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833725

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Wearable Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has published guidelines for employees on wireless-enabled activity trackers or other personal items of wearable technology; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	125484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the security of its personnel and establishments very seriously. Direction and guidance on personal security, including social media and personal electronic device use, has been issued and is kept under constant review. Specific issues relating to location services, including wireless-enabled activity trackers and other personal items of wearable technology, have been highlighted to personnel in awareness campaigns and briefings over recent years, and reiterated this week. For obvious reasons we do not comment on specific security arrangements or procedures.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/02/2018 17:29:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

833782

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to mark the centenary of women getting the right to vote in 1918.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	125540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence plans to participate in the nationwide Suffrage Flag Relay, organised by the Cross-Government Women's Network as part of the Civil Service celebrations for the suffrage centenary. A number of Defence sites will host the flag at various points in 2018. We will also promote the centenary of women's suffrage across our sites to raise awareness and encourage celebratory activities throughout the year.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/02/2018 14:26:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

833838

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ships of the Royal Navy surface fleet, excluding the aircraft carriers, were at sea on the first of each month in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	125596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>At sea has been interpreted as referring to ships outside a port or harbour. Royal Navy records show that the following number of ships (excluding aircraft carriers) were at sea on the first of each month during 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of ships at sea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Other vessels may be alongside in the United Kingdom or foreign ports.</p><p>2. Full records are not available for P2000 Fast Inshore Patrol Craft.</p><p>3. The number of Royal Navy vessels at sea will change on a daily basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/02/2018 15:34:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

833878

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in to the library of the House a copy of his Department's policy on flying the EU flag on departmental property.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	125636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Government policy on the flying of flags at Government buildings is owned by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the Ministry of Defence regulations are set out in Queen's Regulations (Chapter 8). These policies are available at the links below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/15438/flying_flags_guide.pdf</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493547/20150529-QR_Army_Amdt_31_Jul_2013.pdf</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/02/2018 16:59:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

833967

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Career Transition Partnership Annual statistics: UK Regular Service Personnel Employment 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017 published on 25 January 2018, how many Service leavers from (a) the Royal Navy (b) the Army (c) the RAF classed as economically inactive six months after leaving their branch of the armed forces were not in (i) in Education, training, volunteering (ii) Travelling or abroad (iii) economically inactive due to medical reasons (iv) looking after family (v) in retirement; in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>An estimated 264 Service leavers during Financial Year (FY) 2015-16 used a billable Career Transition Partnership (CTP) service and self-reported as being economically inactive for ‘other’ reasons (i.e. not in education, training or volunteering, travelling or abroad, reporting medical reasons, looking after family or retired) six months after leaving Service. Of these;</p><ul><li>34 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>156 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>74 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>An estimated 233 Service leavers during FY 2016-17 used a billable CTP service and self-reported as being economically inactive for ‘other’ reasons (i.e. not in education, training or volunteering, travelling or abroad, reporting medical reasons, looking after family or retired) six months after leaving Service. Of these;</p><ul><li>47 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>136 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>50 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>Data held on reasons for economic inactivity were not processed and compiled prior to FY 2015-16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/02/2018 17:03:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

833975

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Career Transition Partnership Annual statistics: UK Regular Service Personnel Employment 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017 published, 25 January 2018, how many Service leavers from (a) the Royal Navy (b) the Army (c) the RAF selected for redundancy between September 2011 and June 2014, who used a billable CTP service and were classed as economically inactive six months after leaving their branch of the armed forces, were not in (i) in Education, training, volunteering (ii) Travelling or abroad (iii) economically inactive due to medical reasons (iv) looking after family (v) in retirement; in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>An estimated 415 Service leavers selected for redundancy between September 2011 and June 2014 used a billable Career Transition Partnership (CTP) service and self-reported as being economically inactive for ‘other’ reasons (i.e. not in education, training or volunteering, travelling or abroad, reporting medical reasons, looking after family or retired) six months after leaving Service. Of these;</p><ul><li>58 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>247 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>111 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>Of these 415;</p><ul><li>196 left during Tranche 1, of which 54 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers, 68 were estimated to be Army Service leavers, and 74 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers.</li><li>106 left during Tranche 2, of which three were estimated to be Naval Service leavers, 67 were estimated to be Army Service leavers, and 36 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers)</li><li>87 left during Tranche 3, all of which were estimated to be Army Service leavers.</li><li>26 left during Tranche 4, nearly all of which were estimated to be Army Service leavers (fewer than three were RAF Service leavers).</li></ul><p> </p><p>Of these 415, an estimated 309 were applicants for redundancy, broken down by Service as follows:</p><ul><li>38 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>200 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>70 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>An estimated 106 were non-applicants broken down by Service as follows:</p><ul><li>19 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>46 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>41 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>Estimated numbers have been calculated using sample data, with proportions applied to the overall redundancy population figure. Totals may not equal the sum of their parts. The Ministry of Defence only holds information on Service leavers who were economically inactive six months after leaving Service.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 125737 125739 question first answered 07/02/2018 17:01:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

833980

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Career Transition Partnership Annual statistics: UK Regular Service Personnel Employment 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017 published, 25 January 2018, how many Service leavers from (a) the Royal Navy (b) the Army (c) the RAF who (i) chose to be selected for redundancy and (ii) did not choose to be selected for redundancy between September 2011 and June 2014, who used a billable CTP service and were classed as economically inactive six months after leaving their branch of the armed forces, were not in (i) in Education, training, volunteering (ii) Travelling or abroad (iii) economically inactive due to medical reasons (iv) looking after family (v) in retirement; in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>An estimated 415 Service leavers selected for redundancy between September 2011 and June 2014 used a billable Career Transition Partnership (CTP) service and self-reported as being economically inactive for ‘other’ reasons (i.e. not in education, training or volunteering, travelling or abroad, reporting medical reasons, looking after family or retired) six months after leaving Service. Of these;</p><ul><li>58 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>247 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>111 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>Of these 415;</p><ul><li>196 left during Tranche 1, of which 54 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers, 68 were estimated to be Army Service leavers, and 74 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers.</li><li>106 left during Tranche 2, of which three were estimated to be Naval Service leavers, 67 were estimated to be Army Service leavers, and 36 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers)</li><li>87 left during Tranche 3, all of which were estimated to be Army Service leavers.</li><li>26 left during Tranche 4, nearly all of which were estimated to be Army Service leavers (fewer than three were RAF Service leavers).</li></ul><p> </p><p>Of these 415, an estimated 309 were applicants for redundancy, broken down by Service as follows:</p><ul><li>38 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>200 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>70 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>An estimated 106 were non-applicants broken down by Service as follows:</p><ul><li>19 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>46 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>41 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>Estimated numbers have been calculated using sample data, with proportions applied to the overall redundancy population figure. Totals may not equal the sum of their parts. The Ministry of Defence only holds information on Service leavers who were economically inactive six months after leaving Service.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 125732 125739 question first answered 07/02/2018 17:01:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

833982

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Career Transition Partnership Annual statistics: UK Regular Service Personnel Employment 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017 published, 25 January 2018, how many service leavers from (a) the Royal Navy (b) the Army (c) the RAF selected for redundancy in (i) tranche 1 (ii) tranche 2 (iii) tranche 3 (iv) tranche 4 between September 2011 and June 2014, who used a billable CTP service and were classed as economically inactive six months after leaving their branch of the armed forces were not in (A) in education, training, volunteering, (B) travelling or abroad, (C) economically inactive due to medical reasons, (D) looking after family and (E) in retirement in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>An estimated 415 Service leavers selected for redundancy between September 2011 and June 2014 used a billable Career Transition Partnership (CTP) service and self-reported as being economically inactive for ‘other’ reasons (i.e. not in education, training or volunteering, travelling or abroad, reporting medical reasons, looking after family or retired) six months after leaving Service. Of these;</p><ul><li>58 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>247 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>111 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>Of these 415;</p><ul><li>196 left during Tranche 1, of which 54 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers, 68 were estimated to be Army Service leavers, and 74 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers.</li><li>106 left during Tranche 2, of which three were estimated to be Naval Service leavers, 67 were estimated to be Army Service leavers, and 36 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers)</li><li>87 left during Tranche 3, all of which were estimated to be Army Service leavers.</li><li>26 left during Tranche 4, nearly all of which were estimated to be Army Service leavers (fewer than three were RAF Service leavers).</li></ul><p> </p><p>Of these 415, an estimated 309 were applicants for redundancy, broken down by Service as follows:</p><ul><li>38 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>200 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>70 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>An estimated 106 were non-applicants broken down by Service as follows:</p><ul><li>19 were estimated to be Naval Service leavers</li><li>46 were estimated to be Army Service leavers</li><li>41 were estimated to be RAF Service leavers</li></ul><p> </p><p>Estimated numbers have been calculated using sample data, with proportions applied to the overall redundancy population figure. Totals may not equal the sum of their parts. The Ministry of Defence only holds information on Service leavers who were economically inactive six months after leaving Service.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 125732 125737 question first answered 07/02/2018 17:01:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

833994

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army service leavers from (a) Infantry, (b) Royal Artillery, (c) Royal Corps of Signals, (d) Army Medical Services, (e) Adjutant General's Corps, (f) Royal Armoured Corps, (g) Army Air Corps, (h) Royal Engineers, (i) Royal Logistics Corps, (j) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and (k) Intelligence Corps (i) chose to be selected for redundancy and (ii) did not choose to be selected for redundancy were made redundant from the armed forces between September 2011 and June 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of Army Service leavers who were made redundant between September 2011 and June 2014, broken down to applicant/non-applicant and Arm/Service is shown in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/02/2018 15:09:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Army Service Leavers.docx title Army Service Leavers
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

833995

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RN service leavers who (a) chose to be selected for redundancy and (b) did not choose to be selected for redundancy were made redundant from the armed forces between September 2011 and June 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	125752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the attached tables.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name PQ125752-Royal Navy.docx title Royal Navy Redundancies 2 file name PQ125753-RAF Redundancies.docx title Royal Air Force Redundancies grouped question UIN 125753 question first answered 12/02/2018 16:47:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones