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1682556

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the roles Commonwealth soldiers are eligible to apply for while serving in the British Army.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	9899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Commonwealth citizens are eligible to apply to join the UK Armed Forces. Like their British and Irish counterparts, they must meet the required eligibility criteria including age, educational, fitness and medical, as well as UK residency for security vetting purposes which varies depending on rank and role. In addition, since November 2018 there has been an annual limit of up to 1,350 Commonwealth citizens who can be recruited each year by the Armed Forces. The Army also has a 15% limit on the number of Commonwealth citizens serving in each cap badge. These requirements can limit the number of roles available at a particular time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/01/2024 10:54:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1681287

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which three external recruitment agencies his Department spent the highest amount in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	9076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department's Annual Reports and Accounts gives overall spend on consultancy as £149.105 million for 2022-23. There is no further breakdown to show spend on external recruitment consultancy and none could be obtained without entailing excess cost although, in general, Defence does not make use of external recruitment agencies to fill full time roles. However, the Army has a contract with Capita to deliver recruitment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/02/2024 13:26:23 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1698249

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces and Veterans
	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 ensure parity of support provided to (a) armed forces families and (b) veterans.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	902185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Much of the policy that impacts Service families and veterans within the UK is not owned by Defence. We work with Other Government Departments and the Devolved Administrations to ensure that, wherever possible, disadvantage associated with Service life is mitigated and effective support is provided; the Armed Forces Covenant is an especially important tool in this.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 16:59:31 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1698248

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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, what steps his Department is taking to recruit armed forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	902184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>In a challenging labour market, we continue to apply an array of measures to support recruitment and retention and refine the Armed Forces’ offer including last year with the largest pay increase for more than two decades. Haythornthwaite Review teams have been stood up across Defence to implement all of Rick Haythornthwaite’s 67 recommendations, working to establish a reward and incentivisation architecture that will attract and retain the skills we need in the years ahead.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 16:58:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1698247

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of pension inequality among armed forces veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	902183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Pension schemes develop over time in response to changing circumstances, but the Armed Forces Pension Schemes are designed to be generous, fair and equitable. It is a principle of public service pensions policy, upheld by successive Governments, that improvements to public service pension schemes should not be applied retrospectively.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 16:57:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1689829

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	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, what steps he is taking to recognise the contribution of armed forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Uxbridge and South Ruislip
	tabling member printed	Steve Tuckwell
	uin	901535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The largest pay increase in more than 20 years is indicative of the Government’s commitment to our Armed Forces. In addition we will continue to support public facing events such as Armed Forces Day, and respond to concerns from the Defence community on issues like medallic recognition.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/02/2024 16:15:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4994 label Biography information for Steve Tuckwell

1689828

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps Veterans UK has taken to support veterans and their families.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Liz Twist
	uin	901533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence delivers a range of services to Veterans and their families. This includes the administration and payment of Armed Forces pensions and compensation, the provision of tailored advice and assistance through the Veterans Welfare Service, Defence Transition Services and the Integrated Personal Commissioning for Veterans.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/02/2024 16:15:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1681149

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Bullying and Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph c on page 16 of his Department's guidance entitled JSP 763 Behaviours and Informal Complaint Resolution Part 2: Guidance - Informal Complaints Resolution Process, if he will publish the formal civilian bullying, harassment and discrimination complaints policy and procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	8923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) externally publishes some Service and whole force (covering both Service personnel and civilian employees) policy and procedure documents, but does not routinely publish those that are civilian-only.</p><p> </p><p>Attached is a copy of the Civilian Mediation policy and the bullying, harassment and discrimination complaints policy. MOD officials have also reviewed our response to a previous Question (UIN 7288) that you tabled on 18 December 2023, and we have subsequently attached a copy of the Civilian Formal Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination Complaint process too.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Civilian Formal BHDV Complaints policy - Redacted.pdf title Civilian Formal BHDV Complaints Policy 2 file name MOD Mediation Policy - Redacted.pdf title MOD Mediation Policy grouped question UIN 8914 question first answered 06/02/2024 15:14:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1681140

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Bullying and Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.21 on page 8 of his Department's guidance entitled JSP 763 Behaviours and Informal Complaint Resolution Part 2: Guidance - Informal Complaints Resolution Process, if he will publish the civilian mediation policy and procedures document.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	8914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) externally publishes some Service and whole force (covering both Service personnel and civilian employees) policy and procedure documents, but does not routinely publish those that are civilian-only.</p><p> </p><p>Attached is a copy of the Civilian Mediation policy and the bullying, harassment and discrimination complaints policy. MOD officials have also reviewed our response to a previous Question (UIN 7288) that you tabled on 18 December 2023, and we have subsequently attached a copy of the Civilian Formal Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination Complaint process too.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Civilian Formal BHDV Complaints policy - Redacted.pdf title Civilian Formal BHDV Complaints Policy 2 file name MOD Mediation Policy - Redacted.pdf title MOD Mediation Policy grouped question UIN 8923 question first answered 06/02/2024 15:14:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1713165

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Lossiemouth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at RAF Lossiemouth.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	23283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, there were 2,310 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at RAF Lossiemouth.</p><p> </p><p>Please note the following caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>All UK Forces Service personnel comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel , Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, and Full-Time Reserve Service (FTRS) of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. The figure includes trained and untrained personnel.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The figure has been rounded to the nearest 10. However, numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/04/2024 13:20:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard