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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

1233757

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	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has signed defence programme contracts with suppliers which purport to prohibit either (a) the prime contractor or (b) subcontractors from speaking to hon Members on matters related to the defence programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	88827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 9 September 2020 to Questions 84656 and 84975.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/09/2020 15:55:02 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract (1).docx title 84656 - Non Disclosure Agreements
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1233776

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	Military Bases: Sales
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 sale of land which was the site of his Departments former fuel store depot at Chorlton by Backford, Chester, is subject to the Crichell Down rules.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	88886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>In January 2019, it was declared that land at Backford Depot at Chorlton by Backford in Chester was surplus to Ministry of Defence requirements and was to be sold by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.</p><p>In accordance with Treasury Guidelines, any disposal action commences with an investigation of whether the Crichel Down Rules (CDR) apply, this was undertaken for the Backford site and the CDR were found to apply. Potential Former Owners were asked to identify themselves following an advertisement in January 2019. The Department is currently in negotiations with a Former Owner and the CDR process is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/09/2020 11:51:41 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

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

1233479

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 13 July to Question 68798, how many alleged breaches or violations of International Humanitarian Law in Yemen took place in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018, (e) 2019 and (f) 2020 to date.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	88410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Disaggregating the number of alleged instances of breaches or violations of International Humanitarian Law in Yemen listed on the &quot;Tracker&quot; database would be misleading without the addition of sensitive contextual information, which I am withholding as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and other states.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/09/2020 12:17:27 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1233519

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iran: International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the amount of outstanding debt is owed to Iran by International Military Service Ltd incurred on purchases of UK manufactured military equipment in the 1970s; and what steps his Department is taking to lawfully discharge that debt.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	88308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>It is acknowledged that there is a debt to be paid but it would be inappropriate to comment further while legal proceedings are ongoing. The Government continues to explore every avenue for the lawful discharge of that debt.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/09/2020 09:03:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1232780

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	HMS Severn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was to the public purse of the recommissioning of HMS Severn.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	87495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The total cost of the regeneration of HMS SEVERN was £8.36 million.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/09/2020 15:42:08 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

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