Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to the Iraqi armed forces to help reclaim the city of Fallujah from Daesh.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
As part of Coalition forces, the RAF is conducting airstrikes against Daesh targets providing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in support of Iraqi Security Forces operations in Fallujah.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of steel used in the new Ajax armoured vehicles will be (a) sourced from the UK and (b) imported from abroad.
Answered by Philip Dunne
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 February 2016 to Question 25075 to the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Mr Doughty).
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new Ajax armoured vehicles will be produced (a) in the UK and (b) abroad.
Answered by Philip Dunne
I refer the hon. Member to the reponse given by my noble Friend, the Minister of State for Defence in the House of Lords, Earl Howe, to the noble Lord, Baron Moonie of Bennochy on 27 April 2016 to Question HL7778.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the (a) army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force were deployed to which countries on (i) 1 May 2016 and (ii) during 2015.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Members of the Armed Forces routinely deploy overseas on operational duties or to conduct other Defence activities. The scope, scale and timeframes of some of these deployments mean that it is not always possible to provide comprehensive lists.
The answer to part (i) is provided in the attached map and is accurate as at 6 May 2016. We are, however, unable to break this down by Service.
The answer to part (ii) will take longer to assemble. I will write to the hon. Member in due course.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of UK allies providing maritime patrol aircraft for use in the UK in advance of the delivery of new P8 aircraft.
Answered by Philip Dunne
Since the withdrawal of the Nimrod MR2 in March 2010, we have drawn on other military assets, including Type 23 Frigates, submarines and Merlin Anti-Submarine Warfare helicopters and, where appropriate and possible, assistance from allies. We will continue the present practice of issuing requests to allies to provide Maritime Patrol Aircraft when there is an operational need to do so.
Our allies are well aware of the value of such reciprocal support and there are also many instances of the UK providing support to others. Examples include Quick Reaction Alert aircraft for Baltic Air Policing and the integration of HMS KENT into a French carrier group deployment to the Gulf last year
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people who joined the army reserve force in each year since 2010 subsequently left that force in each of those years.
Answered by Julian Brazier
The information requested is shown in the tables below.
Numbers joining and then leaving the FR20 Army Reserve 1 April 2012 - 31 March 2016 | |||||||
Year of Joining | Total Joining | Of which number who subsequently left | Financial Year (FY) of Leaving | Still in FR20 Army Reserve on 1 April 2016 | |||
FY 2012-13 | FY 2013-14 | FY 2014-15 | FY 2015-16 | ||||
Total | 18,400 | 4,040 | 330 | 1,080 | 1,080 | 1,550 | 14,360 |
FY 2012-13 | 3,960 | 2,070 | 330 | 890 | 520 | 330 | 1,900 |
FY 2013-14 | 2,960 | 930 | 190 | 420 | 320 | 2,030 | |
FY 2014-15 | 5,210 | 760 |
| 130 | 630 | 4,440 | |
FY 2015-16 | 6,260 | 270 |
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| 270 | 6,000 |
The overall numbers joining and leaving the Future Reserves 2020 are routinely published by the Ministry of Defence in the UK armed forces monthly personnel statistics, which is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016
For convenience, data from that publication have been collated into the table below.
Overall numbers joining and leaving the FR20 Army Reserve 1 April 2012 - 31 March 2016 | ||
Year | Total joining FR20 Army Reserve | Total leaving FR20 Army Reserve |
FY 2012-13 | 3,960 | 4,710 |
FY 2013-14 | 2,960 | 4,620 |
FY 2014-15 | 5,210 | 3,350 |
FY 2015-16 | 6,260 | 3,030 |
Notes:
Validated Figures for the FR20 population are not available before April 2012.
The table above shows the FR20 population only and therefore excludes University Officer Training Corps Cadets, Non-Regular Permanent Staff and Sponsored Reservists.
Intake to the FR20 population includes direct transfers from other parts of the Armed Forces and those with previous UK Armed Forces service.
The numbers of personnel leaving the FR20 population include those transferring to other parts of the Armed Forces, including the Regular Army.
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) joined and (b) left the army reserve force in each year since 2010.
Answered by Julian Brazier
The information requested is shown in the tables below.
Numbers joining and then leaving the FR20 Army Reserve 1 April 2012 - 31 March 2016 | |||||||
Year of Joining | Total Joining | Of which number who subsequently left | Financial Year (FY) of Leaving | Still in FR20 Army Reserve on 1 April 2016 | |||
FY 2012-13 | FY 2013-14 | FY 2014-15 | FY 2015-16 | ||||
Total | 18,400 | 4,040 | 330 | 1,080 | 1,080 | 1,550 | 14,360 |
FY 2012-13 | 3,960 | 2,070 | 330 | 890 | 520 | 330 | 1,900 |
FY 2013-14 | 2,960 | 930 | 190 | 420 | 320 | 2,030 | |
FY 2014-15 | 5,210 | 760 |
| 130 | 630 | 4,440 | |
FY 2015-16 | 6,260 | 270 |
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| 270 | 6,000 |
The overall numbers joining and leaving the Future Reserves 2020 are routinely published by the Ministry of Defence in the UK armed forces monthly personnel statistics, which is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016
For convenience, data from that publication have been collated into the table below.
Overall numbers joining and leaving the FR20 Army Reserve 1 April 2012 - 31 March 2016 | ||
Year | Total joining FR20 Army Reserve | Total leaving FR20 Army Reserve |
FY 2012-13 | 3,960 | 4,710 |
FY 2013-14 | 2,960 | 4,620 |
FY 2014-15 | 5,210 | 3,350 |
FY 2015-16 | 6,260 | 3,030 |
Notes:
Validated Figures for the FR20 population are not available before April 2012.
The table above shows the FR20 population only and therefore excludes University Officer Training Corps Cadets, Non-Regular Permanent Staff and Sponsored Reservists.
Intake to the FR20 population includes direct transfers from other parts of the Armed Forces and those with previous UK Armed Forces service.
The numbers of personnel leaving the FR20 population include those transferring to other parts of the Armed Forces, including the Regular Army.
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with which of his international counterparts on the provision of maritime patrol aircraft for use in the UK in advance of the delivery of the P8 aircraft.
Answered by Philip Dunne
Since the withdrawal of the Nimrod MR2 in March 2010, we have drawn on other military assets, including Type 23 Frigates, submarines and Merlin Anti-Submarine Warfare helicopters and, where appropriate and possible, assistance from allies. We will continue the present practice of issuing requests to allies to provide Maritime Patrol Aircraft when there is an operational need to do so.
Our allies are well aware of the value of such reciprocal support and there are also many instances of the UK providing support to others. Examples include Quick Reaction Alert aircraft for Baltic Air Policing and the integration of HMS KENT into a French carrier group deployment to the Gulf last year
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of full-time members of the (a) army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force was on 1 January 2016.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Full details of trained and untrained strengths of the UK Armed Forces are included in the UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at the following address:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the UK's military presence in the Baltic region in each of the last three years.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The UK undertakes a wide range of operational, Defence Engagement and training activity within the Baltic region. While it is not possible to provide full information, costs exceeded £1.6 million in FY13-14; £13.5 million in FY14-15 and £4.1 million in FY15-16.