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776152

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken a risk assessment under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 for people under the age of 18 in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	109136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The duty of care arrangements that the Department has in place for people under the age of 18 provides them with a safe environment to work in. The Ministry of Defence provides guidance in the form of Joint Service Publications (JSP) to Commanding Officers concerning our duty of care responsibilities for risk assessments for people under the age of 18.</p><p>JSP 375 &quot;Management of Health and Safety in Defence&quot;, of which Part 2, Volume 1 Chapter 19 - &quot;Young Persons&quot;, defines the broad policy with reference to legal requirements regarding employment of young persons.</p><p>JSP 822 &quot;Defence Direction and Guidance for Training and Education&quot; instructs Commanding Officers of Phase 1 and 2 training schools to establish effective supervisory care regimes that are underpinned by risk assessments.</p><p>Both of these policy documents are in the public domain and can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/488834/20160101-375_2016_P2_Vol1_Chapter_19_V1-0_Young_Persons.pdf</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-822-governance-and-management-of-defence-individual-training-education-and-skills</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 31/10/2017 16:11:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

756799

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Military Police investigations into staff at AFC Harrogate there have been in the last 10 years; what the (a) related allegations and (b) outcomes were in each of those investigations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	7890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Data on the outcomes of Royal Military Police investigations over the last ten years will take time to collate. Information relating to disciplinary action is currently <del class="ministerial">unlkown</del><ins class="ministerial">unavailable</ins>. I will write shortly to provide the data requested.</p><p>The Army does not tolerate unacceptable behaviour by any personnel, including staff and Junior Soldiers at the Army Foundation College, in any form. All allegations are treated very seriously and investigated. As part of our duty of care, instructors at the College will normally be suspended until an investigation has been carried out, or depending on the circumstances, they may be removed from post without prejudice and reassigned. As a result of the misconduct investigation and findings, the without prejudice removal will then be classified as blameworthy or non-blameworthy, and dealt with accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/09/2017 16:54:31 question first ministerially corrected 08/09/2017 10:39:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 8920 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

756800

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have applied to join the Army who are aged between 16 and 24 since the commencement of the This is Belonging campaign.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	7740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Army applicants between 1 January (the start of the ‘This is Belonging’ campaign) and 31 August 2017 aged between 16 and 24 on application.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Regualr</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aged 16-24 years</p></td><td><p>5,280</p></td><td><p>35,160</p></td><td><p>1,850</p></td><td><p>13,730</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><p>This question has been answered using information held in recruiting data. Figures provided are a single service estimate and are not official statistics.</p><p> </p><p>An applicant has been defined as someone who has applied and their data has been loaded onto the recruitment database.</p><p> </p><p>Reserves figures are for Group A Reserves. These are Reserves who are recruited through the National Recruiting Centre and are available for employment on specific tasks at home and overseas.</p><p> </p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in five have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/09/2017 13:55:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

756801

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many instructors have been returned to unit from AFC Harrogate (a) with and (b) without prejudice in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	7891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Data on the outcomes of Royal Military Police investigations over the last ten years will take time to collate. Information relating to disciplinary action is currently unlkown. I will write shortly to provide the data requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Army does not tolerate unacceptable behaviour by any personnel, including staff and Junior Soldiers at the Army Foundation College, in any form. All allegations are treated very seriously and investigated. As part of our duty of care, instructors at the College will normally be suspended until an investigation has been carried out, or depending on the circumstances, they may be removed from post without prejudice and reassigned. As a result of the misconduct investigation and findings, the without prejudice removal will then be classified as blameworthy or non-blameworthy, and dealt with accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 7890 7892 question first answered 07/09/2017 16:54:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

756802

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many disciplinary investigations into instructors have been conducted at AFC Harrogate in the last 10 years; what the (a) related allegations and (b) outcomes were in each of those investigations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	7892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Data on the outcomes of Royal Military Police investigations over the last ten years will take time to collate. Information relating to disciplinary action is currently unlkown. I will write shortly to provide the data requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Army does not tolerate unacceptable behaviour by any personnel, including staff and Junior Soldiers at the Army Foundation College, in any form. All allegations are treated very seriously and investigated. As part of our duty of care, instructors at the College will normally be suspended until an investigation has been carried out, or depending on the circumstances, they may be removed from post without prejudice and reassigned. As a result of the misconduct investigation and findings, the without prejudice removal will then be classified as blameworthy or non-blameworthy, and dealt with accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 7890 7891 question first answered 07/09/2017 16:54:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

756803

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the This is Belonging campaign by the Army was specifically marketed to 16 to 24-year olds in low socio-economic groups.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	7741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mr Lancaster) on 5 September 2017 to Questions 6675 and 6676.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 7743 question first answered 12/09/2017 13:50:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20170905_WQnA_extract_on_Army_Recruitment.docx title 6675 - WQnA extract on Army Recruitment
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

756804

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
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 have applied to join the Army since the commencement of the This is Belonging campaign.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	7742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Army applicants between 1 January (the start of the ‘This is Belonging’ campaign) and 31 August 2017 broken down by gender.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td><td><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>6,840</p></td><td><p>39,710</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>22,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>8,350</p></td><td><p>1,380</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><p>This question has been answered using information held in recruiting data. Figures provided are a single service estimate and are not official statistics.</p><p> </p><p>An applicant has been defined as someone who has applied and their data has been loaded onto the recruitment database.</p><p> </p><p>Reserves figures are for Group A Reserves. These are Reserves who are recruited through the National Recruiting Centre and are available for employment on specific tasks at home and overseas.</p><p> </p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in five have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/09/2017 13:54:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

756805

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the cities of Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Belfast and Cardiff were up-weighted in the marketing of the This is Belonging campaign by the Army.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	7743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mr Lancaster) on 5 September 2017 to Questions 6675 and 6676.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 7741 question first answered 12/09/2017 13:50:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20170905_WQnA_extract_on_Army_Recruitment.docx title 6675 - WQnA extract on Army Recruitment
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

756808

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people who have applied to join the Army since the commencement of the This is Belonging campaign have completed university degrees.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	7747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The tables below show the number of applicants between 1 January (the start of the ‘This is Belonging’ campaign) and 31 August 2017 with a recorded degree level qualification or A levels. Applicants with A levels and degree level qualifications may show in both tables.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Applicants with Recorded Degree level qualifications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Regular</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>1,940</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Applicants with Recorded A Levels</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Regular</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3,110</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>2,020</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Education qualifications are not captured unless they are required as a Mandatory Academic Qualification for the role or declared by the candidate as additional information. The actual number of individuals holding qualifications will therefore be higher.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 7746 question first answered 12/09/2017 13:51:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

756809

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people who have applied to join the Army since the commencement of the This is Belonging campaign have completed A-levels.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	7746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The tables below show the number of applicants between 1 January (the start of the ‘This is Belonging’ campaign) and 31 August 2017 with a recorded degree level qualification or A levels. Applicants with A levels and degree level qualifications may show in both tables.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Applicants with Recorded Degree level qualifications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Regular</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>1,940</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Applicants with Recorded A Levels</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Regular</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3,110</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>2,020</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Education qualifications are not captured unless they are required as a Mandatory Academic Qualification for the role or declared by the candidate as additional information. The actual number of individuals holding qualifications will therefore be higher.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 7747 question first answered 12/09/2017 13:51:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts