Julian Brazier: Information on the local authority of origin for recruits to the Regular and Reserve forces is not available. The date at which personnel started their basic training is also not held. The Ministry of Defence publishes UK Regular strengths by stationed location in our Quarterly Location Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk...
Julian Brazier: The information requested is in the table below: Financial Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Royal Naval Police 10 20 20 20 20 20 Royal Military Police 430 420 420 470 370 270 Royal Air Force Police 470 490 500 490 450 320 Note: All figures are rounded to nearest 10. UK Regulars are full time Service personnel, excluding Full...
Julian Brazier: Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure on overseas development assistance is governed by the Supply and Appropriation Acts. MOD spending on overseas development assistance over the last three calendar years has been £3.0 million in 2013 and £2.2 million in 2014. The 2015 figure is currently undergoing an assurance process and is scheduled to be published on 1 April 2016. This expenditure has...
Julian Brazier: Intake to the UK Regulars by location is unavailable. However, the Ministry of Defence publishes UK Regular strengths by stationed location in our Quarterly Location Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk -regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics -index Information on intake into the Volunteer Reserve by stationed location is provided in...
Julian Brazier: The Military Airworthiness Authorisation Forum (MAWA) improves military aviation safety, reduces military air system acquisition costs, and increases interoperability through harmonisation of military airworthiness regulations. Significant cost savings in the Eurofighter Typhoon programme are likely because of MAWA work led by the UK, and our active involvement in the MAWA Forum provides the...
Julian Brazier: The number of personnel who received a bounty is as follows: Unit 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 6 SCOTS 150 120 150 7 SCOTS 200 190 190 Reserve Personnel receive an annual Bounty if they meet all of the following criteria: Pass the military annual training tests, attend annual continuous training (annual camp), and attend a specified number of non-continuous training days....
Julian Brazier: The British Defence Staffs in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa will be established by the end of 2016. The exact timetable is under consideration. Once decisions have been made I will write to the hon. Member to inform him of the dates when the British Defence Staffs will be in operation.
Julian Brazier: The Maritime Reserve (MR) is a vital component of the Naval Service’s capability and consists of the Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marines Reserve. Defence Statistics publish information on a regular basis showing intake figures for the Armed Forces, including Regular Naval Service personnel. The most recent information is contained in 'UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel...
Julian Brazier: The Maritime Reserve (MR) is a vital component of the Naval Service's capability and consists of the Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marines Reserve. Centrally held data for the MR recruitment targets does not go back 10 years. Since the Future Reserve 2020 Programme was established in July 2012 the MR have achieved their targets each year.
Julian Brazier: Under the Five Power Defence Arrangements, the five powers (Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and the UK) undertook to consult "immediately" in the event or threat of an armed attack on Malaysia or Singapore for the purpose of deciding what measures should be taken jointly or separately in response. There is no specific commitment to intervene militarily.
Julian Brazier: NATO constantly monitors and assesses the threats it faces across its borders. The Readiness Action Plan, comprising assurance and adaptation measures, is designed to strengthen NATO's collective defence posture and crisis management capability and help deter Russia from hostile activity. The UK has recently renewed its call for intelligence to be shared amongst NATO members to deliver...
Julian Brazier: The Ministry of Defence is fully involved in the development of NATO's Force Integration Units (NFIU) and we will contribute personnel to the NFIUs in the Baltic States, Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania.
Julian Brazier: The UK was one of the driving forces behind NATO's Readiness Action Plan (RAP), agreed at the Wales Summit, which includes tripling the strength of the NATO Response Force (NRF); the creation of a Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) that is able to deploy at very short notice; and enhancing NATO's Standing Naval Forces. The UK is fully involved with NATO work to improve the movement...
Julian Brazier: The UK works closely with NATO Allies to ensure there is close alignment in messaging and communications that demonstrates our joined up and credible alternative narrative to Russian misinformation. NATO communicates with a range of media outlets in the region to provide a balanced view of NATO aims and activities. However in Russia, state-controlled media outlets dominate the information...
Julian Brazier: The UK is fully engaged with NATO's regular reviews of its distribution of troops and materiel to ensure the Alliance is adaptable to the changing security situation. The NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) - around 4,600 personnel - is reviewed regularly, with SHAPE currently reporting a positive security and political situation. NATO Allies regularly train in the Western Balkans region, and in 2016...
Julian Brazier: The terms and conditions (TACOS) of all UK Armed Forces personnel are subject to a rolling programme of change under the New Employment Model (NEM), which is modernising Pay and Allowances; Accommodation; Training and Education; and Career Structures and Career Management. Where appropriate this will include Reserves. Personnel are not required to sign new TACOS in order to benefit from...
Julian Brazier: My right hon. Friends the Defence Secretary and the Foreign Secretary met with their Polish counterparts in Edinburgh in January 2016 to discuss a range of options for countering threats in the region. We are working closely with Poland to ensure that the Warsaw Summit in July further strengthens NATO against current threats and adapts it to combat future ones. We also promote more effective...
Julian Brazier: The UK has developed strong relationships with the Armed Forces of Poland Lithuania and Ukraine: we are partners in the Northern Group with Poland; Lithuania is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force; and to-date our UK Armed Forces have delivered 35 courses to train nearly 1,700 members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at nine locations in Ukraine and we remain on course to have...
Julian Brazier: We expect to reach our target strength of 30,000 Army Reserves by April 2019. The Army Reserve is growing and during the 12 months to 1 December 2015, we enlisted 6,600 new members, a rise of 50% on the equivalent period last year. The Army Reserve's trained strength has exceeded the target for this financial year by over 2,300 reservists. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20...
Julian Brazier: An error has been identified in the written answer given on 07 December 2015. The correct answer should have been: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans (Mark Lancaster) on 2 December to Question number 17676. The cost of bed and breakfast accommodation at Force Development Training Centre (FDTC) Fairbourne was £540.00...