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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

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

944652

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	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 his Department has to publish a land warfare strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to investing over £17 billion in the Land environment to provide the Army with a modernised warfighting division that includes the transformational STRIKE capability. This investment will support and provide opportunities for the UK's Land and defence sector. To date only Shipbuilding and Combat Air have been selected for a specific sector strategy, other sectors (such as Land) are kept under review. Further sector specific approaches will need to be informed by thorough analysis of the military capability, prosperity, internaitonal, industrial and prosperity benefits and will only be applicable in a very small number of cases.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/07/2018 10:45:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

944798

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	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 is he taking to fill gaps in the 102 specialist armed forces pinch point trades where there are shortfalls in skilled personnel.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	166101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>Armed Forces Operational Pinch Points are closely monitored and managed by the Services and the Defence Board. A range of long and short-term measures, at both Single Service and Tri-Service level, are being taken to resolve current shortfalls and mitigate their impact, including using financial recruitment and retention incentives and targeted extensions of Service.</p><p>The close monitoring and management of Operational Pinch Points enables the Department to ensure that these Pinch Points do not impact on the ability of the UK Armed Forces to meet their operational commitments.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/07/2018 13:21:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

708473

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	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 viability of a transition to all-adult armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	66635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 February 2017 to Question 63709 to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Mr Godsiff).</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-02-08/63709/</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 66723 question first answered 13/03/2017 17:17:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 February 2017 HOC 63709.docx title 63709 - WQnA extract on Armed Forces Recruitment
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

634044

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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 projections he has made of the size of the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
	tabling member printed	Wayne David
	uin	52661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 set clear targets for the required number of trained Regular and Reserve Service personnel in April 2020, including 82,000 Regulars in the Army, 30,450 in the Royal Navy/Royal Marines and 31,750 in the Royal Air Force. Key details of the SDSR 2015 targets can be found at the following address: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/494895/SDSR_2015_Booklet_vers_15.pdf</p><p>The Ministry of Defence undertakes detailed manpower planning for the Armed Forces but does not publish interim projections.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/11/2016 16:10:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

681175

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	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 establishment is of HQ Field Army by (a) rank and (b) responsibility.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	62236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>HQ Field Army is established for 236 military posts, which includes 188 Regular, 12 Reservists, 6 RAF/exchange posts (EXI) and 30 Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS). The tables below show breakdown by rank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Regular Army </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant General</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colonel</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff Sergeant</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lance Corporal</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reserve</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RAF/ EXI</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colonel</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wing Commander</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Squadron Leader</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FTRS</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The HQ is broken into the following areas of responsibility:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Commander Field Army (CFA)</strong>. CFA, Deputy CFA and Chief Of Staff Field Army Outer Offices (Establishment 11);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Command Plans</strong>: Responsible for financial planning/programming, reserve planning, organisational structures, Command Secretariat and legal (Establishment 29);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Support Branch</strong>: Responsible for the delivery of medical, personnel, logistic and equipment support (Establishment 68);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Commitments branch</strong>: Responsible for the force generation of capability for operations and exercises (Establishment 29);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Training Branch</strong>: Responsible for supporting Land Forces force generation through the provision of collective training capability and mission specific training (Establishment 47);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Warfare Branch</strong>: Responsible for the development and communication of the Army’s doctrine, as well as contributing to the development of NATO and joint doctrine (Establishment 52).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2017 14:46:52 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

391742

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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 and in which countries British military personnel were embedded in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2015 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	8364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Given the routine nature of embedding, this information has not been coordinated centrally. We are now in the process of collecting data on personnel embedded in other nations' armed forces, and I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 8367 question first answered 07/09/2015 17:16:33 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

432684

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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, from which branches of the armed forces the 10,000 military personnel on standby to assist civil authorities in case of significant terrorist incidents referred to in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 are to be drawn.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	17847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>Of the 10,000 military personnel on standby in the UK, some units are placed on standby on a rolling basis, while others have specific geographic responsibilities which they meet from their available manpower.</p><p>Military personnel will be drawn from all three Services, with the majority being supplied from the Army.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 17848 question first answered 04/12/2015 14:32:26 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432685

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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 he plans the force generation ratios to be for the 10,000 military personnel on standby to assist civil authorities in case of significant terrorist incidents referred to in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	17848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>Of the 10,000 military personnel on standby in the UK, some units are placed on standby on a rolling basis, while others have specific geographic responsibilities which they meet from their available manpower.</p><p>Military personnel will be drawn from all three Services, with the majority being supplied from the Army.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 17847 question first answered 04/12/2015 14:32:26 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle