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1698246

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Finance
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 adequacy of funding allocated to the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	902182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>UK defence spending is at its highest level in history and increasing in real terms. We have increased the budget for our Equipment Plan and set out our longer-term aspiration to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to meet all operational commitments, including participating in every single NATO mission and tackling attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 25/03/2024 18:16:34 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1658176

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
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 adequacy of the military capability provided by (a) Challenger 3 armoured vehicles and (b) other tanks.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	197732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Army’s Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank Programme will deliver 148 modernised Main Battle Tanks, providing Defence’s only guaranteed, 24 hour, all weather, mobile anti-tank capability, delivering a step change in lethality and survivability over its predecessors. Alongside Ajax and Boxer, Challenger 3 will form the backbone of the Armoured Brigade Combat Teams, which are the cornerstone of the UK warfighting capability and an essential component of NATO’s deterrence objectives.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 11/09/2023 11:46:56 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1471099

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Ukraine has the military weapons required to defend its territories.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	19606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Defence continues to play a leading role in helping Ukraine defend its territories, working with Allies and partners to support Ukraine's right to be a sovereign, independent and democratic nation.</p><p>We have already committed £1.3 billion for military operations and aid, including giving Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, to meet Ukrainian Armed Forces' requests for assistance. We are also making a major contribution to the coordination of military support from our Allies and partners to enable Ukraine to repel Russian aggression.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/06/2022 13:11:28 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1378293

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
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	What recent assessment he has made of the strength of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	904145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The total strength of the Armed Forces is 168,880.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 15/11/2021 17:41:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1282926

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	147815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>As at 31 January 2021, three per cent of civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence are apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 08/02/2021 10:38:29 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1179589

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
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 number of people who surrendered their war widow's pension on remarrying or cohabiting before before 1 April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	18622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 27/02/2020 16:04:55 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1173951

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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, how many of the people recruited by the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in 2019 resided in (i) Chesterfield constituency, (ii) Derbyshire and (iii) the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	8991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Intake to the Untrained Regular Armed Forces from Chesterfield, Derbyshire and the East Midlands, 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Enlistment Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines (RN/RM)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>British Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chesterfield</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 in line with disclosure control policy. Figures ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias, 5 or fewer is represented by '~'.</li><li>For the RN/RM and RAF, Parliamentary Constituency, County and Region have been identified from known full contact postcodes as recorded in the Defence Recruitment System (DRS).</li><li>For the Army, Local Authority has been derived using the Postcode District only, not the full postcode. Due to this, there could be instances where a Postcode District covers more than one Local Authority.</li><li>The figures for Chesterfield are a subset of those for Derbyshire, which are in turn a subset of the figures provided for the East Midlands.</li><li>There are around 600 Army personnel, 800 Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel and 40 Royal Air Force personnel who did not have a postcode on entry and some of these may come from the Chesterfield, Derbyshire or the East Midlands region.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/02/2020 16:03:01 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1173952

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department underspent on (a) salaries, (b) accommodation and (c) equipment in 2019 through not achieving its target of a British Army standing strength of 82,000.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	8992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Defence Secretary has made recruitment and retention in the British Army the Chief of the General Staff's overriding objective.</p><p>The Department's financial planning process allows for regular re-prioritisation of funds. Accommodation and equipment costs are relatively fixed in the short term and are unlikely to vary with fluctuations in strength.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/02/2020 16:49:15 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1173953

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was his Department's performance against Departmental Expenditure Limits in 2018-19 for (a) salaries, (b) accommodation and (c) equipment.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	8993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence performance in financial year 2018-19 for salaries, accommodation and equipment are published in the department's annual report and accounts, which can be found on https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/831728/MOD_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2018-19_WEB__ERRATUM_CORRECTED_.pdf</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 03/02/2020 10:50:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1063973

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of veterans who have served in the armed forces who reside in each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	223145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not record the number of veterans who reside in each local authority.</p><p> </p><p>An estimated distribution of the UK Armed Forces veteran population residing in Great Britain can be found in the 'Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain', the latest edition of which (2017) is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain</a>. As at 2017, there were an estimated 2.4 million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in households across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The sample size of the Annual Population Survey is statistically too small to produce veteran estimates at geographical locations below county level.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does hold information on UK Armed Forces veterans in each local authority who are in receipt of an Armed Forces occupational pension, a disablement pension under the War Pensions Scheme or compensation under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. This information can be found in table 3 of “Location of Armed Forces pension and compensation recipients: as at 31 March 2018 (annex A)” which is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-armed-forces-pension-and-compensation-recipients-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-armed-forces-pension-and-compensation-recipients-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 223146 question first answered 26/02/2019 15:47:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins