To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Engineers have helped to construct road bridges in (a) aid and (b) peacekeeping missions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Engineers have helped to construct road bridges in (a) aid and (b) peacekeeping missions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what stage plans are at to relocate a regiment of the Royal Engineers from Kinloss to England; and what consultation has taken place with stakeholders in Scotland on those plans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what stage plans are at to relocate a regiment of the Royal Engineers from Kinloss to England; and what consultation has taken place with stakeholders in Scotland on those plans.

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Since my quarterly Counter Daesh statement on 13 July (Official Report, column 445), after a period of reset and recovery, the Iraqi Security Forces have delivered a swift victory over...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Since my quarterly Counter Daesh statement on 13 July (Official Report, column 445), after a period of reset and recovery, the Iraqi Security Forces have delivered a swift victory over...

Since my quarterly Counter Daesh statement on 13 July (Official Report, column 445), after a period of reset and recovery, the Iraqi Security Forces have delivered a swift victory over Daesh in Tal Afar. On 20 August, with Coalition support, they began the operation to retake the town. On 31...

Since my quarterly Counter Daesh statement on 13 July (Official Report, column 445), after a period of reset and recovery, the Iraqi Security Forces have delivered a swift victory over Daesh in Tal Afar. On 20 August, with Coalition support, they began the operation to retake the town. On 31...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Order of Battle of the Corps of Royal Engineers is by manpower and basing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Order of Battle of the Corps of Royal Engineers is by manpower and basing.

This year marks the tercentenary of the formation of my regiment, the Royal Regiment of Artillery, as well as the 90th birthday of our Captain General, Her Majesty the Queen. It also marks the tercentenary of the formation of the Corps of Royal Engineers, with which we Gunners have had...

This year marks the tercentenary of the formation of my regiment, the Royal Regiment of Artillery, as well as the 90th birthday of our Captain General, Her Majesty the Queen. It also marks the tercentenary of the formation of the Corps of Royal Engineers, with which we Gunners have had...

I declare an interest as I served in the Royal Artillery for some eleven and a half years. It is good that we are having this debate tonight. In this decade of centenaries when we particularly remember the first world war—we remembered the Somme just last week—we remember the courage...

I declare an interest as I served in the Royal Artillery for some eleven and a half years. It is good that we are having this debate tonight. In this decade of centenaries when we particularly remember the first world war—we remembered the Somme just last week—we remember the courage...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and he is right in what he says. It would have been remiss had I not also mentioned that the Irish Artillery had a significant part to play. Even after the

Act of Union, when the Irish Artillery and the Royal Artillery...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and he is right in what he says. It would have been remiss had I not also mentioned that the Irish Artillery had a significant part to play. Even after the

Act of Union, when the Irish Artillery and the Royal Artillery...

I start, of course, by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Braintree (James Cleverly)

on securing this debate, which has allowed this House to show its gratitude for the significant contribution that the Royal Regiment of Artillery and the Corps of Royal Engineers have made to the defence of...

I start, of course, by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Braintree (James Cleverly)

on securing this debate, which has allowed this House to show its gratitude for the significant contribution that the Royal Regiment of Artillery and the Corps of Royal Engineers have made to the defence of...

I am not a military person myself, but I have the honour of being an associate member of the Institution of Royal Engineers. I was awarded that honour for the work that I did with the 72 Regiment, which was headquartered in my constituency. I also am a member of...

I am not a military person myself, but I have the honour of being an associate member of the Institution of Royal Engineers. I was awarded that honour for the work that I did with the 72 Regiment, which was headquartered in my constituency. I also am a member of...

I am delighted to hear that, and I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his continuing support of the Corps of Royal Engineers and our armed forces.

That, Madam Deputy Speaker, was a brief summary of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. If you think that was good, it is about...

I am delighted to hear that, and I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his continuing support of the Corps of Royal Engineers and our armed forces.

That, Madam Deputy Speaker, was a brief summary of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. If you think that was good, it is about...

Agreed to on question.

Agreed to on question.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential terrorist and security threat to the corps of Royal Engineers who will be deployed in March to provide short-term engineering support to the multinational force and observers in Sinai.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential terrorist and security threat to the corps of Royal Engineers who will be deployed in March to provide short-term engineering support to the multinational force and observers in Sinai.

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

The UK will deploy a squadron of Royal Engineers to provide short-term engineering support to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), a non-UN multilateral peacekeeping organisation in Egypt. The MFO...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

The UK will deploy a squadron of Royal Engineers to provide short-term engineering support to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), a non-UN multilateral peacekeeping organisation in Egypt. The MFO...

The UK will deploy a squadron of Royal Engineers to provide short-term engineering support to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), a non-UN multilateral peacekeeping organisation in Egypt. The MFO was created by an agreement between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel to monitor the terms...

The UK will deploy a squadron of Royal Engineers to provide short-term engineering support to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), a non-UN multilateral peacekeeping organisation in Egypt. The MFO was created by an agreement between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel to monitor the terms...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) name and (b) regiment was of the Royal Engineer whose repatriation parade was scheduled for 31 December 2013 but which was cancelled soon after; and for what reason the repatriation was not carried out in public.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) name and (b) regiment was of the Royal Engineer whose repatriation parade was scheduled for 31 December 2013 but which was cancelled soon after; and for what reason the repatriation was not carried out in public.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the relationship between the Royal Engineers export support team and the Ministry of Defence.[HL2635]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the relationship between the Royal Engineers export support team and the Ministry of Defence.[HL2635]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 3 June (WA 100), whether that answer covered any action taken by the Royal Engineers export team to promote the export of defence equipment. [HL2633]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 3 June (WA 100), whether that answer covered any action taken by the Royal Engineers export team to promote the export of defence equipment. [HL2633]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Royal Engineers export support team was involved in the sale of bomb detection equipment by companies linked to Gary Bolton or James McCormick. [HL2634]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Royal Engineers export support team was involved in the sale of bomb detection equipment by companies linked to Gary Bolton or James McCormick. [HL2634]

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many professionally qualified engineers in the Royal Engineers have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many are liable for redundancy in tranche 3;

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many professionally qualified engineers in the Royal Engineers have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many are liable for redundancy in tranche 3;

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