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1173383

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the equity of paying the equivalent of (a) £6.28 an hour for a newly trained army reservist, or (b) £4.68 an hour for a new recruit to the army reserves.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	8320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer on 9 September 2019 to Questions 286771, 286772, 286773 and 286774.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 8321 question first answered 30/01/2020 14:51:09 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name 286771 - Reserve Forces Pay.docx title 286771 - Reserve Forces Pay
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1173384

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) army reserves rates of pay and (b) the method by which those rates are calculated from regular army pay scales.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	8321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer on 9 September 2019 to Questions 286771, 286772, 286773 and 286774.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 8320 question first answered 30/01/2020 14:51:09 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name 286771 - Reserve Forces Pay.docx title 286771 - Reserve Forces Pay
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1178633

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to helping members of the armed forces transition back to civilian life in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	14981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 February 2020 to Question 13448 to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas).</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 17/02/2020 14:33:05 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name 13448 - MOD Veterans Employment.docx title 13448 - MOD Veterans Employment
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1236496

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) people from Northern Ireland and (b) other people with dual citizenship are barred from taking up positions within the UK with (a) BAE Systema Submarines and (b) the Atomic Weapons Establishment and (c) other defence contractors carrying out contracts for his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
	uin	91736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is obligated under the Government’s Security Policy Framework to ensure personnel with access to sensitive information are appropriately vetted. We pass on this obligation to our contractors through relevant contractual security conditions which restrict the transfer of SECRET and above SECRET information to employees who hold the right level of security clearance where this is required for the role.</p><p> </p><p>British citizens who hold dual nationality are in principle eligible for employment by the Ministry of Defence and its defence contractors subject to achieving the appropriate level of security clearance. Due to the sensitive nature of the work concerned or International Treaty obligations there are circumstances in which dual nationals cannot be employed. This is likely to include posts within BAE Systems and AWE.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/09/2020 16:18:24 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1301357

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many female service personnel had an abortion whilst serving between 2000 and 2020; and how many were subsequently discharged from service after the termination.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	166450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2020, 1,275 Armed Forces personnel had a read code in their electronic medical record for a termination of pregnancy. Like for like data prior to 1 January 2010 is not held, as this preceded the roll-out of the Defence Medical Information Capability Programme, the source of electronic, integrated healthcare records of Armed Forces personnel.</p><p>Of the 1,275 personnel, 486 are no longer serving as at 1 January 2021. It is not possible to determine an association between their termination of pregnancy and subsequent discharge from service. However, between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2020 there were no medical discharges officially recorded with a principal or contributory cause of termination of pregnancy.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/03/2021 10:22:40 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1344060

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on retaining military personnel in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	28186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and senior officials have frequent contact with their US counterparts on a range of issues. On 15 June 2021, the Defence Secretary met with his counterparts from the US, France and Germany. Leaders discussed a range of issues and agreed on the importance of an orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan. More recently, the Defence Secretary discussed Afghanistan with Secretary Austin on his visit to the US on 13 July 2021. We will continue engaging with our Allies and partners as Afghanistan transitions to a new phase, following the withdrawal of NATO troops.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/07/2021 13:37:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1690741

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of participating in the EU’s Counter Unmanned Aerial System Permanent Structured Cooperation project.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	15170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>Our priority is to finalise entry into the PESCO Military Mobility project <strong>before considering involvement in other projects.</strong> However we continue to assess that the EU's existing 'third country' terms of participation for PESCO projects, involving capability development or procurement, place significant restraints on UK involvement in other PESCO projects.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to constructively engage with the EU to ensure its initiatives are complementary to NATO and supportive of meaningful third country participation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 14941 14942 14943 14944 14945 14946 14947 14948 14949 14950 14951 14952 14953 14954 14955 14956 14957 14958 14959 14960 15171 15172 15173 15174 15175 15176 15177 15178 15179 15180 15181 15182 15183 15184 15185 15186 15187 15188 15189 15346 15347 15348 15349 15350 15351 15352 15353 15354 15355 15356 15357 15358 15359 15360 15361 15362 15363 15364 15365 15754 15755 15756 15757 15758 15759 question first answered 28/02/2024 14:57:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

34100

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Costing and Cost Management Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	uin	184212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>Costing and Cost Management Strategy is an internal Ministry of Defence document and is not for external publication.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

38613

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear-qualified Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel have been required by his Department in each of the last three years; and how many such posts were vacant in each such year in each location.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	188387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The following tables summarise the number of civilian Nuclear Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (NSQEP) posts and the number of NSQEP vacancies by location:<br><br></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 188387 Table and text part of answer.doc title 188387 Tables and text part of answer
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

38947

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Question 187339 of 11 February 2014, where each vacancy is located; and what the role of each position is.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	188564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>Safety-Critical posts are fielded across the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) organisation in a number of areas. The role of these posts is defined in DE&amp;S policy as having specified safety-related, decision-making responsibilities and accountabilities, and must be filled by people competent to make such decisions. Should a post become vacant, priority is given to recruitment action. Until the vacancy is filled, the post responsibilities are either transferred to other competent people or, to ensure safety, related activities cease. <br><br>Safety-Critical post data is reviewed on a monthly basis and as at 1 April 2014 there were 97 vacant Safety-Critical posts in DE&amp;S out of a total of 1,321. The number of Safety-Critical posts and vacancies will change regularly to reflect project requirements and as the result of staff turnover. Current vacancies are located as follows:<br><br></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 188564 Table accompanying answer.doc title Table - Part of the answer
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson