Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Defence intends to operate its white and green fleet of Heavy Goods Vehicles to at least as high a technical and safety standard as civilian commercial operators.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The Secretary of State for Defence's Policy Statement for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HS and EP) requires the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to comply with all applicable UK legislation when operating within the UK, including for the operation of its white and green fleet of Heavy Goods Vehicles. When operating overseas, the MOD applies UK standards and arrangements where reasonably practicable and, in addition, responds to host nations' relevant HS and EP expectations. Where MOD dis-applications, exemptions or derogations from UK legislation apply, the MOD is required to maintain Departmental arrangements that produce outcomes that are, so far as reasonably practicable, at least as good as those required by UK legislation.
Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Warrior, and (2) Challenger armoured fighting vehicles were reported by the UK under the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Equipment numbers in the scope of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty as an Official Statistics up to 1 January 2017 can be found here.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/conventional-armed-forces-in-europe-equipment-holdings-statistics-index
Following a public consultation, a decision was taken to stop publishing these figures but as at 1 January 2018, in scope of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, there were 270 Warriors and 221 Challenger Main Battle Tanks.
Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many serving officers there are in the British army at each rank above and including Brigadier, broken down by job role.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The number of regular serving Army officers at Brigadier and above, broken down by the nature of their role as at 1 April 2018, is shown in the table below. These figures include roles owned by other areas of Defence outside of the Army, such as Ministry of Defence Head Office, Defence Equipment and Support, and Joint Forces Command, to meet Defence requirements. These represent a significant proportion of the overall figure.
In addition, they also include a number of roles based in NATO, including SHAPE and the Operational Commands, and with international allies and partners, including the United States and France.
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| Operations | OperationalSupport | Capability and Acquisition Management | Defence Engagement | Personnel | Management of Defence | Other |
Total | 207 | 45 | 39 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 20 |
Brigadier | 149 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 16 |
Major General | 41 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Lieutenant General | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
General | 3 | 1 |
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Source: Defence Statistics (Army)
Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 18 January (HL4520), when was the last time the British Army deployed a largely fully formed and supported division into the field for divisional movement and manoeuvre training.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The last time an Army Division deployed for training purposes was Exercise White Rhino, which took place in West Germany in September 1989. The largest exercise since then was Exercise Saif Sareea II in 2001 when over 22,500 personnel were deployed to Oman.
Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the British army last executed a Divisional Movement Order.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The last time the British Army deployed a Division was for TELIC 1, for operations in Iraq in 2003.
Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place 16 Air Assault Brigade's Critical Outstanding Spares List for the Pinzgauer range of vehicles in the Library of the House.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
There are no plans to place the 16 Air Assault Brigade's Critical Outstanding Spares List for the Pinzgauer range in the Library of the House.
Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many patents have been applied for by the Ministry of Defence or its agencies in the last 10 years.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The Ministry of Defence and its agencies filed 875 patent applications from 2006 to 2016. This includes patent applications filed in both the UK and abroad.
Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government approximately how many non-commissioned female members of the armed forces have retired from regular service with a trade that would normally require an HGV licence in the last 12-month period for which figures are available.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
This information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) SO1, and (2) SO2, staff appointments are established at the British Army Headquarters, and of those, how many are gapped or unfilled, excluding short handover periods.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Army HQ in Andover is currently undergoing reorganisation. There are presently 221 SO1 and 375 SO2 established posts in Andover, but this includes elements of the Army that are not part of Army HQ, including Commander Field Army and parts of Personnel Support Command. Of these, seven SO1 and 13 SO2 posts are gapped. The final structure of Army HQ under the Army Command Review is not expected to be finalised until April 2016 at the earliest.
Asked by: Earl Attlee (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the MoD’s book, transfer, target or purchase price for the defence lamp holder and cap assembly component, NATO stock number 9ACR6210 99 5622; what was their approximate stock holding of that component in depot as of 7 December; how many units have been issued in the last 36-month period for which figures are available; what is the highest wattage bulb that can be fitted to that component; and whether that component is still fitted to in-service equipment or is now obsolete.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
We do not recognise the stock number that my noble Friend has quoted. We believe he is referring to NATO Stock Number (NSN) 6210 99 881 5622 which is a light holder fitted to the driver's control panel in the Bulldog FV430 armoured troop carrier. The maximum wattage bulb that is cleared for use with this item is 2.5W.
The Defence Equipment & Support Stock Control System contains an indicative price of £70.11 (VAT Ex) for this NSN and as at 7 December 2015 there were 175 in stock. Over the previous 36 months a total of 216 of these items have been issued.