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386111

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to establish the position of a dedicated senior military officer committed to the women, peace and security agenda in the next Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has already established a senior military officer, General Gordon Messenger (Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Military Strategy and Operations), as our Women, Peace and Security and Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative champion.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/07/2015 16:09:18 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

386126

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve: Recruitment
house id	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 between 2012 and 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The total number recruited into the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) between 2012 and 2015 is 12,130.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>3,960</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number leaving the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) since 2012 is 12,680.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,710</p></td><td><p>4,620</p></td><td><p>3,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL926 question first answered 06/07/2015 15:52:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386127

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve: Discharges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many soldiers serving in the Army Reserve have left in each year since 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The total number recruited into the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) between 2012 and 2015 is 12,130.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>3,960</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number leaving the Army Reserve (officers and soldiers) since 2012 is 12,680.</p><p>This breaks down as:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,710</p></td><td><p>4,620</p></td><td><p>3,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL925 question first answered 06/07/2015 15:52:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386238

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	A400M Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what outstanding safety issues there are relating to the A400m Atlas aircraft; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The A400M Atlas aircraft is being procured as part of a six nation European collaborative programme, and the aircraft type has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The granting of the Type Certificate by EASA in March 2013 was the culmination of the analysis and assessment of detailed evidence from the multinational flight trials programme and a range of other sources. Separately, an independent Certification and Qualification Organization, established by the partner nations, reviews all of the certification evidence and provides additional military certification expertise.</p><p>Prior to entry into service with the RAF, the UK Release to Service Authority (which is headed by the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff) endorsed the Release to Service (RTS) for the UK Atlas aircraft. The aircraft RTS is granted based on a number of recommendations provided by a range of competent individuals and bodies, including the Military Aviation Authority, the A400M Type Airworthiness Authority and independent experts. These recommendations also include the Safety Case (endorsed by the Duty Holder) which evaluates the relevant safety risks to establish the parameters for the safe operation of the aircraft. The RTS is part of the overall Aircraft Document Set for the UK A400M Atlas which stipulates, amongst other things, the bounds within which the aircraft should be operated and how it should be maintained.</p><p>Following the tragic loss on 9 May 2015 of a pre-delivery A400M aircraft, and in accordance with its continuing airworthiness obligations as the aircraft Design Organization and Type Certificate holder, Airbus Defence and Space has undertaken extensive investigations to establish the cause of the accident. As a result of this work the cause is now understood, and mitigation actions have been put in place to prevent a recurrence. These measures have been endorsed by the relevant certification bodies and were also considered, along with other evidence, by the RAF Operational Duty Holder (AOC 2 Gp) when the decision to resume RAF A400M flying was taken on 15 June 2015.</p><p>On this basis the Ministry of Defence is satisfied that there are no safety issues, and that the risks associated with operating A400M are fully consistent with its certified safety requirements - for the basic airframe and engine these are consistent with a civilian airliner - and that the platform is not subject to intolerable or unmanaged safety issues.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/07/2015 15:45:10 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

386241

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to support Kurdish forces fighting ISIL in the Syrian town of Kobane and the surrounding area.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	4676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Within Iraq the UK has helped train over 1,500 Kurdish Peshmerga across a range of infantry, counter-Improvised Explosive Device, weapons maintenance and protection of civilian courses. UK air strikes have helped halt, hold and begin to roll-back ISIL, including in Kurdish areas. We have also gifted over 50 tonnes of equipment, 40 heavy machine guns, nearly half a million rounds of ammunition and delivered over 300 tonnes of weapons and ammunition on behalf of other coalition nations.</p><p>The coalition is helping counter-ISIL in Syria and coalition airstrikes have helped Kurdish forces liberate and then defend Kobane. The UK is not conducting any airstrikes in Syria but does have intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft periodically operating over Syria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2015 15:31:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

386242

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff made redundant by his Department in each of the last five years were later taken up as reservists.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O’Hara
uin	4622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The table shows the number of Armed Forces personnel who were made redundant in each of the last five financial years who have since joined the Volunteer Reserves. The Volunteer Reserve comprises the Maritime Reserve, Army Reserve and Royal Air Force Reserve.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Service personnel made redundant</p></td><td><p>Number of Redundant Service Personnel who joined the Volunteer Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3,470</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4,280</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1) UK Regular Forces comprise Full Time trained and un-trained personnel and exclude Ghurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service and Reservists.</p><p> </p><p>2) - = zero or rounded to zero.</p><p> </p><p>3) Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 06/07/2015 15:25:31 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

386243

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) other staff employed by his Department have received redundancy payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O’Hara
uin	4621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The number of UK Regular Forces and civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence who received a redundancy payment over the last five financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong><strong> Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>3,470</p></td><td><p>4,280</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Civilian Staff</strong></p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p>880</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias. UK Regular Forces comprises all full-time Armed Forces personnel excluding Gurkhas, full-time Reserve Service personnel and mobilised reservists. Civilian figures include staff who were made redundant and those who left the Department under the terms of the Voluntary Early Release Scheme and received a compensation payment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/07/2015 15:26:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

386245

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many dogs his Department quarantined and transported back to the UK following the end of Operation Herrick in 2014; and when each such animal was transported back to the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>All military working dogs are compliant with the Pet Travel Scheme and there was therefore no requirement for them to be placed in quarantine. At the end of Operation HERRICK in 2014 34 military working dogs were returned from Afghanistan. Three dogs were returned to the United Kingdom and the remainder were returned to 1 Military Working Dog Regiment in Germany. They were returned in six batches on the following dates: 21 August 2014, 8 September 2014, 28 September 2014, 8 October 2014, 18 October 2014 and 29 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2015 15:29:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

385728

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
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 27 June (HL501) regarding the distribution of the armed forces covenant (Libor) fund, who selected the charities for funding; when; and on what basis.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>In 2013, the Government made £35 million available to deliver Armed Forces Covenant commitments from fines levied on banks for the attempted manipulation of Libor. The cross-Government Covenant Reference Group, which is chaired by the Cabinet Office and includes representatives from key Government Departments, the Devolved Administrations, the Service charity sector, and the three Service Families Federations, set the priorities for the fund. The first two tranches focused on mental health and support for Service families, while the third tranche was open to any project meeting the principles of the Covenant.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, a further £40 million of Libor funds were made available specifically to support veterans with a housing need via the Veterans Accommodation Fund (VAF). The criteria and application process for both schemes were published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Both funds were administered by the Armed Forces Covenant team. Against the agreed priorities, applicants had to demonstrate evidence of need, experience of providing a service and value for money. A decision panel was convened to agree the final allocation of funding.</p><p> </p><p>The panel for the £35 million fund sat three times between 2012 and 2014 and included representatives from the Ministry of Defence Covenant and Financial Governance teams, H M Treasury, COBSEO, the three Service Families Federations, and the Welsh and Scottish Governments.</p><p> </p><p>The panel for the VAF sat on 7 July 2014 and included representatives from the Ministry of Defence Covenant and Financial Governance teams, H M Treasury, the Welsh and Scottish Governments, the Army Families Federation, The Royal British Legion and COBSEO Housing Cluster.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/07/2015 15:18:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird