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765753

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to remove invasive Australian acacia trees from the Sovereign Base Areas of (a) Akrotiri and (b) Dhekelia in (i) the remaining months of 2017 and (ii) thereafter; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	105742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Since November 2014, 95 acres of acacia have been removed from Special Areas of Conservation in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA). In addition, the SBA Administration has been pursuing other means of acacia removal beyond physical tree cutting, including destroying 5.8km of irrigation piping used to promote growth of acacia on the Cape Pyla Ranges in the Dhekelia SBA.</p><p>We plan to remove further acreage of invasive acacia from Special Areas of Conservation in the SBA of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. No decision has yet been made on the specific sites where acacia could be removed and treated with herbicide to prevent re-growth. This will be subject to risk assessment.</p><p>Further consideration of options to remove acacia and associated irrigation will take place following this year's migration.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/10/2017 14:53:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

784835

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes have been made to his Department's guidance on insurance packages for reservists undertaking specialist forces training and selection since 2013; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	111514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides cover for death and injury attributable to service under the Armed Forces Compensation and Pension Schemes. It is a matter for individual Service personnel to decide whether they wish to enhance the wider benefits available to them already by additionally purchasing commercial personal accident and life insurance.</p><p>The MOD recognises there have been times when Service personnel have experienced difficulty in obtaining commercial insurance cover which is available to the general public, due to the nature of their employment and the war risks associated with conflict situations. In keeping with the Armed Forces Covenant, the MOD is committed to ensuring that Service personnel are not disadvantaged in their ability to access privately arranged personal accident and life insurance due to their employment and this approach is currently managed through two insurance schemes: PAX and SLI 365. Guidance provided by the MOD on these schemes is updated on a periodic basis, although there have been no specific changes in guidance for Reservists undertaking specialist forces training and selection since 2013.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/11/2017 15:50:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

786178

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Exercises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British (a) personnel and (b) amphibious bridging vehicles are planned to take part in Exercise Full Throttle; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	111861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>It is currently planned that approximately 40 personnel from 75 Engineer Regiment and a number of M3 amphibious bridging vehicles will take part in supporting Exercise Full Throttle.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/11/2017 14:15:12 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

797589

	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	Army: Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the total strength of the Army Reserve as at 1 October 2017 are (a) Phase 1 Trained, (b) Phase 2 (or special to arm) Trained and (c) new entrants or recruits.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	116552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The numbers and proportions of the Army Future Reserves 2020 as at 1 October 2017 who are Phase 1 trained, Phase 2 trained and not yet Phase 1 trained are shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Training Status</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Army FR20 Reserves</p></td><td><p>30,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Phase 1 Trained</p></td><td><p>27,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>.... of which Phase 2 Trained</p></td><td><p>24,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not yet Phase 1 Trained</p></td><td><p>3,250</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The number and percentage of Army Reserves who are not yet Phase 1 trained includes recent entrants and recruits. It may also include personnel who have joined the Reserves over a year ago but have not yet completed Phase1 training.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, High Readiness Reserves and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Additional Duties Commitment (ADC). Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Percentages are calculated from unrounded data and presented to one decimal place.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/12/2017 16:15:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

797590

	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	Army: Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Army Reserve are eligible to (a) deploy on overseas exercises, (b) deploy on overseas operations and (c) be mobilised.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	116553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Members of the Army Reserve who are eligible to deploy are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Army Future Reserves 2020 (FR20)</p></td><td><p>30,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eligible to deploy on overseas exercises (Phase 2 trained)</p></td><td><p>24,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eligible to deploy on overseas operations (Phase 2 trained)</p></td><td><p>24,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eligible to be mobilised (Phase 1 trained)</p></td><td><p>27,080</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Defence Statistics (Army)</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><ol><li>The FR20 population consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on Full Time Reserve Service contracts who were previously Army Reservists.</li><li>Those who are Phase 2 trained can be deployed on exercises and operations or mobilised for service overseas.</li><li>Those who have completed Phase 1 training can be mobilised within the UK. However if required they could complete Phase 2 training as part of their pre-deployment training and then be deployed overseas.</li><li>Before any individual can be deployed or mobilised several checks, including health and welfare, have to be completed and some individuals may not meet the criteria for that particular role.</li></ol><p>5. Reserve Forces Act 1996 limits the period and frequency of when a reservist can be mobilised. For example, Section 56; for any purpose, limits the period to up to 12 months and any service within the previous 36 months counts towards that period.</p><ol start="6"><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentation purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/12/2017 16:22:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

797591

	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	Army: Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Army Reserve qualified for the annual bounty in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	116554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of Army Reserve officers and soldiers who have received an annual bounty payment over the last three years is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Recipients</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>14,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>14,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>14,930</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Data is single service estimate as at 30 November 2017.</p><p>Figures include all bounty payments, including partial payments.</p><p>Figures are for Group A Army Reserve officer and soldiers.</p><p>Figures are rounded to nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Reservists who are serving on a Full Time Reserve Service engagement are not eligible for bounty payments.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/12/2017 17:45:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

797592

	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	Army: Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Reserve Soldiers who received their bounty in April 2017 qualified for (a) Year 1 (£444), (b) Year 2 (£982), (c) Year 3 (£1517), (d) Year 4 (£1517) and (e) Year 5 (£1759).
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	116555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of Army Reserve Group A soldiers and officers who received a bounty payment for Training Year 2016-17 is shown below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year of Qualification</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number who qualified</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 1</p></td><td><p>1,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 2</p></td><td><p>1,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 3 and 4</p></td><td><p>1,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 5</p></td><td><p>10,160</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Group A Army Reserve Officer and Soldiers.</p><p> </p><p>Data is single estimate using Joint Personnel Administration System information.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the payment method it is not possible to split out Year 3 and Year 4.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/12/2017 16:19:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

797593

	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	Army: Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of Manned Training Days undertaken by (a) an individual soldier, (b) a Company (or equivalent) and (c) a Battalion (or equivalent) was in the Army Reserve for the training year April 2016 to March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	116556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The average number of Reserve Service Days, previously known as Manned or Mandatory Training Days, undertaken by individual reservists in the Field Army in the training year April 2016 to March 2017 was 40. All units have unique structures to deliver their specific capability. To get an average number of Reserve Service Days, an infantry structure of a company with a strength of 97 and a battalion with a strength of 439, equates to 3,980 and 17,560 respectively.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>These figures are single service estimates and have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. This data considers Field Army units only and is inclusive of military training and unit enabling activity. The figures do not include those reservists that sit outside of the Field Army (for example, Home Command). Nor do they differentiate between soldiers conducting military training and those who can potentially consume more Reserve Service Days working within a headquarters.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/12/2017 17:42:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

797594

	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	Reserve Forces: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of Manned Training Days claimed under the Operation Fortify Budget is for (a) individual soldiers, (b) Companies (or equivalent) and (c) Battalions (or equivalent) for the training year April 2016 to March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	116557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Operation FORTIFY was launched in December 2012 to deliver a sustainable Army Reserve. It focused the Army on the immediate work to grow the Volunteer Reserve; not only to deliver an increase in capability in line with increased numbers, but also to sustain a credible, usable and relevant Army Reserve as an enduring part of the whole force beyond 2019. Army Reserves are funded from within the overall Army Top Level Budget framework. As such, there is no additional budget directly attributed to Operation FORTIFY. Some Reserve initiatives, e.g. employer engagement and financial incentives for joining the Army Reserve, have also been funded through Future Reserves 20 and the Army Reserve Development Programme.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 116558 116571 question first answered 06/12/2017 15:32:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

797595

	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	Army: Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) additional duties contracts, (b) voluntary training other duties agreements and (c) full time reserve soldier contracts are afforded under the Operation Fortify budget?
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	116558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Operation FORTIFY was launched in December 2012 to deliver a sustainable Army Reserve. It focused the Army on the immediate work to grow the Volunteer Reserve; not only to deliver an increase in capability in line with increased numbers, but also to sustain a credible, usable and relevant Army Reserve as an enduring part of the whole force beyond 2019. Army Reserves are funded from within the overall Army Top Level Budget framework. As such, there is no additional budget directly attributed to Operation FORTIFY. Some Reserve initiatives, e.g. employer engagement and financial incentives for joining the Army Reserve, have also been funded through Future Reserves 20 and the Army Reserve Development Programme.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 116557 116571 question first answered 06/12/2017 15:32:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon