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1656392

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Weddings
	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 3 July 2023 to Ministry of Defence: Weddings, on what date did a civil (a) marriage and (b) partnership last take place on the Defence Estate in (a) England and (b) Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	195687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Civil marriages and partnerships occur on Defence estates outside the UK and will comply with host countries’ laws or the Sovereign Base Regulations. <ins class="ministerial">The last civil marriage that took place on Defence estates in Cyprus was 11 March 2023 and the last civil partnership that took place on Defence estates in Cyprus was 27 June 2022.</ins><del class="ministerial">The last time such a ceremony took place in Cyprus was 4 September 2021.</del></p><p> </p><p>Civil marriages or partnerships cannot take place on the Defence Estate in England and Wales due to The Marriages and Civil Partnership (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005, which requires Approved Premises to be regularly available to the public. That is not tenable in respect of the defence estate because of security concerns.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 July 2023, in my capacity as Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, I wrote to the Ministry of Justice to enquire about amending the legislation to remove the requirement for unrestricted public access. Such an amendment would ensure that the Defence community could enter into civil marriages and partnerships in locations that have particular significance to them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 15:02:56 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2023 12:36:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 93179 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1656393

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Weddings
	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 3 July 2023 to Question 191222 on on Ministry of Defence: Weddings, what security considerations his Department has identified for not permitting civil marriages or civil partnerships to take place on the Defence Estate in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	195688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Civil marriages and partnerships occur on Defence estates outside the UK and will comply with host countries’ laws or the Sovereign Base Regulations. <ins class="ministerial">The last civil marriage that took place on Defence estates in Cyprus was 11 March 2023 and the last civil partnership that took place on Defence estates in Cyprus was 27 June 2022.</ins> <del class="ministerial">The last time such a ceremony took place in Cyprus was 4 September 2021.</del></p><p> </p><p>Civil marriages or partnerships cannot take place on the Defence Estate in England and Wales due to The Marriages and Civil Partnership (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005, which requires Approved Premises to be regularly available to the public. That is not tenable in respect of the defence estate because of security concerns.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 July 2023, in my capacity as Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, I wrote to the Ministry of Justice to enquire about amending the legislation to remove the requirement for unrestricted public access. Such an amendment would ensure that the Defence community could enter into civil marriages and partnerships in locations that have particular significance to them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 15:02:56 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2023 15:32:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 93187 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1659063

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 122 of his Department’s annual report and accounts for 2022-23, how many of the special payments reported for financial year 2022-23 were made to (a) service personnel and (b) other individuals affected by defence activities.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	198317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The majority of the 4,609 special payments disclosed relate to common law compensation claims (3,865). An analysis of this data is provided below;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">· 2,307 payments to Service personnel</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">· 1,558 payments to Others</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">It should be noted that this analysis reflects the volume of payments made and that individuals may receive more than one compensation payment depending on the settlement reached.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The remaining volume will include payments made in settlement of contractual disputes where it has been judged that this represents the best value for money course of action for the Department. Two of these payments are separately disclosed in the ARAc table as they exceed the &gt;£300,000 threshold for more detailed reporting (specifically MSI Instruments (£959,000) and Land Remediation Payment (£321,000)).</del><ins class="ministerial">The majority of the 4,609 special payments totalling £114.53 million disclosed relate to common law compensation claims (£111.20 million). An analysis of this data is provided below;</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 2,307 payments equating to £78 million to service personnel</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 1,558 payments equating to £33 million to others</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">It should be noted that this analysis reflects the volume of payments made and that individuals may receive more than one compensation payment depending on the settlement reached.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The remaining value will include payments made in settlement of contractual disputes where it has been judged that this represents the best value for money course of action for the Department. Two of these payments are separately disclosed in the table as they exceed the &gt;£300,000 threshold for more detailed reporting (specifically MSI Instruments (£959,000) and Land Remediation Payment (£321,000).</ins></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/09/2023 10:42:02 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2023 13:45:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 94749 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1700960

	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: Health
	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 armed forces personnel were (a) Medically Not Deployable and (b) Medically Limited Deployable in each year since 2010, broken down by service branch.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	21508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The following table provides the number (n) and proportion of UK Armed Forces personnel, broken down by Service, with a Medical Deployability Standard of Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) and Medically Non-Deployable (MND), as at 1 April of each year from 2010 to 2023:</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Service</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Navy</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Army</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>RAF</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Date</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,843</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,938</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14,786</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,736</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,472</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,941</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,995</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,882</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15,217</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,952</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,616</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,966</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.9%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,786</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,866</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14,319</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,480</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,561</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,865</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.1%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,825</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,697</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12,237</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,021</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,402</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,634</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.3%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,732</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,859</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,667</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,938</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,412</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,599</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.8%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,846</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,840</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,122</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,246</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,433</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,461</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.9%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,932</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,892</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,001</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,308</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,618</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,622</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.7%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,044</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,722</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,971</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,890</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,845</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,304</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.7%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,032</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,762</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,005</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,907</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,952</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,321</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.9%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,145</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,864</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,964</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,702</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,139</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,480</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.6%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,279</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,930</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,434</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,667</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,310</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,675</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.4%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,396</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,899</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,937</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,447</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,399</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,455</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.5%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,306</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,279</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,388</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,600</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,458</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,884</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.0%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,197</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,286</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,263</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,669</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,488</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,081</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.9%</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Medically downgraded personnel are those personnel who have been assessed by a medical board and subsequently awarded a Medical Deployability Standard of either Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) or Medically Non Deployable (MND).</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The rise in MLD and MND rates is likely to be multifactorial and is a result of extrinsic and intrinsic factors. MOD are committed to retaining personnel in specialist trades or who possess niche skills that benefit Defence, and this may contribute to the increasing number of MLD and MND personnel. However, there are a range of interventions being delivered to address employability and deployability which are intended to mitigate the impact on Defence whilst continuing to provide the necessary medical support to our people.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The following table provides the number and proportion of UK Armed Forces personnel, broken down by service, with a Medical Deployability Standard of Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) and Medically Non-Deployable (MND), as at 01 April of each year from 2010 to 2023:</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Service</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Navy</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Army</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>RAF</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Date</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,843</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,938</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14,786</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,736</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,472</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,941</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,995</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,882</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15,217</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,952</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,616</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,966</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.9%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,786</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,866</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14,319</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,480</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,561</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,865</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.1%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,825</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,697</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,237</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,021</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,402</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,634</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.3%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,732</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,859</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,667</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,938</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,412</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,599</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.8%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,846</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,840</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,122</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,246</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,433</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,461</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.9%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,932</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,892</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,001</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,308</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,618</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,622</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.7%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,044</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,722</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,971</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,890</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,845</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,304</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.7%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,032</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,762</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,005</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,907</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,952</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,321</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.9%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,145</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,864</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,964</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,702</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,139</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,480</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.6%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,279</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,930</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,434</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,667</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,310</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,675</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.4%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,396</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,899</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,937</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,447</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,399</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,455</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.5%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,306</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,279</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,388</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,600</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,458</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,884</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.0%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-23</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,197</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,286</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,263</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,669</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,488</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,081</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.9%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 15:39:40 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2024 12:19:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 33361 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1712796

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21551 on Ministry of Defence: Fraud, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of cases for each category for each financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	22865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The number and detected values of fraud listed <del class="ministerial">below</del> <ins class="ministerial"> in the attached table</ins> for each financial year represent the categories provided in Question 21551. The total detected fraud values vary slightly from those provided in the letter on 27 February, reference 3427, because the assessed detected value of fraud can change as a case progresses. Since 2010, the information capture requirement has evolved with reporting needs; this is most evident following a review undertaken in 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="15"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Number of cases / detected fraud value (£k)</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Fraud Category</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2010/11</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2011/12</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2012/13</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013/14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2014/15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2015/16</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2016/17</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017/18</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2018/19</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2019/20</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2020/21</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2021/22</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2022/23</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2023/24</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Civilian Allowances</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/218</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/65</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/39</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/113</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/166</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Civilian Expenses</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/37</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/192</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">123/38</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">100/25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">45/57</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">242/49</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">39/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">20/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/70</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Civilian Pay</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/112</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Service Allowances</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/287</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/34</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/144</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/62</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/233</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/79</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/140</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/300</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">48/984</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">38/746</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Service Expenses</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/160</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23/128</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/24</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/346</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/26</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">50/34</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/47</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Service Pay</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/35</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cyber and communication</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/89</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/32</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/193</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/441</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Departmental Income Related</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/89</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/6</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Exploiting Assets and Information</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/150</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/177</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/543</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/476</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/673</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19/572</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25/743</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Joint Personnel Administration, Travel &amp; Subsistence and Other Allowances</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/70</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/29</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Pay Related</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/169</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/159</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/122</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">42/220</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/97</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/47</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/112</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/100</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/150</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/182</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/105</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21/375</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Payment Processes</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/265</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/150</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/177</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/364</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/674</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Pension Fraud</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/244</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/151</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/165</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/524</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/222</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/124</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/347</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/267</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/68</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/3,942</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/496</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/1,002</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Personnel Management Related</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31/343</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17/3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/88</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19/22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">41/13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">38/470</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24/5,454</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/333</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">46/846</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">94/4,315</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">78/3,638</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Procurement</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/283,105</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/2,585</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/20,317</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/45,911</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">34/55,306</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25/140,113</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40/127,966</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">50/212,984</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Recruiting</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/89</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/283</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/193</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/772</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Theft of Assets</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/104</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">54/135</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19/92</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40/526</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23/311</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/153</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">29/350</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">55/389</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">92/1,380</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Other</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/100</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/403</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/276</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/279</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/274</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/298</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/676</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.24M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.33M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1.35M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.43M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">284.22M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1.53M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.68M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2.97M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22.52M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">52.97M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">57.27M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">147.24M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">136.13M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">223.89M</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/04/2024 15:02:49 question first ministerially corrected 08/05/2024 10:17:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 20240426 PQ 22865 and 22866 V7.docx title Number and detected values of fraud table previous answer version 31076 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1655811

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Email
	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 25 July 2023 to Question 194793 on Ministry of Defence: Correspondence, if he will make a statement to the House once the assessment on email traffic from his Department to .ML domains has been completed.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	195658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the security of our people, our information and our systems very seriously. While all sensitive information is shared on systems which would prevent such misdirection, policies are put in place on all email systems to minimise the risk of such mistakes. On OFFICIAL systems, data loss prevention tools will prompt users who seek to send OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE information outside of Government domains, drawing attention to, and allowing the correction of, errors such as mistyped domain names.</p><p> </p><p>Investigations are still ongoing however to date, we have identified 55 emails that have been sent to the .ML top level domain since January 2022. Of these, it is assessed that 15 were misdirected emails, that were destined for a .MIL address. We are confident that this small number of emails did not contain any technical data or information that could compromise operational security. Seven of these were sent in 2022, and eight in 2023.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 195675 question first answered 06/09/2023 15:27:29 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1655904

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many wives of deceased servicemen have been denied payments from the Armed Forces Pension Scheme as they were not married at the time of demobilisation in each of the past five years.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	195991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated or held electronically. The information could only be generated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 12:02:57 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1655905

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many wives of deceased servicemen have been awarded discretionary pension payments despite not qualifying under the rules of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	195992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Pension Scheme's rules are enshrined in legislation. Therefore, no discretionary pension payments can be made to an individual unless all eligibility criteria are met.</p><p>Delegated authority from the Defence Council does allow for consideration of cases in view of making a Discretionary Widows award. However, there are five strict qualifying criteria, and the widow must meet all five in order receive such a payment.</p><p>A central record of applications for a discretionary award is not kept. However, following a recent Freedom of Information Request a physical search of 144 widows-related enquiries received since 30 June 2022 identified eight cases where an application was made. Of these cases, seven met all the qualifying criteria and were accepted for a discretionary award. The one case that was rejected for the discretionary award failed to meet the full qualifying criteria.</p><p>To identify every application during the previous five years would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 11:57:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1655954

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of people serving in the armed forces who originate from outside the United Kingdom in the Commonwealth of Nations.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	195799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The hon. Member's question has been answered on the basis of numbers of Regular Service Personnel who have a Commonwealth nationality recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1. The strength of UK trade trained and untrained Regulars<sup>1</sup> with a Commonwealth<sup>2</sup> Nationality<sup>3,4 </sup>as at 1 April 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Count</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>4,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>5,230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><p>1.UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel.</p><p>2.The Commonwealth grouping includes all personnel with a nationality, as recorded on the JPA system at the time of publication, that is reported in the British Nationality Act 1981, SCHEDULE 3 (Countries Whose Citizens are Commonwealth Citizens), further information of which is available at <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/3" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/3</a> Figures relating to personnel with a nationality, as recorded on JPA, of Gambian or Zimbabwean are currently still included in the Commonwealth grouping.</p><p>3.As nationality is a non-mandatory field, nationality is as currently recorded and not necessarily the same as at birth or when recruited. Therefore, Commonwealth personnel who have changed nationality (for example naturalised to a British Citizen) may or may not have updated their JPA record.</p><p>4. The question has requested Commonwealth personnel only. This will differ from the Biannual Diversity Statistics, which provides a combined nationality breakdown of Commonwealth and Irish.</p><p> </p><p>These figures may not capture the full cohort of Commonwealth personnel who joined the UK Regular Forces, as a number of personnel may have changed from a Commonwealth nationality to a British nationality.</p><p> </p><p>Figures in this table have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 13:33:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1656230

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on implementing phase 2 of the roll-out of veterans' identity cards.
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	uin	195867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Angus (Mr Doogan) to Question 193995 on 18 July 2023.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/09/2023 12:44:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 193995.docx title Veterans: Identity Cards
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard