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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2021 to Question 143011 on Saudi Arabia: Training, for what reason disclosing that information would prejudice relations between the UK and another state; and for what reason disclosing similar information in the Answers of 6...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2021 to Question 143011 on Saudi Arabia: Training, for what reason disclosing that information would prejudice relations between the UK and another state; and for what reason disclosing similar information in the Answers of 6...
The UK has an ongoing and wide-ranging defence engagement relationship with Saudi Arabia which is an important partner regionally and in tackling potential security and terrorist threats to both the UK and other countries.
We consider the circumstances for disclosing information related to international training on a case-by-case basis. With regards to the information sought in the hon. Member's question, we have concluded that its release could prejudice international relations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of soldiers who enlist under 18-years old arrive to train without Level (a) 1 and (b) 2 qualifications in both English and mathematics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of soldiers who enlist under 18-years old arrive to train without Level (a) 1 and (b) 2 qualifications in both English and mathematics.
Qualification statistics for candidates who entered the Army Foundation College, Harrogate (AFC(H)) in September 2016 are shown below:
Entered without | Literacy | Numeracy |
Level 2 (A*-C) | 71 % | 79 % |
Level 1 (D-G) | 49 % | 67 % |
All under 18 enlistees attend AFC(H), except a very small number who will turn 18 before completion of Phase 1 training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of enlisted soldiers stated on their application form that one or both parents are or were in the armed forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of enlisted soldiers stated on their application form that one or both parents are or were in the armed forces.
This information is not routinely recorded, or held, as part of the recruiting process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mandatory education is provided to armed forces personnel aged 16 or 17-years old who are not undertaking an apprenticeship in order to ensure that they complete 280 guided learning hours per year towards accredited qualifications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mandatory education is provided to armed forces personnel aged 16 or 17-years old who are not undertaking an apprenticeship in order to ensure that they complete 280 guided learning hours per year towards accredited qualifications.
All Armed Forces recruits under the age of 18 are enrolled on an apprenticeship. They also receive education in literacy and numeracy, should they need it. The Armed Forces remain the UK's largest apprenticeship provider, equipping young people with valuable and transferable skills for life. OFSTED regularly inspects our care of newly joined young recruits, and we are very proud of the standards we achieve. All apprenticeships require a minimum of 280 Guided Learning Hours (GLHs) within a 12-month period.
Over 95% of all recruits, no matter what their age or prior qualifications, enrol in an Apprenticeship Programme each year. Apprenticeships ensure that Service personnel will gain a Level 2 qualification in literacy and numeracy, which is the equivalent to GCSE (Grade A-C).
Since September 2012, the Department has adopted Functional Skills qualifications (FS (English) and FS (mathematics)) as the accredited measures of literacy and numeracy skills for all Service personnel accessing in-Service literacy and numeracy provision. Defence FS provision will be a blend of in-house and external provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to review the safeguards on consent to enlistment in the light of the Committee on the Rights of the Child's finding in 2016 that such safeguards were insufficient.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to review the safeguards on consent to enlistment in the light of the Committee on the Rights of the Child's finding in 2016 that such safeguards were insufficient.
Ministry of Defence policies on under-18s in the Armed Forces are robust and comply with national and international law. In addition to the comprehensive welfare system that is in place for all Service personnel we remain fully committed to meeting our obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, and have taken steps to bestow special safeguards on young people under the age of 18.
Our recruiting policy is absolutely clear. No one under the age of 18 can join the Armed Forces without formal parental consent, which is checked twice during the application process. In addition, parents and guardians are positively encouraged to be engaged with the recruiting staff during the process. Furthermore all Service personnel have a statutory right to claim discharge up to their 18th birthday, and the right of discharge is made clear to all Service personnel on joining the Armed Forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to review the eligibility for the operational allowance for service personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to review the eligibility for the operational allowance for service personnel.
We review eligible locations every six months as standard but Ministers have no plans to change the qualifying criteria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to end payment of the operational allowance to armed forces personnel serving in South Sudan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to end payment of the operational allowance to armed forces personnel serving in South Sudan.
We review eligible locations every six months as standard but Ministers have no plans to change the qualifying criteria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Section 104 Order covering fatal accident inquiry military deaths will come into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Section 104 Order covering fatal accident inquiry military deaths will come into force.
The Section 104 Order aims to make a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) mandatory for any Service personnel who are killed in the course of their duties in Scotland. This provision will bring Scotland in line with the equivalent position in England and Wales. The Order is scheduled to be made in December 2016 subject to agreement from both UK and Scottish Ministers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets are monitoring the deployment of Severomorsk to the Arctic Ocean.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets are monitoring the deployment of Severomorsk to the Arctic Ocean.
It has been the policy of successive Governments not to comment on the employment of UK intelligence or surveillance capabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets were involved in the Triplex Warrior exercise from (a) the UK, (b) NATO members and (c) non-NATO members in the (i) 2015 and (ii) 2014 exercise; what facilities in the North Sea were defended in the exercise; and if any...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets were involved in the Triplex Warrior exercise from (a) the UK, (b) NATO members and (c) non-NATO members in the (i) 2015 and (ii) 2014 exercise; what facilities in the North Sea were defended in the exercise; and if any...
The following assets were involved in the exercises Android Preference in 2014 and Triplex Warrior 2015:
2014 Ex Android Preference | 2015 Ex Triplex Warrior | |
RAF | Typhoon Tornado E-3D Sentry Sentinel Voyager Hawk UK Air Surveillance and Control System | Typhoon Tornado E-3D Sentry Sentinel Voyager Hawk UK Air Surveillance and Control System Chinook |
Navy | Sea King Type-45 | Nil |
Army | Nil | Joint Tactical Air Controllers (JTAC) |
NATO | United States Air Force (USAF) F-15C USAF F-15E USAF 321st Special Tactics Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16AM | USAF F-15C USAF F-15E USAF KC-135 USAF F-22A USAF C-17 USAF F-16C USAF HH-60G RNLAF F-16AM
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Non-NATO | Nil | Nil |
No facilities were defended in the North Sea as the exercises used simulated military targets which did not physically exist.
No maritime patrol aircraft took part in the training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many operations British armed forces personnel have been involved in Syria since 30 August 2013; and from which branch of the armed forces each such personnel was deployed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many operations British armed forces personnel have been involved in Syria since 30 August 2013; and from which branch of the armed forces each such personnel was deployed.
Personnel from all three Services have been involved in Operation SHADER, the name given to UK operations to counter-ISIL in Iraq and Syria. The UK has permission to fly manned Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, as well as Reaper unmanned aircraft, over Syria.
In addition, a number of UK personnel are embedded with our coalition partners; these personnel are operating as members of those nations' military.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he was informed of the deployment of British military personnel in military action in Syria prior to the debate on Britain and International Security on 2 July 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he was informed of the deployment of British military personnel in military action in Syria prior to the debate on Britain and International Security on 2 July 2015.
Yes. My predecessor and I authorised a small number of UK personnel embedded with US and Canadian forces to deploy with their units on operations in Iraq and Syria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received since 30 April 2013 on involvement of British military personnel in actions in Syria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received since 30 April 2013 on involvement of British military personnel in actions in Syria.
I receive regular briefings on UK operations, including surveillance flights, over Syria. When necessary, I am informed of the actions of UK personnel embedded with other coalition forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many short-term training teams have been deployed to Nigeria to assist in tackling Boko Haram; and how many permanent UK military personnel are based in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many short-term training teams have been deployed to Nigeria to assist in tackling Boko Haram; and how many permanent UK military personnel are based in that country.
Since the London Ministerial summit on Nigeria in June 2014, the Ministry of Defence has deployed 16 short term training teams to Nigeria to assist the Nigerian armed forces. Currently nine UK military personnel are permanently deployed within the British High Commission, in the Defence Section and the British Military Advisory and Training Team. We also have a small team deployed within the international Intelligence fusion cell in Abuja working alongside Nigerian and international partners.