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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

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

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

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