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1603877

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Housing
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 maintain boilers in housing provided by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	165250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The new Future Defence Infrastructure Services accommodation contracts came into service on 1 April 2022. Within these contracts, there is a requirement for an annual boiler service in all Service Family Accommodation (SFA).</p><p> </p><p>In Financial Year 2022-23, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) invested £73 million of the £176 million SFA improvement budget, which includes providing 600 properties with new boilers.</p><p> </p><p>There are 47,396 boilers in SFA, as of December 2022, 76% (35,855) are less than 10 years old and 24% (11,541) are over 10 years old.</p><p> </p><p>DIO operates a three strike boiler programme. If a boiler is over 10 years old and fails three times in 12 months, it is replaced on the third fail. Approximately 2,500 boilers are replaced annually within SFA either through the three strike programme or project upgrades.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/03/2023 12:12:16 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1603896

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence: Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many whole-time equivalent dentists are employed by (a) his Department, (b) the armed forces, (c) the Royal Air Force, (d) the British Army and (e) the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	165387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>The table below provides the numbers of Dental Officers in the UK Armed Forces, by Service, as at 1 October 2022:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 1. Trained/Trade Trained Regular and Trained FR20 Reserve Dental Officers in the UK Armed Forces, by Service, as at 1 October 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 180 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 40 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 100 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 40 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular/Full-Time</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FR20/Part-Time</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The above figures are for uniformed military personnel only and have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. It is not possible to provide data for Volunteer Reserves in terms of whole-time equivalency.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the numbers of Ministry of Defence Civilian Dental Practitioners by Top Level Budget Holder (TLB) and Headcount and Full Time Equivalence (FTE) as at 1 October 2022:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table 2: MoD Civilian Dental Practitioners by TLB and Headcount and FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 October 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TLB</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Strat Com</strong></p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/03/2023 09:03:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

1603903

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles there are in his Department's white fleet (a) in total and (b) by individual service; and how many of the those vehicles are electric or hybrid.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	165197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The majority Ministry of Defence’s white fleet are leased through the Phoenix II Contract. There are a total of 15,422 vehicles leased under this contract. Of these, 728 are electric vehicles and 1,331 are hybrid vehicles. The table below sets out the numbers by Defence Organisation or Top Level Budget Holder (as of 15 March 2023):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total Phoenix II Leased Vehicles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air</p></td><td><p>3,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>7,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DE&amp;S</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DIO</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DNO</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DSA</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MDP</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>2,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKSC</p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,422</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 22/03/2023 16:15:05 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1603906

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are waiting for dental treatment as of 14 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	165389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>As at 1 March 2023 (latest data available) 22,138 UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category 2 or 3; meaning that they require either preventative or interventive treatment to achieve optimal dental fitness.</p><p> </p><p>NATO Category 2 patients are deployable as they only require minor interventive treatment or treatment aimed at preventing disease. NATO Category 3 patients require treatment for conditions which are likely to result in issues within a year if left untreated. These are the priority for treatment.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/03/2023 09:03:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

1603913

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he holds the position of Shipbuilding Tsar as of 14 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	165206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Yes, I was appointed as Shipbuilding Tsar in 2019 and continue to hold this position.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/03/2023 11:59:45 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1603917

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel took on (a) second jobs and (b) other additional work in the last two months.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	165266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p><br> Secondary employment and rules governing this are managed on a single Service basis and vary between Services. Generally, Service personnel are not prohibited from having second jobs when off-duty or on leave. Permission to take up a second job rests with the Service person’s Commanding Officer and is granted on a case-by-case basis. Any such permission is approved and reviewed locally, with the information held within each chain of command. Due to the size of the Armed Forces and the number of chains of command it is not practical to manage this process or collate this information centrally. The exercise required to produce an overall figure would incur disproportionate cost. <br> <br> Beyond any formal additional or secondary employment there is no requirement for personnel to report “other additional work” and no record of this is held by the Ministry of Defence. If a Service Person chooses to undertake informal work in their own time, for example making and selling something, this would not count as formal employment and, therefore, would not need approval or be brought to the attention of Defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 165268 question first answered 20/03/2023 12:10:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1603920

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2023 to Question 158939 on Armed Forces: Employment, whether his Department regularly (a) collects and (b) reviews information on (i) second jobs and (ii) other additional work taken up by armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	165268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p><br> Secondary employment and rules governing this are managed on a single Service basis and vary between Services. Generally, Service personnel are not prohibited from having second jobs when off-duty or on leave. Permission to take up a second job rests with the Service person’s Commanding Officer and is granted on a case-by-case basis. Any such permission is approved and reviewed locally, with the information held within each chain of command. Due to the size of the Armed Forces and the number of chains of command it is not practical to manage this process or collate this information centrally. The exercise required to produce an overall figure would incur disproportionate cost. <br> <br> Beyond any formal additional or secondary employment there is no requirement for personnel to report “other additional work” and no record of this is held by the Ministry of Defence. If a Service Person chooses to undertake informal work in their own time, for example making and selling something, this would not count as formal employment and, therefore, would not need approval or be brought to the attention of Defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 165266 question first answered 20/03/2023 12:10:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1603927

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sir John Moore Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential is of Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	165207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 March 2023 to Question 155024.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 17/03/2023 08:58:45 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 155024.docx title Redford Barracks
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1603928

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Pirbright Camp
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at Alexander Barracks, Pirbright Nr Guildford; and how many personnel are based at that site.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	165208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 162471 162473 162475 162477 162479 162481 162483 163704 163706 163708 163710 163712 163714 163716 163718 165210 165212 165214 165216 165218 165220 166130 166132 166135 166138 166140 166142 166144 166147 question first answered 20/03/2023 12:28:28 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1603929

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Pirbright Camp
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential of Alexander Barracks, Pirbright Nr Guildford.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	165209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>Alexander Barracks, Pirbright Nr Guildford is 75.448 hectares in size.</p><p> </p><p>Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright Nr Guildford is 18.380 hectares in size.</p><p> </p><p>Gibraltar Barracks is 87.311 hectares in size.</p><p> </p><p>Hammersley Barracks is 4.890 hectares in size.</p><p> </p><p>Lille Barracks is 14.136 hectares in size.</p><p> </p><p>Mons Barracks is 18.742 hectares in size.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the Housing Unit Potential of these sites, as they have not been identified for disposal.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 165211 165213 165215 165217 165219 question first answered 17/03/2023 08:59:17 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey