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registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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 the Order of Battle is by (a) manpower and (b) basing locations for the (i) Infantry, (ii) Royal Artillery, (iii) Royal Corps of Signals, (iv) Army Medical Services, (v) Adjutant General's Corps, (vi) Royal Armoured Corps, (vii) Army Air Corps, (viii) Royal Engineers, (ix) Royal Logistics Corps, (x) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and (xi) Intelligence Corps.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	194616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>A breakdown of Army units by corps, with details of their current liability and location, is provided in the attached table. The units are listed in corps order of precedence and the table includes both reserve and regular units, but excludes training regiments.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Army 2020 (Refine) work announced by the then Secretary of State for Defence on 15 December 2016, the Army is currently reshaping its structures. This means that some details will change as Army 2020 (Refine) continues to be developed and implemented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/11/2018 15:52:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 194616_Answer_Table_Order_Of_Battle.pdf title 194616 - Order of Battle with Manpower and Basing
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

984317

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the numerical strength of (1) the British Army, and (2) the Army Reserve.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL10525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The following table contains the numerical strength of the Regular and Reserve Forces at July 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Full Time Trained and Trade Trained Strength</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Trained Future Reserves 2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p>29,154</p></td><td><p>2,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>76,877</p></td><td><p>26,789</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RAF</strong></p></td><td><p>30,276</p></td><td><p>2,557</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Full Time Trained and Trade Trained includes UK Regulars, Gurkhas and elements of Full Time Reserve Service Personnel.</p><p> </p><p>The figures are published in the Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/735714/1_July_2018_-_SPS.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/735714/1_July_2018_-_SPS.xlsx</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10524 HL10526 question first answered 23/10/2018 14:26:34 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

984387

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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, how many (a) officers and (b) soldiers who have been discharged following the failure of a compulsory drugs test have subsequently rejoined the (i) Infantry, (ii) Royal Artillery, (iii) Royal Corps of Signals, (iv) Army Medical Services, (v) Adjutant General's Corps, (vi) Royal Armoured Corps, (vii) Army Air Corps, (viii) Royal Engineers, (ix) Royal Logistics Corps, (x) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and (xi) Intelligence Corps.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	177201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of Regular and Reserve soldiers who have been discharged following the failure of a compulsory drugs test and have subsequently re-joined the Army since January 2015 in the specified capbadges is shown in the table below. No officers have re-joined in this time. Data for earlier years is not held.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Capbadge</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Soldiers re-enlisted </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Regiment of Artillery</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Corps of Signals</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infantry</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Air Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Logistics Corps</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Medical Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical <br> Engineers</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Misuse of drugs in the Armed Forces is unacceptable and anyone who fails a drugs test can expect to be discharged.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Note:</strong></p><p>Those who have re-joined will have done so after leaving the Army a minimum of two years earlier.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>‘-‘ denotes zero or rounded to zero.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/10/2018 15:04:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 78301 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

964265

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2017 to Question 117878, whether the first Strike Brigade is still intended to be formed by 2020; and whether that brigade will still comprise of the Household Cavalry Regiment, the Royal Dragoon Guards, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, and 3rd Battalion The Rifles.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Strike concept development continues to progress and integrate insights from virtual and simulated training activities. Combined experimentation and knowledge exchange with our allies remains a significant part of the development process. The brigade recently conducted a live command post experiment working to a US division alongside French, German and Canadian brigades in Germany, testing multinational interoperability. Planning for 2019 exercises is currently under way.</p><p>The plans for formation of the first Strike brigade remains unchanged from my answer of 11 December 2017 to question 117878.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 169201 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:44:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

944043

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2018 to Question 163026, for what reasons more time is required to provide the information requested on the strength of the Army's (a) 1st Division, (b) 3rd Division and (c) Force Troops Command.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	165495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Additional time was required for Defence Statistics to reconcile and assure the Single Service estimate provided by HQ Field Army, ensuring the provision of accurate information to Parliament. These figures are used for planning purposes, and are not routinely held at such a level of assurance.</p><p>The figures requested are set out below. Figures represent the structures and strength of each formation as of 1 April 2018:</p><p>1st (UK) Division: 11,200</p><p>3rd (UK) Division: 14,050</p><p>Force Troops Command: 18,250</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p>Figures are for Trade Trained Regular and Gurkha personnel who are serving at Units within the Division.</p><p>Structures of formations are subject to change as a part of Army 2020 (Refine).</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/07/2018 16:38:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

938610

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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, where each headquarters is of regiments from (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	163030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The headquarters for the regular Regiments associated with each Devolved Nation are:</p><p>Scotland:</p><p>The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Edinburgh</p><p>19th Regiment Royal Artillery - Tidworth</p><p>Scots Guards - London</p><p>The Royal Regiment of Scotland - Edinburgh</p><p>Wales:</p><p>The Queen's Dragoon Guards - Cardiff</p><p>Welsh Guards - London</p><p>The Royal Welsh - Cardiff</p><p>Northern Ireland:</p><p>Irish Guards - London</p><p>The Royal Irish Regiment - Holywood</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/07/2018 15:16:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

938640

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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 the current strength is of Army Headquarters (a) Home Command and (b) Field Army.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	163025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Military strength of Headquarters Home Command was around 50 as of July 2018.</p><p>The Military strength of Headquarters Field Army was around 120 as of July 2018.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>These figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. For presentational purposes the figures have been rounded to improve the clarity of output and convey an appropriate level of precision to users.</p><p>These figures include Full Time Trade Trained Regular Army, Gurkha's and Full Time Reserves Service that fill Regular Posts. The Full Time Trade Trained Strength (FTTTS) comprises Trained Regulars, Gurkhas and parts of the Full Time Reserves Service (FTRS) that fill Regular Posts.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2018 15:53:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

938643

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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 is the current strength of the British Army's (a) 1st Division, (b) 3rd Division and (c) Force Troops Command.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	163026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>More time is required to provide the information requested. When it is available, I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/07/2018 15:41:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

932834

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to disband (1) Headquarters 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales, (2) 31st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, or (3) HQ Northern Ireland; and if so why.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL9115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to disband Headquarters 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales, Headquarters 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, or Headquarters 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade. There is currently no 31st Infantry Brigade.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/07/2018 15:51:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

857066

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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 the Order of Battle is by (a) manpower and (b) basing locations for the (i) Infantry, (ii) Royal Artillery, (iii) Royal Corps of Signals, (iv) Army Medical Services, (v) Adjutant General's Corps, (vi) Royal Armoured Corps, (vii) Army Air Corps, (viii) Royal Engineers, (ix) Royal Logistics Corps, (x) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and (xi) Intelligence Corps.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>A breakdown of Army units by corps, with details of their current liability and location, is provided in the attached table. The units are listed in corps order of precedence and the table includes both reserve and regular units, but excludes training regiments.</p><p>As part of the Army 2020 (Refine) work announced by the then Secretary of State for Defence on 15 December 2016, the Army is currently reshaping its structures. This means that some details will change as Army 2020 (Refine) continues to be developed and implemented.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/03/2018 15:30:53 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20180309-PQ03479_Jones_Table_ArmySec.pdf title Location and Liability of Army Units by Corps previous answer version 46676 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones