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517014

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date	03/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Patents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many patents have been applied for by the Ministry of Defence or its agencies in the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL8169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and its agencies filed 875 patent applications from 2006 to 2016. This includes patent applications filed in both the UK and abroad.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2016 15:53:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

515896

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 25 April (HL7482), whether views have been expressed by non-executive members of any Service Boards to the Permanent Secretary about rebalancing funds between the fighting environments.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Non-executive members of Service Boards are able to offer their views on defence matters to the Permanent Secretary. We do not comment on the detail of internal discussions.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2016 15:35:25 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

515906

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the armed forces were convicted by court martial or in civilian courts of sexual assault or rape in the past year.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL7972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>In 2015, the Courts Martial convicted 13 Service personnel of sexual assault and two personnel of rape.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on convictions which may have been obtained by the civilian courts.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2016 15:34:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

515908

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many male and female enlistments in the armed forces there were in the past year.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL7974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>In the 12 months to 30 September 2015, 12,250 males and 1,330 females joined the UK Regular Armed Forces. In the same period, 380 males and 30 females aged under 18 years left the UK Regular Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of these figures can be found in, respectively, tables six and 11 of our Biannual Diversity Statistics publication (the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) at the following address:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2015</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL7975 question first answered 09/05/2016 16:01:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Diversity_Statistics_1October2015_Re-release.pdf title UK Armed Forces Diversity Stats October 2015
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

515909

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many males and females left the armed forces in the last year before reaching the age of 18.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL7975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>In the 12 months to 30 September 2015, 12,250 males and 1,330 females joined the UK Regular Armed Forces. In the same period, 380 males and 30 females aged under 18 years left the UK Regular Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of these figures can be found in, respectively, tables six and 11 of our Biannual Diversity Statistics publication (the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) at the following address:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2015</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL7974 question first answered 09/05/2016 16:01:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Diversity_Statistics_1October2015_Re-release.pdf title UK Armed Forces Diversity Stats October 2015
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

515934

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contribution they are making to Operation Sophia (EUNAVFOR MED), and what assessment they have made of the success of that operation to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Radice
uin	HL7998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK is making a significant contribution to Operation Sophia, the European Union's naval operation countering migrant smugglers in the central Mediterranean. HMS ENTERPRISE has been deployed since 4 July 2015 (with a Merlin helicopter between July and October), and was joined by HMS RICHMOND for October and November. The UK is also contributing five staff officers in the Operational Headquarters.</p><p> </p><p>HMS ENTERPRISE's work has been valuable in developing a picture of the maritime environment and smuggling routes, and UK ships have picked up almost a third of the total number of migrants rescued. HMS ENTERPRISE will remain deployed to Operation Sophia until the end of August. The UK contribution to Operation Sophia is one part of the Government's overall comprehensive approach to tackling the migrant crisis, which seeks to address the root causes of migration as well as its consequences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2016 15:49:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	510 label Biography information for Lord Radice

515936

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Somalia: Piracy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contribution the Royal Navy has made to Operation Atalanta, and what contribution it is expected to make in the future.
tabling member printed	Lord Radice
uin	HL7999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom fulfils its enduring commitment through the provision of the two-star Operation Commander (Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces and Commander United Kingdom Amphibious Forces in rotation). The UK also contributes Operation Headquarters facilities (OHQ) at Northwood and on average 60 members of OHQ staff, approximately 40% of the total OHQ.</p><p>The Royal Navy (RN) will continue to contribute to Operation Atalanta. In addition the RN maintains a constant presence in the Gulf region. Anti-piracy and anti-terrorism measures are among a number of concurrent tasks carried out by the RN and supporting assets.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2016 15:34:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	510 label Biography information for Lord Radice