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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Trident warheads were operationally available at the latest date for which figures are available; and when that number fell below 160.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Trident warheads were operationally available at the latest date for which figures are available; and when that number fell below 160.
(2) how many cases of theft are being investigated; and on what date each investigation began.
(2) how many cases of theft are being investigated; and on what date each investigation began.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2008, Official Report, column 1052W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, (1) what the details were of each confirmed report of theft;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2008, Official Report, column 1052W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, (1) what the details were of each confirmed report of theft;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the (a) operational control, (b) administrative control, (c) technical control, (d) tactical control and (e) other command relationships between British armed forces and non-British armed forces operating in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan broken down by unit to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the (a) operational control, (b) administrative control, (c) technical control, (d) tactical control and (e) other command relationships between British armed forces and non-British armed forces operating in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan broken down by unit to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with EU counterparts on the military training of Chinese nationals within EU member states.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with EU counterparts on the military training of Chinese nationals within EU member states.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have had more than two periods of sickness absence of less than five days in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have had more than two periods of sickness absence of less than five days in each of the last three years.
| The number and percentage of civilian personnel with more than two periods of sickness absence of less than five days in each of the last three years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Industrial | (%) | Industrial | (%) | Total | (%) | |
| 1 January to 31 December 2005 | 11,660 | 18.2 | 2,310 | 15.6 | 13,970 | 17.7 |
| 1 January to 31 December 2006 | 10,840 | 17.9 | 2,330 | 16.4 | 13,170 | 17.6 |
| 1 January to 31 December 2007 | 10,310 | 18.0 | 1,940 | 14.8 | 12,250 | 17.4 |
| 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 | 10,050 | 17.8 | 1,880 | 14.7 | 11,920 | 17.2 |
| Notes: | ||||||
| 1. Data excludes staff in Trading Funds, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and Locally Engaged Civilians for whom sickness absence data is not readily available. | ||||||
| 2. Data presented reflects the current Cabinet Office definition, and excludes absence days that occurred on weekends, annual leave and bank holidays. | ||||||
| 3. Totals have been rounded to the nearest 10, totals and sub totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) chairs, (b) desks and (c) other office furnishings have been purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; and at what cost in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) chairs, (b) desks and (c) other office furnishings have been purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; and at what cost in each case.
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Quantity | Cost £ million | Quantity | Cost £ million | Quantity | Cost £ million | Quantity | Cost £ million | Quantity | Cost £ million | |
| Chairs | 29,247 | 2.340 | 40,602 | 3.248 | 36,520 | 2.922 | 29,982 | 2.398 | 26,667 | 2.133 |
| Desks | 10,900 | 2.834 | 21,414 | 5.568 | 10,108 | 2.628 | 10,940 | 2.844 | 9,379 | 2.439 |
| Other office furniture | 78,575 | 4.715 | 86,483 | 5.189 | 67,733 | 4.064 | 59,216 | 3.553 | 52,721 | 3.163 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the EU Battlegroup roster continues up to 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the EU Battlegroup roster continues up to 2015.
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today placed in the Library of the House a revised report giving a detailed account of the low-flying training that has taken place in the UK low-flying system...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today placed in the Library of the House a revised report giving a detailed account of the low-flying training that has taken place in the UK low-flying system...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The chief executive of Service Children’s Education has been set the following key targets for 2008-09. Key Target 1 To match England performance at key stages 1, 2 and 3...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The chief executive of Service Children’s Education has been set the following key targets for 2008-09. Key Target 1 To match England performance at key stages 1, 2 and 3...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement updates the House on the successful sale by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of its entire holding of ordinary shares in QinetiQ Group plc (QinetiQ). QinetiQ was created in...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement updates the House on the successful sale by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of its entire holding of ordinary shares in QinetiQ Group plc (QinetiQ). QinetiQ was created in...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. It has been brought to my attention that replies I gave on 14 May 2008, (Official Report, Commons, col. 1578W) to the honourable Member for North Devon (Mr Harvey) and on...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. It has been brought to my attention that replies I gave on 14 May 2008, (Official Report, Commons, col. 1578W) to the honourable Member for North Devon (Mr Harvey) and on...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce that on 20 August we signed a 15-year partnering agreement with BAE Systems Land Systems Munitions (BAES LSM) for the future supply of general munitions to...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce that on 20 August we signed a 15-year partnering agreement with BAE Systems Land Systems Munitions (BAES LSM) for the future supply of general munitions to...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The next roulement of UK forces in Iraq, known as Operation TELIC 13, will take place from November. The TELIC 13 force package will see the lead formation, currently 7 Armoured Brigade,...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The next roulement of UK forces in Iraq, known as Operation TELIC 13, will take place from November. The TELIC 13 force package will see the lead formation, currently 7 Armoured Brigade,...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Following my Statement on 12 June 2008 about the incident that took place on board HMS Tireless in March 2007, I would like to inform the House today that...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Following my Statement on 12 June 2008 about the incident that took place on board HMS Tireless in March 2007, I would like to inform the House today that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) serving and (b) former armed forces personnel were (i) given custodial sentences following a plea or a finding of guilty and (ii) given a community penalty by civilian courts in England and Wales in each of last five years...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) serving and (b) former armed forces personnel were (i) given custodial sentences following a plea or a finding of guilty and (ii) given a community penalty by civilian courts in England and Wales in each of last five years...
| Imprisonment | Suspended imprisonment | Community sentence | In-year total | |||||
| RN | RAF | RN | RAF | RN | RAF | RN | RAF | |
| 2003 | 4 | n/a | 0 | n/a | 2 | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| 2004 | 7 | n/a | 0 | n/a | 10 | n/a | 17 | n/a |
| 2005 | 5 | n/a | 1 | n/a | 4 | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 2008 (to 12 September 2008 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| n/a = Not available. | ||||||||
| Note: | ||||||||
| This information is based on offences captured either through the individual complying with their obligation to inform their chain of command or via notification by Home Office police. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) authorised establishment and (b) number of vacancies of each (i) battalion and (ii) other definition of army unit is; and what the comparative figures were on the same date in each of the calendar years (i) 2005, (ii) 2006...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) authorised establishment and (b) number of vacancies of each (i) battalion and (ii) other definition of army unit is; and what the comparative figures were on the same date in each of the calendar years (i) 2005, (ii) 2006...
| Liability | Deficit (-)/Surplus(+) | |
| 2008 | ||
| Staff—Senior Officers | 747 | 83 |
| Royal Armoured Corps | 5,674 | -109 |
| Royal Artillery | 7,424 | -324 |
| Royal Engineers | 9,567 | -202 |
| Royal Signals | 8,310 | -345 |
| Infantry | 23,304 | -364 |
| Army Air Corps | 2,096 | -66 |
| Chaplains | 160 | -20 |
| Royal Logistic Corps | 16,183 | -988 |
| Royal Army Medical Corps | 3,254 | -254 |
| Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | 9,896 | -410 |
| Adjutant General's Corps | 6,625 | -605 |
| Royal Army Veterinary Corps | 205 | 65 |
| Small Arms School Corps | 144 | 6 |
| Royal Army Dental Corps | 495 | -110 |
| Intelligence Corps | 1,624 | -124 |
| Army Physical Training Corps | 432 | 23 |
| Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps | 1,158 | -303 |
| Corps of Army Music | 888 | -68 |
| General Service Corps | 0 | 10 |
| Long Service List | 621 | -36 |
| Not Known¹ | 0 | 25 |
| Gurkha | 2,993 | 577 |
| 2007 | ||
| Staff (Senior Officers) | 747 | 103 |
| Royal Armoured Corps | 5,674 | -189 |
| Royal Artillery | 7,424 | -389 |
| Royal Engineers | 9,567 | -572 |
| Royal Signals | 8,310 | -60 |
| Infantry | 23,304 | -229 |
| Army Air Corps | 2,096 | -51 |
| Chaplains | 160 | -15 |
| Royal Logistic Corps | 16,183 | -703 |
| Royal Army Medical Corps | 3,254 | -304 |
| Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | 9,896 | -311 |
| Adjutant General's Corps | 6,625 | -305 |
| Royal Army Veterinary Corps | 205 | 20 |
| Small Arms School Corps | 144 | 1 |
| Royal Army Dental Corps | 495 | -135 |
| Intelligence Corps | 1,624 | -129 |
| Army Physical Training Corps | 432 | 8 |
| Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps | 1,158 | -318 |
| Corps of Army Music | 888 | -33 |
| General Service Corps | 0 | 10 |
| Long Service List | 621 | -21 |
| Not Known | — | — |
| Gurkha | 2,993 | 347 |
| 2006 | ||
| Staff (Senior Officers) | 725 | 100 |
| Royal Armoured Corps | 5,790 | -315 |
| Royal Artillery | 7,480 | -195 |
| Royal Engineers | 9,455 | -685 |
| Royal Signals | 8,440 | 25 |
| Infantry | 24,620 | -845 |
| Army Air Corps | 2,010 | 10 |
| Chaplains | 135 | 5 |
| Royal Logistic Corps | 15,705 | -75 |
| Royal Army Medical Corps | 3,271 | -360 |
| Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | 9,680 | 50 |
| Adjutant General's Corps | 6,245 | 441 |
| Royal Army Veterinary Corps | 190 | |
| Small Arms School Corps | 145 | 10 |
| Royal Army Dental Corps | 420 | -56 |
| Intelligence Corps | 1,545 | -70 |
| Army Physical Training Corps | 420 | 40 |
| Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps | 1,075 | -230 |
| Corps of Army Music | 880 | 20 |
| General Service Corps | — | — |
| Long Service List | 485 | 120 |
| Not Known | — | — |
| Gurkha | 3,372 | -63 |
| 2005 | ||
| Staff (Senior Officers) | 830 | — |
| Royal Armoured Corps | 5,295 | 390 |
| Royal Artillery | 7,580 | -85 |
| Royal Engineers | 10,020 | -1,165 |
| Royal Signals | 8,550 | 200 |
| Infantry | 24,420 | 481 |
| Army Air Corps | 2,160 | -225 |
| Chaplains | 160 | -20 |
| Royal Logistic Corps | 16,385 | -790 |
| Royal Army Medical Corps | 3,280 | -495 |
| Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | 9,575 | 185 |
| Adjutant General's Corps | 6,870 | 170 |
| Royal Army Veterinary Corps | 200 | -10 |
| Small Arms School Corps | 155 | — |
| Royal Army Dental Corps | 441 | -70 |
| Intelligence Corps | 1,835 | -410 |
| Army Physical Training Corps | 446 | -10 |
| Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps | 1,100 | -290 |
| Corps of Army Music | 925 | 40 |
| General Service Corps | — | — |
| Long Service List | 485 | 130 |
| Not Known | — | — |
| Gurkha | 3,372 | -62 |
| ¹ The explanation for a 'Not Known' category appearing in 2008 is that a very few personnel have not yet been categorised by the Joint Personnel Administration system. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the target number of (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation in the UK to be upgraded to each standard of condition grade in 2007-08 was; and how many of each were upgraded to each standard of condition category...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the target number of (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation in the UK to be upgraded to each standard of condition grade in 2007-08 was; and how many of each were upgraded to each standard of condition category...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the pay as you dine scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the pay as you dine scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to assist armed services personnel to meet housing costs; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to assist armed services personnel to meet housing costs; and if he will make a statement.