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432705

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Guided Weapons: Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by when he plans for Stormshadow and Brimstone missile systems to be integrated with Typhoon aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review included a commitment to invest further in Typhoon's capabilities, including ground attack. Under current plans, the in-service dates on Typhoon will be August 2018 for Storm Shadow and December 2018 for Brimstone.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 30/11/2015 17:17:35 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432732

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost savings his Department plans to make from phasing out the commitment bonus for members of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The estimated saving from phasing out the commitment bonus for members of the Armed Forces is £118 million over the remainder of this Parliament and some £50 million a year thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2015 17:00:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432741

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on that organisation's pension scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	17964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 October 2015 to Question 13202 to the hon. Member for Gedling (Mr Coaker).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2015 17:01:53 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20151028_13202_Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission_Pensions.docx title 13202 - QnA extraxt on CWC Pensions
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

432216

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from planned reductions in travel expenditure in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>As a result of Spending Review 2015 the Ministry of Defence will reduce its annual transport expenditure over the Spending Review period. The estimated savings from this measure are around £25 million per year.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2015 16:46:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432219

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse expected through the reduction in professional fees paid out by his Department in the 2015-16 financial year and in each of the next five such years.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>As a result of Spending Review 2015 the Ministry of Defence will reduce its annual expenditure on fees for professional services over the Spending Review period. The estimated savings from this measure are around £29 million per year.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 30/11/2015 17:31:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432220

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the projected savings for his Department arising from military pay restraint in the 2015-16 financial year and in each of the next five such years; and what proportion of those savings will arise from (a) pay rises limited to one per cent and (b) the ending of military commitment bonuses.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The estimated military paybill saving in 2015-16 from pay restraint is £98 million.</p><br /><p>The Summer Budget confirmed that the Government would fund public sector pay awards at 1% for four years from 2016-17 onwards. The estimated military pay saving is £1.8 billion over the next five years as detailed below.</p><p>Figures are all in £millions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>625</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Commitment bonuses which have not proven effective are to be withdrawn in full with effect from 1 April 2021. The estimated saving from ending commitment bonuses is £118 million over the next five years as detailed below.</p><p>Figures are all in £millions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2015 17:04:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432221

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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, with reference to the planned reductions in current staff numbers in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, how many of those job reductions will be in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19, (e) 2019-20 and (f) 2020-21; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The civilian staff reductions announced as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review will be managed in a number of different ways. In the short term, the Ministry of Defence has agreed to make further savings and adjustments in this current financial year as part of the Government’s commitment to reducing the deficit. This is still on-going and may mean restrictions on recruitment.</p><p>Over the longer term, a number of change programmes already under way across the Department are reducing our civilian workforce. These programmes will continue, and individuals are already aware if they are affected. We will also drive forward programmes to consider better ways of delivering services, and explore opportunities to deliver outputs in more efficient or innovative ways.</p><p>We are confident these programmes will deliver the required reductions to meet the efficiency and reform savings announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 17735 17752 question first answered 30/11/2015 16:59:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432222

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of redundancy payments arising from meeting the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 target of reducing civilian staff numbers by 41,000.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>A number of change programmes are already under way to reduce Ministry of Defence civilian workforce numbers. The remaining savings will be made through new studies that will identify opportunities for more efficient and innovative ways of working.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2015 17:04:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432224

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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, with reference to his Department's planned savings in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what plans he has to reduce the number of civilian staff in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The civilian staff reductions announced as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review will be managed in a number of different ways. In the short term, the Ministry of Defence has agreed to make further savings and adjustments in this current financial year as part of the Government’s commitment to reducing the deficit. This is still on-going and may mean restrictions on recruitment.</p><p>Over the longer term, a number of change programmes already under way across the Department are reducing our civilian workforce. These programmes will continue, and individuals are already aware if they are affected. We will also drive forward programmes to consider better ways of delivering services, and explore opportunities to deliver outputs in more efficient or innovative ways.</p><p>We are confident these programmes will deliver the required reductions to meet the efficiency and reform savings announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 17733 17752 question first answered 30/11/2015 16:59:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432225

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of projected savings in his Department arising from the imposition of civilian pay restraint in the 2015-16 financial year and each of the next five such years.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	17750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The estimated Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian paybill saving in 2015-16 from pay restraint is £10 million.</p><p>The Summer Budget confirmed that the Government would fund public sector pay awards at 1% for four years from 2016-17 onwards.</p><p>The estimated saving for MOD civilians from this pay restraint is £254 million over the next five years as detailed below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><br>2016-17</strong> <strong>(£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><br>2017-18</strong> <strong>(£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><br>2018-19</strong> <strong>(£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><br>2019-20</strong> <strong>(£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><br>2020-21</strong> <strong>(£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2015 17:02:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle