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1127236

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Casualties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the British Armed Forces have (1) been injured, and (2) died, while on (a) training exercises, and (b) combat duty, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alderdice
	uin	HL15789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>Between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018, 23 UK Armed Forces personnel have died on training or exercise. There were a further 17,403 UK Armed Forces personnel injured in 21,822 incidents.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018, 15 UK Armed Forces personnel have died whilst on combat duty, of which one was due to hostile action. 506 UK Armed Forces personnel were injured on combat duty, of which 28 were battle injuries.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table shows the data broken down by the last five calendar years:</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/05/2019 13:12:48 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL15789 - Lord Alderdice.docx title Nos of UK AF injured or killed on trg or exercises
	tabling member	3478 label Biography information for Lord Alderdice

1127936

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	University Officer Training Corps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps she is taking to promote the university officer training corps at UK universities.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	257022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy continues to engage with universities in a myriad of ways as part of wider recruiting efforts but also to increase awareness amongst the graduate population as to the presence and purpose of the Navy. A University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) opened in Devon in 2017, making 15 URNUs in total, and the Navy continues to review opportunities to expand this footprint further. The Captain of Navy Recruiting (CNR) delivers three-day awareness packages at a variety of universities which last year resulted in 600 expressions of interest. CNR also runs the Undergraduate Leadership Programme, which this year will offer six-week long placements to 15 successful candidates from 900 initial applications. Lastly, changes to the way the Services recruit their engineers will mean that, under the new STEM Graduate Inflow Scheme, those individuals who have been selected to be Engineer Officers in the Royal Navy, and are sponsored through university as a result, will be able to attend any university, thus broadening even further the exposure of the wider university population to the Royal Navy.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Army has a total of 15 University Officers' Training Corps (UOTC) and two Officer Training Regiments (OTRs), which welcome enquiries from any individual enrolled in a higher education course at any university or college across the UK. Each training corps regularly engages with the higher education sector through Military Education Committees, the formal mechanism for engagement with affiliated universities. Additionally, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst engages nationally on their behalf with the Council of Military Education Committees.</p><p>UOTCs are actively promoted by the Army online, through the use of the official Army website and via approved social media accounts run by each individual unit. More direct engagement activities are conducted by the UOTCs themselves, along with the Army's specialist engagement teams, within various higher education establishments, such as appearances at freshers' fairs, open evenings and through the delivery of leadership events. UOTCs are also promoted during school and cadet unit visits, to ensure that young people are aware of the opportunities available to them, should they go onto higher education.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Royal Air Force (RAF) currently has 15 University Air Squadrons (UAS) comprising a membership of around 900 undergraduates, from 118 affiliated universities, throughout the UK. The UAS regularly liaise with Military Education Committees; they will also attend university freshers' fairs and use the internet to encourage university student participation. The RAF welcomes enquiries from students and actively encourages students, throughout their university journey, to join the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/05/2019 16:05:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1127779

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Medical Services: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Defence Medical Service doctors have (a) taken early retirement and (b) left the armed forces as a result of pension taxation changes in the last two years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	256981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>Voluntary Outflow (VO) is defined as all exits from trained UK Regular Forces which are voluntarily generated by the individual before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 April 2017 and 31 December 2018, the latest period for which figures are available, 60 Defence Medical Services (DMS) Medical Officers and 20 DMS Dental Officers were VO exits. These figures have been rounded to the nearest five.</p><p> </p><p>Information about VO exits as a result of pension taxation changes is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/05/2019 16:06:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1127956

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she makes of the potential merits of retaining sovereign capabilities when undertaking procurement contracts with SME suppliers; and where retaining sovereign capabilities ranks on the MOD Procurement scorecard.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	257142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a responsibility to procure the right capability for our Armed Forces and to ensure value for money for the taxpayer in the goods and services that we buy, regardless of the company's size.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that international competition is at the heart of our approach. This allows our Armed Forces to secure the best equipment from an open, global marketplace to meet evolving threats. We also recognise, however, that defence procurement needs to protect UK freedom of action and operational advantage. These strategic considerations shape our procurement strategies. Our refreshed Industrial Policy sets out the basis on which we will develop specific sector approaches to protect national security.</p><p> </p><p>There is no single MOD procurement scorecard. Once we have launched a commercial competition, the MOD considers a wide range of factors when awarding our contracts to obtain the best value for money outcome for defence and the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/05/2019 15:14:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1127964

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the policy priorities are for Defence Equipment and Support with respect to procuring with domestic SME's in emergent markets.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	257145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD), including Defence Equipment and Support, has a responsibility to get the right capability for our Armed Forces and to ensure value for money for the taxpayer in the goods and services that we buy.</p><p>The MOD is committed to making it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to do business with defence. In March 2019, we published our SME Action Plan which explains how we will increase our spend with SMEs, and addresses behavioural, policy and process change.</p><p>I also chair SME Forums around the UK to understand the issues facing SMEs, the most recent of which was held on 9 May 2019 in Broughton.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/05/2019 15:12:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1127965

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Body Armour: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress she has made with the procurement process for new body armour; and which companies have been shortlisted.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	257146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>A project is under way to procure and support a range of ballistic and training plates to fit the VIRTUS body armour and load carriage system. It is currently in the assessment phase with tender returns due over the next three months. I am withholding the company names as their disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/05/2019 15:16:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent