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446464

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date	20/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Iron and Steel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether steel produced in Britain will be used for the construction of the Type 26 Frigates and other vessels announced in the recent Strategic Security and Defence Review.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL5236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>As to the source of steel to be used for the construction of the Type 26 Global Combat Ships, I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement in the House of Commons on 20 January 2016 to Question 22739.</p><p>The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 (Cmd 9161) also announced that we will launch a concept stage for a new General Purpose Frigate, build two further Offshore Patrol Vessels and buy three new logistics ships to support the Fleet. As with the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, it is too early to say from where the steel for these programmes will be sourced, but a range of UK suppliers and others will be invited to bid and provide steel for these programmes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:54:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20160120_QnA_extract_on_Type_26_Frigates.docx title 20160120 - QnA extract on Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

446512

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conclusions they have drawn from the document Future Operating Environment 2035 published by the Ministry of Defence on 14 December 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>Whilst formally released outside the Department in December, the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) published the &quot;Future Operating Environment 2035&quot; (FOE35) internally so that it was available throughout the SDSR period. FOE35 was a source of information on the threats and challenges that Defence would be asked to address in the future. Consequently, SDSR decisions were informed by the Future Operating Environment work and, in particular, the need to focus on being more agile and innovative. The Ministry of Defence continues to consider how the future operating environment will shape the business of Defence. DCDC will take this work forward as it develops the Defence Joint Operating Concept and the Joint and environmental future operating concepts in 2016.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/01/2016 12:03:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

445755

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) SO1, and (2) SO2, staff appointments are established at the British Army Headquarters, and of those, how many are gapped or unfilled, excluding short handover periods.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Army HQ in Andover is currently undergoing reorganisation. There are presently 221 SO1 and 375 SO2 established posts in Andover, but this includes elements of the Army that are not part of Army HQ, including Commander Field Army and parts of Personnel Support Command. Of these, seven SO1 and 13 SO2 posts are gapped. The final structure of Army HQ under the Army Command Review is not expected to be finalised until April 2016 at the earliest.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:13:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

445761

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle to come into full service.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Watchkeeper Tactical Remotely Piloted Aircraft System was brought into service with the Army in 2014 and subsequently deployed to support operations in Afghanistan. Full operating capability is forecast to be achieved in the second quarter of 2017.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:56:29 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

445762

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Bomb Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in Project Starter to acquire explosive ordnance disposal unmanned ground vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Project Starter passed Initial Gate in October 2014 and is currently in the Assessment Phase.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:55:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

445796

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Earl Howe on 18 January concerning a gifting package to Ukraine (HLWS463), whether this gift will be financed from the overseas aid budget, the defence budget, or another source.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The gift of 3,500 first aid kits will be purchased using funds from Her Majesty's Government's Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund (CSSF). The CSSF is a cross-Whitehall fund. As well as defence reform, the CSSF Ukraine programme supports a number of interventions including strategic communications, peace-building activities and support to international organisations.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/01/2016 16:56:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

445360

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	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

445386

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	Afghanistan: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of HM Armed Forces are currently serving in Afghanistan; how many are female, and what roles they are fulfilling.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>As of 18 January 2016, there were 458 members of HM Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan under Operation TORAL. Routine movements and minor changes in requirements mean that this number will vary over time. The UK's commitment to Operation TORAL nevertheless remains in line with the figure of around 450 personnel announced by the Defence Secretary in his statement of 27 October 2015 ( Ref: UK Military Support to Afghanistan:Written statement - HCWS273).</p><br /><p>Out of the 458 personnel, 33 are female. There are 10 UK female officers and 23 other ranks. These personnel undertake a wide range of roles including: medical, force protection, mentors, police, logistics, communications, human resources and administration, and engineering and technical support.</p><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/01/2016 16:02:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name WMS 27 Ocotober 2015 Military Support to Afghanistan HL 5150.docx title Military Support to Afghanistan
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

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

444859

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: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of reserve force recruitment was achieved in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The requested information is provided below.</p><br /><p><strong>Intake into Future Reserves 2020 Volunteer Reserve by Stationed Location</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Financial Year 2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total intake in Army Reserve</strong> <em>of which</em></p></td><td><p><strong>3,960</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,920<sup>e</sup></p></td><td><p>73.7<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>480<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>12.1<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>290<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>7.3<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>250<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>6.3<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Source: Defence Statistics (Tri Service)</p><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total FR20 Volunteer Reserve Intake</strong> <em>of which</em></p></td><td><p><strong>4,120</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>6,810</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>3,240<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>78.6<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>5,200<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>76.4<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>450<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>10.9<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>770<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>11.3<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>220<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>5.3<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>470<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>6.9<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>180<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>4.4<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>330<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>4.8<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Source: Defence Statistics (TriService)</p><br /><br /><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><br /><p>(1) 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 Commitment (ADC). Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI), Sponsored Reserves and University Officer Cadets are excluded.</p><br /><p>(2) Military personnel numbers are sourced from the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system. Location data are based on the stationed location of the individual as recorded in the ‘Assignment Location’ field of the JPA system. The figures are based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work is not necessarily where they live, this is particularly the case for those serving in National Units. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</p><br /><p>(3) Centrally held data dates back to October 2012 for the Maritime Reserve, April 2012 for the Army Reserve and April 2013 for the Royal Air Force Reserves and therefore FY2012-13 Tri Service intake is unavailable.</p><br /><p>(4) Location statistics have been reported as estimates because stationed location data for Reserve has not been validated.</p><br /><p><strong>Symbols</strong></p><br /><p><sup>e </sup>Estimate</p><br /><p><strong>Rounding</strong></p><br /><p>When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><br /><p>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts.</p><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/01/2016 16:20:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey