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1693323

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 121 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, for what reason the fruitless payment relating to the Reconstruction of Multi Threat Wall for Typhoon Synthetic Trainers was made.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	16640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>Additional costs were incurred on the Typhoon Future Synthetic Training new buildings to ensure the internal walls complied with the latest appropriate standards, in order to meet security requirements.</p><p>This required the redesign and rework of walls that were already being constructed and resulted in the fruitless payment detailed in the Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 16602 question first answered 13/03/2024 12:09:21 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684053

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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 regiments in the (a) Army and (b) Royal Marines have been disbanded since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 10757 question first answered 30/01/2024 18:13:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684052

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regiments were active in the (a) Army and (b) Royal Marines in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 10758 question first answered 30/01/2024 18:13:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684054

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) infantry, (b) artillery, (c) armoured and (d) support battalions there were in the Army on 1 January in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The table below show the formations of the Army from 2016-2023. This was extracted from the Government website (Table 6 for the Army):</p><p><a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F6509625922a783001343e83f%2FUK_Armed_Forces_Equipment_and_Formations_2023_tables.xlsx&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">UK_Armed_Forces_Equipment_and_Formations_2023_tables.xlsx (live.com)</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Land Formations of UK Armed Forces </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Role and arm/corps</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Forces</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Infantry</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Battalions</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Battalions</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Armoured Corps</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Support Forces</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Artillery</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Engineers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Signals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Intelligence Corps</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Combat Service Support</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Battalions</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Battalions</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Logistic Corps </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Army Medical Corps</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Royal Military Police</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Army Regiments</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserves Regiments</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Corps, Division &amp; Brigade HQ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> NATO Corps HQ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Division / District HQ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deployable</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-deployable</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Brigade HQ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deployable</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-deployable</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/01/2024 18:12:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684058

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military bases the UK maintained abroad in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK currently maintains a number of military establishments abroad which comprise of permanent operating bases and overseas training establishments.</p><p> </p><p>The data to answer this question is being drawn from across multiple areas of Defence and will take longer to review and collate.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the hon. Member with a full answer as soon as the information is available and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/01/2024 17:31:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684055

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of Royal Navy training exercises abandoned in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/01/2024 17:30:41 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684051

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last exercise was that included a full carrier battle group.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The composition and size of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployments are tailored to meet the operational requirement and all options are continuously reviewed to ensure optimum Royal Navy output.</p><p> </p><p>The last CSG deployment between September and November 2023 included exercising and integration with NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force, operating in the Norwegian Sea, Baltic Sea and High North with five Royal Navy/RFA ships as well as vessels from partners and allies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 10755 question first answered 29/01/2024 17:29:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684050

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a minimum number of vessels in a Royal Navy carrier battle group.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The composition and size of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployments are tailored to meet the operational requirement and all options are continuously reviewed to ensure optimum Royal Navy output.</p><p> </p><p>The last CSG deployment between September and November 2023 included exercising and integration with NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force, operating in the Norwegian Sea, Baltic Sea and High North with five Royal Navy/RFA ships as well as vessels from partners and allies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 10756 question first answered 29/01/2024 17:29:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684059

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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, in how many international military training exercises UK personnel took part in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my letter dated 12 December 2023 to Question 13864 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne, (Mr Healey) which was deposited in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/01/2024 17:22:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 20231212 - PQ13864 - RT HON JOHN HEALEY MP.pdf title Armed Forces: Military Exercises
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1684057

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of RAF training exercises abandoned in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	10762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/01/2024 17:21:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson