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90043

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	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 nationals of which countries other than the UK serve in each service of the armed forces; and what proportion of each such service such foreign nationals represent.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
	uin	207803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>The number of foreign nationals serving in our Armed Forces is shown in the table. The information is presented by the number of foreign personnel by nationality, the number and percentage serving in each of the Armed Forces and the number within the Armed Forces overall.The number of foreign nationals serving in our Armed Forces is shown in the table. The information is presented by the number of foreign personnel by nationality, the number and percentage serving in each of the Armed Forces and the number within the Armed Forces overall.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/09/2014 13:28:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HOC 207803.doc title UK Regular Forces by Declared Nationality previous answer version 18970 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

897330

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current strength of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL7561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The strength of Her Majesty's Armed Forces as at 1 January 2018 is 194,950.</p><p>Information on Armed Forces strength is regularly published by Defence Statistics in the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2018</p><p>Updated figures as at 1 April will be accessible at the same website address from 17 May 2018.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 10/05/2018 15:24:34 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics 1 January 2018.pdf title Quarterly Service Personnel Statistcs 2018
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

521133

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2016
	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, how many members of the (a) army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force were deployed to which countries on (i) 1 May 2016 and (ii) during 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	38263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>Members of the Armed Forces routinely deploy overseas on operational duties or to conduct other Defence activities. The scope, scale and timeframes of some of these deployments mean that it is not always possible to provide comprehensive lists.</p><p>The answer to part (i) is provided in the attached map and is accurate as at 6 May 2016. We are, however, unable to break this down by Service.</p><p>The answer to part (ii) will take longer to assemble. I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/06/2016 14:53:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Annex A to PQ38263-MOD Deployments Map.png title Map to support PQ38263 - Armed Forces deployments
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

506362

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 25543, whether the definition of UK troops includes members of the (a) Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), (b) 13 Squadron of the Royal Air Force and (c) 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	32822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 32570 on 11 April 2016.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/04/2016 14:35:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 11 April 2016 HOC 32570.docx title Electronic Warfare
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

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

658458

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	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 regular and Territorial Army units are stationed at (a) Bulford, (b) Tidworth, (c) Aldershot, (d) Catterick and (e) Colchester.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	57740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Army Units stationed at Bulford, Tidworth, Aldershot, Catterick and Colchester as at 15 December 2016 are shown in the attached table:</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/12/2016 15:50:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 57740 - MOD Units at Bulford, Tidworth, Aldershot, Catterick and Colchester.docx title 57740 - Army Units at Various MOD Sites
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

169446

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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 regular service men and service women there are in each rank of the (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) RAF.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	218177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The requested breakdown is provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/12/2014 17:33:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 218177 UK Regular Forces by Service.doc title 218177 - UK Regular Forces by Service
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169442

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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 cost to his Department was of (a) salaries, (b) pension contributions, (c) employer's National Insurance contributions and (d) operational allowances for all ranks of officers in each of the armed forces in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	218146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The pay costs for officers in each of the Armed Forces over the period 2010-11 to 2013-14 inclusive have been attached.</p><p> </p><p>These costs represent expenditure on the regular cadre. Expenditure on reservists is not accounted for by rank or Arm of Service, and is therefore not included in the attached figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on operational allowances is also not accounted for by rank or Arm of Service. However, annual expenditure for all ranks and all Arms of Service has been as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Expenditure Category</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11 (£ million)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-12 (£ million)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13 (£ million)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14 (£ million)</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operational Allowance</p><p> </p></td><td><p>113.2</p><p> </p></td><td><p>144.7</p><p> </p></td><td><p>127.6</p><p> </p></td><td><p>69.6</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Campaign Continuity Allowance (includes Op Herrick Drawdown Allowance)</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.7</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.6</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.6</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.7</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </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 Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/01/2015 14:00:35 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 218146 - Pay costs for Officers in each of the Armed Forces - 2010-11 to 2013-14.doc title 218146 - Armed Forces pay costs for Officers previous answer version 35432 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

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

425079

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2015
	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, what his Department's (a) 2015 and (b) 2020 liability baseline is for service personnel for each top level budget.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	14253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The liability baseline for September 2015 and the predicted liability baseline for April 2020 are shown in the attached tables. This represents the implementation of decisions made in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 and the three Month Exercise.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/11/2015 17:12:11 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name Ministry of Defence - 14253 - Predicted Liability Baselines.docx title 14253 - Liability Baselines
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching