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registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill on the number of convictions of armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	89755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The Impact Statement for the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill was published on 17 September.</p><p>It is not possible to estimate how many potential future prosecutions will not proceed as a result of the statutory presumption against prosecution measure as there is limited available data. In addition, it would not be appropriate for the Government to &quot;play prosecutor&quot; and try to assess what decision a prosecutor might have made in an historical case if the presumption measure had been in place at the time.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 17/09/2020 12:12:33 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1233683

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) the role and (b) cost to the public purse is of his Department's director of diversity and inclusion.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	88818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The senior leadership of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), military and civilian, is committed to improving Diversity and Inclusion (D&amp;I) across the Department. We know we are not sufficiently diverse, not yet reflecting the society we defend and serve, and we are determined to deliver tangible progress at pace. The Department has recently set Levels of Ambition for D&amp;I, backed by action plans that will be regularly assured and reported on. There is a palpable energy for change, from across Defence personnel, and to harness this and create real momentum we have directed that D&amp;I will be a high-priority programme, taken forward on a sustained and enduring basis, across the whole of Defence. To lead this exciting agenda, we are seeking to appoint a senior D&amp;I professional as Director and Senior Responsible Officer.</p><p> </p><p>The successful candidate will develop and deliver the Department’s D&amp;I Plan and will hold our Executive Committee to account, putting the Department’s D&amp;I work on a programmatic footing in order to make an enduring step change in momentum and drive actions at all levels to bring about substantive improvements for the whole MOD workforce, both Service and civilian. They will set D&amp;I policy, refresh D&amp;I strategy and assure delivery against actions plans by Defence, Top Level Budgets, Chiefs and Director Generals, together supporting around 240,000 personnel.</p><p> </p><p>This post attracts a salary of £110,000 and offers a Civil Service pension. However, if the successful candidate is an existing Civil Servant, they will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules meaning if they are taking up post on level transfer they will retain their existing salary. Candidates on promotion will either have their current salary increased by ten per cent or receive the starting salary for a Senior Civil Servant (Pay Band 2) role which is £92,000 (whichever is higher).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 17/09/2020 12:16:05 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1233784

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Inappropriate Behaviours in the Armed Forces Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2020 to Question 85970 on Inappropriate Behaviours in the Armed Forces Review, what the terms of reference are for Danuta Gray’s one year on review of the Wigston report.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	88829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>Danuta Gray began her Review on 15 July 2020 and the terms of reference are attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Review seeks to assess progress made against the Wigston recommendations over the past year. Tackling unacceptable behaviour requires a culture change, therefore Ms Gray's Review has engaged with personnel at all ranks and grades, with Non-Executive Directors and private sector experts; it has also been informed by a range of studies and feedback. Culture change is a long-term process and the Wigston Review estimated it would take five to ten years to make a measurable difference; it is too early to consult on a wider basis, but future work is likely to include liaison with Service charities.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 88830 question first answered 16/09/2020 16:49:50 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1233785

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Inappropriate Behaviours in the Armed Forces Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2020 to question 85970 on Inappropriate Behaviours in the Armed Forces Review, whether he has plans in place for the consultation of (a) charities, (b) Community Interest Companies and (c) other stakeholders for Danuta Gray’s one year on review of the Wigston report.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	88830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>Danuta Gray began her Review on 15 July 2020 and the terms of reference are attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Review seeks to assess progress made against the Wigston recommendations over the past year. Tackling unacceptable behaviour requires a culture change, therefore Ms Gray's Review has engaged with personnel at all ranks and grades, with Non-Executive Directors and private sector experts; it has also been informed by a range of studies and feedback. Culture change is a long-term process and the Wigston Review estimated it would take five to ten years to make a measurable difference; it is too early to consult on a wider basis, but future work is likely to include liaison with Service charities.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 16/09/2020 16:49:50 question first ministerially corrected 29/09/2020 11:18:25 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name Wigston one year on review TOR (1).docx title Wigston Terms of Reference - One Year on previous answer version 47730 answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1232790

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian employees (a) his Department has and (b) have joined as new employees in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	87644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The information is published on the gov.uk website and can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-biannual-civilian-personnel-statisticsindex</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/09/2020 09:00:17 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1232931

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of staff in their Department have one or more of the words equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT or race in their job title.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	87649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>45 civilian positions in the Ministry of Defence and its Executive Agencies specifically include one or more of the words equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT or race in their job title as recorded by the electronic Human Resources Management System.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/09/2020 09:01:12 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1232338

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure veterans are protected from vexatious claims.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	86779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>On 18 March 2020 the Government introduced the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill to help tackle vexatious claims and the cycle of reinvestigations against our Armed Forces personnel and veterans. Due to the impact of COVID on parliamentary business, the progression of the Bill to Second Reading has been delayed, but is now planned for 23 September.</p><p>In addition to the Overseas Operations Bill, we intend taking forward some of the key recommendations from HH Lyons' 2017 review to improve the Service Justice System, including Sir Jon Murphy's recommendation for the establishment of a tri-Service Defence Serious Crime Unit (DSCU), and for an oversight body for complaints against the Service Police. These measures are intended to deliver a stronger, more collaborative and effective role for the Service Police within the Service Justice System.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/09/2020 08:59:29 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1231765

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of employment preparedness and support programmes offered to military personnel prior to and immediately post-service.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	86084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence provides comprehensive resettlement support for people leaving the Armed Forces to help them make the transition to civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The long-established Career Transition Partnership (CTP) provides guidance to Service leavers in their transition from military to civilian life through a range of career and employment support services including skills development workshops, seminars, resettlement training advice, vocational training courses, career consultancy, one-to-one sessions and job finding support. A bespoke service is provided for the most vulnerable leavers through the CTP resettlement pathway. This function is called CTP Assist and delivers an individualised, needs-based service to those Service personnel who face the greatest barriers to employment as a consequence of their medical conditions. This comprehensive employment support is made available to all Service personnel subject to medical discharge in order to maximise their successful transition to civilian life. All military personnel can access CTP two years before leaving and within two years of leaving; beyond that point they can access The Forces Employment Charity (RFEA) which provides support for life.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the estimated employment outcomes for ex-Service personnel who used the services provided by CTP can be accessed at the following link: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fcareer-transition-partnership-ex-service-personnel-employment-outcomes-statistics-index&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Cfb6be90e18b440bf65f108d853fae797%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637351684374616729&amp;sdata=f4j9ghaEsC%2BBJDKmoU4LqW3jsnE1jpIYNJu8JCIyyLM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/career-transition-partnership-ex-service-personnel-employment-outcomes-statistics-index</a>. Of the 2018-19 UK Regular Service leavers who used a billable CTP service and reported their employment outcomes six months after leaving service, 86 per cent were employed.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the ten-year vision articulated in the <em>Strategy for our Veterans</em>, in October 2019 the Ministry of Defence introduced a ‘Defence Holistic Transition’ policy, which brings together a wide range of support for Service leavers and their families in their transition to civilian life including help with life's basic needs such as registering with a doctor or a dentist, or much more intensive help for those with complex needs (including housing, budgeting, debt, wellbeing and children’s education). ‘Defence Transition Services’ (DTS) was established at the same time, to support those Service leavers who face the greatest challenges to making a successful transition to civilian life, including those who are medically discharged. The full-spectrum service is available to all Service leavers exiting the Armed Forces and is based on the needs of the individual, providing the specific support they may need and interventions to ensure issues are resolved. This support extends for two years after discharge and longer if necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/09/2020 08:58:55 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1231919

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Inappropriate Behaviours in the Armed Forces Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation process he has put in place for the chair of the people committee’s review into his Department’s progress implementing the Wigston review recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	85970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>At the request of the Secretary of State, Danuta Gray (Non-Executive Director and Chair of the People Committee) agreed to conduct a 'one year on' review of the Wigston Report. The review commenced on the first anniversary of the Wigston Report (15 July 2020) and will run for three months. It will examine the progress that has been made by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Head Office and the Armed Forces in implementing the recommendations. In conducting the review, Ms Gray is keen to understand the experience and perspective of the widest range of Defence personnel possible and will therefore engage with senior officers from the single Services and MOD Civil Service, as well as a broad range of personnel at ranks and grades below that. A report will be published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 10/09/2020 10:32:08 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1232051

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Department spent on unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	86157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Unconscious Bias training is undertaken by members of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) via an e-learning package on the Civil Service Learning Platform. The learning is free at the point of use, so there is no associated per-person cost for this training to be carried out. The MOD contributes to the funding of Civil Service HR, including Civil Service Learning annually, therefore it is not possible to disaggregate the cost of Unconscious Bias training from the wider budget.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/09/2020 08:58:05 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien