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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of bomber aircrew personnel who flew missions from North Africa, Italy and the Far East during the Second World War; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of bomber aircrew personnel who flew missions from North Africa, Italy and the Far East during the Second World War; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many suitably qualified and experienced RAF personnel his Department has required for aircraft maintenance in each location in each of the last three years; and how many such posts were vacant in each location in each such year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many suitably qualified and experienced RAF personnel his Department has required for aircraft maintenance in each location in each of the last three years; and how many such posts were vacant in each location in each such year.
The data requested is tabled as follows:
| Engineer
(Aerosystems) officers and
aircraft tradesmen manpower
picture | ||||||||
| Engineering
officers | ||||||||
| 1
April
2011 | 1April
2012 | 1
April
2013 | 1
April
2014 | |||||
| Location/Fleet | Establishment | Not
filled | Establishment | Not
filled | Establishment | Not
filled | Establishment | Not
filled |
| Lossiemouth | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Leuchars | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Scampton—The
Red
Arrows | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Waddington | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Coningsby | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Marham | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brize
Norton | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Benson | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Odiham | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Abbey
Wood | 76 | 20 | 78 | 8 | 80 | 10 | 94 | 6 |
| Aircraft
tradesmen | ||||||||
| 1
April
2011 | 1
April
2012 | 1
April
2013 | 1
April
2014 | |||||
| Location/Fleet | Establishment | Not
filled | Establishment | Not
filled | Establishment | Not
filled | Establishment | Not
filled |
| Lossiemouth | 482 | 27 | 512 | 43 | 525 | 51 | 252 | 59 |
| Leuchars | 153 | 7 | 156 | 6 | 291 | 13 | 291 | 18 |
| Scampton | 67 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 79 | 5 | 79 | 5 |
| Waddington | 209 | 4 | 226 | 15 | 335 | 75 | 330 | 34 |
| Coningsby | 458 | 10 | 405 | 12 | 425 | 22 | 587 | 42 |
| Marham | 386 | 7 | 425 | 17 | 425 | 37 | 424 | 27 |
| Brize
Norton | 1205 | 108 | 1160 | 56 | 1034 | 117 | 662 | 89 |
| Benson | 506 | 23 | 506 | 40 | 404 | 48 | 295 | 68 |
| Odiham | 400 | 5 | 400 | 11 | 475 | 59 | 517 | 63 |
| Abbey
Wood | 68 | 4 | 50 | 7 | 52 | 5 | 55 | 6 |
| Note: The requirement for RAF Engineering (Aerosystems) Officers and aircraft Tradesmen is set out within an establishment for each RAF station. Establishments can be created ahead of time, prior to the commencement of posts being filled against an agreed build-up profile. The table represents a snapshot of the establishment against strength annually as at 1 April. Over the data period the RAF underwent significant transition as new aircraft entered service or fleets increased in numbers while other fleets were drawn down or retired. Concurrently, the regular strength of the RAF reduced in accordance with the 2010 Strategic and Defence Security Review. These changes, combined with the transfer of personnel between locations, personnel undertaking training courses and support to operations overseas, has resulted in some of the transitory manpower gaps indicated on the table. MOD Abbeywood is the Headquarters location of DE and S Aircraft Project Teams. Only RAF posts within the Project Teams are shown. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2014, Official Report, column 490W, on the Royal Air Force, if he will provide details of (a) each base at which RAF personnel from the Remotely Piloted Air System division are stationed and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2014, Official Report, column 490W, on the Royal Air Force, if he will provide details of (a) each base at which RAF personnel from the Remotely Piloted Air System division are stationed and (b) the...
RAF Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) personnel are based at RAF Waddington and Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.
RAF personnel are from the following branches or specialisation:
Branch/Specialisation
Pilot
Sensor Operator
Mission Intelligence Coordinator
Operations
Engineer
Administration
RAF RPAS Squadrons can also include personnel from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Army.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to ensure that RAF medics are placed on the same pay band as their equivalents in the Army and Navy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to ensure that RAF medics are placed on the same pay band as their equivalents in the Army and Navy.
The RAF medic trade is currently undergoing a job review which will inform future pay arrangements. We expect this to be completed by summer 2014. In parallel, the Department is considering the introduction of a new pay structure across all other rank trades, including RAF medics and the closest equivalent trades in the Royal Navy and Army, as part of the Department’s New Employment Model programme. If approved, the new structure would be introduced no earlier than April 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel are taking part in the Seedcorn initiative; what the location is of each such person; and with what equipment such personnel are training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel are taking part in the Seedcorn initiative; what the location is of each such person; and with what equipment such personnel are training.
As announced in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review the UK retains Seedcorn Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) capability with personnel embedded in MPA capabilities of our closest allies. The number and location of personnel and equipment are as follows:
| Location | Number
of Seedcorn
personnel | Aircraft |
| Canada | ||
| Royal
Canadian Air Force
Greenwood | 6 | CP-140
Aurora |
| New
Zealand | ||
| Royal
New Zealand Air Force Base
Whenuapai | 4 | P-3K
Orion/P-3K2
Orion |
| Australia | ||
| Royal
Australian Air Force base
Edinburgh | 2 | AP-3C
Orion |
| United
States | ||
| Naval
Air Station Patuxent River | 9 | P-8
Poseidon |
| 1
qualified on RQ-21A Blackjack
UAV | ||
| 4
are scheduled to train on the MQ-4C Triton during June-August
2014 | ||
| Naval
Air Station
Jacksonville | 11 | P-8
Poseidon |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which RAF personnel of each (a) rank, (b) duty and (c) location are currently serving overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which RAF personnel of each (a) rank, (b) duty and (c) location are currently serving overseas.
The information will take time to collate. I will write to the right hon. Member as soon as it is available.
Substantive answer from Mark Francois to Nicholas Soames:
I undertook to write to you in answer to your Parliamentary Question about Royal Air Force personnel currently serving overseas on 25 March 2014 (Official Report, column 180W).
Following further investigation a full and accurate response to this question could be provided only at disproportionate costs.
However, details of Royal Air Force personnel located overseas are published in the Ministry of Defence Quarterly Location Statistics table 1.1b (UK Regular Forces by Country) showing the position as at 1 January 2014. Copies of the Quarterly Location Statistics are available in the Library of the House. These figures can also be found on the following Defence Statistics website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2014, Official Report, column 504W, on unmanned air vehicles, in which countries Royal Air Force operators have been trained.
[R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2014, Official Report, column 504W, on unmanned air vehicles, in which countries Royal Air Force operators have been trained.
[R]
Royal Air Force Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems operators are trained in the UK and the US.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any RAF officers are embedded in host forces or otherwise stationed in Niamey, Nigeria or the Seychelles.
[R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any RAF officers are embedded in host forces or otherwise stationed in Niamey, Nigeria or the Seychelles.
[R]
There are no RAF officers embedded in host forces or otherwise stationed in Niamey, Nigeria or the Seychelles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department had with the US authorities about the decision to send F-15s from RAF Lakenheath to Ukraine; and whether the Government's permission was requested by the US Air Force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department had with the US authorities about the decision to send F-15s from RAF Lakenheath to Ukraine; and whether the Government's permission was requested by the US Air Force.
United States Air Force F-15 aircraft from RAF Lakenheath have not been deployed to Ukraine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which RAF personnel of each (a) rank, (b) duty and (c) location are currently serving overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which RAF personnel of each (a) rank, (b) duty and (c) location are currently serving overseas.
The information will take time to collate. I will write to the right hon. Member as soon as it is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the (a) quantity and (b) value is of all transport equipment tangible fixed asset items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the (a) quantity and (b) value is of all transport equipment tangible fixed asset items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet;
All of Air Command's tangible fixed asset items with a value of over £1 million are held on the Defence Equipment and Support balance sheet. The total number and value of assets valued over £1 million at present Net Book Value, rounded to the nearest million, is shown in the following table.
| Type | Number | Value
(£
million) |
| Transport | 77 | 1,429 |
| Plant,
Machinery and
Vehicles | 14 | 91 |
(2) what the (a) quantity and (b) value is of all plant and machinery tangible fixed asset items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet.
Nicholas Soames:
(2) what the (a) quantity and (b) value is of all plant and machinery tangible fixed asset items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet.
Nicholas Soames:
All of Air Command's tangible fixed asset items with a value of over £1 million are held on the Defence Equipment and Support balance sheet. The total number and value of assets valued over £1 million at present Net Book Value, rounded to the nearest million, is shown in the following table.
| Type | Number | Value
(£
million) |
| Transport | 77 | 1,429 |
| Plant,
Machinery and
Vehicles | 14 | 91 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the value of each asset under contraction valued at £1 million or more held on Air Command's balance sheet is;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the value of each asset under contraction valued at £1 million or more held on Air Command's balance sheet is;
Only one of Air Command's tangible fixed asset items with a present Net Book Value of over £1 million is held on its Balance Sheet. It is valued at £3 million. The remaining assets are held on the Defence Equipment and Support Balance Sheet. The total number and value of such assets, rounded to the nearest million, is shown in the following table.
| Asset
Type | Total
Number | Total
Value (£
million) |
| Assets
Under
Construction1 | 49 | M14 |
| IT
and
Comms | 5 | 8 |
| Single
Use Military
Equipment | 263 | 6,726 |
| 1
The values held for Assets Under Construction (AUC) are at Programme
level; it is only at Delivery stage that a value is attached to an
individual
asset. |
The asset types are those categories under which the assets are recorded in the Ministry of Defence fixed asset register.
(2) what the (a) quantity and (b) value of all information technology tangible fixed assets items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet is;
Nicholas Soames:
(2) what the (a) quantity and (b) value of all information technology tangible fixed assets items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet is;
Nicholas Soames:
Only one of Air Command's tangible fixed asset items with a present Net Book Value of over £1 million is held on its Balance Sheet. It is valued at £3 million. The remaining assets are held on the Defence Equipment and Support Balance Sheet. The total number and value of such assets, rounded to the nearest million, is shown in the following table.
| Asset
Type | Total
Number | Total
Value (£
million) |
| Assets
Under
Construction1 | 49 | M14 |
| IT
and
Comms | 5 | 8 |
| Single
Use Military
Equipment | 263 | 6,726 |
| 1
The values held for Assets Under Construction (AUC) are at Programme
level; it is only at Delivery stage that a value is attached to an
individual
asset. |
The asset types are those categories under which the assets are recorded in the Ministry of Defence fixed asset register.
(3) what the (a) quantity and (b) value of all single use military equipment tangible fixed asset items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet is.
Nicholas Soames:
(3) what the (a) quantity and (b) value of all single use military equipment tangible fixed asset items valued at £1 million or over held on Air Command's balance sheet is.
Nicholas Soames:
Only one of Air Command's tangible fixed asset items with a present Net Book Value of over £1 million is held on its Balance Sheet. It is valued at £3 million. The remaining assets are held on the Defence Equipment and Support Balance Sheet. The total number and value of such assets, rounded to the nearest million, is shown in the following table.
| Asset
Type | Total
Number | Total
Value (£
million) |
| Assets
Under
Construction1 | 49 | M14 |
| IT
and
Comms | 5 | 8 |
| Single
Use Military
Equipment | 263 | 6,726 |
| 1
The values held for Assets Under Construction (AUC) are at Programme
level; it is only at Delivery stage that a value is attached to an
individual
asset. |
The asset types are those categories under which the assets are recorded in the Ministry of Defence fixed asset register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) operating cost statement, (b) balance sheet, (c) statement of recognised gains and losses, (d) cash flow statement and (e) fixed asset register for each of Air Command's basic level budget...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) operating cost statement, (b) balance sheet, (c) statement of recognised gains and losses, (d) cash flow statement and (e) fixed asset register for each of Air Command's basic level budget...
Air Command is not required to produce financial records in the format requested at Basic Level Budget level.
However, I am placing in the Library of the House operating cost statements and balance sheets for the Air Command Top Level Budget for financial years (FY) 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 and the Statement of Changes in Taxpayers' Equity (this expanded set of information replaced the statement of recognised gains and losses in 2009-10) and cash flow statements for the Air Command Top Level Budget for FY 2010-11 and 2012-13. The Statement of Changes in Taxpayers' Equity and cashflow statements were not produced for Top Level Budgets for FY2011-12 across the Department.
The fixed asset register could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
(2) if he will place in the Library copies of Air Command's (a) operating cost statement (b) balance sheet, (c) statement of recognised gains and losses, (d) cash flow statement and (e) fixed asset register for financial years 2010-11 to 2012-13.
Nicholas Soames:
(2) if he will place in the Library copies of Air Command's (a) operating cost statement (b) balance sheet, (c) statement of recognised gains and losses, (d) cash flow statement and (e) fixed asset register for financial years 2010-11 to 2012-13.
Nicholas Soames:
Air Command is not required to produce financial records in the format requested at Basic Level Budget level.
However, I am placing in the Library of the House operating cost statements and balance sheets for the Air Command Top Level Budget for financial years (FY) 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 and the Statement of Changes in Taxpayers' Equity (this expanded set of information replaced the statement of recognised gains and losses in 2009-10) and cash flow statements for the Air Command Top Level Budget for FY 2010-11 and 2012-13. The Statement of Changes in Taxpayers' Equity and cashflow statements were not produced for Top Level Budgets for FY2011-12 across the Department.
The fixed asset register could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of Air Command's Command Plan for financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of Air Command's Command Plan for financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14.
I am withholding the plans as their release would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of our armed forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list each branch and trade in the Royal Air Force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list each branch and trade in the Royal Air Force.
Branches and trades in the Royal Air Force are set out in the following table and list:
| Functional
Branches | |
| Branch | Specialisation |
| Flying
(Fg) | Pilot |
| Remotely
Piloted Air System (Pilot)
(RPAS(P)) | |
| Weapons
Systems Officer
(WSO) | |
| Air
Traffic Control
(ATC) | |
| Aerospace
Battle Manager
(ABM) | |
| Intelligence
(Int) | |
| Flight
Operations (Fit
Ops) | |
| Fit
Ops
Fire | |
| RAF
Regiment
(Regt) | |
| Provost
(Prov) | |
| Engineer
(Eng) | Aerosystems
(AS) |
| Communications-Electronics
(CE) | |
| Logistics
(Logs) | |
| Medical
Support Officer
(MSO) | |
| Personnel
(Pers) | |
| Medical | |
| Chaplain | |
| Legal | |
| Nursing
Officer | |
| Director
of Music
(DOM) |
RAF Trades
Aircraft Engineering:
Aircraft Engineering Technician
Aircraft Technician (Avionics)
Aircraft Technician (Mechanical)
Aircraft Maintenance Mechanic (Avionics)
Aircraft Maintenance Mechanic (Mechanical)
Engineering Technician Weapon
Weapon Technician
Information and Communications Technology Manager
Information and Communications Technology Technician
Information and Communications Technology Aerial Erector
General Engineering Technician
General Technician Electrical
General Technician (Mechanical)
General Technician Workshops
Logistics (Driver).
Force Protection:
RAF Police
Gunner
Firefighter.
Air Traffic Control:
Air Traffic Controller
Air Traffic Control Assistant
Flight Operations Manager
Flight Operations Assistant
Meteorological Observer.
General Service:
Trainee
RAF Physical Training Instructor.
Intelligence:
Intelligence Analyst
Intelligence Analyst (Voice) (Includes Student (Sdt) trade).
Aerospace Systems Operating:
Aerospace Systems Manager
Aerospace Systems Operator
SNCO Weapons Control.
Safety and Surface:
Survival Equipment Fitter
Painter and Finisher.
Photography:
Photographer
Air Cartographer.
Medical:
Pharmacy Technician
Environmental Health Technician
Operating Department Practitioner
Radiographer
Biomedical Scientist
RAF Medic.
The Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service (PMRAFNS):
Nurses Spine
Registered Nurse (Adult)
Registered Nurse (Mental Health).
Dental:
Dental Technician
Dental Hygienist
Dental Nurse.
Personnel:
Personnel (Support).
Logistics:
Logistics (Supplier)
Logistics (Mover).
Logistics:
Logistics (Catering Manager (Chef)
Logistics (Chef)
Logistics (Catering Manager)
Logistics (Caterer).
Music:
Musician.
(2) which RAF bases and establishments (a) have been closed since 2010 and (b) are due to be closed;
Nicholas Soames:
(2) which RAF bases and establishments (a) have been closed since 2010 and (b) are due to be closed;
Nicholas Soames:
The information requested in respect of RAF Main Bases is set out below.
RAF Main Bases in England:
RAF Benson (Joint Helicopter Command base)
RAF Boulmer
RAF Brize Norton
RAF College Cranwell
RAF Coningsby
RAF Cosford
RAF Halton
RAF Henlow
RAF High Wycombe
RAF Honington
RAF Leeming
RAF Linton on Ouse
RAF Marham
RAF Northholt
RAF Odiham (Joint Helicopter Command base)
RAF Scampton
RAF Shawbury
RAF St Mawgan
RAF Waddington
RAF Wittering
RAF Main Bases in Scotland:
RAF Lossiemouth
RAF Leuchars
RAF Bases in Wales:
RAF Valley
RAF Main Bases in Northern Ireland:
Nil
RAF Main Bases overseas:
There are no RAF Main Bases overseas; however there is a large RAF presence at the following Permanent Joint Operating Base overseas locations operated by Joint Force Command:
Ascension Island
Cyprus
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
RAF Main Bases that have closed, and have transferred to other Defence use, since 2010:
RAF Cottesmore
RAF Kinloss
RAF Lyneham
RAF Main Bases due to close and will transfer to other Defence use:
RAF Leuchars.
In addition to Main Bases, the RAF also operates a number of minor units, weapon ranges, radar sites and RAF Reserves units, and maintains an interest in the US Visiting Force airfields, a number of which have also closed since 2010. In addition, RAF units are also deployed in support of operations overseas.