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752420

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Army units are stationed in Scotland; and where those units are located.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Army footprint in Scotland consists of:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Army Personnel Centre;</li><li>Headquarters 51<sup>st</sup> Brigade;</li><li>Seven Regular units, including a detachment of the Royal Military Police;</li><li>Sixteen Reserve units, and a Reserve recruit training unit;</li><li>Four University Officer Training Corps;</li><li>Eight Army Cadet Force (ACF) battalions, and two independent sub units;</li><li>Fifteen Combined Cadet Force sections.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The location of these units is given in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/07/2017 13:19:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name PQ 07090.docx title Army Units in Scotland
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

752421

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the current status of the programme for the purchase and deployment of the F-35 jet fighter plane.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>We have taken delivery of 11 F-35B aircraft and expect to have 14 by the end of 2017. The UK programme remains on track, and within time and cost approvals.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/07/2017 14:49:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

752419

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the current strength of each battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The strength of each battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland as at 1 May 2017 is shown below. There are 500 personnel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland who are not currently on Regimental Duty within it and therefore not included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Battalion</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 SCOTS Balaklava Company</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Caveats:</p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Trade Trained Regular Personnel for the Regular batallions (1 SCOTS-5 SCOTS).</p><p> </p><p>6 SCOTS and 7 SCOTS are Army Reserve batallions and include both Trained and Untrained Future Reserve 2020 personnel.</p><p> </p><p>Figures include all Arms/Services attached to the battalions.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/07/2017 13:57:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

752422

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the individual cost of the remaining F-35 fighter jets which they intend to acquire.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The cost of an F-35 aircraft is published when the Joint Programme Office (JPO) lets a contract. The cost of aircraft to be procured in future contracts is still to be negotiated. I am witholding information relating to cost estimates as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/07/2017 13:37:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

752417

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the programme for the modernisation of the Warrior infantry combat vehicle; what factors have contributed to its delay; and when it will be completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme is currently in its demonstration phase. Eleven demonstration vehicles are currently being manufactured and will then undergo a rigorous trials programme, culminating in live 'firing on the move'. The complex nature of the programme has led to significant engineering and technical challenges. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is engaged in discussions with Lockheed Martin and any decisions will be subject to the MOD approvals process.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/07/2017 13:54:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

752418

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for maintaining the UK's intelligence, surveillance, targeting, acquisition, and reconnaissance capability.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to sustain and deliver multiple intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) programmes in line with our announcements during the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015. These capabilities enable us to build our understanding across the five domains of Space, Maritime, Land, Air and Cyber. We also continue to benefit from significant investment in our ability to share intelligence across Government and with key Allies.</p><p> </p><p>During 2016, two major ISTAR programmes sponsored by Joint Forces Command and now in delivery with the Royal Air Force received approval to proceed to the demonstration and manufacture phases of the acquisition cycle. The P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft will be operated from RAF Lossiemouth and enhance our ability to counter an increasing submarine threat. Protector will replace Reaper as the UK's armed remotely piloted air system (RPAS) capability and will be equipped with UK precision-guided weapons.</p><p> </p><p>Our Signals Intelligence capability has been enhanced by improvements to Royal Navy platforms and by the recent delivery of the third Airseeker aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>We have also learned much from the investment in our ability to fuse open source intelligence with more traditional sources, and our ability to analyse this increasing amount of data will be improved by further investment in data science capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, in order to ensure the UK remains one step ahead of our adversaries, we continue to invest in science and technology to develop new sensors and improve our ability to exploit information.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 10:13:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

752590

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Civilians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) women and (b) men are employed in administrative roles in each service.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	5108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold this information in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2017 15:35:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

752595

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's personnel have taken flights to (a) Washington DC, (b) Las Vegas, (c) Seattle, (d) Los Angeles, (e) Orlando and (f) Dallas Fort Walworth in each month of the last two years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	5082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is continuously searching for ways to reduce costs and deliver value for money for the tax payer. As a result, we have achieved savings of around £60 million a year in non-operational travel since financial year 2009-10.</p><p>Information about flights taken between April 2015 and March 2017 by MOD personnel is provided in the attached table. The data includes flights from the UK to the listed airports, as well as flights from these sites to the UK.</p><p>Overseas travel by MOD staff makes a key contribution to achieving defence objectives. A number of MOD personnel and defence contractors are based in the United States and staff need to travel to these sites to conduct essential business.</p><p>Overall expenditure on MOD travel is reducing, and we plan to make further savings, including by making greater use of video and audio conferencing.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 5081 question first answered 20/07/2017 16:01:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20170719_PQ2017-07058-07060_Moon_Overseas_travel[1].docx title Overseas Travel
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

752918

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service-critical deficiency reports have been recorded to date on the F35B; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	5478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>There are currently around 19 important deficiency reports that remain open out of 2,600 deficiency reports raised for all three variants of the F-35 to date, throughout the life of the programme. All have acceptable plans for resolution or mitigation to allow their closure prior to the UK initial operating capability. The F-35 is still in the development test phase of the programme; the aim of the development test is to find any deficiencies so that they can be rectified.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/07/2017 10:06:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

752921

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Deepcut Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an update on the implementation of Recommendation 30 of the 2006 Deepcut Review, published in March 2006.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	5495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Recommendation 30 of the 2006 Deepcut Review was as follows:-</p><p>&quot;There should always be an inquest or, in Scotland, a Fatal Accident Inquiry, into a sudden death of a soldier, wherever the death has occurred&quot;.</p><p>Section 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 provides that the coroner has a duty to investigate the death of a body in his or her area if the coroner has reason to believe that the deceased died a violent or unnatural death or if the cause of death is unknown. This means that there will always be a coroner investigation, including an inquest, into the death of a member of the Armed Forces on exercises or operations, or where a death has occurred as a result of suicide or an accident, even when the death has occurred overseas and the Service person is returned to England and Wales. In some limited circumstances, for example where a death is a result of natural causes, the coroner has no jurisdiction to investigate.</p><p>Section 17 of the 2009 Act also provides that the Chief Coroner must monitor investigations into the deaths of Service personnel and ensure that coroners are trained to deal with such deaths.</p><p>Policy as to when a Fatal Accident Inquiry would take place is a matter for the Scottish Government, as this is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2017 10:05:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross