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1023618

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Industrial Injuries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for fatalities and injuries involving confined spaces in the fishing and maritime industries in England.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL12177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) undertakes rigorous investigations into accidents and incidents to ensure that the causes can be understood and lessons learned.</p><p> </p><p>There have been a number of accidents involving fatalities, and multiple fatalities, within the maritime sector. MAIB has issued a number of Safety Bulletins following these incidents (2/2008, 3/2014 and 4/2018) highlighting the risks.</p><p> </p><p>The reasons for these accidents have generally been attributed to:</p><ul><li>complacency leading to lapses in procedure;</li><li>lack of knowledge</li><li>potentially dangerous spaces not being identified; and</li><li>would-be rescuers acting on instinct and emotion rather than knowledge and training (rushing into enclosed spaces without assessing the dangers).</li></ul><p>As a result of MAIB recommendations a paper was submitted to the International Maritime Organization to raise awareness of enclosed space entry accidents. This has led to changes in the guidance issued at international level by the International Maritime Organization.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency publishes comprehensive guidance which reflect these findings and best practice including the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP), which it is mandatory for all merchant ships to carry a copy of, the Fisherman’s Safety Guide and Marine Guidance Notes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/12/2018 12:50:35 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1023620

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Warrior, and (2) Challenger armoured fighting vehicles were reported by the UK under the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL12178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Equipment numbers in the scope of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty as an Official Statistics up to 1 January 2017 can be found here.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/conventional-armed-forces-in-europe-equipment-holdings-statistics-index</p><p>Following a public consultation, a decision was taken to stop publishing these figures but as at 1 January 2018, in scope of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, there were 270 Warriors and 221 Challenger Main Battle Tanks.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/12/2018 15:15:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1079471

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tyres: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation regarding the maximum allowed age of tyres fitted to (1) coaches and (2) heavy goods vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL14132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>On 26 February 2019, the Government announced that it will consult on options to ban tyres older than 10 years from use on buses, coaches, heavy goods vehicles and mini-buses.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation will also look at whether the ban should be extended to taxis and private hire vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that some of the options under consideration may have implications for different stakeholder groups. This is why we have committed to a full consultation in order to better understand the consequences of various proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/03/2019 13:19:05 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1105651

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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 Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Defence intends to operate its white and green fleet of Heavy Goods Vehicles to at least as high a technical and safety standard as civilian commercial operators.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL14845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence's Policy Statement for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HS and EP) requires the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to comply with all applicable UK legislation when operating within the UK, including for the operation of its white and green fleet of Heavy Goods Vehicles. When operating overseas, the MOD applies UK standards and arrangements where reasonably practicable and, in addition, responds to host nations' relevant HS and EP expectations. Where MOD dis-applications, exemptions or derogations from UK legislation apply, the MOD is required to maintain Departmental arrangements that produce outcomes that are, so far as reasonably practicable, at least as good as those required by UK legislation.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/04/2019 14:52:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1105653

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact of the introduction of a system of graduated licences for new or young drivers.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL14846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport will closely monitor the results of the introduction of Graduated Driver Licencing (GDL) in Northern Ireland, before further consideration is given to introducing such a system more widely within the UK.</p><p>The Department needs to be sure that the benefits of introducing GDL to the UK are balanced against the potential risks and costs of the restrictions on young drivers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/04/2019 13:59:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1123281

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 2 April (HL14846), whether they will also monitor the results of the December 2014 reduction in the legal blood alcohol limit for motorists in Scotland from 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood to 50 milligrams; and what assessment they have made of the possible effects of introducing such a reduction for motorists in the rest of the UK.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL15337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>An independent report of the impact of the Scottish limit reduction, led by the University of Glasgow, was published on 12 December 2018. The study found that lowering the drink drive limit was not associated with any reduction in total road traffic accident rates or serious and fatal road traffic accident rates.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to lower the drink drive limit in England and Wales. The Government believes that rigorous enforcement and serious penalties for drink drivers are a more effective deterrent than changing the drink driving limit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/05/2019 15:09:37 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1123735

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 4 April (HL14845), whether the Ministry of Defence adheres to the advice given in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Guide to maintaining roadworthiness: Commercial goods and passenger carrying vehicles, published in November 2018, providing that the advice does not conflict with operational requirements.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL15373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a dis-application from the statutory legislation that requires vehicles to undergo an Annual Roadworthiness Test and periodic Safety Inspections. Where Defence has dis-applications, the Secretary of State for Defence's Policy Statement for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection requires the MOD to maintain Departmental arrangements that produce outcomes that are, so far as reasonably practicable, at least as good as those required by UK legislation. As such, the MOD does conduct Annual Roadworthiness Test and periodic Safety Inspections to the standard contained in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency guide to maintaining roadworthiness for commercial goods and passenger carrying vehicles.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2019 16:18:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1130585

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 9 May (HL15373), whether the Ministry of Defence will adhere to paragraph 5.2 of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Guide to Maintaining Road Worthiness of Commercial Goods and Passenger Carrying Vehicles, published in November 2018, which states that tyres in single formation should not be kept in service on a heavy goods vehicle for more than 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL16129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence policy is that tyres fitted to vehicles are inspected at regular intervals in line with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) inspection manual 2018 edition. This takes into account the requirements in paragraph 5.2 of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's Guide to Maintaining Road Worthiness of Commercial Goods and Passenger Carrying Vehicles, published in November 2018.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/06/2019 13:34:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1130586

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of tyres fitted in single formation which are in use on vehicles used by the Ministry of Defence; and what estimate they have made of the cost in each of the next 10 years of replacing tyres that are 10 or more years old.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL16130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>Details on the number of tyres fitted in single formation on vehicles used by the Ministry of Defence are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. No estimate of the cost of replacing tyres that are 10 or more years old has been made. All vehicles are maintained and serviced regularly, at which time tyres are replaced if they do not meet minimum legal and safety standards.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/06/2019 13:26:18 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1130587

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that heavy goods vehicle tyres used by the Ministry of Defence that are more than 10 years old are not exported for use in developing countries; and what estimate they have made of the loss of income from such sales.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL16131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely scraps used tyres through a contractor, therefore none are exported overseas. However, when tyres are attached to heavy goods vehicles, it is possible that those over 10 years old could be exported, as all ex-MOD vehicles are sold as seen. There is currently no loss of income associated with such vehicle sales.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL16132 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:30:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1130588

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that heavy goods vehicles used by the Ministry of Defence with tyres that are more than 10 years old are not exported for use in developing countries; and what estimate they have made of the loss of income from such sales.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL16132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely scraps used tyres through a contractor, therefore none are exported overseas. However, when tyres are attached to heavy goods vehicles, it is possible that those over 10 years old could be exported, as all ex-MOD vehicles are sold as seen. There is currently no loss of income associated with such vehicle sales.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL16131 question first answered 13/06/2019 13:30:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1130589

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government for what reason the drink drive limit in England and Wales was set at 80 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of blood; and what scientific studies, if any, were the basis for determining that limit.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL16133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Road Safety Act 1967 made it an offence to drive a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in excess of 80 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood and obliged drivers to submit to a screening, breathalyser test at the roadside in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In 1966 Professor Allsop published a paper “Alcohol and Road Accidents” which stated that earlier research by Professor Borkenstein in 1964 showed that with “blood alcohol levels above 80 mg/100 ml, the risk of being involved in an accident is higher”.</p><p> </p><p>Professor Allsop’s report provided the basis for setting the drink drive limit in 1967.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 13/06/2019 13:59:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1137072

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tyres: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 13 June (HL16129), what scientific studies, if any, were the basis for determining that the maximum safe life of a tyre on a heavy goods vehicle or coach is 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL16936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The revision to the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness, introduced on 5 November 2018, included best practice guidance on managing the age of tyres fitted to heavy vehicles. It followed earlier Department for Transport advice, issued to bus and coach operators, in response to expert evidence provided to Her Majesty’s Coroner following the loss of three lives in a road traffic collision in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, emerging evidence from Department for Transport research, suggested that age does influence the properties of a tyre. This emerging evidence, together with expert opinion, supported the use of the precautionary principle for the changes to the roadworthiness guidance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/07/2019 10:45:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1137073

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tyres: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statistical risk of a heavy goods vehicle or coach tyre having a "blow out" for each of the first 20 years after manufacture; whether that assessment is based on any scientific study; and if so, what study.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL16937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>In June 2019 the Department launched a public consultation seeking views on a proposed ban on tyres aged 10 years and older from heavy goods vehicles, heavy trailers, buses, coaches and minibuses.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, the Department published research that explores the link between age and tyre integrity. Although the research is not statistically conclusive, it suggests that corrosion, which can affect the tyre’s structure, is more likely to be found in older tyres. Investigations into two fatal collisions involving heavy vehicles concluded that tyre failure occurred as a result of structural deterioration due to age.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any scientific studies that specifically explore the statistical risk of tyre blow-outs for heavy goods vehicles or coaches in each year after manufacture.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/07/2019 11:04:46 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1137074

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Tyres
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many heavy goods vehicles that are less than 10 years old have suffered a tyre failure incident on the M25 motorway in the last six-month period for which data are available.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL16938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>Neither Highways England, nor the Department, hold the detailed statistics requested. However, the Department recently launched a consultation on proposals to ban 10 year old tyres on certain vehicles, such as HGVs. I encourage all interested parties to provide feedback on the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport remains committed to improving safety on the Strategic Road Network and note that England’s roads are amongst the safest in Europe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/07/2019 10:45:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1141903

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tyres: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what statistics they have about tyre "blow-outs" or other tyre incidents occurring on the strategic road network to inform their policy about the maximum safe life of heavy goods vehicle and coach tyres.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL17447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2019 answer text <p>Neither Highways England, nor the Department, holds the statistics requested. The Department recently launched a consultation on proposals to ban tyres aged 10 years or older on heavy goods vehicles, heavy trailers, buses, coaches and minibuses. I encourage all interested parties to provide feedback on the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Expert opinion from the Coroner’s inquests into two fatal road collisions and independent research commissioned by the Department provided evidence to support our proposals. The proposals in the consultation builds on existing roadworthiness guidance that advises against the use of tyres older than ten years on buses, coaches and heavy goods vehicles, except on a rear axle as part of a twin wheel arrangement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/08/2019 13:44:57 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1142434

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tyres: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to their consultation Banning tyres aged 10 years and older, what evidence base was used to inform the conclusion of the impact assessment that the monetised benefits are the same if the ban is applied to all axles or to steering axles only.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL17508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2019 answer text <p>As stated in the published impact assessment, the two fatal collisions identified by HM’s Coroner as having older tyres as a contributory factor provide the evidence base for the monetised benefits for the proposed ban.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated reduction in fatal collisions due to older tyres being removed from use is used to calculate these benefits. In both the fatal collisions the tyres that failed were fitted on the steering axle.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is not aware of any collisions that have occurred as a result of tyre failure due to its age for tyres fitted away from steering axles. In the absence of further evidence, the monetised benefits are estimated to be the same.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/08/2019 13:47:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1167735

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mayflower: Anniversaries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which (1) Department, and (2) ministers, are responsible for organising the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The commemorations for the 400th Mayflower anniversary are being organised by a partnership of organisations called the Mayflower 400, who are ultimately responsible for organising and delivering the commemorations.</p><p> </p><p>UK Government, primarily through the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has provided some financial support to the Mayflower 400’s programme. This is demonstrated by the £750,000 funding that DCMS has provided through VisitEngland, which will help to ensure a strong legacy for the commemorations. In 2015, DCMS provided £35,000 to invest in the Mayflower museum and in 2019, DCMS awarded £3.5m through the Cultural Development Fund for digital product development.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 05/11/2019 13:59:21 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1169242

	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	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

1169245

	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
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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

1178493

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the full cost of training a regular army recruit undertaking Phase one basic training, including (1) staff, (2) accommodation, and (3) logistics, costs; and how long that training takes.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL1629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Basic Training course at the Army Training Centre (Pirbright) is 14 weeks. This is the shortest basic training course for Regular soldiers, and recruits go on from Pirbright to train in their trade for longer periods which vary depending on their selected job role.</p><p> </p><p>The average cost of basic training for a soldier successfully passing the Army Training Centre (Pirbright) is estimated at approximately £38,000. This can be broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Cost Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£K/Trainee</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Note</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clothing</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ammunition</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trainee Pay</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other stock consumption</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>Includes ration packs and respirators</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manpower</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>Direct and indirect manpower costs for both military and civilian staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infrastructure</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>Accommodation and training facilities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administration Overhead</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38.1</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These costs represent the cost of 1,695 trainees completing basic training. Costs have been apportioned to the course on the basis of activity, however there may be further costs not shown, that are captured under the greater Pirbright establishment output.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/02/2020 13:42:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1178494

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average total number of (1) civilian, and (2) military, staff working for an army training regiment; and how many recruits such a regiment can train at any one time.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL1630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The capacity for Army Training Centre (Pirbright) for training year 2020-21 is currently planned to be 4,032. This is comprised of two training regiments with an overall establishment of approximately 570 staff, of whom 470 are military and 100 are civil servants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/02/2020 13:43:15 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee