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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
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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

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

708473

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
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 assessment he has made of the viability of a transition to all-adult armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	66635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 February 2017 to Question 63709 to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Mr Godsiff).</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-02-08/63709/</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 66723 question first answered 13/03/2017 17:17:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 February 2017 HOC 63709.docx title 63709 - WQnA extract on Armed Forces Recruitment
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

693717

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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, whether regular units from the Army and Royal Marines are subject to parliamentary scrutiny and the War Powers Convention when those units are attached to the Special Forces Support Group.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	65279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>When under the operational command of the Director of Special Forces, units of the Armed Forces attached to the Special Forces Support Group are subject to the same disclosure policy as other elements of the Special Forces.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 01/03/2017 16:01:52 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

681175

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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 the establishment is of HQ Field Army by (a) rank and (b) responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	62236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>HQ Field Army is established for 236 military posts, which includes 188 Regular, 12 Reservists, 6 RAF/exchange posts (EXI) and 30 Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS). The tables below show breakdown by rank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Regular Army </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant General</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colonel</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff Sergeant</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lance Corporal</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reserve</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RAF/ EXI</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colonel</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wing Commander</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Squadron Leader</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FTRS</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The HQ is broken into the following areas of responsibility:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Commander Field Army (CFA)</strong>. CFA, Deputy CFA and Chief Of Staff Field Army Outer Offices (Establishment 11);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Command Plans</strong>: Responsible for financial planning/programming, reserve planning, organisational structures, Command Secretariat and legal (Establishment 29);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Support Branch</strong>: Responsible for the delivery of medical, personnel, logistic and equipment support (Establishment 68);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Commitments branch</strong>: Responsible for the force generation of capability for operations and exercises (Establishment 29);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Training Branch</strong>: Responsible for supporting Land Forces force generation through the provision of collective training capability and mission specific training (Establishment 47);</p><p> </p><p><strong>Warfare Branch</strong>: Responsible for the development and communication of the Army’s doctrine, as well as contributing to the development of NATO and joint doctrine (Establishment 52).</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 Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2017 14:46:52 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

677482

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
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 the (a) target and (b) actual (i) inflow, (ii) outflow and (iii) voluntary outflow rate of each pinch point trade was in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	61198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>This information is being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security. Its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness and security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/01/2017 16:46:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

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date	14/12/2016
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 regular and Territorial Army units are stationed at (a) Bulford, (b) Tidworth, (c) Aldershot, (d) Catterick and (e) Colchester.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	57740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Army Units stationed at Bulford, Tidworth, Aldershot, Catterick and Colchester as at 15 December 2016 are shown in the attached table:</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/12/2016 15:50:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 57740 - MOD Units at Bulford, Tidworth, Aldershot, Catterick and Colchester.docx title 57740 - Army Units at Various MOD Sites
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching