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176391

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Croughton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US sought permission from his Department for consolidation at RAF Croughton following that country's European Infrastructure Consolidated Review.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	222466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The European Infrastructure Consolidation review recommendations were subject to a period of consultation with the Host Nations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/02/2015 16:56:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

225150

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Croughton
	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 4 February 2015 to Question 222466, what requests for (a) authorities and (b) consultations have been made to his Department in connection with (i) the European Infrastructure Consolidated Review and (ii) RAF Croughton in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	226250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The US European Infrastructure Consolidation Review, which also considered the future of RAF Croughton, was primarily a US national analysis of options for their basing footprint in Europe. However, consultation was conducted with Ministry of Defence stakeholders throughout this process.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/03/2015 16:27:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

229356

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Croughton
	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 March 2015 to Question 226256, on RAF Croughton, what the dates were of the (a) Host Nation Notification and (b) Host Nation Response made in connection with the European Infrastructure Consolidated Review.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
	uin	228912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Following a period of consultation, Host Nation Notification in connection with the European Infrastructure Consolidated Review was received on 7 January 2015 and responded to on the same day.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/03/2015 12:01:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

62870

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget is available to help (a) active service personnel and (b) veterans with psychological injuries.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>We take the mental health of our personnel and veterans very seriously, and the Government has invested £7.4 million to improve the mental health services available and ensure help is available for everyone who needs it. The Government has implemented all of the recommendations of the ‘Fighting Fit' report, written by the now Minister for International Security Strategy the Under-Secretary of State for Defence, (Dr Murrison). These include structured mental health assessments at routine and discharge medicals; access to military Departments of Community Mental Health for six months after discharge; tailored NHS mental health services; funding for the Combat Stress 24 hour Mental Health Helpline; and the introduction of the Big White Wall, providing mental health wellbeing services to serving personnel, their families and veterans.<br><br>The Veterans Information Service makes contact with recent service leavers to make them aware of mental health and other support available in the community. <br><br>For serving personnel, the Defence Medical Services (DMS) have introduced a range of measures to identify issues at the earliest possible opportunity. These include pre-and post-deployment briefing and the availability of support, assessment and (if required) treatment, both during and after deployments, as well as peer-group mentoring through Trauma Risk Management. Away from deployed operations, our mental health services are configured to provide community-based mental healthcare in line with national best practice, through both unit-based primary health centres and our network of 16 military Departments of Community Mental Health across the UK (plus centres overseas). Inpatient care, when required, is available through a contract with a group of eight specialist NHS Trusts across the UK. The DMS does not allocate a specific budget for mental healthcare, but provides appropriate care and treatment for all those who require it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 201428 question first answered 24/06/2014 14:55:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

62871

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to help servicemen and women and veterans with psychological injuries.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>We take the mental health of our personnel and veterans very seriously, and the Government has invested £7.4 million to improve the mental health services available and ensure help is available for everyone who needs it. The Government has implemented all of the recommendations of the ‘Fighting Fit' report, written by the now Minister for International Security Strategy the Under-Secretary of State for Defence, (Dr Murrison). These include structured mental health assessments at routine and discharge medicals; access to military Departments of Community Mental Health for six months after discharge; tailored NHS mental health services; funding for the Combat Stress 24 hour Mental Health Helpline; and the introduction of the Big White Wall, providing mental health wellbeing services to serving personnel, their families and veterans.<br><br>The Veterans Information Service makes contact with recent service leavers to make them aware of mental health and other support available in the community. <br><br>For serving personnel, the Defence Medical Services (DMS) have introduced a range of measures to identify issues at the earliest possible opportunity. These include pre-and post-deployment briefing and the availability of support, assessment and (if required) treatment, both during and after deployments, as well as peer-group mentoring through Trauma Risk Management. Away from deployed operations, our mental health services are configured to provide community-based mental healthcare in line with national best practice, through both unit-based primary health centres and our network of 16 military Departments of Community Mental Health across the UK (plus centres overseas). Inpatient care, when required, is available through a contract with a group of eight specialist NHS Trusts across the UK. The DMS does not allocate a specific budget for mental healthcare, but provides appropriate care and treatment for all those who require it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 201430 question first answered 24/06/2014 14:55:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1145765

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a proportion of the additional £2.2 billion announced in the Spending Round 2019 for the armed forces can be allocated towards increasing the headcount of procurement-related civil servants and support services.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
	uin	290758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>This additional funding will enable our world-class Armed Forces to begin to modernise and meet the intensifying threats and risks we now face, including prioritising investment in key capabilities such as shipbuilding, offensive cyber and the nuclear deterrent. We will decide on the allocation of this funding as part of our normal financial planning and budgeting process.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/10/2019 14:03:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1168941

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iran: Foreign Relations
	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 support (a) Israel and (b) Saudi Arabia to help ensure the adequacy of defences against the increased military threat to those countries from Iran.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	uin	458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Following the attacks on Saudi oil production facilities on 14 September 2019, we are working with other international partners and the Saudi Ministry of Defence to consider how best to improve the effectiveness of Saudi air defence systems.</p><p>With Israel, the UK undertakes routine Defence Engagement, including joint exercises, exchanges, visits, and training. In this current period of tension between Iran and the US, Israel has not approached the UK for any additional support.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2020 15:49:25 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1568616

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	127799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>A range of HR information is published on GOV.UK which is publicly available. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) which stipulate some categories of information that the Department will share with the Trade Unions for the purposes of collective bargaining. These include paybill, financial, efficiency and staffing information. In addition, the MOD regularly shares a range of Human Resources (HR) information about matters that impact upon the civilian workforce, including workforce planning; equality and diversity; health and safety; HR policy development; pay and allowances; restructuring; redeployment and redundancies, and outsourcing.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/01/2023 13:04:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1569017

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data gathered is shared with union representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	128663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to making the step changes required to create a more inclusive environment, enabling everyone, irrespective of background, to deliver our Defence outputs, enhance our operational effectiveness and better defend and represent the nation we serve.</p><p> </p><p>Policy and people decisions are only implemented following the satisfactory completion of an Equality Analysis which analyses any impact on staff, depending on their protected characteristics. The Ministry of Defence publishes a biannual diversity dashboard report on its civilian personnel. This information is published as Official Statistics, the latest of which provides data as at 1 October 2022: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fmod-diversity-dashboard-october-2022%2Fcivilian-personnel-biannual-diversity-dashboard-report-october-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Cb17eb6fbc79f471114a108dafe281f6a%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C638101745515768402%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fxiCz0i7FGjeL4pQQTJ7kvCo4qExSRPQUQMG480pN7A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-diversity-dashboard-october-2022/civilian-personnel-biannual-diversity-dashboard-report-october-2022</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2023 12:03:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1579640

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Minimum Wage
	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 employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	129900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Basing results on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates published on the GOV.UK website, across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) (including Arms Length Bodies), there are 83 employees who receive a salary that equates to exactly £9.50 per hour. This represents a proportion of 0.14% of the MOD population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2023 11:38:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens