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228292

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been paid to recruitment agencies by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	228190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has made payments to recruitment agencies since 2010 as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Total Payments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£120,905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£143,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£283,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£372,937</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£583,086</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This expenditure relates to recruitment to the permanent Senior Civil Service across the MOD, including the Trading Funds (the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, the Defence Support Group and the UK Hydrographic Office). It represents the costs of searches, advertisements, response handling, assessment and support to selection panels. The figures do not include expenditure on Contingent Labour, the process used to engage temporary staff through recruitment agency contracts.</p><p>Recruitment to the MOD for all grades below the Senior Civil Service is carried out by Defence Business Services who do not make use of external recruitment agencies.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/03/2015 17:47:35 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 52151 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

228293

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which five recruitment agencies have received the largest total amount of money from (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	228191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/03/2015 17:48:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 52152 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

228294

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Germany
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on the planned withdrawal from Germany under the Army Basing Plan to date; and what progress has been made on that withdrawal to date.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	228192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Since the Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010 and Ministerial announcement in March 2013, there has been significant progress taking forward the Army Basing Plan.</p><p>To date more than 30 moves have been completed, largely in the UK, with 14 force elements planned and preparing to move from Germany in 2015, and an additional two also moving this year under Project Borona.</p><p>To date some £82 million has been spent on the withdrawal of troops from Germany under the Army Basing Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/03/2015 16:47:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

175229

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the new Civil Service Pensions Scheme for Ministry of Defence Police officers.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	221775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The review conducted by the Department on the likely effect of section 10 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 on the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry of Defence Police which was laid before Parliament in December 2013 included an assessment of the impact of a higher normal pension age (a key change brought about by the Public Service Pension Act 2013) on Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) personnel.</p><p>Defence Ministers are consulting colleagues about the issues raised by the review. The proposals put forward by the Defence Police Federation in respect of MDP pensions have been fully assessed and reflected in these consultations.</p><p>We hope to be able to confirm the future arrangements for MDP pensions shortly.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221773 221803 question first answered 27/01/2015 17:04:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

175230

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the proposals of the Defence Police Federation on Ministry of Defence Police pensions.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	221773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The review conducted by the Department on the likely effect of section 10 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 on the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry of Defence Police which was laid before Parliament in December 2013 included an assessment of the impact of a higher normal pension age (a key change brought about by the Public Service Pension Act 2013) on Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) personnel.</p><p>Defence Ministers are consulting colleagues about the issues raised by the review. The proposals put forward by the Defence Police Federation in respect of MDP pensions have been fully assessed and reflected in these consultations.</p><p>We hope to be able to confirm the future arrangements for MDP pensions shortly.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221775 221803 question first answered 27/01/2015 17:04:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

175232

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to confirm future arrangements for Ministry of Defence Police pensions.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	221803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The review conducted by the Department on the likely effect of section 10 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 on the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry of Defence Police which was laid before Parliament in December 2013 included an assessment of the impact of a higher normal pension age (a key change brought about by the Public Service Pension Act 2013) on Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) personnel.</p><p>Defence Ministers are consulting colleagues about the issues raised by the review. The proposals put forward by the Defence Police Federation in respect of MDP pensions have been fully assessed and reflected in these consultations.</p><p>We hope to be able to confirm the future arrangements for MDP pensions shortly.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221773 221775 question first answered 27/01/2015 17:04:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

50654

registered interest
date	13/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the first Service Complaints Ombudsman to take up his or her duties.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
uin	198488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle