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445360

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date	18/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what have been the results of the training of police and security forces in Bahrain by UK armed forces.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Defence relationship contributes to UK objectives in Bahrain through programmes of world class training and education. Whilst this relationship is almost exclusively military to military, the one element that is delivered to the police and security forces concerns training to counter improvised explosive devices. This work has undoubtedly saved Bahraini lives and potentially those of UK citizens and our own Armed Forces based there.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/01/2016 16:28:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

445387

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Hellfire missiles were fired (1) in training, and (2) on operations, in each year from 2008 to 2015, and what platforms they were mounted on.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><br /><p>Hellfire missiles are used by RAF Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems and Army Air Corps Apache helicopters.</p><p>For the Reaper Force, the Air Vehicles have been continuously deployed on Operations over the requested timescale. Consequently, there have been no missile rounds fired in Training from RAF Reaper. The following table details Hellfire missile firings from RAF Reaper on Operations in Afghanistan <br>(2008-14) Iraq (2014-15) and Syria (2015).</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (Jan-Dec)</p></td><td><p>UK Reaper Hellfire rounds fired on Operations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>For the Apache Force the following table details Hellfire missile rounds fired by Financial Year from Apache Helicopters in Training.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (Jan-Dec)</p></td><td><p>UK Apache Hellfire consumption in Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 07 - Mar 08</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 08 - Mar 09</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 09 - Mar 10</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 10 - Apr 11</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 11 - Mar 12</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 12 - Mar 13</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 13 - Mar 14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 14 - Mar 15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Apache Force have fired a total 1578 Hellfire missiles on Operations in Afghanistan (FY 07-08 to 14-15) and Libya (FY11-12). However, the nature of the records held means that this total number cannot be accurately broken down by Financial Year.</p><br /><br /><br /><p><br></p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/01/2016 15:59:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

444861

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Labour Turnover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the retention figures for members of the reserve forces in the UK for the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The requested information is provided in the following table:</p><br /><br /><p><strong>Future Reserve 2020 Volunteer Reserve Strength Retention – Tri-Service</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year (FY)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Strength at beginning of FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Retained strength at end of FY of those people</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Retained (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 (Army Reserve only)</p></td><td><p>25,980</p></td><td><p>21,730</p></td><td><p>83.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>29,390</p></td><td><p>24,460</p></td><td><p>83.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>28,150</p></td><td><p>24,430</p></td><td><p>86.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Retention rates have been calculated using a cohort of personnel on strength as at 1 April each year and checking whether each is on strength at each subsequent April point. Personnel who have left and rejoined during these periods will be counted as retained.</li></ol><br /><ol start="2"><li>Centrally held data dates back to April 2012 for the Army Reserve and October 2012 for the Maritime Reserve and Royal Air Force Reserves. As a result of this Army Reserve retention statistics have been provided for those on strength as at 1 April 2012 and Future Reserve 2020 Volunteer Reserve statistics have been provided for subsequent years.</li></ol><br /><ol start="3"><li>The FR20 Volunteer Reserve population includes mobilised volunteer reserves, High Readiness Reserves (HRR) and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Additional Duties Commitments (ADC). Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI), Sponsored Reserves and University Officer Cadets are excluded.</li></ol><br /><ol start="4"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><br /><ol start="5"><li>Percentages are calculated from unrounded data and are reported to 1 decimal place.</li></ol><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br></p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/01/2016 15:58:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

444455

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK airstrikes have been carried out against Daesh in Syria over the last two months; how many of those were against (1) economic targets, and (2) human targets; and what estimate they have made of collateral damage from those strikes.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>As at 18 January 2016 the Royal Air Force has conducted a total of 22 air strikes against Daesh targets in Syria, beginning on the 2 December 2015 after the House of Commons vote.</p><p>Of these, 11 strikes were against oil infrastructure, one was against a Daesh command and control centre and 10 were against Daesh fighters and their equipment. No collateral damage or civilian casualties arose from these strikes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/01/2016 16:33:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

444322

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their most recent estimate of the unit cost of the UK’s F-35Bs has been revised (1) upwards, or (2) downwards, as a result of updated information provided by the US Joint Strike Fighter programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>We continue to see a reduction in aircraft unit costs which is in line with the estimates shown in the annual US Selected Acquisition Report. The UK's F-35 programme remains within its cost approval limit as detailed in the National Audit Office Major Projects Report 2015.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/01/2016 16:39:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

444323

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their most recent estimate of the in-service date for the F-35B aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>UK F-35B Lightning II Initial Operating Capability remains on schedule for 2018.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/01/2016 17:04:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

444324

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Prosthetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the pilot programme for Direct Skeletal Fixation is proceeding, and when they expect that pilot to be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Work is currently under way between the Ministry of Defence, NHS England and the UK Departments of Health to put in place a patient referral pathway to enable access for eligible military personnel and Veterans to the Direct Skeletal Fixation programme. This includes the definition of clinical criteria to access the programme as the procedure will not be appropriate for every individual. The programme is expected to begin in spring 2016 for two and a half years and the results will be published following completion.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/01/2016 17:02:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

444327

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to devise a written policy for the development, integration and use of military unmanned systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is currently seeking to articulate in one policy document the considerations for future UK capability requirements, development, integration and use of unmanned systems.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/01/2016 17:08:30 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

444345

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Military Academy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign nationals received training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in each year between 2005 and 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL4953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>Defence has a long and proud tradition of training overseas military and civilian personnel at its training establishments throughout the UK and this is an essential ingredient of Defence Engagement. Training establishments such as Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) offer international students prestigious courses which remain highly prized. Courses currently undertaken by foreign nationals are the Commissioning Course, the Army Reserve Commissioning Course, the Professionally Qualified Officer Course and the International Trainer Development Course.</p><br /><br /><p>These courses expose international partners to UK policy, and promote concepts of accountability, human rights and transparency. They are important in building skills which enable other countries to deal appropriately with their own internal problems, thereby contributing to regional security. The courses are paid for by a combination of self and UK funding. Information on the number of foreign nations in receipt of training at RMAS is provided in the attached table.</p><br /><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL4954 HL4955 HL4956 question first answered 21/01/2016 16:50:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL4953 - Foreign Nations in reciept of training at RMS Sandhurst.docx title HL4953-Foreign Nations trained at RMA Sandhurst
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

444346

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Military Academy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many nationals of (1) Bahrain, (2) Kuwait, (3) Oman, (4) Qatar, (5) Saudi Arabia, and (6) the United Arab Emirates, received training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in each year between 2005 and 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL4954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>Defence has a long and proud tradition of training overseas military and civilian personnel at its training establishments throughout the UK and this is an essential ingredient of Defence Engagement. Training establishments such as Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) offer international students prestigious courses which remain highly prized. Courses currently undertaken by foreign nationals are the Commissioning Course, the Army Reserve Commissioning Course, the Professionally Qualified Officer Course and the International Trainer Development Course.</p><br /><br /><p>These courses expose international partners to UK policy, and promote concepts of accountability, human rights and transparency. They are important in building skills which enable other countries to deal appropriately with their own internal problems, thereby contributing to regional security. The courses are paid for by a combination of self and UK funding. Information on the number of foreign nations in receipt of training at RMAS is provided in the attached table.</p><br /><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL4953 HL4955 HL4956 question first answered 21/01/2016 16:50:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL4953 - Foreign Nations in reciept of training at RMS Sandhurst.docx title HL4953-Foreign Nations trained at RMA Sandhurst
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly