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1683041

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RFA Sir Galahad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to publish all documents relating to the bombing of RFA Sir Galahad that are held at the National Archives.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	10069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The losses of RFA Sir Galahad due to enemy action was a tragedy. The sacrifice made by those onboard will not be forgotten, and we remain grateful to all the Armed Forces personnel and civilians who bravely served in the Falklands conflict.</p><p> </p><p>The release of papers is governed through the Public Records Act (PRA).</p><p> </p><p>At my request, officials have conducted a thorough review of the files under the terms of the Public Records Act (PRA) to determine whether any additional information can possibly be released, and I will be visiting The National Archives to view the files personally in the very near future as discussed last week.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/01/2024 16:54:28 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1673705

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Firearms: Lost Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the types of small arms and light weapons that went missing from his Department's establishments and facilities in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	4108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>We take the security of our small arms and light weapons extremely seriously and have a range of measures in place to ensure the integrity of these arrangements. Whilst we do not publish data in full, we do publish some information on weapon losses on the Ministry of Defence (MOD) website under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. MOD officials will collate that information and I will write to the hon. Member when it is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 04/12/2023 15:34:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1661303

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
	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 assessment of the implications for his policies of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Quinquennial Review 2023, published on 17 July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	199885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department is considering the recommendations in full, and the Government's response will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/10/2023 11:34:20 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1661310

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time taken to resolve an appeal is in the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme; and what steps he is taking to reduce that time.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	199886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The average (median) clearance time for AFCS appeals is published in Table 9 of the annual Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Statistics.</p><p>The latest release was published on 6 July 2023 and can be found at the following link: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-20222</p><p>To better support claimants and reduce timelines that are within Miistry of Defence control, resource is flexed across teams supporting veterans' services to target priority areas wherever possible. Additional resource is also being onboarded along with continuous review and improvement to processes. Overtime is being utilised where required.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/10/2023 11:33:28 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1623352

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Armed Conflict
	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 20 April 2023 to Question 180811 on Falkland Islands: Armed Conflict, whether sections of the records held on RFA Sir Galahad which do not relate directly to sections 40 and 41 can be released before 2065.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	182257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>All files which relate to the Board of Inquiry into the sinking of RFA Sir Galahad are already available to view at The National Archives (TNA) with the exception of those retained under Section 40 (Personal Information) and Section 41(information provided in confidence) of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. Files held at TNA are listed in the supporting table. An extract is also held by MOD and is withheld under Sections 40 and 41 of the FOI Act.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/04/2023 11:37:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 20230425- PQN_22-23_2023_05201 (182257)- Morden- Supporting table.docx title RFA Sir Galahad records
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1611182

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has indefinitely retained any documents related to (a) the Falklands War and (b) the attack on RFA Sir Galahad which are deemed to be of a nature that would be prejudicial to national security, defence or international relations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	180811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>All records are reviewed as part of the Public Records Act (PRA) and may be retained for a variety of reasons.</p><p>I can confirm that records relating to the Falklands conflict have been retained under Section 26 (National Defence) and Section 27 (international relations).</p><p>The records concerning RFA Sir Galahad have been reviewed under both the PRA and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and retained under Sections 40 (Personal Information) and 41 (Information Provided in Confidence) until the year 2065.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/04/2023 16:34:23 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1607891

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RFA Sir Galahad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will launch a formal inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the 1982 attack on the RFA Sir Galahad.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	174251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>A Board of Inquiry was convened on 12 July 1982 to investigate the loss of RFA Sir Galahad.</p><p>The redacted copy of this report is held at this link: <a href="https://falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/board-of-inquiry-report-into-the-loss-of-rfa-sir-tristram-and-rfa-sir-galahad-june-8-1982.pdf." target="_blank">https://falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/board-of-inquiry-report-into-the-loss-of-rfa-sir-tristram-and-rfa-sir-galahad-june-8-1982.pdf.</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/03/2023 10:59:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1566425

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) ordinary and (b) named-day written questions their Department answered on time in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	122099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The proportion of ordinary and named-day written Parliamentary questions answered on time in 2022 by the Ministry of Defence is given in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Question Type</p></td><td><p>Due For Answer</p></td><td><p>Answered on Time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Named-Day</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td><td><p>1,226 (91%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ordinary Written</p></td><td><p>1,996</p></td><td><p>1,879 (96%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,105</p></td><td><p>3,105 (94%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/01/2023 14:14:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1537164

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Correspondence and Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	73825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>All Government Departments have access to regular training led by the Parliamentary Capability Team through the Government Campus.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of Parliamentary Questions (PQs) and correspondence from Members of Parliament, and officials remain committed to providing the highest level of service. To complement the work of the Parliamentary Capability Team, the MOD offers training sessions to its staff on the importance of Parliamentary Business, including the timeliness and quality of PQs and correspondence.</p><p>Between the period of May to July 2022 inclusive, the MOD answered 96% of PQs and 89% of correspondence from Members of Parliament on time.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/11/2022 11:41:57 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1140208

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to integrate nutrition into all areas of its work on UK Aid; and what discussions has he had with (a) his international counterparts and (b) international aid agencies on the merits of integrating nutrition into all areas of international aid work.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	278937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Since the release of its 2017 Nutrition Position Paper, DFID has focused on meaningfully integrating nutrition across relevant aspects of its portfolio, particularly health, agriculture, social protection, humanitarian and economic development. For example, we are working with others to improve the impact of the Kenya Hunger Safety Net Programme on nutrition and we are integrating key nutrition services in our wider health programmes such as in South Sudan and DRC. DFID also advocates for other international partners to integrate nutrition, including UNICEF, the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Bank.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/07/2019 14:06:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden