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1700931

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his letter, reference PQN/23-24/2024/04115, if he will provide a breakdown by position of the 60 individuals at Defence Equipment and Support who earn more than £100,000 a year.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	21567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the Civil Service grade and respective job family for the 60 individuals in DE&amp;S that earn over £100,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Job Family</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Job Family Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Commercial</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Senior Leadership Group</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Corporate Services</strong></p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>Senior Leadership Group</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Engineering</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Senior Leadership Group</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other Grades</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>TUPE: GEN</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Finance &amp; Accounting</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Senior Leadership Group</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Human Resources</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Senior Leadership Group</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Information Management &amp; IT</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Senior Leadership Group</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Operational Delivery</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Senior Leadership Group</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Project Delivery</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Senior Leadership Group</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Grades in “Other Grades” are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Professional Pay Range 2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/05/2024 16:47:28 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1713690

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops were serving in the British Army as of 24 April (a) 2010 and (b) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	23653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the Army Full Time Trained Strength as at 1 April 2010 and Army Full Time Trade Trained Strength as at 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>01 April 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>01 January 2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Strength</strong></p></td><td><p>102,260</p></td><td><p>73,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures are published quarterly therefore figures have been supplied as at 01 January 2024 as these are the latest published stats in the public domain.</li><li>Full Time Trained Strength and Full Time Trade Trained comprises Trained UK Regular Forces, Trained Gurkhas and Full Time Reserve Service Personnel (FTRS).</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li><li>Names and definitions have been changed between 2010 and 2024 but figures are comparable.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/05/2024 09:29:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1713613

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cameron Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Cameron Barracks as of 24 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	23566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, there were 10 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Cameron Barracks.</p><p> </p><p>Please note the following caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Cameron Barracks can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>This figure comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve and Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. The figure includes both trained and untrained personnel.</li><li>The figure is based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work is not necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</li><li>Figures containing Reserve personnel are estimates because the station location data for Reserves has not been fully verified. Numbers can also vary according to activity, duty, and exercise requirements.</li><li>The figure has been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure of personal identities. However, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/05/2024 09:27:09 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1714050

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Incentives and Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) retention bonuses and (b) golden handshake payments the Army uses; and whether his Department has made an assessment of their effectiveness.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	23931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Army routinely implements Financial Retention Incentives (FRIs). There are twelve live Financial Incentives, one of which has not yet been implemented, supporting seven different cap badges, capabilities or specialities.</p><p> </p><p>The Army currently has two current ‘Golden Hellos’, both aimed at The Royal Logistic Corps capabilities, specifically chefs and petroleum operators.</p><p> </p><p>The Army continuously monitors the effectiveness of these schemes. Effectiveness is largely measured on take up rates as well as the number of Service Personnel who rescind a Notice to Terminate. This information is captured in a Post Project Evaluation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/05/2024 16:52:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1714049

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many live complaints of violent behaviour by college staff against recruits were recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration system at the time of Ofsted’s inspection of the Army Foundation College on 5 May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	23930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>This Question has been answered using similar methodology and is subject to similar caveats to the answer given to the hon. Member on 15 December 2023 to Question 5872.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the answer of 15 December 2023, any reports of such behaviour are taken very seriously and investigated thoroughly. Anyone found to be not upholding the high standards that we expect of our personnel will be dealt with accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>Based on a manual data search on 29 April 2024, on 5 May 2021 there were fewer thanthan five live complaints of violent behaviour by college staff against recruits recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration system.</p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The total figure has been suppressed to preserve anonymity.</li><li>Each case relates to one suspect but may include more than one alleged incident and/or victim. One suspect may have more than one case recorded.</li><li>JPA is a live system which is updated for retrospective complaints/allegations. The data in this answer only reflects cases that were live on the system as at 5 May 2021.</li><li>In each case a judgement was made as to whether an allegation constituted violent behaviour.</li><li>Please note that the figures provided are single Service estimates based on data which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The figures provided may therefore be subject to data quality issues affecting their accuracy.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/05/2024 16:51:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1714048

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a recruit at the Army Foundation College who expresses a desire to leave the Army during the first six weeks may do so.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	23929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the then Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Leo Docherty) on 23 February 2022 to Question 125283 to the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/05/2024 16:48:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN125283.docx title Armed Forces: Young People
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1713269

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which assessment methods his Department's hearing loss compensation scheme uses; and whether he plans to update them.
	tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
	tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
	uin	23352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>There is no individual compensation scheme for hearing loss. The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) compensates for any injury (including Noise-Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss), illness or death which was caused by or worsened by service on or after 6 April 2005. The older War Pension Scheme (WPS) compensates for any injury, illness or death which was caused by or aggravated by service before 6 April 2005.</p><p>Medical evidence is carefully considered, and hearing loss is assessed initially for attributability to service, based on the burden of proof associated with the scheme rules set by Parliament.</p><p>In making a determination on a claim, decision makers take into consideration a wide variety of evidence. In a hearing loss claim this is likely to include but is not limited to the service medical records, audiograms, hospital case notes and GP records (if they have left service). The evidence is carefully considered in accordance with the scheme rules.</p><p>If injury is found to be attributable to service, under the AFCS, hearing loss is assessed against Tariff Table 7 (senses), which details the type and level of hearing loss required to meet the criteria for the specific descriptors. Under the WPS, a percentage assessment is derived based on audiometric values.</p><p>There has recently been a review of the AFCS in the form of the quinquennial review (QQR). The purpose of which is to ensure AFCS remains fit for purpose, providing appropriate recognition and financial support to those members of the Armed Forces who are injured, become ill or die as a result of service, I announced the publication of the Government response to the AFCS Quinquennial Review on 21 March 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/05/2024 16:47:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1713268

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Redford Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Redford Barracks as of 23 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	23301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, there were 370 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Redford Barracks.</p><p> </p><p>Please note the following caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Redford Barracks can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>This figure comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve and Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. The figure includes both trained and untrained personnel.</li><li>The figure is based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work is not necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</li><li>Figures containing Reserve personnel are estimates because the station location data for Reserves has not been fully verified. Numbers can also vary according to activity, duty, and exercise requirements.</li><li>The figure has been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure of personal identities. However, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/05/2024 16:43:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1713265

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dreghorn Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Dreghorn Barracks as of 23 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	23298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, there were 670 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Dreghorn Barracks.</p><p> </p><p>Please note the following caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Dreghorn Barracks can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>This figure comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve and Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. The figure includes both trained and untrained personnel.</li><li>The figure is based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work is not necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</li><li>Figures containing Reserve personnel are estimates because the station location data for Reserves has not been fully verified. Numbers can also vary according to activity, duty, and exercise requirements.</li><li>The figure has been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure of personal identities. However, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/05/2024 16:42:09 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1713264

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Glencorse Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Glencorse Barracks as of 23 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	23297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, there were 480 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Glencorse Barracks.</p><p> </p><p>Please note the following caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Glencorse Barracks can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>This figure comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve and Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. The figure includes both trained and untrained personnel.</li><li>The figure is based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work is not necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</li><li>Figures containing Reserve personnel are estimates because the station location data for Reserves has not been fully verified. Numbers can also vary according to activity, duty, and exercise requirements.</li><li>The figure has been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure of personal identities. However, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/05/2024 16:40:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard