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806273

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many data incidents his Department (a) recorded and (b) reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>2,519 data incidents were recorded by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the period 01 April 2015 - 31 March 2016. One was reported to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).</p><p>4,034 data incidents were recorded by the MOD for the period 01 April 2016 - 31 March 2017. Three were reported to the ICO.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2017 15:20:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

804345

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Rifles Regiment: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the barrack locations are of the Rifles Regiment; and what plans he has to move those barracks.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	118598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Details of the current and planned future locations of the regular battalions of The Rifles regiment are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Battalion</p></td><td><p>Current Location</p></td><td><p>Plans</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup></p></td><td><p>Beachley Barracks, Nr Chepstow</p></td><td><p>As announced in the ‘A Better Defence Estate Strategy’ on 15 November 2016, Beachley Barracks has been identified for disposal in 2027. A future location for the battalion remains to be determined.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup></p></td><td><p>Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn</p></td><td><p>No change</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3<sup>rd</sup></p></td><td><p>Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>Will move to Catterick Garrison in 2021 as part of a Strike brigade (and will be replaced in Dreghorn by another infantry battalion)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4<sup>th</sup></p></td><td><p>New Normandy Barracks, Aldershot</p></td><td><p>No change</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5<sup>th</sup></p></td><td><p>Ward Barracks, Bulford</p></td><td><p>No change</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The regiment also has three reserve battalions (6<sup>th</sup>, 7<sup>th</sup>, and the new 8<sup>th</sup> Battalions) which are spread over multiple locations but broadly recruit from the Southwest, South and Northeast of England respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2017 15:29:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

808827

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RM Condor
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the economic contribution of RM Condor to the local area.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	119936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence policy not to provide a breakdown by geographical or economic area of the potential commercial and economic benefits of Government expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2017 15:28:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

805428

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Families
	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 30 November 2017 to Question HL3576, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen families.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	119099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Our Armed Forces are among the most extraordinarily talented and hard-working people in our society. We recognise the vital role that their families play, and that operational capability relies on recognising the Service person as part of a wider family unit. This is why we launched the first ever UK Armed Forces Families’ Strategy in 2016, which focuses and coordinates activity to support Service families. Priorities for this work include childcare, partner employment and accommodation, which have consistently remained areas of interest for both the Service Families’ Federations and the Department. In delivering the strategy we work closely with a number of external stakeholders to provide support to spouses and partners, for instance to those who are looking to gain employment, as we recognise that the demands of Service life can impact on the careers of family members.</p><p><br> Welfare support is provided to families via the single Service welfare organisations; additionally there are a significant number of other organisations that can be accessed via welfare referrals. The Covenant Fund has assigned £4 million to projects that support ‘Families in Stress’, enabling specialist organisations such as Relate to provide immediate or local support to families experiencing episodes of significant strain. To date the Fund has awarded eleven grants, totalling almost £2 million, to specialist and expert charities.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to keeping the range of welfare support under continual review and launching the Families’ Strategy, we have expanded the Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2017-2022 to incorporate all Defence People, including the families of Service personnel. We have also embarked on a partnership with the Royal Foundation to deal with issues of stigma and the treatment of mental health problems across the defence community. We are developing options for the Future Accommodation Model which recognise the 21<sup>st</sup> century family and we are developing flexible engagements for those who wish to vary their deployability to better fit their Service career around family life, all of which aims to contribute to increased family stability.</p><p> </p><p>A key component of the Families’ Strategy is to ensure that Service families are considered in people policy development, supporting the principles outlined in the Family Test. This is achieved through consideration of the Service family as part of each relevant submission or policy discussion, and through regular engagement with the single Services and the three Families’ Federations who represent the needs and views of Service families. The Department also monitors the development and implementation of policy to assess the impact on families. In the period since August 2014 none of the legislation implemented by the Ministry of Defence has required the application of the Family Test.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 119131 question first answered 20/12/2017 15:19:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

805460

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which legislation his Department has applied the Family Test, published in August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	119131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Our Armed Forces are among the most extraordinarily talented and hard-working people in our society. We recognise the vital role that their families play, and that operational capability relies on recognising the Service person as part of a wider family unit. This is why we launched the first ever UK Armed Forces Families’ Strategy in 2016, which focuses and coordinates activity to support Service families. Priorities for this work include childcare, partner employment and accommodation, which have consistently remained areas of interest for both the Service Families’ Federations and the Department. In delivering the strategy we work closely with a number of external stakeholders to provide support to spouses and partners, for instance to those who are looking to gain employment, as we recognise that the demands of Service life can impact on the careers of family members.</p><p><br> Welfare support is provided to families via the single Service welfare organisations; additionally there are a significant number of other organisations that can be accessed via welfare referrals. The Covenant Fund has assigned £4 million to projects that support ‘Families in Stress’, enabling specialist organisations such as Relate to provide immediate or local support to families experiencing episodes of significant strain. To date the Fund has awarded eleven grants, totalling almost £2 million, to specialist and expert charities.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to keeping the range of welfare support under continual review and launching the Families’ Strategy, we have expanded the Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2017-2022 to incorporate all Defence People, including the families of Service personnel. We have also embarked on a partnership with the Royal Foundation to deal with issues of stigma and the treatment of mental health problems across the defence community. We are developing options for the Future Accommodation Model which recognise the 21<sup>st</sup> century family and we are developing flexible engagements for those who wish to vary their deployability to better fit their Service career around family life, all of which aims to contribute to increased family stability.</p><p> </p><p>A key component of the Families’ Strategy is to ensure that Service families are considered in people policy development, supporting the principles outlined in the Family Test. This is achieved through consideration of the Service family as part of each relevant submission or policy discussion, and through regular engagement with the single Services and the three Families’ Federations who represent the needs and views of Service families. The Department also monitors the development and implementation of policy to assess the impact on families. In the period since August 2014 none of the legislation implemented by the Ministry of Defence has required the application of the Family Test.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 119099 question first answered 20/12/2017 15:19:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

806293

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times his Department's Senior Information Risk Officer role has been vacant for a week or longer since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence Senior Information Risk Officer role has not been vacant during this period.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2017 15:19:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

805438

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.61 of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, what the reason was for the increase of 710 civilians employed by his Department as set out in the Quarterly Location Statistics of 1 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	119109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has made a robust start in delivering the ambitious headcount and financial targets set in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review and 2015 Spending Review, and has a number of programmes and projects currently under way, as part of the Department’s commitment to improving the efficiency of Defence business. There have, however, been recent manpower increases for value for money reasons; for example, to reduce costs in Defence Equipment and Support, more expensive private sector support partners are being replaced by appropriately trained, but significantly less costly, civil servants. The underlying trend on Civil Service headcount across Defence as a whole is firmly downward.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2017 15:52:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes