Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1286316

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Roll-on Roll-off Ships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Ratings and (b) Officers have been trained by Foreland Shipping Limited in each year of the current Strategic Sealift contract with his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	153198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of officers trained per year</p></td><td><p>Number of ratings trained per year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003 - 2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 2021</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/02/2021 15:15:46 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1699048

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Training
	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 Minister for Defence Procurement in response to the question from the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent on 25 March 2024, Official Report, column 1253, how many RAF pilots successfully completed their training in each year since 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	20584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Training Year (April to March)</p></td><td><p>Number of Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots successfully completed Phase 2 Military Flying Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023-24</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The figures detailed in the table above are for RAF pilots who successfully completed Phase 2 military flying training. Phase 2 flying training is defined as commencing after completion of Initial Officer Training (IOT) and up until (but not including) Front Line Operational Conversion Units (OCUs).</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/04/2024 11:14:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1381881

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of staff have left the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	81117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of staff who have left Dstl since 2019 are set out in the table below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leavers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leavers as a percentage of overall headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>688</p></td><td><p>6.45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>596</p></td><td><p>6.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021*</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>5.69%</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*To 26.11.2021</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/11/2021 11:32:13 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1287065

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Freedom Of Information requests his Department has pending; and how many of those requests have been pending for more than six months.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	155267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>FOIs</p></td><td><p>Open requests</p></td><td><p>Open requests over 6 months old (received before 22 August 2020)</p></td><td><p>Open requests within the statutory time frames under FOI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>As at 22 February 2021</p></td><td><p>772</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>407</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information on Government FOI Performance can be found in the National Statistics published at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fgovernment-foi-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliBranch-ParliQuestions%40mod.gov.uk%7Ca529a72619ea4a0d6d6308d8d8bc7df9%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637497651385921251%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=cqxMM8IeqWJ5xOEDHuxw2JJPFs%2BFjSmDVyJ41ms8QJo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/02/2021 14:36:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1548538

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Valley: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Hawk T.2 trainers were operationally available to fly at RAF Valley as part of the MFTS programme on each day of October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	102830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of Hawk T2 aircraft available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 October 2022</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 October 2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 October 2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 October 2022</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 October 2022</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 October 2022</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 October 2022</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 October 2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13 October 2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14 October 2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 October 2022</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 October 2022</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 October 2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 October 2022</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 October 2022</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 October 2022</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 October 2022</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26 October 2022</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 October 2022</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 October 2022</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 October 2022</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/12/2022 15:38:23 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1199724

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the pay (a) minimum and (b) maximum is for each civil service grade in his Department below the Senior Civil Service (i) inside and (ii) outside the London area.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	53281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>As of 1 April 2020, the following pay scales apply:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) including Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD Grade</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Civil Service equiv. grade</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>AA</p></td><td><p>19,045</p></td><td><p>19,045</p></td><td><p>19,130</p></td><td><p>19,444</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>AO</p></td><td><p>20,369</p></td><td><p>21,367</p></td><td><p>21,799</p></td><td><p>22,863</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>EO</p></td><td><p>25,967</p></td><td><p>28,907</p></td><td><p>27,019</p></td><td><p>30,064</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>32,425</p></td><td><p>36,102</p></td><td><p>33,728</p></td><td><p>37,546</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>39,511</p></td><td><p>43,988</p></td><td><p>41,090</p></td><td><p>45,747</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>53,107</p></td><td><p>59,157</p></td><td><p>55,241</p></td><td><p>61,523</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>62,528</p></td><td><p>71,728</p></td><td><p>65,044</p></td><td><p>74,597</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Skill Zone Pay Scales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD Grade</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Civil Service Equivalent</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skill Zone 1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>16,778</p></td><td><p>17,033</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skill Zone 2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>18,264</p></td><td><p>18,611</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skill Zone 3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,980</p></td><td><p>22,891</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skill Zone 4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>24,532</p></td><td><p>25,762</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Pay Scales <table><tbody><tr><td><p>UKHO Grade</p></td><td><p>Civil Service equiv. grade</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2</p></td><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A1</p></td><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>19,361</p></td><td><p>20,932</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B3</p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>26,001</p></td><td><p>29,001</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B2</p></td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>32,371</p></td><td><p>34,988</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B1</p></td><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>41,337</p></td><td><p>45,120</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C2</p></td><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>52,243</p></td><td><p>57,199</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C1</p></td><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>65,399</p></td><td><p>69,606</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Notes: As the UKHO is based in Taunton, London figures do not apply. It should be noted that there are currently no A2 grade staff employed at the UKHO</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Defence Equipment and Support(DE&amp;S) Pay Scales</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>MOD Grade</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Civil Service Equivalent</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>DES Apprentice</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>16,777</p></td><td><p>16,777</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Admin Specialist 37/37L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>16,777</p></td><td><p>35,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Admin Specialist 42/42L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>35,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist 37/37L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist 42/42L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist OT B</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist OT B/L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist OT D</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Senior Admin Specialist OT D/L</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,044</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) Pay Scales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Level</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Civil Service Equivalent</p></td><td><p>National Min</p></td><td><p>National Max</p></td><td><p>London Min</p></td><td><p>London Max</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>16,993</p></td><td><p>17,085</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td><td><p>22,084</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,987</p></td><td><p>28,084</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>21,576</p></td><td><p>36,214</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>31,983</p></td><td><p>44,719</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>39,716</p></td><td><p>54,683</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>49,646</p></td><td><p>65,117</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>58,531</p></td><td><p>75,641</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>70,208</p></td><td><p>123,453</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/06/2020 12:02:38 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1678359

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for the Ministry of Defence Police was in each financial year since 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	7176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>The annual budget for the Ministry of Defence Police on 31 March each financial year, since 2019-2020 is: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Budget (£million)</strong></p></td><td><p>152.5</p></td><td><p>156.5</p></td><td><p>167.2</p></td><td><p>161.3</p></td><td><p>167.2*</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*this includes funding transfers of £6.5 million received in year</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/12/2023 14:35:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1545673

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fires were reported in single living accommodation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	96568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of reported fires in SLA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>4*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1/1/2022 – 31/10/2022</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* IT technical issues prevent a definitive figure being readily available for the three-month period 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 05/12/2022 15:10:51 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713422

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total contract value is of the (a) AH-64E Apache, (b) P-B Poseidon, (c) E-7 Wedgetail and (d) CH-4&ER contracts between his Department and Boeing.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	23416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total Contract Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AH-64E Apache</p></td><td><p>£341,199,072.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>P-8A Poseidon</p></td><td><p>£241,051,711.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E-7 Wedgetail</p></td><td><p>£1,706,096,617.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CH-47ER</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><strong>CH-47ER</strong>: The final costs will be subject to the conclusion of negotiations with the US Government and Boeing, and variance throughout the life of the programme in common with all FMS cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 30/04/2024 12:48:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1689319

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	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 applications to enlist in the Army were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	14239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recruiting Year (RY) 19/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RY 20/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RY 21/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RY 22/23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age – Over Age</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age – Underage</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alcohol</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Officer Selection Board (AOSB) Briefing Failure</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appeal in Progress</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appeal Outcome</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessment Centre Fail</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attitude/Maturity</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Authority Rejection</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic Skills</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMI</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Candidate not selected by Army Personnel Centre (APC) Glasgow</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Care Order</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance - Crime</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Financial Issues</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Nationality</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Non completion of forms</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2166</p></td><td><p>1360</p></td><td><p>1140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Piercings</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Residency</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Tattoos</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Visa</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth – No current vacancies</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>6207</p></td><td><p>4832</p></td><td><p>4557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth – Not Suitable for entry</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consent Form not provided</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Continuing Education</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Convictions/Crime</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Operations</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delinquency/Crime</p></td><td><p>534</p></td><td><p>629</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discipline</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed Basic Eligibility</p></td><td><p>4750</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to Attend Event(s)</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fitness</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family Origin Questionnaire Consent not given (SCT)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joining Other Service – Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joining Other Service – Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joining Other Service – Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Language Ability – English Speaking &amp; Listening</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>17443</p></td><td><p>18180</p></td><td><p>13832</p></td><td><p>14656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motivation/Commitment</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No Vacancy Available</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Productive Enquiry/Lack of Contact</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other non-Military Employment</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prior Service Check Rejection</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>1374</p></td><td><p>1055</p></td><td><p>671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychometric Test Result</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refusal of Parental Consent</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Start New Stream</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Terms and Conditions of Service</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable at Interview</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable for Job Choice</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waiver Refused</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Rejections</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25750</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30657</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23189</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23100</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>89114</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90651</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63580</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>58870</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rejections Percentage </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28.9%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>33.8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>36.5%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>39.2%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Recruiting Group</p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><ol><li>‘~’ denotes a value less than 5, to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</li><li>The information for Recruiting Year (RY) 2023/24 has not been included as the data is not yet complete.</li><li>This data only represents Ordinary Applications to join the regular Army, including Commonwealth applications.</li><li>Applicants can be rejected for multiple reasons, this data represents only the main reason for rejection.</li><li>‘None’ refers to applicants where there is no reason for failure recorded.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/02/2024 17:23:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard