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804345

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date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rifles Regiment: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the barrack locations are of the Rifles Regiment; and what plans he has to move those barracks.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	118598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Details of the current and planned future locations of the regular battalions of The Rifles regiment are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Battalion</p></td><td><p>Current Location</p></td><td><p>Plans</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup></p></td><td><p>Beachley Barracks, Nr Chepstow</p></td><td><p>As announced in the ‘A Better Defence Estate Strategy’ on 15 November 2016, Beachley Barracks has been identified for disposal in 2027. A future location for the battalion remains to be determined.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup></p></td><td><p>Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn</p></td><td><p>No change</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup></p></td><td><p>Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>Will move to Catterick Garrison in 2021 as part of a Strike brigade (and will be replaced in Dreghorn by another infantry battalion)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4<sup>th</sup></p></td><td><p>New Normandy Barracks, Aldershot</p></td><td><p>No change</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5<sup>th</sup></p></td><td><p>Ward Barracks, Bulford</p></td><td><p>No change</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The regiment also has three reserve battalions (6<sup>th</sup>, 7<sup>th</sup>, and the new 8<sup>th</sup> Battalions) which are spread over multiple locations but broadly recruit from the Southwest, South and Northeast of England respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2017 15:29:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

804357

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Defence of 28 November 2017, House of Lords Official Report, Column 663, if he will list the training and exercise events scheduled to take place in the 2017-18 financial year that have been cancelled.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	118604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The following exercises will not take place in Financial Year 2017-18:</p><p> </p><p>Exercise Black Horse;</p><p>Exercise Curry Trail;</p><p>Exercise Orange Marauder;</p><p>Exercise Steel Sabre;</p><p>Exercise Southwest Sword;</p><p>Commando Strike;</p><p>Royal Marines Reserve Exercises Commando Phoenix and Hare Spring (Norway).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As planning has matured, there have been some changes to the number of Royal Marines personnel planned to deploy to Norway since question 110567 was answered on 7 November 2017. The current plans are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Unit</p></td><td><p>Personnel numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45 Commando Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commando Logistics Regiment Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 Commando IX Group Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen’s Dragoon Guards, 1 Royal Irish, Queen's Royal Hussars</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, 19 Regiment Royal Artillery, 1 YORKS, Light Dragoons</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>265</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since question 110568 was answered on 7 November 2017, an additional Royal Marines Company, comprising approximately 100 personnel, is now planned to participate in Exercise Trident Juncture 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 118607 118613 question first answered 14/12/2017 17:16:24 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

804458

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
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 8 December 2017 to Question 116427, on defence: finance, which sections and sub-heads within his Department's Estimates have been subject to virement in the last financial year; and what the value was of any transferred budget.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	118661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>These virements were reflected in the Department's 2016-17 published Annual Report and Accounts on pages 117 to 120, which is available on the gov.uk web site at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 20/12/2017 15:23:15 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

804472

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to replace the UFO desk; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	118675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to replace the UFO desk.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2017 15:01:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

804479

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who in the government holds the contracts for the provision of officers’ and sergeants’ messes; and what arrangements are in place for end-users to access those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	118682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The contracts for the provision of Officers' and Sergeants' messes and related services are held by a number of individuals across the Department. Some of the contracts are held centrally within our broader soft facilities management contracts and others are held locally by the individual establishments. Local arrangements are in place for end-users to access contracts by request.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/12/2017 17:03:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

804500

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) establishment and (b) current strength is of the (i) Grenadier Guards, (ii) Coldstream Guards, (iii) Scots Guards, (iv) Welsh Guards and (v) Irish Guards.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	118702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The figures provided below show the establishment and current strength of the infantry cap badge personnel at regimental duty, including the public duties incremental companies, of the listed regiments as at 1 October:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Regiment</p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenadier Guards</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldstream Guards</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scots Guards</p></td><td><p>699</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welsh Guards</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irish Guards</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The establishment data is a single service estimate and reflects the role of the units as under Army 2020.</li><li>Current strengths have been provided by Defence Statistics and have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li><li>Regimental duty is defined as personnel serving in a regimental unit, for example, in the 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion.</li><li>Establishment and strength data do not include attached personnel from other arms and corps, nor do they include personnel at extra regimental employment in posts away from their parent unit.</li></ol> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/12/2017 17:22:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

804501

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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, when he next plans to meet with representatives of Capita; and what assessment he has made of the performance of Capita under their contract for Army recruiting.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	118703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>I can assure my right hon. Friend that I am closely monitoring the Army and Capita Recruiting Partnering Project, and plan to meet with Capita in the New Year.</p><p>A buoyant labour market with record employment rates, combined with significant demographic changes in society, represent a challenge to Army recruitment and retention. The Army needs to continuously adapt to this and is taking action to do so. It has been working closely with Capita on a recruitment improvement plan which is now being implemented. Initial signs are promising and applications have increased this year.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence now expects Capita to deliver on improvements in converting these applicants to enlistees and will be monitoring progress closely in the coming months, including delivery of the new Defence Recruiting system.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/12/2017 17:19:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

804502

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Regiments of the British Army have been disbanded since 1960; and to which formations their successor Regiments belong.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	118704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Army’s Historical Branch holds the requested information for the Household Cavalry, The Royal Armoured Corps and the Infantry and this is set out in the attached. Information on the rest of the Army is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/12/2017 17:50:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 118704 - Disbanded British Army Regiments.docx title 118704 - Disbanded British Army Regiments
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

804553

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the remit of the assessment phase of the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme is.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	118755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Mechanised Infantry Vehicle assessment phase will confirm the capability requirement, optimum fleet mix and delivery sequence for the Army's new strike brigades.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/12/2017 15:46:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

804590

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
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 7 November 2017 to Question 110567, on Armed Forces: Training, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Defence of 28 November 2017, House of Lords Official Report, column 663, whether his Department's plans for the units and personnel listed to conduct cold weather training in Norway have changed since 7 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	118613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The following exercises will not take place in Financial Year 2017-18:</p><p> </p><p>Exercise Black Horse;</p><p>Exercise Curry Trail;</p><p>Exercise Orange Marauder;</p><p>Exercise Steel Sabre;</p><p>Exercise Southwest Sword;</p><p>Commando Strike;</p><p>Royal Marines Reserve Exercises Commando Phoenix and Hare Spring (Norway).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As planning has matured, there have been some changes to the number of Royal Marines personnel planned to deploy to Norway since question 110567 was answered on 7 November 2017. The current plans are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Unit</p></td><td><p>Personnel numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45 Commando Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commando Logistics Regiment Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 Commando IX Group Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen’s Dragoon Guards, 1 Royal Irish, Queen's Royal Hussars</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, 19 Regiment Royal Artillery, 1 YORKS, Light Dragoons</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>265</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since question 110568 was answered on 7 November 2017, an additional Royal Marines Company, comprising approximately 100 personnel, is now planned to participate in Exercise Trident Juncture 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 118604 118607 question first answered 14/12/2017 17:16:24 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis