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1645949

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure of 14 June 2023 at Topical Questions, T7, Official Report, column 286, what plans his Department has to (a) utilise the provisions in Part 3 of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill and (b) use smart data in new sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	190415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>There is exciting potential to explore Smart Data in further sectors, beyond Open Banking. Government, regulators and industry experts are working together via the Smart Data Council to ensure that the UK continues to be at the forefront of developments in this space.</p><p> </p><p>Before committing to utilise the provisions in Part 3 of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill in any given sector, there is work to be done to understand how Smart Data can empower consumers and turbo charge competition.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Ministry of Defence continues to drive the delivery and realisation of both its Digital Strategy for Defence and Data Strategy for Defence, while aligning with wider Government policy on data-sharing and interoperability.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 28/06/2023 13:39:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1627682

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Strikes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of covering strikes by military personnel on the work of the British Armed Forces.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	185054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I previously gave on 15 December 2022 to Question 108382.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/05/2023 10:01:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 108382.docx title Military Aid
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1627685

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2023
	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, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the size of the full-time British Army to 73,000 soldiers; and which regiments will be affected by this policy.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	185055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Through an adaptive approach, personnel numbers and force design are determined to ensure Defence remains threat-led and the Armed Forces remain ready to deter and defend the nation should they be called upon to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates required related to defence capability and force design will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 185056 question first answered 18/05/2023 10:01:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1627686

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2023
	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, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on reducing the size of the full-time British Army to 73,000 soldiers on its ability to respond to global threats.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	185056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Through an adaptive approach, personnel numbers and force design are determined to ensure Defence remains threat-led and the Armed Forces remain ready to deter and defend the nation should they be called upon to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates required related to defence capability and force design will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 185055 question first answered 18/05/2023 10:01:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1626130

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence and National Security: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of how the additional £5 billion allocated for defence and national security priorities in the Spring Budget 2023 will be spent.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	184149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department will invest £3 billion across the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) to support the construction of industrial infrastructure which includes the delivery of AUKUS. £1.95 billion will be invested in improving resilience and readiness, and £50 million will support wider Government security programmes including the new Economic Deterrence Initiative. The Department is working through the outcome of the Spring Budget, and as such it is too early to provide further detail on future years funding allocation.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 15/05/2023 11:52:43 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1626315

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason has decided to reduce the number of Army personnel by 10,000.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	184150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing.</p><p>Our capabilities and readiness levels are regularly reviewed to ensure our strategic approach remains in line with agile planning mechanisms.</p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates required related to defence capability and force design will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/05/2023 09:49:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1626316

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he will take to ensure that a reduction in the number of Army personnel does not inhibit the UK from meeting its defence commitments to NATO.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	184151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing.</p><p>Defence is committed to remaining a leading contributor to NATO and our approach and force development are deliberately aligned to the new NATO Strategic Concept and designed to promote interoperability and facilitate collaboration.</p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates required related to defence capability and force design will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/05/2023 09:50:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1626317

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular and reserve personnel were serving in the Royal Air Force on 9 April 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	184152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>To release this information would be a breach of the Official Statistical protocols for which the Department is held to account by the UK Statistics Authority. Armed Forces personnel statistics are published on a quarterly basis on the Gov.UK website. The next publication date will be 15 June 2023 for data as at 1 April 2023. Data for 1 January 2023 can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Royal Air Force (RAF) Personnel as at 1 January 2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Regular Personnel</p></td><td><p>32,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Reserve Personnel</p></td><td><p>3,178</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/05/2023 09:51:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1625715

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the reduction in the number of Army personnel has had an effect on the provision of new military capabilities to Ukraine since February 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	183795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on Tuesday 9 May to Question 183527.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 11/05/2023 15:52:55 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 183527 - Armed Forces.docx title Armed Forces
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1625716

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel there are in the Royal Navy.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	183796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 38,990 personnel serving in the Royal Navy. An additional 1,750 personnel are serving in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and 2,630 civil servants are employed within the Royal Navy top level budget.</p><p> </p><p>Information on numbers of the Armed Forces can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2023</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-report-october-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-report-october-2022</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/05/2023 12:31:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock