Army infantry Regiments, the Parachute Regiment, the Royal Marines and the RAF Regiment all have distinct and discrete roles in the defence and security of the United Kingdom and are trained and equipped accordingly. There is no sensible or objective basis for a comparative assessment of their value and so no such exercise has been attempted.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Howe"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Earl Howe"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-09T14:45:10.327Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-10-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Armed Forces"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative assessment they have made of the infantry fighting value of (1) line regiments, (2) the Parachute Regiment, (3) the Royal Marines, and (4) RAF regiments, to overall UK military capacity.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3834", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord West of Spithead"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord West of Spithead"} ], "uin" : "HL2654"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/768921", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/768921/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The requested information is provided below:<\/p>
<\/p>
Country of Birth<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Numbers of Regular Armed Forces personnel as at 1 April 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Egypt<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ethiopia<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Israel<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Somalia<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Turkey<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yemen<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ecuador<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Afghanistan<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> British Indian Ocean Territory<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Montserrat<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bahamas<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Papua New Guinea<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rwanda<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tonga<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Iran - Islamic Republic of<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jersey<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Barbados<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Indonesia<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kuwait<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oman<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Namibia<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Russian Federation<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brazil<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swaziland<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Colombia<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bermuda<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Seychelles<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Switzerland<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norway<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bahrain<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Japan<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tanzania - United Republic of<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> China<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Saint Helena - Ascension and Tristan da Cunha<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Botswana<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Guyana<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dominica<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ukraine<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Malaysia<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Saudi Arabia<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sierra Leone<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> United Arab Emirates<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Pakistan<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thailand<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bangladesh<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Belize<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brunei Darussalam<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Philippines<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mauritius<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Zambia<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Uganda<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Trinidad and Tobago<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Singapore<\/p><\/td> 100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gibraltar<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td><\/tr> New Zealand<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cameroon<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grenada<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Canada<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td><\/tr> United States<\/p><\/td> 170<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Malawi<\/p><\/td> 200<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Australia<\/p><\/td> 210<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gambia<\/p><\/td> 220<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Saint Lucia<\/p><\/td> 230<\/p><\/td><\/tr> India<\/p><\/td> 240<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nigeria<\/p><\/td> 250<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kenya<\/p><\/td> 270<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cyprus<\/p><\/td> 300<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/p><\/td> 440<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Zimbabwe<\/p><\/td> 470<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jamaica<\/p><\/td> 470<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hong Kong<\/p><\/td> 610<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ghana<\/p><\/td> 800<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Africa<\/p><\/td> 1,160<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nepal<\/p><\/td> 1,320<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fiji<\/p><\/td> 1,550<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 150<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 11,120<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Note: numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 and countries with less than five personnel have been aggregated into an \u2018other\u2019 category in accordance with disclosure control and rounding policy.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to remove the legal duty of care owed by his Department to Armed Forces personnel.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 5260, on the Navy, whether the personnel numbers targets have changed from SDSR 2015 for each Service; and what the personnel targets are for each Service by 2025.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of enlisted soldiers stated on their application form that one or both parents are or were in the armed forces.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the viability of a transition to all-adult armed forces.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether regular units from the Army and Royal Marines are subject to parliamentary scrutiny and the War Powers Convention when those units are attached to the Special Forces Support Group.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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