To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Written Question
Army: Training
Monday 29th April 2019

Asked by: Lord Swire (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the overall pass rates were for the British Army personal fitness assessment in each of the last five years.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

The percentage of trained personnel who achieved the target level, against the total number who took the Personal Fitness Assessment (PFA), can be found below for each of the last five years. Those who failed the assessment would have been supported with a personal fitness plan.

Training Year

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

Pass Rate Regular (%)

98

97

96

95

95

Pass Rate Reserve (%)

80

80

76

70

71

Notes/Caveats:

  1. Figures are a Single Service estimate and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics
  2. Figures include Officers and Other Ranks (Regulars and Reserves) who took the PFA.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T2. How does my right hon. Friend score his Department on its agreement with the Treasury to release land now considered surplus to the MOD’s requirements to the housing market?..."
Lord Swire - View Speech

View all Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Written Question
Military Decorations
Tuesday 12th March 2019

Asked by: Lord Swire (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regulations there are to enforce rules on the wearing of non-British approved orders with military uniform when representing Her Majesty the Queen and the Government on official business; and what sanctions exist when those rules and regulations are violated.

Answered by Tobias Ellwood

Regulations on the acceptance and wear of foreign medals and decorations are laid down in the appropriate Joint Service Publication, and echoed in the single-Service regulations, which are enforceable under Service discipline. It would be a matter for the Chain of Command to ensure compliance with the regulations.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Oct 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Captain Mainwaring’s doughty band of men who formed the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard are in danger of looking like special forces, on account of their ability to climb in and out of Lance Corporal Jones’s converted bread van, when compared with the modern Army, which has 18,000 clinically obese soldiers and …..."
Lord Swire - View Speech

View all Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill [Lords]

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that when we are considering introducing a new element of flexibility into service in the armed forces, we should look again at the maximum enlistment time? Although the military have moved towards extending the retirement age in view of our ageing population, perhaps it is …..."
Lord Swire - View Speech

View all Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill [Lords]
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Nov 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"At the risk of being given an honorary captaincy, may I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his job? I am sure he will do it extremely well. In his ongoing and delicate discussions with the Treasury, will he remain aware, first, that there are those of us on this …..."
Lord Swire - View Speech

View all Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Written Question
Type 26 Frigates
Wednesday 25th October 2017

Asked by: Lord Swire (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will name one of the new City Class Type 26 frigates HMS Exeter after Devon's capital city.

Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)

The names for the new City Class Type 26 Frigates have been decided and will be announced at appropriate opportunities in the future. So far the first two ships have been named HMS GLASGOW and HMS BELFAST.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Exeter after Devon’s county capital, the first in 1680. Does my hon. Friend agree that it would be entirely appropriate if one of the new frigates continued that great tradition?..."
Lord Swire - View Speech

View all Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Nov 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"The provision of a psychologist specialising in trauma services would be of huge benefit to the many veterans in Devon, particularly in East Devon, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Will my hon. Friend commit to having an early discussion with the Secretary of State for Health to make such a …..."
Lord Swire - View Speech

View all Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions