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419075

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) direct resource and (b) capital departmental expenditure limit funding his Department received from the Department for Health in relation to the (i) provision of improved psychiatric support to the armed forces and (ii) Midlands Medical Accommodation project in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	10433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Health (DoH) has provided Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) funding in support of improved mental health care for the Armed Forces and Capital DEL funding for the Midlands Medical Accommodation (MMA) project. These funding arrangements between the DoH and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) commenced in Financial Year 2011-2012. DoH funding in each of the last four Financial Years was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Improved mental health care</p></td><td><p>1.01</p></td><td><p>1.01</p></td><td><p>1.79</p></td><td><p>0.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MMA</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>26.67</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>DoH funding in support of improved mental health care has been spent in a number of areas including, but not limited to; the provision of mental health social workers; civilian and locum manpower and enhanced training, assessment and support tools.</p><p>The figures shown in the table exclude DoH funding spent on MOD research associated with mental health issues, as it has not been possible to separately identify this from other expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/10/2015 15:20:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

784843

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons regular drug testing was not mandatory for the crews of Vanguard-class submarines before October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	111628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Substance misuse is unacceptable in the Naval Service, which maintains a policy of zero tolerance. All personnel, wherever they are serving in the UK or deployed on operations, are liable for random compulsory drug testing. This includes all ships, submarines and shore establishments, and the ships' companies of Vanguard Class submarines are not, nor have they been, exempt from this.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 111629 question first answered 13/11/2017 17:19:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

784844

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his current policy is on drug testing on all ships of the Royal Navy on operations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	111629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Substance misuse is unacceptable in the Naval Service, which maintains a policy of zero tolerance. All personnel, wherever they are serving in the UK or deployed on operations, are liable for random compulsory drug testing. This includes all ships, submarines and shore establishments, and the ships' companies of Vanguard Class submarines are not, nor have they been, exempt from this.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 111628 question first answered 13/11/2017 17:19:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

790917

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether charges are to be brought against the officers relieved of their commands on HMS Vigilant due to the misuse of drugs.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	113578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>The nine members of HMS VIGILANT's ship's company who tested positive for illegal drugs have been discharged from the Naval Service.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/11/2017 13:49:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420636

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade left that service through (i) voluntary redundancy, (ii) involuntary redundancy, (iii) voluntary exit and (iv) involuntary exit in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The majority of the information requested is shown in the attached tables. However, a breakdown of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel who left their Service on voluntary or involuntary redundancy terms is not currently held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence officials will investigate whether this can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost and I will write to the right hon. Member shortly.</p><br /><p>An explanation of the NATO Rank Code system used by Defence Statistics is available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20151014_-_Army_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title Army Trained Regular outflow 2 file name 20151014_-_RAF_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RAF Trained UK Regular Outflow 3 file name 20151014_-_Royal_Navy_Royal_Marines_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RN RM Tained UK Regular Outflow grouped question UIN 11381 11455 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420641

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many naval personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade left that service through (i) voluntary redundancy, (ii) involuntary redundancy, (iii) voluntary exit and (d) involuntary exit in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The majority of the information requested is shown in the attached tables. However, a breakdown of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel who left their Service on voluntary or involuntary redundancy terms is not currently held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence officials will investigate whether this can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost and I will write to the right hon. Member shortly.</p><br /><p>An explanation of the NATO Rank Code system used by Defence Statistics is available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20151014_-_Army_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title Army Trained Regular outflow 2 file name 20151014_-_RAF_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RAF Trained UK Regular Outflow 3 file name 20151014_-_Royal_Navy_Royal_Marines_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RN RM Tained UK Regular Outflow grouped question UIN 11380 11455 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420638

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade left that service through (i) voluntary redundancy, (ii) involuntary redundancy, (iii) voluntary exit and (iv) involuntary exit in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The majority of the information requested is shown in the attached tables. However, a breakdown of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel who left their Service on voluntary or involuntary redundancy terms is not currently held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence officials will investigate whether this can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost and I will write to the right hon. Member shortly.</p><br /><p>An explanation of the NATO Rank Code system used by Defence Statistics is available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20151014_-_Army_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title Army Trained Regular outflow 2 file name 20151014_-_RAF_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RAF Trained UK Regular Outflow 3 file name 20151014_-_Royal_Navy_Royal_Marines_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RN RM Tained UK Regular Outflow grouped question UIN 11380 11381 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420656

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade transferred to the (i) Australian Defence Forces, (ii) Canadian Armed Forces, (iii) United States Army, (iv) New Zealand Army and (v) other overseas armed forces in each financial year between 1997-98 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:43:54 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420657

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) trained strength and (b) trained requirement was for the (i) Royal Scots Borderers, (ii) Royal Highland Fusiliers, (iii) Black Watch, (iv) Highlanders, (v) Balaklava Company, (vi) 52nd Lowland Battalion and (vii) 51st Highland Battalion in each financial year between 2004-05 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the then Secretary of State for Defence the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) on 3 September 2012 to Question 116317, to the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron) for the establishment and strength of the regular battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland up to 2012.</p><br /><p>The following table shows the manning levels of the regular battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, complete with establishment and strength as at April each year for 2013 and 2014.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>496</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>457</p></td><td><p>499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>598</p></td><td><p>571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>5 SCOTS/Balaklava Company</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The following table shows the manning levels of the reserve battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, complete with establishment and strength as at April of each year between 2004 and 2014.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2004</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></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></tr><tr><td><p><strong>52<sup>nd</sup> Lowland Regiment/6 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>51<sup>st</sup> Highland Regiment/7 SCOTS </strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>627</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Unit details are single service estimates only and have not been produced by Defence Statistics.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:30:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

797365

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Gulf States
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Naval Ships he plans to deploy to the Gulf to replace HMS Diamond.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	116328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Alternative programming options are being considered. Until a decision is made it would be inappropriate to comment any further.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/12/2017 17:28:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching