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419920

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of his Department working directly with the Trident programme at HM Naval Base Clyde are based permanently within (a) Argyll and Bute constituency, (b) West Dunbartonshire, (c) other parts of Scotland and (d) other parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	10759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde is one of the largest employment sites in Scotland, with around 6,800 military and civilian jobs now, increasing to around 8,200 by 2022.</p><br /><p>Civilian and Service personnel are not assigned to positions easily identified as supporting the Trident Programme. The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2015 15:49:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

420657

	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	Army: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) trained strength and (b) trained requirement was for the (i) Royal Scots Borderers, (ii) Royal Highland Fusiliers, (iii) Black Watch, (iv) Highlanders, (v) Balaklava Company, (vi) 52nd Lowland Battalion and (vii) 51st Highland Battalion in each financial year between 2004-05 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the then Secretary of State for Defence the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) on 3 September 2012 to Question 116317, to the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron) for the establishment and strength of the regular battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland up to 2012.</p><br /><p>The following table shows the manning levels of the regular battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, complete with establishment and strength as at April each year for 2013 and 2014.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>496</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>457</p></td><td><p>499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>598</p></td><td><p>571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>5 SCOTS/Balaklava Company</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The following table shows the manning levels of the reserve battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, complete with establishment and strength as at April of each year between 2004 and 2014.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2004</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>52<sup>nd</sup> Lowland Regiment/6 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>51<sup>st</sup> Highland Regiment/7 SCOTS </strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>627</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Unit details are single service estimates only and have not been produced by Defence Statistics.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:30:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

419919

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications from Normandy veterans for the award of the Legion d'Honneur have been made to his Department since 6 June 2014; how many such applications have been approved for forwarding to the French government; and how many of those applications have resulted in receipt of a medal by veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	10743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials have received approximately 3,850 applications from Normandy veterans in the period 6 June 2014 to date; about 3,300 had been sent to the French authorities by April this year. The French system was overwhelmed by these and other applications from Allied nations, which have far exceeded expectations. We jointly developed a new administrative process with the French whereby, since July 2015, 100 cases per week have been re-submitted to the French authorities.</p><p>The MOD is not routinely informed when an individual veteran is awarded the Legion d'Honneur as this is a matter for the French authorities. MOD officials understand that around 150 awards had been made by the beginning of July and that, subsequently, approximately 950 additional awards have been approved; of these we believe that about 600 may have been sent out. I am confident that this number will increase significantly over the coming weeks and months.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2015 15:46:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

421011

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mesothelioma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with armed forces charities on the payment of lump sum compensation payments to veterans with mesothelioma; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
	uin	11625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Government has continuously made compensation available under the War Pensions Scheme (WPS) for injuries, illness or disease caused by service before 6 April 2005, including mesothelioma. The scheme provides veterans who have mesothelioma with the maximum income stream and additional supplementary allowances, and, where appropriate, entitlement to dependent's benefits.</p><p>During the last Central Advisory Committee on Compensation (CAC) Meeting on 17 June ex-Service organisations were updated on our consideration of whether any flexibility could be provided for future mesothelioma claimants under the WPS. Detailed consideration has continued, including discussion with other Government Departments, and we expect to update the charities at the forthcoming CAC Meeting in December.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:21:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

420636

	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	Air Force: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade left that service through (i) voluntary redundancy, (ii) involuntary redundancy, (iii) voluntary exit and (iv) involuntary exit in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The majority of the information requested is shown in the attached tables. However, a breakdown of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel who left their Service on voluntary or involuntary redundancy terms is not currently held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence officials will investigate whether this can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost and I will write to the right hon. Member shortly.</p><br /><p>An explanation of the NATO Rank Code system used by Defence Statistics is available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20151014_-_Army_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title Army Trained Regular outflow 2 file name 20151014_-_RAF_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RAF Trained UK Regular Outflow 3 file name 20151014_-_Royal_Navy_Royal_Marines_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RN RM Tained UK Regular Outflow grouped question UIN 11381 11455 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420638

	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	Army: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade left that service through (i) voluntary redundancy, (ii) involuntary redundancy, (iii) voluntary exit and (iv) involuntary exit in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The majority of the information requested is shown in the attached tables. However, a breakdown of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel who left their Service on voluntary or involuntary redundancy terms is not currently held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence officials will investigate whether this can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost and I will write to the right hon. Member shortly.</p><br /><p>An explanation of the NATO Rank Code system used by Defence Statistics is available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20151014_-_Army_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title Army Trained Regular outflow 2 file name 20151014_-_RAF_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RAF Trained UK Regular Outflow 3 file name 20151014_-_Royal_Navy_Royal_Marines_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RN RM Tained UK Regular Outflow grouped question UIN 11380 11381 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420641

	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	Navy: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many naval personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade left that service through (i) voluntary redundancy, (ii) involuntary redundancy, (iii) voluntary exit and (d) involuntary exit in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The majority of the information requested is shown in the attached tables. However, a breakdown of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel who left their Service on voluntary or involuntary redundancy terms is not currently held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence officials will investigate whether this can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost and I will write to the right hon. Member shortly.</p><br /><p>An explanation of the NATO Rank Code system used by Defence Statistics is available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20151014_-_Army_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title Army Trained Regular outflow 2 file name 20151014_-_RAF_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RAF Trained UK Regular Outflow 3 file name 20151014_-_Royal_Navy_Royal_Marines_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RN RM Tained UK Regular Outflow grouped question UIN 11380 11455 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

419910

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units of housing in the UK for military personnel are presently unoccupied in each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	10817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The number of Service Family Accommodation properties unoccupied in each area is shown below.</p><br /><p>Properties can be unoccupied for a number of reasons. These include:</p><br /><p>A margin of unoccupied properties is retained, in the short term, to ensure they are available when Service personnel apply for accommodation.</p><br /><p>A number of properties, which could otherwise be disposed of, are being retained pending the outcome of discussions on the future Defence requirement.</p><br /><p>Properties may show as being unoccupied during a gap between allocation to, and occupation by, a Service family.</p><br /><p>Where properties are leased from Annington Homes Ltd, not owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), and when the MOD no longer requires those properties the lease is terminated and the properties are handed back to Annington Homes Ltd. Some properties will be awaiting completion of that process.</p><br /><p>A number of unoccupied properties are affected by dilapidations and await repair or disposal.</p><br /> <br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unoccupied Service Family Accommodation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ABERDEEN CITY</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ABERDEENSHIRE</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ANGLESEY, ISLE OF</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ANGUS</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ARDS AND NORTH DOWN</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ARGYLL AND BUTE</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHFIELD</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHFORD</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AYLESBURY VALE</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BABERGH</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BARNET</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRMINGHAM</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BLAENAU GWENT</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRACKNELL FOREST</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRAINTREE</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRECKLAND</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRIGHTON AND HOVE</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRISTOL, CITY OF</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BROADLAND</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BROMLEY</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BROXTOWE</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CAMBRIDGE</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CAMDEN</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CANTERBURY</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARDIFF</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARLISLE</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHARNWOOD</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHERWELL</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHICHESTER</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CITY OF EDINBURGH</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COLCHESTER</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CORNWALL</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COTSWOLD</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CROYDON</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DARLINGTON</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOVER</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DUNDEE CITY</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST DEVON</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST DORSET</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST HAMPSHIRE</p></td><td><p>303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST LINDSEY</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST RENFREWSHIRE</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EILEAN SIAR</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EXETER</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FAREHAM</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FIFE</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FOREST OF DEAN</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYLDE</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GEDLING</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLASGOW CITY</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLOUCESTER</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOSPORT</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GREENWICH</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GUILDFORD</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GWYNEDD</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HAMBLETON</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HARROGATE</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HARROW</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HART</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HAVANT</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HERTSMERE</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HIGHLAND</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HILLINGDON</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HOUNSLOW</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HUNTINGDONSHIRE</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KING'S LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KINGSTON UPON THAMES</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LICHFIELD</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LINCOLN</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH</p></td><td><p>184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAIDSTONE</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MEDWAY</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MELTON</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MERTON</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MID AND EAST ANTRIM</p></td><td><p>325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MID SUFFOLK</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MIDLOTHIAN</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOLE VALLEY</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MORAY</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEW FOREST</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH AYRSHIRE</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH DEVON</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH DORSET</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH KESTEVEN</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH LANARKSHIRE</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH SOMERSET</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTHUMBERLAND</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OADBY AND WIGSTON</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ORKNEY ISLANDS</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PEMBROKESHIRE</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PERTH AND KINROSS</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PETERBOROUGH</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PLYMOUTH</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POOLE</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PORTSMOUTH</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POWYS</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRESTON</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PURBECK</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RENFREWSHIRE</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RICHMOND UPON THAMES</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RICHMONDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RUGBY</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RUNNYMEDE</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RUSHMOOR</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RUTLAND</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCARBOROUGH</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEVENOAKS</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHEFFIELD</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHEPWAY</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHROPSHIRE</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOMERSET</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH AYRSHIRE</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH HAMS</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH KESTEVEN</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH SOMERSET</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPELTHORNE</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ST. EDMUNDSBURY</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STAFFORD</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STIRLING</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STRATFORD-ON-AVON</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SUFFOLK COASTAL</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SURREY HEATH</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SWINDON</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TAUNTON DEANE</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TEIGNBRIDGE</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TELFORD AND WREKIN</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TEST VALLEY</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TEWKESBURY</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THANET</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THREE RIVERS</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UTTLESFORD</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VALE OF WHITE HORSE</p></td><td><p>184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WANDSWORTH</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST BERKSHIRE</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST DEVON</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST LINDSEY</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST OXFORDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WESTMINSTER</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WILTSHIRE</p></td><td><p>1117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINCHESTER</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOKING</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOKINGHAM</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WREXHAM</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WYCOMBE</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YORK</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2015 15:44:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

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	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy officers of the rank of (a) Commodore, (b) Rear Admiral, (c) Vice Admiral and (d) Admiral are based in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland, (iv) England and (v) other locations.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
	uin	10703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The tables below show, by Service and Rank, the number of regular senior Armed Forces personnel and their stationed location across United Kingdom countries or other locations, as of 1 July 2015.</p><br /><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong> <strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admiral</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vice Admiral</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rear Admiral</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2*</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>*There is only one Rear Admiral based in Scotland, two were recorded as of 1 July 2015 due to handover of duties.</p><p><strong>Royal Marines</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong> <strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant General</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong>Army</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong> <strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant General</p></td><td><p><br>10</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong>Royal </strong><strong>AIR FORCE</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong> <strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Chief Marshal</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Marshal</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Vice Marshal</p></td><td><p><br>20</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Commodore</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>This information is updated quarterly and the next location report is due to be published on 26 November 2015. The current report can be accessed at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics</a></p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 10698 10699 10700 question first answered 19/10/2015 15:43:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

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	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior RAF officers of the rank of (a) Air Commodore, (b) Air Vice Marshall, (c) Air Marshall and (d) Air Chief Marshall are based in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland, (iv) England and (v) other locations.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
	uin	10698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The tables below show, by Service and Rank, the number of regular senior Armed Forces personnel and their stationed location across United Kingdom countries or other locations, as of 1 July 2015.</p><br /><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong> <strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admiral</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vice Admiral</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rear Admiral</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2*</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>*There is only one Rear Admiral based in Scotland, two were recorded as of 1 July 2015 due to handover of duties.</p><p><strong>Royal Marines</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong> <strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant General</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong>Army</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong> <strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant General</p></td><td><p><br>10</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong>Royal </strong><strong>AIR FORCE</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong> <strong>Location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Chief Marshal</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Marshal</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Vice Marshal</p></td><td><p><br>20</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>-</p></td><td><p><br>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Commodore</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>This information is updated quarterly and the next location report is due to be published on 26 November 2015. The current report can be accessed at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics</a></p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 10699 10700 10703 question first answered 19/10/2015 15:43:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson