Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government what public appointments are made directly by the Secretary of State for Defence.
Answered by Earl of Minto - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
As specified in the Public Appointment Order in Council, 15 November 2023, 2023-2-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf (independent.gov.uk), the Secretary of State for Defence is responsible for public appointments to the following public bodies and offices:
Armed Forces Pay Review Body
Defence Nuclear Safety Expert Committee
Departmental Board for the Ministry of Defence (non-executive members)
Independent Medical Expert Group
Independent Monitoring Board for the Military Corrective Training Centre
Nuclear Research Advisory Council
Oil and Pipelines Agency
Royal Air Force Museum
Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons
Service Complaints Ombudsman
Service Police Complaints Commissioner
Single Source Regulations Office
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 6 August 2020 (HL7356), how much have the ten largest deployments of UK armed forces overseas increased or decreased over the past five years.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
A summary of the ten largest deployments of military personnel over the past five years has been extracted from the annual statistics published on GOV.uk, and captured in the table below:
Year | 1-Apr-15 | 1-Apr-16 | 1-Apr-17 | 1-Apr-18 | 1-Apr-19 | 1-Apr-20 |
Total Overseas | 15,300 | 10,560 | 9,260 | 9,040 | 8,220 | 6,050 |
Cyprus | 2,400 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 2,160 | 2,150 | 2,290 |
United States | 610 | 670 | 820 | 920 | 790 | 730 |
Germany | 10,020 | 5,310 | 3,870 | 3,580 | 2,850 | 540 |
Belgium | 310 | 290 | 290 | 280 | 290 | 290 |
Canada | 280 | 260 | 290 | 280 | 310 | 260 |
Kenya | 200 | 260 | 250 | 250 | 260 | 250 |
Italy | 180 | 180 | 180 | 190 | 180 | 180 |
Gibraltar | 160 | 160 | 160 | 170 | 160 | 160 |
Brunei | 160 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 180 | 160 |
Saudi Arabia | 120 | 130 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 130 |
Source: Defence Statistics | ||||||
Annual statistics on the locations of UK Armed Forces across the globe can be accessed using the link below.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 6 August (HL7356), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, how many serving members of the UK armed forces are stationed abroad, listed by country of assignment.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
The number of Service members of the UK Armed Forces stationed abroad is 6,050. The table below details the country of assignment.
Country | Number of personnel |
Germany | 540 |
Cyprus | 2,290 |
Belgium | 290 |
Gibraltar | 160 |
Italy | 180 |
Netherlands | 120 |
Portugal | 20 |
Norway | 40 |
France | 60 |
Czech Republic | 20 |
Denmark | 10 |
Spain | 30 |
Georgia | 10 |
Afghanistan (locally engaged civilians) | 80 |
Brunei | 160 |
British Indian Ocean Territory (including Diego Garcia) | 40 |
Nepal | 20 |
Pakistan | 10 |
Singapore | 10 |
Saudi Arabia | 130 |
Oman | 110 |
Bahrain | 20 |
Kuwait | 40 |
Jordan | 20 |
Turkey | 40 |
United Arab Emirates | 50 |
Israel | 10 |
Qatar | 30 |
Kenya | 250 |
Sierra Leone | 10 |
South Africa | 10 |
Nigeria | 20 |
Somalia | 10 |
United States of America | 730 |
Canada | 260 |
Belize | 30 |
South America | 10 |
Falkland Islands | 70 |
Australia | 60 |
New Zealand | 10 |
Unallocated | 20 |
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many serving members of the UK armed forces are stationed abroad, listed by country of assignment.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
The stationed locations of UK Armed Forces across the globe and within the UK are detailed in the annual statistics published on 9 July 2020. This can be accessed using the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-2020 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-2020
Further information on UK Armed Forces stationed abroad is listed on the Excel workbook on sheets 1.1A and 1.1B.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker which peers would form the electorate in hereditary peer by-elections taking place under the terms of the House of Lords Act 1999 for a (1) Conservative, (2) Crossbench, (3) Labour, and (4) Liberal Democrat, vacancy.
Answered by Lord McFall of Alcluith
The following members, minus whichever member had created the vacancy, would be the electorate for a hereditary peer by-election for a vacancy in each party or group.
In the event of a by-election to replace a Conservative hereditary peer, the electorate would be:
The Earl of Arran |
Lord Ashton of Hyde |
Lord Astor of Hever |
Viscount Astor |
Earl Attlee |
Lord Bethell |
Lord Borwick |
Lord Brabazon of Tara |
Viscount Bridgeman |
Lord Brougham and Vaux |
The Earl of Caithness |
Earl Cathcart |
Lord Colgrain |
Lord Colwyn |
The Earl of Courtown |
Lord Crathorne |
Lord De Mauley |
Lord Denham |
The Earl of Dundee |
Viscount Eccles |
Lord Elton |
Lord Fairfax of Cameron |
Lord Geddes |
Lord Glenarthur |
Viscount Goschen |
Lord Henley |
The Earl of Home |
Earl Howe |
The Earl of Lindsay |
The Earl of Liverpool |
Lord Lucas |
Lord Mancroft |
The Duke of Montrose |
Lord Moynihan |
Lord Northbrook |
Lord Reay |
Viscount Ridley |
Lord Rotherwick |
Lord Selsdon |
The Earl of Shrewsbury |
Lord Strathclyde |
Lord Swinfen |
Lord Trefgarne |
Viscount Trenchard |
Viscount Ullswater |
Viscount Younger of Leckie |
In the event of a by-election to replace a crossbench hereditary peer, the electorate would be:
Lord Aberdare |
Viscount Brookeborough |
Lord Carrington |
The Earl of Clancarty |
Viscount Colville of Culross |
The Earl of Cork and Orrery |
Viscount Craigavon |
Lord Cromwell |
The Earl of Devon |
The Earl of Erroll |
Viscount Falkland |
Lord Freyberg |
Lord Greenway |
Lord Hylton |
The Earl of Listowel |
The Earl of Lytton |
The Countess of Mar |
Lord Mountevans |
Lord Palmer |
Earl Peel |
Lord Ravensdale |
The Earl of Rosslyn |
Lord Russell of Liverpool |
The Earl of Sandwich |
The Duke of Somerset |
Lord St John of Bletso |
The Earl of Stair |
Lord Thurlow |
Lord Trevethin and Oaksey |
Lord Vaux of Harrowden |
Viscount Waverley |
In the event of a by-election to replace a Labour hereditary peer, the electorate would be:
Lord Grantchester |
Viscount Hanworth |
Lord Rea |
Viscount Simon |
In the event of a by-election to replace a Liberal Democrat hereditary peer, the electorate would be:
Lord Addington |
The Earl of Glasgow |
Viscount Thurso |
There are some members sitting in the House as excepted hereditary peers who have changed their party or group affiliation. If a vacancy were created by one of those members leaving the House, the seat in the House would revert back to the previous party or group. However, while those members are not sitting in their original party or group, they do not form part of the electorate for any hereditary peer by-elections that may arise in those groupings.