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421774

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK overseas personnel the Royal Navy plans to recruit or loan from other countries' armed forces for each year up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Royal Navy has no plans to recruit from non-UK armed forces.</p><p>We work closely with many nations and provide opportunities for their personnel to serve with the Royal Navy through a range of schemes, such as loans, exchanges and liaison postings. There are no set targets, and these are conducted on a case by case basis.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/10/2015 14:44:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

421775

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK overseas personnel the RAF plans to recruit or loan from other countries' armed forces for each year up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The RAF has no plans to recruit from non-UK armed forces. However, if individuals choose to apply to join the RAF their application will be considered on a case by case basis.</p><p>The number of personnel on loan to the RAF from non-UK armed forces is based on the availability of opportunities and requirement at the time. Therefore there are no projected figures up to 2020.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/10/2015 14:52:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

421776

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK overseas armed forces personnel have been recruited or loaned from other countries' armed forces to serve in the UK armed forces over the last five years; and what were the countries of origin of those personnel.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The attached tables show the number of non-UK armed forces personnel by rank and nationality which have been recruited into the UK Regular Armed Forces.</p><br /><p>The information in respect of the number of non-UK armed forces personnel who have been loaned by other countries will take time to collate and I will write to the hon. Member shortly.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 20151019_PQ09046 and 09050- Kevan Jones MP-Reg Non UK AF Pers intake to UKAF by Nalty-DPS ans sub to PB.xlsx title Intake of NON-UK Personnel into UK Regular Forces 2 file name 20151019PQ09046 and 09050s Kevan Jones MP-Regular Non UK AF Pers intake to UKAF by Rank-DPS ans sub to PB.xlsx title Intake of Non Regular Forces Armed Forces grouped question UIN 12138 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:00:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

421777

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK armed forces personnel the army plans to recruit or loan for each year up until 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Army has no plans to recruit from non-UK armed forces. The Army supports a range of individual, short term, inbound and outbound attachments and exchanges with non-UK armed forces. There are no set targets; numbers vary each year depending on requirements and individual opportunities. Non-UK personnel on attachment or exchange to the Army are not included on strength</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/10/2015 14:45:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

421779

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK overseas armed forces personnel have been recruited or loaned by other countries to serve in the UK armed forces in the last five years; and how many such personnel hold which ranks in the UK armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	12138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The attached tables show the number of non-UK armed forces personnel by rank and nationality which have been recruited into the UK Regular Armed Forces.</p><br /><p>The information in respect of the number of non-UK armed forces personnel who have been loaned by other countries will take time to collate and I will write to the hon. Member shortly.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name 20151019_PQ09046 and 09050- Kevan Jones MP-Reg Non UK AF Pers intake to UKAF by Nalty-DPS ans sub to PB.xlsx title Intake of NON-UK Personnel into UK Regular Forces 2 file name 20151019PQ09046 and 09050s Kevan Jones MP-Regular Non UK AF Pers intake to UKAF by Rank-DPS ans sub to PB.xlsx title Intake of Non Regular Forces Armed Forces grouped question UIN 12140 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:00:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

420999

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK Tornadoes flying missions over Iraq are armed with heat-seeking air-to-air missile systems.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/10/2015 14:24:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

421001

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Alexander Blackman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will review the Army's rules of engagement in response to the court martial of Sergeant Blackman.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the Army's Rules of Engagement in response to the court martial of Sergeant Blackman. Rules of Engagement (ROE) are Operation not Service specific and set out the legal and policy constraints within which all UK forces must work. UK forces receive mandatory training in order to ensure that they understand the responsibilities and obligations placed on them by ROE profiles and UK and international law.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/10/2015 14:22:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421010

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Somalia: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) nature and (b) purpose is of the deployment of UK armed forces to Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The UK currently has 20 Armed Forces personnel deployed in Mogadishu, Somalia. Those personnel are supporting a range of UN and EU Missions to provide training, mentoring, and logistical support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and develop the Somali National Army. The purpose of those Missions, and therefore our support, is to counter the terrorist threat from Al Shabaab and achieve security and stability within Somalia and the wider East Africa region. The total UK deployment includes a Defence Attache and Assistant DA at the British Embassy in Mogadishu.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/10/2015 14:25:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421019

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many minority ethnic service personnel were recruited to each service (a) nationally and (b) in Gloucester in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	11529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The requested information is provided below:</p><br /><p>UK Regular Armed Forces Recruitment through the Armed Forces Careers Office (AFCO) Gloucester by gender and Service, financial years (FY) 2010-11 to 2014-15.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2010-11</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2011-12</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2012-13</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2013-14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>UK Regular Armed Forces Recruitment Nationally and through AFCO Gloucester, by Service and Self-Declared Black Asian or Minority Ethnicity, FYs 2010-11 to 2014-15.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2010-11</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2011-12</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2012-13</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2013-14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Notes: Figures for the RAF (only) include recruitment of Officers and may include Commonwealth recruits. ‘~’ represents less than 10 and ‘-‘ represents zero. All numbers have been rounded and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid systematic bias.</p><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 11530 question first answered 20/10/2015 14:20:12 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

421020

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) men and (b) women were recruited to each service through the Armed Forces Careers Office in Gloucester in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	11530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The requested information is provided below:</p><br /><p>UK Regular Armed Forces Recruitment through the Armed Forces Careers Office (AFCO) Gloucester by gender and Service, financial years (FY) 2010-11 to 2014-15.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2010-11</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2011-12</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2012-13</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2013-14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>UK Regular Armed Forces Recruitment Nationally and through AFCO Gloucester, by Service and Self-Declared Black Asian or Minority Ethnicity, FYs 2010-11 to 2014-15.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2010-11</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2011-12</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2012-13</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2013-14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FY2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td><td><p>Nationally</p></td><td><p>AFCO Glos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Notes: Figures for the RAF (only) include recruitment of Officers and may include Commonwealth recruits. ‘~’ represents less than 10 and ‘-‘ represents zero. All numbers have been rounded and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid systematic bias.</p><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 11529 question first answered 20/10/2015 14:20:12 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham