Mike Penning: The UK currently has around 400 Service personnel deployed to UN Missions around the world. All have received training on International Humanitarian Law, which absolutely prohibits sexual violence. Many have also received specific instruction on the prevention of and response to conflict-related sexual violence, depending on the requirements of their deployment.

Mike Penning: In keeping with the UK's Declaration of Commitment to end sexual violence in conflict, all UK Service personnel receive detailed instruction on International Humanitarian Law which absolutely prohibits sexual violence. We have also developed more specific training on preventing sexual violence, exploitation and abuse, which has been delivered to Service personnel dependent upon the...

Mike Penning: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) engages with a wide range of EU institutions and agencies including EU Military Staff, the European Security and Defence College, the European Defence Agency, the European Institute for Security Studies and the EU Satellite Centre. The lead for engagement with these organisations is the joint MOD/Foreign and Commonwealth Office Euro-Atlantic Security Policy Team...

Mike Penning: The Regular and Reserve units that form the Order of Battle for the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division are provided below: HQ 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade Royal Dragoon Guards 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland Queen's Royal Hussars 1 Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 5th Battalion The Rifles HQ 1 Armoured Infantry Brigade Royal Tank Regiment 4th Battalion The...

Mike Penning: I refer the hon. Member to the written statement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence on 15 December 2016 (HCWS367). Strategic Defence and Security Review- Army (Word Document, 35.44 KB)

Mike Penning: To be eligible to receive the Arctic Star, there must be official military evidence of at least one day's crossing into the Arctic Circle 66° 32N of the equator during the period 3 September 1939 to 8 May 1945 inclusive. The following sources constitute official military evidence:Individual service recordsShips ManifestsShip LogsCentral Records CardsMedal Cards and Pay and Victual...

Mike Penning: Following a media report in January 2016, Ministers sought advice on whether Abu Jamal was instructed by Public Interest Lawyers.

Mike Penning: The Iraq Historic Allegations Team made no payments to Abu Jamal after 9 March 2016, except for work which had already been agreed prior to that date. The then Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Penny Mordaunt) confirmed to the House on 18 April 2016 (Official Report, column 641) that no agent used by Leigh Day or Public Interest Lawyers would in future be paid from public money, on the...

Mike Penning: No payments have been made by the Ministry of Defence to the individuals named.

Mike Penning: Following his statement to the House on 17 December 2014 (Official Report, column 1407) on the Al-Sweady Inquiry Report, the Defence Secretary directed that evidence be submitted to the Solicitors Regulation Authority concerning potential breaches of professional standards by Public Interest lawyers and Leigh Day and Co.