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1716363

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full-time, (b) reservist and (c) former armed forces personnel were affected by the data breach reported on 6 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>At present there is no indication that this data has been accessed, exploited or made publicly available. This is being actively monitored.</p><p> </p><p>We are still analysing the data and not able to give an answer. We have taken a precautionary approach of writing to all those who have received salary, expenses or lump sum payments under either the Armed Forces Pension Scheme or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme since 2018.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 16:47:03 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1716364

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many investigations the Information Commissioner’s Office has open related to data breaches in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has three personal data incidents relating to the Ministry of Defence currently open.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 16:43:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1716365

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) the contractor, (b) officials in his Department, (c) Ministers and (d) he first learned of the armed forces payment data breach reported on 6 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The MOD is unable to disclose this information at present for national security reasons.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 16:45:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1716127

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
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 (a) reduce and (b) prevent sexual harassment and assault of women serving in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 March 2024 to Question 13252 to the hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood).</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://depositedpapers.parliament.uk/depositedpaper/2286289/details" target="_blank">https://depositedpapers.parliament.uk/depositedpaper/2286289/details</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/05/2024 12:55:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1716128

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
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 that Armed Forces Compensation payments are processed before applicants die.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence MOD aims to consider all claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) as efficiently as possible. Once officials are made aware that an AFCS claimant is terminally ill, their case is afforded top prioritisation across all stages of the consideration and notification process.</p><p>Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis and are evidence-based, with the majority of evidence-gathering undertaken on the individual's behalf. Complex cases can require extensive Service and medical evidence to be obtained and investigated. Complex cases and all claims for mental health conditions require medical consideration by a Medical Adviser (MA), whose role is to provide advice and guidance based upon pre-existing medical evidence to determine the level of disablement in accordance with the relevant scheme's rules.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/05/2024 12:57:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1716140

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
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 national security risks associated with IT infrastructure operated by (a) his Department's arm’s-length bodies and (b) private firms under contract to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	25019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the security of its IT infrastructure, that of its arm’s length bodies and of its suppliers, very seriously. However, the MOD does not comment on specific details of individual risk assessments as this could give useful information to potential adversaries.</p><p> </p><p>Defence employs a Cyber Risk Management Framework that regularly reviews and escalates risk. This uses evidence from a variety of sources including as the Cabinet Office’s Gov Assure ‘Cyber Assessment Framework’ (CAF). All Defence Organisations, including ALBs, sit within this framework. MOD contracts are subject to a risk assessment which is used to determine the nature of the control measures should be applied to the contract.</p><p> </p><p>The Cyber Resilience Strategy for Defence is driving a programme of work to improve Defence’s cyber security. In the longer term the MOD’s Secure by Design approach will ensure security is built into our capability programmes from the outset and managed effectively on a through life basis. The MOD is also reducing the cyber security risk across its complex legacy estate by improving its ability to respond to and detect cyber incidents, improve cyber awareness across the workforce, and improve resilience in it supply.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 16:42:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1716174

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	24871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme has received 330 applications and accepted and paid 209 claims since it was launched on 16 October 2023. Of those, 90 per cent of all claims have been processed and 97 per cent of payments made to those eligible within the published timescales. The Recognition Payment Scheme is delivering effectively to those it was established to recognise.</p><p> </p><p>The shortest time taken between an application being received and a payment being made was 19 working days and the longest 88 working days, with an average of 56 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of applications made to the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was launched on 16 October 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2024</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The scheme is administered by a dedicated team of six staff, and application support is available through the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 24872 24873 24874 24875 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:00:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716175

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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 applications have been (a) made to, (b) approved by and (c) paid by the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	24872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme has received 330 applications and accepted and paid 209 claims since it was launched on 16 October 2023. Of those, 90 per cent of all claims have been processed and 97 per cent of payments made to those eligible within the published timescales. The Recognition Payment Scheme is delivering effectively to those it was established to recognise.</p><p> </p><p>The shortest time taken between an application being received and a payment being made was 19 working days and the longest 88 working days, with an average of 56 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of applications made to the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was launched on 16 October 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2024</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The scheme is administered by a dedicated team of six staff, and application support is available through the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 24871 24873 24874 24875 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:00:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716176

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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, what the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest time taken is between application to and a payment under the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	24873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme has received 330 applications and accepted and paid 209 claims since it was launched on 16 October 2023. Of those, 90 per cent of all claims have been processed and 97 per cent of payments made to those eligible within the published timescales. The Recognition Payment Scheme is delivering effectively to those it was established to recognise.</p><p> </p><p>The shortest time taken between an application being received and a payment being made was 19 working days and the longest 88 working days, with an average of 56 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of applications made to the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was launched on 16 October 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2024</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The scheme is administered by a dedicated team of six staff, and application support is available through the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 24871 24872 24874 24875 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:00:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716177

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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 applications have been made to the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was announced.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	24874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme has received 330 applications and accepted and paid 209 claims since it was launched on 16 October 2023. Of those, 90 per cent of all claims have been processed and 97 per cent of payments made to those eligible within the published timescales. The Recognition Payment Scheme is delivering effectively to those it was established to recognise.</p><p> </p><p>The shortest time taken between an application being received and a payment being made was 19 working days and the longest 88 working days, with an average of 56 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of applications made to the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was launched on 16 October 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2024</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The scheme is administered by a dedicated team of six staff, and application support is available through the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 24871 24872 24873 24875 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:00:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski