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1661843

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Vodafone Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the adequacy of his Department's contracts with Vodafone, in the context of the proposed merger of Three and Vodafone.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	200195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the Ministry of Defence has reviewed our material Vodafone contracts, we do not comment on specific commercial activity such as acquisitions, or speculation arising from, and in relation to, such activity.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/10/2023 15:06:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1661847

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: CK Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have met representatives from CK Group since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	200196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/10/2023 14:59:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1667907

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Recruitment
	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 encourage more women to join the defence workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	70
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Armed Forces are committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best talent from the broadest diversity of skills and background, to reflect the society we serve. Women are an integral part of our Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence is taking action to ensure the Armed Forces support women to have full and thriving military careers - including reaching the very top ranks.</p><p> </p><p>A Level of Ambition of 30% inflow of women by 2030 was announced in 2021, building on the content of the previously published Defence Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2018-2030. This is both &quot;<em>stretching and challenging</em>&quot; and a clear statement that Defence wants to improve, recognises the mission critical value women bring and is creating conversations and driving improvement activities.</p><p> </p><p>Defence has adopted almost all the recommendations from the Defence Committee’s 2021 report into Women in the Armed Forces, having tested them with the Service Women’s Networks – and in many cases taking them further. A further progress update will be provided to the Defence Committee on 14 November 2023. Notable recent progress includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In summer and autumn 2022, new Armed Forces policies were released on sexual exploitation and abuse, a ban on relationships between instructors and trainees, a zero-tolerance approach to sexual offending, and introducing additional levers to discharge those in the Armed Forces found guilty of unacceptable sexual behaviour.</li><li>Equipment and uniform improvements across the Services, including improved fit combat clothing and the provision of sports bras to all those who require breast support in initial training.</li><li>A range of health information products that support Servicewomen, including menopause and breastfeeding policies, a Servicewomen’s Health Handbook and a reviewed sanitary product provision and disposal system.</li></ul><p>In terms of the civilian workforce, a range of creative materials have been developed to advertise all the opportunities within the Defence Civil Service workforce. Products include real life experiences of our employees, , who work in roles across the Defence Estate, to showcase the diversity and inclusive nature of Defence. Recently, these products have been used to advertise National Inclusion Week specially for the Engineering Profession.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of Civil Service roles are advertised offering flexible working opportunities, including job share. We operate an anonymous sift approach so that identifying characteristics such as gender, ethnicity and age are not available to be seen by the selection panel at the sift stage.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/11/2023 17:49:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1667908

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Training
	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 promote (a) apprenticeships and (b) other training opportunities in the defence sector.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	71
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the largest single deliverer of apprenticeships in the UK, with over 22,000 personnel engaged on a nationally recognised apprenticeship programme at any one time. This is widely publicised through the UCAS and Find and Apprentice websites, Apprenticeship in Action videos, Education and Skills Funding Agency webinars, television adverts, sponsoring National Apprenticeship Awards, and social media, particularly during National Apprenticeship Week.</p><p> </p><p>Over 95% of our non-commissioned military recruits are offered an apprenticeship after their trade training and 3% of our civil servants are currently enrolled onto apprenticeships. These are being added to continually with new apprenticeship offers to meet emerging skills requirements, most notably in the digital, nuclear and analytics professions. Alongside the Armed Forces apprenticeship programme, the MOD has also just been awarded Platinum membership of the 5% Club. <br> <br> For both the Armed Forces and MOD Civil Service, a host of other training opportunities are also available, organised or delivered by individual business units. These vary widely depending on factors such as the skill level and existing qualifications of the post holder. All personnel are actively encouraged and supported to develop their skills and further their personal development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/11/2023 17:47:20 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1667909

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Iron and Steel
	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 the UK steel industry in defence procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	72
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>While the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not signed the UK Steel Charter, it complies with Government policy on steel procurement which is aimed at removing barriers to UK steel producers competing effectively in an open market. This includes, for example, publishing our upcoming steel requirements in the Government’s steel pipeline. The main Defence requirements for steel are sourced by our prime contractors but MOD encourages them to source UK steel for defence projects wherever is it technically and commercially feasible.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 73 question first answered 14/11/2023 13:23:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1667910

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will sign the UK Steel Charter.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	73
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>While the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not signed the UK Steel Charter, it complies with Government policy on steel procurement which is aimed at removing barriers to UK steel producers competing effectively in an open market. This includes, for example, publishing our upcoming steel requirements in the Government’s steel pipeline. The main Defence requirements for steel are sourced by our prime contractors but MOD encourages them to source UK steel for defence projects wherever is it technically and commercially feasible.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 72 question first answered 14/11/2023 13:23:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1667911

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel
	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 reduce the use of imported steel in defence procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	74
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) on 13 September 2023 to Question number 198306.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 13:24:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 198306 - Ministry of Defence Procurement.docx title Ministry of Defence Procurement
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1668364

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
	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 the Mechanised Infantry Vehicles project meets its in-service date.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes active measures to ensure that projects deliver on-time and meet their in-service date.</p><p> </p><p>For the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle, the Army and Defence Equipment and Support engage frequently with industry and our OCCAR partners through which we procure the vehicle. Those engagements include a rigorous Holding to Account process at all levels. The programme deliberately selected Boxer as a proven Off-The-Shelf capability already in-service with allies to de-risk delivery. Training and support planning has started early through support of our international allies who have Boxer, and lessons from other programmes are being dynamically incorporated. Boxer currently remains on track to meet its IOC in 2025 within the full programme schedule, which included provision for risks and delays. We continue to keep progress against the schedule under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 14:13:49 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1668365

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Table 1 of his Department's MOD trade industry and contracts: 2023, published on 28 September 2023, for what reasons there was a £259 million in-year change to the cost to completion of the Type 26 Frigates project.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 December 2022 to Question 106333 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey).</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 14:30:12 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 106333 - Type 26 Frigates Procurement.docx title Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1668367

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
	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 the Type 26 Frigates project meets its in-service date.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>BAE Systems are investing in facilities at the Govan yard and work has begun on a new Shipbuilding Hall which will improve the pace of delivery by allowing two frigates to be built simultaneously under cover. Work to create a new Applied Shipbuilding Academy is underway and other improvements to streamline production processes have been made, including improving digital ways of working.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 14:35:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle