All 2 Debates between Lord Soames of Fletching and Lord Robathan

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Soames of Fletching and Lord Robathan
Monday 14th January 2013

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Robathan Portrait Mr Robathan
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I think we all regret any reduction in benefits. In the same way that members of the armed forces, such as myself—or my wife, more accurately—are losing child benefit, so we will all lose child benefit if we are paid the relevant amount. I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman should imagine that members of the armed forces are so ignorant of what is happening in the world that they need to be specially told. They are sensible people who can stand on their own feet and they do not need to be patronised by him.

Lord Soames of Fletching Portrait Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con)
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Will Ministers join me in paying tribute to the service provided by the defence attachés across the world and to the very important contribution they make to defence diplomacy? Do Ministers agree that defence attachés also have a vital role to play in conflict prevention? Will the Minister make a short report to the House on how that work impinges on their other duties?

Military Bases

Debate between Lord Soames of Fletching and Lord Robathan
Thursday 16th September 2010

(14 years, 3 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Lord Soames of Fletching Portrait Nicholas Soames
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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:

Lord Robathan Portrait Mr Robathan
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[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:

Of which:

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: