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	registered interest
	date	31/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time, non-reservist (a) doctors and (b) nurses are employed by (i) the Army and (ii) his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	62599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>As at 1 October 2016, there were the following numbers of personnel:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Profession </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total All Services</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trained full-time, non-reservist doctors</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>612</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trained full-time, non-reservist nurses (including healthcare assistants)</p></td><td><p>784</p></td><td><p>1,380</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Also, as at 1 October 2016, there were 243 civilian doctors (medical practitioners and consultants) and 396 civilian nurses (including healthcare assistants).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/02/2017 14:03:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

679118

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on upgrading heating, washing and electrical facilities across the defence estate in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	61963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/01/2017 16:22:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

679119

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Wellington Barracks
	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 time needed (a) to repair the boiler at Wellington Barracks and (b) for wider facilities upgrades at that barracks.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	61961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The fault with the boiler at Wellington Barracks was identified on 23 January and fixed on 26 January. Temporary portable heaters were provided on 24 January to affected areas.</p><p>No major facilities upgrades are planned at this time. A continuous maintenance programme at Wellington Barracks ensures the site is statutory and mandatory compliant.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/01/2017 16:23:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

707652

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ascension Island: Airports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the quality of the surface of the runway on Ascension Island; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	66515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence undertakes regular assessments to ensure that the quality of the runway surface at Ascension Island Base continues to meet our operational needs. Where issues are identified we work in conjunction with the US Air Force who own and operate the runway.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/03/2017 17:14:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

513218

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Cheshire East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies (i) have been abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010 and (ii) will be abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
	uin	34153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p><p>In April 2010 and January 2016 there were less than 10 Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian personnel employed at locations within the Unitary Authority of Cheshire East.</p><p>Full details of how the planned reductions in MOD civilian staff numbers announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 will be profiled over the next five years are not yet available and will be developed as programmes mature.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/04/2016 15:37:25 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

520709

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2016
	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, what the cost was for maintaining his Department's properties classified as void in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
	tabling member printed	Tom Tugendhat
	uin	37892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p>Information on the cost of maintaining Service Family Accommodation (SFA) on Ministry of Defence (MOD) properties classed as void prior to 2014-15 is not held.</p><p>For 2014-15 the cost was £5.590 million and for 2015-16 the cost was £5.714 million. This covers the standard cost of retaining SFA when it is vacant, regardless of whether any maintenance is required.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 01/06/2016 14:02:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat

522490

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Graves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in the transfer of military graves maintained by the Ministry of Defence to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	39158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Since the Chancellor's 2015 Autumn Statement announcement concerning the renovation and maintenance of over 6,000 graves of Service personnel, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has carried out a considerable amount of work to drive this project forward; a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) governing the project has been developed and is currently being considered by all parties, including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and HM Treasury colleagues. The MOD has also provided the CWGC with data for over 6,000 graves to enable the CWGC to conduct a scoping exercise and identify the locations it will assume responsibility for.</p><p>We expect the MOU to be finalised shortly, after which the CWGC will submit a costings report to MOD for consideration. Once the scoping exercise has concluded and all parties are satisfied with the terms of the proposed transfer, the CWGC will be invited to take over maintenance responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 15:11:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

522496

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
	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 publish the draft statutory instrument on the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee; and what consultations he plans to conduct before that draft legislation is published.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	39064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>It is our aim to publish the statutory instrument by the end of the year. As was made clear during the passage of the Armed Forces Act, this legislation will provide a statutory basis for the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee (VA&amp;PC) to provide advice and deal with complaints in relation to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme 2005, and future compensation schemes enacted under the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation Scheme) Act 2004. Formal consultation about these provisions is not necessary. The Ministry of Defence will continue to work with the VA&amp;PC and will keep them updated.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 16:32:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

525570

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel handed in a formal notice of resignation in each month between January 2010 and January 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	40777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>Details of the number of trained Armed Forces personnel who handed in a formal notice of resignation during the period requested are given in the tables below. The information provided is an estimate of the number of applications made by Service personnel to leave before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period. It relates to those who have an application to leave recorded on their personnel record on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system.</p><p> </p><p>Voluntary Outflow is defined as all exits from trained personnel which are voluntarily generated by the individual before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the figures for the Royal Navy/Royal Marines (RN/RM) and Army do not include people who requested to leave but had their application refused.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Voluntary Outflow applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2010</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2010</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2010</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2010</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2010</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2010</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2010</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2010</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2011</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2011</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2011</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2012</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2012</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2012</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Voluntary Outflow applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2010</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2010</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2010</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2010</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2010</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2010</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2010</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2010</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2011</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2011</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2011</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2012</p></td><td><p>710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2012</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2012</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2012</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Voluntary Outflow applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2010</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2010</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2010</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2010</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2010</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2010</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2010</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2010</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2011</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2011</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2011</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2012</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2012</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2012</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2012</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/06/2016 15:47:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670134

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Labour Mobility
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants in each unit of his Department are in the redeployment pool.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	59141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The number of civil servants in the Ministry of Defence Redeployment Pool, broken down by their employing Top Level Budget, is set out below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Top Level Budget</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Command</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Infrastructure Organisation</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Equipment and Support</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Head Office and Corporate Services</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Command</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy Command</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/01/2017 16:59:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake