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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

693717

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	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, whether regular units from the Army and Royal Marines are subject to parliamentary scrutiny and the War Powers Convention when those units are attached to the Special Forces Support Group.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	65279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>When under the operational command of the Director of Special Forces, units of the Armed Forces attached to the Special Forces Support Group are subject to the same disclosure policy as other elements of the Special Forces.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 01/03/2017 16:01:52 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

693722

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	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, with reference to written statement HCWS431, of 17 December 2015, on UK embedded forces, when he plans to publish details of UK service personnel embedded on the armed forces of other nations.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	65361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>In my written statement of 17 December 2015 (HCWS431) on UK embedded forces, I committed to release information on Service personnel embedded in other nations' armed forces on an annual basis, through the Ministry of Defence's Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>An update to the table in my statement is available on page 28 of the linked report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016. The 2016/17 Annual Report, which will include further updates, will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 28/02/2017 16:06:38 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

170092

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what savings to the public purse will arise from annual pay restraint and workforce reductions in the armed forces in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
	tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
	uin	218561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>Savings as a result of the restructuring of the Armed Forces agreed at the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review are forecast to be £1.3bn in 2014-15 and £1.4bn in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Savings as a result of the Government’s pay restraint policy are forecast to be £600m in 2014-15 and £700m in 2015-16. These savings are compared against a counterfactual annual pay award of 2%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/12/2014 09:27:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1127388

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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 she has made of the adequacy of the (a) capabilities and (b) strength of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	910984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence launched the Modernising Defence Programme in January last year which looked across the spectrum at our current and planned capabilities, right through to our business practices.</p><p> </p><p>It is an ambitious programme, but we are confident that Defence is making the right capability investments and policy approaches to ensure we remain one of the strongest Defence players in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/05/2019 16:40:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

387002

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	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, What his policy is on the size of the regular armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	5069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We have committed to maintaining the size of the regular Armed Forces, and we will continue to ensure we have the right mix of people and skills to deliver our world-leading defence capabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2015 15:14:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

420655

	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	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which armed forces units have been (a) disbanded and (b) created under the Army 2020 structure.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer the right hon. Member to the statement made by the then Defence Secretary, the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) on 5 July 2012 regarding Army 2020 (Official Report, column 1085) and on the Army Reserve on 3 July 2013 (Official Report, column 50WS) which provided details of changes to the Army’s Order of Battle. Since then there have been a number of further changes to the Order of Battle; a full list is BELOW:</p><br /><br /><p><strong>A2020 UNITS DISBANDED AND CREATED</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ser</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unit</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Remarks</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Units created</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Balaklava Company, 5<sup>th</sup> Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5 Force Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>105 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>106 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6 Military Intelligence Battalion</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7 Military Intelligence Battalion</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Intelligence Corps Central Volunteer HQ</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Specialist Group Military Intelligence</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Medical Operational Support Group</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Military Provost Staff Regiment</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>HQ 77 Brigade</p></td><td><p>Initially called the Stabilisation Assistance Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>HQ 7 Signal Group</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>HQ 2 Signal Group</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Units amalgamated</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Royal Tank Regiment</p></td><td><p>To form The Royal Tank Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>9/12 Lancers and Queen’s Royal Lancers</p></td><td><p>To form The Royal Lancers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>1 and 9 Regiments Army Air Corps</p></td><td><p>To form 1 Regiment Army Air Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> Battalions the Yorkshire Regiment</p></td><td><p>To form 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>88 Postal Courier Regiment and 162 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment</p></td><td><p>To form 162 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalions the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</p></td><td><p>To form 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalions the Royal Welsh Regiment</p></td><td><p>To form 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment</p></td><td><p>To merge with 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalions</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Units disbanded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>39 Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>100 Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>28 Engineer Regiment</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>72 Engineer Regiment</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>73 Engineer Regiment</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>23 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>2 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>12 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>165 Port and Enabling Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>166 Supply Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>168 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistics Corps</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>5 Regiment Royal Military Police</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>67 Works Group Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 20120705_Army_2020.docx title 20120705_Army_2020 2 file name 20130703_Army_Reserve.docx title 20130703_Army_Reserve question first answered 20/10/2015 14:46:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching