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921348

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the National Security Adviser on the current and future intensity of the threat environment.
tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
uin	905756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As the House is aware, the Ministry of Defence is currently conducting the Modernising Defence Programme.</p><p>I meet the National Security Adviser on a regular basis to discuss key issues including Russia’s increasingly destabilising behaviour, conflict and tension in Syria and the wider Middle East, the spread of violent extremism and organised crime in ungoverned spaces, and the situation on the Korean peninsula.</p><p>The Modernising Defence Programme will take all of this into account as we determine what capabilities and policies we need to meet the threats we face.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:48:41 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

921349

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Battlegroups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the Government's decision to withdraw from leading the EU battlegroup in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	905759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>In March this year, given ongoing negotiations about post-Brexit arrangements between the UK and EU, we decided to withdraw our provisional offer to lead an EU Battlegroup in the second half of 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Our decision gave good time for another Member State to take on the role.</p><p> </p><p>The UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement has confirmed that the UK may not lead an EU Battlegroup during the Implementation Period.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 15:47:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

921350

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	North Korea: South Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the military situation on the Korean peninsula.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	905761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Tensions on the Korean peninsula are lower than for some time.</p><p>We look forward to the summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-Un and hope that it results in an agreement that brings about complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.</p><p>I urge Kim Jong-Un to heed the clear message that it is only through a change of course that he can realise the security and prosperity that North Korea claims to seek.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:46:27 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

921351

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the strategic importance of sea power for UK security and prosperity.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	905766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As is befitting an island nation, the UK has one of the most capable, skilled and experienced navies in the world. It is of vital strategic importance to UK security and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 15:45:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

918523

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the level of recruitment to the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	150751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Following the EU Exit referendum, as part of the formulation of Ministry of Defence strategy, an assessment was undertaken of the potential impact of Brexit on Armed Forces recruitment and retention. It concluded that Brexit was unlikely to impact directly on Armed Forces recruitment, given our nationality requirements, but there could be a secondary impact should Brexit increase demand for scarce skills in the UK. This could, indirectly, impact on Armed Forces recruitment and retention. Given uncertainty over the nature of the final Brexit arrangements and the subsequent impact on the UK skills base there are a range of potential consequences which will inform future Armed Forces recruitment and retention policy.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 150752 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:36:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

918524

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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, what assessment he has made of the ability of the armed forces to recruit STEM graduates after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	150752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Following the EU Exit referendum, as part of the formulation of Ministry of Defence strategy, an assessment was undertaken of the potential impact of Brexit on Armed Forces recruitment and retention. It concluded that Brexit was unlikely to impact directly on Armed Forces recruitment, given our nationality requirements, but there could be a secondary impact should Brexit increase demand for scarce skills in the UK. This could, indirectly, impact on Armed Forces recruitment and retention. Given uncertainty over the nature of the final Brexit arrangements and the subsequent impact on the UK skills base there are a range of potential consequences which will inform future Armed Forces recruitment and retention policy.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 150751 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:36:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

918570

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time taken between sending in an online application and attestation for regular and reserve recruits to the British Army has been in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	150731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The requested times taken between receipt of a processed application and enlistment (intake to Phase 1 training) for regular and reserve soldier applicants are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Regular Time in Days</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Reserves Time in Days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Min</p></td><td><p>Average</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>High</p></td><td><p>Min</p></td><td><p>Average</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>High</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>285</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>309</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>An improvement plan is seeking to make further, more significant, reductions in the average/median time between application and enlistment.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures are a single service estimates, they are not Official Statistics.</p><p>Attestation is not at a consistently set milestone for applicants within the recruitment pipeline and is therefore not held centrally in the format requested. Date of intake to Phase 1 training has been provided.</p><p>Figures do not include Officers.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 16:43:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

918573

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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, how many (a) Regular and (b) Reserve passed an assessment centre to join the Army in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	150732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of Regular and Reserve Army personnel who passed the assessment centre or the Army Officer Selection Board in each year since 2012 is shown in the tables below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Regular and Reserve Other Ranks </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Regular Soldier</p></td><td><p>Reserve Soldier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>8,920</p></td><td><p>2,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6,820</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>8,180</p></td><td><p>2,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7,870</p></td><td><p>3,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td><td><p>2,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>6,480</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Regular and Reserve Officers</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Regular Officers</p></td><td><p>Reserve Officers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures are a Single Service estimates and are not Official Statistics.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 16:40:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

917627

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what time period was his Department's tender validity on the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation contract extended; and when he plans to announce the winning tender.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	149900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Defence Fire and Rescue project remains subject to an on-going approvals process. Bidders have accepted extensions to the bid validity period to accommodate this; these extensions are confidential between the bidders and the Department. An announcement on the outcome of the project will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 16:42:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

917654

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	India: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Special Air Service has given any training, advice or assistance to the Indian army commando unit called the National Security Guard in the last 30 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	150226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>It is Her Majesty's Government's policy not to comment, and to dissuade others from commenting or speculating, about the activities of Special Forces because of the security implications.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 16:43:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi