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1609782

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to (a) St George’s Barracks, (b) Kendrew Barracks and (c) RAF Wittering for maintenance issues relating to (i) roofing, (ii) heating, (iii) sewage and (iv) pest control in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	179915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Once Ministry of Defence officials have finalised collation of the necessary information my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement, will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of his letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/04/2023 15:08:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1609783

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the maintenance issues related to heating and hot water reported at (a) St George’s Barracks, (b) Kendrew Barracks and (c) RAF Wittering resulted in a lack of hot water for 24 hours and more since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	179916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Once Ministry of Defence officials have finalised collation of the necessary information my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement, will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of his letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/04/2023 15:08:49 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1609785

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time taken to resolve maintenance requests was for (a) St George’s Barracks, (b) Kendrew Barracks and (c) RAF Wittering in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	179918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Once Ministry of Defence officials have finalised collation of the necessary information my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement, will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of his letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/04/2023 15:09:15 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1609787

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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, how many service personnel at (a) St George’s Barracks, (b) Kendrew Barracks and (c) RAF Wittering are living in grade 4 rated service accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	179920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Once Ministry of Defence officials have finalised collation of the necessary information my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement, will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of his letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/04/2023 15:09:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1609815

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
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 encourage organisations to sign the Armed Forces Covenant.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	179948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Defence has a network of Defence Relationship Management National Account Managers and Regional Employer Engagement Directors who promote the signing of the Armed Forces Covenant to the employers they work with. They also help organisations through the process of devising their bespoke pledges and arranging signing events.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/04/2023 14:55:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1609905

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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 applications to join the armed forces have been made in the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Somerset
tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
uin	180038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is currently undergoing a checking and verification process and publication is anticipated in the summer as an Official Statistic. The release of this data ahead of planned publication would be a breach of the Code of Practice for Statistics. When ready, the information will be published at the website of the collection of Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-index</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/04/2023 14:47:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

1609907

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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, what the average time was between the submission of an application to join the regular or reserve forces and an interview in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	North Somerset
tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
uin	180040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The following information has been provided by the single Services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Naval Service</strong></p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average time taken (in days) between receipt of application and interview date between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Regular Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Figures are a single service estimate and have not been validated by Analysis (Navy). Figures may not be reflective of Official Statistics. These figures cannot be compared to previously published application figures.</li><li>The recruitment system changed in April last year so it has not been possible to align with information on the Joint Personnel Administration system. That also means the three services may not be aligned in what has been provided. Therefore, Royal Navy application data cannot be compared to Army or Royal Air Force.</li><li>The selection process for Officers has been revised significantly over the last year, therefore it is not possible to derive any meaningful data for this population. Figures for Officers have not been supplied and therefore are not included in the Total.</li><li>Average time taken is calculated as Mean days between application receipt and a date set for interview, where interview dates were set between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>British Army</strong></p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the total applications and Time of Flight Average from Application to Army Brief and Individual Candidate Discussion, by stream.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Stream</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average for last 12 months in Days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regular Officers</strong></p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regular Other Ranks</strong></p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reserve Officers</strong></p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reserve Other Ranks</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Averages have been calculated using data from 1 April 2022 to 1 March 2023 and have been calculated using the mean.</li><li>Each service has a different set of intake pathways and representative calculations have necessarily been made using the following parameters for Army: time taken from application to the Army Brief and Individual Candidate Discussion.</li><li>There are several variables that may impact the time it takes to progress through the recruitment pipeline, including but are not limited to, timely individual participation in the recruitment process, medical/fitness issues, aptitude testing success, and availability of training places.</li><li>The recruitment process for Officers can take significantly longer given that candidates can go to university between application and arriving at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p><p>The table below shows the average time (in days) between application and first interview for the RAF Regular and Reserve Forces in recruiting year 2022-23.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Stream</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average for last 12 months in Days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regular Aviator</strong></p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regular Officer</strong></p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reserve Aviator</strong></p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reserve Officer</strong></p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Figures are a single service estimate and have not been validated by Analysis (RAF). Figures may not be reflective of Official Statistics. These figures cannot be compared to previously published application figures.</li><li>Averages have been calculated using data from 1 April 2022 to 1 March 2023 and have been calculated using the mean.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/04/2023 14:33:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

1610080

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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, what his Department's planned timescale is for the independent review into the service and experience of LGBT veterans who served between 1967 to 2000.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	180213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Defence and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs jointly commissioned the independent review to better understand the impacts and implications of the pre 2000 policy relating to homosexual people serving in HM Armed Forces. The review underlines Defence’s unwavering commitment to understanding how best to support its veteran and LGBT community.</p><p> </p><p>LGBT veterans who served from 1967 to 2000 were invited to provide testimony of their experience. Testimony was also sought from those who witnessed the treatment of LGBT personnel; those involved in delivering the ban and friends and families of LGBT veterans no longer able to give evidence. The call seeking this testimony and views from individuals and organisations was made on 5 August 2022 and closed on 1 December 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The report and recommendations are expected to be submitted for the Government’s consideration in May 2023. Defence will endeavour to publish the review as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/04/2023 10:45:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1610312

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel from the Commonwealth Realms will be involved in the Coronation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	180445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Around 5,000 Armed Forces personnel will accompany their Sovereign from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back in two separate processions featuring sailors, soldiers and aviators from across the UK and the breadth of the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p><p>The first, The King’s Procession, is the smaller in scale of the two and will feature just under 200 members, centred around The Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. They will travel down The Mall to Trafalgar Square where they will turn onto Whitehall before marching to Westminster Abbey. Flanking them will be over 1,000 Forces route liners from all three services drawn from multiple regiments. The second, The Coronation Procession, will follow the same route back to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey and feature nearly 4,000 personnel, again from all three services and drawn from multiple regiments. Nearly 400 Armed Forces personnel from at least 35 Commonwealth countries will also be on parade to mark the historic moment.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronation Procession will represent the diversity and traditions of the UK and Commonwealth Armed Forces. A full-spectrum display of unique and historic uniforms whose designs are in some cases hundreds of years old, flags from across the Commonwealth and 20 different bands will demonstrate the very best of the Armed Forces. They will guide Their Majesties back to Buckingham Palace, before conducting a Royal Salute</p><p><br> Following the military procession there will be a six-minute flypast. Aircraft from all three services will be watched by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they fly in formation over the Mall. <br> <br> Across the UK gun salutes will sound at the moment of The King’s Coronation to celebrate the historic moment, including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, featuring more than 400 personnel across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 180453 180788 question first answered 20/04/2023 10:36:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1610320

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the British armed forces will be involved in the King’s coronation; from which regiments they will come from; and what role the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force will have in the King's coronation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	180453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Around 5,000 Armed Forces personnel will accompany their Sovereign from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back in two separate processions featuring sailors, soldiers and aviators from across the UK and the breadth of the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p><p>The first, The King’s Procession, is the smaller in scale of the two and will feature just under 200 members, centred around The Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. They will travel down The Mall to Trafalgar Square where they will turn onto Whitehall before marching to Westminster Abbey. Flanking them will be over 1,000 Forces route liners from all three services drawn from multiple regiments. The second, The Coronation Procession, will follow the same route back to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey and feature nearly 4,000 personnel, again from all three services and drawn from multiple regiments. Nearly 400 Armed Forces personnel from at least 35 Commonwealth countries will also be on parade to mark the historic moment.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronation Procession will represent the diversity and traditions of the UK and Commonwealth Armed Forces. A full-spectrum display of unique and historic uniforms whose designs are in some cases hundreds of years old, flags from across the Commonwealth and 20 different bands will demonstrate the very best of the Armed Forces. They will guide Their Majesties back to Buckingham Palace, before conducting a Royal Salute</p><p><br> Following the military procession there will be a six-minute flypast. Aircraft from all three services will be watched by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they fly in formation over the Mall. <br> <br> Across the UK gun salutes will sound at the moment of The King’s Coronation to celebrate the historic moment, including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, featuring more than 400 personnel across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 180445 180788 question first answered 20/04/2023 10:36:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell