The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) Royal Air Force aircraft and (b) manpower establishment is of (i) airborne early warning and (ii) air to air refuelling.
Penny Mordaunt
The type of aircraft and manpower establishment details are in the table below.
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Aircraft Type |
Manpower Establishment |
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Airborne Early Warning |
E3-D Sentry |
321 |
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Air to Air refuelling |
Voyager |
371 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about moving the Knightsbridge Barracks to an alternative location in the Royal Parks.
Mark Lancaster
The Secretary of State for Defence holds regular reviews of the Ministry of Defence estate, including the wider London Estate, in the context of the emerging Estate Optimisation work.
There have been no recent discussions between the Secretary of State for Defence and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about moving Hyde Park Barracks (located in Knightsbridge) to an alternative location in the Royal Parks.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on (a) complete and (b) partial privatisation of the National Health Service’s Property Services.
George Freeman
The Department is always looking at ways to realise efficiencies and value for money from the use of its assets and investments, and this includes its investments in companies like NHS Property Services.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what vessels of all types are available to the Royal Naval Reserve for training.
Mark Lancaster
The Royal Naval Reserve has access to all types of Royal Navy vessels to deliver effective and quality training opportunities for all Royal Naval Reservists, depending on their specialisation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-09-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses have (i) been recruited and (ii) started training in each of the last five years.
Mr Philip Dunne
Information on the number of doctors and nurses in England who have been recruited to the National Health Service and started training since 2010 is in the attached tables.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of his Department’s likely civilian personnel strength on 1 April (a) 2016 and (b) 2020 for each top level budget.
Michael Fallon
Projected estimated civilian personnel strengths prior to any decisions in the Strategic Defence and Security Review, at 1 April 2016 and 1 April 2020 for each top level budget are as follows:
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1 April 2016 |
1 April 2020 |
|
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Navy Command |
4,773 |
4,748 |
|
Army Command |
14,154 |
12,445 |
|
Air Command |
4,140 |
4,049 |
|
Joint Forces Command |
8,039 |
7,649 |
|
Head Office & Corporate Services |
8,355 |
8,192 |
|
Defence Infrastructure Organisation |
5,385 |
5,155 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-11-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nationals aged (a) between 15 and 64 and (b) over 65 from each non-EEA country were granted British citizenship in each year from 1997-98 to 2014-15.
James Brokenshire
The latest available Home Office immigration statistics on grants of British citizenship by age, sex, geographical region and year of grant are published in ‘Immigration Statistics, April-June 2015’ table cz_05 for 2002 to 2014, available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics
Corresponding data for 2015 will be published on 26 May 2016. Information is not available for periods prior to 2002.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-11-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent from the public purse on the payment of the state pension to non-UK citizens in each European Economic Area country for each year from 1997-98 to 2014-15.
Justin Tomlinson
Entitlement to UK State Pension is based on UK national insurance contributions and credits which enables pensioners, many of whom are UK nationals, to receive their state pensions abroad.
The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold data on the nationality of State Pension claimants however;
State Pension expenditure by country of residence is published on Gov.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/464096/state-pension-by-country-2014-15.xlsx.
Expenditure is not broken down by nationality.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-11-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) volume and (b) value of (i) raw milk, (ii) butter, (iii) cheese, (iv) cream and (v) condensed milk was exported in each year from 1995-96 to 2014-15.
George Eustice
The information requested is set out in the tables attached.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria she plans to include in the national funding formula for schools; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Sam Gyimah
The government is committed to delivering our manifesto pledge to make school funding fairer. It was announced at the Spending Review that we intend to introduce a National Funding Formula for schools, high needs and early years in 2017. We will set out our detailed plans for a National Funding Formula, including the criteria to be included in the formula for schools, in the New Year and will consult on our proposals extensively.