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347717

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date	01/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trained Army Reserve personnel were recruited in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The majority of recruits joining the Army Reserve are untrained. The following tables are an extract from official statistics published quarterly at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/426880/QPR_Apr2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/426880/QPR_Apr2015.pdf</a></p><p>They show the trained strength of the Army Reserve and a break down of the intake to the Army Reserve for 2012-13 onwards. Due to a lack of validated figures prior to 2012 it is not possible to include figures before that period.</p><p>The number of trained direct entrants into the Army Reserve includes former Regular Service personnel (joining within six years of leaving the Regulars), former Army Reserve personnel who have chosen to rejoin within six years of leaving, as well as other trained intake such those from the University Officer Training Corps.</p><p>Intake</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 March</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ARMY RESERVE TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,960</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,960</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>To untrained</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,890</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Trained direct entrants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,070</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,460</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,960</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The trained strength of the Army Reserve was 21,030 in April 2015. This is above the target of 19,900.</p><p>Total Trained Strength</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>1 April</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 October</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 January</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ARMY RESERVE </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,060</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,970</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,040</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,480</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,030</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 09/06/2015 15:19:54 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

347730

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on developing the next Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Work has now begun on the 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review. The Review will build on the 2010 Review and will be informed by a refreshed National Security Risk Assessment. This work is led by the Cabinet Office in close consultation with relevant Departments including the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 04/06/2015 16:32:57 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347759

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Arms Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports have been prepared in the last 12 months on joint US-UK technical co-operation on nuclear arms control; and what circulation has been arranged for each such report.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>A joint US-UK report on technical co-operation on nuclear arms control was issued during a co-sponsored event on 11 May 2015 during the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York. The report was published by the US on the US Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration website on 12 May 2015. A copy of the report can be found through the following link:</p><p>http://nnsa.energy.gov/sites/default/files/Joint_USUK_Report_FINAL.PDF</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/06/2015 15:34:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

347760

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Arms Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK-US authentication workshops have been held since 2000 in the (a) UK and (b) US under the auspices of the 1958 US-UK Mutual Defense Agreement on atomic energy matters; which British experts participated in each such workshop; and what public version reports have been published on each such workshop.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>No UK-US authentication workshops have been held in the UK since 2000 under the auspices of the 1958 US-UK Mutual Defense Agreement (MDA); two such meetings have been held in the US, one in March 2009 and the other in June 2014. British experts from the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) participated in each workshop but their names are being withheld to protect Personal Information. A summary of the two workshops was recently presented on page 21 and 22 of the Joint US-UK Report on Technical Cooperation for Arms Control that was placed on the US National Nuclear Security Administration website on 12 May 2015. The summary can be found through the following link:</p><p>http://nnsa.energy.gov/sites/default/files/Joint_USUK_Report_FINAL.PDF</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 09/06/2015 15:21:17 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

347761

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Arms Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the purposes, progress and funding of the joint UK-US Portal to Monitor Arms Control.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Portal Monitor for Arms Control project is part of an agreed three year programme for arms control verification research, agreed between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), and as such is subject to quarterly project progress and six monthly programme reviews. The project is proceeding to plan and meeting its objectives.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 09/06/2015 15:20:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

347762

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Arms Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information the Atomic Weapons Establishment has received from Brookhaven National Laboratory under the 1958 US-UK Mutual Defense Agreement on atomic energy matters on the Controlled Intrusiveness Verification Technology measurement system since January 2007.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Atomic Weapons Establishment received one briefing on the Controlled Intrusiveness Verification Technology (CIVET) from Brookhaven National Laboratories on 16 April 2007 in the US. This briefing was part of the ongoing technical co-operation for arms control between the US and UK to develop and evaluate methodologies and technologies to verify potential nuclear weapon treaties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/06/2015 15:07:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

347396

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review: Departmental Coordination
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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on the forthcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is actively engaged, as a full member of the National Security Council, in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 03/06/2015 16:09:05 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347397

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
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 devolved administrations on the forthcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Devolved Administrations will be consulted on the Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 03/06/2015 16:11:11 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347398

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to consult (a) the public, (b) the defence industry and (c) academics on the forthcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>In the Queen's Speech on 27 May 2015, the Government made clear its intention to conduct a full Strategic Defence and Security Review. Led by the Cabinet Office, the Government will consult with the academic and think tank communities, defence industry, members of Parliament and the public to inform our decision-making</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 04/06/2015 16:22:15 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

347399

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review: Departmental Coordination
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 Secretary of State for (a) Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and (b) International Development on the forthcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and the Secretary of State for International Development are actively engaged, as full members of the National Security Council, in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 03/06/2015 16:10:42 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker