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1693226

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date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of trends in the level of army recruitment over the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Army continues to implement a number of measures to improve recruitment and regularly assesses the recruiting environment to ensure that demand can be met. January 2024 saw the highest number of monthly applications for Regular soldiers in over six years.</p><p> </p><p>Key points and trends can be found at the below link within the published Quarterly service personnel statistics:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2024/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-1-january-2024" target="_blank">Quarterly service personnel statistics 1 January 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/03/2024 15:14:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1693339

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Somalia: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on the training of Somalian armed forces in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	16649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>In each of the last five financial years (FY) the costs of Ministry of Defence support to the Somali Armed Forces amount to:</p><p> </p><p>FY 2023-24 - £9,748,133 (actuals until end of February 2024)</p><p>FY 2022-23 - £14,315,675</p><p>FY 2021-22 - £11,268,135</p><p>FY 2020-21 - £11,051,788</p><p>FY 2019-20 - £11,982,973</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/03/2024 10:49:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1693376

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Northern Ireland: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are in roles that support the provision of information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are 18 officials in roles within the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Directorate of Judicial Engagement Policy (DJEP) that support the provision of information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland as all or part of their duties. In addition, there are other teams across MOD providing specialist support to DJEP in providing information to inquests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on historical staffing records and cannot provide figures in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 16610 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693377

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Northern Ireland: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department held roles that required them to provide information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are 18 officials in roles within the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Directorate of Judicial Engagement Policy (DJEP) that support the provision of information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland as all or part of their duties. In addition, there are other teams across MOD providing specialist support to DJEP in providing information to inquests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on historical staffing records and cannot provide figures in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 16609 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693385

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the army’s wet gap crossing capability.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	16614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Armed Forces’ Wide Wet Gap Crossing capability continues to meet all operational requirements.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/03/2024 12:12:06 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1693449

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services: Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish any (a) performance reports, (b) business plans, (c) annual reviews and (d) other documents relating to the (i) performance of and (ii) relationship between Defence Business Services and Serco in the years between 2011 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	16865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to publish material relating to the performance of Defence Business Services or the commercial relationship with SERCO during the period 2011-2016.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/03/2024 15:15:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1693450

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) lawyers and (b) paralegals are employed by Veterans UK as of 4 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	16866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Veterans UK is the public facing name given to the administration and payment by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of Armed Forces Pensions and the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes, and Veterans Welfare Service. It does not exist as an executive agency or standalone entity and consequently does not employ any lawyers or paralegals.</p><p>Legal advice and representation on Veterans related matters is provide by the MOD Legal Advisors and the Government Legal Department and I refer to the answer I gave to Question 1803, Tabled on 14 November 2023.</p><p>The MOD Legal Advisors' lawyers - as Government Legal Department employees - do not distinctly record time involved on veteran-related matters and, therefore, the MOD cannot specify how much work was undertaken.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/03/2024 15:16:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1693451

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason does Defence Business Services not publish its annual plan.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	16867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Defence Business Services is an integral part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), not an arm's length body (ALB). Its annual business plan is approved by the MOD Chief Operating Officer and, in common with many other annual business plans written by other parts of the Department, is for internal use.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/03/2024 15:17:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1693580

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants in his Department have a criminal conviction.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, Civil Service applicants must declare any criminal convictions during the application process. This is reviewed during the security clearance process run by UKSV. The Ministry of Defence does not routinely employ people with unspent convictions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/03/2024 15:07:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1693611

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mozambique: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is providing support to (a) Mozambique and (b) the Southern African Development Community to help restore security in Cabo Delgado.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	16972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK provides support to the Armed Forces of Mozambique (FADM) through our Resident Defence Adviser and Defence Section, which opened in July 2023. Our defence cooperation, including professional military education, defence policy and initial training, is delivered under the framework of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding. The UK has not provided support to the Southern African Development Community mission in Mozambique, although my recent visit to South Africa explored opportunities for doing so.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/03/2024 11:15:17 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi