Military Bases
(16Â years ago)
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Nicholas Soames
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many permanent UK military headquarters there are; where each is located; who has command at each such headquarters; and what the staff is of each.
[Official Report, 20 July 2010, Vol. 514, c. 182-84W.]
Letter of correction from Andrew Robathan:
Errors have been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames) on 20 July 2010.
The full answer given was as follows:
Mr Robathan
[holding answer 15 July 2010]: There are five permanent military headquarters (HQ) in the UK. Details of the location, who has command and staff employed at each are shown in the following table:
Military HQ | Location | Commanded by | Number of staff | Military | Civilian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministry of Defence (MOD)—Head Office | MOD Main Building London | Secretary of State for Defence | 2,920 | 1,070 | 1,850 |
Navy—HQ Navy Command | Portsmouth | Commander in Chief Fleet | 1,420 | 863 | 557 |
Army—HQ Land Forces | Andover | Commander in Chief Land Forces | 2,077 | 1,075 | 1,002 |
RAF—HQ Air Command | High Wycombe | Commander in Chief Air | 2,099 | 1,476 | 623 |
Permanent Joint HQ—Operations Joint HQ | Northwood | Chief of Joint Operations | 593 | 476 | 117 |
The answer should have been:
Mr Robathan
The information is provided in the following table.
Military HQ | Location | Commanded by | Number of staff | Military | Civilian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministry of Defence (MOD)—Head Office | MOD Main Building London | Secretary of State for Defence | 2,920 | 1,070 | 1,850 |
Navy—HQ Navy Command | Portsmouth | Commander in Chief Fleet | 11,420 | 863 | 557 |
Army—HQ Land Forces | Andover | Commander in Chief Land Forces | 1,988 | 986 | 1,002 |
RAF—HQ Air Command | High Wycombe | Commander in Chief Air | 11,856 | 1,233 | 623 |
Permanent Joint HQ—Operations Joint HQ | Northwood | Chief of Joint Operations | 593 | 476 | 117 |
1 Figures include staff co-located into the Navy and Air Command HQs, covering a number of functions, particularly in the personnel and training areas. |
Expenditure Reductions: Policing
(16Â years ago)
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Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op)
9. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the effects on front-line policing in Wales of planned expenditure reductions.
Mr Jones
The question of funding for the police is a matter that will have to await the comprehensive spending review, but I am heartened by the comments of the National Audit Office and the Wales Audit Office about how it should be possible to effect reductions of ÂŁ1 billion without any effect at all on front-line policing.
[Official Report, 8 September 2010, Vol. 515, c. 310.]
Letter of correction form David Jones:
An error has been identified in the response provided to the hon. Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) during Welsh oral questions on 8 September 2010.
The Minister intended to refer to a report by the Wales Audit Office, the Audit Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Policing. The Minister did not intend to refer to the National Audit Office in his response.