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1682409

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2023 entitled Update on the AUKUS Defence Partnership, HCWS89, how much his Department has spent on increasing its cyber capabilities since the announcement of the programme.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	9753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government has made a significant investment in offensive cyber capabilities, providing a £114 million increase in the National Offensive Cyber Programme as part of the £2.6 billion investment in cyber and legacy IT at the 2021 Spending Review. Within AUKUS, the three Governments are collaborating with industry partners to deploy advanced tooling which will uplift the cyber security of our supply chains, while also giving us greater insight into the threats to AUKUS. As the cyber budget is delivered through integrated programmes across multiple defence and intelligence agencies, it is not possible to disclose individual Departmental spending.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/01/2024 15:46:22 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1682419

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Red Sea: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister during the oral statement on Defending the UK and Allies of 15 January 2024, Official Report, column 577, for what reason only forces from the UK and USA took part in the action in the Red Sea on 11 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	9726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK and United States' military action on 12 January against Houthi targets was taken with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.</p><p>Ten countries, including Germany, Denmark, New Zealand and Republic of Korea, signed a joint statement on the strikes, re-iterating to the Houthis that we will not hesitate to defend lives and protect the free flow of commerce in the face of continued threats.</p><p>This followed a 3 January joint statement from by the UK, US and ten allies, including Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, calling for the immediate end to the Houthis' illegal activities.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/01/2024 13:21:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1682432

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	9841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The current level of Armed Forces recruitment and retention is lower than we would wish, a challenge we face in common with our allies. Nevertheless, the Armed Forces continue to meet all their operational commitments.</p><p> </p><p>To address recruitment, a range of tangible short-term deliverables are being actioned to increasing the inflow into Armed Forces recruitment pipelines, all intended to increase the breadth of potential candidates and to drive efficiencies into recruitment systems. These ongoing and new initiatives are focused upon engaging the broad range of skills, experience and diversity needed to deliver that which our nation demands of our Armed Forces; and in the range of roles that are critical to enable this.</p><p> </p><p>On retention, in June 2023 we committed to implementing the recommendations of the Haythornthwaite Review, a generational independent review of how we retain our current people and attract new ones. Its recommendations relate to policies and processes across a complex system of incentivisation and support. A formal Government Response, which will provide more detail on our approach to tackling each recommendation, will be published in early 2024. This will confirm which recommendations have been - or are in the process of being – delivered.</p><p> </p><p>Other initiatives aimed at improving the recruitment and retention of our people include; Flexible Service, which introduces the potential for people to alter their career commitment for set periods of time, allowing more people to remain in the Armed Forces who may otherwise have decided to leave in order to meet competing demands and responsibilities; Wraparound Childcare, which Defence established in recognition of the importance of a robust childcare support system to enable the mobility, recruitment and retention of a Armed Forces personnel; acceptance of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body’s and Senior Salaries Review Body’s recommendations in full, ensuring that the overall remuneration package for Service personnel (which includes a good pension, subsidised accommodation, and a range of allowances on top of basic salary) remains competitive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/01/2024 09:27:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1682445

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Sexual Offences
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 15 January 2024 to Question 9109 on Ministry of Defence: Sexual Offences, how much has been paid by the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in (i) common law compensation claims that included an allegation of sexual abuse and (ii) out-of-court damages in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	9910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 9109 common law compensation claims received since 2019 which have included an allegation of sexual assault or sexual abuse, have resulted in the damages payments below split by Service.</p><p> </p><p>The payments include damages paid on an interim basis for continuing claims and damages paid on full and final settlement basis.</p><p> </p><p>2019 (a) Army - £826,610.68; (b) Royal Navy - £406,250.00; (c) RAF - £1,211,900.00</p><p>2020 (a) Army - £1,132,960.25; (b) Royal Navy - £415,180.00; (c) RAF - £1,350,000.00</p><p>2021 (a) Army - £163,500.00; (b) Royal Navy - £1,015,900.00; (c) RAF - £508,250.00</p><p>2022 (a) Army - £425,335.00; (b) Royal Navy - £720,513.58; (c) RAF - £50,500.00</p><p>2023 (a) Army - £110,000.00; (b) Royal Navy - Nil; (c) RAF – Nil</p><p> </p><p>Since all settlements were reached out of Court it is not possible to separate between the two categories (i) and (ii).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/01/2024 13:09:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1682455

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
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 15 January to Question 7776 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, how many serving personnel have been awarded a cash bounty for referring someone to join the (a) British Army and (b) Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	9736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy Recruitment Bounty Scheme began operating in October 2023 and will run until March 2025 with allocated funding of approximately £830,000. No payments have yet been made under the scheme but approximately 200 claims are under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Recruitment Bounty Scheme began operating in July 2023 and will run across two financial years with allocated funding of approximately £400,000.</p><p>One payment has been made so far with approximately 200 under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>Each Bounty Scheme is restricted to its parent Service. Payments can be made once the candidate reaches attestation on an Initial or Basic Training Course.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 9737 9738 9739 question first answered 19/01/2024 09:27:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1682456

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
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 15 January 2024 to Question 7776 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, how much funding have the (a) British Army and (b) Royal Navy allocated for bounty schemes for referring someone to join the Armed Forces.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	9737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy Recruitment Bounty Scheme began operating in October 2023 and will run until March 2025 with allocated funding of approximately £830,000. No payments have yet been made under the scheme but approximately 200 claims are under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Recruitment Bounty Scheme began operating in July 2023 and will run across two financial years with allocated funding of approximately £400,000.</p><p>One payment has been made so far with approximately 200 under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>Each Bounty Scheme is restricted to its parent Service. Payments can be made once the candidate reaches attestation on an Initial or Basic Training Course.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 9736 9738 9739 question first answered 19/01/2024 09:27:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1682457

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
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 15 January 2024 to Question 7776 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, when the Royal Navy began operating a cash bounty scheme to incentivise serving personnel to refer non-serving personnel to join the Armed Forces.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	9738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy Recruitment Bounty Scheme began operating in October 2023 and will run until March 2025 with allocated funding of approximately £830,000. No payments have yet been made under the scheme but approximately 200 claims are under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Recruitment Bounty Scheme began operating in July 2023 and will run across two financial years with allocated funding of approximately £400,000.</p><p>One payment has been made so far with approximately 200 under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>Each Bounty Scheme is restricted to its parent Service. Payments can be made once the candidate reaches attestation on an Initial or Basic Training Course.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 9736 9737 9739 question first answered 19/01/2024 09:27:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1682458

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
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 15 January 2024 to Question 7776 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, whether serving personnel in the (a) British Army receive a cash bounty for referring someone to join the Royal Navy and (b) Royal Navy receive a cash bounty for referring someone to join the British Army.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	9739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy Recruitment Bounty Scheme began operating in October 2023 and will run until March 2025 with allocated funding of approximately £830,000. No payments have yet been made under the scheme but approximately 200 claims are under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Recruitment Bounty Scheme began operating in July 2023 and will run across two financial years with allocated funding of approximately £400,000.</p><p>One payment has been made so far with approximately 200 under consideration.</p><p> </p><p>Each Bounty Scheme is restricted to its parent Service. Payments can be made once the candidate reaches attestation on an Initial or Basic Training Course.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 9736 9737 9738 question first answered 19/01/2024 09:27:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1682459

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Fort Victoria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current status of RFA Fort Victoria is.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	9740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>RFA Fort Victoria is currently in port ready to commence a planned maintenance period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While we do not disclose the fine detail of forward availability forecasts to preserve the operational security of the Fleet, I can exceptionally confirm that RFA Fort Victoria was never tasked to participate in Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 9743 9747 question first answered 19/01/2024 14:54:15 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1682460

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Fort Victoria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on the refit of RFA Fort Victoria in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	9741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The approximate cost for refitting RFA FORT VICTORIA in 2022 was £18 million.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of work undertaken on the vessel since the completion of the refit in 2022 has amounted to approximately £2.3 million.</p><p> </p><p>The work has been undertaken by Cammell Laird at its shipyard in Birkenhead under the Future In-Service Support Contract.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 9742 question first answered 19/01/2024 09:27:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey