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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-18more like thismore than 2018-01-18
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Body Armour remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units have received Virtus body armour since February 2017. more like this
tabling member constituency Llanelli remove filter
tabling member printed
Nia Griffith more like this
uin 123612 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-26more like thismore than 2018-01-26
answer text <p>Since February 2017 the following units, or sub units within them, have been issued Virtus body armour. Issue of the body armour is decided, based on operational need; this means not all sub units within a unit will be issued it, and some units will be required to hand it back on return from operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 Assault Group Royal Marines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 Commando (Information Exploitation Group) Royal Marines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>43 Commando (Fleet Protection Group) Royal Marines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45 Commando Royal Marines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commando Helicopter Force</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commando Training Centre Royal Marines</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>British Army</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Queens Dragoon Guards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Dragoon Guards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Queens Royal Hussars</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Lancers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Light Dragoons</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Kings Royal Hussars</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22<sup>nd</sup> Engineer Regiment Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26<sup>th</sup> Engineer Regiment Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>32<sup>nd</sup> Engineer Regiment Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>33<sup>rd</sup> Engineer Regiment (EOD) Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35<sup>th</sup> Engineer Regiment Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>42<sup>nd</sup> Engineer Regiment (Geo) Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>101<sup>st</sup> Engineer Regiment (EOD) Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>32<sup>nd</sup> Regiment Royal Artillery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14<sup>th</sup> Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) Royal Corps of Signals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21<sup>st</sup> Signal Regiment Royal Corps of Signals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Welsh Guards</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Scots Borders 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Highland Fusiliers 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Black Watch 3<sup>rd</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Highlanders 4<sup>th</sup> Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Princess of Wales Royal Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion The Mercian Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion The Mercian Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion The Royal Welsh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion The Parachute Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion The Rifles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Regiment Army Air Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Regiment Army Air Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Regiment Army Air Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11<sup>th</sup> (EOD) Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29<sup>th</sup> Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5<sup>th</sup> Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup> Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> Regiment Royal Military Police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Operations Regiment Royal Military Police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> Military Intelligence Battalion Intelligence Corps</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honourable Artillery Company</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>77<sup>th</sup> Brigade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Human Intelligence Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Specialised Infantry Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recruiting Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Headquarters York Garrison</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Artillery Trials &amp; Development Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Combat Service Support Trials &amp; Development Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Directorate for Operations &amp; Contingencies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Helicopter Support Squadron</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>51 Squadron RAF Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>63 Squadron RAF Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 Wing RAF Regiment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tactical Supply Wing</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* This information is correct as at 22 January 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Aberconwy more like this
answering member printed Guto Bebb more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-26T12:10:08.953Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-26T12:10:08.953Z
answering member
3910
label Biography information for Guto Bebb more like this
tabling member
1541
label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith more like this
705555
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-02-27more like thismore than 2017-02-27
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Body Armour remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect that Virtus body armour has on the ability of service personnel to use (a) equipment and (b) vehicles effectively. more like this
tabling member constituency Llanelli remove filter
tabling member printed
Nia Griffith more like this
uin 65606 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-03-02more like thismore than 2017-03-02
answer text <p>The Virtus system was fully and successfully evaluated during extensive human factors, equipment and vehicle compatibility trials.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-03-02T16:05:23.273Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-02T16:05:23.273Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
1541
label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith more like this
705556
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-02-27more like thismore than 2017-02-27
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Body Armour remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the roll-out of Virtus body armour to be complete. more like this
tabling member constituency Llanelli remove filter
tabling member printed
Nia Griffith more like this
uin 65607 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2017-03-02more like thismore than 2017-03-02
answer text <p>There have been 20,407 sets of Virtus body armour issued, with further sets to be issued, and the full operating capability for Virtus to occur in <del class="ministerial">2015</del><ins class="ministerial">2025</ins>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-03-02T16:04:47.727Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-02T16:04:47.727Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2017-03-06T10:17:04.087Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-06T10:17:04.087Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
previous answer version
37994
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
1541
label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith more like this
705558
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-02-27more like thismore than 2017-02-27
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Body Armour remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual service personnel have received custom-fitted Virtus body armour. more like this
tabling member constituency Llanelli remove filter
tabling member printed
Nia Griffith more like this
uin 65603 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-03-02more like thismore than 2017-03-02
answer text <p>As at 28 February 2017, 20,407 sets of Virtus body armour have been issued to land forces. Information on how many of these have been issued by units to individual personnel could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As at 28 February 2017, the following units have received Virtus body armour:</p><p> </p><p>40 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>42 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>45 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>1 Assault Group Royal Marines</p><p>24 Commando Regiment Royal Engineers</p><p>29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>30 Commando Information Exploitation Group Royal Marines</p><p>Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines</p><p>Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Bristol</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves London</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Mersey</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Scotland</p><p>Commando Training Centre Royal Marines</p><p>Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade</p><p>Headquarters Force Troops Command</p><p>1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p><p>7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p><p>The Royal Dragoon Guards</p><p>The Queen’s Royal Hussars</p><p>The King’s Royal Hussars</p><p>The Light Dragoons</p><p>12 Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>26 Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>22 Engineer Regiment</p><p>23 Parachute Engineer Regiment</p><p>26 Engineer Regiment</p><p>32 Engineer Regiment</p><p>35 Engineer Regiment</p><p>101 Engineer Regiment (EOD)</p><p>1st Battalion Grenadier Guards</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>1st Battalion the Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Welsh</p><p>2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment</p><p>3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles</p><p>2nd Battalion The Rifles</p><p>3rd Battalion The Rifles</p><p>4th Battalion The Rifles</p><p>5th Battalion The Rifles</p><p>3 Regiment Army Air Corps</p><p>13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p><p>16 Medical Regiment</p><p>7 Air Assault Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p><p>Special Operations Regiment Royal Military Police</p><p>The Royal Wessex Yeomanry</p><p>4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron</p><p>Pathfinders Platoon</p><p>4th Battalion the Parachute Regiment</p><p>Infantry Battle School</p><p>Infantry Training Centre (Catterick)</p><p>Support Weapons School (Warminster)</p><p>Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU)</p><p>RAF Regiment</p><p>2503 (County of Lincoln) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2622 (Highland) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2623 (East Anglian) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>RAF Instructor Training Flight</p><p>Defence HUMINT Unit</p>
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
grouped question UIN 65602 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-03-02T16:04:06.13Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-02T16:04:06.13Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
1541
label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith more like this
705559
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-02-27more like thismore than 2017-02-27
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Body Armour remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the roll-out of the Virtus body armour has cost; and how much he expects the total cost of the roll-out to be. more like this
tabling member constituency Llanelli remove filter
tabling member printed
Nia Griffith more like this
uin 65604 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-03-02more like thismore than 2017-03-02
answer text <p>The cost to date of the Virtus system is £71 million and the total cost is estimated to be circa £228 million (both figures are inclusive of VAT).</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-03-02T16:02:32.73Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-02T16:02:32.73Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
1541
label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith more like this
705560
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-02-27more like thismore than 2017-02-27
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Body Armour remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which regiments have received Virtus body armour. more like this
tabling member constituency Llanelli remove filter
tabling member printed
Nia Griffith more like this
uin 65602 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-03-02more like thismore than 2017-03-02
answer text <p>As at 28 February 2017, 20,407 sets of Virtus body armour have been issued to land forces. Information on how many of these have been issued by units to individual personnel could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As at 28 February 2017, the following units have received Virtus body armour:</p><p> </p><p>40 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>42 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>45 Commando Royal Marines</p><p>1 Assault Group Royal Marines</p><p>24 Commando Regiment Royal Engineers</p><p>29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>30 Commando Information Exploitation Group Royal Marines</p><p>Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines</p><p>Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Bristol</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves London</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Mersey</p><p>Royal Marines Reserves Scotland</p><p>Commando Training Centre Royal Marines</p><p>Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade</p><p>Headquarters Force Troops Command</p><p>1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p><p>7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery</p><p>The Royal Dragoon Guards</p><p>The Queen’s Royal Hussars</p><p>The King’s Royal Hussars</p><p>The Light Dragoons</p><p>12 Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>26 Regiment Royal Artillery</p><p>22 Engineer Regiment</p><p>23 Parachute Engineer Regiment</p><p>26 Engineer Regiment</p><p>32 Engineer Regiment</p><p>35 Engineer Regiment</p><p>101 Engineer Regiment (EOD)</p><p>1st Battalion Grenadier Guards</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p><p>1st Battalion the Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment</p><p>1st Battalion The Royal Welsh</p><p>2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment</p><p>3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment</p><p>2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles</p><p>2nd Battalion The Rifles</p><p>3rd Battalion The Rifles</p><p>4th Battalion The Rifles</p><p>5th Battalion The Rifles</p><p>3 Regiment Army Air Corps</p><p>13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps</p><p>16 Medical Regiment</p><p>7 Air Assault Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p><p>Special Operations Regiment Royal Military Police</p><p>The Royal Wessex Yeomanry</p><p>4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment</p><p>216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron</p><p>Pathfinders Platoon</p><p>4th Battalion the Parachute Regiment</p><p>Infantry Battle School</p><p>Infantry Training Centre (Catterick)</p><p>Support Weapons School (Warminster)</p><p>Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU)</p><p>RAF Regiment</p><p>2503 (County of Lincoln) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2622 (Highland) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>2623 (East Anglian) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force</p><p>RAF Instructor Training Flight</p><p>Defence HUMINT Unit</p>
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
grouped question UIN 65603 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-03-02T16:04:06.177Zmore like thismore than 2017-03-02T16:04:06.177Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
1541
label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith more like this