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date	07/12/2017
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 personnel of visiting forces are based in the UK; what nations those forces come from; and what the locations are of visiting units.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	118319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>It will take some time to gather the information required to answer the hon. Member's question.</p><p>I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/12/2017 10:55:53 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

797268

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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 assessment they have made of the relationship between morale and overstretched resources in the armed services; and what steps they intend to take to remedy this situation.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The management of morale in the Armed Forces is a high priority for Defence. The Department seeks to measure morale in a robust, consistent and scientific manner, through forums such as the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey. Morale is influenced by many variables and the Department has made no specific assessment of a relationship with resourcing.</p><p> </p><p>We have launched the Armed Forces Families Strategy and the Armed Forces Covenant to improve the Service Offer and lived experience of Service personnel.</p><p> </p><p>We are also developing a number of other initiatives under the Armed Forces People Programme which is focused on modernising the employment offer for Service personnel to allow us to attract and retain the right mix of people and skills.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/12/2017 15:30:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

797477

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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 Operational Pinch Points there are in the (a) Naval Service, (b) Army Service and (c) RAF Service; and what assessment he has made of the underlying reasons for any deficits in trained strength.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	116440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>As at 1 October 2017 there were 15 Operational Pinch Points (OPPs) in the Naval Service, 7 in the Army and 11 in the Royal Air Force.</p><p>OPPs may come from ensuring that our personnel do not go over guidelines on how much time should be spent on operations in any one year, and/or a competitive job market for the trades or areas of expertise involved. The single Services closely monitor any OPPs and apply a range of measures to manage them.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/12/2017 17:44:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

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registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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 finance staff within (a) Navy, (b) Army and (c) Air Command (i) have (ii) are working towards and (iii) do not have a professional accountancy qualification.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	112469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Recording accountancy qualifications is not mandated, so data is only that which is recorded on the Ministry of Defence Human Resources system.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested, as at 30 June 2017, is given below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Single Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Navy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Navy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Air</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Number Qualified Accountants</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Number Under Training</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Do not have a professional accountancy qualification</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>In line with Defence Statistics policy, all figures have been rounded to the nearest 5. ~ represents less than 5.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of staff is headcount.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/11/2017 14:41:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

782265

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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 (a) regular (i) soldiers, (ii) sailors and (iii) airmen and (b) reserve (A) soldiers, (B) sailors and (C) airmen, by medical category, there were for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	110876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>There are three Medical Deployability Standard (MDS) categories for the Armed Forces. Medically Fully Deployable (MFD) personnel are those medically fit for duty with no employment limitations. Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) personnel are medically fit for duty with minor employment limitations. MLD personnel may have a medical condition or functional limitation that prevents the meeting of all MFD requirements. Medically Not Deployable (MND) personnel are medically fit for duty with major employment limitations. MND personnel are not fit to deploy on Operations but may be deployable on UK based exercises.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number (n) and percentage of UK Regular Armed Forces in each MDS category, by Service as at 1 April for each year since 2010. These figures include full time trained and serving personnel against requirement. This was the deployable population.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MFD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MLD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MND</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Unknown MDS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>n</strong></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2010</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>177,897 </strong></p></td><td><p>143,253</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>18,101</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>13,615</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>2,928</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 35,502 </strong></p></td><td><p>28,366</p></td><td><p><em>80%</em></p></td><td><p>1,843</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,938</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>2,355</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>102,261 </strong></p></td><td><p>80,546</p></td><td><p><em>79%</em></p></td><td><p>14,786</p></td><td><p><em>14%</em></p></td><td><p>6,736</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 40,134 </strong></p></td><td><p>34,341</p></td><td><p><em>86%</em></p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,941</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2011</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>176,816 </strong></p></td><td><p>143,278</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>18,828</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>13,800</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>910</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 35,426 </strong></p></td><td><p>29,793</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>1,995</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>2,882</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>756</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong>101,303 </strong></p></td><td><p>79,092</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>15,217</p></td><td><p><em>15%</em></p></td><td><p>6,952</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 40,087 </strong></p></td><td><p>34,393</p></td><td><p><em>86%</em></p></td><td><p>1,616</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,966</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2012</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>170,010 </strong></p></td><td><p>137,866</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>17,666</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>14,211</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 33,287 </strong></p></td><td><p>28,428</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,786</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,866</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 98,598 </strong></p></td><td><p>76,781</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>14,319</p></td><td><p><em>15%</em></p></td><td><p>7,480</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 38,125 </strong></p></td><td><p>32,657</p></td><td><p><em>86%</em></p></td><td><p>1,561</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,865</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2013</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>160,712 </strong></p></td><td><p>130,770</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>15,464</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>14,352</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 31,423 </strong></p></td><td><p>26,799</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,825</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>2,697</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 93,939 </strong></p></td><td><p>73,668</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>12,237</p></td><td><p><em>13%</em></p></td><td><p>8,021</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 35,350 </strong></p></td><td><p>30,303</p></td><td><p><em>86%</em></p></td><td><p>1,402</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,634</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2014</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>150,891 </strong></p></td><td><p>122,616</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>13,811</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>14,396</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 30,509 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,866</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,732</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>2,859</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 87,176 </strong></p></td><td><p>68,564</p></td><td><p><em>79%</em></p></td><td><p>10,667</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td><td><p>7,938</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 33,206 </strong></p></td><td><p>28,186</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,412</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>3,599</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2015</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>144,117 </strong></p></td><td><p>116,125</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>13,401</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>14,547</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 30,058 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,338</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>1,846</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>2,840</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 82,231 </strong></p></td><td><p>63,854</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>10,122</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td><td><p>8,246</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 31,828 </strong></p></td><td><p>26,933</p></td><td><p><em>85%</em></p></td><td><p>1,433</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>3,461</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2016</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>140,432 </strong></p></td><td><p>112,024</p></td><td><p><em>80%</em></p></td><td><p>13,551</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>14,822</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 29,702 </strong></p></td><td><p>24,850</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>1,932</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td><td><p>2,892</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 79,746 </strong></p></td><td><p>61,431</p></td><td><p><em>77%</em></p></td><td><p>10,001</p></td><td><p><em>13%</em></p></td><td><p>8,308</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 30,984 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,743</p></td><td><p><em>83%</em></p></td><td><p>1,618</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>3,622</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong> 138,844 </strong></p></td><td><p>111,026</p></td><td><p><em>80%</em></p></td><td><p>13,860</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>13,916</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong> 29,584 </strong></p></td><td><p>24,793</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>2,044</p></td><td><p><em>7%</em></p></td><td><p>2,722</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p><strong> 78,407 </strong></p></td><td><p>60,532</p></td><td><p><em>77%</em></p></td><td><p>9,971</p></td><td><p><em>13%</em></p></td><td><p>7,890</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p><strong> 30,853 </strong></p></td><td><p>25,701</p></td><td><p><em>83%</em></p></td><td><p>1,845</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>3,304</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Full time trade trained and serving against requirement personnel.</p><p><sup>2</sup> As at 1 April each year.</p><p><sup>3</sup> Includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the number and percentage of UK Future Reserves 2020 personnel in each MDS, by Service as at 1 April for each year since 2013. Like for like figures for all three Services are not available prior to October 2012.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MFD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MLD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>MLD</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Unknown MDS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>n</strong></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td><td><p>n</p></td><td><p><em>%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2013</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>29,388</strong></p></td><td><p>24,514</p></td><td><p><em>83%</em></p></td><td><p>2,322</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td><td><p>1,422</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2,610</strong></p></td><td><p>2,196</p></td><td><p><em>84%</em></p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>25,238</strong></p></td><td><p>21,056</p></td><td><p><em>83%</em></p></td><td><p>2,232</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>1,540</strong></p></td><td><p>1,262</p></td><td><p><em>82%</em></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2014</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>28,147</strong></p></td><td><p>22,935</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>2,554</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>1,178</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>2,850</strong></p></td><td><p>2,335</p></td><td><p><em>82%</em></p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>23,578</strong></p></td><td><p>19,278</p></td><td><p><em>82%</em></p></td><td><p>2,409</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>1,319</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td><td><p>572</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>1,719</strong></p></td><td><p>1,322</p></td><td><p><em>77%</em></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p><em>15%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2015</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>30,814</strong></p></td><td><p>23,898</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>2,770</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,564</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,582</p></td><td><p><em>8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>3,157</strong></p></td><td><p>2,457</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p><em>16%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>25,438</strong></p></td><td><p>19,884</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>2,592</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>1,392</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>1,570</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>2,219</strong></p></td><td><p>1,557</p></td><td><p><em>70%</em></p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p><em>23%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2016</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>34,755</strong></p></td><td><p>26,180</p></td><td><p><em>75%</em></p></td><td><p>3,105</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,676</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>3,794</p></td><td><p><em>11%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>3,541</strong></p></td><td><p>2,883</p></td><td><p><em>81%</em></p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p><em>12%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>28,672</strong></p></td><td><p>21,398</p></td><td><p><em>75%</em></p></td><td><p>2,888</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,906</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>2,542</strong></p></td><td><p>1,899</p></td><td><p><em>75%</em></p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p><em>18%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Services</p></td><td><p><strong>36,222</strong></p></td><td><p>27,484</p></td><td><p><em>76%</em></p></td><td><p>3,354</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td><td><p>1,808</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>3,576</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime Reserves<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p><strong>3,555</strong></p></td><td><p>2,925</p></td><td><p><em>82%</em></p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td><td><p>363</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>29,941</strong></p></td><td><p>22,423</p></td><td><p><em>75%</em></p></td><td><p>3,092</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td><td><p>1,581</p></td><td><p><em>5%</em></p></td><td><p>2,845</p></td><td><p><em>10%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserves</p></td><td><p><strong>2,726</strong></p></td><td><p>2,136</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p><em>13%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Includes trained and untrained Reservist personnel.</p><p><sup>2</sup> As at 1 April each year.</p><p><sup>3</sup> Maritime Reserves comprises the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Marine Reserve.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/11/2017 16:05:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

778745

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
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 comparative assessment they have made of the infantry fighting value of (1) line regiments, (2) the Parachute Regiment, (3) the Royal Marines, and (4) RAF regiments, to overall UK military capacity.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Army infantry Regiments, the Parachute Regiment, the Royal Marines and the RAF Regiment all have distinct and discrete roles in the defence and security of the United Kingdom and are trained and equipped accordingly. There is no sensible or objective basis for a comparative assessment of their value and so no such exercise has been attempted.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/11/2017 14:45:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

768921

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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 people currently serving in the armed forces were born (a) in other EU countries and (b) outside the EU; and in which countries those armed forces personnel were born.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	107294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The requested information is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country of Birth</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers of Regular Armed Forces personnel as at 1 April 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Indian Ocean Territory</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahamas</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonga</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran - Islamic Republic of</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jersey</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russian Federation</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bermuda</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seychelles</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania - United Republic of</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saint Helena - Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominica</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belize</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei Darussalam</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trinidad and Tobago</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saint Lucia</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>150</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,120</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Note: numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 and countries with less than five personnel have been aggregated into an ‘other’ category in accordance with disclosure control and rounding policy.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/10/2017 14:33:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

759661

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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 plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to remove the legal duty of care owed by his Department to Armed Forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	10199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The hon. Member may be referring inaccurately to our consultation on Better Combat Compensation, on which I expect to announce our proposals shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/10/2017 15:19:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

755709

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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 20 July 2017 to Question 5260, on the Navy, whether the personnel numbers targets have changed from SDSR 2015 for each Service; and what the personnel targets are for each Service by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	7013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/09/2017 14:45:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

715014

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
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 proportion of enlisted soldiers stated on their application form that one or both parents are or were in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	69833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is not routinely recorded, or held, as part of the recruiting process.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/04/2017 15:54:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara