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746113

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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, what discussions his Department has had with service families and local councils on the proposed closure of over 80 of his Department's sites.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	1565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>&quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot; is a military-led review. All military and civilian personnel at sites identified for closure were informed at the time of the announcement through their chain of command. Staff will be kept up to date, through the chain of command, on plans and developments for their sites.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is working closely with local councils to seek the best possible future for their sites.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/07/2017 14:15:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

984533

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy are taking to increase opportunities for non-commissioned personnel to become commissioned officers.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	177244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>Royal Navy (RN)</strong></p><p>The Royal Navy continues to encourage promotion from the rating corps through the use of the Upper Yardman (UY) and Senior Upper Yardman (SUY) schemes in order to maintain a sustainable structure and suitable balance of direct entrants and former ratings. In 2017 the SUY route was extended to include additional incentives to encourage more Warrant Officers to apply. This is now known as the SUY(Warrant Officer) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy issues regular information on this subject to all its personnel to encourage consideration of this promotion route. In recent years the Navy has reviewed and extended the validity of the Admiralty Interview Board pass for UY and SUY candidates and adjusted age limitations placed on these routes to expand the candidate pool. In 2018 the RN made clear the process to be followed to apply for a Commission, and the ability for candidates to apply at the same time for multiple routes (UY, SUY or SUY(WO) if eligible) and for multiple branches subject to the requisite skills and qualifications. In addition, the Engineers issued separate guidance to clarify the routes for rating candidates to be extracted as Engineer Officers to maximise opportunities, and minimise training requirements based on their academic qualifications, such as those already degree qualified, or who have attained a Foundation Degree through technical career courses for ratings.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy offers additional options to those who have been unsuccessful in their officer application within their chosen branch. As an example, unsuccessful Air Engineering SUY and SUY(WO) candidates are informed that applications for other shortage branches, such as Weapon Engineering, are welcomed and will not adversely affect further applications in their source Branch.</p><p> </p><p>Typically, over a third of Royal Navy Officer corps are recruited via the UY/SUY route. The Royal Navy will continue to review extraction routes for ratings to become Officers and the Service remains committed to ensuring there are healthy promotion prospects where a Service need exists.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p>Soldiers with the potential to become Officers are identified by their performance on courses (such as the Command Leadership and Management course) and their annual appraisals. Soldiers are made aware of the opportunity to become Commissioned Officers by their Chain of Command, internal publications and initiatives such as the Potential Officer Development Programme. The number of opportunities available is dependent on the needs of the specific Army cap badges.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Reserve has always recruited a significant number of its Officers from within its cohort of other Ranks. Since March 2016 only Professionally Qualified and Specialist Officers join direct into the Officer cohort; all others wishing to join the Army Reserve as Direct Entry Officers are required to enlist as Soldiers first.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p><p>There are a number of opportunities throughout an Airman/woman’s career that provide options for personnel to explore commissioning, including through the Joint Appraisal Report system, RAF Unit Commissioning Clubs and the Branch Engineering Scheme which is a bespoke commissioning pathway for Other Rank engineers which is designed to offer academic qualification via dedicated study at RAF Cosford. Currently, the RAF has a 30% annual Officer intake from the non-commissioned cohort and this has remained stable for the last few years.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information on the numbers of Service personnel promoted from Other Ranks to Officers, including a breakdown by gender, ethnicity and Commonwealth nationality is provided in the attached tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 177248 177249 177250 177251 question first answered 17/10/2018 14:00:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 177244 - Final Promotions to Officer-TABLES (1).xlsx title 177244 - Armed Forces Final Promotions to Officer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

984549

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy were promoted from Other Ranks to Officer in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	177248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>Royal Navy (RN)</strong></p><p>The Royal Navy continues to encourage promotion from the rating corps through the use of the Upper Yardman (UY) and Senior Upper Yardman (SUY) schemes in order to maintain a sustainable structure and suitable balance of direct entrants and former ratings. In 2017 the SUY route was extended to include additional incentives to encourage more Warrant Officers to apply. This is now known as the SUY(Warrant Officer) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy issues regular information on this subject to all its personnel to encourage consideration of this promotion route. In recent years the Navy has reviewed and extended the validity of the Admiralty Interview Board pass for UY and SUY candidates and adjusted age limitations placed on these routes to expand the candidate pool. In 2018 the RN made clear the process to be followed to apply for a Commission, and the ability for candidates to apply at the same time for multiple routes (UY, SUY or SUY(WO) if eligible) and for multiple branches subject to the requisite skills and qualifications. In addition, the Engineers issued separate guidance to clarify the routes for rating candidates to be extracted as Engineer Officers to maximise opportunities, and minimise training requirements based on their academic qualifications, such as those already degree qualified, or who have attained a Foundation Degree through technical career courses for ratings.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy offers additional options to those who have been unsuccessful in their officer application within their chosen branch. As an example, unsuccessful Air Engineering SUY and SUY(WO) candidates are informed that applications for other shortage branches, such as Weapon Engineering, are welcomed and will not adversely affect further applications in their source Branch.</p><p> </p><p>Typically, over a third of Royal Navy Officer corps are recruited via the UY/SUY route. The Royal Navy will continue to review extraction routes for ratings to become Officers and the Service remains committed to ensuring there are healthy promotion prospects where a Service need exists.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p>Soldiers with the potential to become Officers are identified by their performance on courses (such as the Command Leadership and Management course) and their annual appraisals. Soldiers are made aware of the opportunity to become Commissioned Officers by their Chain of Command, internal publications and initiatives such as the Potential Officer Development Programme. The number of opportunities available is dependent on the needs of the specific Army cap badges.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Reserve has always recruited a significant number of its Officers from within its cohort of other Ranks. Since March 2016 only Professionally Qualified and Specialist Officers join direct into the Officer cohort; all others wishing to join the Army Reserve as Direct Entry Officers are required to enlist as Soldiers first.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p><p>There are a number of opportunities throughout an Airman/woman’s career that provide options for personnel to explore commissioning, including through the Joint Appraisal Report system, RAF Unit Commissioning Clubs and the Branch Engineering Scheme which is a bespoke commissioning pathway for Other Rank engineers which is designed to offer academic qualification via dedicated study at RAF Cosford. Currently, the RAF has a 30% annual Officer intake from the non-commissioned cohort and this has remained stable for the last few years.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information on the numbers of Service personnel promoted from Other Ranks to Officers, including a breakdown by gender, ethnicity and Commonwealth nationality is provided in the attached tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 177244 177249 177250 177251 question first answered 17/10/2018 14:00:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 177244 - Final Promotions to Officer-TABLES (1).xlsx title 177244 - Armed Forces Final Promotions to Officer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

984550

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) women and (b) men in the (i) Army, (ii) Royal Air Force and (iii) Royal Navy were promoted from Other Ranks to Officer in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	177249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>Royal Navy (RN)</strong></p><p>The Royal Navy continues to encourage promotion from the rating corps through the use of the Upper Yardman (UY) and Senior Upper Yardman (SUY) schemes in order to maintain a sustainable structure and suitable balance of direct entrants and former ratings. In 2017 the SUY route was extended to include additional incentives to encourage more Warrant Officers to apply. This is now known as the SUY(Warrant Officer) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy issues regular information on this subject to all its personnel to encourage consideration of this promotion route. In recent years the Navy has reviewed and extended the validity of the Admiralty Interview Board pass for UY and SUY candidates and adjusted age limitations placed on these routes to expand the candidate pool. In 2018 the RN made clear the process to be followed to apply for a Commission, and the ability for candidates to apply at the same time for multiple routes (UY, SUY or SUY(WO) if eligible) and for multiple branches subject to the requisite skills and qualifications. In addition, the Engineers issued separate guidance to clarify the routes for rating candidates to be extracted as Engineer Officers to maximise opportunities, and minimise training requirements based on their academic qualifications, such as those already degree qualified, or who have attained a Foundation Degree through technical career courses for ratings.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy offers additional options to those who have been unsuccessful in their officer application within their chosen branch. As an example, unsuccessful Air Engineering SUY and SUY(WO) candidates are informed that applications for other shortage branches, such as Weapon Engineering, are welcomed and will not adversely affect further applications in their source Branch.</p><p> </p><p>Typically, over a third of Royal Navy Officer corps are recruited via the UY/SUY route. The Royal Navy will continue to review extraction routes for ratings to become Officers and the Service remains committed to ensuring there are healthy promotion prospects where a Service need exists.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p>Soldiers with the potential to become Officers are identified by their performance on courses (such as the Command Leadership and Management course) and their annual appraisals. Soldiers are made aware of the opportunity to become Commissioned Officers by their Chain of Command, internal publications and initiatives such as the Potential Officer Development Programme. The number of opportunities available is dependent on the needs of the specific Army cap badges.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Reserve has always recruited a significant number of its Officers from within its cohort of other Ranks. Since March 2016 only Professionally Qualified and Specialist Officers join direct into the Officer cohort; all others wishing to join the Army Reserve as Direct Entry Officers are required to enlist as Soldiers first.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p><p>There are a number of opportunities throughout an Airman/woman’s career that provide options for personnel to explore commissioning, including through the Joint Appraisal Report system, RAF Unit Commissioning Clubs and the Branch Engineering Scheme which is a bespoke commissioning pathway for Other Rank engineers which is designed to offer academic qualification via dedicated study at RAF Cosford. Currently, the RAF has a 30% annual Officer intake from the non-commissioned cohort and this has remained stable for the last few years.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information on the numbers of Service personnel promoted from Other Ranks to Officers, including a breakdown by gender, ethnicity and Commonwealth nationality is provided in the attached tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 177244 177248 177250 177251 question first answered 17/10/2018 14:00:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 177244 - Final Promotions to Officer-TABLES (1).xlsx title 177244 - Armed Forces Final Promotions to Officer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

984552

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many BAME personnel in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy were promoted from Other Ranks to Officer in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	177250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>Royal Navy (RN)</strong></p><p>The Royal Navy continues to encourage promotion from the rating corps through the use of the Upper Yardman (UY) and Senior Upper Yardman (SUY) schemes in order to maintain a sustainable structure and suitable balance of direct entrants and former ratings. In 2017 the SUY route was extended to include additional incentives to encourage more Warrant Officers to apply. This is now known as the SUY(Warrant Officer) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy issues regular information on this subject to all its personnel to encourage consideration of this promotion route. In recent years the Navy has reviewed and extended the validity of the Admiralty Interview Board pass for UY and SUY candidates and adjusted age limitations placed on these routes to expand the candidate pool. In 2018 the RN made clear the process to be followed to apply for a Commission, and the ability for candidates to apply at the same time for multiple routes (UY, SUY or SUY(WO) if eligible) and for multiple branches subject to the requisite skills and qualifications. In addition, the Engineers issued separate guidance to clarify the routes for rating candidates to be extracted as Engineer Officers to maximise opportunities, and minimise training requirements based on their academic qualifications, such as those already degree qualified, or who have attained a Foundation Degree through technical career courses for ratings.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy offers additional options to those who have been unsuccessful in their officer application within their chosen branch. As an example, unsuccessful Air Engineering SUY and SUY(WO) candidates are informed that applications for other shortage branches, such as Weapon Engineering, are welcomed and will not adversely affect further applications in their source Branch.</p><p> </p><p>Typically, over a third of Royal Navy Officer corps are recruited via the UY/SUY route. The Royal Navy will continue to review extraction routes for ratings to become Officers and the Service remains committed to ensuring there are healthy promotion prospects where a Service need exists.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p>Soldiers with the potential to become Officers are identified by their performance on courses (such as the Command Leadership and Management course) and their annual appraisals. Soldiers are made aware of the opportunity to become Commissioned Officers by their Chain of Command, internal publications and initiatives such as the Potential Officer Development Programme. The number of opportunities available is dependent on the needs of the specific Army cap badges.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Reserve has always recruited a significant number of its Officers from within its cohort of other Ranks. Since March 2016 only Professionally Qualified and Specialist Officers join direct into the Officer cohort; all others wishing to join the Army Reserve as Direct Entry Officers are required to enlist as Soldiers first.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p><p>There are a number of opportunities throughout an Airman/woman’s career that provide options for personnel to explore commissioning, including through the Joint Appraisal Report system, RAF Unit Commissioning Clubs and the Branch Engineering Scheme which is a bespoke commissioning pathway for Other Rank engineers which is designed to offer academic qualification via dedicated study at RAF Cosford. Currently, the RAF has a 30% annual Officer intake from the non-commissioned cohort and this has remained stable for the last few years.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information on the numbers of Service personnel promoted from Other Ranks to Officers, including a breakdown by gender, ethnicity and Commonwealth nationality is provided in the attached tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 177244 177248 177249 177251 question first answered 17/10/2018 14:00:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 177244 - Final Promotions to Officer-TABLES (1).xlsx title 177244 - Armed Forces Final Promotions to Officer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

984554

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Commonwealth citizens in the Armed Forces were promoted from Other Ranks to Officer in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	177251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>Royal Navy (RN)</strong></p><p>The Royal Navy continues to encourage promotion from the rating corps through the use of the Upper Yardman (UY) and Senior Upper Yardman (SUY) schemes in order to maintain a sustainable structure and suitable balance of direct entrants and former ratings. In 2017 the SUY route was extended to include additional incentives to encourage more Warrant Officers to apply. This is now known as the SUY(Warrant Officer) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy issues regular information on this subject to all its personnel to encourage consideration of this promotion route. In recent years the Navy has reviewed and extended the validity of the Admiralty Interview Board pass for UY and SUY candidates and adjusted age limitations placed on these routes to expand the candidate pool. In 2018 the RN made clear the process to be followed to apply for a Commission, and the ability for candidates to apply at the same time for multiple routes (UY, SUY or SUY(WO) if eligible) and for multiple branches subject to the requisite skills and qualifications. In addition, the Engineers issued separate guidance to clarify the routes for rating candidates to be extracted as Engineer Officers to maximise opportunities, and minimise training requirements based on their academic qualifications, such as those already degree qualified, or who have attained a Foundation Degree through technical career courses for ratings.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy offers additional options to those who have been unsuccessful in their officer application within their chosen branch. As an example, unsuccessful Air Engineering SUY and SUY(WO) candidates are informed that applications for other shortage branches, such as Weapon Engineering, are welcomed and will not adversely affect further applications in their source Branch.</p><p> </p><p>Typically, over a third of Royal Navy Officer corps are recruited via the UY/SUY route. The Royal Navy will continue to review extraction routes for ratings to become Officers and the Service remains committed to ensuring there are healthy promotion prospects where a Service need exists.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p>Soldiers with the potential to become Officers are identified by their performance on courses (such as the Command Leadership and Management course) and their annual appraisals. Soldiers are made aware of the opportunity to become Commissioned Officers by their Chain of Command, internal publications and initiatives such as the Potential Officer Development Programme. The number of opportunities available is dependent on the needs of the specific Army cap badges.</p><p> </p><p>The Army Reserve has always recruited a significant number of its Officers from within its cohort of other Ranks. Since March 2016 only Professionally Qualified and Specialist Officers join direct into the Officer cohort; all others wishing to join the Army Reserve as Direct Entry Officers are required to enlist as Soldiers first.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p><p>There are a number of opportunities throughout an Airman/woman’s career that provide options for personnel to explore commissioning, including through the Joint Appraisal Report system, RAF Unit Commissioning Clubs and the Branch Engineering Scheme which is a bespoke commissioning pathway for Other Rank engineers which is designed to offer academic qualification via dedicated study at RAF Cosford. Currently, the RAF has a 30% annual Officer intake from the non-commissioned cohort and this has remained stable for the last few years.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information on the numbers of Service personnel promoted from Other Ranks to Officers, including a breakdown by gender, ethnicity and Commonwealth nationality is provided in the attached tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 177244 177248 177249 177250 question first answered 17/10/2018 14:00:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 177244 - Final Promotions to Officer-TABLES (1).xlsx title 177244 - Armed Forces Final Promotions to Officer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

937794

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	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 16 March 2018 to Question 132273 on Ministry of Defence: Empty Property, if he will list the (a) parliamentary constituencies and (b) local authority areas those void properties are in.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	162512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>A list of the void properties by Local Authority can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not record constituency details for Service Family Accommodation (SFA). The information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Void SFA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ALNWICK</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ANGLESEY, ISLE OF</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHFORD</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AYLESBURY VALE</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BARNET</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRMINGHAM</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRACKNELL FOREST</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRECKLAND</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRIDGNORTH</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRIGHTON AND HOVE</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRISTOL, CITY OF</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BROADLAND</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BROMLEY</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BROXTOWE</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CAMDEN</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CANTERBURY</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARADON</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARDIFF</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARLISLE</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARRICK</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CASTLE MORPETH</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHARNWOOD</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHERWELL</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHESTER</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COLCHESTER</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COTSWOLD</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DARLINGTON</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOVER</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST DEVON</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST DORSET</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST HAMPSHIRE</p></td><td><p>319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST LINDSEY</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EXETER</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FAREHAM</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FOREST OF DEAN</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYLDE</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLOUCESTER</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOSPORT</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GREENWICH</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GUILDFORD</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HAMBLETON</p></td><td><p>234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HARROGATE</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HARROW</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HART</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HAVANT</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HERTSMERE</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HILLINGDON</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HOUNSLOW</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HUNTINGDONSHIRE</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KENNET</p></td><td><p>317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KERRIER</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KING'S LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KINGSTON UPON THAMES</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEEDS</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LICHFIELD</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAIDSTONE</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MEDWAY</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MELTON</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MERTON</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MID BEDFORDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MID SUFFOLK</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEW FOREST</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH CORNWALL</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH DEVON</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH DORSET</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH KESTEVEN</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH SHROPSHIRE</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH TYNESIDE</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NORTH WILTSHIRE</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PEMBROKESHIRE</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PETERBOROUGH</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PLYMOUTH</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POOLE</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PORTSMOUTH</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POWYS</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PRESTON</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PURBECK</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RESTORMEL</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RICHMOND UPON THAMES</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RICHMONDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RUGBY</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RUNNYMEDE</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RUSHMOOR</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RUTLAND</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SALISBURY</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCARBOROUGH</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEFTON</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEVENOAKS</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHEPWAY</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH HAMS</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH KESTEVEN</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SOUTH SOMERSET</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SPELTHORNE</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ST. EDMUNDSBURY</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STAFFORD</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STRATFORD-ON-AVON</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SUFFOLK COASTAL</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SURREY HEATH</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SWINDON</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TAUNTON DEANE</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TELFORD AND WREKIN</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TEST VALLEY</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TEWKESBURY</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THANET</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THREE RIVERS</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UTTLESFORD</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VALE OF WHITE HORSE</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WAKEFIELD</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WANDSWORTH</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST BERKSHIRE</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST DEVON</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST LINDSEY</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST OXFORDSHIRE</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WEST WILTSHIRE</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WESTMINSTER</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINCHESTER</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOKING</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOKINGHAM</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WREXHAM</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WYCOMBE</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YORK</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Void SFA Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,458</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/07/2018 16:53:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1137470

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate she has made of the gender pay gap in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	274492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>All Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are Civil Servants and are, therefore, included in the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Civil Servant gender pay gap reporting.</p><p>Overall, as at 31 March 2018, the MOD's median civilian gender pay gap of 10.9% (down 3.7 percentage points from the previous year) and 0.09% for military personnel (down 0.13 percentage points), compares favourably with the UK's national gender median pay gap of 17.9%.</p><p>The gender pay gap continues to narrow and the MOD is committed to reducing it further as we continue to promote policies that help all individuals reach their potential.</p><p>Further information on the MOD's Gender Pay Gap Reporting 2018 can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/766751/20181207_MOD_Gender_Pay_Gap_Report_Narrative_2018-FINALPDF.pdf</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/07/2019 15:21:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

752593

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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 recent steps his Department has taken to assess the adequacy of fire safety standards in (a) service accommodation and (b) substitute service accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	5106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>All occupied service family accommodation and single living accommodation are built to meet national building and fire regulations.</p><p>There are a small number of two and three storey properties with external wall insulation. The specification of the material used has been checked and confirmed as fire resistant.</p><p>For substitute accommodation, it is routine practice that prior to utilisation a contractor assesses the property to ensure it fully meets building and fire regulations.</p><p>In response to the Grenfell fire the Cabinet Office is undertaking a review of the Government estate to review fire safety arrangements. The priority is buildings where people sleep, which have ACM cladding and are over 18 metres high. The Ministry of Defence is taking part in this review.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2017 15:40:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

732489

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Wrexham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance will be provided for his Department's staff currently working at Wrexham following the decision to move operations to Bristol; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	1241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>All personnel affected by this Army 2020 (Refine) reorganisation of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Reserves will be individually supported in accordance with Departmental policy and processes.</p><p>Regular Army personnel will be relocated with the unit or re-assigned to other Army units. Army Reservists will be assisted to transfer to other local Reserve units - including the Royal Welsh Regiment who share the Wrexham Army Reserve Centre.</p><p>Civilian staff will be managed in accordance with normal Departmental policy and procedure for redeployment within the terms of their mobility obligation. They will be supported by their line management and will be allocated a people change advisor to assist them with finding alternative positions. Affected civilian staff will also have access have to Ministry of Defence outplacement services if appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/06/2017 15:10:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith