Search Results

1-20 of 391 results for subject:Deployment

Show detailed: On Off

Results: 10 20 50 100

Sort by: Newest first Oldest first

Dept for International Development

Member

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

21 December 1999

Reference

341 c669

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

Supplementary on possibility of deploying British troops in Venezuela following floods and mudslides.

Member

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

21 December 1999

Reference

341 c669

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, (a) when, (b) how many and (c) for what periods RUC officers will be deployed in the former Yugoslavia; under whose discipline they will operate; and in which areas they will be deployed. - (Holding answer 15 December 1999).

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 1999

Reference

341 c410W; 101880

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when UK troops first arrived in East Timor to participate in the International Force East Timor; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 1999

Reference

341 c361-2W; 103056

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on Britain's contribution towards the Rapid Reaction Force which was agreed in principle at the Helsinki Conference. - Inc figures.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 1999

Reference

341 c365W; 103226

House

House of Commons

Defence White Paper 1999.

Type

White papers; Command papers

Notes

DEBATE;CH 22 FEB 2000; Received 20.12.99

Date

20 December 1999

Reference

Cm 4446

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Naval vessels made overseas visits during the last 12 months; and if he will list (a) the countries visited and (b) the length of each visit. - Includes fact that list of visits in Library as DEP 99/1991.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

341 c255W;341 c255-6W; 102709

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 8th December, Official Report, column 560W, concerning the withdrawal of naval vessels from planned exercises, if he will list (a) the exercises the vessels were withdrawn from and (b) the reasons for withdrawal.

Asked by

Richard Ottaway (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 December 1999

For answer on

16 December 1999

Answered on

16 December 1999

Mr. Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 8 December 1999, Official Report, column 560W, concerning the withdrawal of naval vessels from planned exercises, if he will list (a) the exercises the vessels were withdrawn from and (b) the reasons for withdrawal. [102714] Mr. Spellar: The RN withdrew ships from the following exercises for the reasons stated: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Ship Exercise Reason for withdrawal HMS Invincible JFTEX Redeployment to Gulf HMS Northumberland Aurora 99 Redeployment as Atlantic Patrol Task (North) HMS Ledbury Usbaltops Change to maintenance dates HMS Gloucester Argonaut 99 Operational tasking HMS Newcastle Argonaut 99 Operational tasking HMS Cattistock Open Spirit National tasking HMS Montrose Northern Lights Operational tasking HMS Monmouth Northern Lights Revised training schedules HMS Fearless Northern Lights Deployed to Mediterranean HMS Ocean Northern Lights Deployed to Mediterranean HMS Edinburgh Northern Lights Deployed to Mediterranean HMS Sandown Sandy Coast To accommodate Gulf Deployment HMS Edinburgh Falcon Nut Operational tasking HMS Westminster Flotex In Year Budget Management Measure _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

102714; 341 c256W

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

What are the United Kingdom troop levels in Bosnia. [HL 426]. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

HL 426; 608 c55WA

House

House of Lords

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent representations he has received from (a) political parties and (b) community groups concerning the withdrawal of troops and the dismantling of military structures; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Norman A Godman (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

341 c283W; 102622

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

608 c307-8

House

House of Lords

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

608 c307-8

House

House of Lords

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Whether full naval and Royal Air Force patrols will continue over the Christmas period.

Asked by

Lord Burnham (Conservative)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

608 c307-8

House

House of Lords

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

1st supplementary on ships being at sea only for designated tasks over the Christmas period and on flying training and operational training being cut by 50%.

Asked by

Lord Burnham (Conservative)

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

608 c307-8

House

House of Lords

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Irish Regiment patrols were (a) accompanied by the RUC and (b) unaccompanied in the last month for which figures are available.

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 December 1999

For answer on

15 December 1999

Answered on

15 December 1999

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Irish Regiment patrols were (a) accompanied by the RUC and (b) unaccompanied in the last month for which figures are available. [101869] Mr. Spellar: The number of Royal Irish Regiment patrols accompanied by a member of the RUC and those unaccompanied for the month of November 1999 are set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of patrols Battalion Accompanied by RUC Unaccompanied by RUC 3{rd} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 61 124 4{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 305 0 5{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 11 0 7{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 0 0 8{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 73 155 9{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 0 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A patrol is defined as any foot or mobile patrol in support of the RUC regardless of size of duration. Patrols conducted by the Army for local security around bases are not included.

Date

15 December 1999

Reference

341 c220W; 101869

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the Army regiments currently deployed in Northern Ireland, indicating (a) the numbers attached to each and (b) the estimated duration of their tour of duty; and if he will make a statement on planned deployment during the next...

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 December 1999

For answer on

15 December 1999

Answered on

15 December 1999

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Army regiments currently deployed in Northern Ireland, indicating (a) the numbers attached to each and (b) the estimated duration of their tour of duty; and if he will make a statement on planned deployment during the next 12 months. [101867] Mr. Spellar: The British Army General Service Infantry Battalions currently deployed in Northern Ireland are listed in the table, along with their strength and tour length: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Unit Strength Length of Tour The 1{st} Battalion the Scots Guards 604 2 years--until April 2000 The 1{st} Battalion the Royal Welsh 608 2 years--until August 2000 Fusiliers The 1{st} Battalion the Royal Anglian 595 2 years--until May 2001 Regiment The 1{st} Battalion the Worcestershire and 639 2 years--until December 2001 Sherwood Foresters Regiment The 1{st} Battalion The Royal Green Jackets 590 2 years--until March 2001 The 1{st} Battalion the Coldstream Guards 531 6 months--until March 2000 The 1{st} Battalion the Grenadier Guards 500 6 months--until December 1999 The 1{st} Battalion the Prince of Wales's 443 6 months--until May 2000 Own Regiment of Yorkshire _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Apart from one company of The 1{st} Battalion The King's Regiment, the following are fully committed to Northern Ireland under control of the GOC but are not currently deployed to the Province. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Unit Strength Length of Tour The 1{st} Battalion the King's Regiment 579 2 years--until April 2001 12 Regiment Royal Artillery 335 6 months--until April 2000 The 2{nd} Battalion The Light Infantry 335 6 months--until December 1999 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 425 6 months--until January 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures as at 3 December 1999 In addition there are six Home Service Battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, totalling 4,377 soldiers, comprising both full-time and part-time members, which are wholly committed to service to Northern Ireland, but not shown in the above table. Details of future deployments to the Province are being withheld under exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Date

15 December 1999

Reference

341 c218-20W;341 c218-9W; 101867

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many patrols were carried out by each battalion stationed in Northern Ireland in the last month for which figures are available, broken down by police district and approximate district council constituencies. - Inc table.

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 December 1999

For answer on

15 December 1999

Answered on

15 December 1999

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many patrols were carried out by each battalion stationed in Northern Ireland in the last month for which figures are available, broken down by police district and approximate district council constituencies. [101868] Mr. Spellar: The number of patrols that were carried out by each battalion stationed in Northern Ireland in November 1999, broken down by each police district and approximate district council constituencies are set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Battalion Police division Approximate district council Number of patrols boundaries 3 Infantry Brigade Armagh Roulement Battalion H Armagh, Newry and Mourne 247 East Tyrone Roulement Battalion K Cookstown, Dungannon 160 Ballykinler Battalion G Down, Ards, Newry and Mourne 12 3{rd} Battalion, The Royal Irish J Craigavon, Lisburn, Banbridge 185 Regiment 8{th} Battalion, The Royal Irish H Armagh 228 Regiment 8 Infantry Brigade Ballykelly Battalion N Limavady, Strabane 12 Londonderry Battalion N Londonderry, Strabane 0 Omagh Battalion L Omagh, Dungannon, Fermanagh 104 4{th} Battalion, The Royal Irish L Fermanagh 305 Regiment 5{th} Royal Irish Regiment O Magherafelt, Limavady, 11 Coleraine, Moyle, Larne, Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney 39 Infantry Brigade Belfast Roulement Battalion B Belfast 0 Holywood Battalion D North Down, Carrickfergus, 0 Newtownabbey 7{th} Royal Irish Regiment A and E Belfast, North Down, 0 Castlereagh 9{th} Royal Irish Regiment D and B Lisburn, Antrim 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A patrol is defined as any foot or mobile patrol in support of the RUC regardless of size or duration. Patrols conducted by the Army for local security around bases are not included. Some battalions operate in more than one Police Division. Police Divisions are not coterminous with District Council boundaries. These delineations are therefore only approximate and in some cases a Council area may be covered by more than one Battalion, e.g. Lisburn.

Date

15 December 1999

Reference

341 c216-8W;341 c216-7W; 101868

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects (a) the first Apache helicopter to be flying in the United Kingdom and (b) the first squadron to be available for deployment on operations. - (Holding answer 13 December 1999).

Asked by

Crispin Blunt (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 December 1999

Reference

341 c93W; 101861

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which NATO multiple-role aircraft took part in both combat air patrols and ground attack missions over Kosovo.

Asked by

Crispin Blunt (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 December 1999

Reference

341 c93-4W;341 c93W; 102248

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which section or sections of his Department are responsible for nuclear targeting policy.

Asked by

Tony Benn (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 1999

Reference

341 c30W; 102125

House

House of Commons

Librarians' tools

Type

House

Session

Month

Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

Subject

Publisher