Asked by: Heidi Allen (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings this year.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
This Government pays tribute to the courageous men and women who participated in and contributed to the D-Day landings and, of course, the wider Normandy Campaign. The Government, through the Ministry of Defence, and in conjunction with the Royal British Legion, are proud to be supporting and participating in a wide range of commemorative events for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. These include the UK National event in Portsmouth on 5 June, and a series of events in Normandy.
Daks over Normandy is a privately funded event with no official participation or funding from the Government. However, we applaud and congratulate organisations such as this that are contributing to the commemoration of the events of 1944.
Asked by: Heidi Allen (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding the Government plans to allocate to the Daks Over Normandy event taking place to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
This Government pays tribute to the courageous men and women who participated in and contributed to the D-Day landings and, of course, the wider Normandy Campaign. The Government, through the Ministry of Defence, and in conjunction with the Royal British Legion, are proud to be supporting and participating in a wide range of commemorative events for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. These include the UK National event in Portsmouth on 5 June, and a series of events in Normandy.
Daks over Normandy is a privately funded event with no official participation or funding from the Government. However, we applaud and congratulate organisations such as this that are contributing to the commemoration of the events of 1944.
Asked by: Heidi Allen (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Royal Navy will assist in the recovery and repatriation of Argentinian sailors from the submarine San Juan.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Since the San Juan was located, the Ministry of Defence has not been appraoched by Argentina to assist in the recovery or repatriarion of the submarine's crew. If our assistance were to be requested, the UK does not currently have the capability to recover a vessel at the reported depth of the San Juan without contractor support.
Asked by: Heidi Allen (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the plans for the use of the Bassingbourn Barracks.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
No decision has been made on the future use of Bassingbourn Barracks. The site will be considered as part of the ongoing work of the Estate Optimisation Strategy which is due to report later this year.