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1687450

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on members of the armed forces contacting hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	13072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2024 answer text <p>Those serving in the Armed Forces are accountable to Ministers and should not therefore contact Members of Parliament regarding Defence business.</p><p> </p><p>They may however contact their Member of Parliament about personal matters affecting them directly, including their lived experience during their service. This includes issues related to: recruitment and training; terms and conditions of service; career management; discipline; housing; healthcare; and how defence policies and practices affect them and their families personally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/02/2024 16:40:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1537493

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women serve in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	74912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) on 18 October 2022 to Question 60068.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 74913 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:34:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 60068.docx title Ministry of Defence: Females
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1537494

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Black and minority ethnic people serve in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	74913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) on 18 October 2022 to Question 60068.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 74912 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:34:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 60068.docx title Ministry of Defence: Females
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1519436

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are women.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	60068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Defence is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best talent from the broadest diversity of skills and background, to reflect the society we serve. We are making the step changes required to create a more inclusive environment for all, enabling everyone, irrespective of background, to deliver our Defence outputs, enhance our operational effectiveness and represent the nation we serve. Our Department-wide Diversity and Inclusion Strategy clearly sets out a challenging vision, goals, objectives and commitments of where we want to see change.</p><p>Defence is undergoing a rapid transformation. As part of this transformation, in 2020 the Chiefs of Staff set out their commitment to invest in a range of actions to support Defence’s ambition to be a more diverse and inclusive place to work. The interventions will drive change forward, building on the great strides we have already taken to attract, retain and develop the best talent and improve opportunities for women and men, e.g., opening all roles to women, lateral entry, flexible service, Wraparound childcare, Future Workplace Strategy and Forces Families Strategy.</p><p>As at 1 April 2022, there were 16,680 female Regular Service personnel in the UK Armed Forces. This equates to a representation rate of 11.3 per cent, an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared with 1 April 2021. As at 1 October 2021, there were 16,730 female civilian personnel working in MOD (Main). This equates to a representation rate of<strong> 44.3</strong> per cent, a rise of <strong>2.3</strong> percentage points compared with 1 October 2017.</p><p>Our ambition is to build Defence into an institutionally inclusive organisation for the whole force, that is fair for all, and reflective, at all levels, of the diverse society we serve. We have launched the first phase of the Race Action Plan, a programme of work to consolidate all race-related activity across the whole force. This will allow a consistent approach to delivering transformational change and ensure actions are targeted and do not undermine current activities within this space.</p><p>As at 1 April 2022, there were 14,110 ethnic minority (excluding white minority) Regular Service personnel in the UK Armed Forces. This equates to a representation rate of 9.6 per cent, an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared with 1 April 2021. As at 1 October 2021, there were 2,100 ethnic minority (excluding white minority) civilian personnel working in MOD (Main). This equates to a representation rate of<strong> 6.4</strong> per cent, a rise of <strong>1.9</strong> percentage points compared with 1 October 2017.</p><p>Defence publishes biannual statistics on diversity declarations for Armed Forces personnel and civilian staff. The latest editions can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-index</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-diversity-dashboard-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-diversity-dashboard-index</a></p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 60069 question first answered 18/10/2022 15:16:48 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1519437

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of people employed by his Department are from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	60069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Defence is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best talent from the broadest diversity of skills and background, to reflect the society we serve. We are making the step changes required to create a more inclusive environment for all, enabling everyone, irrespective of background, to deliver our Defence outputs, enhance our operational effectiveness and represent the nation we serve. Our Department-wide Diversity and Inclusion Strategy clearly sets out a challenging vision, goals, objectives and commitments of where we want to see change.</p><p>Defence is undergoing a rapid transformation. As part of this transformation, in 2020 the Chiefs of Staff set out their commitment to invest in a range of actions to support Defence’s ambition to be a more diverse and inclusive place to work. The interventions will drive change forward, building on the great strides we have already taken to attract, retain and develop the best talent and improve opportunities for women and men, e.g., opening all roles to women, lateral entry, flexible service, Wraparound childcare, Future Workplace Strategy and Forces Families Strategy.</p><p>As at 1 April 2022, there were 16,680 female Regular Service personnel in the UK Armed Forces. This equates to a representation rate of 11.3 per cent, an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared with 1 April 2021. As at 1 October 2021, there were 16,730 female civilian personnel working in MOD (Main). This equates to a representation rate of<strong> 44.3</strong> per cent, a rise of <strong>2.3</strong> percentage points compared with 1 October 2017.</p><p>Our ambition is to build Defence into an institutionally inclusive organisation for the whole force, that is fair for all, and reflective, at all levels, of the diverse society we serve. We have launched the first phase of the Race Action Plan, a programme of work to consolidate all race-related activity across the whole force. This will allow a consistent approach to delivering transformational change and ensure actions are targeted and do not undermine current activities within this space.</p><p>As at 1 April 2022, there were 14,110 ethnic minority (excluding white minority) Regular Service personnel in the UK Armed Forces. This equates to a representation rate of 9.6 per cent, an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared with 1 April 2021. As at 1 October 2021, there were 2,100 ethnic minority (excluding white minority) civilian personnel working in MOD (Main). This equates to a representation rate of<strong> 6.4</strong> per cent, a rise of <strong>1.9</strong> percentage points compared with 1 October 2017.</p><p>Defence publishes biannual statistics on diversity declarations for Armed Forces personnel and civilian staff. The latest editions can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-index</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-diversity-dashboard-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-diversity-dashboard-index</a></p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 60068 question first answered 18/10/2022 15:16:48 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504371

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on energy in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	46127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The cost to the Ministry of Defence for energy for approximately 80% of sites on the UK Defence Estate in each of the last three financial years (FY) can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2021-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Defence Estate</strong> <strong>£ million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Defence Estate</strong> <strong>£ million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Defence Estate £ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>265.029</p></td><td><p>242.265</p></td><td><p>267.386</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Gas and electricity information for the remaining 20% of UK Defence Estate sites is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 13/09/2022 12:20:08 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1486023

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Afghan relocations and assistance scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	30141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) is one of the most generous relocation programmes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>To date, over 9,900 eligible individuals and their families have already safely relocated to the UK under ARAP, and we are working with partners in the region to ensure safe passage of the eligible individuals that we know remain in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The effective operation of the scheme is kept under regular review within the Department. The continued high number of monthly applications has recently led the Defence Permanent Secretary to dedicate more resources towards processing ARAP applications in the coming weeks and months to reflect the priority of this scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/07/2022 10:40:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1486024

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have repatriated to the UK under the Afghan relocations and assistance scheme; and how many outstanding applications for resettlement to the UK remain as of 1 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	30142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>As of 6 July 2022 we have relocated over 9,700 individuals under the ARAP scheme and there are approximately 14,500 applications awaiting a final eligibility decision.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/07/2022 09:57:28 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1464139

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Queen's Guards: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the research by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and ECOPEL on faux bear fur and the Answer of 21 February 2022 to Question 121826 on Queen's guards: uniforms, if he will make a comparative assessment of the performance of (a) bear fur and (b) the faux bear fur created by PETA and ECOPEL in meeting his Department's five requirements for use in Queen's Guards ceremonial caps; and if he will take steps to make ceremonial caps from faux fur.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	4693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 February 2022 to Question 121824 to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 4694 question first answered 24/05/2022 13:36:53 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name 121824 - Queen Guards Uniforms.docx title Queen Guards Uniforms
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1464140

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to use faux bear fur in the production of uniforms used by the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	4694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 February 2022 to Question 121824 to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 4693 question first answered 24/05/2022 13:36:53 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name 121824 - Queen Guards Uniforms.docx title Queen Guards Uniforms
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones