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1017313

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the resources used to calculate the market benchmarks for the new pay structure for Defence Equipment and Support employees that began in April 2017 were taken from the sum allocated for pay increases in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	197437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/12/2018 16:11:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1017314

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the methodology used to calculate the market benchmarks to set pay increases for Defence Equipment and Support employees.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	197438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 29 November 2018, to Question 195524.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/12/2018 16:08:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 195524_Defence_Equipment_and_Support_Pay.docx title 195524 - Defence Equipment and Support; Pay
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1017315

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
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 November 2018 to Question 189645 on Defence Equipment and Support: Staff, what the average salary increase was for each grade Defence Equipment and Support employee in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	197439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The average pay rise for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) staff in 2017 was 2.3% and in 2018 it was 2.2.%. Individual salary increases are based on both market benchmarks and performance, with most increases in the 1% to 4% range. The average salary increase for each grade was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>DE&amp;S Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Professional</p></td><td><p>4.10%</p></td><td><p>3.67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional I</p></td><td><p>2.94%</p></td><td><p>2.65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional II</p></td><td><p>2.49%</p></td><td><p>2.47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Administrator</p></td><td><p>1.69%</p></td><td><p>1.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrator/Specialist</p></td><td><p>1.88%</p></td><td><p>1.86%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The higher levels attracted higher average pay increases as their salaries were generally further behind the market benchmarks for their roles.</p><p> </p><p>This does not include Senior Civil Service and Military personnel employed in DE&amp;S, which are not part of the above grading structure.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/12/2018 16:07:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1017333

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	European Defence Agency: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of the Administrative Arrangement that the Government plans to conclude with the European Defence Agency; and whether any such Arrangement would enable the UK to exert formal influence on decisions taken by that Agency, including future funding decisions.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	197450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The size and terms of any further financial contributions would be subject to negotiations on the future relationship. An Administrative Arrangement with the Agency would enable the UK to participate in its projects and programmes where it is of mutual benefit.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/12/2018 16:09:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1017352

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Leidos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what sums his Department has paid to Leidos to operate the logistics, commodities and services transformation programme in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	197457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The sums that the Department has paid Leidos (Europe) to operate the Logistics, Commodities and Services Transformation programme are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£million (ex-VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>253</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures for 2018-19 cover the period 1 April 2018 to 30 November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/12/2018 16:41:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1017353

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the affordability gap in the Equipment Plan 2017-2027.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	197458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The Equipment Plan financial summary 2017-2027 set out the Department's plans for spending on equipment procurement and support in the 10-years from 2017-18 as at April 2017. The Department successfully delivered the first year of this plan within budget, as presented in the Department's annual report and accounts 2017-18. We reported our latest estimate of the affordability of the Equipment Plan in the Defence Equipment Plan financial summary 2018, published on 5 November 2018. Our central estimate of the forecast cost variance to budget was £7.0 billion over the 10 years from 2018-19, on base cost of £193.3 billion, which includes the remaining nine years of the Equipment Plan 2017-2027 period.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/12/2018 16:42:05 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1015034

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the market benchmarks for the April 2017 Defence Equipment and Support employee pay structure were calculated.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	195522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) uses industry standard benchmarks, sourced from Willis Towers Watson. DE&amp;S then uses this data to inform and develop its pay policy. The market benchmarks are calculated in the context of 'total reward', which includes base pay, allowances, incentives, pension and other benefits.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 195524 question first answered 29/11/2018 15:39:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1015035

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
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 November 2018 to Question 190411, what the average pay rise was for Defence Equipment and Support staff in each performance category not including any change based on comparison to the market benchmark for a role.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	195523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The average pay rise for Defence Equipment and Support staff in 2018 was 2.2%. Salary increases are based on how staff have performed throughout the year and a comparison to the market benchmark for an individual's role. Performance is assessed through a five-box model. The vast majority of people (90%) received a pay rise in the last performance year, with only those who fell into the lowest performance box not receiving a salary increase.</p><p>Individual salary increases are based on both market benchmarks and performance, with most of the increases in the 1% to 4% range.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2018 15:42:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1015036

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who calculated the market benchmarks for the April 2017 Defence Equipment and Support employee pay structure.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	195524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) uses industry standard benchmarks, sourced from Willis Towers Watson. DE&amp;S then uses this data to inform and develop its pay policy. The market benchmarks are calculated in the context of 'total reward', which includes base pay, allowances, incentives, pension and other benefits.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 195522 question first answered 29/11/2018 15:39:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1015037

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the retention of Defence Equipment and Support employees.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	195525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support is currently reviewing staff retention trends and has identified some challenges. An action plan is being developed which will seek to understand the root causes of these trends and improve retention of personnel in identified risk areas.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2018 15:46:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden