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1169118

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date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 223964, Unmanned Air Vehicles, for what reasons his Department did not disclose information about the collapse of a port main-landing gear in an incident involving an MQ-9 Reaper on 17 October 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The previous answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 223964 is still extant. The collapse of a port main-landing gear was irrelevant as the MQ-9 Reaper had reached the end of its service life.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:41:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169119

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 21 October 2019 to Question 105, Defence: Labour Turnover, what plans his Department has to collect data on the number of workers leaving the UK defence industry.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to collect data on the number of workers leaving the UK defence industry.</p><p>As part of our Defence Prosperity Programme we are working with the Defence Growth Partnership and the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy to develop a new Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub) within the UK Defence Solutions Centre at Farnborough to improve how we quantify the defence sector's contribution to the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:42:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1169226

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the procurement of Fleet Support ships; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	1027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The decision to stop the Fleet Solid Support ship competition was taken because it had become clear that a value for money solution could not be reached. The Ministry of Defence is currently assessing the options, and as part of this process will review the requirement and any procurement strategy. It is not possible to provide any further details until this work has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 47 question first answered 13/01/2020 12:04:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1169229

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ambulance Services
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 improve UK armed forces battlefield ambulance capabilities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	1096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>As part of the programme to improve our battlefield ambulance capabilities we are undertaking a competition for vehicles that will deliver an ability to project clinical capability, including specialist teams as necessary, to the supported force with an appropriate level of protection, mobility and survivability. The ambulance capability will enable the efficient diagnosis, treatment and sustainment (in transit) for the full range of injury and illness expected.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:41:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1169231

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on procurement under the (a) MRVP, (b) MIV and (c) Challenger 2 Life Extension programmes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	1098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Multi-Role Vehicle - Protected (MRV-P) programme is being delivered in two packages. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) has been identified as the preferred option for Package 1, Command, Liaison and Logistic Vehicles, procured through a US Foreign Military Sales case. A decision on the procurement of JLTV is due this year. For Package 2, Troop Carrying Vehicles and Future Protected Battlefield Ambulances, the competition is ongoing. Subject to the conclusion of current negotiations and internal approvals, the competition winner is planned to be on contract later this year.</p><p>For the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme, a contract was signed on 4 November 2019 between OCCAR and ARTEC. The Ministry of Defence aims to have the first vehicles delivered in 2023.</p><p>On the Challenger 2 Life Extension Programme (CR2 LEP), further to the expanded Assessment Phase, work is ongoing and current plans are for an investment decision in late 2020.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:43:34 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1169242

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are in the Royal Navy at one star and above, broken down by role.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL98
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL100 HL101 HL99 question first answered 21/01/2020 14:57:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1169243

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are in the British army at one star and above, broken down by role.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL99
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL100 HL101 HL98 question first answered 21/01/2020 14:57:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

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registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are in the Royal Air Force at one star and above, broken down by role.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL101 HL98 HL99 question first answered 21/01/2020 14:57:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1169245

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are that are not single service, broken down by role.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL100 HL98 HL99 question first answered 21/01/2020 14:57:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
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date	07/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qassem Soleimani
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether the government of the United States' drone strike on 3 January constituted defensive action under international law.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Article 51 of the UN Charter recognises that all States have an inherent right of self-defence. It is for the United States to say how the criteria for self-defence are met. The Government of the United States has now set out its case for self-defence in a letter to the UN Security Council dated 8 January.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/01/2020 15:55:29 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian