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1699283

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters: Accidents
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will release the documents relating to the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL3674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers given by my Right Honourable Friend, The Minister for Defence People and Families, in the other place on 26 February 2024 (UIN 13866) and on 15 March 2024 (UIN 17490).</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 09/04/2024 09:53:52 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto attachment 1 file name Chinook Helicopters Accidents.docx title Chinook Helicopters
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1698893

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of people employed to the Advanced Materials Programme at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory was in each year since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	20529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Dstl works with industry, academia and Government to make sure the UK has the right defence science and technology capabilities, and to deliver work for our customers in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and across Government. Dstl provides summary information on its Science and Technology Programmes on its website to inform the public of the nature of the work it is undertaking.</p><p>Dstl’s structure, and the wide range of expertise within the organisation, allows expertise to be brought in, as required, to support the dedicated programme technical teams deliver its S&amp;T Programmes.</p><p>Whilst information relating to Dstl’s workforce is published annually in its Annual Report and Accounts, detailed FTE staffing details in respect of named Programmes cannot be provided in the interests of National Security.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 20530 20531 20532 20533 20534 20535 20536 20537 20538 20539 20540 20541 20542 20543 20544 20545 20546 20547 20548 question first answered 15/04/2024 11:34:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1698945

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of personnel in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have been women in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Female Strength</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>% of Total Strength</em></p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>6.3%</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td><td><p>6.3%</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td><td><p>6.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Female Strength</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>% of Total Strength</em></p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td><td><p>10.5%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/04/2024 11:29:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1698946

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what dual serving parent provisions the Royal Fleet Auxiliary offers to personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are employees of the Civil Service so have different dual serving parent provisions from the Royal Navy. The RFA are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse workforce and have a number of options to help support modern family life. For dual serving parents specifically, measures include a process to deconflict sea assignments, enhanced shared parental pay and a policy that enables those that have undertaken a qualifying period delivering a worldwide sea assignment to apply for an shore-based role for up to three years. In addition, RFA employees who have partners in the Armed Forces and who are being assigned to another geographical location outside of the travel to work area have additional protections and may apply for Priority Mover Status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/04/2024 11:32:49 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1698947

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what dual serving parent provisions the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force offers to serving personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has a range of policies designed to support relationships where both partners are serving members of the Armed Forces.</p><p>These include a number of Joint Service Publications (JSP), which, for example, set out eligibility for the occupation of Service Family Accommodation at a mid-way point between two different duty stations (JSP 464), provide Flexible Working and Flexible Service options to allow for changes in type of engagement and variation in working patterns to assist with family responsibilities (JSP 760), and gives options for the transfer of annual leave between partners and shared parental leave (JSP 760). These are supplemented by other single Service specific policies, as well as a Tri-Service Service Couples Network which acts as a forum to exchange information and advice.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/04/2024 11:33:09 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1698948

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) men and (b) women took Extended Special Unpaid Leave from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Members of the RFA are given the opportunity to apply for Extended Special Unpaid Leave in the form of a career break. Such breaks enable employees to take an unpaid absence from the workplace for more than three months up to a maximum of five years to fulfil caring responsibilities, study, cover a period of Reservist Mobilisation or to take a break from paid employment.</p><p> </p><p>The following table contains numbers of RFA personnel who have taken Extended Special Unpaid Leave for each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Any figure less than 5 have been replaced by ~. This is in accordance with the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 20519 question first answered 15/04/2024 11:33:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1698950

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Fleet Auxiliary offer personnel the option of taking Extended Special Unpaid Leave.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Members of the RFA are given the opportunity to apply for Extended Special Unpaid Leave in the form of a career break. Such breaks enable employees to take an unpaid absence from the workplace for more than three months up to a maximum of five years to fulfil caring responsibilities, study, cover a period of Reservist Mobilisation or to take a break from paid employment.</p><p> </p><p>The following table contains numbers of RFA personnel who have taken Extended Special Unpaid Leave for each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Any figure less than 5 have been replaced by ~. This is in accordance with the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 20517 question first answered 15/04/2024 11:33:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1699225

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO: Gender
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 18 March (HL2986), who represents the UK on the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives and how they were chosen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL3615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>The Human Security policy team in the Ministry of Defence are the policy owners and experts on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) in Defence. They provide one civilian or active duty representative for the UK at the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP). This representative regularly attends NCGP meetings and has supported the revision of NATO’s updated WPS Policy (due to be published in 2024), and the revision of roles and relationships between the NCGP and the NATO Military Committee. UK representation in the NCGP will continue to be provided by the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 11/04/2024 13:40:57 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1699237

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action they propose to take to reduce the approximately 71 per cent of candidates who drop out of the application process for the Armed Forces, and whether the primary cause of such drop outs is the slow process of recruitment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL3627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>Recruitment and retention are absolute priorities and we have introduced a range of measures to respond to the current recruitment challenge, which is affecting many other militaries across the world. While it does take time to recruit the right people to our Armed Forces, we have sped up Army recruitment by 9% in the last year, and the majority of regular soldiers join in less than 140 days. There are a multitude of factors which impact on a candidate’s engagement with Armed Forces recruiting systems, and we are actively seeking to address these within our measures.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 11/04/2024 13:41:34 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1699246

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on defence as a share of gross domestic product in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL3636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>NATO’s published figures for UK defence spending as a percentage of GDP spend since 2010 are below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Share of gdp</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2.28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 12/04/2024 13:46:03 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan