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445387

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Guided Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Hellfire missiles were fired (1) in training, and (2) on operations, in each year from 2008 to 2015, and what platforms they were mounted on.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><br /><p>Hellfire missiles are used by RAF Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems and Army Air Corps Apache helicopters.</p><p>For the Reaper Force, the Air Vehicles have been continuously deployed on Operations over the requested timescale. Consequently, there have been no missile rounds fired in Training from RAF Reaper. The following table details Hellfire missile firings from RAF Reaper on Operations in Afghanistan <br>(2008-14) Iraq (2014-15) and Syria (2015).</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (Jan-Dec)</p></td><td><p>UK Reaper Hellfire rounds fired on Operations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>For the Apache Force the following table details Hellfire missile rounds fired by Financial Year from Apache Helicopters in Training.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (Jan-Dec)</p></td><td><p>UK Apache Hellfire consumption in Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 07 - Mar 08</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 08 - Mar 09</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 09 - Mar 10</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 10 - Apr 11</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 11 - Mar 12</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 12 - Mar 13</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 13 - Mar 14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 14 - Mar 15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Apache Force have fired a total 1578 Hellfire missiles on Operations in Afghanistan (FY 07-08 to 14-15) and Libya (FY11-12). However, the nature of the records held means that this total number cannot be accurately broken down by Financial Year.</p><br /><br /><br /><p><br></p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/01/2016 15:59:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

439551

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what use the Royal Navy is making of unmanned vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL4736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The Royal Navy (RN) recognises that autonomous systems offer a unique opportunity to maintain our operational advantage, and benefits significantly from the use of unmanned vehicles in both air and sea environments.</p><br /><p>The Scan Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System offers enhanced maritime surveillance and improved situational awareness in support of the RN in a number of operational theatres.</p><br /><p>The Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure Vessels employ an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) for remote mine-disposal known as the Seafox mine-disposal system. In addition, the Fleet Diving Squadron employs a small UUV for seabed searches.</p><br /><p>The RN continues to explore how autonomous systems can further augment its capabilities into the future.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/12/2015 10:02:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

439133

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Muslims
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether arrangements are in place to vet Muslim recruits to the armed forces; if so, what are those arrangements, and if not, whether they will set them up.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL4675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>All candidates joining the Armed Forces are subject to exactly the same vetting procedures applicable to their chosen branch or trade, irrespective of religion or ethnicity.</p><br /><p>There is no requirement for personnel to declare their religion. However, the numbers of British personnel who joined the UK Regular Armed Forces and self-declared their religion as Muslim in the last four financial years is set out below. The Ministry of Defence is not aware of any British Muslim members of the UK Regular Armed Forces going Absent Without Official Leave to fight in Syria or North Africa in the last four years.</p><br /><p><strong>Intake to the UK Regular Forces of personnel with a British Nationality declaring a Muslim religion, by Financial Year</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Note: figures show intake to UK Regular Forces, both trained and untrained, which comprises new entrants, re-entrants, direct trained entrants (including professionally qualified Officers), intake to the Army from the Gurkhas and intake from the reserves. They exclude all movements within the Regular Forces; including flows from untrained to trained strength, transfers between Services and flows from Ranks to Officer due to promotion. All numbers are rounded.</p><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL4676 question first answered 21/12/2015 14:52:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

439134

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Muslims
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in the last four years, how many British Muslims have joined the armed forces, and how many they estimate have gone independently to fight in Syria and North Africa.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL4676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>All candidates joining the Armed Forces are subject to exactly the same vetting procedures applicable to their chosen branch or trade, irrespective of religion or ethnicity.</p><br /><p>There is no requirement for personnel to declare their religion. However, the numbers of British personnel who joined the UK Regular Armed Forces and self-declared their religion as Muslim in the last four financial years is set out below. The Ministry of Defence is not aware of any British Muslim members of the UK Regular Armed Forces going Absent Without Official Leave to fight in Syria or North Africa in the last four years.</p><br /><p><strong>Intake to the UK Regular Forces of personnel with a British Nationality declaring a Muslim religion, by Financial Year</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Note: figures show intake to UK Regular Forces, both trained and untrained, which comprises new entrants, re-entrants, direct trained entrants (including professionally qualified Officers), intake to the Army from the Gurkhas and intake from the reserves. They exclude all movements within the Regular Forces; including flows from untrained to trained strength, transfers between Services and flows from Ranks to Officer due to promotion. All numbers are rounded.</p><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL4675 question first answered 21/12/2015 14:52:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

445386

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of HM Armed Forces are currently serving in Afghanistan; how many are female, and what roles they are fulfilling.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>As of 18 January 2016, there were 458 members of HM Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan under Operation TORAL. Routine movements and minor changes in requirements mean that this number will vary over time. The UK's commitment to Operation TORAL nevertheless remains in line with the figure of around 450 personnel announced by the Defence Secretary in his statement of 27 October 2015 ( Ref: UK Military Support to Afghanistan:Written statement - HCWS273).</p><br /><p>Out of the 458 personnel, 33 are female. There are 10 UK female officers and 23 other ranks. These personnel undertake a wide range of roles including: medical, force protection, mentors, police, logistics, communications, human resources and administration, and engineering and technical support.</p><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/01/2016 16:02:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name WMS 27 Ocotober 2015 Military Support to Afghanistan HL 5150.docx title Military Support to Afghanistan
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

439545

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Military Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 16 December (HL4512 and HL4513), what "when necessary to deliver the carrier strike programme" means precisely.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL4730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Our aim is to ensure that embarked, jointly manned F-35B air squadrons operate to the same harmony guidelines. The overall principle is that we will manage all embarked air squadrons - which will include Fixed and Rotary Wing forces and personnel from all three Services - to ensure that the different harmony guidelines which all three Services routinely apply, do not adversely affect the way in which the operational output of the aircraft carriers will be delivered, and that they do not undermine joint unit or joint force cohesion. This principle will be given practical application as we continue our work to develop the routine carrier, combat air and helicopter operating cycles from 2020.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/12/2015 10:03:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

444361

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Veterans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Armed Forces Covenant extends to former members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Naval Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL4969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Government acknowledges the important contribution made by members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Naval Service. As a consequence of their Service, members qualify as veterans and, where appropriate, are subject to the provisions set out in the Armed Forces Covenant.</p><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/01/2016 13:44:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

446658

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to abandoning one or both of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus to facilitate a political settlement on the island.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL5314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The UK will continue to support the efforts of President Anastasiades and Mr Akinci to reunite Cyprus through a just and lasting settlement. The UK has made a generous offer that, as part of a comprehensive settlement, we will cede a significant proportion of the land mass of the Sovereign Base Areas. However, the Sovereign Base Areas continue to have a significant operational value for defence that is expected to endure for the long term.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL5315 question first answered 29/01/2016 12:04:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

446659

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to releasing parts of one or both of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus to facilitate a political settlement on the island.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL5315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The UK will continue to support the efforts of President Anastasiades and Mr Akinci to reunite Cyprus through a just and lasting settlement. The UK has made a generous offer that, as part of a comprehensive settlement, we will cede a significant proportion of the land mass of the Sovereign Base Areas. However, the Sovereign Base Areas continue to have a significant operational value for defence that is expected to endure for the long term.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL5314 question first answered 29/01/2016 12:04:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

444861

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Labour Turnover
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the retention figures for members of the reserve forces in the UK for the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL5059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The requested information is provided in the following table:</p><br /><br /><p><strong>Future Reserve 2020 Volunteer Reserve Strength Retention – Tri-Service</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year (FY)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Strength at beginning of FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Retained strength at end of FY of those people</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Retained (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 (Army Reserve only)</p></td><td><p>25,980</p></td><td><p>21,730</p></td><td><p>83.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>29,390</p></td><td><p>24,460</p></td><td><p>83.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>28,150</p></td><td><p>24,430</p></td><td><p>86.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Retention rates have been calculated using a cohort of personnel on strength as at 1 April each year and checking whether each is on strength at each subsequent April point. Personnel who have left and rejoined during these periods will be counted as retained.</li></ol><br /><ol start="2"><li>Centrally held data dates back to April 2012 for the Army Reserve and October 2012 for the Maritime Reserve and Royal Air Force Reserves. As a result of this Army Reserve retention statistics have been provided for those on strength as at 1 April 2012 and Future Reserve 2020 Volunteer Reserve statistics have been provided for subsequent years.</li></ol><br /><ol start="3"><li>The FR20 Volunteer Reserve population includes mobilised volunteer reserves, High Readiness Reserves (HRR) and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Additional Duties Commitments (ADC). Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI), Sponsored Reserves and University Officer Cadets are excluded.</li></ol><br /><ol start="4"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><br /><ol start="5"><li>Percentages are calculated from unrounded data and are reported to 1 decimal place.</li></ol><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br></p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/01/2016 15:58:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey