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1346710

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Pensions
	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 28 June 2021 to Question 18563 on Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund, what estimate he has made of the potential future cost to the public purse in the (a) short term and (b) long term in relation to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s role as a sponsoring employer of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Reading East
	tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
	uin	33321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) seafarers are Ministry of Defence (MOD) employees and members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. The RFA does not sponsor the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund and the MOD is not responsible for any costs or entitlements associated with it.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In addition, my answer to Questions 18563 and 18564 on 28 June 2021 contained an error. It stated:</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The RFA does not sponsor the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund and the MOD is not responsible for any costs or entitlements associated with it.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">It should have said:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The RFA does not sponsor the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund and the MOD is not responsible for any costs or entitlements associated with it. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Royal Navy is a participating employer for the Merchant Navy Pension Fund for Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel who were members of this scheme prior to the RFA transitioning to the main Civil Service Pension Scheme. The fund closed to new members on 31 May 2001 and is in the process of running down.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/07/2021 14:58:09 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2022 10:01:36 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 15860 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1357278

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of civil servants in his Department have completed (a) initial and (b) annual refresher training for information security, by grade.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	52414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>All Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel are required to undertake initial and refresher training to ensure they can recognise threats to security and can respond appropriately. The mandated training is the Defence Information Management Passport (DIMP) online course, which must be retaken every three years, and annual attendance at a General Security Threat Brief (this covers all elements of protective security and includes information and cyber security).</p><p>In the period 1 February 2021 (when Version six was introduced) to 4 October 2021, a total of <del class="ministerial">81,306</del><ins class="ministerial">12,520</ins> MOD <ins class="ministerial">Civil Service</ins> staff completed or refreshed their DIMP in accordance with the three-yearly cycle. Completion data is not held by grade within the Defence Learning Environment. Longer term training records will be held locally by business units, but collating this information would involve going out to all sites across MOD, and this would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>General Security Threat Briefs are delivered locally, and no data regarding attendance is held centrally. Again, collating this information would involve going out to all sites across MOD, and this would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 18/10/2021 10:34:53 question first ministerially corrected 25/01/2022 12:13:49 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 24729 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1361220

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Training
	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 18 October 2021 to Question 52414, how many and what proportion of his Department's staff have received their refresher training for information security.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	58730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>All Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel are required to undertake initial and refresher training to ensure they can recognise threats to security and can respond appropriately. The mandated training is the Defence Information Management Passport (DIMP) online course, which must be retaken every three years, and annual attendance at a General Security Threat Brief (this covers all elements of protective security and includes information and cyber security).</p><p>In the period 1 February 2021 (when Version six was introduced) to 4 October 2021, a total of <del class="ministerial">81,306</del><ins class="ministerial">12,520</ins> MOD <ins class="ministerial">civil service</ins> staff completed or refreshed their DIMP in accordance with the three-yearly cycle. Completion data is not held by grade within the Defence Learning Environment. Longer term training records will be held locally by business units, but collating this information would involve going out to all sites across MOD, and this would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>General Security Threat Briefs are delivered locally, and no data regarding attendance is held centrally. Again, collating this information would involve going out to all sites across MOD, and this would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/10/2021 13:11:07 question first ministerially corrected 25/01/2022 12:13:41 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 26264 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1343894

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on legal fees in relation to British nuclear test litigation to date.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	26987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The net amount spent on legal costs in relation to the Nuclear Test Veterans Group Litigation known as AB and Ors v Ministry of Defence is £786,939.48. The legal action reached the Supreme Court in November 2011 on the issue of limitation. The Supreme Court found in favour of the MOD in March 2012 when the legal costs in the Group Litigation were £4,786,939.48.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Court's decision to award MOD 90% of its costs of the limitation issue in the High Court and 100% of its costs in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, MOD recovered £4,000,000 in legal costs from the Claimants' After The Event Insurers giving the net costs figure of £786,939.48.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 09/07/2021 10:19:48 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 12588 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1351176

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	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 potential merits of awarding a campaign service medal to armed forces personnel who served on Operation Grapple between 1956 and 1958.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	40950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Independent Advisory Military Sub-Committee (AMSC) was re-established in 2019 to offer advice to the Committee on the Grant of Honours Decorations and Medals (the HD Committee) in the Cabinet Office on historic military medals claims, including cases which may not have been previously considered or where new evidence has emerged. The HD Committee is the principal body with responsibility for making recommendations on honours, awards, and medals.</p><p>The outcome of the review by the AMSC into the case of medallic recognition for all those who participated in the British Nuclear Test Programme during the period 1952 to 1991 was published by the Cabinet Office on 10 December 2020. The AMSC concluded that the case did not meet the level of risk and rigour which is generally required for the award of a campaign medal or clasp and the Ministry of Defence respects the findings of the independent review. This decision in no way diminishes the contribution of veterans who participated in the Nuclear Test Programme, and the Government continues to acknowledge and be grateful to all Service personnel who participated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/09/2021 15:18:33 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 20467 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1353537

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Conditions of Employment
	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 potential effect of the introduction of Operational MGS Employment Contracts for civilian guards at UK military bases on levels of staff fatigue.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	44293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The health, safety, and wellbeing of MGS employees is of the highest priority to the Department. While fatigue is not specifically assessed, all new rosters are subject to Trade Union consultation and assessed against the Working Time Regulations prior to introduction.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/09/2021 09:35:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 20465 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1353538

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Conditions of Employment
	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 potential effect of the introduction of Operational MGS Employment Contracts on levels of security at UK military bases.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	44294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>During the introduction of the Operational MGS Employment Contract, the ability to sustain unarmed guarding tasks as a result of staff recruitment and retention risks was assessed. Levels of security at UK military bases are unaffected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/09/2021 09:35:43 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 20464 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1418232

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions
	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 28 January to Question 111659 on Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions, why the data required to establish how many applicants withdrew or did not take steps to progress their claim has not been (a) digitised or (b) stored centrally.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	114821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The Veterans Welfare Service is available at all stages to assist a Veteran through the process of making a claim. Data is captured to understand the total number of claims made, clearance times and outcomes. There are many reasons why an applicant may not choose to continue a claim, which is a private matter for them, and is not information the Ministry of Defence needs to capture in order to process claims or monitor performance. Veterans UK is embarked on a £40 million programme to put all pension and compensation services online and digitise what can be very substantial paper files. This will significantly reduce the time taken to respond to veterans' enquiries. The design of the new system has not yet been finalised and I have asked my officials to investigate the practicalities of capturing management information on withdrawals as part of that work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 114822 question first answered 04/02/2022 11:59:17 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 48767 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1418234

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions
	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 28 January to Written Question 111659 on Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions, whether the data required to establish how many applicants withdrew or did not take steps to progress their claim will be digitised as part of efforts to digitise War Pensions in the Veterans Strategy Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	114822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The Veterans Welfare Service is available at all stages to assist a Veteran through the process of making a claim. Data is captured to understand the total number of claims made, clearance times and outcomes. There are many reasons why an applicant may not choose to continue a claim, which is a private matter for them, and is not information the Ministry of Defence needs to capture in order to process claims or monitor performance. Veterans UK is embarked on a £40 million programme to put all pension and compensation services online and digitise what can be very substantial paper files. This will significantly reduce the time taken to respond to veterans' enquiries. The design of the new system has not yet been finalised and I have asked my officials to investigate the practicalities of capturing management information on withdrawals as part of that work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 114821 question first answered 04/02/2022 11:59:17 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 48818 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1418238

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans applied to his Department using the civil service great place to work scheme over the nine month pilot; and how many of those applicants (a) received an interview, (b) were offered a job and (c) went on to accept a role and begin work.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	114872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>928 veterans applied to the Ministry of Defence under the Great Place to Work for Veterans scheme within the nine-month early adopter phase, of which 338 were offered an interview, 105 offered a job. To date 33 are known to have accepted and started in a post.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 09/02/2022 11:53:50 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 48779 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock