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Small Arms Sales

Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion by value of sales of arms by UK companies were identified as small arms in the latest year for which figures are available; and what proportion were sold to developing countries. [10430]

Malcolm Wicks: I have been asked to reply.
 
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I refer the hon. Member to the Government's Annual Reports on Strategic Export Controls, which contain information on the Government's export licensing decisions. Since 2000, these reports have specified the number of items of military equipment in the UN Register of Conventional Arms categories, and also the number of small arms, covered by individual licences in the reporting period. The annual reports are available from the Libraries of the House. The Export Control Organisation does not however hold information on actual exports.

TA/Cadet Forces

Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the reserve forces in Hemel Hempstead constituency. [11749]

Mr. Touhig: There are no current plans to make any changes to the Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Auxiliary Air Force units located near to Hemel Hempstead. A study is currently in hand which seeks to rebalance the Territorial Army so that it is aligned with changes to the Regular Army under the Future Army Structure work. This is a nationwide study that is not due to report until later in the year and it would be inappropriate to speculate on the outcome of the study at this time.

Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many infantry private soldiers were on record in the Territorial Army at the onset of Iraq operations; and how many (a) are on record, (b) are available for Operation Telic 7 and (c) are expected to be available for Operation Telic 8. [12679]

Mr. Touhig: On 1 March 2003 there were some 4,000 Infantry Private Soldiers in the Territorial Army (TA). As at 1 June 2005 there were some 3,800 TA Infantry Private Soldiers, of this figure some 2,000 are available for Operation Telic 7 and we expect some 1,500 to be available for Operation Telic 8.

Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the formation will be of the Territorial Army contribution to Operation Telic 7. [12680]

 
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Mr. Touhig: Some 550 personnel from the Territorial Army are expected to contribute to Operation Telic 7. Of these, some 240 personnel will form two Force Protection Companies, the remainder will be employed in a variety of roles in support of 7 Armoured Brigade.

Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army medical officers have been deployed since the start of Operation Telic; and how many of them worked in the NHS. [12682]

 
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Mr. Touhig: In total, 754 Territorial Army medical personnel have deployed since the start of Operation Telic, all of whom worked within the NHS.

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the role of each unit of the (a) Territorial Army and (b) cadet forces in Lancashire is; and if he will make a statement. [12478]

Mr. Touhig: The information requested is shown in the following table.

Unit	Role
Territorial Army
Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers Regiment (LVC)	Infantry
A Company (an Assault Pioneer Platoon) LVC	Infantry
B Company LVC	Infantry
D Company LVC	Infantry
B Squadron 207 Field Hospital	Medical
C Squadron 208 Field Hospital	Medical
5 General Support Medical Regiment	Medical
29 Company 3 Military Intelligence (Volunteers) Battalion.	Intelligence
93 Signals Squadron Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Section	Engineering
93 Signals Squadron	Signals
Lancaster University Officer Training Corp	Officer Training
Army Cadet Force
Corunna Company	Armoured and Signals
Normandy Company	Infantry and Medical
Salerno Company	Engineers, Infantry and Armoured
Wingate Company	Armoured, Infantry and Logistics
Egypt Company	Armoured
Sea Cadets
Accrington and District	The role of the Sea Cadets is to encourage valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct, using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy.
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale
Preston
Morecambe and Heysham
Chorley
Blackpool
Fleetwood
Blackburn
Lytham St. Annes
Air Cadets
Cumbria and North Lancashire WG HQ	The role of the Air Cadets is to encourage valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct and to promote and encourage among young people a practical interest in aviation and the Royal Air Force.
92 (Chorley)
177 (Blackpool airport)
206 (Thornton Cleveleys)
341 (Preston)
341 (Longridge)
345 (City of Lancaster)
455 (Morecambe and Heysham)
471 (Hesketh Bank and Tarleton)
967 (British Aerospace Warton)
1301 (Fleetwood)
2050 (Leyland)
2246 (Carnforth)
2376 (Bamber Bridge)
2454 (Warbreck)
2459 (Poulton-le-Fylde)
2486 (Lytham St. Annes)
East Lancashire WG HQ
1035 (Accrington)
352 (Burnley)
11 04 (Pendle)
1262 (Blackburn)
1471 (Horwich)
1969 (Rossendale)
635 Volunteer Gliding School (Salmesbury)

 
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Robert Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list each of the cadet units based in Salisbury constituency. [11562]

Mr. Touhig: All four cadet forces are represented in the Salisbury and South Wiltshire constituency. They are:

Sea Cadets

Sea Cadet Unit No. 296.

Churchill Way South,

Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Army Cadet Force

Arakan Company located at:

Childrens Corner, Downton, Wiltshire, SP5 3QE.

TA Centre, Portway, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6BY.

Wishford Road, Wilton, Wiltshire, SP2 OJG.

Air Cadet Organisation

Dorset and Wilts Wing.

1010 Squadron (Salisbury), TA Centre, Portway, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6BY.

1011 Squadron (Amesbury), Building No. 205, DERA Boscombe Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6BY.

Combined Cadet Force

Godolphin School,

Milford Hill,

Salisbury, Wiltshire,

SP1 2RA.

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what buildings are used by the Territorial Army in Lancashire. [13148]

Mr. Touhig: The Territorial Army (TA) within the Lancashire county council administrative boundary (i.e. excluding Greater Manchester and Merseyside) regularly use the following buildings:

Alexandra Barracks, Caton Road, Lancaster

Kimberley Barracks, Deepdale Road, Preston

Lancaster House, Devonshire Road, Chorley

Sir Matthew Fell House, Parkinson Way, Blackpool

Somme Barracks, Moss Street, Blackburn

The Barracks, Canterbury Street, Blackburn

In addition they occasionally utilise the following sites:

Halton Training Camp, Lancaster

Fulwood Barracks, Preston

Weeton Camp, Preston

Tritium

Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has made (a) an estimate of the current rate of depletion of the stock of tritium held by the Government for military purposes, (b) an estimate of the total amount of the tritium currently held and (c) an assessment of when these stocks will need to be replenished with new sources of tritium if the UK's current nuclear capability is to be maintained. [10726]

John Reid [holding answer 11 July 2005 ]: Yes.
 
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