Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 146784 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many compensation payments for issues relating to service family accommodation were made in each year between 1 April 2017 and 1 April 2022; and what the value of such payments was in each year.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
. | Number of compensation payments | Value |
April – December 2017 | 1,624 | £62,420 |
January - December 2018 | 3,934 | £141,790 |
January - December 2019 | 2,503 | £85,030 |
January - December 2020 | 1,520 | £52,075 |
January - December 2021 | 2,680 | £101,780 |
January - April 2022 | 1,016 | £38,090 |
Amey also issued compensation payments during this timeframe, under the National Housing Prime (NHP) contract. This data can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for stored Challenger 2 tanks that are not being upgraded to Challenger 3 standard.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer the former Minister for Armed Forces (James Heappey) gave on 1 February 2024 to Question 11234 to the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell).
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-24/11234
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at HMS Dalriada as of 24 April 2024.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
These figures are reported annually and are accurate as of 01 January 2024. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure, and numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.
University Royal Navy Units (URNU) members, both Training Officers and the Officer Cadets, are all civilians with a status akin to Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and are not members of the Maritime Reserves.
Bases | Number of Service Personnel |
RM Condor | 440 |
HMS Caledonia | 280 |
HMS Dalriada | 80 |
HMNB Clyde | 1910 |
HMS Scotia | 10 |
URNU East Scotland | 90 |
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at HMNB Clyde.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
These figures are reported annually and are accurate as of 01 January 2024. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure, and numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.
University Royal Navy Units (URNU) members, both Training Officers and the Officer Cadets, are all civilians with a status akin to Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and are not members of the Maritime Reserves.
Bases | Number of Service Personnel |
RM Condor | 440 |
HMS Caledonia | 280 |
HMS Dalriada | 80 |
HMNB Clyde | 1910 |
HMS Scotia | 10 |
URNU East Scotland | 90 |
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at RM Condor.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
These figures are reported annually and are accurate as of 01 January 2024. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure, and numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.
University Royal Navy Units (URNU) members, both Training Officers and the Officer Cadets, are all civilians with a status akin to Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and are not members of the Maritime Reserves.
Bases | Number of Service Personnel |
RM Condor | 440 |
HMS Caledonia | 280 |
HMS Dalriada | 80 |
HMNB Clyde | 1910 |
HMS Scotia | 10 |
URNU East Scotland | 90 |
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Challenger 2 tanks his Department owned on 31 March 2023; and where those tanks were located.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
As at 31 March 2023, the British Army had 213 in-service Challenger 2 platforms. We do not routinely comment on the locations of these platforms in the interests of security and operational effectiveness.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Somme Barracks for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The total number of callouts to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) inside the wire for Helles Barracks, Gaza Barracks, Bourlon Barracks, Somme Barracks, Marne Barracks and RM Stonehouse for maintenance issues since April 2022 are shown in the table below.
Please note we are unable to separate the SFA figures serving Helles Barracks, Gaza Barracks, Bourlon Barracks, Somme Barracks and Marne Barracks as they are all part of the wider Catterick Garrison;
Location | Amey Estate | Roofing | Loss of Heating & Hot Water | Electrical | Pest Control | D&M | TOTAL |
Helles Barracks | Catterick | 284 | 327 | 1304 | 271 | 141 | 2327 |
Gaza Barracks | |||||||
Bourlon Barracks | |||||||
Somme Barracks | |||||||
Marne Barracks | |||||||
RM Stonehouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The total number of callouts for Helles Barracks, Gaza Barracks, Bourlon Barracks, Somme Barracks, Marne Barracks and RM Stonehouse for maintenance issues since April 2022, excluding callouts to SFA, are shown in the table below:
Location | Roofing | Loss Heating & Hot Water | Electrical | Pest Control | Damp & Mould | TOTAL | ||
Only Heating | Only Hot Water | Both | ||||||
Helles Barracks | 259 | 307 | 277 | 22 | 1692 | 163 | 60 | 2780 |
Gaza Barracks | 29 | 102 | 110 | 4 | 277 | 40 | 18 | 580 |
Bourlon Barracks | 31 | 46 | 94 | 2 | 155 | 27 | 5 | 360 |
Somme Barracks | 23 | 105 | 97 | 2 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 362 |
Marne Barracks | 83 | 150 | 333 | 11 | 502 | 39 | 61 | 1179 |
RM Stonehouse | 109 | 102 | 91 | 2 | 246 | 34 | 34 | 618 |
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Gaza Barracks for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The total number of callouts to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) inside the wire for Helles Barracks, Gaza Barracks, Bourlon Barracks, Somme Barracks, Marne Barracks and RM Stonehouse for maintenance issues since April 2022 are shown in the table below.
Please note we are unable to separate the SFA figures serving Helles Barracks, Gaza Barracks, Bourlon Barracks, Somme Barracks and Marne Barracks as they are all part of the wider Catterick Garrison;
Location | Amey Estate | Roofing | Loss of Heating & Hot Water | Electrical | Pest Control | D&M | TOTAL |
Helles Barracks | Catterick | 284 | 327 | 1304 | 271 | 141 | 2327 |
Gaza Barracks | |||||||
Bourlon Barracks | |||||||
Somme Barracks | |||||||
Marne Barracks | |||||||
RM Stonehouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The total number of callouts for Helles Barracks, Gaza Barracks, Bourlon Barracks, Somme Barracks, Marne Barracks and RM Stonehouse for maintenance issues since April 2022, excluding callouts to SFA, are shown in the table below:
Location | Roofing | Loss Heating & Hot Water | Electrical | Pest Control | Damp & Mould | TOTAL | ||
Only Heating | Only Hot Water | Both | ||||||
Helles Barracks | 259 | 307 | 277 | 22 | 1692 | 163 | 60 | 2780 |
Gaza Barracks | 29 | 102 | 110 | 4 | 277 | 40 | 18 | 580 |
Bourlon Barracks | 31 | 46 | 94 | 2 | 155 | 27 | 5 | 360 |
Somme Barracks | 23 | 105 | 97 | 2 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 362 |
Marne Barracks | 83 | 150 | 333 | 11 | 502 | 39 | 61 | 1179 |
RM Stonehouse | 109 | 102 | 91 | 2 | 246 | 34 | 34 | 618 |
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Bourlon Barracks for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The total number of callouts to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) inside the wire for Helles Barracks, Gaza Barracks, Bourlon Barracks, Somme Barracks, Marne Barracks and RM Stonehouse for maintenance issues since April 2022 are shown in the table below.
Please note we are unable to separate the SFA figures serving Helles Barracks, Gaza Barracks, Bourlon Barracks, Somme Barracks and Marne Barracks as they are all part of the wider Catterick Garrison;
Location | Amey Estate | Roofing | Loss of Heating & Hot Water | Electrical | Pest Control | D&M | TOTAL |
Helles Barracks | Catterick | 284 | 327 | 1304 | 271 | 141 | 2327 |
Gaza Barracks | |||||||
Bourlon Barracks | |||||||
Somme Barracks | |||||||
Marne Barracks | |||||||
RM Stonehouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The total number of callouts for Helles Barracks, Gaza Barracks, Bourlon Barracks, Somme Barracks, Marne Barracks and RM Stonehouse for maintenance issues since April 2022, excluding callouts to SFA, are shown in the table below:
Location | Roofing | Loss Heating & Hot Water | Electrical | Pest Control | Damp & Mould | TOTAL | ||
Only Heating | Only Hot Water | Both | ||||||
Helles Barracks | 259 | 307 | 277 | 22 | 1692 | 163 | 60 | 2780 |
Gaza Barracks | 29 | 102 | 110 | 4 | 277 | 40 | 18 | 580 |
Bourlon Barracks | 31 | 46 | 94 | 2 | 155 | 27 | 5 | 360 |
Somme Barracks | 23 | 105 | 97 | 2 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 362 |
Marne Barracks | 83 | 150 | 333 | 11 | 502 | 39 | 61 | 1179 |
RM Stonehouse | 109 | 102 | 91 | 2 | 246 | 34 | 34 | 618 |
Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the attendance at the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium took place in Qingdao, China in April 2024. The Royal Navy was represented by the First Sea Lord, supported by three members of the Naval Staff.
Other Chiefs of Navy (or their representatives) attended from: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the United States, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.