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425078

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of his Department's likely civilian personnel strength on 1 April (a) 2016 and (b) 2020 for each top level budget.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	14252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>Projected estimated civilian personnel strengths prior to any decisions in the Strategic Defence and Security Review, at 1 April 2016 and 1 April 2020 for each top level budget are as follows:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p>1 April 2016</p></td><td><p>1 April 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy Command</p></td><td><p>4,773</p></td><td><p>4,748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Command</p></td><td><p>14,154</p></td><td><p>12,445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Command</p></td><td><p>4,140</p></td><td><p>4,049</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Forces Command</p></td><td><p>8,039</p></td><td><p>7,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Head Office &amp; Corporate Services</p></td><td><p>8,355</p></td><td><p>8,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Infrastructure Organisation</p></td><td><p>5,385</p></td><td><p>5,155</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 04/11/2015 15:58:37 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

425079

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's (a) 2015 and (b) 2020 liability baseline is for service personnel for each top level budget.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	14253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The liability baseline for September 2015 and the predicted liability baseline for April 2020 are shown in the attached tables. This represents the implementation of decisions made in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 and the three Month Exercise.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/11/2015 17:12:11 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name Ministry of Defence - 14253 - Predicted Liability Baselines.docx title 14253 - Liability Baselines
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

425080

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last completed an assessment of the whole life cost of the Successor programme.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	14158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 23 October 2015 to Question 12152.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/11/2015 15:30:22 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 23 October 2015.docx title Trident
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

425081

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the service capitation rates for (a) Navy, (b) Army and (c) Air Command.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	14210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>I will place a copy of the Military Manpower Capitation Rates for financial year 2015-16 in the Library of the House, subject to the redaction of personal information.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/11/2015 15:31:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

425082

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which category (a) A, (b) B, and (c) C projects are managed by (i) Navy Command, (ii) Army Command, (iii) Air Command, (iv) Joint Forces Command and (v) the Strategic Programmes Directorate.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	14212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>This information is not held centrally and collating which individual category A, B, and C projects are managed by each of the Front-Line Commands would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Further information on equipment projects can be found in the published Defence Equipment Plan 2015 and Major Projects Authority Annual Report 2015, both of which can be found in the Library of the House.</p><p>The-Defence-Equipment-Plan-2015</p><p>Major-Projects-Authority-Annual-Report-2015</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/11/2015 14:22:16 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

425083

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the crew complement by (a) rank and (b) specialisation is for the (i) A400M, (ii) C-17, (iii) C-130J and (iv) Voyager.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	14213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Royal Air Force aircraft carry a Basic Crew at all times. This is defined as the minimum crew that can safely operate the aircraft and is laid out in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Aircraft</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Crew</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>C-17</strong></p></td><td><p>Pilot</p></td><td><p>Co-Pilot</p></td><td><p>Weapons Systems Operators (Crewman (Fixed wing))</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>C-130</strong></p></td><td><p>Pilot</p></td><td><p>Co-Pilot</p></td><td><p>Weapons Systems Operators (Crewman (Fixed wing))</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>A400M</strong></p></td><td><p>Pilot</p></td><td><p>Co-Pilot</p></td><td><p>Weapons Systems Operators (Crewman (Fixed wing))</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Voyager</strong></p></td><td><p>Pilot</p></td><td><p>Co-Pilot</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Appointment to a position in an aircraft is subject to qualification and not rank; although all RAF pilots are Commissioned Officers. Generally, most Weapons Systems Operators (Crewman (Fixed wing)) are Senior Non Commissioned Officers or Warrant Officer in rank, however, these positions may be filled by a Commissioned Officer.</p><br /><p>The composition of any additional crew is dependent on the task.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/11/2015 14:33:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

425084

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library the most recent quarterly assessment of the Force Elements at Readiness.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	14211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>I am withholding the most recent quarterly assessment of the UK's Force Elements at readiness as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2015 16:13:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

425085

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves
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 the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on transferring to that Commission responsibility for the maintenance of military graves currently maintained by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	14258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1948.</p><p>Annual costs for the maintenance of each grave for which MOD is responsible are estimated to be between £65 and £205 depending on the location and condition of the grave. The MOD’s annual grant to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of the graves they maintain is in excess of £47 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14257 14259 question first answered 04/11/2015 15:59:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

425086

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to transfer responsibility for military graves maintained by his Department to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	14259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1948.</p><p>Annual costs for the maintenance of each grave for which MOD is responsible are estimated to be between £65 and £205 depending on the location and condition of the grave. The MOD’s annual grant to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of the graves they maintain is in excess of £47 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14257 14258 question first answered 04/11/2015 15:59:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

425087

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual average cost to the Ministry of Defence of (a) maintaining each grave for which it is responsible and (b) the value of the grant made to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of each grave maintained by that Commission.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	14257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1948.</p><p>Annual costs for the maintenance of each grave for which MOD is responsible are estimated to be between £65 and £205 depending on the location and condition of the grave. The MOD’s annual grant to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of the graves they maintain is in excess of £47 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14258 14259 question first answered 04/11/2015 15:59:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake