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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

823608

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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, pursuant to his oral contribution of 15 January 2018, Official Report, column.614 whether his Department plans to maintain the Armed Forces at the size they were at the 2017 General Election; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	123069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 123067 question first answered 23/01/2018 11:41:56 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

823615

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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, pursuant to his oral contribution of 15 January 2018, Official Report, column 617, what the personnel will be for the(a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in each of the next two years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	123075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We do not publish year-by-year forward projections for the size of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 23/01/2018 16:38:59 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

873761

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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, with reference to page 17 of the National Security Capabilities Review, what estimate he has made of the minimum size of the armed forces required to deliver Joint Force 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	134875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>Joint Force 2025 is defined in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review. There is no prescribed minimum number of personnel or platforms required to deliver the outputs that this force is designed to achieve.</p><p>Our Armed Forces are fulfilling all their commitments across the globe, and this Government will ensure that they can continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 17/04/2018 13:52:18 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson previous answer version 52145 answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

934467

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	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 he is taking to ensure that the UK remains a tier one military power.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	160132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>This Government is absolutely committed to maintaining the UK's status as a 'tier 1' military power. The plans and policies set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review confirmed our commitment to maintain our world leading military status, and the Modernising Defence Programme aims to strengthen Defence and our Armed Forces further.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 10/07/2018 15:14:28 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

944794

	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, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies in the event that the target of 144,200 trained regular armed forces personnel by 2020 is not met.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	166100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Armed Forces continue to meet all their operational targets. We continue to apply a range of measures to improve recruitment and retention.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 26/07/2018 10:11:12 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

759661

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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 plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to remove the legal duty of care owed by his Department to Armed Forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	10199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The hon. Member may be referring inaccurately to our consultation on Better Combat Compensation, on which I expect to announce our proposals shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/10/2017 15:19:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

768921

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	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, how many people currently serving in the armed forces were born (a) in other EU countries and (b) outside the EU; and in which countries those armed forces personnel were born.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	107294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The requested information is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country of Birth</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers of Regular Armed Forces personnel as at 1 April 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Indian Ocean Territory</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahamas</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonga</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran - Islamic Republic of</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jersey</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russian Federation</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bermuda</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seychelles</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania - United Republic of</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saint Helena - Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominica</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belize</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei Darussalam</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trinidad and Tobago</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saint Lucia</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>150</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,120</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Note: numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 and countries with less than five personnel have been aggregated into an ‘other’ category in accordance with disclosure control and rounding policy.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/10/2017 14:33:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman