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1701262

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date	16/04/2024
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 former members of the regular Army have regular reserve recall liability in the event of a national emergency as of 1 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	21948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 22,676 Army Regular Reservists with recall liability under Section 22 of the Reserve Forces Act (RFA) 96.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are approximately 55,000 ex-Regular personnel as of March 2024 subject to recall under Section 68 of the RFA 96.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of Army Regular Reservists with a recall liability can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>The Army Regular Reserve comprises ex-Regular Army personnel who retain a workforce obligation to be called up for service in times of need.</li><li>This figure includes the serving component which comprises ex-Regular personnel who have applied to return to Army service on a fixed term Reserve commitment.</li><li>The second figure comprises of personnel who have completed their military service and retain a liability to be recalled for service in the event of national danger, great emergency or an actual or suspected attack on the UK.</li><li>This figure is a single Service estimate based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The data as of March 2024 is the latest available.</li><li>The c55,000 includes ex-Regular Officers who retain a recall liability in perpetuity.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21947 question first answered 19/04/2024 10:25:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1701316

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lasers: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ships his Department plans to fit with the Dragonfire directed energy weapon.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	21880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability by equipping multiple Royal Navy ships with a DragonFire LDEW minimum deployable capability from 2027. During the development of the first DragonFire Directed Energy Weapon, the MOD will identify the most appropriate ship for first deployment of this capability to meet operational requirements and increase the capability of the Royal Navy as well as the number of ships we will fit with this capability.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 21881 question first answered 25/04/2024 09:11:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1701317

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lasers: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which ship his Department plans to fit first with the Dragonfire directed energy weapon.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	21881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability by equipping multiple Royal Navy ships with a DragonFire LDEW minimum deployable capability from 2027. During the development of the first DragonFire Directed Energy Weapon, the MOD will identify the most appropriate ship for first deployment of this capability to meet operational requirements and increase the capability of the Royal Navy as well as the number of ships we will fit with this capability.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 21880 question first answered 25/04/2024 09:11:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1701318

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lasers: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's definition of full operating capability for the Dragonfire directed energy weapon programme is.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	21882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability. This is being procured under the new Integrated Procurement Model, and so we will be equipping multiple Royal Navy ships with DragonFire LDEW as a minimum deployable capability from 2027, and will spirally develop as necessary. As such, there will be no initial operating capability or full operating capability date.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 21883 question first answered 25/04/2024 09:13:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1701319

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lasers: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's definition of initial operating capability for the Dragonfire directed energy weapon programme is.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	21883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability. This is being procured under the new Integrated Procurement Model, and so we will be equipping multiple Royal Navy ships with DragonFire LDEW as a minimum deployable capability from 2027, and will spirally develop as necessary. As such, there will be no initial operating capability or full operating capability date.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 21882 question first answered 25/04/2024 09:13:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey