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944395

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was meant by the word "additional" in the NATO Brussels Summit Declaration of 11 July which stated in paragraph 14 that "Allies will offer an additional 30 major naval combatants, 30 heavy or medium manoeuvre battalions, and 30 kinetic air squadrons, with enabling forces, at 30 days readiness or less".
	tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
	uin	HL9636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The maritime, land, and air assets that will deliver NATO's &quot;4-30s&quot; Readiness Initiative will be in addition to the capabilities already committed to the NATO Response Force. However, the specific requirements are being defined by NATO and national contributions will be confirmed when that process is complete.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL9637 question first answered 25/07/2018 15:41:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

944396

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they intend the UK to make to NATO's Four 30s initiative.
	tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
	uin	HL9637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The maritime, land, and air assets that will deliver NATO's &quot;4-30s&quot; Readiness Initiative will be in addition to the capabilities already committed to the NATO Response Force. However, the specific requirements are being defined by NATO and national contributions will be confirmed when that process is complete.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL9636 question first answered 25/07/2018 15:41:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

938065

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK military action near al-Tanf, Syria, on 21 June was approved by Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL9371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Parliamentary debate and vote of 2 December 2015 approved the involvement of UK Armed Forces in counter-Daesh operations in Syria. UK aircraft were operating in defence of our Coalition partners who had come under attack in the conduct of such operations. Our actions on 21 June were a proportionate response to the threat posed to partner forces, complied with International Humanitarian Law and there were no civilian, coalition or partner casualties.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL9372 question first answered 19/07/2018 14:45:13 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

938066

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the legal justification for the presence of UK forces in Syrian territory near al-Tanf.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL9372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Parliamentary debate and vote of 2 December 2015 approved the involvement of UK Armed Forces in counter-Daesh operations in Syria. UK aircraft were operating in defence of our Coalition partners who had come under attack in the conduct of such operations. Our actions on 21 June were a proportionate response to the threat posed to partner forces, complied with International Humanitarian Law and there were no civilian, coalition or partner casualties.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL9371 question first answered 19/07/2018 14:45:13 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

386126

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many soldiers were recruited to the Army Reserve between 2012 and 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The total number recruited into the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) between 2012 and 2015 is 12,130.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>3,960</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number leaving the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) since 2012 is 12,680.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,710</p></td><td><p>4,620</p></td><td><p>3,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL926 question first answered 06/07/2015 15:52:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386127

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve: Discharges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many soldiers serving in the Army Reserve have left in each year since 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The total number recruited into the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) between 2012 and 2015 is 12,130.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>3,960</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number leaving the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) since 2012 is 12,680.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,710</p></td><td><p>4,620</p></td><td><p>3,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL925 question first answered 06/07/2015 15:52:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

515908

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many male and female enlistments in the armed forces there were in the past year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL7974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>In the 12 months to 30 September 2015, 12,250 males and 1,330 females joined the UK Regular Armed Forces. In the same period, 380 males and 30 females aged under 18 years left the UK Regular Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of these figures can be found in, respectively, tables six and 11 of our Biannual Diversity Statistics publication (the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) at the following address:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2015</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL7975 question first answered 09/05/2016 16:01:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Diversity_Statistics_1October2015_Re-release.pdf title UK Armed Forces Diversity Stats October 2015
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

515909

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many males and females left the armed forces in the last year before reaching the age of 18.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL7975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>In the 12 months to 30 September 2015, 12,250 males and 1,330 females joined the UK Regular Armed Forces. In the same period, 380 males and 30 females aged under 18 years left the UK Regular Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of these figures can be found in, respectively, tables six and 11 of our Biannual Diversity Statistics publication (the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) at the following address:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2015</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL7974 question first answered 09/05/2016 16:01:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Diversity_Statistics_1October2015_Re-release.pdf title UK Armed Forces Diversity Stats October 2015
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

751182

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether there is to be an increase in flights from 3,810 military flights in 2016 to 10,610 commercial civil flights at RAF Northolt; and what assessment they have made of changing the status of the airport from military to civil.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the status of RAF Northolt from a military airbase to a civilian airport. RAF Northolt has for many years accepted business aviation flights but these remain capped at 12,000 movements per year and there are no plans to raise that cap. There is no cap on military movements, which will fluctuate in line with military requirements.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL782 question first answered 18/07/2017 15:31:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

514313

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the three planned solid support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will be built in UK shipyards in order to form part of the regular drumbeat of orders required to maintain the strategic capability of a viable UK shipbuilding industry being identified by Sir John Parker in his national shipbuilding strategy.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL7803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>Work to date suggests that the majority of the requirements of the Fleet Solid Support Ships are likely to be classified as non-warlike, allowing the ships to be procured through open competition, to UK and international bidders. Sensitive elements of the ships are expected to be procured through competitions that will be limited to UK only suppliers.</p><p>It is too early to say where the steel to be used in the construction of these ships will be sourced from.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL7804 question first answered 05/05/2016 13:45:09 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead