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1581194

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence 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 utility of the Ministry of Defence Police in protecting his Department's assets and sites.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	133689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The MOD Police (MDP) Statement of Requirement establishes the strategic requirement for the MDP. It defines the specialist policing capabilities that are required to counter the main crime and security risks faced by the MOD. It provides context for the tasking and resourcing of MDP services and describes the governance framework that directs and assures the force.</p><p>Independent assurance is provided by the MDP Police Committee to ensure the MDP is exercising its policing powers and authority lawfully, impartially and meeting the standards required of a UK police force.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/01/2023 16:33:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1581304

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data gathered is shared with union representatives.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	133750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 30 January 2023 to question 128663:</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/02/2023 13:52:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 128663.docx title Ministry of Defence: Equality
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1580718

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has notified staff to (a) tell or (b) remind them that they can sell annual leave in the last four months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	132472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 January 2023 to Question 122497 to the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Mr Pollard):</p><p><a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-13/122497" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-13/122497</a> <br> <br> Staff were made aware they can sell annual leave via routine internal communication channels, such as the Defence Intranet and newsletters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2023 16:58:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 122497.docx title Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1579560

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, how much of his Department’s budget has been allocated to the Annual Leave Payment Scheme for Financial Year 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	129995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with international accounting standards, the Department holds £70 million of accruals for untaken leave carried forward by civil servants in prior years. Funding for the Annual Leave Payment Scheme will be drawn from this figure, the amount of which will be dependent on overall uptake which we are currently measuring.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 130081 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:27:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579640

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Minimum Wage
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 employees in their Department are paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	129900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Basing results on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates published on the GOV.UK website, across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) (including Arms Length Bodies), there are 83 employees who receive a salary that equates to exactly £9.50 per hour. This represents a proportion of 0.14% of the MOD population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2023 11:38:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1579686

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether they plan to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace the Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	129807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting fully those victims of crime who are going through the Service Justice System. The current Armed Forces (Court Martial Rules) 2009 and Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009 implemented some elements of EU law and these will be retained. The legislative basis for these parts of the Court Martial Rules will be changed so that they form part of UK, rather than European Union, law.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 128638 question first answered 26/01/2023 12:23:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1579759

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department provides (a) mandatory or (b) voluntary (i) lectures, (ii) reading lists and (iii) other training on Critical Race Theory for employees in his Department.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	129732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Defence stands shoulder to shoulder with those who seek to fight racism and injustice, and there is no place for unacceptable behaviour in Defence.</p><p> </p><p>Defence regularly reviews its training packages and internal resources to ensure they are fit for purpose. Defence does not currently provide any official mandatory or voluntary lectures, reading lists, or other training on Critical Race Theory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/01/2023 16:34:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1579777

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, what estimate his Department has made of the number of its civil servants expected to use the Annual Leave Payment scheme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	130078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In December 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced a new Annual Leave Payment Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, it has been exceptionally agreed that MOD civil servants with unused annual leave balances, after taking adequate rest and recuperation (statutory annual leave; 20 days annual leave plus Public Holidays (pro-rata for non-standard workers)), can submit a single request for the MOD to buy back up to a maximum of five contractual days annual leave (pro-rata for non-standard workers). This buy back facility is a one-off scheme which is available from 14 December 2022 until 28 February 2023. Other Government Departments already offer the ability to buy and sell leave.</p><p> </p><p>Precise data was obtained regarding annual leave remaining and projected carry-over. Prior to the commencement of the scheme, data analysis in mid-November 2022 indicated that 57 per cent of the MOD civilian workforce had half or more of their leave entitlement remaining, which indicated a potential high demand. As of 24 January 2023, approximately 2,620 applications had been approved for payment since the start of scheme and will be paid at the end of January.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme for MOD civilians was put in place as a one-off measure for the current financial year as a cost of living and leave reduction initiative. Many staff members carried over additional leave during the COVID pandemic. The scheme was a way to lower these numbers whilst offering remuneration for those interested in selling. When the scheme was agreed 23,591 staff-members had carried-over more than ten days annual leave into the current leave year.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme does not have different provisions for different parts of the United Kingdom. Applications from lower grades are prioritised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 130079 130082 130083 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:30:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579779

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Armed Forces: annual leave, why the Annual Leave Payment Scheme is only a one-year scheme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	130079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In December 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced a new Annual Leave Payment Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, it has been exceptionally agreed that MOD civil servants with unused annual leave balances, after taking adequate rest and recuperation (statutory annual leave; 20 days annual leave plus Public Holidays (pro-rata for non-standard workers)), can submit a single request for the MOD to buy back up to a maximum of five contractual days annual leave (pro-rata for non-standard workers). This buy back facility is a one-off scheme which is available from 14 December 2022 until 28 February 2023. Other Government Departments already offer the ability to buy and sell leave.</p><p> </p><p>Precise data was obtained regarding annual leave remaining and projected carry-over. Prior to the commencement of the scheme, data analysis in mid-November 2022 indicated that 57 per cent of the MOD civilian workforce had half or more of their leave entitlement remaining, which indicated a potential high demand. As of 24 January 2023, approximately 2,620 applications had been approved for payment since the start of scheme and will be paid at the end of January.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme for MOD civilians was put in place as a one-off measure for the current financial year as a cost of living and leave reduction initiative. Many staff members carried over additional leave during the COVID pandemic. The scheme was a way to lower these numbers whilst offering remuneration for those interested in selling. When the scheme was agreed 23,591 staff-members had carried-over more than ten days annual leave into the current leave year.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme does not have different provisions for different parts of the United Kingdom. Applications from lower grades are prioritised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 130078 130082 130083 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:30:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579780

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, how many annual leave days were unused in his Department in the each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	130080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the 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 26/01/2023 17:30:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard