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713778

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Military Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 13, page 10, of the National Audit Office report, Delivering Carrier Strike, published on 16 March 2017, what steps he is taking to attract service personnel into Royal Navy intelligence roles.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	69059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>In planning for the personnel required to enable the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers to fulfil their operational tasking, the Royal Navy has identified those roles and skills where increased numbers in specialist roles, such as intelligence officers, would be required. This has been factored into recruiting and training during the lead up to the in-service date.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/03/2017 13:14:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

713779

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 1.8, page 16, of the National Audit Office report, Delivering Carrier Strike, published on 16 March 2017, what proportion of (a) total fleet and (b) Royal Navy personnel he expects to be assigned to a carrier task group.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	69060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 March 2017 to Question 68694 to the hon. Member for Dunfirmline and West Fife (Douglas Chapman).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/03/2017 13:14:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 28 March 2017 HOC 68694.docx title 68694 - WQnA extract on Aircraft Carriers
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

712894

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel from the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF have received training as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	68804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>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 requirements of deployments. Since August 2016, all pre-deployment training provided by the Mission Training and Mobilisation Centre has included specific training on preventing and responding to sexual violence in conflict. This has been delivered to around 4,000 UK personnel.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/03/2017 15:29:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

712895

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel currently deployed as part of UN missions have received training as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	68805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/03/2017 15:30:17 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

712896

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel due to be deployed to South Sudan have received training as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	68806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>All UK Service personnel deploying to the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), numbering up to 400, will receive specific instruction on the prevention of and response to conflict-related sexual violence as part of their pre-deployment training.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/03/2017 15:29:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

712897

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Guided Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fully trained personnel qualified for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System roles there were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	68802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of Regular and Reserve Army personnel who were qualified for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) roles over the last five years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p>01/04/2012</p></td><td><p>01/04/2013</p></td><td><p>01/04/2014</p></td><td><p>01/04/2015</p></td><td><p>01/04/2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MLRS trained personnel</strong></p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/03/2017 15:31:08 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

712898

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Artillery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army reservists are currently qualified to operate the 105 mm light gun.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	68803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>As at 1 March 2017 there were around 660 Army Reservists recorded as currently holding the qualification to operate the 105mm light gun in use by the Army.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/03/2017 15:31:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

712904

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units will be disbanded under Army 2020 Refine in order to free up personnel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	68812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>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).</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/03/2017 15:09:27 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract - 15 December 2016 HCWS367.docx title Strategic Defence and Security Review- Army
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

712905

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Artillery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to make changes to the Royal Artillery as part of the development of the Army's new warfighting concepts.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	68813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Following the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, the Army is reconfiguring to be capable of fighting at the divisional level as its primary role. The core purpose of the Royal Artillery remains unchanged and regiments will reorganise to support the modernised warfighting division. A summary of the roles of each regiment is included below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Unit</p></td><td><p>Current Role</p></td><td><p>Future Role</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p></td><td><p>Support to armoured infantry brigade</p></td><td><p>Support to armoured infantry brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p></td><td><p>Support to Adaptable Force brigade</p></td><td><p>Support to Strike brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p></td><td><p>Support to air assault brigade</p></td><td><p>Support to air assault brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4th Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Support to Adaptable Force brigade</p></td><td><p>Support to Strike brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Surveillance and target acquisition</p></td><td><p>Surveillance and target acquisition</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12th Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Ground based air defence</p></td><td><p>Ground based air defence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16th Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Ground based air defence</p></td><td><p>Ground based air defence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19th Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Support to armoured infantry brigade</p></td><td><p>Support to armoured infantry brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Support to armoured infantry brigade</p></td><td><p>Divisional support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Support to Commando brigade</p></td><td><p>Support to Commando brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>32nd Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Unmanned aerial system</p></td><td><p>Disband in 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>47th Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Unmanned aerial system</p></td><td><p>Unmanned aerial system</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Honourable Artillery Company</p></td><td><p>Reserve surveillance and target acquisition</p></td><td><p>Reserve surveillance and target acquisition</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)</p></td><td><p>Reserve divisional support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Light gun</p></td><td><p>Reserve support to Strike brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>104th Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Unmanned aerial system</p></td><td><p>Reserve support to armoured infantry brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>105th Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Light gun</p></td><td><p>Reserve support to armoured infantry brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Ground based air defence</p></td><td><p>To be determined</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/03/2017 15:32:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

712906

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units and elements of units are currently attached to 3rd (UK) Division.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	68814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>The Regular and Reserve units that form the Order of Battle for the 3<sup>rd</sup> (United Kingdom) Division are provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HQ 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Dragoon Guards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen's Royal Hussars</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th Battalion The Rifles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HQ 1 Armoured Infantry Brigade</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Tank Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4th Battalion The Rifles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Household Cavalry Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Wessex Yeomanry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HQ 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st Battalion The Scots Guards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st Battalion The Royal Welsh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The King's Royal Hussars</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Lancers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HQ 101 Logistic Brigade</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 Armoured Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 Queen's Own Gurkha Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 Armoured Medical Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 Armoured Medical Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>156 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>154 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>157 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>151 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Armoured Medical Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 Armoured Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 Armoured Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>103 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>105 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/03/2017 15:10:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones