Asked by: Lord Jopling (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the most recent figures for the percentage of gross domestic product spent on defence for each NATO member state; and where figures are available, what those percentages are expected to be in two years' time.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The most recent figures for the percentage of gross domestic product spent on defence for each NATO member state were published in July 2016 and can be found in table 3 of the attached.
http://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2016_07/20160704_160704-pr2016-116.pdf
Under this Government there are no published figures available for future NATO defence spending, however the UK is committed to meet our NATO pledge to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence every year of this decade in accordance with the NATO guidelines.
Asked by: Lord Jopling (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the NATO battalion-sized battlegroup to be established in Estonia; which NATO members will contribute; how many NATO personnel will be involved; where the battlegroup will be based; and which will be the lead nation.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The information requested is set out in the table below:
Host Nation | Framework Nation | Based from | Contributing Nations | Number of Personnel | Deployed from |
Estonia | UK | Tapa | France, Denmark | Each Enhanced Forward Presence deployment is expected to have around 1,000 personnel, but this will vary over time due to planned rotations of units. | Each Enhanced Forward Presence Battalion will be deployed from early 2017. |
Latvia | Canada | Adazi | Albania, Italy, Poland, Slovenia | ||
Lithuania | Germany | Rukla | Belgium, Croatia, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway | ||
Poland | US | Several locations including Żagań, Świętoszów, Skwierzyna, and Bolesławiec | Romania, UK |
Asked by: Lord Jopling (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the NATO battalion-sized battlegroup to be established in Latvia; which NATO members will contribute; how many NATO personnel will be involved; where the battlegroup will be based; and which will be the lead nation.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The information requested is set out in the table below:
Host Nation | Framework Nation | Based from | Contributing Nations | Number of Personnel | Deployed from |
Estonia | UK | Tapa | France, Denmark | Each Enhanced Forward Presence deployment is expected to have around 1,000 personnel, but this will vary over time due to planned rotations of units. | Each Enhanced Forward Presence Battalion will be deployed from early 2017. |
Latvia | Canada | Adazi | Albania, Italy, Poland, Slovenia | ||
Lithuania | Germany | Rukla | Belgium, Croatia, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway | ||
Poland | US | Several locations including Zagan, Swietoszów, Skwierzyna, and Boleslawiec | Romania, UK |
Asked by: Lord Jopling (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the NATO battalion-sized battlegroup to be established in Lithuania; which NATO members will contribute; how many NATO personnel will be involved; where the battlegroup will be based; and which will be the lead nation.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The information requested is set out in the table below:
Host Nation | Framework Nation | Based from | Contributing Nations | Number of Personnel | Deployed from |
Estonia | UK | Tapa | France, Denmark | Each Enhanced Forward Presence deployment is expected to have around 1,000 personnel, but this will vary over time due to planned rotations of units. | Each Enhanced Forward Presence Battalion will be deployed from early 2017. |
Latvia | Canada | Adazi | Albania, Italy, Poland, Slovenia | ||
Lithuania | Germany | Rukla | Belgium, Croatia, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway | ||
Poland | US | Several locations including Zagan, Swietoszów, Skwierzyna, and Boleslawiec | Romania, UK |
Asked by: Lord Jopling (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the NATO battalion-sized battlegroup to be established in Poland; which NATO members will contribute; how many NATO personnel will be involved; where the battlegroup will be based; and which will be the lead nation.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The information requested is set out in the table below:
Host Nation | Framework Nation | Based from | Contributing Nations | Number of Personnel | Deployed from |
Estonia | UK | Tapa | France, Denmark | Each Enhanced Forward Presence deployment is expected to have around 1,000 personnel, but this will vary over time due to planned rotations of units. | Each Enhanced Forward Presence Battalion will be deployed from early 2017. |
Latvia | Canada | Adazi | Albania, Italy, Poland, Slovenia | ||
Lithuania | Germany | Rukla | Belgium, Croatia, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway | ||
Poland | US | Several locations including Zagan, Swietoszów, Skwierzyna, and Boleslawiec | Romania, UK |