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386447

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the full list of armoured fighting vehicles and protected mobility vehicles in operation with the British Army, and whether each vehicle is in general service on units' Equipment Tables, or an Urgent Operational Requirement.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The armoured fighting and protected mobility vehicles in operation with the British Army are: Challenger 2, Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle, Titan, Trojan, Warrior, Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle(Tracked), Bulldog, AS90, Terrier, Warthog, Mastiff, Ridegback, Wolfhound, Husky, Panther, Jackal, Coyote, Foxhound, Revised Weapons Mounted Installation Kit+ Land Rover/ Revised Weapons Mounted Installation Kit Land Rover and Snatch/Vixen.</p><p>Some of these vehicles were initially bought as Urgent Operational Requirements for operations. They have all now been brought into core funding and are shown on unit establishment tables.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 08/07/2015 15:41:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

386448

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether any new armoured fighting vehicles were at the recent May Day parade in Moscow; and if so, what is their unclassified assessment of the vehicles seen.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>This year's parade featured the T-14 tank, Kurganets-25 series armoured fighting vehicles and the Bumerang armoured personnel carrier. We judge that all three systems represent significant improvement over their predecessors.</p><p>The T-14 will have improved projectile performance; a gun launched anti-tank guided missile capability and increased crew survivability.</p><p>The T-14, Kurganets-25 and Bumerang will have the new and improved Epoch remote controlled turret. Advanced defensive aid suites are likely to be common to all new vehicle types.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 08/07/2015 15:40:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

386449

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve: Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 23 June (HL436), what is the average age of an Army Reserve commissioned officer.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2015, the average age of an Army Reserve commissioned officer is 44.</p><p>More information about the age profile of the Reserve Force may be found in the annual National Statistics publication 'UK Reserve Forces and Cadets', located at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strength-of-the-uk, which is attached for ease of reference.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 08/07/2015 15:42:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20150615_TSP7Apr15-O.pdf title TSP 7 UK Reserve Forces and Cadets
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

386470

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what military or logistical assistance they plan to give the Kurdish fighters of the People’s Protection Units defending Kobani; and whether they now plan to join the United States in mounting aerial bombardment of Daesh military targets in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Whilst the UK has not given specific military or logistic assistance to the fighters of People's Protection Units in Kobane, the UK is a major contributor to the wider global coalition working to counter ISIL across Iraq and Syria, which has assisted the Kurdish force to liberate and defend the area.</p><p>Whilst UK intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft have been deployed over Syria, the Government has made it clear that it would seek further Parliamentary approval before UK aircraft conducted air strikes in Syria, unless there was a critical British interest at stake or a need to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/07/2015 15:41:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

386575

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average availability of indulgence flights in military aircraft for army personnel serving overseas returning to the UK on leave has been in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	4980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/07/2015 15:42:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

386576

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of serving military personnel in combat zones purchased their own clothing in preference to army issue kit.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	4956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).</p><p>The MOD is fully committed to ensuring that our Armed Forces are properly resourced, funded and equipped. There may be occasions when serving personnel opt to customise the equipment provided to them. However, there is no need for them to do so and it is purely a matter of personal choice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/07/2015 15:33:28 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

386577

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: General Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department made arrangements for serving military personnel to vote in person at the recent General Election.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	4957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my noble Friend, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, (Lord Astor of Hever), to the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Llandudno, in the House of Lords to Question HL207.</p><p>I trust this demonstrates that where Service personnel are unable to vote in person, other options have been publicised.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/07/2015 15:30:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20150113_Hansard_extract_onArmed_Forces_General_Election.doc title 4957 - Hansard extract on AF: General Election
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

386578

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the quality and robustness of army issue clothing for serving military personnel.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	4955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>All clothing items issued to UK Armed Forces are made to stringent specifications developed after field trials and laboratory testing to ensure that the garment is fit for purpose for the task required.</p><p>The range, quality and versatility of the clothing we issue to our troops is far greater than it has ever been and we are continually working to make further improvements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/07/2015 15:32:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

386579

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of tour for army personnel serving overseas in combat zones has been in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	4958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The majority of Army personnel deployed to Afghanistan had an average tour length of approximately 180 days, in line with the standard operational tour length.</p><p>The Army's policy is that six months is the optimal tour length for an intense operational deployment within a combat zone. Over the past three years, as service in the Afghanistan combat zone was drawn to a close, the standard tour length remained six months. Some personnel were required to serve up to 12 months and some specialist personnel had tours of four months or less.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/07/2015 15:43:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

386580

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average annual allowance is for army personnel serving overseas for travel on leave back to the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	4977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Allowable costs vary widely with location, ranging from £148 for Germany to £1,235 for Diego Garcia. In financial year 2014-15 Army personnel claimed an average of £380.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/07/2015 15:31:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton