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1697512

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force have been voluntarily withdrawn within (i) three, (ii) six, (iii) 12 and (iv) 18 months of the initial application being made in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	19531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information 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 grouped question UIN 19532 question first answered 25/03/2024 13:59:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1697513

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to join the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force took more than (i) three, (ii) six, (iii) 12 and (iv) 18 months to process before a potential recruit began basic training over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	19532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information 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 grouped question UIN 19531 question first answered 25/03/2024 13:59:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1696662

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of legal (a) support and (b) representation to Ministers in his Department in relation to their official conduct in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Torfaen
	tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	uin	19111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Such information is not centrally recorded or collated in the format requested. More generally, I would refer the hon. Member to the long-standing policies on legal expenditure, as set out recently by Cabinet Office Ministers on 12 March 2004, Official Report,17709 and 12 March 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, column 1901-1904.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 13:58:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1696791

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	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 the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence during the debate on Nuclear Test Veterans: Medical Records of 28 November 2023, Official Report, column 245WH, whether his Department has examined the 150 Atomic Weapons Establishment files.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	19073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>I personally examined all 150 records at the Atomic Weapons Establishment on 18 March. I will update the House on plans for their release in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/03/2024 17:28:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1696243

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to the adequacy of staffing levels in the Armed Forces.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	18792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 January 2024 to Question 9841 to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/03/2024 11:55:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 9841 - Armed Forces Recruitment.docx title Armed Forces Recruitment
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1696245

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel had served in the Armed Forces for four years or more in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	18648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regular forces with the exact Length of Service of four or more years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Four years or more service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>104,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>105,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>106,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>102,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>101,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regulars with a Length of Service of four and five years, as at 1 January in each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>4 Years</p></td><td><p>5 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>7,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>9,780</p></td><td><p>6,290</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18649 question first answered 19/03/2024 17:21:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1696246

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel in the Armed Forces had (a) four and (b) five years of service in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	18649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regular forces with the exact Length of Service of four or more years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Four years or more service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>104,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>105,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>106,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>102,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>101,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regulars with a Length of Service of four and five years, as at 1 January in each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>4 Years</p></td><td><p>5 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>7,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>9,780</p></td><td><p>6,290</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18648 question first answered 19/03/2024 17:21:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1695730

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Platinum Jubilee Medals his Department has issued.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	18483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal qualifying criteria has been amended and re-published as at 12 March 2024. It is anticipated that a significant cohort of Service personnel on Reserve engagements will now qualify under the revised criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of Platinum Jubilee Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched due to distribution issued and replacements</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal</p></td><td><p>139,352</p></td><td><p>2,103</p></td><td><p>137,249</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to distribution issues, additional medals have been despatched so that eligible individuals receive their medal as swiftly as possible. The originally issued medals are in the process of being located by the single Service Unit Admin or Logistics staff and returned to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of King’s Coronation Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched as replacements due to damage whilst on duty</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the King’s Coronation Medal</p></td><td><p>21,535</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21,515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to the lead time for receiving raw materials, production, delivery and internal MOD distribution, the project to award the bulk of the King’s Coronation Medal 2023 to eligible MOD personnel will take until October 2024 to conclude.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18484 question first answered 21/03/2024 13:06:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695732

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many King's Coronation Medals his Department has issued.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	18484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal qualifying criteria has been amended and re-published as at 12 March 2024. It is anticipated that a significant cohort of Service personnel on Reserve engagements will now qualify under the revised criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of Platinum Jubilee Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched due to distribution issued and replacements</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal</p></td><td><p>139,352</p></td><td><p>2,103</p></td><td><p>137,249</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to distribution issues, additional medals have been despatched so that eligible individuals receive their medal as swiftly as possible. The originally issued medals are in the process of being located by the single Service Unit Admin or Logistics staff and returned to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of King’s Coronation Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched as replacements due to damage whilst on duty</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the King’s Coronation Medal</p></td><td><p>21,535</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21,515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to the lead time for receiving raw materials, production, delivery and internal MOD distribution, the project to award the bulk of the King’s Coronation Medal 2023 to eligible MOD personnel will take until October 2024 to conclude.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18483 question first answered 21/03/2024 13:06:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695733

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to begin issuing the Wider Services Medal.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	18485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The award of any new medals and the timing for their issue would be announced at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/03/2024 17:28:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight