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1086686

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date	11/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Menwith Hill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the two space-based infra-red system radomes at NSA/NRO Menwith Hill are a fully operational part of the US missile defence system.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	230899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>There are three radomes at RAF Menwith Hill that form part of the US Space Based Infra-Red System, and these radomes are a fully operational part of the US Defence Support Programme Missile Warning facilities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/03/2019 15:54:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1060591

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will (a) publish and (b) place in the Library the Cost Sharing Arrangement between the UK and US Governments for the use of bases.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	221024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>I will place the UK/US Cost Sharing Arrangement concerning the use of military bases by the United States Visiting Forces in the Library of the House. You may wish to note that this document has been placed in the National Archives.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/02/2019 16:03:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052428

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many inquiries the British Army received as a result of its recruitment campaign referring to millennials, binge gamers, phone zombies, and snowflakes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	215611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The latest Army recruitment campaign has received a very promising amount of interest, evidenced by the high number of hits to the Army jobs website and increased applications since its launch. In the first five days of the campaign applications to join the Army were more than 20% higher than the comparable period last year, and 35% more than 2017.</p><p>While it is premature to assess the success of the campaign, early indications suggest a strong start in attracting candidates to join the Army.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/02/2019 15:56:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1035316

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Your Army Needs You British Army recruitment campaign was signed off by Ministers of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	205412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The new 'Your Army 19' recruiting campaign was developed by an expert advertising agency contracted by Capita. It was based upon detailed market research and lessons learned from previous campaigns. The campaign was closely developed with and approved by the Army. I then endorsed the campaign last year.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/01/2019 17:02:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1035318

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money from the public purse has been spent on the Your Army Needs You British Army recruitment campaign.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	205413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>£1.5 million has been budgeted for production of the 'Your Army 19' advertisements launched at the beginning of 2019. This includes all TV, radio, posters and social media products. Actual production costs are not yet confirmed but are expected to be less. This does not include broadcasting costs.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/01/2019 17:05:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1035319

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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 personnel were recruited by the armed forces in each month since January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	205414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Intake to UK Regulars, month ending, January to September 2018</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>September</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes: figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.</p><p>Figures provided are for full-time UK Regular Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Employed Personnel and Non Regular Permanent Staff.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/01/2019 17:06:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel