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1491103

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Energy
	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 the MOD estate achieves the best possible rate from their energy suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	40846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The MOD procures gas and electricity for the majority of its supplies through a framework with Crown Commercial Services (CCS). CCS allows members to buy gas and electricity through the wholesale energy market often purchasing energy years in advance and securing bulk purchase discounts. The MOD (and thereby Service personnel) benefit from the competitive rates achieved.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 08/09/2022 11:26:38 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

101349

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Catterick Garrison: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many single servicemen and servicewomen based at or near Catterick, North Yorkshire, are currently accommodated in (a) single living accommodation provided for his Department by a contractor and (b) other private rented accommodation; and what the average cost per month per person is to his Department for each such type of accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	212285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>No Single Living Accommodation at Catterick is provided by a contractor.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has nearly 6,000 bedspaces at Catterick which the MOD owns.</p><p>Where Single Living Accommodation is not available, the MOD may rent accommodation from the local private market, known as Substitute Service Single Accommodation. This is only ever used as a last resort where no other option is available.</p><p>There are currently 25 Service personnel posted to Catterick living in 19 Substitute Service Single Accommodation properties at an average monthly cost per person of £468.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/10/2014 17:34:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64473

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Vetting Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed by the Defence Vetting Agency in (a) York and (b) total on 1 April in each year since it was created.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The figures in the following table represent people employed by the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting for 2012, 2013 and 2014 and its predecessor the Defence Vetting Agency until 2011, in York and total, on 1 April each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><em>Staff based in York</em></p></td><td><p><em>Overall total</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Although the Defence Vetting Agency was founded in 1996 reliable figures are only available from 2003.</p><p>Figures are for Full Time Equivalents.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2014 15:45:38 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64474

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) regular military and (b) civilian personnel were based in City of York in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the number of UK regular military personnel based in the City of York Unitary Authority area for each year from 2008 until 2013 is published in Ministry of Defence Quarterly Location Statistics Table 3.3a, available on The National Archives website:<br><br>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/combined/quarterly-location-statistics<br><br>Information on the number of UK regular military personnel based in the City of York Unitary Authority area for each year from 2010 until 2014 is published in Ministry of Defence Quarterly Location Statistics Table 3.3a, available on the GOV.UK website:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index<br><br>Information on the number of UK civilian personnel based in City of York Unitary Authority area for each year from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2011 is produced in the table below:<br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Information on the number of UK civilian personnel based in the City of York Unitary Authority area for each year since 1 April 2012 is now published in Ministry of Defence Quarterly Location Statistics Table 3.3a, available at the GOV.UK website:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index<br><br>Additionally, copies of the Quarterly Location Statistics are available in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2014 15:46:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

1541331

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has he made of the potential availability of his Department's (a) Single Living and (b) Family Accommodation for asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	83678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>Formal requests received for Defence to assist with accommodation for asylum seekers are considered in line with Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) principles.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is already making part of the estate available for humanitarian purposes. As part of its contribution to Op WARM WELCOME, Defence has made available up to 550 Service Family Accommodation properties for Local Authorities to lease to provide homes for Afghan families who have a defence connection and have been relocated to the UK legally through the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/11/2022 11:48:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1581855

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant: Local Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he takes to monitor the adherence of local authorities with the Armed Forces Covenant.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	135290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Act 2021 placed a duty on specific local public bodies in the areas of health, housing, and education to have due regard to the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Government will report on the overall effectiveness of the Duty within five years of it coming into force, in accordance with good practice, to allow time for impacts to emerge.</p><p> </p><p>We will be working with Local Authorities and other bodies in scope of the duty to ensure they are aware of their obligations to ensure the Armed Forces Community do not face disadvantage. We have also published Statutory guidance to which provides key information to help bodies comply with the duty which can be found at the following link; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-covenant-duty-statutory-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-covenant-duty-statutory-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/02/2023 11:41:20 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1665448

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff at the (a) Army Foundation College, (b) Infantry Training Centre and (c) Army Training Centre have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) found guilty of (A) sexual offences against recruits and (B) other offences related to the treatment of recruits.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	203047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the hon. Member once MOD officials have had an opportunity to collate the information . A copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/10/2023 11:41:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

64914

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) sets of accounts will be audited and (b) value for money studies will be completed this calendar year by the International Board of Auditors of NATO; how many of these audits were completed in the first six months of the year; when NATO will publish these accounts and audit reports; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	203405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Ministry of Defence. However NATO has agreed to consider for public release all reports from the International Board of Auditors for NATO (IBAN) from financial year 2013 onwards. Given the importance of full transparency and public accountability, we continue to call for all reports to be published except where this would prejudice Alliance security.<br><br><br>The UK remains committed to improving NATO's transparency, accountability and Value for Money to tax payers and will therefore continue to work closely with Allies and NATO on this issue.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/07/2014 17:11:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 9255 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

66022

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military units and agencies are currently based at Imphal Barracks; how many square metres of accommodation they each occupy; whether his Department has any plans to close any of those units, or to move them away from Imphal Barracks; and if so which units are involved and what plans are under consideration.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	204130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following military units are based at Imphal Barracks:<br><br>Headquarters 1 (United Kingdom) Division Implementation Team (followed by Headquarters 1 (United Kingdom) Division in Summer 2015)<br>Headquarters 15 (North East) Brigade <br>Headquarters York Garrison<br>Army Welfare Services York<br>Equipment Care Inspection Team York<br>Support Command Educational Training Services Branch<br>3 Army Education Centre York<br>2nd Signal Regiment<br>1 Military Intelligence Battalion 12 Military Intelligence Company 221 Military Intelligence Section<br>Defence Business Services (Defence Vetting Agency) <br>Headquarters North Region Special Investigation Branch Royal Military police <br>Support Command Forward <br>Elements of Defence Infrastructure Organisation<br>Elements of Defence Equipment and Support<br><br>The information on the number of square metres each of these units occupies is not held in the format requested.<br><br>Apart from Headquarters 15 (North East) Brigade, which will disband by 31 December 2014, there are no current plans to close or move any of these units away from Imphal Barracks.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/07/2014 13:44:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

66023

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in providing accommodation for HQ1 Division in York what assumption his Department has made about how long the Divisional HQ will remain at Imphal Barracks.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	204129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to move Headquarters 1 (United Kingdom) Armoured Division from Imphal Barracks once it has moved there from its current location in Germany.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/07/2014 15:44:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley