Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 October 2023 to Question 202827 on Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles, what the circumstances were that led to a vehicle being supported by the National Roadside Repair and Recovery Scheme in Morocco in 2018-19.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The National Roadside Repair and Recovery (NRRR) service covers all MOD owned and registered category A and B platforms. Category A is inclusive of wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles, while category B is inclusive of general logistic vehicles, such as cars, land rovers and logistics platforms.
For the annual cost of the NRRR between 2015 and 2023, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2023 to Question 202849 to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Mr Madders). The annual cost of the service for 2023/24 was £1,007,611.
The 2018-19 NRRR callout in Morocco was due to the breakdown of a land rover while on a training exercise.
Information on the number of annual callouts by UK region since 2015 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts the National Roadside Repair and Recovery Scheme has received in each region of the UK in each year since 2015; and what the cost to the public purse is of that service.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The National Roadside Repair and Recovery (NRRR) service covers all MOD owned and registered category A and B platforms. Category A is inclusive of wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles, while category B is inclusive of general logistic vehicles, such as cars, land rovers and logistics platforms.
For the annual cost of the NRRR between 2015 and 2023, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2023 to Question 202849 to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Mr Madders). The annual cost of the service for 2023/24 was £1,007,611.
The 2018-19 NRRR callout in Morocco was due to the breakdown of a land rover while on a training exercise.
Information on the number of annual callouts by UK region since 2015 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown by vehicle type of the vehicles supported by the National Roadside Repair and Recovery Scheme in each year since 2015.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The National Roadside Repair and Recovery (NRRR) service covers all MOD owned and registered category A and B platforms. Category A is inclusive of wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles, while category B is inclusive of general logistic vehicles, such as cars, land rovers and logistics platforms.
For the annual cost of the NRRR between 2015 and 2023, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2023 to Question 202849 to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Mr Madders). The annual cost of the service for 2023/24 was £1,007,611.
The 2018-19 NRRR callout in Morocco was due to the breakdown of a land rover while on a training exercise.
Information on the number of annual callouts by UK region since 2015 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which vehicles are covered by the National Roadside Repair and Recovery Scheme.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The National Roadside Repair and Recovery (NRRR) service covers all MOD owned and registered category A and B platforms. Category A is inclusive of wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles, while category B is inclusive of general logistic vehicles, such as cars, land rovers and logistics platforms.
For the annual cost of the NRRR between 2015 and 2023, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2023 to Question 202849 to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Mr Madders). The annual cost of the service for 2023/24 was £1,007,611.
The 2018-19 NRRR callout in Morocco was due to the breakdown of a land rover while on a training exercise.
Information on the number of annual callouts by UK region since 2015 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the Armed Forces were rejected due to previous criminal convictions in each year since 2015.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The requested information is provided in the attached spreadsheet.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of members of the armed forces were graded as unconditioned following a conditioning review in each year since 2018.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Soldier Conditioning Review (SCR) applies to Army Personnel only. There are no fitness or health gradings of ‘unconditioned’.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the armed forces were rejected due to poor fitness in every year since 2015.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The information requested is shown in the attached tables.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel were (a) Medically Not Deployable and (b) Medically Limited Deployable in each year since 2010, broken down by service branch.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The following table provides the number (n) and proportion of UK Armed Forces personnel, broken down by Service, with a Medical Deployability Standard of Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) and Medically Non-Deployable (MND), as at 1 April of each year from 2010 to 2023:
Service | Royal Navy | Army | RAF | |||||||||
| MLD | MND | MLD | MND | MLD | MND | ||||||
Date | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
01-Apr-10 | 1,843 | 5.2% | 2,938 | 8.3% | 14,786 | 14.5% | 6,736 | 6.6% | 1,472 | 3.7% | 3,941 | 9.8% |
01-Apr-11 | 1,995 | 5.6% | 2,882 | 8.1% | 15,217 | 15.0% | 6,952 | 6.9% | 1,616 | 4.0% | 3,966 | 9.9% |
01-Apr-12 | 1,786 | 5.4% | 2,866 | 8.6% | 14,319 | 14.5% | 7,480 | 7.6% | 1,561 | 4.1% | 3,865 | 10.1% |
01-Apr-13 | 1,825 | 5.8% | 2,697 | 8.6% | 12,237 | 13.0% | 8,021 | 8.5% | 1,402 | 4.0% | 3,634 | 10.3% |
01-Apr-14 | 1,732 | 5.7% | 2,859 | 9.4% | 10,667 | 12.2% | 7,938 | 9.1% | 1,412 | 4.3% | 3,599 | 10.8% |
01-Apr-15 | 1,846 | 6.1% | 2,840 | 9.4% | 10,122 | 12.3% | 8,246 | 10.0% | 1,433 | 4.5% | 3,461 | 10.9% |
01-Apr-16 | 1,932 | 6.5% | 2,892 | 9.7% | 10,001 | 12.5% | 8,308 | 10.4% | 1,618 | 5.2% | 3,622 | 11.7% |
01-Apr-17 | 2,044 | 6.9% | 2,722 | 9.2% | 9,971 | 12.7% | 7,890 | 10.1% | 1,845 | 6.0% | 3,304 | 10.7% |
01-Apr-18 | 2,032 | 6.9% | 2,762 | 9.4% | 10,005 | 13.0% | 6,907 | 9.0% | 1,952 | 6.4% | 3,321 | 10.9% |
01-Apr-19 | 2,145 | 7.3% | 2,864 | 9.8% | 9,964 | 13.3% | 6,702 | 8.9% | 2,139 | 7.1% | 3,480 | 11.6% |
01-Apr-20 | 2,279 | 7.8% | 2,930 | 10.1% | 9,434 | 12.8% | 6,667 | 9.0% | 2,310 | 7.8% | 3,675 | 12.4% |
01-Apr-21 | 2,396 | 8.1% | 2,899 | 9.8% | 8,937 | 11.6% | 6,447 | 8.4% | 2,399 | 8.0% | 3,455 | 11.5% |
01-Apr-22 | 2,306 | 7.7% | 3,279 | 11.0% | 9,388 | 12.2% | 7,600 | 9.8% | 2,458 | 8.2% | 3,884 | 13.0% |
01-Apr-23 | 2,197 | 7.5% | 3,286 | 11.2% | 9,263 | 12.4% | 7,669 | 10.2% | 2,488 | 8.5% | 4,081 | 13.9% |
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2024 to Question 12520 on Aircraft Carriers, when the UK Carrier Strike Group with a wholly sovereign air wing and escort fleet last sailed on (a) exercise and (b) deployment.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Sovereign aircraft, escorts and support ships have formed the core of the UK Carrier Strike Group (UKCSG), but each deployment has also involved contributions from partner nations. All UKCSG deployments have involved participation in a range of multinational operations and exercises.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Royal Navy spent on advertising (a) above the line, (b) on Tiktok, (c) on Facebook and Instagram, (d) on Snapchat and (e) on Twitter in each financial year since 2017.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Royal Navy (RN) has spent the following overall sums on marketing with above the line media and social media platforms since Financial Year 2017-18:
Financial Year |
| Social Media | Media (Excluding Social) |
2017-18 |
| £423,990 | £7,697,349 |
2018-19 |
| £784,161 | £14,528,656 |
2019-20 |
| £1,626,458 | £15,699,198 |
2020-21 |
| £1,824,316 | £13,428,792 |
2021-22 |
| £1,615,263 | £14,037,031 |
2022-23 |
| £1,682,000 | £14,025,000 |
2023-24 |
| £2,593,000 | £16,191,000 |
The breakdown of spend by individual platform is commercially sensitive and it would therefore be inappropriate to provide this level of detail.
In accordance with advice from the Government Communication Service, the RN does not currently use the TikTok platform.