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972379

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 July 2018, Ministry of Defence - Update, HCWS 909, when his Department was first aware that military personnel would be unable to receive their 0.9 per cent non-consolidated one-off payment as a result of issues with the online payroll system.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	173998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The non-consolidated aspect of the pay award has never previously been a part of the remunerative offer for Service personnel and, as a result, the Department has always been aware that additional time would be required to build this feature into the system. The delay was not a result of issues with the online payroll system.</p><p>We are currently working to deliver the one-off payment, which is planned to be made to Service personnel by the end of the financial year, backdated to 1 April 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 173999 question first answered 09/10/2018 15:09:13 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

972450

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 July 2018 on Ministry of Defence -Update, HCWS909, when (a) his Department's online payroll system will process and (b) service personnel will receive the 0.9 per cent non-consolidated one-off payment.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	173999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The non-consolidated aspect of the pay award has never previously been a part of the remunerative offer for Service personnel and, as a result, the Department has always been aware that additional time would be required to build this feature into the system. The delay was not a result of issues with the online payroll system.</p><p>We are currently working to deliver the one-off payment, which is planned to be made to Service personnel by the end of the financial year, backdated to 1 April 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 173998 question first answered 09/10/2018 15:09:13 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

947412

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 24 July 2018 on Ministry of Defence -Update, HCWS909, when the 0.9 per cent non-consolidated one-off payment will be implemented.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	167982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is working with its pay administration providers to agree when the non-consolidated payment will be implemented and will update Service personnel as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 05/09/2018 14:59:15 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

947413

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department first received a copy of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body’s 2018 report.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	167983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence responded to the Armed Forces Pay Review Body's 2018 report on 24 July 2018.</p><p>This pay award affects approximately 190,000 UK Regular and Reserve Forces personnel, who will receive an above inflation increase of 2.9%. Supported by strong evidence on recruitment and retention issues, the award takes into account the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified personnel.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 05/09/2018 15:00:28 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

947464

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 29, paragraph 3.23, of the Armed Forces Pay Body Review Report 2018, for what reason the Review Body’s recommendation of an across-the-board increase of 2.9 per cent in base pay for 2018-19 was not accepted.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	168004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>For the 2018-19 award, the Government gave the Armed Forces a 2% consolidated uplift, and 0.9% as a bonus. The payment of a bonus element will ensure that total annual income will be increased by 2.9%, therefore meeting the spirit of the AFPRB recommendation.</p><p>This is the largest pay increase for the Armed Forces since 2010.</p><p>The Government values the advice of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) and works closely with them to ensure that they have all the evidence necessary to complete their work.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 05/09/2018 15:01:28 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

858619

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
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 in specialist positions have been informed they are no longer eligible for specialist pay and are required to repay it.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	131874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>It will take some time to gather the information required to answer the hon. Member's question and I will write to him shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2018 16:42:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

856195

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence of 5 March 2018, Official Report, column 15, whether he plans to set out parameters for revised armed forces pay in his letter to the Armed Forces Pay Review Body to commence the annual pay round; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	131361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence wrote to the Chair of the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body (AFPRB) on 7 December 2017 setting out parameters for the 2018/19 pay round. A copy of this letter can be found on the gov.uk website at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-secretary-gavin-williamson-letter-to-chair-of-afprb.</p><p>We look forward to receiving the AFPRB's 2018 report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/03/2018 16:08:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

819157

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
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 the Living Overseas Allowance for each station.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	121834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Local Overseas Allowance is paid to cover the additional local day to day living costs of service personnel when serving overseas. The current rates of Local Overseas Allowance for Main Stations are attached. Rates are updated periodically to reflect changes to currency exchange rates which affect the Forces Fixed Rate. I am withholding information regarding the rates of Local Overseas Allowance for Small Stations as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests and release information provided in confidence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/01/2018 16:21:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Main Stations.pdf title 121834 - MOD Local Overseas Allowance
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

805412

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the starting salary for (a) cooks and (b) stewards is in (i) the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (ii) the Army and (iii) the Royal Air Force; and what the starting salary is for stokers in the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	119083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Details are available at this link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-pay-review-body-forty-sixth-report-2017</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2017 15:01:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

782704

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will meet armed forces veterans and personnel in Weaver Vale constituency to discuss armed forces pay.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	111139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Defence Ministers regularly meet and speak with members of the Armed Forces and veterans about a range of issues, including terms and conditions of service. If the hon. Member would like to contact my office, I would be happy to meet him to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/11/2017 17:39:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury