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1723455

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure clear strategic authority over the capability of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	1723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>To align with the Government's vision for reform in Defence, and the Secretary of State's priority to strengthen leadership through overhauling the Defence Operating Model, we are developing options for establishing a Military Strategic Headquarters, a stronger Department of State, and the role of the National Armaments Director. Further detail will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard grouped question UIN 1724 1725 1726 1727 1730 1731 1732 1734 question first answered 02/08/2024 12:06:31 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1723458

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to give the Chief of the Defence Staff new authority.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	1726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>To align with the Government's vision for reform in Defence, and the Secretary of State's priority to strengthen leadership through overhauling the Defence Operating Model, we are developing options for establishing a Military Strategic Headquarters, a stronger Department of State, and the role of the National Armaments Director. Further detail will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard grouped question UIN 1723 1724 1725 1727 1730 1731 1732 1734 question first answered 02/08/2024 12:06:31 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1717425

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of personnel in the armed forces in the UK, including reserve forces.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL4590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, there were 138,100 UK Forces personnel, of which 132,360 are based in-country.</p><p> </p><p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 32,650 Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) of which an estimated 32,310 are based in-country.</p><p> </p><p>The stationed location data for Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) Reserves has not been fully verified, therefore the figure provided is considered to be an estimate. Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, HRR and volunteer reserve personnel serving on Additional Duties Commitment (ADC) or FTRS contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure. However, numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals and its constituent numbers have been rounded separately, and so totals may not equal the sums of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p><p>Further Stationed Location Stats for UK Regulars can be found in the Annual Location Statistics (ALS) publication:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-index</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 24/05/2024 10:25:50 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1716926

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the combat readiness of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	25550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Our Armed Forces are always ready to protect and defend the UK and we continue to meet all operational commitments, including participating in every single NATO mission.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Command Paper 23 sets out our plan to deliver a credible warfighting force, generated and employed to protect the nation and help it prosper now and in the years to come. This plan will deliver the biggest transformation and strengthening of our national defence since the Cold War.</p><p> </p><p>To support this, defence spending will increase to £87 billion a year by the end of the decade. As part of this, we're investing £10 billion in munitions production to ensure we have rapid production capacity and stockpiles of next generation munitions.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/05/2024 13:49:29 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1697202

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to evaluate (a) the UK's military readiness and (b) the adequacy of the volunteer force structure to deter potential aggression from state actors.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	19435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Our readiness to deter will be increased through investment in the resilience of the UK’s munitions infrastructure, including storage facilities and stockpiles. The £1.95 billion for resilience and readiness will be spent on measures to address gaps in our capabilities. We are transforming the Department’s workforce model to attract and retain the talent needed. Our Regular and Reserve Armed Forces are fully committed to defending our country and its allies.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/03/2024 11:11:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1698248

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to recruit armed forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	902184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>In a challenging labour market, we continue to apply an array of measures to support recruitment and retention and refine the Armed Forces’ offer including last year with the largest pay increase for more than two decades. Haythornthwaite Review teams have been stood up across Defence to implement all of Rick Haythornthwaite’s 67 recommendations, working to establish a reward and incentivisation architecture that will attract and retain the skills we need in the years ahead.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 16:58:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1696596

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many operational personnel of the British Army are currently based in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland, (4) Northern Ireland, and (5) overseas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the below table which shows the number of Trade Trained Regular Army Personnel by Stationed Location, as of 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Personnel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>59,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>3,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>3,010</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><ol><li>The figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li><li>Figures include all Trade Trained Regular Army personnel, regardless of whether they are currently deployed on operation. This also includes personnel regardless of their Medical Deployability Status.</li><li>Figures include both Officers and Soldiers.</li><li>The figures are based on service personnel’s stationed location and not their area of residence – where personnel work isn’t necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</li><li>There are approximately 20 personnel with an unallocated location as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA).</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be a sum of their parts.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 13:04:36 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1696463

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of his Department's budget on the operational capability of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	18933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Since 2020 UK defence spending has seen several substantial increases, starting with a £20 billion cash increase in SR20, additional funding for munitions and wider resilience, as well as an additional £11 billion as part of the 2023 Spring Statement</p><p> </p><p>Over the next decade we have increased the budget for our Equipment Plan to £288.6 billion to ensure that the Armed Forces have the next generation equipment they need to defend Britain and maintain a strategic advantage.</p><p> </p><p>During this time we have continued to meet all operational commitments, including participating in every single NATO mission, as well as supporting the Granting in Kind of equipment, and training to Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the world is more uncertain and volatile than it has been for several years, and we have set out our longer-term aspiration to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/03/2024 14:39:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1696240

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to future proof the Armed Forces against new security threats.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	18789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Defence Command Paper 2023 (DCP23) set out how the Armed Forces and wider Defence would modernise and adapt to the changing context.</p><p>Our Armed Forces are operating in an increasingly contested world and we are committed to ensuing our Armed Forces have the equipment to defend our nation and maintain strategic advantage. To deliver this, we have increased the budget for the Equipment Plan to £288.6 billion over the next decade. As outlined in the Defence Command Paper 23, we are focusing even more on Artificial Intelligence, digital capabilities, and assuring our supply chains, to make sure we adapt to changing technology and emerging threats.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/03/2024 15:58:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1696245

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel had served in the Armed Forces for four years or more in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	18648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regular forces with the exact Length of Service of four or more years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Four years or more service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>104,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>105,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>106,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>102,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>101,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regulars with a Length of Service of four and five years, as at 1 January in each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>4 Years</p></td><td><p>5 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>7,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>9,780</p></td><td><p>6,290</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18649 question first answered 19/03/2024 17:21:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1696246

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel in the Armed Forces had (a) four and (b) five years of service in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	18649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regular forces with the exact Length of Service of four or more years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Four years or more service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>104,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>105,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>106,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>102,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>101,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regulars with a Length of Service of four and five years, as at 1 January in each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>4 Years</p></td><td><p>5 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>7,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>9,780</p></td><td><p>6,290</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18648 question first answered 19/03/2024 17:21:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1695933

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2024 to Question 10758 on Armed Forces, if he will name the regiments in the (a) Army and (b) Royal Marines which have been (i) disbanded and (ii) merged since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
	uin	18550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Further to the table provided to you in my letter of 7 February, the British Army regiments which have been disbanded since 2010 have been listed below.</p><p> </p><p>As noted in that letter, this information represents single Service estimates based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. I have attached an updated table to reflect minor discrepancies in the original which were observed during further analysis.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Royal Armoured Corps, the 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Royal Tank Regiments were merged to become The Royal Tank Regiment in 2014. The Queen’s Royal Lancers merged with the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s) to become the Royal Lancers in 2015. For the Reserves, the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry was placed in suspended animation in 2014. The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry was created in the same year.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Army Air Corps, 9<sup>th</sup> Regiment Army Air Corps was disbanded as a front-line regiment in 2016 and re-established as a flying regiment in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Royal Artillery, 40<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery was placed into suspended animation in 2012 as was 39<sup>th</sup> Regiment in 2015. For the Reserves, 100 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery was placed in suspended animation in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The table below has been updated for the Royal Engineers. Within this Corps, 25 Engineer Regiment was disbanded in 2012 as was 38 Engineer Regiment in 2013. 28 Engineer Regiment was disbanded in 2014 but re-established in 2018. For the Reserves, both 72 and 73 Engineer Regiments disbanded in 2014. There were also two hybridised regiments; 101 Engineer Regiment and 33 Engineer Regiment. 101 Engineer Regiment became a Reserve regiment in 2018 and 33 Engineer Regiment became Regular regiment.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Royal Signals, 7 Signal Regiment disbanded in 2012. 15 Signal Regiment was re-formed in 2015 and 13 Signal Regiment in 2020. For the Reserves, 38 Signal Regiment disbanded in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The table below has been updated for the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME). Within this Regiment, 5 Battalion REME was formed in 2013. In 2015, 10 Battalion REME and 11 Battalion REME merged to become 8 Battalion REME. For the Reserves, 104 Battalion REME was disbanded in 2013. This was then re-established in 2015 along with 105 and 106 Battalions. However, in 2018, 104 Battalion merged with 103, 105 Battalion merged with 101, and 106 Battalion merged with 102.</p><p> </p><p>The table below has been updated for the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC). Within this Corps, 8 Regiment RLC was disbanded in 2012. 12 Logistic Support Regiment was disbanded in 2013. 2 Logistic Support Regiment, 23 and 24 Regiment RLC were disbanded in 2014. 5 Training Regiment RLC disbanded in 2016 and 3 Regiment RLC in 2023. For the Reserves, 88 Postal and Courier Regiment, 155 and 160 Transport Regiments, 166 Supply Regiment and 168 Pioneer Regiment were disbanded in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Royal Army Medical Corps, 2 Medical Regiment and 33 Field Hospital were disbanded in 2018. 3 Medical Regiment disbanded in 2022 when a number of re-designations took place. For the Reserves, in 2023, 225 (Scottish) Medical Regiment merged with 205 (Scottish) Field Hospital, 253 (Northern Ireland) Medical Regiment merged with 204 (Northern Ireland) Field Hospital, 201 Field Hospital merged with 212 Field Hospital and 207 Field Hospital merged with 208 Field Hospital.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Royal Military Police, 4 and 5 Regiments Royal Military Police disbanded in 2020 and the Special Operations Regiment was formed. The Special Investigations Branch Regiment was subsumed into the Defence Serious Crimes Unit[1] on its formation in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>No Regiments within the Army’s Infantry, Intelligence Corps or Veterinary Corps have been disbanded or merged since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Marines is organised into Commando Units rather than Regiments and none have been disbanded since 2010.</p><p> </p><p><strong>British Army Regiments (2010-2023)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Regular</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>126</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>126</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>122</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>121</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>117</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>115</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>113</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>113</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>114</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>114</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>114</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>115</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>115</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>113</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Reserve</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>73</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>73</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>73</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>72</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Forces</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Infantry</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Regiments</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve Regiments</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Armoured Corps</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army Air Corps</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Support Forces</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Artillery</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Engineers</strong><strong><strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hybrid Regiments (Reg &amp; Res)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Signals</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Intelligence Corps</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Army Veterinary Corps</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserve Regiments</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Service Support</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</strong><strong><strong>[3]</strong></strong><strong><strong>[4]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Battalions</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Battalions</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Logistic Corps</strong><strong><strong>[5]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Army Medical Corps</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Military Police</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] The Defence Serious Crimes Unit does not belong to the Army, it is part of the Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC) within the Ministry of Defence.</p><p>[2] RE data for years 2010-2011 and 2014-2017 for Regulars, 2014-2018 for Reserves and additional hybrid regiments has changed since the original answer of 7 Feb.</p><p>[3] The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) are organised at unit level into Battalions, rather than Regiments. This represents a distinction in naming convention rather than difference in workforce requirement or operational outputs.</p><p>[4] REME data for years 2013, 2015 and 2018 for the Reserves has changed since the original answer of 7 Feb.</p><p>[5] RLC data for years 2012-2015 for the Regulars has changed since the original answer of 7 Feb.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/03/2024 16:27:47 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1688594

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to (a) upgrade military equipment and (b) increase recruitment.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
	uin	13833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Defence Command Paper 21 made several significant announcements around new and upgrading military equipment and we are recapitalising across a range of equipment. Recently announced investments include Jackal 3, Protector Remotely Piloted Air System, Space Control capabilities and Type 31 Frigates. These choices ensure investment in modern warfighting capabilities that will endure and provide relevance well into the next decade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the second part of the hon. Member's question, with regards to recruitment, please refer to the answer provided by the right hon. Dr Andrew Murrison on 19 January 2024 to Question 9841.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/03/2024 15:51:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name UIN 9841.docx title Armed Forces: Recruitment
	tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1689829

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to recognise the contribution of armed forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Uxbridge and South Ruislip
	tabling member printed	Steve Tuckwell
	uin	901535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The largest pay increase in more than 20 years is indicative of the Government’s commitment to our Armed Forces. In addition we will continue to support public facing events such as Armed Forces Day, and respond to concerns from the Defence community on issues like medallic recognition.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/02/2024 16:15:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4994 label Biography information for Steve Tuckwell

1688024

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by The Earl of Minto on 7 December 2023 (HL Deb col 1570), what plans they have to regularise the process of cost forecasting among the three armed services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
	uin	HL2223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department's current operating model, where responsibility for managing the equipment plan is delegated to Top Level Budget Holders, acknowledges that they have different financial positions and carry a balance between capability and financial risk.</p><p> </p><p>I remain committed to reviewing the format of future equipment plan reports to ensure they remain fit for purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 20/02/2024 13:00:14 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1685945

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q14 of the oral evidence given to the Committee of Public Accounts on 22 January 2024, HC 451, when he plans to complete the force design process.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	11973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The iterative force design process is being used to inform decisions today and to provide evidence on our military capability priorities ahead of the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 07/02/2024 14:50:43 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1685952

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q57 of the oral evidence given to the Committee of Public Accounts on 22 January 2024, HC 451, when he expects the planning round to be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	11980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The planning round is scheduled to finish by the end of April 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 07/02/2024 14:26:43 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1684053

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regiments in the (a) Army and (b) Royal Marines have been disbanded since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	10758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 10757 question first answered 30/01/2024 18:13:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1683640

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the headcount was of the (a) Intelligence Corps, (b) Parachute Regiment and (c) Royal Marine Commando Forces in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
	uin	10655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 10656 10657 10658 10872 10873 question first answered 24/01/2024 15:36:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1673535

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 218 of the publication entitled Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022–23, what recent estimate his Department has made of when it will complete a pan-Defence whole force skills picture.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	4062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Defence is working to implement the Pan Defence Skills Framework (PDSF) as a new Whole Force approach to identifying, defining, and managing the skills of Defence's people and their associated roles. The PDSF will be used by Regular and Reserve Armed Forces personnel as well as Civil Servants, giving Defence a Whole Force view of the skills we have and allowing us to identify the areas where we need to focus our resources.</p><p>The PDSF will also enable us to better recognise skills, as recommended in the Haythornthwaite Review into Armed Forces Incentivisation, to be able to better reward Armed Forces personnel for the skills they hold. Extensive work is currently underway to codify the skills we have in Defence. The PDSF project team expect to begin a phased roll-out of the PDSF through 2024 and we anticipate the whole Defence force will be incorporated by 30 March 2025.</p><p>As we move forward, the data provided by the PDSF will facilitate flexible deployment, zig-zag careers, lateral entry, empowered careers and will introduce more transparency to appraisal and promotion. It will ultimately enable teams to deploy personnel where they are needed most, helping Defence create the fighting force the nation needs for the future.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/12/2023 12:33:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1672216

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 75 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what steps he is taking to increase the maturity of second line of defence activities in front line commands.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	3122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) follows the Code of Good Practice for corporate governance in central government departments and undertakes regular reviews of its governance structure to ensure it remains fit for purpose for managing delivery and performance.</p><p> </p><p>The Lead Non-Executive Director assesses Board performance each year and the department has challenge functions for its senior committees to help bring diversity of thought to decision making. The department also undertakes regular reviews of its Operating Model. The Defence Operating Model outlines the roles, responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities across Defence and the key delivery, decision-making, management and assurance processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 pages 72 to 76 details how risks are managed within the department. The Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR) published on 18 July 2023 sets out Defence’s priority to embed a sophisticated approach to managing risk through a significant improvement programme. This will align the Department’s risks with the commitments outlined in the DCPR, Defence Strategy and wider cross-government priorities, providing a clear line of sight from Board level risks through to all disaggregated levels of departmental risks. The Defence Board and the Defence Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (DARAC) have approved the improvement programme and have oversight of delivery. These changes will be delivered across whole Defence enterprise, including functions and front-line commands. MOD continues to mature the operation of its functions, in support of the wider development of the Government’s Functional model.</p><p> </p><p>Improvement activities as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 on page 76 include maturing the annual assurance reporting process, refreshing the risk management framework for the Department, strengthening the three Lines of Defence model to clarify the accountabilities and governance requirements for each line, and developing a risk-based assurance map. These improvements will integrate assurance across the three Lines of Defence, ensuring assurance activities remain proportionate to the level of risk in the department and its risk appetite.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 3121 3123 3125 3426 question first answered 26/01/2024 14:35:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1668135

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled Agency and Agility: Incentivising people in a new era - a review of UK Armed Forces incentivisation, published on 19 June 2023, whether he plans to publish an update on the implementation of that report's recommendations.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The acceptance of the Haythornthwaite Report into Armed Forces Incentivisation, and the subsequent Defence Command Paper refresh in summer 2023, provided a clear mandate to drive and deliver change in how the Armed Forces recruits and retains its people. <br> <br> Modernising a base-fed model designed in the 1950s is a complicated task but the Defence People function has begun a substantial work programme to support it. Much progress is already being made and the Department has been capturing and aligning that work as well as beginning several distinct programmes regarded as key priorities; either enabling projects to lay the foundations of future work or realising change in the short term.</p><p> </p><p>Priorities for the coming months include designing the first elements of a trial to explore a ‘Total Reward Approach’, exploring flexible terms and conditions of service through the development of a ‘Spectrum of Service’ and the optimisation of the myriad of policies and processes.</p><p> </p><p>A formal and more detailed Government Response, which will include proposals for the legislative approach, will be published in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 467 469 470 471 472 915 question first answered 15/11/2023 15:50:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1654433

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 12 of Defence’s response to a more contested and volatile world, published on 18 July 2023, CP 901, what the difference in force levels is between DCP 21 and DCP23.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	194983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>DCP23 states that Defence will maintain force levels broadly at the levels announced in DCP21.</p><p>The last quarterly update of service personnel statistics was released on 22 June 23.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/09/2023 15:03:31 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1653912

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full-time trained strength of the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force will be in 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	194664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Defence Comand Paper Refresh confirmed that the size of the Armed Forces would remain at its previously planned size, as outlined in Defence Comman Paper 2021.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/09/2023 16:25:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1647566

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a specialist counter-insurgency force.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	uin	190976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>We will continue to develop our force structure and capabilities to allow us to contribute to addressing the full range of potential threats, including those from insurgents, to ensure we can both defend, deter and compete across all domains alongside our allies and partners.</p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates to force structure will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/06/2023 09:08:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1645956

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2023 to Question 188662 on F-35 Aircraft: Crew, for what reason concerns over the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces did not apply to his answer to Question 209 at the meeting of the Defence Select Committee of 2 November 2022 on the US, UK and NATO, HC 184.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	190253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>As any given capability reaches the point where it is regularly in the hands of the frontline, the risk that sharing Force Growth Factors that might be of interest to adversaries increases.</p><p> </p><p>Consequently, having reviewed the operational capability that the frontline Lightning F-35 Force is now delivering, we will in future no longer place in public record the pilot numbers and other operational metrics. This is in line with other established frontline fleets.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/06/2023 13:44:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1643633

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to ensure the consistent implementation of adequate risk management processes for vulnerable service personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	188967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>Across the Armed Forces, there are extensive medical and welfare systems that offer support for those in need, provided by the Chain of Command, medical staff, welfare and pastoral staff. The Ministry of Defence also works closely with the National Health Service, the Defence Medical Services, Service charities, third parties and the single Services to provide 24-hour mental health services accessible for all Armed Forces personnel. This includes a 24-hour mental health helpline, funded by Defence, and delivered by Combat Stress.</p><p>Each Service also has dedicated suicide and self-harm policies and risk management procedures tailored to their specific nature, all of which are regularly reviewed and updated. This includes Vulnerability Risk Management training.</p><p>The Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan, published in April 2023, also seeks to enhance organisational processes to support those at risk.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/06/2023 10:08:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1641541

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the potential savings of reducing the armed forces by 10,000 personnel in each year until 2030-31.
	tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
	tabling member printed	Richard Foord
	uin	187508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is already committed to a reduction in Regular military personnel as part of the restructuring of the Armed Forces following the 2021 Integrated Spending Review. This restructuring presents Defence with the opportunity to undertake the modernisation required to meet all of their current commitments, keep the country safe, and deliver a force that is fit for the challenges of the future. The Government remains committed to ensuring that this country has the world class Armed Forces that it needs and deserves, with an extra £11 billion recently allocated over the next five years that will provide improved resilience and readiness for the military.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/06/2023 09:57:21 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4942 label Biography information for Richard Foord

1629154

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of each rank were employed in each branch of the armed forces as of 19 May 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	185998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The attached supporting table details the number of personnel of each rank for the three services of the Armed Forces as at 1 January 2023 which is the latest date for which the information is available.</p><p>Service personnel statistics are produced quarterly, using data at points 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October. The quarterly statistics are available at the following link.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-index</p><p>It should be noted that the rank information is updated annually as at 1 April. The next publication will be released on 22 June will contain the information as at 1 April 2023.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/05/2023 10:26:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 20230522- PQN_22-23_2023_06308 (185998)- Doogan- Supporting table.xlsx title UK Regular Forces Rank Structure
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1628126

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will re-evaluate the adequacy of the armed forces' tactical lift capability.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	185217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>Strategic and tactical airlift provided by the RAF's Air Mobility fleet are key components of UK defence capability. Both are kept under review through the Capability Investigation process to ensure we are able to meet our current and future requirements in a rapidly changing and volatile world.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 185218 question first answered 24/05/2023 13:24:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1628127

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the armed forces' strategic lift capability.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	185218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>Strategic and tactical airlift provided by the RAF's Air Mobility fleet are key components of UK defence capability. Both are kept under review through the Capability Investigation process to ensure we are able to meet our current and future requirements in a rapidly changing and volatile world.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 185217 question first answered 24/05/2023 13:24:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1625373

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of setting personnel levels in the armed forces at 73,000 on the UK’s ability to provide military support to Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	183527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing.</p><p>Defence is unwavering in its commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and our enduring military support to Ukraine.</p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates required related to defence capability and force design will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/05/2023 08:13:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1607669

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, whether the UK army, the Royal Air Force, and most of the Royal Navy will remain in Europe so that the UK’s defence and security efforts remain focused on the Euro-Atlantic through NATO.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL6889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, the Euro-Atlantic will remain the UK's priority theatre of focus. NATO will remain the cornerstone of UK security, with the UK at the heart of the Alliance and offering the full spectrum of Defence capabilities.</p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates required related to Defence capability and force design will be determined following the publication of the Defence Command Paper.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 12/04/2023 13:33:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1602498

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2023 to Question 156940 on Armed Forces, if his Department will send the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall a copy of JSP 822.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	161259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Joint Service Publication (JSP) 822 is available on the gov.uk website and can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-822-governance-and-management-of-defence-individual-training-education-and-skills" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-822-governance-and-management-of-defence-individual-training-education-and-skills</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/03/2023 11:51:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1600775

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2023 to Question 117547 on Armed Forces, if his Department will send the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall a copy of AGAI 57; and whether this AGAI covers the use of Standard Learning Credits.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	156940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Private Office of the Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families sent a hard copy of the document in question on 17 January 2023 and emailed a seperate copy on 6 March. AGAI 57 does not cover the use of Standard Learning Credits. Standard Learning Credits policy is contained in JSP 822. There is no Army specific policy regarding Learning Credits.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/03/2023 17:52:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1599952

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the UK's military readiness.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	155215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence regularly assesses the adequacy of the UK's military readiness. The results of this robust process are reported to senior military officers and Ministers. In addition, routine wargaming tests our force structures and assumptions and this is supplemented by events to test specific capabilities and scenarios. These activities support the maintenance of readiness in response to evolving threats. Although Defence is facing unprecedented challenges, for example with the crisis in Ukraine, our Armed Forces are rising to the challenge and supporting like-minded allies and partners around the world. Despite the funding shortfall the Defence Secretary has been clear in setting out, the Armed Forces remain ready to defend the nation should they be called upon to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/03/2023 12:02:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1564200

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish Land Forces Standing Order 3208.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	117547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The Land Forces Standing Order 3208 was superseded by Army General Administrative Instruction (AGAI) 57, which was last updated in October 2022. This AGAI is an internal document intended for Army personnel which outlines best practices on how to manage Service personnel and as such would not be made routinely available. However, I will arrange for a copy to be sent to you.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/01/2023 14:25:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1523230

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to ensure there are no further reductions to the numbers of the Armed Forces personnel beyond the Government's proposals to reduce size of the British Army by 9,500 personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	63924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The 2021 Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper highlighted that we must focus on capabilities rather than troop numbers. Through Future Soldier, the Army will have a whole force of over 100,000 comprising of 73,000 Regular Service Personnel and 30,100 Army Reserve.</p><p>The Army is re-organising and re-equipping to face future threats, however, as the Secretary of State has stated, as the threat changes, we need to change with it. In line with the agile planning and delivery mechanisms, and as part of the Prime Minister's decision to update the Integrated Review, Defence will continue to review our capabilities and readiness levels accordingly.</p><p>Any specific policy changes required for Defence will be determined once the Government's update of the Integrated Review has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/10/2022 14:21:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1489902

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	901137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>There are 196,240 service personnel currently serving in the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/07/2022 12:24:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1488503

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of Armed Forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	34844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper made clear that we must focus on Defence capability rather than troop numbers in response to changing threats and priorities.</p><p>There are currently no plans to revise the current targets for the size of the Armed Forces. However, Defence will ensure our strategic approach remains threat-led and as threats emerge, Defence will respond accordingly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/07/2022 13:32:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1485998

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, published in March 2021, whether it remains his policy to reduce the armed forces to 72,500 by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	30097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to reverse the decision to reduce the number of regular Army personnel to 73,000 by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper made clear that we must focus on Defence capability rather than troop numbers in response to changing threats and priorities. The British Army will be more integrated and active, with a whole force of over 100,000 regulars and reservists, to address the current and future threats from across the globe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/07/2022 14:59:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1486138

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, published in March 2021, whether it remains his policy to reduce the armed forces to 72,500 by 2025; and what estimate he has made of the annual cost savings of that policy.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	29937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to reverse the decision to reduce the number of regular Army personnel to 73,000 by 2025.</p><p>The Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper made clear that we must focus on Defence capability rather than troop numbers in response to changing threats and priorities. The British Army will be more integrated and active, with a whole force of over 100,000 regulars and reservists, to address the current and future threats from across the globe.</p><p>Whilst the regular Army reorganises to its new structure of 73,000, naturally this will result in workforce cost savings. This reduction has been estimated to present £3.9 billion in savings over the 10 years following the financial year 2021-22. It should however be recognised more broadly that the department is seeing record investment, providing £41.3 billion to Army support and equipment.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/07/2022 11:32:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1470770

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many active regular service personnel there were in the (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) Air Force as of 15 June 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	18831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Statistics for the number of Regular and Reserve personnel in the Armed Forces are published on a quarterly basis in the Quarterly Service Statistics Publication. The next quarterly edition, scheduled for publication on 23 June 2022, will provide the data from 1 January 2022 up to 1 April 2022. Data thereafter up to 1 July 2022 will be published in due course in the summer release of the Quarterly Service Statistics Publication.</p><p>Armed Forces Regular and Reserves statistics up until 1 January 2022 can be found in Tables 1, 2a, 2b, and 2c therein at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2022</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 18830 question first answered 23/06/2022 14:15:49 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1459780

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the defensive performance of the Ukrainian armed forces, what plans they have to review the doctrines of the UK military.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL7886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>We keep our doctrine under regular review to ensure it remains relevant to the challenges of today. Analysis of current events, such as the illegal and unjust invasion of Ukraine by Russia, is a key tenet of that review process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/04/2022 10:55:43 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1435633

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of each armed forces service reporting their accounts and forecasting to the National Audit Office through a standardised methodology.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	129760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>In 2012 the Secretary of State for Defence invited the National Audit Office to review the department's Equipment Plan for the first time. We have published a report in parallel with an NAO investigation, in each year since, to provide Parliament and the public with information about the Defence programme. This includes a summary of the Equipment Plan of each Front Line Command presented in a standardised format. As part of their annual investigation, the NAO speak to each of the Front Line Commands and review their financial position. All Front Line Commands use the same financial management system and report their financial position using a consistent methodology. The department's operating model delegates routine financial management to its Top Level Budget areas, in line with the outcome of the 2011 Levene Report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/03/2022 14:08:48 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1436068

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review their decision to cut the number of armed forces personnel, in light of the conflict in Ukraine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL6444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>The 2021 Integrated Review recognised the unprecedented challenges posed by geopolitical shifts, including intensifying competition between states, a widening range of security threats, and rapid technological change. To that end, the Armed Forces will become more agile and designed for permanent and persistent global engagement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to strengthening the capabilities of the Armed Forces. This is underpinned by the decision to increase defence spending by over £24 billion over the next four years: the biggest investment in the UK’s Armed Forces since the end of the Cold War. We will continue to ensure we are threat-led and review our capabilities accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>This commitment reinforces the UK’s position as the leading European NATO Ally and underlines our enduring commitment to the defence and security of Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 11/03/2022 14:00:54 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1379691

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the (1) British Army, (2) Royal Air Force, and (3) Royal Navy there are; and what were the figures for each service for each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links
	uin	HL4126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the tables below:<br> <br> <strong>Table 1 - UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Strength by Service as at 1 July for the years 2017 to 2021</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>32,460</p></td><td><p>32,380</p></td><td><p>32,470</p></td><td><p>33,050</p></td><td><p>34,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas</strong></p></td><td><p>85,570</p></td><td><p>83,020</p></td><td><p>81,890</p></td><td><p>82,630</p></td><td><p>85,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Regulars</em></p></td><td><p>82,610</p></td><td><p>79,900</p></td><td><p>78,480</p></td><td><p>78,880</p></td><td><p>81,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Gurkhas</em></p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>3,410</p></td><td><p>3,750</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>33,010</p></td><td><p>32,850</p></td><td><p>32,830</p></td><td><p>32,820</p></td><td><p>33,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Total</strong></p></td><td><p>151,040</p></td><td><p>148,250</p></td><td><p>147,190</p></td><td><p>148,500</p></td><td><p>153,220</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Notes to table 1:<br> </strong>1. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas (which have been included separately in the table), mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Regular figures include those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP</p><p>2. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel</p><p>3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Additionally, totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts</p><p>4. UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas strength figures are also available in Table 3b of the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics publication, produced by Analysis (Tri-Service): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021</a></p><p>5. These figures cover all forces including those based overseas.</p><p><br><strong>Table 2 - Intake to UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas by Service for 12 months ending 30 June for the years 2017 to 2021</strong><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 June 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td><td><p>3,070</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>3,720</p></td><td><p>4,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas</strong></p></td><td><p>8,240</p></td><td><p>6,970</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>9,560</p></td><td><p>11,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Regulars</em></p></td><td><p>7,970</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td><td><p>7,800</p></td><td><p>9,130</p></td><td><p>10,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Gurkhas</em></p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force UK Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td><td><p>2,480</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Regular Forces and Gurkhas Total</strong></p></td><td><p>13,070</p></td><td><p>12,190</p></td><td><p>13,920</p></td><td><p>15,690</p></td><td><p>17,690</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <strong>Notes to table 2:<br> </strong>1. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas (which have been included separately in the table), mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Regular figures include those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP</p><p>2. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel</p><p>3. Figures show Intake to UK Regular Forces, both trained and untrained. Intake comprises new entrants, re-entrants, direct trained entrants (including professionally qualified Officers), intake to the Army from the Gurkhas and intake from the reserves</p><p>4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Additionally, totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts</p><p>5. UK Regular Forces Intake figures (not including Gurkhas) are also available in Table 5a of the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics publication, produced by Analysis (Tri-Service): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2021</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4130 question first answered 30/11/2021 15:06:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4927 label Biography information for Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links

1378293

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the strength of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	904145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The total strength of the Armed Forces is 168,880.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 15/11/2021 17:41:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1275256

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of integrated training strategies for the armed forces, allowing reservists to join regulars during operational tours.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	136046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The Future Reserves 2020 Programme has delivered Reserve Forces that are better integrated with their Regular counterparts as an element of the Whole Force. Reserves from all three Services regularly train with Regulars and use the same kit and equipment as them. Call-out Orders are routinely put in place to enable Reservists to be brought into permanent service (mobilised) as required to serve on operations alongside Regulars, either in individual roles or as formed units.</p><p> </p><p>Maritime Reservists routinely join their Regular colleagues on operations, principally providing specialist skill sets such as Maritime Trade Operations. For example, Royal Marines Reserves are mobilised annually to support the Lead Commando Group and Royal Naval Reserves are routinely mobilised to the Offshore Patrol Squadron.</p><p> </p><p>The Army has paired Reserve units with their Regular counterparts, and they train alongside them and deploy with them where necessary. Army Reserves were a vital part of the forces supporting the Government’s response to COVID-19 and have been mobilised to assist in preparation for post-BREXIT transition as well as for other operations in the UK and overseas.</p><p> </p><p>RAF Reservists are trained to be interoperable with their Regular counterparts and on completion of any pre-deployment training they are routinely deployed alongside them. As part of the Defence response to COVID-19, several hundred RAF Reservists were mobilised to support a range of tasks including as Liaison Officers to Other Government Departments, Planners and to support Mobile Testing and the Vaccination Task Force.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/01/2021 15:09:58 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1255320

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent personnel served in the armed forces in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	120812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Statistics for the strength of UK Armed Forces between 2012 and 2020, for both Regular and Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, have been published by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) which can be found in Table 1 of the Service Personnel Statistics report at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>Prior to this, the MOD Armed Forces Personnel Statistics provided the Strength of UK Armed Forces for full time trained and untrained personnel between 2009 and 2012, which can be found at the following link:<br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/280455/1_june_2012.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/280455/1_june_2012.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/11/2020 13:17:45 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish