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registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) capabilities and (b) strength of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	910984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence launched the Modernising Defence Programme in January last year which looked across the spectrum at our current and planned capabilities, right through to our business practices.</p><p> </p><p>It is an ambitious programme, but we are confident that Defence is making the right capability investments and policy approaches to ensure we remain one of the strongest Defence players in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/05/2019 16:40:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

521133

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
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 (a) army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force were deployed to which countries on (i) 1 May 2016 and (ii) during 2015.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	38263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>Members of the Armed Forces routinely deploy overseas on operational duties or to conduct other Defence activities. The scope, scale and timeframes of some of these deployments mean that it is not always possible to provide comprehensive lists.</p><p>The answer to part (i) is provided in the attached map and is accurate as at 6 May 2016. We are, however, unable to break this down by Service.</p><p>The answer to part (ii) will take longer to assemble. I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/06/2016 14:53:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Annex A to PQ38263-MOD Deployments Map.png title Map to support PQ38263 - Armed Forces deployments
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

506362

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
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 10 February 2016 to Question 25543, whether the definition of UK troops includes members of the (a) Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), (b) 13 Squadron of the Royal Air Force and (c) 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	32822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 32570 on 11 April 2016.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/04/2016 14:35:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 11 April 2016 HOC 32570.docx title Electronic Warfare
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

456509

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the organisation and deployment of UK-based armour is.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	29339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The organisation of British armour based in the UK is as follows:</p><p><strong>1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</strong></p><p>Household Cavalry Regiment - Windsor</p><p>The Royal Tank Regiment - Tidworth</p><p>1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - Tidworth</p><p>1st Battalion the Mercian Regiment - Bulford</p><p><strong>12th Armoured Infantry Brigade</strong></p><p>The Royal Lancers - Catterick</p><p>The King's Royal Hussars - Tidworth</p><p>1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment - Warminster</p><p>1st Battalion the Royal Welsh - Tidworth</p><p>20X is based in Germany</p><p>The following UK based armoured units support these Brigades:</p><p>The Royal Wessex Yeomanry - Bovington, Salisbury, Cirencester, Paignton, Exeter &amp; Swindon</p><p><strong>1st Artillery Brigade</strong></p><p>1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery - Tidworth</p><p>19th Regiment Royal Artillery - Tidworth</p><p><strong>8 Engineer Brigade</strong></p><p>22 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers - Perham Down</p><p>26 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers - Perham Down</p><p><strong>101 Logistic Brigade</strong></p><p>4 Armoured Medical Regiment - Aldershot</p><p>5 Armoured Medical Regiment - Tidworth &amp; Catterick</p><p>4 Armoured Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - Tidworth</p><p>6 Armoured Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - Tidworth</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/03/2016 16:18:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

454129

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.45 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence Review 2015, when he expects to announce further details of the Government's proposed new armed forces offer.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>In order to deliver the battle-winning forces which the UK needs for the future, we are looking at developing a new &quot;offer&quot; for new joiners into the Armed Forces which meets the expectations of future recruits. It will ensure our future expenditure on personnel is sustainable and applied in the most efficient way. We have now begun the conceptual stages of evidence gathering and initial policy development which will determine whether the concept of a new offer is viable and when it could be delivered. We will engage stakeholders including the Armed Forces Pay Review Body as usual on our proposals when they mature. The new offer for new joiners will not impact on existing Service personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/03/2016 17:42:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

450713

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the additional capabilities the Joint Force 2025 will provide to the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Joint Force 2025 is about rebalancing our Armed Forces to strengthen the front line and maintain our military advantage. It will ensure that the Armed Forces are able to tackle a wider range of more sophisticated potential adversaries.</p><p>Joint Force 2025 will be able to deploy a larger force more quickly or undertake a large number of smaller operations simultaneously and will include enhanced Counter Terrorism capabilities; more fighter jet squadrons; new Protector armed remotely piloted aircraft; Maritime Patrol Aircraft; increased Carrier capability and readily deployable STRIKE brigades. Joint Force 2025 will also benefit from greater investment in new areas of capability such as cyber and space.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/02/2016 16:29:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

432683

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he plans the force generation ratios to be for the expeditionary force of 50,000 personnel announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>In the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 (Cm9161) we have increased our ambition so that for Joint Force 2025 we will be able to deploy an expeditionary force of around 50,000 including greater contributions from the air and maritime domain. This is is the largest scale operation that Defence plans to be able to deliver whilst continuing to conduct a range of concurrent &quot;fixed&quot; tasks such as defending the homeland, running military bases and training our military personnel. The scale and nature of the deployment means that there is no specific force generation ratio associated with it.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/12/2015 16:22:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432735

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to (a) merge and (b) disband military units in implementing Joint Force 2025.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to merge or disband military units in implementing Joint Force 2025. We are committed to maintaining the size of the regular Armed Forces, not reducing the Army below 82,000, and increasing the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force by a total of 700 personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/12/2015 16:29:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle