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1175147

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Type 45 destroyers are (1) at sea, and (2) technically fit to go to sea with 24 hours notice.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>We do not disclose the readiness state of individual ships for operational security reasons, as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. HMS DEFENDER is currently deployed on operations in the Gulf. All Royal Navy ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving routine maintenance, repair, training, deployment, leave, essential modification and upgrades and will, therefore, be at varying levels of readiness in accordance with Defence requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/02/2020 15:30:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1381586

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) for which trades in the British Army Reserve, and (2) at what level, is the holding of a group C +E HGV licence a mandatory requirement.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL4328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The answers to the noble. Lord's questions are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4325 HL4326 HL4327 question first answered 07/12/2021 15:29:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL4325 - British Army Trained HGV Licences.docx title British Army HGV Driving Licence Requirements
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1381585

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) for which trades in the British Army Reserve, and (2) at what level, is the holding of a group C HGV licence a mandatory requirement.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL4327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The answers to the noble. Lord's questions are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4325 HL4326 HL4328 question first answered 07/12/2021 15:29:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL4325 - British Army Trained HGV Licences.docx title British Army HGV Driving Licence Requirements
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1381583

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) for which trades in the Regular British Army, and (2) at what level, is the holding of a group C HGV licence a mandatory requirement.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL4325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The answers to the noble. Lord's questions are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4326 HL4327 HL4328 question first answered 07/12/2021 15:29:49 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL4325 - British Army Trained HGV Licences.docx title British Army HGV Driving Licence Requirements
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1381584

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) for which trades in the Regular British Army, and (2) at what level, is the holding of a group C+E HGV licence a mandatory requirement.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL4326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The answers to the noble. Lord's questions are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL4325 HL4327 HL4328 question first answered 07/12/2021 15:29:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL4325 - British Army Trained HGV Licences.docx title British Army HGV Driving Licence Requirements
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1358426

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) regular, and (2) reserve, members of the Armed Forces hold (a) a group C HGV licence, and (b) a group C + E licence.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL2815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows a count of Service Personnel by HGV Licence type. One person can hold more than one licence. The grand totals are distinct counts of Service Personnel.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Licence</p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td><td><p><strong>SP Count</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cat C + E</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p><strong>1,880</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cat C</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p><strong>3,810</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,880</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>650</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,520</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias. Totals have been rounded independently and may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 14/10/2021 10:50:44 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1169243

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Officers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are in the British army at one star and above, broken down by role.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL99
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL100 HL101 HL98 question first answered 21/01/2020 14:57:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1169244

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Officers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are in the Royal Air Force at one star and above, broken down by role.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL101 HL98 HL99 question first answered 21/01/2020 14:57:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

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	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Officers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are in the Royal Navy at one star and above, broken down by role.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL98
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL100 HL101 HL99 question first answered 21/01/2020 14:57:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

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	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are that are not single service, broken down by role.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL100 HL98 HL99 question first answered 21/01/2020 14:57:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee