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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to alter the Order of Battle of the Royal Marines; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to alter the Order of Battle of the Royal Marines; and if he will make a statement.
There are no current plans to change the order of battle of the Royal Marines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Order of Battle is and basing arrangements are for 12th Mechanized Brigade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Order of Battle is and basing arrangements are for 12th Mechanized Brigade.
The order of battle and current locations of units in 12th (Armoured Infantry) Brigade is set out below:
Unit | Location |
HQ 12th (Armoured Infantry) Brigade | Bulford Garrison |
The Kings Royal Hussars | Tidworth Garrison |
The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth’s Own) | Catterick Garrison |
1st Battalion Scots Guards | Aldershot Garrison |
1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment | Tidworth Garrison |
1St Battalion The Royal Welsh | Tidworth Garrison |
The Royal Wessex Yeomanry, an Army Reserve Regiment based across Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire also provides support to 12th (Armoured Infantry) Brigade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of (a) the purpose and (b) trends in the level of Russian naval activity around the Greenland-Iceland-UK gap; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of (a) the purpose and (b) trends in the level of Russian naval activity around the Greenland-Iceland-UK gap; and if he will make a statement.
Russian maritime operations are closely monitored. According to Russian doctrine, the purpose of Russian naval activity is to conduct routine operations in support of their national interests, which Russia sees as including surveillance of UK and NATO maritime operations. The general trend of Russian naval activity has been to increase, year on year, since a post-cold war low point around 2000. Russia has a long standing policy of using its maritime capabilities to send strategic messages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70279, if he will take steps to allow the posthumous naming of a current RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft, MacRobert's Spirit - not for self but for country, after Lady MacRobert in recognition...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70279, if he will take steps to allow the posthumous naming of a current RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft, MacRobert's Spirit - not for self but for country, after Lady MacRobert in recognition...
The RAF is rightly proud of its connections with the MacRobert family. Whilst there are no plans to name a Typhoon as "MacRobert Spirit - Not For Self But For Country", the RAF will be naming a 6 Squadron Typhoon "Sir Roderic" after one of Lady MacRobert's fallen sons who served with the Squadron.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70281, if he will take steps to grant posthumous awards for (a) Lady MacRobert and (b) other non-service personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70281, if he will take steps to grant posthumous awards for (a) Lady MacRobert and (b) other non-service personnel.
Further to my answer of 20 April 2017 to question 70281 I can confirm that there are no plans to grant posthumous awards to non-service personnel as part of the RAF's 100th anniversary commemorations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the key performance indicators are for the contract awarded to Capita for recruitment to the Army.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the key performance indicators are for the contract awarded to Capita for recruitment to the Army.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) assets and (b) personnel from his Department took part in Royal Australian Navy exercise Ocean Explorer off the coast of Western Australia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) assets and (b) personnel from his Department took part in Royal Australian Navy exercise Ocean Explorer off the coast of Western Australia.
The United Kingdom did not participate in the Royal Australian Navy exercise Ocean Explorer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) operational and (b) other targets and objectives the Royal Navy met during the last 12 months; what major deployments and exercises are planned for the Royal Navy in 2018; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) operational and (b) other targets and objectives the Royal Navy met during the last 12 months; what major deployments and exercises are planned for the Royal Navy in 2018; and if he will make a statement.
Over the last year, the Royal Navy has continued to meet all their standing commitments, delivering a strong presence at home and globally in protecting our national interests. These include: Continuous at Sea Deterrent; Fleet Ready Escort; Towed Array Patrol Ship; marine enforcement; mine countermeasures support; Atlantic Patrol Tasking North and South; Gibraltar Squadron; operations East of Suez; contributing to the Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) and Standing NATO Response Force; supporting EU and NATO counter-migration operations in the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea.
The Royal Navy will continue to take part in a wide range of national and international exercises and deployments in 2018 to ensure that our forces are ready to undertake a range of activities to meet the challenges of an uncertain world. I am withholding the details of future deployments and exercises as release would, or would be likely to, prejudice the security and safety of our Armed Forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits who applied to the Army Careers Service with an address in Scotland in the last year were then deployed to regiments other than the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits who applied to the Army Careers Service with an address in Scotland in the last year were then deployed to regiments other than the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
The figures to answer the hon. Member's questions are still being compiled and I will write to him when the information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people recruited to the Royal Regiment of Scotland in the last year applied through (a) the Army Careers Service and (b) other channels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people recruited to the Royal Regiment of Scotland in the last year applied through (a) the Army Careers Service and (b) other channels.
The figures to answer the hon. Member's questions are still being compiled and I will write to him when the information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Captains and (b) Commanders were employed by the Royal Navy in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Captains and (b) Commanders were employed by the Royal Navy in each of the last five years.
The information requested, as at 1 March of each year, is provided below:
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
OF4 – Commander | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1,030 | 1,020 | 1,030 |
OF5 – Captain | 280 | 270 | 280 | 280 | 270 |
Notes:
- Includes total trained Regular and Full-Time Reserve Service Regular personnel
- Based on Paid Rank.
- In line with published data, all numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10, with Numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current status is of any Iraqi Historic Allegations Team investigations into the deaths of (a) Baha Mousa in British Army custody in September 2003 and (b) Tariq Sabri al-Fahdawi on board an RAF helicopter in April 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current status is of any Iraqi Historic Allegations Team investigations into the deaths of (a) Baha Mousa in British Army custody in September 2003 and (b) Tariq Sabri al-Fahdawi on board an RAF helicopter in April 2003.
Following the conclusion of the Baha Mousa Inquiry, the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) were directed by the then Secretary of State to reinvestigate his death. The investigation into the death of Baha Mousa remains ongoing. This is a criminal investigation and it would be inappropriate to provide any further details.
The death of Tariq Sabri al-Fahdawi (also known as Tariq Sabri Mahmud) was not investigated by the IHAT, which forwarded the result of their review of the original Royal Air Force Police investigation to the Provost Marshal (Royal Air Force) on 8 March 2012. The further investigation initiated by the RAF Police has been completed, and the Service Prosecution Authority has decided that no-one should face charges in this case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what deployments have been made of the armed forces to (a) other EU member states, (b) other non-EU EEA member states and (c) states which are applying for membership of the EU since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what deployments have been made of the armed forces to (a) other EU member states, (b) other non-EU EEA member states and (c) states which are applying for membership of the EU since 2010.
The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The security and stability of the UK has long depended on our strong partnerships in the Euro-Atlantic area, including NATO. Indeed, NATO remains the cornerstone of UK defence. Our European neighbours represent some of our closest friends and NATO allies, and our defence engagement with them reflects this as routine business. We exercise with them regularly to bolster our interoperability. For example, the Defence Secretary was in Tallinn last week for the opening ceremony of Estonia's NATO enhanced Forward Presence deployment, for which UK is framework nation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK armed forces in Iraq have made official video recordings of interrogations of Iraqi detainees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK armed forces in Iraq have made official video recordings of interrogations of Iraqi detainees.
UK Armed Forces currently deployed to Iraq under Op SHADER are not involved with the detention or interrogation of any Iraqi prisoners. As such, there is no requirement for UK Armed Forces to make any video recordings of any interrogations of Iraqi detainees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of infantry enlistees have left the army before completing their training in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of infantry enlistees have left the army before completing their training in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
The proportion of infantry enlistees who left the Army before completing their training in the last five years is shown below:
Financial Year | Proportion of Army Infantry Enlistees Who Did Not Complete Training |
2011-12 | 37% |
2012-13 | 30% |
2013-14 | 31% |
2014-15 | 34% |
2015-16 | 27% |
Notes/Caveats:
The figures are for untrained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves.
The figures are for those personnel who enlisted into Infantry as untrained during the financial year and have subsequently outflowed prior to completion of training. Some of these personnel may have joined as Infantry and changed Arm/Service prior to leaving. There could be a small number of personnel who joined at the end of 2016 and may still be untrained.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many prospective AFCH instructors (a) failed the Army Staff and Leadership School (ASLS), (b) arrived at the ASLS without disclosure and barring service (DBS) clearance and (c) completed ASLS without DBS clearance in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many prospective AFCH instructors (a) failed the Army Staff and Leadership School (ASLS), (b) arrived at the ASLS without disclosure and barring service (DBS) clearance and (c) completed ASLS without DBS clearance in each of the last five years.
In the last five years no instructors from the Army Foundation College, Harrogate have failed the Army Staff and Leadership School (ASLS) course.
Information on those arriving and completing courses at ASLS without Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. All permanent staff posts at Army Foundation College, Harrogate require DBS clearance. I refer the hon. Member to the answer my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Veterans Reserves and Welfare (Mark Lancaster) gave on 9 December 2016 to Question 56016 to the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mrs Moon).
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2017 to Question 64013, on armed forces: deployment, what the legal basis was for UK involvement in US airstrikes against (a) Junaid Hussain and (b) Mohammed Emwazi.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2017 to Question 64013, on armed forces: deployment, what the legal basis was for UK involvement in US airstrikes against (a) Junaid Hussain and (b) Mohammed Emwazi.
Junaid Hussain and Mohammed Emwazi were members of Daesh. The UK has been working as part of a Coalition since September 2014 which was invited by the Iraqi Prime Minister to defeat Daesh, on the legal basis of the collective self-defence of Iraq. This was confirmed by the UK Permanent Representative to the UN in a letter dated 25 November 2014 to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council indicating that the UK is taking measures "to enable Iraqi forces to regain control of the borders of Iraq by striking ISIL [Daesh] sites and military strongholds in Syria".
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army recruits aged under 18 were discharged for a defect on enlistment in the last two years for which figures are available; and what each of those defects were.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army recruits aged under 18 were discharged for a defect on enlistment in the last two years for which figures are available; and what each of those defects were.
Of those aged under 18 years of age on enlistment to the Regular Army as soldiers, the total number discharged under the category of 'defect in enlistment procedure' was 50 in 2015-16 and 30 in 2016-17. Totals have been rounded to the nearest '5'.
The specific reasons leading to defect in enlistment discharges are not recorded centrally, but include medical/health reasons, or previously undeclared criminal activity that has come to light after enlistment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military assets and (b) personnel from his Department took part in NATO exercise Dynamic Manta from 13 to 25 March 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military assets and (b) personnel from his Department took part in NATO exercise Dynamic Manta from 13 to 25 March 2017.
The UK contributed two Royal Navy Merlin Mark 2 helicopters and 65 personnel to the NATO-led Exercise Dynamic Manta 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions explosive ordnance disposal personnel were deployed in Northern Ireland between 1 January and 31 March 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions explosive ordnance disposal personnel were deployed in Northern Ireland between 1 January and 31 March 2017.
Incidents requiring explosive ordnance disposal experts in Northern Ireland are dealt with solely by military personnel. Between 1 January and 31 March 2017 explosive ordnance disposal personnel have responded to 59 incidents in Northern Ireland.