received (£) | Amount of clawback to be received (£) |
It should be noted that the monies awaited are subject to final negotiation over payment.
Territorial Army: Manpower
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) required and (b) actual strength of each corps of the Territorial Army is. [193093]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: A detailed breakdown of Territorial Army Liability figures by Arm Service is not available, as the figures are not captured in this way. However, the overall Territorial Army liability as at 1 March 2007 was 42,000 which included 3,500 Officer Training Corps.
A breakdown of the Territorial Army by Arm Service can be found in the 1 March 2007 Army Monthly Manning Report, Section G, Tables G3 and G4, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.
Weapons: Spare Parts
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 29 February 2008, Official Report, columns 2019-20W, on weapons, when the last purchase of (a) general purpose machine guns and additional quick change barrels and (b) 0.5 calibre heavy machine guns and additional quick change barrels was made; and when the next such purchases are planned. [192602]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth [holding answer 7 March 2008]: MOD has contracts in place with all its machine gun manufacturers to provide the weapons and spares to continue to support the current levels of operational usage. Contractors are paid upon delivery, hence the dates provided in the following table are delivery dates. For the General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and Heavy Machine Gun Quick Change Barrel (HMG (QCB)) the details are as follows:
| Item | Last delivery | Next delivery |
Wind Power
Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to which wind farm proposals his Department lodged objection in each of the last three years; and for what reasons in each case. [191110]
Derek Twigg: The information requested is as follows:
| Year | Site name | Consenting authority | Reason for MOD objection |
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