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date	13/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether 77th Brigade's full operating capability has been met.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	40346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Following its establishment in April 2015, 77th Brigade is planned to reach full operating capability in December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:01:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524671

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expertise on Russia is required of members of the 77th Brigade; what the operational deployment standards are of that brigade; and how many members of that brigade were recruited from the Reserves.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	40340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Russia is just one of a wide range of different nations that elements of 77th Brigade are studying in order to develop a deep understanding of their approach to operations. The focus is on specific aspects of these countries' operational concepts and doctrine including information warfare and the use of non-military means.</p><p>As is normal for operational deployments overseas, personnel will only deploy once they have met standards laid down for each theatre by the Joint Commander.</p><p>There are currently 141 reserve personnel serving with 77th Brigade.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:06:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524672

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force are deployed to the 77th Brigade.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	40342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>77th Brigade includes 10 members of the Naval Service (Royal Navy and Royal Marines) and 11 Royal Air Force personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:01:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524673

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which languages to what level members of the 77th Brigade speak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	40341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>77th Brigade does not specifically select personnel for language capability. However, personnel within the brigade hold 59 'standard level profile' (GCSE - to master's degree level) qualifications in languages including Dari, Pashtu, Russian and Urdu. Some personnel hold more than one of these qualifications.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:02:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524674

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the doctrine and concepts are of the 77th Brigade; and how those doctrines and concepts were developed.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	40343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Doctrine provides the philosophy and enduring principles by which military forces guide their actions. 77th Brigade uses a combination of NATO and UK doctrine including for Civil Military Cooperation, Security, Stabilisation, Information and Media Operations, as well as Peace Support and Humanitarian Assistance<em>.</em></p><p>The doctrine applied by 77th Brigade has been developed through collaboration with NATO allies, within the UK military and with other Government Departments. It will also have called on the experience and expertise of other nations and academia. The doctrine is dynamic, being constantly tested against experience, and crafted for a contemporary environment, and will therefore continue to develop as new or anticipated challenges appear.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:01:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524675

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his (a) US counterpart and (b) other NATO counterparts on the role of the 77th Brigade.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	40344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:01:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

524676

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	77th Brigade: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) exercises and (b) deployments the 77th Brigade has conducted in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	40345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Since 77th Brigade was formed in April 2015, 116 personnel have deployed on 30 exercises, the vast majority of which have been UK based; 20 personnel have deployed on four separate operations; and a further 23 personnel have deployed non-operationally as part of Short Term Training Teams to five countries.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/06/2016 14:07:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon