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1037946

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	University Royal Naval Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) the tasks and (b) the individual establishment of University Reserve Naval Units are; and what in addition to undergraduate and graduate training purposes they are used for.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	206203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>There are 15 University Royal Naval Units (URNUs) based in the following locations: Birmingham; Bristol; Cambridge; Devon; Edinburgh; Glasgow and Strathclyde; Liverpool; London; Manchester and Salford; Northumbria; Oxford; Southampton; Sussex; Wales, and Yorkshire. Each Unit has an establishment of 51 students.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the URNUs is to instil an understanding of the Naval Service in students, both to facilitate a Naval career for those who chose one and so that those who go into civilian employment become positive advocates of the Naval Service. This is delivered by a syllabus that includes Naval core values and ethos; command, leadership and management skills; public speaking; and ceremonial, seamanship, engineering and navigation training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/01/2019 14:48:57 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

987860

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antisubmarine Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase anti-submarine warfare capacity.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The new ship, submarine and aircraft procurement programme has included the continual review of our anti-submarine warfare capabilities. As part of this process the Royal Air Force expect to receive the first P-8A POSEIDON Maritime Patrol Aircraft towards the end of 2019, with the Type 26 ships, not the Type 31e, providing the primary anti-submarine warfare capability for the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 179061 question first answered 18/10/2018 14:19:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

987862

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Antisubmarine Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what anti-submarine warfare capability he plans to include on the Type 31e Frigates.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The new ship, submarine and aircraft procurement programme has included the continual review of our anti-submarine warfare capabilities. As part of this process the Royal Air Force expect to receive the first P-8A POSEIDON Maritime Patrol Aircraft towards the end of 2019, with the Type 26 ships, not the Type 31e, providing the primary anti-submarine warfare capability for the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 179060 question first answered 18/10/2018 14:19:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

987865

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Littoral Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the replacements for landing platform docks Albion and Bulwark.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Navy are considering the options available for replacing HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark as part of the routine business for future maritime capabilities. At this time no specific dates have been set for any replacement of these vessels and their Out of Service dates remain as 2033 and 2034 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/10/2018 14:18:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

987866

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tomahawk Missiles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to introduce Tomahawk Land Attack Missile capability to the surface fleet.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	179063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Type 26 Frigates are being equipped with the Mk41 Strike Length Vertical Launch System which would be compatible with Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles. A range of candidate solutions are currently being considered in the Concept Phase to fulfil this capability requirement, but in the meantime United Kingdom maritime land attack capability remains ably provided by submarines.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 18/10/2018 14:20:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

968317

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment and command structure by rank of the Ministry of Defence Police is; and at what locations they are deployed.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	170656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>As at 31 August 2018, the complement of the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) was 2,800 deployed at 53 locations across the UK and Northern Ireland, the details of which I am withholding on grounds of safeguarding national security. The MDP's senior Command Structure is comprised of the Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable, Senior Civil Service 1star and two Assistant Chief Constables. These officers are located at the force HQ, Wethersfield, Essex.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/09/2018 15:32:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

939911

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Order of Battle is of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	163481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The units that form the Royal Regiment of Scotland are:</p><ul><li>The Royal Scots Borderers 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>The Royal Highland Fusiliers 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>The Black Watch 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>The Highlanders 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>Balaklava Company, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>52nd Lowland 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li><li>51st Highland 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</li></ul> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2018 15:18:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

939912

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the manpower establishment by rank and number is of each battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland; and what the manpower shortfall is for each such battalion.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	163482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the establishment and strength of each battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Regimental Duty Establishment</p></td><td><p>Regimental Duty Strength</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>567</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>567</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland are a mechanised infantry Battalion</p></td><td><p>637</p></td><td><p>486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (Reserve)</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (Reserve)</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>328</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p>Current strengths have been provided by Defence Statistics, establishment figures are a single source estimate.</p><p> </p><p>Regular figures are for trade trained Army and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from Gurkha Trained Adult Manpower to UK Trained Adult Population.</p><p>Reserve figures are for trained FR20 Army only. The FR20 population consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on FTRS contracts who were previously Army Reservists.</p><p>Regimental duty is defined as personnel serving in a regimental unit, for example, in the 1st Battalion.</p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Defence does not routinely publish establishment and strength data in further detail as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/07/2018 16:21:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

934758

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Moorland: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to deploy military helicopter assets to support the Fire Service in fighting the moorland fires.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	160669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Defence provided Military Aid to Civil Authorities (MACA) at the request of the Home Office as the lead Government Department and on behalf of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS). From the outset, a range of possible Defence support options were discussed, and as with all major incidents, military liaison officers were engaged at the local level, providing advice and support. Defence provided an RAF Chinook helicopter as part of this support, though GMFRS notified the Ministry of Defence that the planned helicopter support was no longer required before it arrived on scene. Over 100 military personnel from 4th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (The Highlanders), deployed for a period of nine days to assist GMFRS. Home Office and GMFRS no longer have a requirement for Military support.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/07/2018 16:41:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

917130

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arctic: Russia
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 Russian military threat in the High North.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	149565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>Russia's Arctic Command has increased its military presence and activity in the High North. Russian submarine patrols in the North Atlantic are now at a higher level than at any time since the end of the cold war. Russia also conducts regular strategic bomber training missions in the region.</p><p>These actions are legal and Russia currently acts within existing conventions, engaging with the Arctic Council and respecting the rulings of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). We would be concerned if in the future Russia changed its stance and chose to interfere with our freedom of navigation in the High North.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/06/2018 15:53:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching