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1667748

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date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Training
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 army recruits participating in the long course at the Army Foundation College left the army before completing the course in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of Army recruits who have started and left the long course at the Army Foundation College by year, since 2013.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Starts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Discharges</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>849</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>927</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>871</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>802</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1031</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1019</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>914</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>717</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>707</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures are single Service estimates based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The figures provided may therefore be subject to data quality issues affecting their accuracy. The figures above are reliant on the data entered into the information system at the relevant Group/School.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/11/2023 15:25:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1667749

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2021 to Question 179358 on Army: Young People, if he will introduce new terms of service for soldiers that enlist under the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>British Army Terms of Service are routinely reviewed to ensure best practice and operational effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/11/2023 15:25:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1667763

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq-Kuwait Conflict: Health Services
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 support available to veterans with Gulf conflict related illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>As a nation, we owe a great debt to our Armed Forces community, including some 53,400 UK Service personnel who were deployed to the 1990/91 Gulf War, and it is right that they are held in the highest esteem by the Government and people of the UK.</p><p>It has long been accepted by the UK Government that some veterans are ill and that some of this ill-health is related to their Gulf service. The most impactful way to support Gulf War veterans with adverse health conditions is for them to present to their GP to seek appropriate treatment for their symptoms, including referral to specialist services if appropriate. In the UK, when individuals leave the Armed Forces, it is the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations that become responsible for the provision of healthcare.</p><p>There is also financial support available to veterans whose illness is due to service. For individuals that served during the 1990/1991 Gulf War, claims can be considered under the War Pension Scheme (WPS) which provides compensation for illness or injury caused as a result of service in the Armed Forces before 6 April 2005. Each case for compensation is considered on its own merits.</p><p>The MOD has sponsored significant research into the possible health effects of the conflict on veterans. Contemporary medical and scientific understanding from the mid-1990s onwards has identified no distinct disease process or pathology underlying Gulf symptoms and illness.</p><p>In line with the Medical Research Council (MRC) review of 2003, which recommended no further research on possible causation of Gulf illness, the MOD has no plans to institute further research into Gulf War related illnesses nor to hold an inquiry. The UK Government's strategy on research topics and studies into the health of Gulf War veterans has been informed and overseen by independent scientific experts nominated by MRC, taking account of published peer-reviewed international literature and international studies.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2023, the Minister for Veterans' Affairs convened a group of clinicians, leading academics, and veterans’ experts to interrogate the evidence around Gulf War illnesses and to explore options for further work. The group will meet annually to ensure that new evidence continues to be considered in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 448 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:48:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1667764

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq-Kuwait Conflict: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to invest in research into Gulf conflict related illnesses in order to support veterans with such illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>As a nation, we owe a great debt to our Armed Forces community, including some 53,400 UK Service personnel who were deployed to the 1990/91 Gulf War, and it is right that they are held in the highest esteem by the Government and people of the UK.</p><p>It has long been accepted by the UK Government that some veterans are ill and that some of this ill-health is related to their Gulf service. The most impactful way to support Gulf War veterans with adverse health conditions is for them to present to their GP to seek appropriate treatment for their symptoms, including referral to specialist services if appropriate. In the UK, when individuals leave the Armed Forces, it is the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations that become responsible for the provision of healthcare.</p><p>There is also financial support available to veterans whose illness is due to service. For individuals that served during the 1990/1991 Gulf War, claims can be considered under the War Pension Scheme (WPS) which provides compensation for illness or injury caused as a result of service in the Armed Forces before 6 April 2005. Each case for compensation is considered on its own merits.</p><p>The MOD has sponsored significant research into the possible health effects of the conflict on veterans. Contemporary medical and scientific understanding from the mid-1990s onwards has identified no distinct disease process or pathology underlying Gulf symptoms and illness.</p><p>In line with the Medical Research Council (MRC) review of 2003, which recommended no further research on possible causation of Gulf illness, the MOD has no plans to institute further research into Gulf War related illnesses nor to hold an inquiry. The UK Government's strategy on research topics and studies into the health of Gulf War veterans has been informed and overseen by independent scientific experts nominated by MRC, taking account of published peer-reviewed international literature and international studies.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2023, the Minister for Veterans' Affairs convened a group of clinicians, leading academics, and veterans’ experts to interrogate the evidence around Gulf War illnesses and to explore options for further work. The group will meet annually to ensure that new evidence continues to be considered in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 447 question first answered 15/11/2023 17:48:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1667770

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answers of 25 October 2023 to Questions 203700, 203701 and 203702 on Armed Forces: Housing, when he plans to provide detailed responses to those Questions.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member on 13 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/11/2023 17:47:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1667865

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel (a) were recruited and (b) left the Royal Fleet Auxiliary service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	54
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The following two tables show the RFA Inflow and Outflow numbers between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2023</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: RFA Total Inflow – 01 April 2010 to 31 March 2023</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total Inflow</strong></p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2022-23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1. Financial Year covers the period from 01 April to 31 March, for example Financial Year 15/16 covers Inflow during the period 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.</p><p>2. Figures in Financial Year 2020-21 and 2021-22 may be partly affected by COVID-19.</p><p>3. Total Inflow includes data for both Trained and Untrained personnel.</p><p>4. Data prior to 1 April 2015 has been provided however, this has come from a different data source and is unvalidated by Analysis (Navy). Caution is advised when comparing to data across the two difference sources.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2. RFA Total Outflow, 01 April 2010 to 31 March 2023</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Total Outflow</strong></p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2022-23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Analysis (Navy)</p><p> </p><p>1. Total Outflow includes all outflow from the RFA, including Resignation Aged Under 60, Resignation Aged 60 or Over and Other Wastage (including Dismissal, Forced Early Retirement on Medical Grounds, Contract of Employment not offered, Offer of Employment Rejected, Death Whilst in Service and Transfer to the Civil Service).</p><p>2. Financial Year covers the period from 01 April to 31 March, for example Financial Year 2015-16 covers Outflow during the period 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.</p><p>3. Figures in Financial Year 2020-21 and 2021-22 may be partly affected by COVID-19.</p><p>4. Figures in Financial Year 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 may be partly affected by the Voluntary Early Redundancy (VER) scheme which was in affect during this time period.</p><p>5. Total Outflow includes data for both Trained and Untrained personnel.</p><p>6. Data prior to 1 April 2015 has been provided however, this has come from a different data source and is unvalidated by Analysis (Navy). Caution is advised when comparing to data across the two difference sources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/11/2023 15:53:57 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1667866

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a recruitment strategy for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	55
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The recruitment strategy for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary forms an integral part of the overall recruitment strategy for the Royal Navy.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/11/2023 15:25:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1667867

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister is responsible for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	56
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>As with other branches of the Armed Forces, Ministerial responsibility for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is divided by broad subject area. Ministerial portfolios are set out on the Ministry of Defence website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/11/2023 15:54:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1667870

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Greece: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of posthumously awarding a medal to UK personnel that supported Greek troops during the Greek Civil War.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	58
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to recommend that consideration be given to retrospective medallic recognition for UK personnel who supported Greek troops during the Greek Civil War. Any consideration of this matter would in any event be for the independent Advisory Military Sub-Committee, a sub-committee of the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medal, rather than the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/11/2023 15:26:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1667907

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more women to join the defence workforce.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	70
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Armed Forces are committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best talent from the broadest diversity of skills and background, to reflect the society we serve. Women are an integral part of our Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence is taking action to ensure the Armed Forces support women to have full and thriving military careers - including reaching the very top ranks.</p><p> </p><p>A Level of Ambition of 30% inflow of women by 2030 was announced in 2021, building on the content of the previously published Defence Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2018-2030. This is both &quot;<em>stretching and challenging</em>&quot; and a clear statement that Defence wants to improve, recognises the mission critical value women bring and is creating conversations and driving improvement activities.</p><p> </p><p>Defence has adopted almost all the recommendations from the Defence Committee’s 2021 report into Women in the Armed Forces, having tested them with the Service Women’s Networks – and in many cases taking them further. A further progress update will be provided to the Defence Committee on 14 November 2023. Notable recent progress includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In summer and autumn 2022, new Armed Forces policies were released on sexual exploitation and abuse, a ban on relationships between instructors and trainees, a zero-tolerance approach to sexual offending, and introducing additional levers to discharge those in the Armed Forces found guilty of unacceptable sexual behaviour.</li><li>Equipment and uniform improvements across the Services, including improved fit combat clothing and the provision of sports bras to all those who require breast support in initial training.</li><li>A range of health information products that support Servicewomen, including menopause and breastfeeding policies, a Servicewomen’s Health Handbook and a reviewed sanitary product provision and disposal system.</li></ul><p>In terms of the civilian workforce, a range of creative materials have been developed to advertise all the opportunities within the Defence Civil Service workforce. Products include real life experiences of our employees, , who work in roles across the Defence Estate, to showcase the diversity and inclusive nature of Defence. Recently, these products have been used to advertise National Inclusion Week specially for the Engineering Profession.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of Civil Service roles are advertised offering flexible working opportunities, including job share. We operate an anonymous sift approach so that identifying characteristics such as gender, ethnicity and age are not available to be seen by the selection panel at the sift stage.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/11/2023 17:49:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle