Lieutenant General<\/p><\/td> | 14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>3<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | General<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td>1<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: Defence Statistics (Army)<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Howe"}
}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Earl Howe"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-11-05T17:01:11.007Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Army: Officers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many serving officers there are in the British army at each rank above and including Brigadier, broken down by job role.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Attlee"}
}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Earl Attlee"}
], "uin" : "HL10932"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984534", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984534/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of places available for senior Non-Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers on the Late Entry Officers Course at Sandhurst in each of the last five years is shown below:<\/p> <\/p> Financial Year<\/p><\/td> | Course places<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2013-14<\/p><\/td> | 240<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2014-15<\/p><\/td> | 240<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2015-16<\/p><\/td> | 240<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2016-17<\/p><\/td> | 272<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2017-18<\/p><\/td> | 282<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Please note that these figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1544", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Lancaster"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-16T13:58:02.757Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Army: Officers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many places have been available for senior Non-Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers on the Late Entry Officers Course at Sandhurst in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1541", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Llanelli"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nia Griffith"}
], "uin" : "177245"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984535", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984535/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of senior Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Warrant Officers (WOs) who started and completed the Late Entry Officers Course at Sandhurst in each of the last five years is shown below. All of those who attended the course completed it.<\/p> <\/p> Financial Year<\/p><\/td> | Number of NCOs/WOs<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2013-14<\/p><\/td> | 220<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2014-15<\/p><\/td> | 220<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2015-16<\/p><\/td> | 230<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2016-17<\/p><\/td> | 260<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2017-18<\/p><\/td> | 280<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Please note that these figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.<\/p> <\/p> For presentational purposes the figures have been rounded to improve the clarity of output and convey an appropriate level of precision to users.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1544", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Milton Keynes North"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Lancaster"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-15T14:58:38.5Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Army: Officers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior Non-Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers (a) started and (b) completed the Late Entry Officers Course at Sandhurst in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1541", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Llanelli"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nia Griffith"}
], "uin" : "177246"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984557", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984557/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of places available on the Soldier Conversion Officer Course in each of the last five years is shown below.<\/p> <\/p> Financial Year<\/p><\/td> | Course places<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2013-14<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2014-15<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2015-16<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2016-17<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2017-18<\/p><\/td> | 30<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1544", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Milton Keynes North"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Lancaster"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-10-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-18T16:00:48.263Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Army: Officers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many places have been available on the Soldier Conversion Officer Course in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1541", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Llanelli"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nia Griffith"}
], "uin" : "177252"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/672287", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/672287/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The numbers of lieutenants and second lieutenants in the British Army is shown below. The figures are taken from the Joint Personnel Administration system and show the numbers of Service personnel paid at each rank.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | Paid Rank<\/p><\/td> | Paid Rank<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | Lieutenant<\/p><\/td> | 2nd Lieutenant<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | 1,440<\/p><\/td> | 830<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | 1,520<\/p><\/td> | 730<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | 1,560<\/p><\/td> | 650<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | 1,530<\/p><\/td> | 600<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | 1,700<\/p><\/td> | 500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | April 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | 1,560<\/p><\/td> | 550<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | December 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> | 1,070<\/p><\/td> | 510<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Defence Statistics (Army)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Notes/Caveats:<\/strong><\/p>The figures are for Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service and Mobilised Reserves.<\/p> <\/p> Figures have been rounded to 10. Figures ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Howe"}
}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Earl Howe"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-01-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-01-19T17:03:12.237Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2017-01-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Army: Officers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how many lieutenants and second lieutenants there are currently in the British Army; and how many there were in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3153", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch"}
}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Pearson of Rannoch"}
], "uin" : "HL4625"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445755", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445755/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Army HQ in Andover is currently undergoing reorganisation. There are presently 221 SO1 and 375 SO2 established posts in Andover, but this includes elements of the Army that are not part of Army HQ, including Commander Field Army and parts of Personnel Support Command. Of these, seven SO1 and 13 SO2 posts are gapped. The final structure of Army HQ under the Army Command Review is not expected to be finalised until April 2016 at the earliest.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Howe"}
}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Earl Howe"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-01-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-01-28T16:13:45.91Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-01-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Army: Officers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how many (1) SO1, and (2) SO2, staff appointments are established at the British Army Headquarters, and of those, how many are gapped or unfilled, excluding short handover periods.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Attlee"}
}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Earl Attlee"}
], "uin" : "HL5165"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/442280", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/442280/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Lists of Colonels in Chief and Regimental Colonels are shown in the attached table. Where an individual\u2019s rank is below that of one star and their name is not already available in the public domain it cannot be released and I am withholding the information under the data protection act.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1544", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Milton Keynes North"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Lancaster"}
, "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/442280/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "20838 - Ministry of Defence - List of Colonels in Chief and Regimental Colonels.docx"}
, "title" : "20838 - List of Col in Chief and Regimental Col"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-01-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-01-07T17:11:30.183Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-01-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Army: Officers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who each (a) Colonel of the Regiment and (b) Colonel-in-Chief is in the armed forces.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1506", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Gwynne"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Denton and Reddish"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Gwynne"}
], "uin" : "20838"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/419915", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/419915/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The tables below show, by Service and Rank, the number of regular senior Armed Forces personnel and their stationed location across United Kingdom countries or other locations, as of 1 July 2015.<\/p>
Royal Navy<\/strong><\/p>
Rank<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Country<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>England<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Scotland<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Northern<\/strong> Ireland<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Other<\/strong> Location<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Admiral<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Vice Admiral<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Rear Admiral<\/p><\/td> | 25<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 2*<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Commodore<\/p><\/td> | 60<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
*There is only one Rear Admiral based in Scotland, two were recorded as of 1 July 2015 due to handover of duties.<\/p> Royal Marines<\/strong><\/p>
Rank<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Country<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>England<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Scotland<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Northern<\/strong> Ireland<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Other<\/strong> Location<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Lieutenant General<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Major General<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Brigadier<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Army<\/strong><\/p>
Rank<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Country<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>England<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Scotland<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Northern<\/strong> Ireland<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Other<\/strong> Location<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>General<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Lieutenant General<\/p><\/td> |
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| Major General<\/p><\/td> | 36<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | -<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Brigadier<\/p><\/td> | 117<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 32<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Royal <\/strong>AIR FORCE<\/strong><\/p>
Rank<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Country<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>England<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Scotland<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Northern<\/strong> Ireland<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Other<\/strong> Location<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> | | | | | | | |
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