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76634

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they plan to extend their proposals for one per cent of civil servants to join the Armed Forces Reserves to other public sector workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>All central government departments have signed up to the 1% Challenge. We are currently working across Government to decide what would be appropriate for other parts of the public sector to sign up to, given the variety of organisations involved. Regardless of this, we encourage all organisations to adopt a supportive environment for their employees who are Armed Forces reservists, and to encourage others to join.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/07/2014 15:48:05 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1655139

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any operational tours of the armed services are currently being conducted in Northern Ireland; and if so, what are the names of the operations and whether operational service medals will be awarded.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL9710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2023 answer text <p>The UK's Armed Forces conduct a number of tasks in support of the Police Service of Northern Ireland including explosive ordinance disposal. This support is a standing task provided under Military Aid to the Civil Authority (MACA) principles and mirrors the support provided to the Police in Great Britain. There are no plans to award operational service medals for this task.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/08/2023 14:17:46 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1654967

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many British service personnel stationed in Cyprus have been murdered by terrorists in that country, and by which named terrorist group, in the past 30 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL9570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2023 answer text <p>In the last 30 years there have been no terrorist related murders of British Service personnel in Cyprus.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/08/2023 14:10:02 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1460500

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Food Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many serving members of the UK Armed Forces are unable to fund their own food bills on a monthly basis and require assistance to pay for their basic meals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL7984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/04/2022 10:52:16 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1460499

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which UK military bases are served by outside catering contractors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL7983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>All UK military bases are served by outsourced contract caterers with the exception of the following three sites:</p><p>Credenhill, Stirling Lines, Hereford</p><p>Pontrilas Army Training Area, Hereford</p><p>C-Site, Northern Ireland</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/04/2022 10:57:12 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1460498

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Food
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the food budget was for UK troops each year for the past 10 years, excluding all training and deployments in the UK or abroad.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL7982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Personnel not undertaking training or deployed on operations can purchase food on a pay as you dine basis in messes or self-cater in their accommodation. Catering is supplied to bases via seven regional contracts with HESTIA. The contracts provide mess catering, retail, cleaning, laundry, and services such as tailoring and cobblers. The MOD sets specific requirements for food content and controls the price of meals. HESTIA provide 24 million meals per year and the contract for catering and facilities is £75 million per year. I refer my Noble Friend to the answer I have given to his related question HL7980 where the Daily Food Charge is set out.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/04/2022 10:52:43 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1460497

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) military chefs, and (2) cooks, were employed within the UK by (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy, and (c) the Royal Air Force, in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL7981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The number of personnel serving with a specialisation of Chef or Catering Services employed within the UK by (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy, and (c) the Royal Air Force, in each of the last 10 years is shown below along with the total stationed in the UK. Cook is not a specified military designation on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system and records for non-military chefs/cooks are not held on JPA.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Navy</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Army</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Total Trained Regular Chefs</p></td><td><p>of which stationed in the UK<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>Total Trained Regular Chefs</p></td><td><p>of which stationed in the UK<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>Total Trained Regular Chefs</p></td><td><p>of which stationed in the UK<sup>4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2012</p></td><td><p>801</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>2,299</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>595</p></td><td><p>589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2013</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>1,972</p></td><td><p>1,548</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>496</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2014</p></td><td><p>702</p></td><td><p>692</p></td><td><p>1,588</p></td><td><p>1,223</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2015</p></td><td><p>717</p></td><td><p>708</p></td><td><p>1,282</p></td><td><p>1,027</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2016</p></td><td><p>716</p></td><td><p>709</p></td><td><p>1,223</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td><td><p>436</p></td><td><p>433</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2017</p></td><td><p>751</p></td><td><p>745</p></td><td><p>1,188</p></td><td><p>1,082</p></td><td><p>436</p></td><td><p>433</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2018</p></td><td><p>717</p></td><td><p>711</p></td><td><p>1,137</p></td><td><p>1,026</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2019</p></td><td><p>712</p></td><td><p>706</p></td><td><p>1,063</p></td><td><p>963</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2020</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>708</p></td><td><p>993</p></td><td><p>954</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p>404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2021</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>682</p></td><td><p>974</p></td><td><p>933</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>417</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Source: Analysis (Tri-Service)</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Trained Strength for the Services comprises military personnel who have completed both Phase 1 and 2 training.</li><li>Personnel based in the UK are those with a stationed location within of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland at the dates specified.</li><li>Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</li><li>Across the time period, there was on average less than 1% of Trained Regular Chefs with a stationed location of “No Value”. These personnel may have been stationed in the UK.</li><li>Figures represent the Strength of Trained Regular Chefs at each situation date; personnel are included for each situation date that they are on Strength. These figures are Strengths, rather than the intake of Chefs in any given year.</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/04/2022 11:01:59 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1460496

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Food
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 12 April (HL7458), what daily amount of money has been allocated for food per serving British Army soldier stationed in barracks each year for the past 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL7980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The daily amount allocated for food per serving British Army soldier stationed in UK barracks is calculated on a quarterly basis. This is called the Daily Food Charge (DFC).</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the DFC that soldiers feeding in barracks pay for the three core meals in total. Figures are only available for the last seven years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Daily Food Charge (DFC) per core meal</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-15</p></td><td><p>£4.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-16</p></td><td><p>£4.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>£4.82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>£4.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>£4.91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-17</p></td><td><p>£4.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-17</p></td><td><p>£4.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>£5.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-17</p></td><td><p>£4.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-18</p></td><td><p>£4.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-18</p></td><td><p>£4.87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>£4.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>£5.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>£5.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>£5.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-19</p></td><td><p>£5.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-19</p></td><td><p>£5.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-20</p></td><td><p>£5.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-20</p></td><td><p>£5.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-20</p></td><td><p>£5.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-20</p></td><td><p>£5.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>£5.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p>£5.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>£5.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-21</p></td><td><p>£5.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>£5.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>£5.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-22</p></td><td><p>£5.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-22</p></td><td><p>£5.61</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/04/2022 10:56:59 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1455667

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) directly employed cooks, and (2) outside contractors, to cater for British Army soldiers each year for the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL7459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2022 answer text <p>Due to the complexities of the contracts system and the way in which overseas provision is made, the department is unfortunately unable to provide the level of detail which has been requested.</p><p> </p><p>(1) While the Army has trained chefs within the Royal Logistics Corps (RLC), the number of which has been provided in response to question HL7457, it does not directly employ external cooks.</p><p> </p><p>There are approximately 48 military chefs and 12 x Locally Employed Civilians deployed within the Permanent Joint Operating Bases to provide catering. However, as they are employed within combined messing facilities, we are unable to a provide a specific breakout for the Army element.</p><p> </p><p>(2) The majority of facilities management contracts, which include catering, are Defence level contracts, therefore we are unable to break out specific Army related costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 12/04/2022 15:56:14 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1455666

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Food
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what daily amount has been allocated for food per serving British Army soldier each year for the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL7458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2022 answer text <p>The daily amount allocated for food per serving British Army soldier is calculated on a quarterly basis and is called the Daily Messing Rate (DMR). Units may claim this rate to fund feeding at sea, on exercise or on operations with a cost range to allow for the nature of the activity undertaken, and in the case of the Falkland Islands, the location.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the Daily Messing Rate, by quarter for the past five years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month/Year</p></td><td><p>3000kcal DMR</p></td><td><p>4000 kcal DMR</p></td><td><p>5000 kcal DMR</p></td><td><p>BFSAI (Falklands) DMR</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-17</p></td><td><p>£3.03</p></td><td><p>£3.49</p></td><td><p>£5.40</p></td><td><p>£3.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>£3.06</p></td><td><p>£3.52</p></td><td><p>£5.44</p></td><td><p>£3.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-17</p></td><td><p>£3.11</p></td><td><p>£3.50</p></td><td><p>£5.47</p></td><td><p>£3.41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-18</p></td><td><p>£3.11</p></td><td><p>£3.50</p></td><td><p>£5.47</p></td><td><p>£3.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-18</p></td><td><p>£3.13</p></td><td><p>£3.51</p></td><td><p>£5.56</p></td><td><p>£3.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>£3.12</p></td><td><p>£3.50</p></td><td><p>£5.56</p></td><td><p>£3.53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>£3.32</p></td><td><p>£3.76</p></td><td><p>£5.87</p></td><td><p>£3.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>£3.45</p></td><td><p>£3.90</p></td><td><p>£6.01</p></td><td><p>£3.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>£3.49</p></td><td><p>£3.93</p></td><td><p>£6.06</p></td><td><p>£3.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-19</p></td><td><p>£3.55</p></td><td><p>£3.99</p></td><td><p>£6.12</p></td><td><p>£3.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-19</p></td><td><p>£3.56</p></td><td><p>£4.01</p></td><td><p>£6.13</p></td><td><p>£3.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-20</p></td><td><p>£3.53</p></td><td><p>£4.08</p></td><td><p>£6.33</p></td><td><p>£3.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-20</p></td><td><p>£3.58</p></td><td><p>£4.14</p></td><td><p>£6.39</p></td><td><p>£3.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-20</p></td><td><p>£3.62</p></td><td><p>£4.17</p></td><td><p>£6.41</p></td><td><p>£3.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-20</p></td><td><p>£3.63</p></td><td><p>£4.19</p></td><td><p>£6.43</p></td><td><p>£3.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>£3.63</p></td><td><p>£4.19</p></td><td><p>£6.43</p></td><td><p>£3.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p>£3.64</p></td><td><p>£4.21</p></td><td><p>£6.45</p></td><td><p>£3.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>£3.66</p></td><td><p>£4.22</p></td><td><p>£6.47</p></td><td><p>£3.41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-21</p></td><td><p>£3.63</p></td><td><p>£4.11</p></td><td><p>£6.06</p></td><td><p>£3.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>£3.63</p></td><td><p>£4.11</p></td><td><p>£6.06</p></td><td><p>£3.77</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 12/04/2022 15:56:42 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan