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78131

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date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new apprenticeship starts there were in each year since 2010, in the age groups (a) 25 to 34, (b) 35 to 44, (c) 45 to 59 and (d) and over 60.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on Apprenticeship starts by age is published in a supplementary table, entitled <em>Breakdown by geography, equality &amp; diversity and sector subject area: starts 2002/03 to 2013/14</em>, to a Statistical First Release (SFR).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324021/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324021/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/07/2014 14:13:43 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78134

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Twitter accounts are run by his Department; how much his Department spends annually on (a) Twitter accounts and (b) all social media; and how many people in his Department are employed to work on social media.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>A list of official Twitter accounts run by Cabinet Office, including those used by senior officials, can be found at <a href="https://twitter.com/cabinetofficeuk/cabinet-office-teams/members" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/cabinetofficeuk/cabinet-office-teams/members</a>. The department also runs the @Number10gov and @Number10press accounts.</p><p>No member of staff is employed to specifically work on social media.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/07/2014 15:10:04 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78141

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of pay outs under the War Pensions Scheme to forces personnel and veterans on the grounds of mental ill health has been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide the total value of payouts under the War Pensions Scheme to forces personnel and veterans on the grounds of mental ill health as the information is not held in a format that would enable us to easily answer the question and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<br><br>However, between 2011-12 and 2013-14 there were a total of 1,655 awards made under the War Pension Scheme for a mental health condition related to Service.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/09/2014 14:24:50 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78142

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value of payouts to armed forces veterans and their families under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme as a result of service in Afghanistan has been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide the value of payouts made to Armed Forces veterans and their families under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme as a result of service in Afghanistan as the information is not held in a format that would enable us to easily answer the question and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<br><br>The AFPS is primarily an occupational pension scheme, the Pensions Computer system does not identify the conflicts in which Service Personnel have served.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/09/2014 14:28:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78143

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time taken to process settlements for the War Pensions Scheme has been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The average length of time taken to process claims under the War Pensions Scheme in each year since 2010 has been;<br><br>2010-11 – 39 working days<br>2011-12 – 51 working days<br>2012-13 – 82 working days<br>2013-14 – 110 working days<br>2014-15 year to 31 July – 102 working days<br><br>In the majority of cases deadlines for progressing cases are met. The War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes are jointly resourced and administered. The impact of the implementation of the Boyce Review on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (Cm 7798, published February 2010) and its subsequent publicity campaign, combined with an increase in the number of applications for War Disablement Pension (linked to more people with pre-April 2005 service reaching the end of their engagement), led to delays in processing prospective claims.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/09/2014 12:50:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78144

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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 service personnel of each rank there were in the Army in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>UK Regular Royal Navy//Royal Marines Personnel, by rank as at 1 April each year</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>38,730</p></td><td><p>37,660</p></td><td><p>35,540</p></td><td><p>33,960</p></td><td><p>33,330</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>7,460</p></td><td><p>7,410</p></td><td><p>7,190</p></td><td><p>6,940</p></td><td><p>6,800</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Admiral (RN) / General (RM)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Vice Admiral (RN) / Lt General (RM)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Rear Admiral (RN) / Maj General (RM)</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Commodore (RN) / Brigadier (RM)</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Captain (RN) / Colonel (RM)</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Commander (RN) / Lt Colonel (RM)</p></td><td><p>1,140</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lt Commander (RN) / Major (RM)</p></td><td><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lieutenant (RN) or Captain (RM)</p></td><td><p>2,890</p></td><td><p>2,860</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td><td><p>2,770</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Sub-Lt / Midshipman (RN) or Lieutenant / 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant (RM)</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>31,270</p></td><td><p>30,240</p></td><td><p>28,350</p></td><td><p>27,020</p></td><td><p>26,530</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>660</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>670</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Chief Petty Officer (RN) / Colour Sergeant (RM)</p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>3,530</p></td><td><p>3,300</p></td><td><p>3,090</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Petty Officer (RN) / Sergeant (RM)</p></td><td><p>4,600</p></td><td><p>4,460</p></td><td><p>4,200</p></td><td><p>3,880</p></td><td><p>3,650</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Leading Rate (RN) / Corporal (RM)</p></td><td><p>6,220</p></td><td><p>6,270</p></td><td><p>6,020</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td><td><p>5,650</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lance Corporal (RM)</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>660</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Able Rate (RN)</p></td><td><p>14,380</p></td><td><p>13,640</p></td><td><p>12,560</p></td><td><p>12,120</p></td><td><p>12,140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>UK Regular Army Personnel, by rank as at 1 April each year</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>108,920</p></td><td><p>106,240</p></td><td><p>104,250</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>99,730</p></td><td><p>91,070</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>14,640</p></td><td><p>14,760</p></td><td><p>14,480</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>13,890</p></td><td><p>13,200</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>General</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lt General</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Maj General</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>44</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>150</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Colonel</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>530</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lt Colonel</p></td><td><p>1,770</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,690</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>4,520</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4,340</p></td><td><p>4,150</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>4 940</p></td><td><p>5 040</p></td><td><p>5 030</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4 770</p></td><td><p>4 490</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lieutenant / 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant / Officer Cadet</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td><td><p>2,440</p></td><td><p>2,410</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,340</p></td><td><p>2,160</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>94,280</p></td><td><p>91,480</p></td><td><p>89,780</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>85,840</p></td><td><p>77,860</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td><td><p>1,490</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,390</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>4,790</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p>4,320</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3,990</p></td><td><p>3,730</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Staff Sergeant</p></td><td><p>6,030</p></td><td><p>5,950</p></td><td><p>5,790</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5,700</p></td><td><p>5,280</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>10,170</p></td><td><p>10,090</p></td><td><p>9,760</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9,270</p></td><td><p>8,230</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p>15,450</p></td><td><p>15,330</p></td><td><p>14,990</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14,420</p></td><td><p>13,520</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lance Corporal</p></td><td><p>15,960</p></td><td><p>16,200</p></td><td><p>16,050</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15,190</p></td><td><p>14,030</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Private</p></td><td><p>40,180</p></td><td><p>37,800</p></td><td><p>37,380</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>35,880</p></td><td><p>31,730</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>UK Regular RAF Personnel, by rank as at 1 April each year</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>44,050</p></td><td><p>42,460</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>37,030</p></td><td><p>35,230</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>9,820</p></td><td><p>9,660</p></td><td><p>9,030</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8,230</p></td><td><p>7,850</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Chief Marshal</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Marshal</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Vice-Marshal</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>23</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Commodore</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Group Captain</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Wing Commander</p></td><td><p>1,210</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Squadron Leader</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Flight Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p>4,180</p></td><td><p>4,130</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3,890</p></td><td><p>3,560</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Flying Officer / Pilot Officer / Acting Pilot Officer</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>940</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>630</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>34,230</p></td><td><p>32,810</p></td><td><p>30,970</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>28,790</p></td><td><p>27,380</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Master Aircrew</p></td><td><p>1 200</p></td><td><p>1 130</p></td><td><p>1 060</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>980</p></td><td><p>970</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Flight Sergeant / Chief Technician</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td><td><p>3,130</p></td><td><p>2,910</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>6,310</p></td><td><p>6,140</p></td><td><p>5,760</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5,500</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p>8,440</p></td><td><p>8,250</p></td><td><p>7,880</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7,370</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lance Corporal</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>220</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Senior Aircraftman/woman / Leading Aircraftman/woman / Aircraftman / woman</p></td><td><p>15,080</p></td><td><p>14,020</p></td><td><p>13,150</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>12,010</p></td><td><p>11,470</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Note:</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p><p>All data provided by Defence Statistics</p><p> </p><p>1. UK Regular Forces includes trained and untrained personnel and excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p><p>2. When rounding, totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. &quot;*&quot; denotes not applicable.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 206086 206088 question first answered 13/08/2014 10:04:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78145

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the highest monetary settlement his Department has paid out as a result of an industrial tribunal on the grounds of (a) unfair dismissal, (b) discrimination and (c) unfair deductions from pay in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/10/2014 15:28:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

78146

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims have been submitted to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The number of members whose pensions became payable in each year under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme since 2010 are;<br><br>2010-11 – 14,160<br>2011-12 – 15,330<br>2012-13 – 16,350<br>2013-14 – 16,715<br><br>In line with Defence statistics rounding policy all figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/09/2014 16:50:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

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registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel of each rank there were in the Royal Air Force in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>UK Regular Royal Navy//Royal Marines Personnel, by rank as at 1 April each year</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>38,730</p></td><td><p>37,660</p></td><td><p>35,540</p></td><td><p>33,960</p></td><td><p>33,330</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>7,460</p></td><td><p>7,410</p></td><td><p>7,190</p></td><td><p>6,940</p></td><td><p>6,800</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Admiral (RN) / General (RM)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Vice Admiral (RN) / Lt General (RM)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Rear Admiral (RN) / Maj General (RM)</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Commodore (RN) / Brigadier (RM)</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Captain (RN) / Colonel (RM)</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Commander (RN) / Lt Colonel (RM)</p></td><td><p>1,140</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lt Commander (RN) / Major (RM)</p></td><td><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lieutenant (RN) or Captain (RM)</p></td><td><p>2,890</p></td><td><p>2,860</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td><td><p>2,770</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Sub-Lt / Midshipman (RN) or Lieutenant / 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant (RM)</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>31,270</p></td><td><p>30,240</p></td><td><p>28,350</p></td><td><p>27,020</p></td><td><p>26,530</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>660</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>670</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Chief Petty Officer (RN) / Colour Sergeant (RM)</p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>3,530</p></td><td><p>3,300</p></td><td><p>3,090</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Petty Officer (RN) / Sergeant (RM)</p></td><td><p>4,600</p></td><td><p>4,460</p></td><td><p>4,200</p></td><td><p>3,880</p></td><td><p>3,650</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Leading Rate (RN) / Corporal (RM)</p></td><td><p>6,220</p></td><td><p>6,270</p></td><td><p>6,020</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td><td><p>5,650</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lance Corporal (RM)</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>660</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Able Rate (RN)</p></td><td><p>14,380</p></td><td><p>13,640</p></td><td><p>12,560</p></td><td><p>12,120</p></td><td><p>12,140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>UK Regular Army Personnel, by rank as at 1 April each year</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>108,920</p></td><td><p>106,240</p></td><td><p>104,250</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>99,730</p></td><td><p>91,070</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>14,640</p></td><td><p>14,760</p></td><td><p>14,480</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>13,890</p></td><td><p>13,200</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>General</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lt General</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Maj General</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>44</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>150</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Colonel</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>530</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lt Colonel</p></td><td><p>1,770</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,690</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>4,520</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4,340</p></td><td><p>4,150</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>4 940</p></td><td><p>5 040</p></td><td><p>5 030</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4 770</p></td><td><p>4 490</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lieutenant / 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant / Officer Cadet</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td><td><p>2,440</p></td><td><p>2,410</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,340</p></td><td><p>2,160</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>94,280</p></td><td><p>91,480</p></td><td><p>89,780</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>85,840</p></td><td><p>77,860</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td><td><p>1,490</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,390</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>4,790</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p>4,320</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3,990</p></td><td><p>3,730</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Staff Sergeant</p></td><td><p>6,030</p></td><td><p>5,950</p></td><td><p>5,790</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5,700</p></td><td><p>5,280</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>10,170</p></td><td><p>10,090</p></td><td><p>9,760</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9,270</p></td><td><p>8,230</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p>15,450</p></td><td><p>15,330</p></td><td><p>14,990</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>14,420</p></td><td><p>13,520</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lance Corporal</p></td><td><p>15,960</p></td><td><p>16,200</p></td><td><p>16,050</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15,190</p></td><td><p>14,030</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Private</p></td><td><p>40,180</p></td><td><p>37,800</p></td><td><p>37,380</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>35,880</p></td><td><p>31,730</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>UK Regular RAF Personnel, by rank as at 1 April each year</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>44,050</p></td><td><p>42,460</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>37,030</p></td><td><p>35,230</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>9,820</p></td><td><p>9,660</p></td><td><p>9,030</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8,230</p></td><td><p>7,850</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Chief Marshal</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Marshal</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Vice-Marshal</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>23</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Air Commodore</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Group Captain</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>300</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Wing Commander</p></td><td><p>1,210</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Squadron Leader</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Flight Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p>4,180</p></td><td><p>4,130</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3,890</p></td><td><p>3,560</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Flying Officer / Pilot Officer / Acting Pilot Officer</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>940</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>630</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>34,230</p></td><td><p>32,810</p></td><td><p>30,970</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>28,790</p></td><td><p>27,380</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Master Aircrew</p></td><td><p>1 200</p></td><td><p>1 130</p></td><td><p>1 060</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>980</p></td><td><p>970</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Warrant Officer</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Flight Sergeant / Chief Technician</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td><td><p>3,130</p></td><td><p>2,910</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p>6,310</p></td><td><p>6,140</p></td><td><p>5,760</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5,500</p></td><td><p>5,210</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p>8,440</p></td><td><p>8,250</p></td><td><p>7,880</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7,370</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Lance Corporal</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>220</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Senior Aircraftman/woman / Leading Aircraftman/woman / Aircraftman / woman</p></td><td><p>15,080</p></td><td><p>14,020</p></td><td><p>13,150</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>12,010</p></td><td><p>11,470</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Note:</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p><p>All data provided by Defence Statistics</p><p> </p><p>1. UK Regular Forces includes trained and untrained personnel and excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p><p>2. When rounding, totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. &quot;*&quot; denotes not applicable.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 206087 206088 question first answered 13/08/2014 10:04:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

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registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of compensation payouts issued by his Department on the grounds of (a) structural damage to private property and (b) loss of livestock in each year since 2010; and what the highest such payment in each case has been.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	206066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The amounts paid in the UK and abroad in regard to the two categories in question, including legal costs, were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p>Structural/Property damage</p></td><td>Amount paid</td><td>Highest payment</td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£185,000</p></td><td><p>£125,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£42,000</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£122,000</p></td><td><p>£7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£202,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Loss of Livestock</td><td><p> </p><p>Amount paid</p></td><td>Highest payment</td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£114,000</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£443,000</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£290,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£521,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>These amounts do not include payments made by the Area Claims Office in Afghanistan, which are not recorded in a manner that can distinguish without incurring disproportionate cost between those claims relating to structural damage to private property and those relating to loss of livestock. The overall payments for damage to property, including legal costs, made over the periods in question in Afghanistan were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Amount paid</p></td><td><p>Highest payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,200,000</p></td><td><p>£143,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£436,000</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£677,000</p></td><td><p>£9,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£230,000</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/08/2014 10:45:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones