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172435

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules govern the wearing of a NATO medal for service in former Yugoslavia by UK service personnel who served in Bosnia during the UN mandate but while NATO was providing air cover.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
uin	219980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Between 1992 and 2002, members of the UK Armed Forces served in the former Yugoslavia under the command of the UN Protection Force or NATO. UK personnel who served within this period and met the eligibility criteria were entitled to receive either the UN Medal or NATO Service Medal. Eligibility for the UN Medal commenced on 1 March 1992 and ran until 31 December 1995. Eligibility for the NATO Service Medal commenced on 1 July 1992 and ended on 31 December 2002.</p><p>UK personnel serving between 1992 and 1995 were not permitted to receive both awards for the same period of service. This would have contravened a central principle of the UK honours system of no double-medalling, which states that only one form of medallic recognition is acceptable for a single period of service. Therefore, personnel serving between 1992 and 1995 received either the UN Medal or the NATO Service Medal, depending on whether they were under UN or NATO command. Personnel serving from 1996 onwards would be entitled only to the NATO Service Medal.</p><p>Both medals were approved by Her Majesty to be accepted and worn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:25:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172436

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	United Nations: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the procedure is for UK servicemen and women to apply for the UN Special Service Medal for the Sarajevo Airlift; and how many service personnel have been awarded that medal.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
uin	219981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Sarajevo airlift began in July 1992 and ran until January 1996. Members of the UK Armed Forces who took part in the airlift and met the eligibility criteria were entitled to be awarded the UN Special Service Medal. UN medals are usually awarded in theatre by the UN Commanding Officer. The information on the number of medals awarded in this case could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>UK personnel could also apply to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office within one year of their return to the UK for the UN Special Service Medal. The MOD Medal Office has issued 67 such medals to UK personnel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:22:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172437

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Medals Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Sir John Holmes' Military Medals Review, published in July 2012, what progress his Department has made in implementing the recommendations in paragraphs 50, 51 and 52 of that review.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
uin	219982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence accepted Sir John Holmes's recommendations. The Cabinet Office subsequently published guidance in October 2014, which has been agreed by the Honours and Decorations Committee and endorsed by HM The Queen, in relation to the principle of double-medalling and the acceptance of awards by foreign governments. The acceptance and wear of a foreign award by a British citizen is subject to approval by the Sovereign. Decisions of this kind are for the Foreign Secretary in the first instance.</p><p>This guidance can be found on the Government website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/awarding-military-campaign-medals-guidance.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:23:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172438

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had on allowing the UK service personnel who served in Iraq or Afghanistan to wear the respective NATO medals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Robertson
uin	219983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>No such discussions have been held. One of the central principles of the UK honours system is that only one form of medallic recognition is acceptable for a single period of service (no double-medalling). UK awards take precedence over those presented by multinational forces and awards have already been instituted to recognise the service of British personnel in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Therefore UK personnel are not permitted to wear the NATO awards.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/01/2015 17:27:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson

172489

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were recruited to the regular Army between April 2013 and April 2014; and what his Department's recruitment target was for that period.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	220095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The recruiting target for regular Army personnel for 2013-14 was 10,060, against which a total of 6,805 were recruited (6,198 soldiers and 607 officers) was achieved.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 12/01/2015 17:51:11 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

172490

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's target date of April 2019 for achieving an Army Reserve force of 30,000 remains in force; and what plans his Department has to review that date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	220116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Army is committed to achieving a trained Army Reserve of 30,000 by April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 12/01/2015 17:34:38 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

172491

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what functions are undertaken by each of his Department's ICT systems and databases; and what the cost was of each such system in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	220110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/01/2015 17:51:49 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

172492

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be created in the UK as a result of the Scout specialist vehicle programme.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	220065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>General Dynamics UK (GDUK) continues to award contracts to tier one suppliers for manufacture of the Scout Specialist Vehicle. GDUK currently estimates the amount of UK jobs involved in this work to be approximately 1,400 <del class="ministerial">in the first tier of the supply chain</del> across over 160 companies.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/01/2015 17:57:37 question first ministerially corrected 14/01/2015 13:46:06 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 38071 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

172493

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Scout specialist vehicle programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	220066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) programme passed its second Main Gate approval in August 2014, resulting in a contract signature and announcement with General Dynamics UK in September 2014 for 589 vehicles, plus training systems, applique armour and the first two years initial in-service support. The programme continues to progress in the demonstration and manufacture phase.</p><p>The Scout SV fleet has a planned initial operating capability of July 2020 following delivery of the first vehicles to the Army in 2017 and once training and unit conversion is complete. The first brigade will be fully equipped with Scout SV from the end of 2020. The full operating capability is expected in 2025 when three brigades are planned to be equipped with the vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/01/2015 17:52:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

172498

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any personnel from the UK Reaper Squadron 39 will be deployed in Afghanistan in 2015.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	220012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to deploy any 39 Squadron personnel to Afghanistan in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/01/2015 17:26:53 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest