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1664947

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Armed Conflict
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 military lessons to be learned from the conflict in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	202641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Russia Ukraine Insights Hub identified insights at the strategic and operational level for Defence drawn from the UK's response to the war in Ukraine. These insights have informed subsequent Defence decision making. In addition to strategic insights, the single Services continue to identify lessons pertinent to their domains.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/10/2023 16:18:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1327752

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Fleet Solid Support ship capacity is sailing with the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>RFA Fort Victoria has been allocated to the Carrier Strike Group as the Fleet Solid Support ship.</p><p>She will provide vital support to CSG21 by acting as a stores ship and a fleet tanker. RFA Fort Victoria is fitted with four central replenishment rigs, so she can replenish two warships simultaneously with fuel and stores and has another refuelling rig at her rear. She also has a large flight-deck, hangar and maintenance facilities for helicopters.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 28/05/2021 06:48:46 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1197052

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular, full-time serving members of the Army there were on the most recent date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	48946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2020 the strength of the Regular Army was 79,620 personnel.</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p>These figures were provided by Defence Statistics (Army)</p><p>Figures are for Untrained and Trained Regular strengths and therefore exclude Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Gurkhas but include those individuals who have transferred out of the Gurkhas to the Regular Army.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes;</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 08/06/2020 08:44:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1197053

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Reserve personnel, excluding members of University Officer Training Corps, have served for a period of over one year.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	48947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2020, there were 25,580 Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) Army personnel who had continuous Army Reserve service of one year or more.</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><ul><li>Figures provided by Defence Statistics (Army).</li><li>FR20 personnel includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, High Readiness Reserves and those Volunteer Reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Additional Duties Commitment (ADC). Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20.</li><li>The above figure is the number of FR20 personnel who were recorded on Strength both on 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2019. This captures the number of personnel who have a year or more continuous service in Army Reserve, but will not include those who may have accumulated more than one year of service in other areas of the Armed Forces prior to joining the Army Reserves.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes.</li></ul> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 08/06/2020 16:22:34 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1195002

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular, full-time serving members of the Army there were on the latest date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	45953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>There were 78,620 Regular Army personnel on strength as at 1 January 2020</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p>These figures were provided by Defence Statistics (Army)</p><p>Figures are for Untrained and Trained Regular strengths and therefore exclude Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Gurkhas but include those individuals who have transferred out of the Gurkhas to the Regular Army.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes;</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/05/2020 15:52:21 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1195004

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Reserve personnel, excluding members of University Officer Training Corps, have served for a period of over one year.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	45954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2020, there were 25,610 Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) Army personnel who had continuous Army Reserve service of one year or more.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><ol><li>Figures provided by Defence Statistics (Army).</li><li>FR20 personnel includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, High Readiness Reserves and those Volunteer Reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Additional Duties Commitment (ADC). Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20.</li><li>The above figure is the number of FR20 personnel who were recorded on Strength both on 1 January 2020 and 1 January 2019 . This captures the number of personnel who have a year or more continuous service in Army Reserve, but will not include those who may have accumulated more than one year of service in other areas of the Armed Forces prior to joining the Army Reserves.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/05/2020 15:52:47 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1191187

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received a request from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the use of the RAF Voyager fleet to repatriate British nationals during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	40968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s COVID-19 response effort, the Ministry of Defence has so far provided places on 11 pre-scheduled flights on Military Aircraft to repatriate British Nationals at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s request, which has included the use of Voyager Aircraft where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 40970 question first answered 06/05/2020 11:06:01 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1191189

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has offered the use of (a) the RAF Voyager fleet and (b) civil-registered aircraft from the non-core Voyager fleet to the Department of Health and Social Care for the long-distance transport of personal protective equipment to the UK during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	40969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Government's COVID-19 response, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has provided military aircraft to transport personal protective equipment on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The MOD deploys the most appropriate aircraft for each task in line with Military Aid to Civil Authorities (MACA) principles. In this case, A400M and C-17 aircraft have been used but Voyager aircraft have not.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/05/2020 11:06:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1191191

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has offered the use of funded flying hours from the RAF Voyager fleet to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to repatriate UK nationals during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	40970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s COVID-19 response effort, the Ministry of Defence has so far provided places on 11 pre-scheduled flights on Military Aircraft to repatriate British Nationals at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s request, which has included the use of Voyager Aircraft where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 40968 question first answered 06/05/2020 11:06:01 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar