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registered interest
date	26/04/2017
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 estimate he has made of the total savings to the public purse of reductions in the number of Army personnel since the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	71999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

41185

registered interest
date	04/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the objectives are of Britain's Defence and Security Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	190480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The National Security Strategy defines two strategic objectives. These are firstly to ensure a secure and resilient UK – protecting our people, economy, infrastructure, territory and way of life from all major risks that can affect us directly – and secondly, shaping a stable world – acting to reduce the likelihood of risks affecting the UK or our interests overseas. Taken together, the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review define the ends, ways and means through which Government seeks to strengthen our security and build our prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

43692

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funds his Department has returned to the Exchequer as a result of underspend in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	192644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>In 2010-11, the Ministry of Defence returned no funds to the Exchequer; in 2011-12, the MOD returned £300 million; and in 2012-13, the MOD returned no funds. Final accounts for 2013-14 are not yet available but the MOD has an agreement with the Treasury for carry-forward of underspend at Supplementary Estimates.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

44692

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will update the Defence Strategic Guidance to reflect the Russian annexation of the Crimea.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	193347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The 2010 National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) set the top level political direction and guidance for UK Defence. Defence Strategic Direction (DSD) translates this top level direction into broad priorities for Defence but it does not set specific goals, or relate to specific missions, activities or threats, and it would not be appropriate or practical to update DSD in the face of each individual crisis or threat.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

45222

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget Statement on 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 784, what effect making departmental underspends permanent and locked-in will have on his Department's budgetary assumptions in relation to his Department's (a) revenue and (b) capital budget until 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	193911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>(holding answer 31 March 2014)</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor's Budget statement did not change the Ministry of Defence (MOD)'s budgetary position until 2015-16 from that set out at the Autumn Statement in December 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury has confirmed that Defence's overall position remains unchanged as a result of the Budget: there has been no change to the MOD's budgetary baseline for 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

45527

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the 60 questions relating to the future Strategic Defence and Security Review to which the Permanent Under-Secretary of his Department referred during his oral evidence to the Defence Select Committee on 25 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	194118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The cross-Government lead on the next NSS and SDSR sits with Cabinet Office. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is engaged with them and other interested Departments. MOD is in the very early stages of identifying those areas which may require further work or which we may wish to look at in 2015 as part of the Cabinet Office-led process. This evolving work supports the development of Government policy and I am therefore not able to provide this internal policy work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

48179

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) associated costs and (b) utility of the Trident Alternatives Review.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	196225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>I have made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

48181

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Latvia, (b) Lithuania and (c) Estonia about strengthening defence and security relationships with those countries.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	196264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I regularly engage with my Baltic counterparts, including through EU and NATO meetings. I visited Latvia and Lithuania in September 2013; and I intend to visit the region again in the very near future.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2013 I visited Estonia where I signed the General Defence Engagement Memorandum of Understanding between our two countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

48786

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's cost of defence output categories taxonomy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	196961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's cost of defence taxonomy is as follows:<br><br>Frigates<br>Aircraft Carriers<br>Destroyers<br>Lynx Mk 3/8<br>Minehunters<br>Patrol vessels<br>Survey vessels and Ice Patrol<br>RW (SAR)<br>Test, Simulation<br>Landing Platform Dock<br>Landing Platform Helicopter<br>Landing Ship Dock<br>Sea King Mk 7 ASaC, Mk 5 SAR<br>Army Manning/Training Margin<br>Army phase 1 training<br>Army phase 2 training<br>Army phase 3 training<br>Defence CBRN Wing<br>Civilian Training<br>Light Brigades<br>Air Assault Brigade<br>Armoured Brigades<br>Attack Helicopters<br>Support Helicopters<br>Mech Brigades<br>RAF Force Protection<br>RAF Reserves<br>Royal Marines<br>RNR and RMR<br>Logistic Brigades<br>2 MED Brigade <br>Defence Medical Services<br>Artillery Regts<br>Engr Regts<br>Signals Regts<br>HQ Theatre Troops<br>Commitments staff<br>PJHQ, JFHQ, Theatre HQs<br>Battle-Space Command and Control Communications and Information Systems<br>IS and Communications Capability Projects<br>Deployed Ops supporting units<br>Deployable HQ<br>Maritime Warfare Centre<br>Joint Combat Aircraft<br>Tornado<br>Nuclear Deterrent<br>Nuclear Estate <br>Merlin <br>Ship Submarine Ballistic Nuclear<br>Ship Submarine Nuclear<br>Estate Disposals<br>MOD Estate<br>Regional Prime Contracts<br>Service Families Accommodation<br>Single Living Accommodation<br>Supporting infrastructure (utilities)<br>Sustainability (DE&amp;S War Reserves / Op Stocks)<br>IS for Logistics<br>Permanent Joint Operating Bses<br>A400M <br>BAe125<br>BAe146<br>C17<br>Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft <br>Hercules<br>Tristar<br>VC10<br>Auxiliary Oiler<br>Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment<br>Royal Fleet Auxiliary<br>Forward Repair Ship<br>Joint Casualty Treatment Ship<br>Defence Intelligence Staff<br>ASTOR<br>E3-D<br>Rivet Joint<br>Ballistic Missile Early Warning System<br>Electronic Warfare<br>UK Air Surveillance and Control<br>Army Joint and Collective Training <br>Specialist Training<br>Defence Academy<br>RAF Joint and Collective Training <br>RN Joint and Collective Training <br>RAF Manning/Training Margin<br>RAF phase 1 training<br>RAF phase 2 training<br>RAF phase 3 training<br>Army Cadets<br>Army Recruiting<br>RAF Cadets<br>RAF Recruiting<br>RAF Aerobatic Team<br>RN Cadets<br>RN Recruiting<br>Regional Forces - Northern Ireland<br>Regional Forces - Germany<br>Regional Forces - GB<br>SIT Outputs<br>Army Reserves<br>RN Manning/Training Margin<br>RN phase 1 training<br>RN phase 2 training<br>RN phase 3 training<br>MOD Police and Guarding<br>Special Forces<br>Typhoon<br>Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 9122 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

48787

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's output maps.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	196962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>I regret that I must withhold the requested information as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching