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Lord Hutton of Furness
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British military personnel are deployed in (a) Tajikistan, (b) Uzbekistan, (c) the Kyrgyz Republic and (d) Turkmenistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British military personnel are deployed in (a) Tajikistan, (b) Uzbekistan, (c) the Kyrgyz Republic and (d) Turkmenistan.
Asked by
Marquess of Lothian
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
31 March 2009
For answer on
2 April 2009
Answered on
20 April 2009
There are no British military personnel deployed in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the republic of Kyrgyz or Turkmenistan.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Peacekeeping operations; Central Asia
Date
20 April 2009
Reference
491 c50W; 268695
House
House of Commons
Sadly I cannot give a 100 per cent. assurance. When there are interruptions in the air trooping arrangements, the mistake that many people make is to assume that they are because the aircraft are not capable of flying, or there is some other problem, when the problems are often to do with the operational effectiveness of the defensive aid suites that are fitted to the aircraft. They are complicated systems and we will not compromise on safety. If something is not functioning in the defensive aid suites, the flights will be delayed until that can be rectified. I fully acknowledge the frustration that that causes for servicemen and women and their families, and I assure the hon. Gentleman and the House that we do everything that we possibly can to minimise disruptions. But we will not compromise on safety.
Sadly I cannot give a 100 per cent. assurance. When there are interruptions in the air trooping arrangements, the mistake that many people make is to assume that they are because the aircraft are not capable of flying, or there is some other problem, when the problems are often to do with the operational effectiveness of the defensive aid suites that are fitted to the aircraft. They are complicated systems and we will not compromise on safety. If something is not functioning in the defensive aid suites, the flights will be delayed until that can be rectified. I fully acknowledge the frustration that that causes for servicemen and women and their families, and I assure the hon. Gentleman and the House that we do everything that we possibly can to minimise disruptions. But we will not compromise on safety.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
Patrick Mercer
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
The Secretary of State will be aware that a fortnight ago I was with my old battalion, the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, as it deployed to Afghanistan. The worries of the families clearly revolved around the possible death or injury of their husbands, boyfriends and so on, but, above and beyond that, on the regiment's previous tour they deeply resented the delays caused to rest and recuperation flights back from Afghanistan and to the final trooping flight when the battalion returned from there. I cannot overestimate the resentment that this caused, so will the Secretary of State assure me that will not happen again to the battalion?
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c641
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
No, and the hon. Gentleman should be very careful citing those examples, because those were all contracts let by the former Government. They were not let on proper terms, and that is especially true for the Astute contract—and he should know that. We do supplement with commercial scheduled flights where we can, and that has taken some of the pressure off the air bridge, but we continue to look very carefully at ways in which we can improve the service that we provide to our servicemen and women.
No, and the hon. Gentleman should be very careful citing those examples, because those were all contracts let by the former Government. They were not let on proper terms, and that is especially true for the Astute contract—and he should know that. We do supplement with commercial scheduled flights where we can, and that has taken some of the pressure off the air bridge, but we continue to look very carefully at ways in which we can improve the service that we provide to our servicemen and women.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
Liam Fox
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Is not the truth that the main problem is simply that the TriStars we are using are clapped out, with only 44 per cent. of the fleet fit for purpose? The future strategic tanker aircraft, which is the replacement aircraft for both troop transport and the re-fuelling tanker, was supposed to be in service in 2007 initially: we are now told that it will be at least 2011. On top of the Nimrod delay of 92 months, the Astute submarine delay of 47 months and the Type 45 destroyer delay of 42 months, is not defence procurement another fine mess Labour has got us into?
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c641-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I understand that the problem with the hon. Gentleman's flight was weather, and it was delayed for several hours. I referred in my original answer to the figures on punctuality, and I accept that punctuality is an important issue. We all understand the consequences of serious delay, and the effect that it can have on morale and families. We do everything that we can to minimise that. Sometimes, unfortunately and for a variety of reasons, there will be delays, but 92 per cent. of flights arrive within six hours of their scheduled arrival time.
I understand that the problem with the hon. Gentleman's flight was weather, and it was delayed for several hours. I referred in my original answer to the figures on punctuality, and I accept that punctuality is an important issue. We all understand the consequences of serious delay, and the effect that it can have on morale and families. We do everything that we can to minimise that. Sometimes, unfortunately and for a variety of reasons, there will be delays, but 92 per cent. of flights arrive within six hours of their scheduled arrival time.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Robathan
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
I went to Afghanistan in February, courtesy of the MOD, and I thank the Secretary of State for an interesting and valuable—albeit short—visit. In my experience—borne out when we went to Afghanistan—the RAF air bridge does not work well. The delay was not important for Members of Parliament, but for the soldiers, some of whom we met at Brize Norton and who had been waiting for three days. Part of the problem was aircraft and part of it was weather, but overall it was poor organisation—and the Secretary of State should look into that.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c641
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Once again, I do not accept anything that the hon. Gentleman has said. It is quite unfair for blame to be attached to the Royal Air Force, which does an outstanding job in supplying our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with the kit and capabilities that they need to do their job properly. We have made a very significant investment in new aircraft, and we are committed to making further substantial improvements to ensure that we have the aircraft, and therefore the supply lines into Iraq and Afghanistan, that our troops need.
Once again, I do not accept anything that the hon. Gentleman has said. It is quite unfair for blame to be attached to the Royal Air Force, which does an outstanding job in supplying our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with the kit and capabilities that they need to do their job properly. We have made a very significant investment in new aircraft, and we are committed to making further substantial improvements to ensure that we have the aircraft, and therefore the supply lines into Iraq and Afghanistan, that our troops need.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
Peter Bone
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Members of the armed forces would be very surprised at the Secretary of State's response so far. It is a fact that other parts of the armed forces blame the Royal Air Force for delays and breakdowns in the air bridge, but is not the real truth of the matter that it is the Government's fault for not providing sufficient modern aircraft? Would he like to take this opportunity to apologise to the brave men and women of the RAF for the Government's incompetence?
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c639-40
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I do not accept the premise on which the hon. Gentleman's question rests. We have made significant investment: last year, we purchased two new C-17 aircraft to support these arrangements, and we have plans for significant additional procurement of aircraft to sustain them into the future. Given that we are fighting on two fronts, it is obviously important to have sufficient capacity to support troops who are fighting in our name in those two theatres—and we do. The draw-down of forces in Iraq, along with other measures that we are taking, will also significantly contribute to easing the pressure on the air bridge.
I do not accept the premise on which the hon. Gentleman's question rests. We have made significant investment: last year, we purchased two new C-17 aircraft to support these arrangements, and we have plans for significant additional procurement of aircraft to sustain them into the future. Given that we are fighting on two fronts, it is obviously important to have sufficient capacity to support troops who are fighting in our name in those two theatres—and we do. The draw-down of forces in Iraq, along with other measures that we are taking, will also significantly contribute to easing the pressure on the air bridge.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
Shailesh Vara
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
I am grateful to the Secretary of State for that reply. Despite having committed us to two wars, the Government have failed miserably to ensure that our troops have proper aircraft to be able to do their jobs safely and efficiently. Will he kindly inform the House what plans he has to rectify the failing?
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c639
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. We do keep force levels in Afghanistan under careful review. We have not yet received any request from anyone to supplement existing levels of UK forces in Afghanistan but, as I have said, we keep an open mind about all these matters.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. We do keep force levels in Afghanistan under careful review. We have not yet received any request from anyone to supplement existing levels of UK forces in Afghanistan but, as I have said, we keep an open mind about all these matters.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
David Leslie Taylor
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
NATO's 60th anniversary summit will take place in Strasbourg this week, and it seems probable that President Obama may ask Britain to participate in his planned surge by allocating a further 2,000 troops, thus taking our number to 10,000. How convinced is the Secretary of State that the present trooping arrangements are sufficiently robust, flexible and reliable to handle any such request in a smooth and effective fashion?
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c640
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
We will come to a decision on the A400M in July.
We will come to a decision on the A400M in July.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
Liam Fox
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Is not the prevarication that we have seen exactly what we are now seeing with the A400M military transport fiasco? If that project is cancelled, and we are the last to pull out, we may be at the end of the queue to buy the necessary alternative capabilities—losers yet again. Thomas Enders, the chief executive of Airbus, said:""It is better to put an end to the horror than have horror without end.""
Leaving aside the obvious political parallels with this Government, when will Ministers make a decision?
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c642
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Again, I think that we need to keep all the options open. The delay in the A400M is a matter of extreme regret and it poses very serious questions about the sustainability of our air logistics services—we will not compromise on those. We are having discussions with the partner nations to the A400M contract and with Airbus Military. We have to find a pretty rapid solution to the problem that has presented itself to us, but one thing I can say to the House is that we will not be content with a gap in capabilities.
Again, I think that we need to keep all the options open. The delay in the A400M is a matter of extreme regret and it poses very serious questions about the sustainability of our air logistics services—we will not compromise on those. We are having discussions with the partner nations to the A400M contract and with Airbus Military. We have to find a pretty rapid solution to the problem that has presented itself to us, but one thing I can say to the House is that we will not be content with a gap in capabilities.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
James Gray
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Given the reported four-year delay in the delivery of the A400M, is now not the time to start rethinking our entire policy on transport aircraft? We could extend the life of the C-130Ks, we could buy some more C-17s and, above all, we could keep them at RAF Lyneham.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c640
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Yes, we will obviously do that. I am not standing here to say that there are no improvements that can be made—of course, there are some. We work very closely with the services to try to ensure that we make improvements where we can. I accept absolutely the concerns that the hon. Gentleman has raised—we are alert and alive to them, and we are trying to work our way through those problems.
Yes, we will obviously do that. I am not standing here to say that there are no improvements that can be made—of course, there are some. We work very closely with the services to try to ensure that we make improvements where we can. I accept absolutely the concerns that the hon. Gentleman has raised—we are alert and alive to them, and we are trying to work our way through those problems.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
Angus Robertson
(Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
Some real problems have been faced by returning service personnel who have had long onward journeys home from recent visits to Iraq and Afghanistan—constituents of mine from Buckie, Elgin and Forres have all said that this is a live issue. Will the Ministry of Defence look closely at the problems faced by returning service personnel who have long onward journeys and at the subsequent loss of their home leave? That leave is obviously very precious.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c640
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The capacity and reliability of our air trooping arrangements are kept under constant review. Our capacity is sufficient to support the force levels currently committed to operational deployments. Some 92 per cent. of all UK trooping aircraft to and from Iraq and Afghanistan now arrive within six hours of their scheduled time.
The capacity and reliability of our air trooping arrangements are kept under constant review. Our capacity is sufficient to support the force levels currently committed to operational deployments. Some 92 per cent. of all UK trooping aircraft to and from Iraq and Afghanistan now arrive within six hours of their scheduled time.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
Peter Bone
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
What recent assessment he has made of the capacity and reliability of air trooping arrangements.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c639
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The capacity and reliability of our air trooping arrangements are kept under constant review. Our capacity is sufficient to support the force levels currently committed to operational deployments. Some 92 per cent. of all UK trooping aircraft to and from Iraq and Afghanistan now arrive within six hours of their scheduled time.
The capacity and reliability of our air trooping arrangements are kept under constant review. Our capacity is sufficient to support the force levels currently committed to operational deployments. Some 92 per cent. of all UK trooping aircraft to and from Iraq and Afghanistan now arrive within six hours of their scheduled time.
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Asked by
Shailesh Vara
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Oral answers to questions
What recent assessment he has made of the capacity and reliability of air trooping arrangements.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c639
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the capacity and reliability of air trooping arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the capacity and reliability of air trooping arrangements.
Asked by
Douglas Carswell
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 March 2009
For answer on
30 March 2009
Answered on
30 March 2009
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave today to the hon. Members for North-West Cambridgeshire (Mr. Vara) and Wellingborough (Mr. Bone).
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c877W;490 c873W; 267181
House
House of Commons
What recent assessment he has made of the capacity and reliability of air trooping arrangements.
What recent assessment he has made of the capacity and reliability of air trooping arrangements.
Asked by
Shailesh Vara
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 March 2009
For answer on
30 March 2009
Answered on
30 March 2009
The capacity and reliability of our air trooping arrangements are kept under constant review. Our capacity is sufficient to support the force levels currently committed to operational deployments. Some 92 per cent. of all UK trooping aircraft to and from Iraq and Afghanistan now arrive within six hours of their scheduled time.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c639; 267175
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What recent assessment he has made of the capacity and reliability of air trooping arrangements.
What recent assessment he has made of the capacity and reliability of air trooping arrangements.
Asked by
Peter Bone
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 March 2009
For answer on
30 March 2009
Answered on
30 March 2009
The capacity and reliability of our air trooping arrangements are kept under constant review. Our capacity is sufficient to support the force levels currently committed to operational deployments. Some 92 per cent. of all UK trooping aircraft to and from Iraq and Afghanistan now arrive within six hours of their scheduled time.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment; Transport
Date
30 March 2009
Reference
490 c639; 267180
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of British special forces were deployed outside the UK on the latest date for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of British special forces were deployed outside the UK on the latest date for which figures are available.
Asked by
Marquess of Lothian
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 March 2009
For answer on
19 March 2009
Answered on
23 March 2009
It is the long-standing policy of this Government not to comment on matters relating to operations involving British special forces.
Subjects
Deployment; Special forces
Date
23 March 2009
Reference
490 c18W; 265126
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the UK’s EU and NATO military commitments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the UK’s EU and NATO military commitments.
Asked by
Desmond Swayne
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 December 2008
For answer on
12 January 2009
Answered on
12 January 2009
The UK works to ensure NATO and EU military commitments complement each other. One recent example has been the smooth transition of counter-piracy and escort duties off the coast of Somalia from the NATO Standing Maritime Group 2 to the EU maritime taskforce.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment
Date
12 January 2009
Reference
486 c71-2W; 246457
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the UK's NATO and EU military commitments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the UK's NATO and EU military commitments.
Asked by
Brian Binley
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 December 2008
For answer on
12 January 2009
Answered on
12 January 2009
The UK works to ensure NATO and EU military commitments complement each other. One recent example has been the smooth transition of counter-piracy and escort duties off the coast of Somalia from the NATO Standing Maritime Group 2 to the EU maritime taskforce.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment
Date
12 January 2009
Reference
486 c71-2W; 246449
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times elements of the Theatre Reserve Battalion in Cyprus have been deployed to (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq in each year since 2003, broken down by (i) length of deployment and (ii) unit down to the company level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times elements of the Theatre Reserve Battalion in Cyprus have been deployed to (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq in each year since 2003, broken down by (i) length of deployment and (ii) unit down to the company level.
Asked by
Liam Fox
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2008
For answer on
17 December 2008
Answered on
12 January 2009
The Theatre Reserve Battalion, based in Cyprus, has been deployed on the occasions listed in the following table.
One Company from 2 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment is currently deployed to Afghanistan.
| Date | Unit | Grouping | Theatre | Duration (months) |
| January 2005 | 1 Royal Highland Fusiliers | Battalion HQ and 3 Companies | Iraq | 1 |
| October 2005 | 1 Royal Highland Fusiliers | 1 Company | Iraq | 1.5 |
| April 2006 | 2 Royal Regiment Fusiliers | 2 Companies | Iraq | 2 |
| July 2006 | 2 Royal Regiment Fusiliers | 1 Company | Afghanistan | 4 |
| September 2006 | 2 Royal Regiment Fusiliers | Battalion HQ and 2 Companies | Iraq | 2 |
| January 2007 | 2 Royal Regiment Fusiliers | 1 Company | Afghanistan | 3 |
| April 2007 | 1 Royal Welsh | Battalion HQ and 1 Company | Afghanistan | 5 |
| May 2007 | 1 Royal Welsh | 1 Company | Iraq | 4 |
| October 2007 | 1 Royal Welsh | 1 Company | Afghanistan | 1 |
| November 2007 | 1 Royal Welsh | 1 Company | Afghanistan | 2 |
| January 2008 | 1 Royal Welsh | 1 Company | Afghanistan | 1 |
| February 2008 | 1 Royal Welsh | 1 Company | Afghanistan | 4 |
| June 2008 | 2 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment | 1 Company | Afghanistan | 3 |
| August 2008 | 2 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment | Battalion HQ and 1 Company | Afghanistan | 3 |
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment
Date
12 January 2009
Reference
486 c78-80W; 245119
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the UK's NATO and EU military commitments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the UK's NATO and EU military commitments.
Asked by
Andrew Rosindell
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2008
For answer on
17 December 2008
Answered on
12 January 2009
The UK works with international partners and allies to ensure that NATO and EU military commitments complement each other. One recent example of this complementarity has been the smooth transition of counter-piracy and escort duties off the coast of Somalia from the NATO Standing Maritime Group 2 to the EU maritime taskforce.
Subjects
Armed forces; Deployment
Date
12 January 2009
Reference
486 c79W; 245271
House
House of Commons