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1698131

	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	Rwanda: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the use of RAF planes to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	20105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence has frequent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on issues affecting their Departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 03/04/2024 15:22:22 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696850

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 22 of his Department's UK Armed Forces Defence Accommodation Strategy, published in October 2022, for what reason the target of no more than 10% of service family accommodation properties being vacant by September 2023 was not met; and whether he has set a new vacancy rate target.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) 10% void rate remains a valid target, however, a revised achievement date of 1 November 2026 was agreed with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in June 2023.</p><p>The Modernised Accommodation Offer (MAO) will significantly increase eligibility and demand for Service Family Accommodation (SFA), which will be satisfied through the use of void SFA. This has changed the planning assumptions on which the original target was set and to dispose of void SFA ahead of MAO would increase reliance on the Private Rental Sector (PRS), creating additional, avoidable long-term costs to the MOD.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 03/04/2024 14:50:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1698104

	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: 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 23 January 2024 to Question 10351 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will provide a regional breakdown of those figures.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	20104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below provides a breakdown per region of the number of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) which have been treated for damp and mould, loss of heating, loss of hot water, loss of water supply, electrical faults, and pest infestation since 1 April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>As previously advised, the damp and mould figures are provided from February 2023 and issues relating to the loss of heating and hot water are not recorded separately as boiler faults often affect both.</p><p> </p><p>The 1,674 SFA properties which had been treated for damp and mould was reported as at 10:00 hours on 18 January 2024 from the live reporting system. The end of day final figure recorded for 18 January 2024 was 1,679, as shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Issue</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of SFA in South East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of SFA in South West </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of SFA in Central</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of SFA in North</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total no. of SFA properties </strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Supporting Notes</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Damp and mould (provided from February 2023)</strong></p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>1,679</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Loss of heating and hot water</strong></p></td><td><p>8,120</p></td><td><p>9,117</p></td><td><p>3,330</p></td><td><p>3,535</p></td><td><p>24,102</p></td><td><p>This figure includes all repairs associated with heating such as condensate pipes freezing in extremely cold weather, a faulty single radiator valve, a lack of hot water to individual taps and are not limited to just a total loss of heating or water loss.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Loss of water supply</strong></p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electrical faults</strong></p></td><td><p>8,981</p></td><td><p>9,490</p></td><td><p>7,371</p></td><td><p>4,044</p></td><td><p>29,886</p></td><td><p>The electrical fault figure includes faults such as light bulb changes, one hob of an electric oven not working and electric shower issues. It does not always relate to any safety issue or total loss of electricity.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pest infestation</strong></p></td><td><p>1,874</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>1,125</p></td><td><p>651</p></td><td><p>5,123</p></td><td><p>Pest control requests are responded to within 3 hours if an emergency, and within 15 days if routine.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 03/04/2024 14:46:28 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697176

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of his Department's contribution to the Government's total carbon emissions in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) assesses carbon emissions at the end of the Financial Year. (FY) Once the data has been gathered for FY 2023-24 the breakdown of the Department's carbon emissions will be published as part of the MOD Annual Report and Accounts. In the last published Greening Government Commitment Report MOD emissions made up 53.7% of the total Government emissions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/03/2024 13:19:22 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697175

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the energy used by his Department is from renewable sources.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>In financial year (FY) 2022-23 1.2% of Ministry of Defence (MOD) electricity consumption was generated directly from renewable sources. The majority of MOD electricity supply comes from the National Grid, of which a sizable proportion is generated from renewable sources. The proportion of renewable sources used in the National Grid varies but based on Government figures published for the UK in December 2023, renewable generation reached 44.5%.</p><p>MOD's energy consumption figures are published in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts (ARAC).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/03/2024 13:18:34 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697166

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fires broke out on Royal Navy warships in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022, (d) 2023 and (e) 2024 as of 19 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the numbers of fires that have broken out on Royal Navy warships since 2020.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of reported fires</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (as of 22 March 2024)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of the fires listed were considered minor and were extinguished by first responder firefighters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/03/2024 13:17:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697165

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Navy is taking to (a) assess the cause of the fire on HMS Queen Elizabeth on 8 March 2024 and (b) prevent future fires on ships.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>An investigation is underway to establish the cause of the fire onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on 8 March 2024. This will seek to identify any appropriate lessons that can be implemented in future instances of this nature.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/03/2024 13:16:39 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1696851

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last had discussions with representatives of (a) VIVO, (b) Amey and (c) Pinnacle on the maintenance of service accommodation properties.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence has not engaged directly with representatives from VIVO, Amey and Pinnacle on the maintenance of Service accommodation. However, I have engaged with VIVO, Amey and Pinnacle representatives in summer 2023 regarding overdue Landlord Gas Safety Inspections and Electrical Insulation Condition Reports.</p><p>In addition to this, Defence Infrastructure Organisation officials are in daily contact with VIVO, Amey and Pinnacle regarding delivery and performance.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/03/2024 16:48:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697400

	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	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the (a) damage caused and (b) injuries sustained by staff working on the HMS Queen Elizabeth as a result of the fire on 8 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>I can confirm that no injuries were sustained by staff working on the HMS Queen Elizabeth as a result of the fire on 8 March 2024. There was also no permanent damage caused and the fire will have no impact on HMS Queen Elizabeth’s current programme. An investigation is underway to establish the cause of the fire and this will seek to identify any appropriate lessons that can be implemented in future instances of this nature.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/03/2024 11:22:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1697174

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radar: Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has (a) raised objections to and (b) taken steps to mitigate the potential impact on radar systems of the proposed floating offshore wind around RAF Lossiemouth.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Without details of the specific development being referred to, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are unable to confirm whether we have been consulted upon this particular development.</p><p>If the MOD is consulted upon the development of wind farms, it carries out assessments to determine whether they will affect defence radars, including those located at RAF Lossiemouth.</p><p>When a proposed wind farm development will impact the effective operation of a specific radar(s), the MOD will register an objection. If the developer wants to propose mitigation, this will be considered by the MOD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/03/2024 11:13:45 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard