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852646

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date	01/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: RAF Fylingdales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many US (a) military personnel, (b) contractors and (c)civilians are stationed at RAF Fylingdales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	130642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of US military, US contractor and US civilian personnel at RAF Fylingdales as at 1 March 2018 can be found below;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>US Military personnel</strong></p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>US Contractor </strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>US Civilian personnel</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In accordance with the Data Protection Act data has been rounded to the nearest 10 where ~ denotes a number less than 5.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/03/2018 17:43:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

852662

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Catterick Garrison: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure services forces accommodation is completed (a) on time and (b) within budget at the planned super garrison at Catterick.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	130658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Army Basing Programme are currently investing £64 million in upgrading infrastructure on Catterick Garrison including Single Living Accommodation. The Army Basing programme are set to conclude the construction work on Catterick Garrison in early 2019. This work is on time and to budget.</p><p>Furthermore, additional investment in Catterick will be forthcoming through the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme as a result of the Better Defence Estate Strategy. This is subject to an Assessment Study which will be completed in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/03/2018 17:50:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

852684

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the planned relocation of (a) 160 Brigade HQ and (b) HMS Cambria will take place.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	130680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>In relation to the relocation of 160 Brigade HQ I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 13 February 2018 to Question 126435.</p><p>On current plans, the Royal Navy expects to complete the relocation of HMS CAMBRIA in autumn 2019.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/03/2018 17:49:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

851655

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	South Korea: Joint Exercises
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 29 January 2018 to Question 123796, which joint exercises with South Korea he plans the UK to participate in over the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	130418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>As one of the 16 historic Sending States to the United Nations Command in Korea, the UK routinely contributes a small number of staff officers to annual joint United States - Republic of Korea exercises. These include Exercise KEY RESOLVE, normally held in the spring, and Exercise ULCHI FREEDOM GUARDIAN, held in late summer.</p><p>These exercises are in accordance with the UK's role in upholding the Korean Armistice Agreement, are defensive in nature and demonstrate our commitment to supporting peace and stability on the peninsula. We will continue to provide support to these exercises.</p><p>In addition, the deployment of Royal Navy ships to the region during 2018 will see participation in other joint exercises with partners such as the Republic of Korea, Japan and the United States.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/03/2018 17:49:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

851657

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Japan: Joint Exercises
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 29 January 2018 to Question 123796, which joint exercises with Japan he plans the UK to participate in over the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	130420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We are developing plans for Royal Navy ships to participate in bilateral exercises with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force during their respective deployments to East Asia in 2018.</p><p>We also plan to participate in a land-based exercise in Japan in October 2018 with elements of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force.</p><p>These exercises deliver on a 2017 commitment made by the UK and Japanese Prime Ministers to conduct joint training and exercises.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/03/2018 17:48:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

851658

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	South Korea: Joint Exercises
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 29 January 2018 to Question 123796, how many personnel from the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force are planned to participate in joint exercises with South Korea over the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	130421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>In line with our participation in recent years, the number of personnel currently expected to participate in UN Command-led Exercise KEY RESOLVE later this spring are:</p><p>Army 44</p><p>Royal Navy 6</p><p>Royal Air Force 6</p><p>No decisions on the number of personnel planned to participate in future joint exercises with the Republic of Korea over the next two years have been taken. In accordance with the UK's role in upholding the Korean Armistice Agreement, we will continue to provide support to routine, defensive UN Command-led exercises.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/03/2018 17:50:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

851773

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the difference was in each of the last five years between the amount paid by his Department to Annington Homes and the amount of Service Family Accommodation personnel charges collected by his Department for (a) each property owned by Annington homes and (b) in total.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	130536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not breakdown figures to isolate income from Annington-owned properties so we are unable to provide the total income received for Annington owned homes only.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/03/2018 17:54:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

850957

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 125923 on Army: Recruitment, how many people (a) applied and (b) enlisted in the regular army in October to December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	130163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>During October 2017 there were around 6,440 Regular Army applications. Application data for November 2017 onwards is not currently available.</p><p>Between 1 October and 31 December 2017, there were 1,700 Regular Army enlistments.</p><p>The application and enlistment data is not directly comparable. Many of those applied since October will still be in the recruitment process.</p><p>All figures should be considered provisional and subject to review.</p><p><strong>Notes/Caveats:</strong></p><p>The figures include soldiers, untrained officers and officer cadets.</p><p>Enlistment data excludes trained direct entrants into Phase 2 training, those who rejoin and others who enter directly into the trained strength.</p><p>Application data is a single service estimate.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/03/2018 17:52:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

851034

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel he plans to deploy to Mali in support of the three RAF CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters providing logistical support to French operations in the Sahel region.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	130226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The planning process is still under way and personnel numbers are yet to be finalised.</p><p>I will write to the hon.Member with the information once it is available.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/03/2018 17:55:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

850099

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel have been deployed on Operation Orbital in each year since that operation began.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	129667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of UK instructors deployed on Op ORBITAL for each financial year is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deployed Personnel</p></td><td><p>712</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>312</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures may include individual instructors deploying on multiple occasions. In addition, the Operation ORBITAL headquarters has consisted of 12-14 personnel throughout this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 01/03/2018 15:37:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith