Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1046169

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many deployments of British personnel from the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Marines, (c) Army and (d) Royal Air Force there have been in each year of Operation Toral.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	211186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The number of UK Armed Forces personnel deployed on operations by financial year (FY) is provided below:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Operation Toral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tri-Service Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,400</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,340</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,710</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Operation Shader</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>2,420</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>2,230</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tri-Service Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,510</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,230</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,910</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,230</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Operation Cabrit</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tri-Service Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>380</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,560</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Notes</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ul><li>UK Armed Forces personnel’ includes UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel and mobilised reservists.</li><li>Navy figures include Service personnel from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ul><li>Service personnel deployed on the same operation across two successive financial years are only counted once and against the earlier financial year.</li><li>Earliest instance of deployment on Operation Cabrit was in FY 2016-17.</li><li>Deployment data is derived from the Joint Personnel Administration `Move and Track` system.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ul><li>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. Figures below 5 denoted by ~, zero denoted by -.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ul><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</li></ul></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 211185 211187 question first answered 29/01/2019 12:58:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1046172

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Airspace: Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of incursions into British airspace by foreign military aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	211188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>There have been no unauthorised incursions by any foreign military aircraft into sovereign air space around the UK, which projects 12 miles off shore or to mutually agreed mid-points between adjacent nations over narrow straits such as the Straits of Dover. The UK civil air traffic region and the NATO Air Policing Area, which the UK has responsibility for monitoring, include large areas of international airspace through which foreign military traffic may legally transit.</p><p>The airspace around and approaching the UK is permanently monitored and RAF Typhoon Quick Reaction Alert aircraft stand ready to scramble and intercept aircraft approaching the UK if required.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/01/2019 13:52:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1046002

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks in the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) Army, (iii) RAF and (iv) Royal Marines in each of the last five years have been subject to (A) minor administrative action, (B) major administrative action, (C) a formal warning and (D) suspension and removal from appointment as a result of inappropriate use of social media.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	211162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 211161 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:28:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1046001

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) other ranks in the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) Army, (iii) RAF and (iv) Royal Marines in each of the last five years have been subject to (A) minor administrative action, (B) major administrative action, (C) a formal warning and (D) suspension and removal from appointment as a result of unsanctioned contact with the media.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	211161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 211162 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:28:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1046024

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for British Army infantry roles have been from female civilians since the announcement that all roles in the armed forces are now open to women.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	211170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Regiment and role of an Army applicant will only be determined once they have successfully completed the applicant selection process and prior to basic training. For officer applicants, Regiment and role is determined during officer cadet training. Applicants can however express preferences for their Regiment or role within their application. Since the announcement on 25 October 2018, 110 female soldier applicants and five female officer applicants have identified the infantry as one of their preferences.</p><p> </p><p>Less than five serving Regular female soldiers have applied to transfer into the infantry to date.</p><p> </p><p>By making all branches and trades of the military open to everyone, regardless of their gender, the Armed Forces is demonstrating its commitment to equality and diversity and seeking to maximise the talent of all personnel.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are single service estimates and have been rounded to the nearest five to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 211169 question first answered 29/01/2019 12:50:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1046021

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women serving in the Army have applied to transfer into infantry roles since his Department's announcement of 25 October 2018 that all roles in the military are now open to women.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	211169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Regiment and role of an Army applicant will only be determined once they have successfully completed the applicant selection process and prior to basic training. For officer applicants, Regiment and role is determined during officer cadet training. Applicants can however express preferences for their Regiment or role within their application. Since the announcement on 25 October 2018, 110 female soldier applicants and five female officer applicants have identified the infantry as one of their preferences.</p><p> </p><p>Less than five serving Regular female soldiers have applied to transfer into the infantry to date.</p><p> </p><p>By making all branches and trades of the military open to everyone, regardless of their gender, the Armed Forces is demonstrating its commitment to equality and diversity and seeking to maximise the talent of all personnel.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are single service estimates and have been rounded to the nearest five to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 211170 question first answered 29/01/2019 12:50:35 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1046176

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the re-basing of the British Army from Germany to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	211191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The programme is on schedule to complete the relocation of its major units from Germany in 2019. Since 2010, over 16,000 troops (82% of the 2010 footprint in Germany) have relocated to the UK. This includes the building of 1,500 new military houses and 4,500 single bed spaces.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/01/2019 13:30:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1046177

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Baltic States and Poland: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of awarding the General Service Medal to British forces personnel who are serving on Operation Cabrit.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	211192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Operation CABRIT is not currently a medal-earning operation. All operations change over time and so the Ministry of Defence reviews medallic recognition for all operations on a periodic basis. Operation CABRIT will be subject to this review process in due course.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/01/2019 13:33:49 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1046171

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Baltic States and Poland: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many deployments of British personnel from the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Marines, (c) Army and (d) Royal Air Force there have been in each year of Operation Cabrit.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	211187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>The number of UK Armed Forces personnel deployed on operations by financial year (FY) is provided below:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Operation Toral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tri-Service Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,400</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,340</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,710</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Operation Shader</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>2,420</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>2,230</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tri-Service Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,510</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,230</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,910</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,230</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Operation Cabrit</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tri-Service Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>380</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,560</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Notes</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ul><li>UK Armed Forces personnel’ includes UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel and mobilised reservists.</li><li>Navy figures include Service personnel from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ul><li>Service personnel deployed on the same operation across two successive financial years are only counted once and against the earlier financial year.</li><li>Earliest instance of deployment on Operation Cabrit was in FY 2016-17.</li><li>Deployment data is derived from the Joint Personnel Administration `Move and Track` system.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ul><li>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. Figures below 5 denoted by ~, zero denoted by -.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><ul><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</li></ul></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 211185 211186 question first answered 29/01/2019 12:58:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1045903

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hospital Ships: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to fund or part-fund a UK hospital ship.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	211335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's requirement for a hospital ship is provided by RFA ARGUS. The consideration of options to deliver the capability provided by ARGUS after she leaves service remains ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/01/2019 12:46:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard