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1718921

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sudan: Military Attachés
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the UK defence attaché for Sudan is based.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	26654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Defence Attaché in Egypt at the British Embassy in Cairo has responsibility for Sudan on a Non-Residential Accreditation.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/05/2024 10:29:30 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1718543

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Uganda: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 8 October 2018 to Question 176667 on Uganda: Military Aid, what military support the UK provided to Uganda between 2020 and 2024.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	26595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK provides military support to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to help build its capabilities to contribute to regional security. From 2020 to 2024 we have supported Uganda’s deployment to the Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) and its successor mission the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). This assistance includes pre-deployment training and capacity-building that covers engineering, stabilisation operations, intelligence and operational planning courses. In addition, the UK trains UPDF Marines and contingents of the Uganda Police Force deploying to ATMIS. We have also supported anti-poaching by training Ugandan wildlife rangers. All UK support is delivered through a combination of UK military training teams, professional military education courses delivered in the UK and overseas, and through the British Peace Support Team (Africa). All our training assistance includes International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, and Women, Peace and Security.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/05/2024 10:28:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1717898

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the minimum number of crew with which each (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship can be deployed.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	26064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) follow a strict criteria to ensure that all RN ships deploy with suitable and sufficient personnel to operate them safely and effectively. Crew numbers of ships vary depending on whether a ship is deployed, the type of deployment or whether it is preparing to go into refit or in refit. It is not possible therefore to provide specific minimum crewing figures or how many ships have deployed without a full crew as numbers fluctuate depending on circumstances. The safety, security and fighting effectiveness of both our ships and their crews are the priority and are kept under review to adapt to changing situations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 26062 26063 question first answered 22/05/2024 10:23:56 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1717897

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships have been deployed without a full crew since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	26063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) follow a strict criteria to ensure that all RN ships deploy with suitable and sufficient personnel to operate them safely and effectively. Crew numbers of ships vary depending on whether a ship is deployed, the type of deployment or whether it is preparing to go into refit or in refit. It is not possible therefore to provide specific minimum crewing figures or how many ships have deployed without a full crew as numbers fluctuate depending on circumstances. The safety, security and fighting effectiveness of both our ships and their crews are the priority and are kept under review to adapt to changing situations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 26062 26064 question first answered 22/05/2024 10:23:56 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1717896

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Crew
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the deployment of (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships without a full crew.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	26062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) follow a strict criteria to ensure that all RN ships deploy with suitable and sufficient personnel to operate them safely and effectively. Crew numbers of ships vary depending on whether a ship is deployed, the type of deployment or whether it is preparing to go into refit or in refit. It is not possible therefore to provide specific minimum crewing figures or how many ships have deployed without a full crew as numbers fluctuate depending on circumstances. The safety, security and fighting effectiveness of both our ships and their crews are the priority and are kept under review to adapt to changing situations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 26063 26064 question first answered 22/05/2024 10:23:56 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1717942

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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, what steps his Department are taking to ensure there are sufficient translators available to assist operation Interflex.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	26211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Specialist interpreter services for Op INTERFLEX are resourced by the Permanent Joint Headquarters Provision of Linguistic Services for UK MOD Global Operations Contract. The Contractor is meeting the requirement to supply the right number of correctly qualified interpreters.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/05/2024 10:23:08 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1718097

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment and Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Defence Equipment and Support Gosport.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	26273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The below figures are given as of 1 January 2024 - due to the method used to capture personnel data, these are the most current available figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>HMS Nelson</em></p></td><td><p><em>1,040</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Brittania Royal Naval College</em></p></td><td><p><em>590</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Defence Equipment &amp; Support Gosport</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures include all UK Regular Forces including Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, and FTRS of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. Unless otherwise stated, these include both trained and untrained personnel.</p><p>The figures are based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel’s work isn’t necessarily where they live.</p><p>Figures containing reserve personnel are estimates because the stationed location data for Reserves has not been fully verified through JPA.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure, however numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systemic bias. It should also be noted that reserve numbers are estimates as these are not fully verified through JPA.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 26270 26271 question first answered 22/05/2024 09:59:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1718095

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Naval College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Britannia Royal Naval College.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	26271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The below figures are given as of 1 January 2024 - due to the method used to capture personnel data, these are the most current available figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>HMS Nelson</em></p></td><td><p><em>1,040</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Brittania Royal Naval College</em></p></td><td><p><em>590</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Defence Equipment &amp; Support Gosport</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures include all UK Regular Forces including Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, and FTRS of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. Unless otherwise stated, these include both trained and untrained personnel.</p><p>The figures are based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel’s work isn’t necessarily where they live.</p><p>Figures containing reserve personnel are estimates because the stationed location data for Reserves has not been fully verified through JPA.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure, however numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systemic bias. It should also be noted that reserve numbers are estimates as these are not fully verified through JPA.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 26270 26273 question first answered 22/05/2024 09:59:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1718094

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Catterick Garrison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at HMS Nelson.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	26270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The below figures are given as of 1 January 2024 - due to the method used to capture personnel data, these are the most current available figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>HMS Nelson</em></p></td><td><p><em>1,040</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Brittania Royal Naval College</em></p></td><td><p><em>590</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Defence Equipment &amp; Support Gosport</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures include all UK Regular Forces including Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, and FTRS of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. Unless otherwise stated, these include both trained and untrained personnel.</p><p>The figures are based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel’s work isn’t necessarily where they live.</p><p>Figures containing reserve personnel are estimates because the stationed location data for Reserves has not been fully verified through JPA.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure, however numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systemic bias. It should also be noted that reserve numbers are estimates as these are not fully verified through JPA.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 26271 26273 question first answered 22/05/2024 09:59:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1717950

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) recruitment target and (b) workforce intake was for full-time (i) Army, (ii) Royal Navy and (iii) Royal Marines personnel in financial year 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	26072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I provided on 15 March 2024 to Question 17290 in relation to the recruitment targets and intake for the Army.</p><p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I provided on 15 January 2024 to Questions 8657 and 8659 in relation to recruitment targets and intake for full time Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 26071 question first answered 22/05/2024 09:56:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey