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1701739

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Nuclear Organisation: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant posts in the Defence Nuclear Organisation have been withdrawn since the introduction of internal restrictions in July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>In response to the Government's policy announcement to implement a cap on Civil Service headcount, the Department is currently reviewing its future Civil Service workforce requirement aligned to this direction. Vacancies are being reviewed as part of workforce planning and prioritisation activity. Until this work is completed it is not possible to provide specific numbers of posts vacant/not being actively recruited.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21886 21887 21888 21889 21896 21897 21898 21900 21902 21903 21904 22236 22237 22238 22240 22241 22243 22244 22255 question first answered 22/04/2024 15:17:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1701261

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former members of the regular Army have regular reserve call out liability as of 1 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	21947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 22,676 Army Regular Reservists with recall liability under Section 22 of the Reserve Forces Act (RFA) 96.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are approximately 55,000 ex-Regular personnel as of March 2024 subject to recall under Section 68 of the RFA 96.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of Army Regular Reservists with a recall liability can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>The Army Regular Reserve comprises ex-Regular Army personnel who retain a workforce obligation to be called up for service in times of need.</li><li>This figure includes the serving component which comprises ex-Regular personnel who have applied to return to Army service on a fixed term Reserve commitment.</li><li>The second figure comprises of personnel who have completed their military service and retain a liability to be recalled for service in the event of national danger, great emergency or an actual or suspected attack on the UK.</li><li>This figure is a single Service estimate 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 data as of March 2024 is the latest available.</li><li>The c55,000 includes ex-Regular Officers who retain a recall liability in perpetuity.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21948 question first answered 19/04/2024 10:25:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1701262

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former members of the regular Army have regular reserve recall liability in the event of a national emergency as of 1 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	21948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 22,676 Army Regular Reservists with recall liability under Section 22 of the Reserve Forces Act (RFA) 96.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are approximately 55,000 ex-Regular personnel as of March 2024 subject to recall under Section 68 of the RFA 96.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of Army Regular Reservists with a recall liability can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>The Army Regular Reserve comprises ex-Regular Army personnel who retain a workforce obligation to be called up for service in times of need.</li><li>This figure includes the serving component which comprises ex-Regular personnel who have applied to return to Army service on a fixed term Reserve commitment.</li><li>The second figure comprises of personnel who have completed their military service and retain a liability to be recalled for service in the event of national danger, great emergency or an actual or suspected attack on the UK.</li><li>This figure is a single Service estimate 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 data as of March 2024 is the latest available.</li><li>The c55,000 includes ex-Regular Officers who retain a recall liability in perpetuity.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21947 question first answered 19/04/2024 10:25:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1700889

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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 Armed Forces Careers Offices operated in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	21529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 April 2024, to Question 7763 and 7764.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21530 question first answered 18/04/2024 12:49:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Answer_to_PQs_7763_and_7764_to_John_Healey_MP.pdf title Armed Forces Career Offices
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700890

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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 Armed Forces Careers Offices operated in each region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	21530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 April 2024, to Question 7763 and 7764.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21529 question first answered 18/04/2024 12:49:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Answer_to_PQs_7763_and_7764_to_John_Healey_MP.pdf title Armed Forces Career Offices
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700897

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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 applications to join the (a) Army, (b) Maritime and (c) RAF Reserves were voluntarily withdrawn after (i) three, (ii) six and (iii) 12 months in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	21537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member’s 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 18/04/2024 12:50:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700908

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement of the Minister for Defence People and Families of 13 December 2023 on LGBT Veterans Independent Review, Official Report, column 898, what his planned timetable is for a full debate on the recommendations of the Etherton report.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	21501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government commissioned the LGBT Veterans Independent Review under Lord Etherton in 2022 which covers the period 1967-2000. Its findings were published on 19 July 2023. Since then, the Government has been actioning Lord Etherton’s recommendationsat pace. I made an oral statement on 13 December 2023 when the Government’s full response was published and took questions from 20 colleagues. A debate will be scheduled as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 12:49:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1700915

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Fraud
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 sent to the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood on 27 February, reference 3427, if he will provide a breakdown of the type of fraud for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	21551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Reports of fraud are recorded on the Defence Confidential Hotline’s Case Management System against pre-determined categories.</p><p> </p><p>The table sets out the categories for the total detected fraud values in my letter of 27 February.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Fraud Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Allowances</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Expenses</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Pay</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Allowances</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Expenses</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Pay</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyber and communication</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Departmental Income Related</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exploiting Assets and Information</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Personnel Administration, Travel &amp; Subsistence and Other Allowances</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pay Related</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Payment Processes</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension Fraud</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personnel Management Related</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Procurement</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recruiting</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft of Assets</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 12:53:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1700930

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his letter, reference PQN/23-24/2024/04115, if he will provide a breakdown by position of the 149 individuals in his Department who earn more than £100,000 a year.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	21566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member's Question. 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 question first answered 18/04/2024 12:54:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1700935

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Aviation
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 15 April 2024 to Question 20231 on Ministry of Defence: Aviation and with reference to page 13 of the Cabinet Office Guidance on Ministers’ gifts (given and received), travel, hospitality received and meetings with external organisations and individuals, updated on 2 April 2024, for what reason the answer does not provide the total cost of each RAF flight.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Transparency data is provided in line with longstanding Government guidance, this includes the provision of costs for RAF flights for Ministerial travel.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 13:49:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry