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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

1537493

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women serve in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	74912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) on 18 October 2022 to Question 60068.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 74913 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:34:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 60068.docx title Ministry of Defence: Females
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1537494

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Black and minority ethnic people serve in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	74913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by my hon. Friend the Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) on 18 October 2022 to Question 60068.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 74912 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:34:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 60068.docx title Ministry of Defence: Females
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1537753

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces have been promoted after being disciplined for (a) sexual harassment, (b) abuse and (c) assault in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	74905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Defence has been clear that unacceptable behaviour and criminality has no place in the Armed Forces and will not be tolerated.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Ministry of Defence’s ‘Zero Tolerance to Sexual Offending and Sexual Relationships Between in Instructors and Trainees’ policy, all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register, will be dismissed from the Armed Forces as a matter of course.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/11/2022 17:33:41 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1537785

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the next Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey is due to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	74547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The next Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey results are provisionally scheduled for publication in May 2023. The next Tri-Service Families Continuous Attitude Survey results are provisionally scheduled for publication in July 2023.</p><p>Confirmed dates will be announced nearer the time and will be available on the release calendar:</p><p><br>https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=survey&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=ministry-of-defence&amp;order=relevance</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 74548 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:38:29 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1537786

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the next Families Continuous Attitude Survey is due to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	74548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The next Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey results are provisionally scheduled for publication in May 2023. The next Tri-Service Families Continuous Attitude Survey results are provisionally scheduled for publication in July 2023.</p><p>Confirmed dates will be announced nearer the time and will be available on the release calendar:</p><p><br>https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=survey&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=ministry-of-defence&amp;order=relevance</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 74547 question first answered 08/11/2022 17:38:29 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1538172

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving officers of what ranks were dismissed on grounds of sexual misconduct, harassment and abuse in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	76110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Under the Ministry of Defence’s ‘Zero Tolerance to Sexual Offending and Sexual Relationships Between Instructors and Trainees’ policy, all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register, will be dismissed from the Armed Forces as a matter of course.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Dismissals stemming from relevant sexual offences tried at Courts Martial can be found in the published Court Martial results from the Military Court Centres, available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-martial-results-from-the-military-court-centres" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-martial-results-from-the-military-court-centres</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/11/2022 11:43:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1538174

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of 31 October by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence on Royal Navy: Conduct towards Women, Official Report column 611, if he will publish the remit of the formal investigation into allegations of sexual abuse and harassment in the Royal Navy Submarine Service.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	76111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>A formal investigation, directed by First Sea Lord, into the allegations of sexual abuse and harassment in the Royal Navy Submarine Service commenced on 24 October.</p><p> </p><p>The remit of the formal investigation will consider the facts and circumstances surrounding allegations of misconduct and inappropriate behaviour within the Submarine Service and will seek to establish:</p><ul><li>The facts and circumstances of any unacceptable behaviour described in the allegations.</li><li>Whether these specific incidents of unacceptable behaviour have been previously reported to anyone in the Submarine Flotilla. If so, where, how and who they were reported to and what actions have been taken.</li><li>Whether there are or have been barriers to reporting of inappropriate behaviour and, if so, how these have occured and the effect they have had and could have on the subjects and incidents of these behaviours.</li><li>Consideration to how to sustain an improved reporting culture.</li><li>Whether any of the allegations are in contravention of the Armed Forces Act 2006Whether any of the allegations were actioned in accordance with the correct administrative and disciplinary procedures of the day.</li></ul><p>The Royal Navy’s investigation will include an individual from outside Defence to provide external scrutiny. They will work alongside the investigation and are currently being selected for their independence, probity and integrity.</p><p> </p><p>While it would be premature to offer any further comment until those investigations are complete, anyone found culpable will be held accountable for their actions regardless of their rank or status.</p><p> </p><p>Sexual assault and harassment have no place in the Royal Navy and will not be tolerated.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/11/2022 17:28:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1538255

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Medical Records
	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 31 October to Question 62707 on Veterans: Medical Records, what steps his Department is taking to digitise the medical records of veterans who left the Armed Forces before 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	75787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>There are more than three million paper medical records for veterans held in the Crown Archives. They have not been digitised, however a digital copy of an individual record can be provided on request.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/11/2022 17:33:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1538358

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on data that was gathered from blood samples taken from servicemen (a) before, (b) during and (c) after their service at the UK nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	75820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Service personnel who were present at the UK nuclear weapon tests may have had blood samples taken throughout their career. Any records taken either before, during or after participation at the UK nuclear weapon tests would be held in individual military medical records in the Government's archives.</p><p>These medical records are unlikely to be collated in a form related to samples or incidences, and to ascertain what blood and urine tests may have been undertaken by service personnel would require the individual medical record of each of the personnel present at the UK nuclear tests to be located and reviewed. These records are not held centrally and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Atomic Weapons Establishment holds copies of the results of urine radioactivity measurements and blood tests for a small number of individuals where these were included in scientific documentation on the nuclear weapons trials.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 75821 75822 77326 question first answered 08/11/2022 13:27:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood