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1684075

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date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ranger Regiment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the headcount was of the Ranger Regiment on every 1 January since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	10872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her 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 grouped question UIN 10655 10656 10657 10658 10873 question first answered 24/01/2024 15:36:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1684076

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ranger Regiment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) recruitment target and (b) actual number of joiners was to the Ranger Regiment for each year since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	10873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her 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 grouped question UIN 10655 10656 10657 10658 10872 question first answered 24/01/2024 15:36:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1683640

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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, what the headcount was of the (a) Intelligence Corps, (b) Parachute Regiment and (c) Royal Marine Commando Forces in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	10655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her 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 grouped question UIN 10656 10657 10658 10872 10873 question first answered 24/01/2024 15:36:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1683641

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people left the (a) Intelligence Corps, (b) Parachute Regiment and (c) Royal Marine Commando Forces in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	10656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her 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 grouped question UIN 10655 10657 10658 10872 10873 question first answered 24/01/2024 15:36:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1683642

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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, what the recruitment targets were for the (a) Intelligence Corps, (b) Parachute Regiment and (c) Royal Marine Commando Forces in each of the last eight years; and how many people were recruited to each body in the same period.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	10657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her 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 grouped question UIN 10655 10656 10658 10872 10873 question first answered 24/01/2024 15:36:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1683643

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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 applied to join the (a) Intelligence Corps, (b) Parachute Regiment and (c) Royal Marine Commando Forces in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	10658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member's questions. I will write to her 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 grouped question UIN 10655 10656 10657 10872 10873 question first answered 24/01/2024 15:36:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1683692

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, How many war widows who lost their War Widow's Pension and did not benefit from changes on 31 March 1973 and 5 April 2005 have since been compensated by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The War Widows Recognition Payment was announced in Parliament on 17 May 2023. A further announcement with details on taxation was made by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 19 September 2023. On 16 October 2023 the full policy was launched and details are available at the following website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/war-widowers-recognition-payment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/war-widowers-recognition-payment</a></p><p> </p><p>As at 19 January 2024, the number of War Widows Recognition Payments awarded was 100.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 10590 question first answered 26/01/2024 10:54:03 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683693

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, If he will publish his Department's proposals to compensate war widows who lost their War Widow's Pension and did not benefit from changes on 31 March 1973 and 5 April 2005.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The War Widows Recognition Payment was announced in Parliament on 17 May 2023. A further announcement with details on taxation was made by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 19 September 2023. On 16 October 2023 the full policy was launched and details are available at the following website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/war-widowers-recognition-payment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/war-widowers-recognition-payment</a></p><p> </p><p>As at 19 January 2024, the number of War Widows Recognition Payments awarded was 100.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 10589 question first answered 26/01/2024 10:54:03 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683708

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2024 to Question 9087 on Armed Forces: Recruitment. when the (a) Minister for Armed Forces and (b) Minister for Defence People and Families last met representatives of Capita to discuss armed forces recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	10666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Minister for the Armed Forces last met with Capita representatives in July 2020. I have not met with Capita to discuss recruiting but officials are in regular contact.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/01/2024 16:00:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1683310

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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, with reference to the letter deposited in the House of Commons, committed on 27 December 2023, paper reference DEP2024-0002, for what reason the sum of figures in columns headed 2018 to 2023 do not equal the totals under each of those columns; and for what reason the number of grade two personnel in the column headed 2023, as at 29 Nov 2023 is significantly lower than previous years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	10530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>I regret that the data provided in response to Parliamentary Questions 4252, 4253 and 4254 was incorrect and should read as highlighted below.</p><p> </p><p>The below table details the number of service personnel living in SLA in each calendar year since 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Permanent SLA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023 to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Below Grade 4</p></td><td><p>4,570</p></td><td><p>4,530</p></td><td><p>4,690</p></td><td><p>4,680</p></td><td><p>4,620</p></td><td><p>4,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 1</p></td><td><p>32,920</p></td><td><p>32,240</p></td><td><p>26,220</p></td><td><p>22,470</p></td><td><p>21,010</p></td><td><p>19,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 2</p></td><td><p>28,510</p></td><td><p>32,910</p></td><td><p>35,470</p></td><td><p>36,310</p></td><td><p>37,100</p></td><td><p><strong>34,620</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 3</p></td><td><p>18,840</p></td><td><p>20,990</p></td><td><p>19,720</p></td><td><p>18,860</p></td><td><p>17,020</p></td><td><p>19,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 4</p></td><td><p>37,950</p></td><td><p>40,910</p></td><td><p>42,850</p></td><td><p>43,870</p></td><td><p>40,680</p></td><td><p>38,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>5,820</p></td><td><p>6,410</p></td><td><p>5,940</p></td><td><p>6,220</p></td><td><p>6,780</p></td><td><p>5,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>94,030</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>96,480</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>98,660</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100,560</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>97,280</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>92,000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Military Personnel may have been in more than one category throughout the year. Therefore, the total column provides a distinct count of Military Personnel in each year and does not equal the sum of the column.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/01/2024 15:43:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard