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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

1698946

	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: Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what dual serving parent provisions the Royal Fleet Auxiliary offers to personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are employees of the Civil Service so have different dual serving parent provisions from the Royal Navy. The RFA are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse workforce and have a number of options to help support modern family life. For dual serving parents specifically, measures include a process to deconflict sea assignments, enhanced shared parental pay and a policy that enables those that have undertaken a qualifying period delivering a worldwide sea assignment to apply for an shore-based role for up to three years. In addition, RFA employees who have partners in the Armed Forces and who are being assigned to another geographical location outside of the travel to work area have additional protections and may apply for Priority Mover Status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/04/2024 11:32:49 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1698947

	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	Armed Forces: Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what dual serving parent provisions the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force offers to serving personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has a range of policies designed to support relationships where both partners are serving members of the Armed Forces.</p><p>These include a number of Joint Service Publications (JSP), which, for example, set out eligibility for the occupation of Service Family Accommodation at a mid-way point between two different duty stations (JSP 464), provide Flexible Working and Flexible Service options to allow for changes in type of engagement and variation in working patterns to assist with family responsibilities (JSP 760), and gives options for the transfer of annual leave between partners and shared parental leave (JSP 760). These are supplemented by other single Service specific policies, as well as a Tri-Service Service Couples Network which acts as a forum to exchange information and advice.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/04/2024 11:33:09 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1698948

	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: Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) men and (b) women took Extended Special Unpaid Leave from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Members of the RFA are given the opportunity to apply for Extended Special Unpaid Leave in the form of a career break. Such breaks enable employees to take an unpaid absence from the workplace for more than three months up to a maximum of five years to fulfil caring responsibilities, study, cover a period of Reservist Mobilisation or to take a break from paid employment.</p><p> </p><p>The following table contains numbers of RFA personnel who have taken Extended Special Unpaid Leave for each year since 2010.</p><p> </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><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></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</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><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></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Any figure less than 5 have been replaced by ~. This is in accordance with the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 20519 question first answered 15/04/2024 11:33:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1698950

	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: Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Fleet Auxiliary offer personnel the option of taking Extended Special Unpaid Leave.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	20519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Members of the RFA are given the opportunity to apply for Extended Special Unpaid Leave in the form of a career break. Such breaks enable employees to take an unpaid absence from the workplace for more than three months up to a maximum of five years to fulfil caring responsibilities, study, cover a period of Reservist Mobilisation or to take a break from paid employment.</p><p> </p><p>The following table contains numbers of RFA personnel who have taken Extended Special Unpaid Leave for each year since 2010.</p><p> </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><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></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</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><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></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Any figure less than 5 have been replaced by ~. This is in accordance with the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 20517 question first answered 15/04/2024 11:33:52 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

1697514

	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	Military Bases: Bedbugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether bed bugs have been found at army barracks in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	19533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>There have been two recorded incidents of bed bugs in the last 12 months, both of which have been treated.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 16:23:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1697515

	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: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department holds on the number of personnel who (a) were exposed to asbestos and (b) sought medical assistance as a result of asbestos exposure in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	19534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Information regarding personnel exposed to asbestos is not held centrally and the number of personnel who were exposed to asbestos in the last 12 months could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 February 2023 and 31 January 2024, 127 UK Armed Forces personnel had at least one read code related to asbestos exposure entered into their electronic medical record. Of these personnel:</p><p>To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the report entitled Investigation into the alleged exposure of UK Defence Personnel to asbestos during overseas exercises and training since 2018, published on 18 August 2022, how many Armed Forces personnel have been exposed to asbestos during overseas exercises in each year since 2018.</p><p> </p><ul><li>114 had at least one read code for history of asbestos exposure.</li><li>17 had at least one read code for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health: asbestos.</li><li>Fewer than five had at least one read code for asbestosis.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The figures provided by read code do not sum to the total, as some personnel have more than one of the above read codes recorded.</p><p> </p><p>The presence of a read code within the last year does not indicate that the medical appointment was directly related to asbestos exposure. It also does not indicate that the asbestos exposure occurred during the last year, or that exposure occurred whist in Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 16:24:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1697619

	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: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of armed forces recruitment and retention.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	19752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 January 2024 to Question 9841 to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/03/2024 13:11:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 9841 - Armed Forces Recruitment.docx title Armed Forces: Recruitment
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1697204

	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	Armed Forces: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of recruitment and retention strategies for armed forces personnel in (a) the UK and (B) other NATO countries.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	19437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 January 2024 to Question 9841 to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/03/2024 13:16:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 9841 - Armed Forces Recruitment.docx title Armed Forces: Recruitment
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1698247

	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	Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of pension inequality among armed forces veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	902183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Pension schemes develop over time in response to changing circumstances, but the Armed Forces Pension Schemes are designed to be generous, fair and equitable. It is a principle of public service pensions policy, upheld by successive Governments, that improvements to public service pension schemes should not be applied retrospectively.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 16:57:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1698248

	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	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to recruit armed forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	902184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>In a challenging labour market, we continue to apply an array of measures to support recruitment and retention and refine the Armed Forces’ offer including last year with the largest pay increase for more than two decades. Haythornthwaite Review teams have been stood up across Defence to implement all of Rick Haythornthwaite’s 67 recommendations, working to establish a reward and incentivisation architecture that will attract and retain the skills we need in the years ahead.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 16:58:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1698249

	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	Armed Forces and Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure parity of support provided to (a) armed forces families and (b) veterans.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	902185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Much of the policy that impacts Service families and veterans within the UK is not owned by Defence. We work with Other Government Departments and the Devolved Administrations to ensure that, wherever possible, disadvantage associated with Service life is mitigated and effective support is provided; the Armed Forces Covenant is an especially important tool in this.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 16:59:31 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1696662

	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	Ministry of Defence: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of legal (a) support and (b) representation to Ministers in his Department in relation to their official conduct in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Torfaen
	tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	uin	19111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Such information is not centrally recorded or collated in the format requested. More generally, I would refer the hon. Member to the long-standing policies on legal expenditure, as set out recently by Cabinet Office Ministers on 12 March 2004, Official Report,17709 and 12 March 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, column 1901-1904.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 13:58:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1696672

	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	Veterans: Identity Cards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2023 to Question 183286 on Veterans: ID cards, how many veteran ID cards have been distributed by local authority area as of 18 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	18969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's Question. 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> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/03/2024 11:14:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1696678

	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	Veterans: Identity Cards
	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 14 March 2024, to Question 17492 on Veterans: Identity Cards, what progress his Department has made on reaching this month's production target for veterans' ID cards.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	18971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The HM Armed Forces Veteran Card Scheme has had a two-phase rollout. Phase 1 is complete; all Service leavers since December 2018 automatically receive a Veteran Card from Ministry of Defence (MOD) as part of their Service Leaver Pack.</p><p>Phase 2 extends access to the Veteran Card to those who left before December 2018. The new digital application and verification service launched at 00:01 on 28 January 2024 allowing pre-2018 veterans to apply for the card.</p><p>As of 18 March 2024, there have been a total of 90,381 Phase 2 applications received, and 71,752 cards issued. During March 2024, 12,907 applications have been received and 9,807 posted.</p><p>Extensive communications have been issued by both MOD and the Office for Veterans' Affairs in relation to the application service. This included significant social media activity, bespoke videos, a GOV.UK news article and an article in the Sunday Express. Applications have also now opened for veterans in prison as part of the rehabilitation process. MOD has partnered with the Ministry of Justice to communicate availability of the cards to every prison in the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18972 question first answered 26/03/2024 11:16:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1696683

	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	Veterans: Identity Cards
	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 14 March 2024, to Question 17492 on Veterans: Identity Cards, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of assessing the effectiveness of the advertising of the veterans’ ID cards application service.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	18972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The HM Armed Forces Veteran Card Scheme has had a two-phase rollout. Phase 1 is complete; all Service leavers since December 2018 automatically receive a Veteran Card from Ministry of Defence (MOD) as part of their Service Leaver Pack.</p><p>Phase 2 extends access to the Veteran Card to those who left before December 2018. The new digital application and verification service launched at 00:01 on 28 January 2024 allowing pre-2018 veterans to apply for the card.</p><p>As of 18 March 2024, there have been a total of 90,381 Phase 2 applications received, and 71,752 cards issued. During March 2024, 12,907 applications have been received and 9,807 posted.</p><p>Extensive communications have been issued by both MOD and the Office for Veterans' Affairs in relation to the application service. This included significant social media activity, bespoke videos, a GOV.UK news article and an article in the Sunday Express. Applications have also now opened for veterans in prison as part of the rehabilitation process. MOD has partnered with the Ministry of Justice to communicate availability of the cards to every prison in the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18971 question first answered 26/03/2024 11:16:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1696735

	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	Defence Nuclear Biological and Chemical Centre: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been employed at the Defence, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centre in each year since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	18997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the total number of permanent military and civilian personnel employed at the Defence, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centre in each year since 2019.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note the following notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>These figures are single Service estimates based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The figures for 2024 are correct as of 29 February 2024. The figures are for permanent staff members only and do not include contractors.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/03/2024 11:18:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1696737

	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: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many phone calls were made to the 24 hour Military Mental Health Helpline in each year since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	18999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following tables:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of phone calls made to the Military Mental Health Helpline in each year since 2019</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Phone Calls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (Jan – Feb)</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>453</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Annual budget for the Military Mental Health Helpline in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019-20</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year (FY)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Annual Budget*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023-24</p></td><td><p>£137,666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>£56,621.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£30,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£30,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£30,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>* </strong>Exclusive of VAT</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 19000 question first answered 25/03/2024 14:00:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1696738

	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: Mental Health Services
	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 Military Mental Health Helpline was in each financial year since 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	19000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following tables:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of phone calls made to the Military Mental Health Helpline in each year since 2019</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Phone Calls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (Jan – Feb)</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>1,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>453</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Annual budget for the Military Mental Health Helpline in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019-20</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year (FY)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Annual Budget*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023-24</p></td><td><p>£137,666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>£56,621.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£30,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£30,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£30,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>* </strong>Exclusive of VAT</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18999 question first answered 25/03/2024 14:00:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1696791

	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	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence during the debate on Nuclear Test Veterans: Medical Records of 28 November 2023, Official Report, column 245WH, whether his Department has examined the 150 Atomic Weapons Establishment files.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	19073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>I personally examined all 150 records at the Atomic Weapons Establishment on 18 March. I will update the House on plans for their release in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/03/2024 17:28:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1696442

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps Veterans UK has taken to support veterans and their families with the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	18937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence delivers a range of services to Veterans and their families. This includes the administration and payment of Armed Forces pensions and compensation, the provision of tailored advice and assistance through the Veterans Welfare Service, Defence Transition Services and the Integrated Personal Commissioning for Veterans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/03/2024 14:23:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1696243

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to the adequacy of staffing levels in the Armed Forces.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	18792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 January 2024 to Question 9841 to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/03/2024 11:55:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 9841 - Armed Forces Recruitment.docx title Armed Forces Recruitment
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1696245

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel had served in the Armed Forces for four years or more in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	18648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regular forces with the exact Length of Service of four or more years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Four years or more service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>104,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>105,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>106,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>102,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>101,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regulars with a Length of Service of four and five years, as at 1 January in each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>4 Years</p></td><td><p>5 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>7,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>9,780</p></td><td><p>6,290</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18649 question first answered 19/03/2024 17:21:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1696246

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	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 Armed Forces had (a) four and (b) five years of service in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	18649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regular forces with the exact Length of Service of four or more years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Four years or more service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>104,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>105,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>106,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>102,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>101,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of personnel within UK Regulars with a Length of Service of four and five years, as at 1 January in each year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>4 Years</p></td><td><p>5 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td><td><p>7,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>9,780</p></td><td><p>6,290</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18648 question first answered 19/03/2024 17:21:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1695730

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Platinum Jubilee Medals his Department has issued.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	18483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal qualifying criteria has been amended and re-published as at 12 March 2024. It is anticipated that a significant cohort of Service personnel on Reserve engagements will now qualify under the revised criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of Platinum Jubilee Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched due to distribution issued and replacements</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal</p></td><td><p>139,352</p></td><td><p>2,103</p></td><td><p>137,249</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to distribution issues, additional medals have been despatched so that eligible individuals receive their medal as swiftly as possible. The originally issued medals are in the process of being located by the single Service Unit Admin or Logistics staff and returned to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of King’s Coronation Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched as replacements due to damage whilst on duty</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the King’s Coronation Medal</p></td><td><p>21,535</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21,515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to the lead time for receiving raw materials, production, delivery and internal MOD distribution, the project to award the bulk of the King’s Coronation Medal 2023 to eligible MOD personnel will take until October 2024 to conclude.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18484 question first answered 21/03/2024 13:06:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695732

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many King's Coronation Medals his Department has issued.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	18484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal qualifying criteria has been amended and re-published as at 12 March 2024. It is anticipated that a significant cohort of Service personnel on Reserve engagements will now qualify under the revised criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of Platinum Jubilee Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched due to distribution issued and replacements</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal</p></td><td><p>139,352</p></td><td><p>2,103</p></td><td><p>137,249</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to distribution issues, additional medals have been despatched so that eligible individuals receive their medal as swiftly as possible. The originally issued medals are in the process of being located by the single Service Unit Admin or Logistics staff and returned to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of King’s Coronation Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched as replacements due to damage whilst on duty</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the King’s Coronation Medal</p></td><td><p>21,535</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21,515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to the lead time for receiving raw materials, production, delivery and internal MOD distribution, the project to award the bulk of the King’s Coronation Medal 2023 to eligible MOD personnel will take until October 2024 to conclude.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18483 question first answered 21/03/2024 13:06:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695733

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to begin issuing the Wider Services Medal.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	18485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The award of any new medals and the timing for their issue would be announced at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/03/2024 17:28:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695746

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
	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 1 March 2024 to Question 15405 on LGBT Veterans Independent Review, whether his Department plans to create a single application form for LGBT veterans who are applying for financial compensation.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	18347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Defence continues to work at pace to establish an appropriate scheme for the financial award and aims to follow a similar application process as the non-financial award recommendations. Development of the scheme and the application process is underway.</p><p>The Government worked with LGBT Veterans and charities at pace to implement an accessible process for LGBT veterans to apply for restorative measures. While there are no current plans to change the application process, Defence will continue to review it to ensure it is appropriate and accessible. We are committed to ensuring that all restorative measures are easily accessible for our valued LGBT veterans.</p><p>In the meantime, Defence will continue to engage with stakeholders and is committed to providing updates on the development of the scheme; eligibility criteria; and information on the application process on the ‘LGBT Veterans: support and next steps’ GOV.UK page as soon as possible.</p><p>For those with further accessibility requirements, Defence provides a Veterans Welfare Service (VWS), which includes assistance in completion of application forms. Further information on this service can be found on their GOV.UK page (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/veterans-welfare-service" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/veterans-welfare-service</a>).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18348 question first answered 21/03/2024 13:03:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1695747

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
	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 1 March 2024 to Question 15405 on LGBT Veterans Independent Review, whether his Department has plans to increase the accessibility of the application process for LGBT veterans who are seeking (a) financial compensation and (b) other non-financial restorative measures.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	18348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Defence continues to work at pace to establish an appropriate scheme for the financial award and aims to follow a similar application process as the non-financial award recommendations. Development of the scheme and the application process is underway.</p><p>The Government worked with LGBT Veterans and charities at pace to implement an accessible process for LGBT veterans to apply for restorative measures. While there are no current plans to change the application process, Defence will continue to review it to ensure it is appropriate and accessible. We are committed to ensuring that all restorative measures are easily accessible for our valued LGBT veterans.</p><p>In the meantime, Defence will continue to engage with stakeholders and is committed to providing updates on the development of the scheme; eligibility criteria; and information on the application process on the ‘LGBT Veterans: support and next steps’ GOV.UK page as soon as possible.</p><p>For those with further accessibility requirements, Defence provides a Veterans Welfare Service (VWS), which includes assistance in completion of application forms. Further information on this service can be found on their GOV.UK page (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/veterans-welfare-service" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/veterans-welfare-service</a>).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18347 question first answered 21/03/2024 13:03:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1695828

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: National Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid in National Insurance contributions in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	18364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The total value of Employer National Insurance costs between FY 2010-11 and FY 2022-23 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Departmental Group Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>951.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>870.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>858.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>811.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>794.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>802.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>778.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>586.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>611.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>631.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>658.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>689.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>681.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/03/2024 17:13:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1695932

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Members: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 24 January 2024 to Questions 10872 and 10873 on Ranger Regiment, the Answers of 24 January 2024 to Questions 10657 and 10658 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, the Answer of 24 January 2024 to Question 10656 on Armed Forces: Discharges, the Answer of 24 January 2024 to Question 10655 on Armed Forces and the Answer of 30 January 2024 to Question 10874 on Defence Equipment: Theft, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for Croydon Central with the information requested.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
	uin	18549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>I will respond to the hon. Member shortly.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/03/2024 17:15:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1695307

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Equality
	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 8 February 2024 to Question 12234 on Army: Equality, what proportion of the personnel employed by the British Army are in roles in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	18042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 October 2023, there are 73,515 personnel in the Full Time Trade Trained strength of the British Army, and 7,901 Civil Servants employed in the Army Top Level Budget. Of these, there are currently eight people employed in dedicated Diversity and Inclusion roles in the Army Headquarters. This reflects a reduction since 31 January 2024, at which point the Army employed 13 people in roles dedicated to Diversity and Inclusion. The five roles in Army formations have subsequently been disbanded.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/03/2024 17:35:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1695324

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans
	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 1 March 2024 to Question 15406 on Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans, if he will provide deadlines for implementation of each of the recommendations of that Review.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	18037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 15 March 2024 to Question 17306.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/03/2024 16:37:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 17306 - Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans.docx title Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Servic
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1695332

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the British Army has spent on diversity and inclusion personnel since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	18044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The British Army has spent £2,569,393.89 on salaries for people employed in dedicated Diversity and Inclusion roles from 2019 to 2023. Individuals in the roles described are paid at a commensurate rate to their rank. In February, 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 21/03/2024 17:36:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1695335

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what job titles are used for people with roles relating to diversity, equity and inclusion within the armed forces; and how many people have each job title.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	18045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member’s Question. 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> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/03/2024 15:17:15 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1695381

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Labour Turnover
	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 engineers in the (a) British Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy have left their roles in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	18058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/03/2024 11:55:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1694984

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Remote Working
	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 staff in his Department work from home.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	17779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD), along with other Government Departments, is committed to Smarter Working and much of our workforce has embraced the benefits of hybrid working both for themselves personally and for the business. We have implemented Government direction on increased office attendance and, as a broad average, 40% of time is spent working remotely for office based workers, for some this will be more and for others less. This is dependent upon the activity and business outcomes to be delivered. All employees agree their working location with their local line management, although this can sometimes be influenced by site capacity constraints.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Departmental headquarters’ occupancy are published on a regular basis and can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcivil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPaul.Carlier927%40mod.gov.uk%7C084308d82f9843c7b91f08dc437d993c%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C638459453917686707%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LJi6QK0rs2cFKEKhWpfFPqVYimp8nfn%2BZ9ZnOXRuBbM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/03/2024 11:55:28 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1695088

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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 much the (a) Royal Navy, (b) British Army and (c) Royal Air Force spent on recruitment in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	17792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member’s Question. 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> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 14/03/2024 11:07:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1695118

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	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 Royal Fleet Auxiliary on the potential impact of trends in the level of pay on (a) recruitment, (b) retention and (c) training.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
	uin	17985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Navy Command is introducing a number of recruitment and retention initiatives. An independent benchmarking survey has been engaged to ensure levels of pay, leave and assignment length are competitive with industry to ensure the RFA remains at the leading edge of UK shipping operators and employers.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 17990 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:39:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1695123

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the (a) level of seafarers pay and (b) number of seafarers on the (i) capacity and (ii) functions of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
	uin	17990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Navy Command is introducing a number of recruitment and retention initiatives. An independent benchmarking survey has been engaged to ensure levels of pay, leave and assignment length are competitive with industry to ensure the RFA remains at the leading edge of UK shipping operators and employers.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 17985 question first answered 14/03/2024 15:39:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1695137

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the destinations were of domestic overnight visits undertaken by Ministers within their Department in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Torfaen
	tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	uin	18004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government publishes on GOV.UK details of the cost of overseas Ministerial travel, including costs of travel, and on other costs (visas, accommodation, meals). As has been the case under successive administrations, the Government does not publish granular detail on Ministers' travel at home or abroad.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/03/2024 14:33:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds