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792703

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures are in place to determine whether British-born ISIS combatants have surrendered following the fall of Mosul and Raqqa.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	114631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The surrender of Daesh fighters in Iraq and Syria - no matter what their nationality - is a matter for local Iraqi Forces or Syrian Democratic Forces operating on the ground. If a British national is detained in Iraq, we would expect to be notified by the Iraqi authorities. The UK has no diplomatic representation in Syria and all consular services are suspended. As a result, we are unable to confirm the status of British nationals in Syria.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 115531 question first answered 28/11/2017 16:31:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

794558

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures are in place to determine whether any British-born ISIS combatants have surrendered as a result of the fall of Mosul and Raqqa.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	115531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The surrender of Daesh fighters in Iraq and Syria - no matter what their nationality - is a matter for local Iraqi Forces or Syrian Democratic Forces operating on the ground. If a British national is detained in Iraq, we would expect to be notified by the Iraqi authorities. The UK has no diplomatic representation in Syria and all consular services are suspended. As a result, we are unable to confirm the status of British nationals in Syria.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 114631 question first answered 28/11/2017 16:31:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1015075

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of civilians killed in Syria as a result of coalition air strikes in 2018; and how many of the air strikes which resulted in civilian deaths involved British armed forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	195541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The collection of data on civilian casualties during the campaign by the Global Coalition against Daesh is a matter for the Coalition itself. All missions comply fully with International Humanitarian Law, are meticulously planned and every care is taken to minimise the effect of our military action on civilians and civilian objects. It is therefore deeply regrettable that a UK air strike on 26 March 2018, targeting Daesh fighters in eastern Syria, resulted in an unintentional civilian fatality. This was reported to the House by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence on 2 May 2018 (HCWS665). The Ministry of Defence takes any incidence of civilian casualty extremely seriously: we assess the evidence in detail and report back on our findings. We are committed to continuing that practice.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/11/2018 15:54:24 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005782

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in the financial year 2016-17; and how many of those people have since started army training.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	190539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of people under 18 years old who applied to join the Army in financial years 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18 and who have since started basic training before 1 October 2018 are detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>U18 Applications</p></td><td><p>Of which started basic training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14,050</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>17,120</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>20,370</p></td><td><p>2,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Regular soldiers who were under the age of 18 at the time of their application. Some will have turned 18 before starting basic training.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the applicants above will still be in the process of joining the Army.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that these figures are single Service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 190536 190538 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:31:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1020590

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK will continue to participate in the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	199792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports the EU's Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and has participated in the pilot stage. The CARD currently does not directly provide for Third Country involvement. However, the recent Political Declaration on the Future Relationship between the UK and the EU sets out our shared vision of close and lasting cooperation on external action, including cooperation on defence capabilities development.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/12/2018 17:15:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

886299

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 19, paragraph 2.5 of the report of the National Audit Office, Ensuring sufficient skilled military personnel, if he will list the 32 engineering pinch-points.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	136494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not publish the names or specific details of Operational Pinch Points (OPPs) as this information would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 136493 question first answered 23/04/2018 16:19:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

843647

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of recruits who enlisted aged (i) under 18 and (ii) over 18 years left the armed forces within four years of joining in each of the last three full years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	127988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the attached table, excluding data on minimum initial service periods which could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 127987 question first answered 27/02/2018 17:38:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20180223-PQs02519 21-TABLE - SUBMITTED.xlsx title Stats on Under and Over 18's Service Personnel
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

595499

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of (i) all service leavers and (ii) early service leavers from each of the armed forces who left the service voluntarily have been assessed as achieving a positive employment or training outcome within six months of leaving the service.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	46795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>UK Service personnel with four or more years’ Service who voluntarily left the Armed Forces in Financial Year 2014-15 (the latest statistic available) and used the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) services had the following estimated employment outcomes, up to six months after leaving:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Employed %</p></td><td><p>Economically Inactive %</p></td><td><p>Unemployed %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>89% (1,950)</p></td><td><p>7% (160)</p></td><td><p>3% (70)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>84% (6,560)</p></td><td><p>9% (690)</p></td><td><p>7% (510)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>83% (1,710)</p></td><td><p>14% (290)</p></td><td><p>4% (70)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Average %</p></td><td><p>85% (10,220)</p></td><td><p>10% (1,150)</p></td><td><p>6% (640)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong> The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not record the training outcomes of Service leavers. The following categories of personnel have been included in the definition of those leaving Service voluntarily; those reaching the end of their engagement; those giving notice to terminate and those medically discharged. Figures include all Service leavers who used the Career Transition Partnership, less Early Service Leavers (this includes those with less than four years’ service and those compulsorily discharged). The numbers and percentages for employment outcomes cannot be summed together, as the unemployment figures were calculated on a different population to the employment and economically inactive figures. All totals and sub-totals have been rounded and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p>For Early Service Leavers (ESL i.e. those with less than four years service or those compulsorily discharged irrespective of length of Service), the Future Horizons Programme (FHP) for ESL was introduced on 1 October 2013. Between 1 October 2013 and 31 March 2014 approximately 33% of eligible personnel participated in FHP. During Financial Year 2014-15 some 62% of eligible personnel participated in the Future Horizons Programme. Prior to the establishment of FHP all ESL were entitled to unit level support as part of standard MOD policy.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 October 2015, the resettlement provision for ESL is termed CTP Future Horizons. Official statistics on the six-months post-discharge employment status of ESL who used CTP Future Horizons will be published in January 2017 as part of the CTP official statistic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 47863 question first answered 17/10/2016 16:43:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

595498

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of (i) all service leavers and (ii) early service leavers from each of the armed forces who left the service voluntarily received transitional support through the Future Horizons Programme in each year since that programme's inception.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	46794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Future Horizons Programme (FHP) is the resettlement programme for Early Service Leavers (ESL), meaning those members of the UK Armed Forces who leave with less than four years' service. It is delivered through the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Career Transition Partnership (CTP) with Right Management Limited (part of the ManpowerGroup). The uptake rates and employment outcomes of ESL are monitored routinely through the CTP governance structure to ensure the programme continues to be effective in supporting ESL.</p><p> </p><p>ESL have been entitled to the FHP since it was introduced on 1 October 2013. Between 1 October 2013 and 31 March 2014 approximately 33% of eligible personnel participated in the FHP. During financial year 2014-15 some 62% of eligible personnel participated in the Future Horizons Programme. Prior to the establishment of the FHP all ESL were entitled to unit level support as part of standard MOD policy.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 October 2015, the resettlement provision for ESL is termed CTP Future Horizons. Official statistics for ESL who used CTP Future Horizons from 1 October 2015 will be published in January 2017 as part of the CTP Official Statistic.</p><p> </p><p>All personnel made redundant in the Armed Forces redundancy programme 2011-2015 (Tranches 1-4), received the highest level of resettlement provision delivered through what was then termed the CTP Full Resettlement Programme, regardless of their overall length of service.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 46792 46796 question first answered 17/10/2016 16:40:11 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

510023

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of his Department resigned in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	33287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of Civil Servants who have left their posts within the Ministry of Defence is shown in the table below.</p><p><strong>MOD Top Level Budget and Trading Fund Resignation Profile – By Financial Year</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>12 Months Ending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31 March 2010</p></td><td><p>31 March 2011</p></td><td><p>31 March 2012</p></td><td><p>31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>31March 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MOD Main TLBs Total Outflow</strong></p></td><td><p>4,710</p></td><td><p>4,470</p></td><td><p>9,425</p></td><td><p>6,190</p></td><td><p>4,585</p></td><td><p>3,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resignation</p></td><td><p>1,190</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of Outflow</p></td><td><p>25.3%</p></td><td><p>27.3%</p></td><td><p>10.3%</p></td><td><p>16.8%</p></td><td><p>23.3%</p></td><td><p>30.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Trading Fund Total Outflow</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>830</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>805</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,935</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>555</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>570</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,800</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resignation</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of Outflow</p></td><td><p>23.4%</p></td><td><p>27.5%</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>32.4%</p></td><td><p>39.6%</p></td><td><p>9.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source Defence Statistics (Civilian)</strong></p><ol><li>Data is based on Total exits and Reasons for Leaving covering Resignation and related sub categories as recorded on Human Resources Management System (HRMS) by TLBs or provided directly by MOD Trading Funds.</li><li>Totals have been rounded to the nearest 5.</li><li>Proportion of outflow has been calculated from raw unrounded totals.</li><li>Data excludes exits for personnel employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary or Locally Engaged Civilians for whom exit data is not available.</li></ol> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/04/2016 16:50:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth