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1008490

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British Army soldiers died in Operation Herrick.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	192112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>364 British Army personnel died as a result of injuries and illnesses sustained on Operation Herrick. 36 were Officers and 328 were Other Rank soldiers.</p><p>These figures are official statistics provided by Defence Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/11/2018 14:48:54 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1035316

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Your Army Needs You British Army recruitment campaign was signed off by Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	205412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The new 'Your Army 19' recruiting campaign was developed by an expert advertising agency contracted by Capita. It was based upon detailed market research and lessons learned from previous campaigns. The campaign was closely developed with and approved by the Army. I then endorsed the campaign last year.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/01/2019 17:02:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1035318

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money from the public purse has been spent on the Your Army Needs You British Army recruitment campaign.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	205413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>£1.5 million has been budgeted for production of the 'Your Army 19' advertisements launched at the beginning of 2019. This includes all TV, radio, posters and social media products. Actual production costs are not yet confirmed but are expected to be less. This does not include broadcasting costs.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/01/2019 17:05:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1035319

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel were recruited by the armed forces in each month since January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	205414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Intake to UK Regulars, month ending, January to September 2018</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>September</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes: figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.</p><p>Figures provided are for full-time UK Regular Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Employed Personnel and Non Regular Permanent Staff.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/01/2019 17:06:29 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1052428

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many inquiries the British Army received as a result of its recruitment campaign referring to millennials, binge gamers, phone zombies, and snowflakes.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	215611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The latest Army recruitment campaign has received a very promising amount of interest, evidenced by the high number of hits to the Army jobs website and increased applications since its launch. In the first five days of the campaign applications to join the Army were more than 20% higher than the comparable period last year, and 35% more than 2017.</p><p>While it is premature to assess the success of the campaign, early indications suggest a strong start in attracting candidates to join the Army.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/02/2019 15:56:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1060591

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will (a) publish and (b) place in the Library the Cost Sharing Arrangement between the UK and US Governments for the use of bases.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	221024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>I will place the UK/US Cost Sharing Arrangement concerning the use of military bases by the United States Visiting Forces in the Library of the House. You may wish to note that this document has been placed in the National Archives.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/02/2019 16:03:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1086686

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Menwith Hill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the two space-based infra-red system radomes at NSA/NRO Menwith Hill are a fully operational part of the US missile defence system.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	230899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>There are three radomes at RAF Menwith Hill that form part of the US Space Based Infra-Red System, and these radomes are a fully operational part of the US Defence Support Programme Missile Warning facilities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/03/2019 15:54:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1010235

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: University of Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy (a) officers and (b) sailors recruited in each year between 2008 and 2018 are or were (i) graduates and (ii) undergraduates of the University of Aberdeen.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	192844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Identifying higher educational establishments is not mandatory on the application form to join the Royal Navy. The numbers of Royal Navy entrants who have identified the University of Aberdeen as one of their educational establishments on their records are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Other Ranks</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>Reserve RN/RM Officer</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>Reserve RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Officer</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular RN/RM Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve RN/RM Officer</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>Reserve RN/RM Other Ranks</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>Total</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Recruiting years are the same as Financial Years.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5. Figures of 2 and below are represented by '~', 0 is represented by '-'</li><li>Figures include all personnel applying where the University of Aberdeen recorded as one of their educational establishments on their records, but does not mean they were part of the Aberdeen URNU unit.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 17:44:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1010236

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications there were to join the Royal Navy in each year between 2008 and 2018; and how many of those applications in each of those years were successful.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	192845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Applications data were not published as Official Statistics prior to 2014. However, the number of applicants and entrants to the Naval Service, from 2014 onwards, is published in the quarterly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756686/1Oct_2018-_SPS.xlsx</p><p>Table 9a shows the number of applications and tables 5a and 7b show the intake to the Regulars and Reserves.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 17:41:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141732

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to increase recruitment to the armed forces from communities in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	281796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Armed Forces recruit nationally and do not have a specific policy of increasing recruitment from particular areas. The geographic footprint of Armed Forces Career Offices across the UK is complemented by dedicated call centres and online recruiting operations, ensuring that members of rural or isolated communities have the same opportunity to join the Armed Forces as anyone else. In addition, the Services conduct outreach engagement programmes across the whole of the UK, delivering events such as career fairs, tactical campaigns and roadshows, supported by web-based information services and social media campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/09/2019 13:29:49 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie