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515887

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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 what is the establishment of (1) the Royal Navy, (2) the Army, and (3) the Royal Air Force, and how many vacancies there are in each service.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL7953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The requested information, as at 1 March 2016, is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Liability (establishment)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-time trained strength</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deficit (vacancies)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p>30,220</p></td><td><p>29,730</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>83,580</p></td><td><p>79,840</p></td><td><p>3,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p>33,150</p></td><td><p>31,000</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: All figures are rounded. Totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and may not equal the sums of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of liabilities and trained strengths are included in the UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/05/2016 14:25:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

506360

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many local authorities in each of the nations and regions of the UK have a multi-agency service dedicated to supporting members of the armed forces and former members of the armed forces and their families.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	32858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/04/2016 14:40:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

506362

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 25543, whether the definition of UK troops includes members of the (a) Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), (b) 13 Squadron of the Royal Air Force and (c) 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	32822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 32570 on 11 April 2016.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/04/2016 14:35:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 11 April 2016 HOC 32570.docx title Electronic Warfare
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

456509

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the organisation and deployment of UK-based armour is.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	29339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The organisation of British armour based in the UK is as follows:</p><p><strong>1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</strong></p><p>Household Cavalry Regiment - Windsor</p><p>The Royal Tank Regiment - Tidworth</p><p>1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - Tidworth</p><p>1st Battalion the Mercian Regiment - Bulford</p><p><strong>12th Armoured Infantry Brigade</strong></p><p>The Royal Lancers - Catterick</p><p>The King's Royal Hussars - Tidworth</p><p>1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment - Warminster</p><p>1st Battalion the Royal Welsh - Tidworth</p><p>20X is based in Germany</p><p>The following UK based armoured units support these Brigades:</p><p>The Royal Wessex Yeomanry - Bovington, Salisbury, Cirencester, Paignton, Exeter &amp; Swindon</p><p><strong>1st Artillery Brigade</strong></p><p>1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery - Tidworth</p><p>19th Regiment Royal Artillery - Tidworth</p><p><strong>8 Engineer Brigade</strong></p><p>22 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers - Perham Down</p><p>26 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers - Perham Down</p><p><strong>101 Logistic Brigade</strong></p><p>4 Armoured Medical Regiment - Aldershot</p><p>5 Armoured Medical Regiment - Tidworth &amp; Catterick</p><p>4 Armoured Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - Tidworth</p><p>6 Armoured Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - Tidworth</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/03/2016 16:18:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

454129

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.45 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence Review 2015, when he expects to announce further details of the Government's proposed new armed forces offer.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	28008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>In order to deliver the battle-winning forces which the UK needs for the future, we are looking at developing a new &quot;offer&quot; for new joiners into the Armed Forces which meets the expectations of future recruits. It will ensure our future expenditure on personnel is sustainable and applied in the most efficient way. We have now begun the conceptual stages of evidence gathering and initial policy development which will determine whether the concept of a new offer is viable and when it could be delivered. We will engage stakeholders including the Armed Forces Pay Review Body as usual on our proposals when they mature. The new offer for new joiners will not impact on existing Service personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/03/2016 17:42:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

450713

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the additional capabilities the Joint Force 2025 will provide to the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Joint Force 2025 is about rebalancing our Armed Forces to strengthen the front line and maintain our military advantage. It will ensure that the Armed Forces are able to tackle a wider range of more sophisticated potential adversaries.</p><p>Joint Force 2025 will be able to deploy a larger force more quickly or undertake a large number of smaller operations simultaneously and will include enhanced Counter Terrorism capabilities; more fighter jet squadrons; new Protector armed remotely piloted aircraft; Maritime Patrol Aircraft; increased Carrier capability and readily deployable STRIKE brigades. Joint Force 2025 will also benefit from greater investment in new areas of capability such as cyber and space.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/02/2016 16:29:46 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

450717

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Strategic Defence and Security Review on the future size and power of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>By 2025 we will have a highly capable expeditionary force of around 50,000. Joint Force 2025 will enable our Armed Forces to project power, deploy quickly and for longer periods and make the best use of new technology. We are investing in our front line by spending £178 billion over the next decade on equipment. We have committed to protecting the size of the Armed Forces by increasing the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force by a total of 700 personnel and not reducing the Army below 82,000.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/02/2016 16:30:22 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

449172

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
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 what was the size of the armed forces on 31 December in (1) 2009, (2) 2010, (3) 2011, (4) 2012, (5) 2013, (6) 2014, and (7) 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL5682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. However, the table below shows the total number of UK Forces Service personnel, the number of Regular personnel and the number of Volunteer Reserve personnel as at 1 April each year for the years 2009 to 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 1 April 2012 statistics for UK Forces Service Personnel were not held in a format suitable to answer the question. However some of this information is available on line at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http:/www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>UK FORCES SERVICE PERSONNEL<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK REGULAR FORCES<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VOLUNTEER RESERVE<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2009</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>188,600</p></td><td><p>34,790 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>191,710</p></td><td><p>33,490 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>186,360</p></td><td><p>31,260 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>221,330</p></td><td><p>179,800</p></td><td><p>31,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>211,340</p></td><td><p>170,710</p></td><td><p>30,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>198,810</p></td><td><p>159,630</p></td><td><p>28,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>195,690</p></td><td><p>153,720</p></td><td><p>31,260</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Volunteer Reserve includes mobilised volunteer reserves, High Readiness Reserves and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service and Additional Duties Commitments, Non Regular Permanent Staff and Expeditionary Forces Institute. Sponsored Reserves and University Officer Cadets are excluded.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>UK Forces Service Personnel comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel, Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, and FTRS of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>UK Regular Forces Full-time trained and untrained personnel and excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and reservists.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>Rounding</strong></p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Symbols</strong></p><p>e – estimate</p><p>.. – Not Available</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL5683 HL5684 question first answered 10/02/2016 17:35:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

449174

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
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 how many regulars there were in the armed forces on 31 December in (1) 2009, (2) 2010, (3) 2011, (4) 2012, (5) 2013, (6) 2014, and (7) 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL5684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. However, the table below shows the total number of UK Forces Service personnel, the number of Regular personnel and the number of Volunteer Reserve personnel as at 1 April each year for the years 2009 to 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 1 April 2012 statistics for UK Forces Service Personnel were not held in a format suitable to answer the question. However some of this information is available on line at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http:/www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>UK FORCES SERVICE PERSONNEL<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK REGULAR FORCES<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VOLUNTEER RESERVE<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2009</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>188,600</p></td><td><p>34,790 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>191,710</p></td><td><p>33,490 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>186,360</p></td><td><p>31,260 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>221,330</p></td><td><p>179,800</p></td><td><p>31,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>211,340</p></td><td><p>170,710</p></td><td><p>30,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>198,810</p></td><td><p>159,630</p></td><td><p>28,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>195,690</p></td><td><p>153,720</p></td><td><p>31,260</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Volunteer Reserve includes mobilised volunteer reserves, High Readiness Reserves and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service and Additional Duties Commitments, Non Regular Permanent Staff and Expeditionary Forces Institute. Sponsored Reserves and University Officer Cadets are excluded.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>UK Forces Service Personnel comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel, Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, and FTRS of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>UK Regular Forces Full-time trained and untrained personnel and excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and reservists.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>Rounding</strong></p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Symbols</strong></p><p>e – estimate</p><p>.. – Not Available</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL5682 HL5683 question first answered 10/02/2016 17:35:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

432683

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he plans the force generation ratios to be for the expeditionary force of 50,000 personnel announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>In the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 (Cm9161) we have increased our ambition so that for Joint Force 2025 we will be able to deploy an expeditionary force of around 50,000 including greater contributions from the air and maritime domain. This is is the largest scale operation that Defence plans to be able to deliver whilst continuing to conduct a range of concurrent &quot;fixed&quot; tasks such as defending the homeland, running military bases and training our military personnel. The scale and nature of the deployment means that there is no specific force generation ratio associated with it.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/12/2015 16:22:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle