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1698621

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on their target for women to account for 30% of personnel recruited by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	20420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 11 December 2023 to Question 4844.</p><p> </p><p>In the 12 months to 30 September 2023, the proportion of female intake was 12.3% and we hope to continue to work towards the target year on year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/04/2024 10:27:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 4844 -Armed Forces Women.docx title Armed Forces; Women
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1698625

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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, for what reason there is no armed forces recruitment target for ethnic minorities.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	20421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Whilst Defence has not set hard targets for the recruitment of ethnic minority personnel for the Armed Forces, we have set internally published levels of ambition to increase the recruitment and representation of underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities. The purpose of these levels of ambition is to act as a catalyst for innovation and activity, and to provide challenge and stretch to existing processes and approaches.</p><p>Defence has committed to improving the recruitment of ethnic minority personnel into the Armed Forces and is engaged in a wide range of activities to promote better understanding and enhance engagement with ethnic minority communities, reviewing Armed Forces recruitment processes and delivering more targeted marketing and communications towards potential ethnic minority applicants.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/04/2024 10:28:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1701261

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former members of the regular Army have regular reserve call out liability as of 1 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
	uin	21947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 22,676 Army Regular Reservists with recall liability under Section 22 of the Reserve Forces Act (RFA) 96.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are approximately 55,000 ex-Regular personnel as of March 2024 subject to recall under Section 68 of the RFA 96.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of Army Regular Reservists with a recall liability can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>The Army Regular Reserve comprises ex-Regular Army personnel who retain a workforce obligation to be called up for service in times of need.</li><li>This figure includes the serving component which comprises ex-Regular personnel who have applied to return to Army service on a fixed term Reserve commitment.</li><li>The second figure comprises of personnel who have completed their military service and retain a liability to be recalled for service in the event of national danger, great emergency or an actual or suspected attack on the UK.</li><li>This figure is a single Service estimate based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The data as of March 2024 is the latest available.</li><li>The c55,000 includes ex-Regular Officers who retain a recall liability in perpetuity.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21948 question first answered 19/04/2024 10:25:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1701262

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former members of the regular Army have regular reserve recall liability in the event of a national emergency as of 1 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
	uin	21948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 22,676 Army Regular Reservists with recall liability under Section 22 of the Reserve Forces Act (RFA) 96.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are approximately 55,000 ex-Regular personnel as of March 2024 subject to recall under Section 68 of the RFA 96.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of Army Regular Reservists with a recall liability can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>The Army Regular Reserve comprises ex-Regular Army personnel who retain a workforce obligation to be called up for service in times of need.</li><li>This figure includes the serving component which comprises ex-Regular personnel who have applied to return to Army service on a fixed term Reserve commitment.</li><li>The second figure comprises of personnel who have completed their military service and retain a liability to be recalled for service in the event of national danger, great emergency or an actual or suspected attack on the UK.</li><li>This figure is a single Service estimate based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The data as of March 2024 is the latest available.</li><li>The c55,000 includes ex-Regular Officers who retain a recall liability in perpetuity.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21947 question first answered 19/04/2024 10:25:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1698949

	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	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Civil Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) men and (b) women have transferred from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to the Civil Service in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Seafarers are employees of the Civil Service. Persons wishing to apply for and accept alternative employment are not obliged to inform the RFA of its details and therefore no accurate records are available.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 09:12:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700889

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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, how many Armed Forces Careers Offices operated in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	21529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 April 2024, to Question 7763 and 7764.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21530 question first answered 18/04/2024 12:49:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Answer_to_PQs_7763_and_7764_to_John_Healey_MP.pdf title Armed Forces Career Offices
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700890

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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, how many Armed Forces Careers Offices operated in each region in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	21530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 April 2024, to Question 7763 and 7764.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21529 question first answered 18/04/2024 12:49:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Answer_to_PQs_7763_and_7764_to_John_Healey_MP.pdf title Armed Forces Career Offices
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700897

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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, how many applications to join the (a) Army, (b) Maritime and (c) RAF Reserves were voluntarily withdrawn after (i) three, (ii) six and (iii) 12 months in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	21537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member’s Question. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 12:50:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700908

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
	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 statement of the Minister for Defence People and Families of 13 December 2023 on LGBT Veterans Independent Review, Official Report, column 898, what his planned timetable is for a full debate on the recommendations of the Etherton report.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	21501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government commissioned the LGBT Veterans Independent Review under Lord Etherton in 2022 which covers the period 1967-2000. Its findings were published on 19 July 2023. Since then, the Government has been actioning Lord Etherton’s recommendationsat pace. I made an oral statement on 13 December 2023 when the Government’s full response was published and took questions from 20 colleagues. A debate will be scheduled as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 12:49:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1700915

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter sent to the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood on 27 February, reference 3427, if he will provide a breakdown of the type of fraud for each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	21551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Reports of fraud are recorded on the Defence Confidential Hotline’s Case Management System against pre-determined categories.</p><p> </p><p>The table sets out the categories for the total detected fraud values in my letter of 27 February.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Fraud Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</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>Civilian Allowances</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Expenses</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Pay</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Allowances</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Expenses</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Pay</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyber and communication</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Departmental Income Related</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exploiting Assets and Information</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Personnel Administration, Travel &amp; Subsistence and Other Allowances</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pay Related</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Payment Processes</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension Fraud</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personnel Management Related</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Procurement</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recruiting</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft of Assets</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 12:53:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle