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1546479

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	AUKUS: Canada
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Australia, (b) the United States of America and (c) the UK have held talks with their Canadian counterparts on the prospect of Canada joining AUKUS.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	98685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>AUKUS is a commitment to strengthen defence and security relationships with likeminded allies. The UK regularly holds discussions with Canada about our security and defence cooperation.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 08/12/2022 14:10:57 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1610312

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel from the Commonwealth Realms will be involved in the Coronation.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	180445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Around 5,000 Armed Forces personnel will accompany their Sovereign from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back in two separate processions featuring sailors, soldiers and aviators from across the UK and the breadth of the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p><p>The first, The King’s Procession, is the smaller in scale of the two and will feature just under 200 members, centred around The Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. They will travel down The Mall to Trafalgar Square where they will turn onto Whitehall before marching to Westminster Abbey. Flanking them will be over 1,000 Forces route liners from all three services drawn from multiple regiments. The second, The Coronation Procession, will follow the same route back to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey and feature nearly 4,000 personnel, again from all three services and drawn from multiple regiments. Nearly 400 Armed Forces personnel from at least 35 Commonwealth countries will also be on parade to mark the historic moment.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronation Procession will represent the diversity and traditions of the UK and Commonwealth Armed Forces. A full-spectrum display of unique and historic uniforms whose designs are in some cases hundreds of years old, flags from across the Commonwealth and 20 different bands will demonstrate the very best of the Armed Forces. They will guide Their Majesties back to Buckingham Palace, before conducting a Royal Salute</p><p><br> Following the military procession there will be a six-minute flypast. Aircraft from all three services will be watched by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they fly in formation over the Mall. <br> <br> Across the UK gun salutes will sound at the moment of The King’s Coronation to celebrate the historic moment, including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, featuring more than 400 personnel across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 180453 180788 question first answered 20/04/2023 10:36:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1610320

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the British armed forces will be involved in the King’s coronation; from which regiments they will come from; and what role the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force will have in the King's coronation.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	180453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Around 5,000 Armed Forces personnel will accompany their Sovereign from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back in two separate processions featuring sailors, soldiers and aviators from across the UK and the breadth of the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p><p>The first, The King’s Procession, is the smaller in scale of the two and will feature just under 200 members, centred around The Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. They will travel down The Mall to Trafalgar Square where they will turn onto Whitehall before marching to Westminster Abbey. Flanking them will be over 1,000 Forces route liners from all three services drawn from multiple regiments. The second, The Coronation Procession, will follow the same route back to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey and feature nearly 4,000 personnel, again from all three services and drawn from multiple regiments. Nearly 400 Armed Forces personnel from at least 35 Commonwealth countries will also be on parade to mark the historic moment.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronation Procession will represent the diversity and traditions of the UK and Commonwealth Armed Forces. A full-spectrum display of unique and historic uniforms whose designs are in some cases hundreds of years old, flags from across the Commonwealth and 20 different bands will demonstrate the very best of the Armed Forces. They will guide Their Majesties back to Buckingham Palace, before conducting a Royal Salute</p><p><br> Following the military procession there will be a six-minute flypast. Aircraft from all three services will be watched by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they fly in formation over the Mall. <br> <br> Across the UK gun salutes will sound at the moment of The King’s Coronation to celebrate the historic moment, including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, featuring more than 400 personnel across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 180445 180788 question first answered 20/04/2023 10:36:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1611159

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops from participating Commonwealth countries will be involved in the coronation.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	180788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Around 5,000 Armed Forces personnel will accompany their Sovereign from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back in two separate processions featuring sailors, soldiers and aviators from across the UK and the breadth of the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p><p>The first, The King’s Procession, is the smaller in scale of the two and will feature just under 200 members, centred around The Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. They will travel down The Mall to Trafalgar Square where they will turn onto Whitehall before marching to Westminster Abbey. Flanking them will be over 1,000 Forces route liners from all three services drawn from multiple regiments. The second, The Coronation Procession, will follow the same route back to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey and feature nearly 4,000 personnel, again from all three services and drawn from multiple regiments. Nearly 400 Armed Forces personnel from at least 35 Commonwealth countries will also be on parade to mark the historic moment.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronation Procession will represent the diversity and traditions of the UK and Commonwealth Armed Forces. A full-spectrum display of unique and historic uniforms whose designs are in some cases hundreds of years old, flags from across the Commonwealth and 20 different bands will demonstrate the very best of the Armed Forces. They will guide Their Majesties back to Buckingham Palace, before conducting a Royal Salute</p><p><br> Following the military procession there will be a six-minute flypast. Aircraft from all three services will be watched by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they fly in formation over the Mall. <br> <br> Across the UK gun salutes will sound at the moment of The King’s Coronation to celebrate the historic moment, including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, featuring more than 400 personnel across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 180445 180453 question first answered 20/04/2023 10:36:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1649317

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	King Charles III: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his Commonwealth counterparts on the prospect of an annual joint King’s Birthday parade.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	191893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to include other elements of the UK Armed Forces or Commonwealth participation in the annual King’s Birthday Parade.</p><p> </p><p>The annual King’s Birthday Parade and the Trooping of the Colour is a parade and celebration that is unique to the Household Division – it does not include other elements of the British Army or the other Services. To include these, and potentially Commonwealth participation, would significantly change the historical and traditional aspects of this parade which has continued in essentially the same format for over a century.</p><p> </p><p>Those Commonwealth countries that recognise His Majesty The King as their Head of State celebrate his official birthday in their own way. Apart from the annual King’s Birthday Parade and the Trooping of the Colour, the UK Armed Forces do not celebrate the Sovereign’s birthdays. However, alongside the rest of the nation, they have traditionally celebrated significant milestones in the Sovereign’s reign; the recent pageants for Her Late Majesty The Queen’s major anniversaries of her accession are examples which have included representatives of Commonwealth Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/07/2023 12:22:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1649683

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Personal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of (a) how many service record requests are outstanding and (b) the expected waiting time for a service record claim.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	192022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>Serving and veteran requestors can generally expect to receive their service record within one month, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 legal deadline. During June, 88% of requests were answered on time. There are currently 370 outstanding cases.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/07/2023 13:07:37 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1649684

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Personal Records
	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 tackle backlogs in service record requests.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	192023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has taken several steps to improve the service and tackle the backlog for service record requests. These have included establishing a contract with an industry partner for the digital transfer of physical records; significant investment in additional staffing costs; and we are increasing the number of staff to deal with the backlog.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/07/2023 12:52:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1655954

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of people serving in the armed forces who originate from outside the United Kingdom in the Commonwealth of Nations.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	195799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The hon. Member's question has been answered on the basis of numbers of Regular Service Personnel who have a Commonwealth nationality recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1. The strength of UK trade trained and untrained Regulars<sup>1</sup> with a Commonwealth<sup>2</sup> Nationality<sup>3,4 </sup>as at 1 April 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Count</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>4,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>5,230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><p>1.UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel.</p><p>2.The Commonwealth grouping includes all personnel with a nationality, as recorded on the JPA system at the time of publication, that is reported in the British Nationality Act 1981, SCHEDULE 3 (Countries Whose Citizens are Commonwealth Citizens), further information of which is available at <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/3" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/3</a> Figures relating to personnel with a nationality, as recorded on JPA, of Gambian or Zimbabwean are currently still included in the Commonwealth grouping.</p><p>3.As nationality is a non-mandatory field, nationality is as currently recorded and not necessarily the same as at birth or when recruited. Therefore, Commonwealth personnel who have changed nationality (for example naturalised to a British Citizen) may or may not have updated their JPA record.</p><p>4. The question has requested Commonwealth personnel only. This will differ from the Biannual Diversity Statistics, which provides a combined nationality breakdown of Commonwealth and Irish.</p><p> </p><p>These figures may not capture the full cohort of Commonwealth personnel who joined the UK Regular Forces, as a number of personnel may have changed from a Commonwealth nationality to a British nationality.</p><p> </p><p>Figures in this table have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 13:33:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1681548

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force and Navy: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that recruitment targets for the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force are met.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	9190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 January 2023 to Question 8675 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/01/2024 16:12:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 8675 - Armed Forces Recruitment.docx title Armed Forces Recruitment
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683379

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	D-Day Landings: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	10413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is working across Whitehall and with external stakeholders to put together an appropriate programme of events to mark the important occasion of the 80<sup>th</sup> anniversary of D-Day in the UK and in France.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s National Commemorative Event in Portsmouth will once again highlight this nation’s major contribution as a leading partner in the Western Alliance. The UK’s main commemorative event in France will take place at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer overlooking GOLD beach. It is the first time, during a major commemorative year, that this event will take place at the memorial following its official opening in 2021.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/01/2024 15:34:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell