Introduction

Changes in 2009

Northern Ireland statistics are no longer included in UKDS, as the Royal Irish Regiment has been disbanded. Consequently, tables have been renumbered (as set out below). This year we have added tables on Sustainable Development, covering waste arising, carbon emissions, energy and water consumption and sites of special scientific interest.

Sustainable Development

Table 7.1 shows waste arising, percentage reduction in waste, and the proportion recycled and reused by the MOD.

Table 7.2 shows MOD carbon dioxide emissions by source.

Table 7.3 shows MOD energy consumption, including the percentage of this that is from renewable sources.

Table 7.4 shows MOD water consumption, including percentage reduction.

Table 7.5 shows the percentage of Sites of Special Scientific Interest that are in target condition.

Military Aid to the Civil Authorities

Military Aid to the Civil Authorities covers aid to the civil power, other Government Departments and the community at large. Military Aid to the Civil Power is the provision of military assistance to the police and other law enforcement organizations in their maintenance of law, order and public safety. This includes Explosive Ordnance Disposal tasks.
Military Aid to other Government Departments is the use of military assets for non-military work of national importance such as the maintenance of supplies and services essential to human life. This includes fishery protection and hydrographic tasks.
Military Aid to the Civil Community is the provision of Service personnel and equipment, to assist the community at large usually in emergency situations.

Table 7.6 (previously 7.5) shows the numbers of vessels boarded by the Royal Navy Fishery Protection Squadron within British fishery limits, and convictions arising, in each financial year.

Table 7.7 (previously 7.6) shows examples of Service assistance to the Civil Community, the civil power and other Government Departments.

Conflict Prevention Activities

The MOD also contributes to the Government’s cross-departmental initiative for Conflict Prevention, which cuts across many existing Military Tasks (MT), for example, MT4.3 Peacekeeping, and MT4.4 Peace Enforcement, and MT 3.4 Security Cooperation: Strengthen International Peace and Stability and Support Wider British Interests

Table 7.8 (previously 7.7) shows examples of when and where the MOD provided support to the UK’s Conflict Prevention Initiative during 2007/08.

Key Points:

Sustainable Development

• MOD waste arisings were reduced by 4.3% in 2008/09 against their baseline (against a target of 5% by 2010) (see Table 7.1).
• MOD Defence Estate CO2 emissions were reduced by 12.5% in 2008/09 compared with 1999/2000 (against a target of 12.5% by 2011) (see Table 7.2).
• CO2 emissions from administrative road transport were reduced by 5.8% in 2008/09 compared with 2005/06 (against a target of 15% by 2011) (see Table 7.2).
• 8% of energy consumed by the MOD in 2007/08 was from renewable energy sources (against a target of 10% by 2011) (see Table 7.3).
• MOD water consumption reduced by 25% in 2008/09 relative to 2004/05 (against a target of 25% by 2020) (see Table 7.4).

Military Aid to the Civil Authorities

• 1,102 vessels were boarded and 20 convictions arose as a result of these boardings in 2008/09 (see Table 7.6).