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1701380

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the guidance entitled Get a copy of military records of service, what the average waiting time is for applications to be processed in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	21922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>In providing copies of military records of service, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not record waiting times for the processing of applications. Where an individual is seeking information about themselves, known as a Subject Access Request (SAR), the MOD adheres to guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office. This stipulates that a public authority must supply the information within one month, but can take up to 90 days for complex cases. Further information can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fico.org.uk%2Ffor-the-public%2Ftime-limits-for-responding-to-data-protection-rights-requests%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DIf%2520the%2520organisation%2520needs%2520something%2Cfrom%2520the%2520day%2520of%2520receipt&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPaul.Carlier927%40mod.gov.uk%7Cd257b54937af42e8ff0208dc652caeef%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C638496489786594054%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BtxcrvQoNZvHBCpP2o9P1i1sSGebpu9RR9dbTuqoDLA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/time-limits-for-responding-to-data-protection-rights-requests/#:~:text=If%20the%20organisation%20needs%20something,from%20the%20day%20of%20receipt</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/04/2024 13:23:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1700063

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Canada and New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met with his (a) Canadian and (b) New Zealand counterparts in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Secretary of State for Defence has met his Canadian counterpart on two occasions in 2024, and has spoken with his New Zealand counterpart once and will meet with her in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/04/2024 13:16:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691731

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of (i) conscription and (ii) civilian training for the purposes of increasing the size of the reserve force.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 February 2024 to Question 14972 to the hon. Member for Bolton North East (Mark Logan).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/03/2024 14:17:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 14972 - National Service.docx title National Service
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691178

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
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, whether he has taken steps to increase Armed Forces recruitment from Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>Commonwealth citizens have a long and distinguished history of service in the UK Armed Forces, and we continue to value the contribution they make. The recruitment of Commonwealth citizens is against the 1,350 per annum limit for the Armed Forces introduced on 5 November 2018, a 15% limit per Army cap badge, and the roles available. These limits remain extant but are kept under review.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/03/2024 13:15:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1689108

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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 individuals were enlisted into the British Armed Forces from the Romford constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	13919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Official Statistics on intake to the Regular Forces by Parliamentary Constituency are included in the Ministry of Defence’s Annual Location Statistics (ALS).</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 cover the 12 months ending 31 March 2022, and are split by Service. The next edition (1 April 2024) will cover the 12 months ending 31 March 2023 and 2024 and is expected to be published in June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/02/2024 17:35:23 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1689109

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of cadet organisations for increasing levels of recruitment into the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	13920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence sponsored cadet forces are military-themed voluntary youth organisations. The Cadet Forces are not set up as conduits for entry into the Armed Forces – this position is clearly stated in the UK’s commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, many ex-cadets do go on to join the Regular or Reserve Forces; approximately 40% of officers and 20% of other ranks in the Regular Forces were previously cadets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is convinced of the benefits of Cadets, not just for the young people who participate but also for society as a whole and it remains committed to supporting the Cadet movement.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/02/2024 17:26:29 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1683379

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	D-Day Landings: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is working across Whitehall and with external stakeholders to put together an appropriate programme of events to mark the important occasion of the 80<sup>th</sup> anniversary of D-Day in the UK and in France.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s National Commemorative Event in Portsmouth will once again highlight this nation’s major contribution as a leading partner in the Western Alliance. The UK’s main commemorative event in France will take place at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer overlooking GOLD beach. It is the first time, during a major commemorative year, that this event will take place at the memorial following its official opening in 2021.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/01/2024 15:34:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1681548

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force and Navy: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that recruitment targets for the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force are met.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	9190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 January 2023 to Question 8675 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/01/2024 16:12:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 8675 - Armed Forces Recruitment.docx title Armed Forces Recruitment
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1655954

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of people serving in the armed forces who originate from outside the United Kingdom in the Commonwealth of Nations.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	195799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The hon. Member's question has been answered on the basis of numbers of Regular Service Personnel who have a Commonwealth nationality recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1. The strength of UK trade trained and untrained Regulars<sup>1</sup> with a Commonwealth<sup>2</sup> Nationality<sup>3,4 </sup>as at 1 April 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Count</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>4,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>5,230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><p>1.UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel.</p><p>2.The Commonwealth grouping includes all personnel with a nationality, as recorded on the JPA system at the time of publication, that is reported in the British Nationality Act 1981, SCHEDULE 3 (Countries Whose Citizens are Commonwealth Citizens), further information of which is available at <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/3" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/61/schedule/3</a> Figures relating to personnel with a nationality, as recorded on JPA, of Gambian or Zimbabwean are currently still included in the Commonwealth grouping.</p><p>3.As nationality is a non-mandatory field, nationality is as currently recorded and not necessarily the same as at birth or when recruited. Therefore, Commonwealth personnel who have changed nationality (for example naturalised to a British Citizen) may or may not have updated their JPA record.</p><p>4. The question has requested Commonwealth personnel only. This will differ from the Biannual Diversity Statistics, which provides a combined nationality breakdown of Commonwealth and Irish.</p><p> </p><p>These figures may not capture the full cohort of Commonwealth personnel who joined the UK Regular Forces, as a number of personnel may have changed from a Commonwealth nationality to a British nationality.</p><p> </p><p>Figures in this table have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 13:33:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1649683

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of (a) how many service record requests are outstanding and (b) the expected waiting time for a service record claim.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	192022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>Serving and veteran requestors can generally expect to receive their service record within one month, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 legal deadline. During June, 88% of requests were answered on time. There are currently 370 outstanding cases.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/07/2023 13:07:37 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell