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1712735

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average amount of time is that an (a) officer and (b) rating serves in the Royal Navy.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	22853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Making the Royal Navy (RN) an attractive and rewarding employer remains of paramount importance. Promoting retention efforts to extend the length of service of our sailors enables the RN to retain its skilled personnel, whose experience, and tradecraft are essential to the organisation.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the average length of service on exit by trained RN Personnel (including Royal Marines) between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating</p></td><td><p>12 years 2 months</p></td><td><p>8 years 7 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>21 years 0 months</p></td><td><p>20 years 3 months</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Average length of service has been calculated by the length of current service, against the difference between the sailor’s joining and exit dates.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/04/2024 10:11:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1712737

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officers and (b) ratings were employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	22855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Below are the requested figures of RFA personnel from 2010, broken down into Total Number, Officer and Rating figures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Total Strength by Officer and Rating, as at 1 January 2010 to 1 January 2024</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ratings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2010</p></td><td><p>2315</p></td><td><p>813</p></td><td><p>1502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2011</p></td><td><p>2314</p></td><td><p>787</p></td><td><p>1527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2012</p></td><td><p>1959</p></td><td><p>697</p></td><td><p>1262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2013</p></td><td><p>1887</p></td><td><p>667</p></td><td><p>1220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2014</p></td><td><p>1821</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>1181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2015</p></td><td><p>1850</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>1188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2016</p></td><td><p>1923</p></td><td><p>731</p></td><td><p>1192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2017</p></td><td><p>1938</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>1212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2018</p></td><td><p>1916</p></td><td><p>711</p></td><td><p>1205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2019</p></td><td><p>1887</p></td><td><p>685</p></td><td><p>1202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2020</p></td><td><p>1826</p></td><td><p>646</p></td><td><p>1180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2021</p></td><td><p>1828</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>1171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2022</p></td><td><p>1782</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>1126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2023</p></td><td><p>1736</p></td><td><p>637</p></td><td><p>1099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 / 01 / 2024</p></td><td><p>1669</p></td><td><p>623</p></td><td><p>1046</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures pre-2015 have been included, but this legacy data was obtained through a different data source and via a different system to the one currently used by Navy Analysis. As such, caution should be exercised when comparing figures from these respective periods as they may not be directly comparable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/04/2024 10:11:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713424

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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, if he will publish the (a) name, (b) rank upon leaving and (c) year of joining company of all former (i) Army, (ii) Royal Navy and (iii) Royal Air Force officers at one star level or above who have left the service to work for Boeing over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	uin	23418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>We can confirm that, under Business Appointment rules, no One or Two Star military officers have reported to the Ministry of Defence that they have taken or are planning to take up a job with Boeing during the past five years. Please note that this is a voluntary process and former officers may have taken up posts without informing the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Three and Four Star military personnel are required to inform the Government Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) about the first job they intend to take after leaving the Armed Forces. This information is held by ACOBA and can be requested at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/advisory-committee-on-business-appointments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/advisory-committee-on-business-appointments</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD started to monitor Three Star and Four Star Business Appointments from 2023-24. In the past year no officers at those grades have taken up a post with Boeing.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/04/2024 09:57:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1713826

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	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 17 April 2024 to Question 21043 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many people (a) have been relocated and (b) are due to be relocated in the next 12 weeks under the ARAP scheme as a result of such a reassessment.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	23742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer to Question 23497. The Ministry of Defence is working hard to review ineligible decisions made against applications from the Triples and other specialist units where we hold credible evidence, and I will update the House when the review is complete.</p><p>When any individual is found eligible under ARAP the Ministry of Defence works to ensure relocation occurs as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/04/2024 10:09:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1713846

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Army Foundation College is required to inform its independent advisory panel in the event of an allegation of staff misconduct concerning recruits.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	23744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Army Foundation College (Harrogate) regularly brief the Independent Advisory Panel on any allegations of permanent staff misconduct towards Junior Soldiers.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/04/2024 11:06:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1713847

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Ofsted inspectors are given access to the record of complaints held on the Joint Personnel Administration system relating to violent behaviour by staff at the Army Foundation College.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	23745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Ofsted were given access to all disciplinary complaints against Permanent Staff at the Army Foundation College (Harrogate).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/04/2024 10:57:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1713848

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Army Foundation College is next due to be inspected by Ofsted.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	23746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Ofsted inspected the Army Foundation College (Harrogate) 20-21 March 2024, and the report is expected imminently. The report will be published.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/04/2024 10:10:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1701380

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Personal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the guidance entitled Get a copy of military records of service, what the average waiting time is for applications to be processed in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	21922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>In providing copies of military records of service, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not record waiting times for the processing of applications. Where an individual is seeking information about themselves, known as a Subject Access Request (SAR), the MOD adheres to guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office. This stipulates that a public authority must supply the information within one month, but can take up to 90 days for complex cases. Further information can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fico.org.uk%2Ffor-the-public%2Ftime-limits-for-responding-to-data-protection-rights-requests%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DIf%2520the%2520organisation%2520needs%2520something%2Cfrom%2520the%2520day%2520of%2520receipt&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPaul.Carlier927%40mod.gov.uk%7Cd257b54937af42e8ff0208dc652caeef%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C638496489786594054%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BtxcrvQoNZvHBCpP2o9P1i1sSGebpu9RR9dbTuqoDLA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/time-limits-for-responding-to-data-protection-rights-requests/#:~:text=If%20the%20organisation%20needs%20something,from%20the%20day%20of%20receipt</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/04/2024 13:23:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1702298

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	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 19 October 2023 to Question 202814 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many service personnel were living in grade four single living accommodation in each region of the UK as of 18 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	22653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of service personnel living in grade four single living accommodation in each UK region as of 18 April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>SLA is a significant component of the domestic accommodation for Service personnel, ranging from multi-occupancy rooms with shared ablutions, through to high specification ensuite rooms with storage, social areas and kitchens depending on the accommodation purpose and requirement.</p><p> </p><p>SLA is broken into three principal categories:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Permanent</strong>. Accommodation on units/bases to which personnel are allocated for an assigned tour of duty. For some people, this is where they live during the week and they may commute back to their family home at weekends; for others, this room can be their only home in which they have all their possessions and where they live full time over weekends and leave periods.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Temporary (transit)</strong>. Accommodation for visitors, or those on training courses. This can be for one night or for some months where residential courses are delivered for example. Furthermore, a person on a four-month course can be occupying two bedspaces: their home unit room where they have all their possessions and their room on the course. In some cases, a serving person can live in an SFA with their family, occupy a room at their unit during the week and also occupy a transit room for a period. The definition of transit accommodation may also change; if a unit decides to change a block of transit accommodation into permanent accommodation or vice versa then they may do this in response to accommodation demand. Units may designate certain rooms in a permanent block as transit for varying periods of time this allows flexibility to be responsive to accommodation demands that ebb and flow. They can host foreign nations on exercises, accommodate personnel from other bases as overflow or in support of ceremonial activity.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Training estate</strong>. Where units and individuals deploy to exercise, there are no accommodation charges levied for this component of the estate, neither is there a grading system.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/04/2024 15:12:49 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name PQN_23-24_2024_06238 (22653)- Pollard- Supporting table2.xlsx title Service Pers; Grade 4 Single Living Accommodation
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1702299

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel live in single living accommodation (a) overseas and (b) in total.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	22654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>As of 18 April 2024, there are 78,760 service personnel living in single living accommodation. Of those, 1,950 service personnel are living overseas.</p><p> </p><p>SLA is a significant component of the domestic accommodation for Service personnel, ranging from multi-occupancy rooms with shared ablutions, through to high specification ensuite rooms with storage, social areas and kitchens depending on the accommodation purpose and requirement.</p><p> </p><p>SLA is broken into three principal categories:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Permanent</strong>. Accommodation on units/bases to which personnel are allocated for an assigned tour of duty. For some people, this is where they live during the week and they may commute back to their family home at weekends; for others, this room can be their only home in which they have all their possessions and where they live full time over weekends and leave periods.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Temporary (transit)</strong>. Accommodation for visitors, or those on training courses. This can be for one night or for some months where residential courses are delivered for example. Furthermore, a person on a four-month course can be occupying two bedspaces: their home unit room where they have all their possessions and their room on the course. In some cases, a serving person can live in an SFA with their family, occupy a room at their unit during the week and also occupy a transit room for a period. The definition of transit accommodation may also change; if a unit decides to change a block of transit accommodation into permanent accommodation or vice versa then they may do this in response to accommodation demand. Units may designate certain rooms in a permanent block as transit for varying periods of time this allows flexibility to be responsive to accommodation demands that ebb and flow. They can host foreign nations on exercises, accommodate personnel from other bases as overflow or in support of ceremonial activity.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Training estate</strong>. Where units and individuals deploy to exercise, there are no accommodation charges levied for this component of the estate, neither is there a grading system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/04/2024 15:12:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard