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438897

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, what assessment he has made of whether all armed forces personnel aged 16 and 17 are able to study for 280 guided learning hours per year towards accredited qualifications.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	20347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Armed Forces meet the requirement of Raising the Participation Age, as defined in the Education and Skills Act 2008.</p><p>In the Naval Service, all new recruits, whether Royal Navy or Royal Marines and irrespective of age, undertake a Level 2 accredited apprenticeship. This is as part of Phase 2 training for the Royal Navy and Phase 1 training for the Royal Marines.</p><p>The Army provides full-time training and education to all recruits aged 16 and 17, largely through the Junior Entry courses at Army Foundation College, Harrogate.</p><p>All non-commissioned Royal Air Force recruits, regardless of their age, are enrolled onto a Level 2, Level 3 or Level 4 accredited apprenticeship according to their Trade.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2016 16:21:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

442280

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who each (a) Colonel of the Regiment and (b) Colonel-in-Chief is in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	20838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Lists of Colonels in Chief and Regimental Colonels are shown in the attached table. Where an individual’s rank is below that of one star and their name is not already available in the public domain it cannot be released and I am withholding the information under the data protection act.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2016 17:11:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20838 - Ministry of Defence - List of Colonels in Chief and Regimental Colonels.docx title 20838 - List of Col in Chief and Regimental Col
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

439368

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) his Department, (b) the Defence Electronics and Components Agency, (c) the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, (d) the UK Hydrographic Office, (e) the National Army Museum, (f) the National Museum of the Royal Navy, (g) the Royal Air Force Museum, (h) the Single Source Regulations Office and (i) the Oil and Pipelines Agency; how many of these employees earn more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those organisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The following table outlines the number of civilian and military press and public relations staff posts in Defence (including vacant posts) and press and public relations expenditure in the financial year 2014-15. This expenditure includes £30 million for Armed Forces advertising and marketing - the vast majority of which is advertising and marketing in direct support of Armed Forces recruitment campaigns. It also includes £12 million for staff costs.</p><br /><p>Annual salaries are dependent upon grade/rank. Of those in press and public relations staff posts, there are:</p><br /><p>No civil servants or military personnel with salaries of more than £100,000.</p><br /><p>10 civil servants with salaries of more than £50,000.</p><br /><p>24 military personnel with salaries of more than £50,000.</p><br /> <br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department/Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Press and Public Relations Staff Posts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Salary £50,000 and above</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Salary £100,000 and above</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Press and Public Relations Expenditure</strong> <strong>Financial Year (FY)2014-15 (£000)<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence[2]</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>9 Civilian 3 Military</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>5,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armed Forces (Royal Navy, Army, RAF and Joint Forces Command)</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>0 Civilian 21 Military</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>41,437 (Including advertising and marketing for Armed Forces recruitment campaigns)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA)</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>N/A[3]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)</p></td><td><p><br>2</p></td><td><p><br>1 Civilian</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)</p></td><td><p><br>3</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>1,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Army Museum</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force Museum (RAF Museum)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO)</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Oil and Pipelines Agency (OPA)</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td><td><p><br>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>183</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50,038</strong>[4]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><p>[1] All figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000, therefore the total may not be equal to the sum of rounded values.</p><p>[2] Including Directorate of Defence Communications, Defence Business Services, Ministry of Defence Police, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, and Defence Equipment and Support.</p><p>[3] DECA was formed on 1 April 2015 as a Trading Agency following the Sale of the Defence Support Group therefore separate communications outturn for FY2014-15 is not available.</p><p>[4] This figure includes £30million for Armed Forces advertising and marketing - the vast majority of which is advertising and marketing in direct support of Armed Forces recruitment campaigns. It also includes £12million for staff costs.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2016 17:42:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

438903

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expenditure his Department was on (a) temporary agency staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising on making the Defence Infrastructure Organisation government-owned in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14 and (iv) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	20378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been led by a Strategic Business Partner (SBP) since September 2014. The SBP contract allowed for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to instruct the incorporation of DIO as a Government-owned company (GovCo), subject to a value for money review.</p><br /><p>I announced the conclusions of the review in my written statement of 10 December 2015 (Official Report<em>, c</em>olumns 55-56WS). The GovCo model would have been led by the SBP but 100% owned by the Secretary of State for Defence. A GovCo is distinct from a Government-owned contractor-operated organisation (GOCO) which has a different legal construct. The MOD has never proposed for the DIO to become a GOCO.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 20379 20380 20381 20382 20383 question first answered 07/01/2016 16:28:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Defence Infrastructure Organisation Hansard Extracts.docx title Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

438902

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many bids his Department received under its proposal to make the Defence Infrastructure Organisation government-owned contractor-operated.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	20379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been led by a Strategic Business Partner (SBP) since September 2014. The SBP contract allowed for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to instruct the incorporation of DIO as a Government-owned company (GovCo), subject to a value for money review.</p><br /><p>I announced the conclusions of the review in my written statement of 10 December 2015 (Official Report<em>, c</em>olumns 55-56WS). The GovCo model would have been led by the SBP but 100% owned by the Secretary of State for Defence. A GovCo is distinct from a Government-owned contractor-operated organisation (GOCO) which has a different legal construct. The MOD has never proposed for the DIO to become a GOCO.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 20378 20380 20381 20382 20383 question first answered 07/01/2016 16:28:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Defence Infrastructure Organisation Hansard Extracts.docx title Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

438905

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which organisations his Department received bids under its proposal to make the Defence Infrastructure Organisation government-owned contractor-operated.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	20380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been led by a Strategic Business Partner (SBP) since September 2014. The SBP contract allowed for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to instruct the incorporation of DIO as a Government-owned company (GovCo), subject to a value for money review.</p><br /><p>I announced the conclusions of the review in my written statement of 10 December 2015 (Official Report<em>, c</em>olumns 55-56WS). The GovCo model would have been led by the SBP but 100% owned by the Secretary of State for Defence. A GovCo is distinct from a Government-owned contractor-operated organisation (GOCO) which has a different legal construct. The MOD has never proposed for the DIO to become a GOCO.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 20378 20379 20381 20382 20383 question first answered 07/01/2016 16:28:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Defence Infrastructure Organisation Hansard Extracts.docx title Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

438906

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of making the Defence Infrastructure Organisation government-owned contractor-operated.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	20381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been led by a Strategic Business Partner (SBP) since September 2014. The SBP contract allowed for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to instruct the incorporation of DIO as a Government-owned company (GovCo), subject to a value for money review.</p><br /><p>I announced the conclusions of the review in my written statement of 10 December 2015 (Official Report<em>, c</em>olumns 55-56WS). The GovCo model would have been led by the SBP but 100% owned by the Secretary of State for Defence. A GovCo is distinct from a Government-owned contractor-operated organisation (GOCO) which has a different legal construct. The MOD has never proposed for the DIO to become a GOCO.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 20378 20379 20380 20382 20383 question first answered 07/01/2016 16:28:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Defence Infrastructure Organisation Hansard Extracts.docx title Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

438907

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what risk assessment his Department made of making the Defence Infrastructure Organisation government-owned contractor-operated.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	20382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been led by a Strategic Business Partner (SBP) since September 2014. The SBP contract allowed for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to instruct the incorporation of DIO as a Government-owned company (GovCo), subject to a value for money review.</p><br /><p>I announced the conclusions of the review in my written statement of 10 December 2015 (Official Report<em>, c</em>olumns 55-56WS). The GovCo model would have been led by the SBP but 100% owned by the Secretary of State for Defence. A GovCo is distinct from a Government-owned contractor-operated organisation (GOCO) which has a different legal construct. The MOD has never proposed for the DIO to become a GOCO.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 20378 20379 20380 20381 20383 question first answered 07/01/2016 16:28:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Defence Infrastructure Organisation Hansard Extracts.docx title Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

438908

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department worked on proposals to make the Defence Infrastructure Organisation government-owned contractor-operated in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	20383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been led by a Strategic Business Partner (SBP) since September 2014. The SBP contract allowed for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to instruct the incorporation of DIO as a Government-owned company (GovCo), subject to a value for money review.</p><br /><p>I announced the conclusions of the review in my written statement of 10 December 2015 (Official Report<em>, c</em>olumns 55-56WS). The GovCo model would have been led by the SBP but 100% owned by the Secretary of State for Defence. A GovCo is distinct from a Government-owned contractor-operated organisation (GOCO) which has a different legal construct. The MOD has never proposed for the DIO to become a GOCO.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 20378 20379 20380 20381 20382 question first answered 07/01/2016 16:28:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Defence Infrastructure Organisation Hansard Extracts.docx title Defence Infrastructure Organisation
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

439367

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior officers have attended at least one week of training at force development training centres.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	20637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/01/2016 16:20:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon