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1583234

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
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: Powers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what statutory powers the (a) Ministry of Defence Police and (b) other parts of the armed forces have to (i) detain suspects and (ii) police protests.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	138382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) statutory powers are conferred by the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987. MDP officers have full powers and privileges of constables in any place in the UK, when exercising these powers within the places and circumstances described in Section 2 of the Act.</p><p>Service Police statutory powers are conferred by the Armed Forces Act 2006. Service Police have jurisdiction over any person subject to Service Law and any civilian subject to Service Discipline, committing an offence within England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/02/2023 14:58:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1583333

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on head-hunters in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	138349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 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 07/02/2023 11:01:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1583359

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2022 to Question 104132 on Veterans: Identity Cards, how many Veterans ID cards have been distributed by local authority as of 1 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	138281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Members Question. 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> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/02/2023 10:59:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1583360

registered interest
date	02/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the roll-out of Veterans ID cards to all UK veterans will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	138282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Veterans’ Recognition Scheme, also referred to as the Veterans’ ID card, has a two-phase rollout. Phase one is complete, with Service leavers from 2018 onwards receiving a recognition card as part of the discharge process. Phase two aims to extend the scheme to existing veterans. Work on determining how best to achieve this, working with veterans and other stakeholders, is underway at pace and has included the testing of secure, digital verification of veterans’ status. We remain on track to deliver phase two during this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The pace of the phase one roll-out is set by the number of personnel leaving the services each month. The pace of the phase two roll-out, once launched, will be determined by the number of applications received from veterans who have already left service.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/02/2023 11:00:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1582288

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if they will take steps to (a) publish an equality impact assessment and (b) consult with trade unions when proposing new HR policies for their Department; and if they will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	136662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 26 January 2023 to Question 127799 and the answer I gave on 30 January 2023 to Question 128663.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 127799 - Ministry of Defence Trade Unions.docx title Ministry of Defence: Trade Unions 2 file name 128663 - Ministry of Defence Equality.docx title Ministry of Defence: Equality question first answered 07/02/2023 11:00:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1582504

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves: Shropshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial support his Department provides for the maintenance and care of war graves in Shropshire; and how his Department coordinates that maintenance with the Church of England.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	136531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The care and maintenance of the graves of those personnel who lost their lives in the two World Wars throughout the UK is undertaken on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Department provides an annual Grant-in-Aid contribution to the Commission to fund the enduring work and in doing so provides the largest element of the Commission’s funding. In taking this work forward the Commission and the MOD engage with the relevant authorities as required, including the Church of the England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/02/2023 11:40:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1581625

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing for armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	903343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) fully recognises that the provision of safe, good quality and well-maintained accommodation is essential to operational output, and providing such accommodation is one of the MOD’s top priorities.</p><p>In the last seven years, MOD has invested more than 936 million in SFA improvements and currently just under 97% of MOD Service Family Accommodation (SFA) meet or exceed the Government’s Decent Homes Standard. However, we are looking to go further and the 2022-23 improvement programme is based on a funding level of £176 million which will also improve the thermal efficiency of homes.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2023 16:25:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1581626

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre
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 effectiveness of the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre.
tabling member constituency	Rushcliffe
tabling member printed	Ruth Edwards
uin	903344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Stanford Hall is a state of the art facility that rehabilitates our most seriously injured and I had the opportunity to speak to staff and patients when I visited last week .</p><p>The Government has committed funding to an NHS-led National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) with plans for the facility to be operational by Autumn 2024. The NRC will be located in the Stanford Hall estate enabling the sharing of expertise and the potential use of specialist facilities available at the DMRC.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2023 15:58:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4808 label Biography information for Ruth Edwards

1581855

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he takes to monitor the adherence of local authorities with the Armed Forces Covenant.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	135290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Act 2021 placed a duty on specific local public bodies in the areas of health, housing, and education to have due regard to the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Government will report on the overall effectiveness of the Duty within five years of it coming into force, in accordance with good practice, to allow time for impacts to emerge.</p><p> </p><p>We will be working with Local Authorities and other bodies in scope of the duty to ensure they are aware of their obligations to ensure the Armed Forces Community do not face disadvantage. We have also published Statutory guidance to which provides key information to help bodies comply with the duty which can be found at the following link; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-covenant-duty-statutory-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-covenant-duty-statutory-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/02/2023 11:41:20 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1581919

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps their Department takes to comply with section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; and if they will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	135317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 26 January 2023 to Question 127799.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/02/2023 11:40:57 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 127799.docx title Ministry of Defence: Trade Unions
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens