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1668973

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date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the status of the shiplift facility at HM Naval Base Clyde.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	1023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">“Sexual harassment” is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD’s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour – A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">I am unable to confirm the status of the shiplift at His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde as to do so could, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability and effectiveness of our Armed Forces.</ins></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 17:52:22 question first ministerially corrected 20/11/2023 12:21:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge previous answer version 604 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1668976

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) sexual assault, (b) sexual harassment and (c) rape have been reported to (i) the Royal Military Police and (ii) civilian police forces by Armed Forces personnel serving at Army colleges in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	1025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.</p><p> </p><p>While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.</p><p> </p><p>“Sexual harassment” is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD’s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour – A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1023 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 question first answered 14/11/2023 17:52:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1668983

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Navy: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) sexual assault, (b) sexual harassment and (c) rape have been reported to (i) the Royal Military Police and (ii) civilian police forces by Armed Forces personnel serving at Royal Navy colleges in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	1028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.</p><p> </p><p>While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.</p><p> </p><p>“Sexual harassment” is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD’s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour – A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1023 1025 1029 1030 1031 1032 question first answered 14/11/2023 17:52:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1668984

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) sexual assault, (b) sexual harassment and (c) rape have been reported to (i) the Royal Military Police and (ii) civilian police forces by Armed Forces personnel serving at RAF colleges in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	1029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.</p><p> </p><p>While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.</p><p> </p><p>“Sexual harassment” is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD’s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour – A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1023 1025 1028 1030 1031 1032 question first answered 14/11/2023 17:52:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1668985

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) sexual assault, (b) sexual harassment and (c) rape have been investigated by the (i) the Royal Military Police and (ii) a civilian police forces in relation to reported incidents involving armed forces personnel serving at Army colleges.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	1030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.</p><p> </p><p>While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.</p><p> </p><p>“Sexual harassment” is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD’s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour – A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1023 1025 1028 1029 1031 1032 question first answered 14/11/2023 17:52:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1668986

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Navy: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) sexual assault, (b) sexual harassment and (c) rape have been investigated by the (i) the Royal Military Police and (ii) civilian police forces in connection with reported incidents involving armed forces personnel serving at Royal Navy colleges in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	1031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.</p><p> </p><p>While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.</p><p> </p><p>“Sexual harassment” is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD’s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour – A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1023 1025 1028 1029 1030 1032 question first answered 14/11/2023 17:52:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1668987

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) sexual assault, (b) sexual harassment and (c) rape have been investigated by the (i) the Royal Military Police and (ii) civilian police forces in connection with reported incidents involving armed forces personnel serving at RAF colleges in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	1032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.</p><p> </p><p>While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.</p><p> </p><p>“Sexual harassment” is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD’s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour – A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1023 1025 1028 1029 1030 1031 question first answered 14/11/2023 17:52:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1669016

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	General Dynamics Land Systems: Ajax Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates the Minister for Defence Procurement has met management of General Dynamics Land Systems to discuss the AJAX project since 21 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	1035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Since being appointed I have engaged extensively with the UK defence sector, and I will be visiting the General Dynamics UK site in Merthyr Tydfil in the near future.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 16:08:35 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1669022

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	UK Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates the Minister for Defence Procurement has met representatives from UK Steel since his appointment on 21 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	1039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Steel procurement for Defence manufacture in the UK is primarily driven by primes and other companies in the supply chain. Since being appointed I have engaged extensively with the UK defence sector, including both primes and SMEs, and this has included discussions on a wide range of issues specifically including steel procurement.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 14:37:26 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1669109

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the three significant, related events which affected Tutor aircrafts in the last eight months; and whether any injuries were sustained in these events.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	1145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>To ensure I can provide as much detail as possible, I will write to the hon. Member with the detail requested once it has been collated. A copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 16:02:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott