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679011

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Missiles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement of the Minister of State for Defence of 23 January 2017, HL Official Report, column 463, how many (a) hon. Members and (b) Members of the House of Lords were (i) invited to be and (ii) onboard the survey vessels observing the trident missile test firing in July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	61814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>One Member of the House of Lords attended the Demonstration and Shakedown Operation in June 2016. No hon. Members of the House of Commons were present.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 31/01/2017 16:24:45 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

679012

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to increase army recruiting prior to the introduction of the Army Recruiting Partnership Project.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	61815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Defence, Lord Howe, to the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, in the House of Lords to Questions HL4639, HL4640 and HL4802.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/01/2017 16:25:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts PQN01328.docx title HL4639 - WQnA extract on Armed Forces Recruitment
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

679013

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's annual recruiting target was for each year from 2010-11 to 2015-16; and what that target is in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	61816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>There is no single target for Departmental recruitment across the Whole Force (military, civilian and contractors). However, Defence Statistics publish information on a regular basis showing military and civilian intake. The most recent information is contained in 'UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics December 2016' and 'Quarterly Civilian Personnel Report' which are available, respectively, at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-civilian-personnel-quarterly-report-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-civilian-personnel-quarterly-report-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Figures from Financial Years 2010-11 to 2014-15 for the Armed Forces may be found in Quarterly Performance Reports at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-quarterly-personnel-report-2015#</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/01/2017 16:24:11 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

679118

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on upgrading heating, washing and electrical facilities across the defence estate in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	61963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/01/2017 16:22:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

679119

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Wellington Barracks
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 time needed (a) to repair the boiler at Wellington Barracks and (b) for wider facilities upgrades at that barracks.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	61961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The fault with the boiler at Wellington Barracks was identified on 23 January and fixed on 26 January. Temporary portable heaters were provided on 24 January to affected areas.</p><p>No major facilities upgrades are planned at this time. A continuous maintenance programme at Wellington Barracks ensures the site is statutory and mandatory compliant.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/01/2017 16:23:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

679296

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 18 January (HL4520), when was the last time the British Army deployed a largely fully formed and supported division into the field for divisional movement and manoeuvre training.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The last time an Army Division deployed for training purposes was Exercise White Rhino, which took place in West Germany in September 1989. The largest exercise since then was Exercise Saif Sareea II in 2001 when over 22,500 personnel were deployed to Oman.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2017 17:14:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

679308

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many soldiers were recruited to the Army Reserve in 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL5023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>Intake figures to the Army Reserve during the calendar year 2016 are currently being validated ahead of publication as official statistics on 9 February 2017.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2017 17:13:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

679315

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the most recent figures for the percentage of gross domestic product spent on defence for each NATO member state; and where figures are available, what those percentages are expected to be in two years' time.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL5029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The most recent figures for the percentage of gross domestic product spent on defence for each NATO member state were published in July 2016 and can be found in table 3 of the attached.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_07/20160704_160704-pr2016-116.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_07/20160704_160704-pr2016-116.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Under this Government there are no published figures available for future NATO defence spending, however the UK is committed to meet our NATO pledge to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence every year of this decade in accordance with the NATO guidelines.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 03/02/2017 14:44:08 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20160704_160704-pr2016-116.pdf title Defence Expenditures of NATO Countries (2009-16)
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

678551

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether GPS guided parachutes have been used to facilitate arms drops to rebel forces in Syria in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	61768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>UK has not provided lethal supplies to opposition groups in Syria by any means.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/01/2017 16:00:05 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

678552

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received requests from other government departments for the use of GPS guided parachutes to drop aid to besieged Syrian civilians in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	61769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK Armed Forces do not have a GPS-guided parachute capability suitable to drop aid to besieged Syrian civilians. We continue to work with allies and partners on potential options for delivering aid, but the most effective means remains road deliveries of large quantities, organised by Humanitarian agencies and coordinated with authorities on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/01/2017 15:59:17 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson