House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Jan 2002 (pt 7)

RAF Bases

Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who owns the freehold of (a) RAF Brize Norton, and (b) RAF Lyneham. [30805]

Dr. Moonie: The Ministry of Defence owns the freehold at both sites.

Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what plans he has to redevelop RAF Wroughton; [30806]

Dr. Moonie: All elements of the former RAF Wroughton are now in private ownership with the exception of the married quarter estates at Langton Park and Beranburh Field. These are still in Ministry of

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Defence ownership but are now surplus to operational requirements. They will shortly be sold in accordance with disposal policy. Defence Estates will not redevelop the sites.

Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what medical equipment there is in RAF Wroughton; and what plans he has to re-deploy it elsewhere. [30807]

Dr. Moonie: RAF Wroughton comprised the main airfield, married quarters estates and the Princess Alexandra hospital.

Prior to the disposal of the hospital site the medical equipment was sold, with the exception of the MRI and CT scanners which were obsolescent. They were therefore included as fittings within the hospital sale.

The Princess Alexandra hospital was sold to Dukeminster Ltd. on 14 January 2000.

Army Units (Germany)

Mr. Wood: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the establishment against actual strength of British Army units in Germany; and how many requests for transfer there are for each of these units. [29650]

Mr. Ingram: The establishment and actual staffing levels for major British Army units in Germany, as at 1 January 2002, are shown in the table. It is not possible to say how many requests for transfer there are for each unit in Germany as this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

British Army units in Germany⁽⁸⁾ Establishment Actual strength

HQ 1(UK) Armoured Division and TPS

1 Div HQ 180 178

12 Regt RA 627 563

28 Engr Regt RE 880 804

1 ADSR 681 586

1CS Med Regt RAMC 517 443

Chaplain pool 28 32

1 Reg RMP 350 350

1GS Regt RLC 689 600

2 CS Regt RLC 886 696

RLC Mil Trg Wmg 8 8

4 Armoured Brigade

4 Bde HQ and Sig Sqn 157 164

RDG 590 585

QRL 590 511

4 Regt RA 684 606

21 Engr RE 657 657

1IG 744 689

1DWR 741 719

1Bn REME 367 308

RL Band 35 31

7 Armoured Brigade

7 Bde HQ and Sig Sqn 157 167

SCOTS DG 590 491

9/12L 453 440

2 RTR 599 568

3 RHA 554 457

32 Engr Regt RE 653 638

1 RRF 741 654

1BW 741 660

Cambrai Band 35 35

2 Bn REME 367 289

20 Armoured Brigade

20 Bde HQ and Sig Sqn 157 129

QHR 590 531

26 Regt RA 684 607

35 Engr Regt RE 656 622

1 RRW 741 703

2 RGJ 741 726

3 Bn REME 367 281

HQ UK Support Command (Germany)

HQ UKSC(G) 122 119

1 Signal Brigade and Rhine Garrison 3,307 2,955

British Army units in Germany⁽⁸⁾	Establishment	Actual strength
	HQ 1(UK) Armoured Division and TPS
1 Div HQ	180	178
12 Regt RA	627	563
28 Engr Regt RE	880	804
1 ADSR	681	586
1CS Med Regt RAMC	517	443
Chaplain pool	28	32
1 Reg RMP	350	350
1GS Regt RLC	689	600
2 CS Regt RLC	886	696
RLC Mil Trg Wmg	8	8

4 Armoured Brigade
4 Bde HQ and Sig Sqn	157	164
RDG	590	585
QRL	590	511
4 Regt RA	684	606
21 Engr RE	657	657
1IG	744	689
1DWR	741	719
1Bn REME	367	308
RL Band	35	31

7 Armoured Brigade
7 Bde HQ and Sig Sqn	157	167
SCOTS DG	590	491
9/12L	453	440
2 RTR	599	568
3 RHA	554	457
32 Engr Regt RE	653	638
1 RRF	741	654
1BW	741	660
Cambrai Band	35	35
2 Bn REME	367	289
20 Armoured Brigade
20 Bde HQ and Sig Sqn	157	129
QHR	590	531
26 Regt RA	684	607
35 Engr Regt RE	656	622
1 RRW	741	703
2 RGJ	741	726
3 Bn REME	367	281

HQ UK Support Command (Germany)
HQ UKSC(G)	122	119
1 Signal Brigade and Rhine Garrison	3,307	2,955

⁽⁸⁾ As at 1 January 2002

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Iraq

Mr. Wray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what British aircraft, and how many, are patrolling the no fly zones in Iraq; and how many times they have been (a) locked on to by surface-to-air missile batteries, (b) attacked by surface-to-air missiles and (c) threatened by other means. [28896]

Mr. Ingram: The RAF currently deploys eight Tornado GR4, six Tornado F3, four Jaguar, two VC10 and one Tristar on operations in connection with enforcing the no fly zones.

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2001, reports from coalition aircraft patrolling the no fly zones indicated that they were threatened or attacked on 918 occasions, broken down as follows: 64 radar threats; 55 attacks by surface-to-air missiles; and 799 other threats, primarily attacks by anti-aircraft guns.

PRIME MINISTER

Ian Stillman

Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has to make representations to the Indian Government with respect to the case of Ian Stillman; and if he will make a statement. [30865]

The Prime Minister: I am aware of the case of Mr. Stillman. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British high commission in New Delhi have made many high-level representations to the Indian authorities about Mr. Stillman. The most recent of these was a meeting on 2 January 2002 between the British high commissioner in New Delhi and the Indian Home Minister. We shall continue to monitor Mr. Stillman's welfare while in jail and ensure that his special needs are catered for as far as possible.

Single European Currency

Tony Wright: To ask the Prime Minister if he plans to follow the precedent of the 1975 referendum on membership of the Common Market in respect of the Government's agreement to differ in a referendum on membership of the single European currency as binding. [30754]

The Prime Minister: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary to the hon. Member for Buckingham (Mr. Bercow) on 2 November 2001, Official Report, column 883W.

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Energy Review

Llew Smith: To ask the Prime Minister on what date he received the final report of the Energy Review from his Performance and Innovation Unit; and on what date he intends to publish the report. [31059]

The Prime Minister: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Mr. Thomas) on 9 January 2002, Official Report, column 816W.

Defence Sales (India)

Sir Brian Mawhinney: To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he had with Indian Ministers, on his recent visit, about the United Kingdom selling (a) armaments and (b) war planes to the Indian Government. [30852]

The Prime Minister: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Banbury (Tony Baldry) on 23 January 2002, Official Report, column 854W.

Lost/stolen Property

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his office in each of the last four years. [28002]

The Prime Minister: In respect of my office, none for the last four financial years.

Camp X-Ray

Harry Cohen: To ask the Prime Minister whether the assurances Her Majesty's Government have obtained from the Americans that those captured in Afghanistan are being humanely treated include assurances that those people are being treated in accordance with (a) the Geneva convention and (b) international norms; and if he will make a statement. [30133]

The Prime Minister: US officials have stated publicly that all detainees are being treated consistently with the principles of the Geneva convention.

As the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Exeter (Mr. Bradshaw) told the House on 21 January, British officials visited Guantanamo Bay between 17 and 20 January and were able to have lengthy discussions with the three British detainees who were all in good physical health and none of whom complained of ill treatment or had medical conditions requiring treatment.

I am satisfied on the basis of the public statements made by the US authorities, together with the report of the visiting British officials, that the detainees are being treated in line with international humanitarian norms.

New Year Honours List

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Prime Minister how many persons in each county were (a) knighted or equivalent and (b) admitted to each rank of the orders of chivalry in the recent New Year's Honours List. [30022]

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The Prime Minister: The information available is outlined in the table, which shows the number of awards

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made on my recommendation in each county in the New Year Honours List 2002.

Numbers of Honours recipients in each county

County GBE CH KCB DBE Kt CB CMG CBE OBE MBE

Aberdeenshire — — — — 1 — — — 4 2

Angus — — — — — — — — — 3

Antrim — — — — — — — 1 3 10

Argyll and Bute — — — — — — — — — 6

Armagh — — — — — — — — 1 3

Ayrshire and Arran — — — — — — — — 1 3

Banffshire — — — — — — — — — 1

Bedfordshire — — — — — — — — 1 3

Belfast — — — — 1 1 — — 5 10

Berkshire — — 1 — — — — 1 5 8

Berwickshire — — — — — — — 1 1 1

Bristol — — — — — — — — 2 4

Buckinghamshire — — — — 1 — — 1 2 8

Cambridgeshire — — — — 1 — — 4 1 9

Carmarthenshire — — — — — — — — — 4

Ceredigion — — — — — — — — — 1

Channel Islands — — — — 1 — — — 2 4

Cheshire — — — — 1 — — 3 3 13

Cleveland — — — 1 — — — — — 2

Clwyd — — — — — — — — — 1

Cornwall — — — — — — — — — 3

Cumbria — — — — — — — — — 11

Denbighshire — — — — — — — — — 1

Derbyshire — — — — — — — — 3 6

Devon — — — — — — — — 2 13

Dorset — — — — — — — — 1 7

Down — — — — — — — 3 6 10

Dumfries — — — — — — — — 1 6

Dunbartonshire — — — — — — — — 1 —

Dundee — — — — — — — — 2 —

Durham — — — — — — — — 6 4

East Lothian — — — — 1 — — — — 1

East Riding of Yorkshire — — — — — — — 1 — 3

East Sussex — 1 — — — — — 1 3 12

Edinburgh — — — — 1 — — 5 8 10

Essex — — — — — — — — 4 14

Fermanagh — — — — — — — — — 1

Fife — — — — — — — 1 2 7

Flintshire — — — — — — — — — 1

Glasgow — — — — — — — 1 1 3

Gloucestershire — — — — — — — — 2 7

Greater Manchester — — — — 1 — — 3 2 14

Gwent — — — — — — — — 1 2

Gwynedd — — — — — — — — 1 2

Hampshire — — — — — 1 — 2 8 15

Herefordshire 1 — — — — — — — — —

Hertfordshire — — — — 1 1 — 6 8 9

Inverness-shire — — — — — — — — — 6

Isle of Man — — — — — — — — — 2

Isle of Wight — — — — — — — — — 2

Kent — — — — 2 2 — 3 10 19

Lanarkshire — — — — — — — 1 1 4

Lancashire — — — — — 1 — — 5 13

Leicestershire — — — — — — — — 4 5

Lincolnshire — — — — — — — — 2 5

London — — 2 — — 4 1 17 35 41

Londonderry — — — — — — — 1 3 6

Lothian — — — — — — — — 1 2

Merseyside — — — — — — — 2 — 10

Mid Glamorgan — — — — — — — 3 1 6

Middlesex — — — — — — — 1 7 16

Mid Lothian — — — — — — — — — 1

Monmouthshire — — — — — — — — 1 5

Norfolk — — — — — — — — 2 8

North Yorkshire — — — — 1 1 — 1 2 5

Northamptonshire — — — — — — — — 1 4

Northumberland — — — 1 — — — 2 1 5

Nottinghamshire — — — — — — — — 4 7

Orkney — — — — — — — 1 — —

Oxfordshire — — — 1 2 — — 2 4 6

Pembrokeshire — — — — — — — — — 1

Perth and Kinross — — — — — — — — — 5

Powys — — — — — — — — — 1

Renfrewshire — — — — — — — 1 5 3

Ross and Cromarty — — — — 1 — — — 1 4

Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale — — — — — — — 1 — 1

Shetland Island — — — — — — — — — 2

Shropshire — — — — — — — — 2 4

Somerset — — — — — 1 — 1 4 9

South Glamorgan — — — — — — — — 2 5

South Yorkshire — — — — — — — 2 7 10

Staffordshire — — — — — — — — 2 15

Stirling and Falkirk — — — — — — — — 1 1

Suffolk — — — — — — — 1 — 5

Surrey — — — — 1 1 — 11 11 19

Sutherland — — — — — — — — — 1

Vale of Glamorgan — — — — — — — — — 2

Torfaen — — — — — — — — — 1

Tweeddale — — — — — — — — 1 1

Tyne and Wear — — — — — — — — 1 5

Tyrone — — — — — — — — — 3

Warwickshire — — — — — — — 1 1 4

West Glamorgan — — — — — — — 1 2 4

West Lothian — — — — — — — — 1 3

West Midlands — — — — 1 — — 2 5 10

West Sussex — — — 1 — — — 2 3 5

West Yorkshire — — — — — — — 2 2 14

Western Isles — — — — — — — — — 1

Wiltshire — — — — — — — 2 2 8

Worcestershire 1 — — — 1 — — 1 1 3

County	GBE	CH	KCB	DBE	Kt	CB	CMG	CBE	OBE	MBE
Aberdeenshire	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	4	2
Angus	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Antrim	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	10
Argyll and Bute	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Armagh	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3
Ayrshire and Arran	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3
Banffshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Bedfordshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3
Belfast	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	5	10
Berkshire	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	5	8
Berwickshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Bristol	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4
Buckinghamshire	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2	8
Cambridgeshire	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	4	1	9
Carmarthenshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Ceredigion	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Channel Islands	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	4
Cheshire	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	3	3	13
Cleveland	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2
Clwyd	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Cornwall	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Cumbria	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
Denbighshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Derbyshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6
Devon	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	13
Dorset	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7
Down	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	10
Dumfries	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6
Dunbartonshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Dundee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—
Durham	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4
East Lothian	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1
East Riding of Yorkshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3
East Sussex	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	12
Edinburgh	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	5	8	10
Essex	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	14
Fermanagh	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Fife	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	7
Flintshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Glasgow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3
Gloucestershire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7
Greater Manchester	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	3	2	14
Gwent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Gwynedd	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Hampshire	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	8	15
Herefordshire	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hertfordshire	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	6	8	9
Inverness-shire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Isle of Man	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Isle of Wight	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Kent	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	3	10	19
Lanarkshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4
Lancashire	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	5	13
Leicestershire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	5
Lincolnshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5
London	—	—	2	—	—	4	1	17	35	41
Londonderry	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	6
Lothian	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Merseyside	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	10
Mid Glamorgan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	6
Middlesex	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	16
Mid Lothian	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Monmouthshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5
Norfolk	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8
North Yorkshire	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	2	5
Northamptonshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4
Northumberland	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	1	5
Nottinghamshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	7
Orkney	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Oxfordshire	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	2	4	6
Pembrokeshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Perth and Kinross	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
Powys	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Renfrewshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	3
Ross and Cromarty	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	4
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Shetland Island	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Shropshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4
Somerset	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	4	9
South Glamorgan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5
South Yorkshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	10
Staffordshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	15
Stirling and Falkirk	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Suffolk	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	5
Surrey	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	11	11	19
Sutherland	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Vale of Glamorgan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Torfaen	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Tweeddale	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Tyne and Wear	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5
Tyrone	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Warwickshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4
West Glamorgan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4
West Lothian	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3
West Midlands	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	5	10
West Sussex	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	3	5
West Yorkshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	14
Western Isles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Wiltshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	8
Worcestershire	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	3

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