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1200016

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with the Ministry of Defence on ensuring there is no further reduction of the military footprint in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	54214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>I and my officials are in regular contact with the Ministry of Defence to discuss the military footprint in Scotland. I am pleased that RAF Lossiemouth and Faslane are collectively receiving around £1.5bn of investment which demonstrates the UK Government’s long term commitment to having a significant military presence in Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 12/06/2020 11:34:27 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1608482

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the armed forces in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Aylesbury
	tabling member printed	Rob Butler
	uin	904306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Our armed forces in Scotland play a vital role in defending the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently, I was delighted to see £83m of UK Government investment awarded to RAF Lossiemouth to build a new facility ready for the UK E-7 Wedgetail fleet. This award - and the creation of 125 jobs - is another great example of how UK defence investment is supporting our armed forces in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 29/03/2023 16:29:53 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler

1105984

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many financial mitigation payments have been made to MoD personnel based in Scotland in relation to the Scottish rate of income tax; and at what salary level those payments began.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	238377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>No financial mitigation payments have yet been made to Ministry of Defence personnel resident in Scotland in relation to higher rates of Scottish income tax. Mitigation payments for Tax Year 2018-19 will be made in June 2019 to those with taxable earnings of £27,200 or more. Mitigation payments for Tax Year 2019-20 will be made in June 2020 to those with taxable earnings of £28,193 or more. It is estimated that up to 8,000 payments will be made in June 2019 and up to 7,000 payments in June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2019 14:43:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1123605

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	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 4 April 2019 to Question 238377, whether he plans to make mitigation payments to lower-paid MoD personnel based in England in relation to the Scottish rate of income tax.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	248706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Our approach to mitigation payments was in direct response to concerns expressed by Service personnel adversely affected as Scottish taxpayers. Similar concerns were not raised by others living outside Scotland. Accordingly, there are no plans to provide any form of financial mitigation for those Service personnel outside Scotland who found themselves, for example in Tax Year 2018-19, paying slightly more tax (up to £20 a year) than their equivalents who are resident in Scotland and, therefore, Scottish taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/05/2019 13:35:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1258503

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether servicemen and servicewomen operating in Scotland whose residence is in England will be permitted to return to their families at Christmas.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	125216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>As announced by this Government on 24 November, travel restrictions across the four administrations and between tiers will be lifted to allow people to travel within the UK from 23 to 27 December. This includes military personnel travelling to and from military bases. Outside of this window, Defence personnel will continue to follow the restrictions in force where they work and live.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/12/2020 13:12:58 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1304772

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	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 effect of the reduction in armed forces personnel on (a) total armed forces numbers in Scotland, (b) individual regiments in Scotland and (c) the sustainability of all of Scotland's current regiments.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	172974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The hon. Member will be fully aware of the commitment made to the House by the Defence Secretary on Monday 22 March that the transformation of the Armed Forces will see no redundancies of our personnel or deletion of capbadges. He was also clear that there would be no further major unit deletions beyond those announced to the House. Whilst the announcement sets out some of the structural changes which will be implemented, this transformation requires significant reorganisation of force structures and so the Army will use the next several months to refine its work before releasing more detail.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/03/2021 11:55:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1306191

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of service personnel who will be stationed in Scotland by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	175388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Defence remains committed to maintaining a strong Armed Forces presence in Scotland. Following the publication of the Defence Command Paper last month, the Armed Forces will take time to reshape. Further detail on Armed Forces structures, including in Scotland, will be announced later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 15/04/2021 09:43:31 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1378399

	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: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time (a) regular, (b) civilian and (c) full-time reservist personnel are stationed permanently at each of his Department's facilities in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	75016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence produces personnel statistics by region, but not by individual establishments. Full-time regular and civilian personnel stationed in Scotland can be found in table 1.1a and table 1.1b of the MS Excel Annual Location Statistics publication published 1 April 2021 at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-2021</a></p><p>Table 1.1a</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military</p></td><td><p>10,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilians</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>14,120</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 1.1b</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RN/RM</p></td><td><p>4,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>3,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table (2) provides a breakdown of Full-time Reserve (FTRS) Personnel<sup>1</sup> in Scotland<sup>2</sup>:</p><p>The figures for FTRS have the potential for errors because the stationed location data has not been verified for this population.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy / Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>480</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li>Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel are personnel who fill service posts for a set period on a full-time basis (this is different from mobilisation) while being a member of one of the Reserve Forces, either as an ex-regular or as a volunteer.</li><li>Based on region as recorded in Joint Personnel Administration (JPA). The figures are based on Service Personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence.</li></ol><p>Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location. The Royal Navy/Royal Marines personnel on sea service are included against the local authority containing the home port of their ship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/11/2021 12:47:16 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

155787

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has given recent consideration to increasing the number of armed forces information centres in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Brian H. Donohoe
	uin	214759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>No Army recruitment offices have been closed in the UK or Scotland in the last 12 months. There are currently 74 recruiting offices in the UK, of which five are in Scotland. A trial is currently being conducted into the deployment of mobile careers centres at locations throughout the UK, including Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst physical recruitment offices do have a role to play, research shows that today's target audience is twice as likely to look online for career guidance and advice. Given the improved digital access and contact that we now provide, a number of Army recruiting offices were closed in 2012 and 2013. However, there remains a recruiting office within a reasonable travelling distance of over 90% of the target population.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier grouped question UIN 214758 214761 question first answered 24/11/2014 16:57:07 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	586 label Biography information for Mr Brian H. Donohoe

1606363

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of military personnel are based in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	171543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The number of Military personnel based in Scotland as at 1 January 2023 is 15,480. This represents 8.7 per cent of military personnel. The figures are rounded to the nearest ten and based on the stationed location of Service personnel and not their location of residence because where personnel work is not necessarily where they live.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/03/2023 15:07:19 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan