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	registered interest
	date	01/11/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Honours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	8593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on GOV.UK, and a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at:</p><p><del class="ministerial">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-</del>.<ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fhonours-recipients-by-ethnicity&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliBranch-ParliQuestions%40mod.gov.uk%7C91281305e22d4dd5ee7a08d761e9b7b9%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637085528743185737&amp;sdata=%2BJN33nDlzXY32F9mRq1aRptkbCOvQXMtWrs%2BqVlJ0cM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity</a></ins></p><p>Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Ministry of Defence are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/11/2019 11:55:21 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2019 16:22:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 3986 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

785105

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours have been logged on (a) Merlin, (b) Wildcat, (c) Apache, (d) Gazelle, (e) Chinook, (f) Puma, (g) Lynx, (h) Bell 212 and (i) Defender aircraft under Joint Helicopter Command in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	111823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of flying hours by aircraft type under Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. The Joint Helicopter Command does not fly the Bell 212.</p><p> </p><p>Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18(as at 31Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MERLIN</p></td><td><p>6,890</p></td><td><p>5,520</p></td><td><p>4,160</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>3,250</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WILDCAT</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>2,160</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>4,190</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>APACHE</p></td><td><p>16,660</p></td><td><p>15,340</p></td><td><p>11,090</p></td><td><p>7,980</p></td><td><p>8,130</p></td><td><p>5,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GAZELLE</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td><td><p>4,010</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>3,810</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHINOOK</p></td><td><p>14,810</p></td><td><p>13,940</p></td><td><p>11,900</p></td><td><p>10,520</p></td><td><p>11,450</p></td><td><p>6,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PUMA</p></td><td><p>3,080</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>4,170</p></td><td><p>5,280</p></td><td><p>5,240</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LYNX</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5,150</del><ins class="ministerial">11,890</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,410</del><ins class="ministerial">9,650</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,940</del><ins class="ministerial">6,540</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,420</del><ins class="ministerial">3,840</ins></p></td><td><p>2,470</p></td><td><p>950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFENDER</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid statistical bias.</p><p>These figures are Single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/11/2017 15:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 29/11/2017 12:22:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 22770 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

785106

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours have been logged on (a) Merlin, (b) Wildcat, (c) Apache, (d) Gazelle, (e) Chinook, (f) Puma, (g) Lynx, (h) Bell 212 and (i) Defender aircraft under Joint Helicopter Command in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	111824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of flying hours by aircraft type under Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. The Joint Helicopter Command does not fly the Bell 212.</p><p> </p><p>Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18(as at 31Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MERLIN</p></td><td><p>6,890</p></td><td><p>5,520</p></td><td><p>4,160</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>3,250</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WILDCAT</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>2,160</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>4,190</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>APACHE</p></td><td><p>16,660</p></td><td><p>15,340</p></td><td><p>11,090</p></td><td><p>7,980</p></td><td><p>8,130</p></td><td><p>5,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GAZELLE</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td><td><p>4,010</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>3,810</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHINOOK</p></td><td><p>14,810</p></td><td><p>13,940</p></td><td><p>11,900</p></td><td><p>10,520</p></td><td><p>11,450</p></td><td><p>6,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PUMA</p></td><td><p>3,080</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>4,170</p></td><td><p>5,280</p></td><td><p>5,240</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LYNX</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5,150</del><ins class="ministerial">11,890</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,410</del><ins class="ministerial">9,650</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,940</del><ins class="ministerial">6,540</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,420</del><ins class="ministerial">3,840</ins></p></td><td><p>2,470</p></td><td><p>950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFENDER</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid statistical bias.</p><p>These figures are Single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/11/2017 15:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 29/11/2017 12:21:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 22788 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

785110

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours the (a) Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, (b) Commando Helicopter Force, (c) Army Air Corps and (d) Royal Air Force pilots under Joint Helicopter Command have flown in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	111846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of flying hours under the Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18 (as at 31Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commando Helicopter Force</p></td><td><p>8,440</p></td><td><p>6,160</p></td><td><p>7,900</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,040</del><ins class="ministerial">6,150</ins></p></td><td><p>4,250</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Air Corps</p></td><td><p>35,280</p></td><td><p>32,010</p></td><td><p>25,720</p></td><td><p>20,160</p></td><td><p>19,350</p></td><td><p>11,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>24,790</p></td><td><p>20,690</p></td><td><p>16,070</p></td><td><p>15,790</p></td><td><p>16,680</p></td><td><p>9,680</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/11/2017 15:31:12 question first ministerially corrected 29/11/2017 12:22:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 22780 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1002017

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new recruits have been offered a place in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	187999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on the intake of new recruits into the Regular Armed Forces since 31 March 2014, including a breakdown by Service, can be found at Excel Table 5A of 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>Intake information prior to 31 March 2014 can be found at Excel Table 5A of the UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2017</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/11/2018 15:54:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1002097

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his news release of 5 November Armed Forces to step up Commonwealth recruitment, whether the lifting of the five-year residency in the UK requirement for applicants who wish to serve in the armed forces will apply also to citizens of UK Overseas Territories.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	188178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>British Overseas Territories Citizens (BOTC) have never been subject to the five year UK residency criteria which has been removed for citizens of Commonwealth member countries. BOTC have one of six types of British nationality which already makes them eligible to apply to join the British Armed Forces, and they serve as part of the British cohort. As at 1 April 2018 there were 130 BOTC serving in the Regular trained strength of the British Armed Forces.</p><p>However, for security reasons the Armed Forces continue to have UK residency criteria to ensure the appropriate security standards which all applicants are required to meet. This will vary depending on the Service and role being applied for and applications are considered on a case by case basis.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>· Nationality is as reported on the Joint Personnel Administration system</p><p>· Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/11/2018 15:50:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1002151

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that it is ready to respond to potential emergency events caused by climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	188094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Civil authorities and emergency services provide the first response to crises, emergencies and/or major incidents within the UK. Other Government Departments or civil authorities request military assistance when they require additional or niche capabilities. The Ministry of Defence engages closely with other Government Departments to ensure that Defence is prepared to provide appropriate, timely and effective military support at the local, regional and national level to potential emergency events such as extreme weather.</p><p>The policy and doctrine for military aid to civil authorities can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2015-to-2020-government-policy-military-aid-to-the-civil-authorities-for-activities-in-the-uk/2015-to-2020-government-policy-military-aid-to-the-civil-authorities-for-activities-in-the-uk</p><p>Previous support includes flood mitigation during the Thames Valley flood in 2013-14; flood relief efforts across the north of England following Storms Desmond and Eva in December 2015/January 2016 and more recently, the period of extreme cold and snow in February/March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/11/2018 15:52:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1002153

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Climate Change
	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 UK defence readiness is not compromised by incidents related to climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	188095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has previously provided, and continues to provide, civil authorities with military support across the UK under military aid to civil authorities (MACA). Defence maintains a cadre of military personnel and capabilities which can be used in the wider Government response to emergencies including, but not limited to, those related to climate change.</p><p>The MOD ensures that Defence personnel are suitably trained and equipped to respond to a wide variety of potential incidents. This includes incidents in the UK but also Defence support to Humanitarian and Disaster Relief activities globally. Defence planning staffs are well-versed, trained and practised in the principles of planning to ensure Defence can continue to meet its specific strategic objectives.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/11/2018 15:48:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1002193

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Bomb Disposal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal teams were called out between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2014 as a result of (a) viable and (b) hoax devices.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	188038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Army is in the process of refining its data and I will write with a full answer shortly.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 189606 question first answered 14/11/2018 16:07:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1002613

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	World War I: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to support the (a) National Army Museum, (b) National Museum of the Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force Museum to mark the centenary of the Armistice.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	188708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force support their respective museums through an annual Grant in Aid payment, which is used by the museums for any exhibition or theme that it wishes to support.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/11/2018 15:46:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham