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1144067

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	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 1 November 2018 (HL10924), how the strength of the UK Armed Forces has changed since that answer; and what action they plan to take to meet the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2020 targets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL17555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Since Earl Howe’s Written Answer on 1 November 2018, the Trained Strength of the Armed Forces has dropped from 139,788 on 1 July 2018 to 137,409 on 1 July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>It remains a priority for each Service to meet the target for Armed Forces personnel strength in 2020, and there are a range of measures both already in progress and in the pipeline to improve the position. These include the introduction of the Armed Forces People Programme to modernise aspects of the employment offer, including scope for flexible working and the Future Accommodation Model.</p><p> </p><p>The strength of the Armed Forces is published every three months and can be found in Table 3a of the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:34:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1144185

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Boeing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) civil servants, and (2) armed forces personnel, attended the first flight of the RAF P-8A in Seattle; and what was the total cost of their attendance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL17673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Three Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servants and three members of the RAF attended the first flight of the P-8A aircraft in Seattle in July 2019. The MOD does not hold information on the specific cost of attendance at this event as the individuals all attended other official meetings while in the United States.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:33:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1144107

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the ranks of the members of the Armed Forces Pension schemes who breached their annual tax-free pension savings limit in the 2017/2018 financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL17595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The ranks of the members of the Armed Forces Pension Schemes who breached their annual tax-free pension savings limit in financial year 2017-18 are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>ROYAL NAVY</p></td><td><p>ARMY</p></td><td><p>ROYAL AIR FORCE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admiral</p></td><td><p>General</p></td><td><p>Air Chief Marshal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vice Admiral</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant General</p></td><td><p>Air Marshal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rear Admiral</p></td><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>Air Vice Marshal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore</p></td><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>Air Commodore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>Colonel</p></td><td><p>Group Captain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>Wing Commander</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Commander</p></td><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>Squadron Leader</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>Flight Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Petty Officer</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>Flying Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2nd Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>Warrant Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>Flight Sergeant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>Master Aircrew</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Staff Sergeant</p></td><td><p>Chief Technician</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Colour Sergeant</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:25:45 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1144186

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Boeing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many public sector employees have visited Boeing in Seattle in an official capacity this year; and what was the total cost of any such visits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL17674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:24:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1144162

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Medical Services: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend to the Defence Medical Services the same changes to pension tax rules that they are offering to senior consultants within the National Health Service.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
	uin	HL17650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Health and Social Care are intending to publish a second consultation concerning an amendment to the NHS pension scheme for senior clinicians shortly. Once published the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will consider these proposals and their effect on MOD and Service personnel, including those in the Defence Medical Services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 13:51:58 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1144122

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the report of the External Scrutiny Team on the Reserve Forces, provided to the Ministry of Defence on 1 June, will be placed in the Library of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
	uin	HL17610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The report, which was received on 1 July 2019, was placed in the Library of the House on 3 September 2019. The Ministry of Defence will respond to the report in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 13:51:04 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

1144111

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when No. 8 Squadron Royal Air Force will take delivery of the E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL17599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Under current plans, the first of the RAF's five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft is expected to be delivered to 8 Squadron in 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 11:09:23 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1144294

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits representatives from the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force made to schools and colleges in (i) Wales, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England and (iv) Northern Ireland in the financial years (A) 2017-18 and (B) 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	286322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Armed Forces only visit schools and colleges when they have been invited to support activities. No visits to schools by the Armed Forces are directly linked to recruitment, other than specific careers/jobs fairs which generally involve a range of employers. While presentations may be given highlighting the careers available in the Armed Forces, no pupil is able to make a commitment to become a recruit in the Armed Forces during the course of a visit. The visits cover a range of activities such as career events, citizenship talks, science and maths challenges and other indoor or outdoor exercises. The purpose of the visit is always agreed in advance.</p><p>In the academic year 2017-18, centrally held records indicate that the Navy conducted an estimated 3,240 school visits and the Army carried out 4,710 visits. Records held by the Royal Air Force (RAF) indicate that in the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 the RAF visited 2,310 schools.</p><p>It will take time to collate the information for 2018-19 and to establish whether the figures can be broken down by country. I will write to the hon. Member when these enquiries are complete.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/09/2019 14:54:28 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1144426

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a committee of inquiry into the causes and effects of the Afghanistan operation between 2003 and 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	286191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department currently has no plans to conduct an inquiry into the causes and effects of the Afghanistan operation. Following the conclusion of Operation Herrick in 2014, the Army conducted a thorough internal review. We remain focused on supporting the Government of Afghanistan as part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/09/2019 16:34:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1144435

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to support policing on the Irish border in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	286196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to deploy any additional military personnel to Northern Ireland, nor have we received any requests from other Government Departments or civil authorities to support policing on the Irish border.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/09/2019 09:59:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger