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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

1698382

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's data entitled MOD's ministerial travel, October to December 2023, published on 22 March 2024, whether the published costs of the RAF flights taken by Ministers in his Department during that period represented the total cost of each flight.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	20231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The figures provided outline the net cost for the Ministry of Defence of the RAF flight and are a breakdown for each passenger relating to personnel costs and allowances.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/04/2024 11:28:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1698166

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time applications to the armed forces have been submitted per (a) constituency and (b) region each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/04/2024 11:26:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1698191

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Royal Air Force has spent on diversity and inclusion personnel since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	20001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Air Force has spent £3,072,249.93 on salaries for people employed in dedicated Diversity and Inclusion roles from 2019 to 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Air Force has a number of individuals whose roles encompass Diversity and Inclusion. However, all Regular RAF personnel are first and foremost aviators and are paid as such. There are a small number of Civil Servants and Full Time Reserve Service personnel within the team who applied specifically for D&amp;I roles. In February 2024, the Secretary of State for Defence ordered a root and branch review of ethnicity, diversity and inclusivity policies in Defence which is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 04/04/2024 13:47:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1698194

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Royal Navy has spent on diversity and inclusion personnel since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	20128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has spent £2,445,980.00 on salaries for people employed in dedicated Diversity and Inclusion policy roles from 2019 to 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy has a number of individuals whose roles encompass Diversity and Inclusion. Service Personnel rotate through postings which can include Diversity and Inclusion roles. Their work is supported by a small number of Civil Servants. Each of these individuals are paid commensurate to their rank and training. In February 2024, the Secretary of State for Defence ordered a root and branch review of ethnicity, diversity and inclusivity policies in Defence which is ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 04/04/2024 13:47:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1697773

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for the (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) Royal Air Force apprenticeship scheme was in each financial year since 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	19790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Apprenticeship Programme is intrinsically linked to and overlaps with professional trade training. There is no separate apprenticeship budget and therefore it is not possible to disaggregate the costs. Expenditure will reflect Armed Forces recruitment figures rather than a fixed number of apprenticeship places.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/03/2024 11:17:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1697837

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were recruited into the full time (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force by (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) region in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	19777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Official Statistics on intake to the Regular Forces by Parliamentary Constituency and region are included in the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Annual Location Statistics (ALS). The same information on Reserves is not collected or published by the MOD, and producing these figures would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The latest edition (1 April 2023) of the ALS can be found at the following website, noting that the relevant Tables are 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-statistics-for-uk-regular-armed-forces-and-civilians-2023/annual-location-statistics-1-april-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-statistics-for-uk-regular-armed-forces-and-civilians-2023</a>. Figures included in the ALS extend from the 12 months ending 31 March 2015 to the 12 months ending 31 March 2022, and are split by Service. Earlier figures are not available, except for 2013-14 for the Army, which were provided on 19 April 2021 in the answer to Question 180391.</p><p> </p><p>The next edition of the ALS (1 April 2024) will cover the 12 months ending 31 March 2023 and 2024 and is expected to be published in June.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 19778 question first answered 26/03/2024 11:17:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1697838

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were recruited into the (a) Army Reserves, (b) Maritime Reserves and (c) RAF Reserves by (i) constituency and (ii) region in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	19778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Official Statistics on intake to the Regular Forces by Parliamentary Constituency and region are included in the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Annual Location Statistics (ALS). The same information on Reserves is not collected or published by the MOD, and producing these figures would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The latest edition (1 April 2023) of the ALS can be found at the following website, noting that the relevant Tables are 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-statistics-for-uk-regular-armed-forces-and-civilians-2023/annual-location-statistics-1-april-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-statistics-for-uk-regular-armed-forces-and-civilians-2023</a>. Figures included in the ALS extend from the 12 months ending 31 March 2015 to the 12 months ending 31 March 2022, and are split by Service. Earlier figures are not available, except for 2013-14 for the Army, which were provided on 19 April 2021 in the answer to Question 180391.</p><p> </p><p>The next edition of the ALS (1 April 2024) will cover the 12 months ending 31 March 2023 and 2024 and is expected to be published in June.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 19777 question first answered 26/03/2024 11:17:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1697512

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force have been voluntarily withdrawn within (i) three, (ii) six, (iii) 12 and (iv) 18 months of the initial application being made in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	19531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 19532 question first answered 25/03/2024 13:59:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1697513

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Applications
	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 applications to join the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force took more than (i) three, (ii) six, (iii) 12 and (iv) 18 months to process before a potential recruit began basic training over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	19532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member’s Questions. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 19531 question first answered 25/03/2024 13:59:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey