Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many A400M aircraft they have obtained for current service.
Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)
To date, 20 A400M aircraft have been delivered to the Royal Air Force.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many A400M aircraft are currently on order.
Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)
The UK has ordered 22 A400M aircraft, 20 have been delivered, with two remaining to be delivered.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) army cadet forces, (2) sea cadet forces, and (3) air training cadet forces, there were in the UK in (a) 2018, and (b) 2019.
Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)
We are incredibly proud of our cadet forces, which provide the young people of our nation with confidence, resilience, and a sense of civic duty and values which will serve them well throughout life.
The information requested is available as an open-source document, and can be found at the following address: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-sponsored-cadet-forces-statistics-2019.
A copy of the report is attached for ease of reference, and should the noble Lord wish to compare, data for 2020 can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-sponsored-cadet-forces-statistics-2020
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many defence establishments there are in Wales, and what are their approximate locations.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
There are 30 Defence establishments in Wales, which are listed below by constituency. It should be noted that the list does not include the Volunteer Estate, Army Career and Information Offices, Armed Forces Careers Offices or Service Family Accommodation.
Site Name | Location by Constituency |
Brecon Barracks | Brecon and Radnorshire |
Caerwent Training Area | Monmouth |
Capel Curig Training Camp | Aberconwy |
Castlemartin Training Area | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
Cawdor Barracks | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp | Brecon and Radnorshire |
Defence Training Estate HQ Wales | Brecon and Radnorshire |
Defence Training Estate Kinmel Park | Vale of Clywd |
Defence Training Estate Llansilin Rifle Range | Montgomeryshire |
Fairbourne Resource Initiative Training Centre | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
Hightown Barracks | Wrexham |
Infantry Battle School (IBS) Brecon | Brecon and Radnorshire |
Joint School for Adventurous Training Llanrwst | Aberconwy |
Joint Service Mountain Training Centre (JSMTC) Indefatigable | Ynys Mon |
Maindy Barracks | Cardiff Central Boro |
Manorbier Ranges | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
MOD Range Aberporth | Ceredigion |
MOD Range Pendine | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
Mona Airfield Anglesey | Ynys Mon |
Penally (Camp and Ranges) | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
Pwllholm Training Area | Monmouth |
RAF Pembrey Sands | Llanelli |
RAF Valley | Ynys Mon |
Rogiet Moor Ranges | Newport East |
Sennybridge Training Area | Brecon and Radnorshire |
St Athan | Vale of Glamorgan |
St Athan West Camp | Vale of Glamorgan |
Templeton Training Area | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
Ty Isaf Base Camp Talybont | Brecon and Radnorshire |
Ynys Gaint, Menai Bridge | Ynys Mon |
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the agreement by the partner countries of the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey to lend Airbus Military €1.5 billion to support production of the A400M aircraft, how many of those aircraft (1) have been purchased by, and (2) are on order from, each of those partner countries.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The six A400M partner nations have agreed to procure 170 aircraft from Airbus Defence & Space. Aircraft deliveries commenced in 2013 and are expected to continue into the next decade. Please see below the number of aircraft delivered, and the number ordered but yet to be delivered, as at 21 October 2016.
Partner nation | Aircraft delivered | Total ordered aircraft |
Belgium | 0 | 8 (including 1 aircraft for Luxembourg) |
France | 10 | 50 |
Germany | 5 | 53 |
Spain | 0 | 27 |
Turkey | 3 | 10 |
United Kingdom | 11 | 22 |
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many A400M aircraft they plan to purchase for use by the United Kingdom's armed forces.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The United Kingdom has ordered 22 A400M Atlas aircraft which will be operated by the Royal Air Force.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which governments have indicated that they will purchase the A400M aircraft.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
In addition to the six partner nations of Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom that are involved in the A400M Atlas programme, Luxembourg and Malaysia have also ordered Atlas aircraft.
With the support of partner nations, Airbus Defence and Space is exploring a range of export opportunities for the Atlas aircraft. However, as such matters are commercially sensitive, I cannot provide any details.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many A400M aircraft have so far been sold.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
A total of 174 A400M Atlas aircraft have been ordered by the six A400M partner nations (Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom), plus Luxembourg and Malaysia.
Of this total number, to date, some 16 aircraft have been delivered, with further deliveries expected to continue until at least 2022.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in the United Kingdom are employed in the construction of parts for the A400M aircraft.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The Ministry of Defence does not collect this type of information. However, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has estimated that the supply chain for the A400M Atlas aircraft has created or secured work for some 8,000 people in the United Kingdom.