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349825

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Rockall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what foreign incursions have been detected (a) over the airspace and (b) in the territorial waters of the island of Rockall in each year since 1985; and when such incursions took place.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	1969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 24 March 2015 by my right hon. Friend the previous Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mark Francois) to Question number 218391.</p><p>No information is held on foreign incursions into the airspace surrounding Rockall since 1985.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/06/2015 13:05:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 20150324_218391_Vernon_Coaker_Territorial_Waters.doc title 218391 - Q n A extract on Territorial Waters
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

349583

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will examine the potential savings from unifying basic training for all armed services.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to examine the unification of basic training across the three Services.</p><p>The three Services have unique identities and make unique contributions to Defence which are reflected in their distinctive approaches to training. However, where possible, Defence strives to identify and assess opportunities for joint training efficiencies while still fulfilling individual Service requirements; the Defence Technical Training Change Programme is a good example of a collaborative effort that is seeking to make efficiencies from previously separate single Service technical training activities, managed by a single Defence College for Technical Training.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/06/2015 13:06:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

349584

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average size of an infantry battalion (a) was in 2010 and (b) is now.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>On 1 April 2010, the average size of an Infantry battalion was 570; the equivalent figure for 1 April 2015 was 530. These figures reflect a reduction in the average size of an Infantry battalion under Army 2020. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 and reflect only those Infantry personnel in an Infantry battalion, not any attached personnel from other areas of the Army.</p><p>On 1 April 2010, the average size of an Infantry battalion was 570; the equivalent figure for 1 April 2015 was 530. These figures reflect a reduction in the average size of an Infantry battalion under Army 2020. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 and reflect only those Infantry personnel in an Infantry battalion, not any attached personnel from other areas of the Army.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/06/2015 13:03:47 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

349585

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the most senior serving army officer is in Northern Ireland; and to whom he or she reports.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The most senior serving Army Officer in Northern Ireland is Brigadier Ralph William Wooddisse MBE MC, Commander 38 (Irish) Brigade. He reports to Major General Giles Hill CBE, General Officer Commanding 1 (UK) Division.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/06/2015 15:45:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

349588

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the value for money to the Army of adopting the officer training procedures of the Royal Marines.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The single Services routinely consider synergies in their training programmes. The Defence Academy in Shrivenham is an example of where joint-service training creates efficiencies for the Defence budget. However, the British Army and Royal Marines have distinct and specific roles, and the training received by their officers recognises this.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/06/2015 13:07:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

349589

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will integrate the Parachute Regiment and the SAS into the RAF.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to integrate the Parachute Regiment into the RAF and as the hon. Member will be aware, in line with long held Government policy, we do not comment on matters to do with Special Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/06/2015 13:06:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

349592

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Submarines
	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 UK submarines are not a danger to fishing boats.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The safety of submarines and other vessels is paramount, and since 1993 the Royal Navy (RN) has adhered to &quot;The Code of Practice for the Conduct of Submarine Operations in the Vicinity of Fishing Vessels&quot;. This was agreed by the Fishing Industry Safety Group, and is a focus for submarine crews.</p><p>To support the code there are regular consultation meetings between the RN and fishermen's associations in the Clyde, West Coast of Scotland, Irish Sea and the Portland/Plymouth regions.</p><p>In addition the RN has a Fishery Liaison Officer to provide a central point of contact with the UK fishing industry.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/06/2015 15:46:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

349595

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) warrant officers of each rank are based at each officer training establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The requested breakdown by rank of trained UK Regular Officers and Warrant Officers based at each officer training establishment, as at 1 April 2015, is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>NATO Rank</strong></td><td><strong>Britannia Royal Naval College (Dartmouth)</strong></td><td><strong>Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (Lympstone)</strong></td><td><strong>Royal Military Academy (Sandhurst) </strong></td><td><strong>Royal Air Force College (Cranwell) </strong></td></tr><tr><td>OF-7</td><td>-</td><td>~</td><td>~</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>OF-6</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>~</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>OF-5</td><td>~</td><td>~</td><td>~</td><td>~</td></tr><tr><td>OF-4</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>OF-3</td><td>10</td><td>30</td><td>40</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>OF-2</td><td>30</td><td>40</td><td>50</td><td>90</td></tr><tr><td>OF-1</td><td>-</td><td>20</td><td>~</td><td>~</td></tr><tr><td>OR-9</td><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>10</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>OR-8</td><td>-</td><td>40</td><td>30</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Figures are rounded and may not equal the sums of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. &quot;~&quot; denotes fewer than 5 and “-” denotes zero. Trained UK Regular Forces does not include Gurkhas, full-time reserve personnel and mobilised reservists. NATO Rank Codes equivalence in UK Service Rank (Army) is as follows: OF-7 Major General; OF-6 Brigadier; OF-5 Colonel; OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel; OF-3 Major; OF-2 Captain; OF-1 Lieutenant/2nd Lieutenant; OR-9 Warrant Officer Class-1; OR-8 Warrant Officer Class-2.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/06/2015 13:04:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

349790

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force
	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 9 June 2015 to Question 1248, which squadrons will be reduced in size as a result of the reduction in personnel planned between 2015-16 and 2019-20; and how he plans to reduce personnel numbers in each rank of the RAF in order to achieve that reduction.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	1816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The RAF will reach its Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 manpower targets through a managed programme of reductions. This includes the retirement of platforms such as Tornado GR4 and Sentinel and their associated squadrons. The reductions will affect a broad range of ranks across the RAF and will be achieved through the previous two tranches of redundancy and forecast exits.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/06/2015 15:54:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

349815

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy
	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 3 June 2015 to Question 500, which units of the Royal Navy will be reduced in size as a result of the reduction in personnel planned from 2015-16 to 2019-20; and how he plans to reduce the number of personnel in each such rank in order to achieve that reduction.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	1898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of Royal Navy units and personnel for the period out to 2019-20 was determined in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which we are implementing.</p><p>Advances in technology for our ships, submarines and aircraft involve manning adjustments while maintaining operational capability.</p><p>It is for the Royal Navy to determine the appropriate manning structure for each platform.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/06/2015 15:49:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones