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1671303

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 12 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, how many Level 4 Apprentices his Department has recruited since the Finance Profession, Skills and Talent Management Strategy was revised in May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	2499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Finance apprenticeship approach was adopted by the Department's Finance profession in February 2019. Apprenticeships are the preferred route to qualification however alternative routes to achieve the professional finance qualification include direct study with local colleges, and Government Finance Function provided programmes like CIMA Accelerated (level 7 only).</p><p>Since May 2022, the Department has onboarded 51 personnel onto the Level 4 Finance Apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has recently concluded an external recruitment campaign for Level 4 Finance apprentices across MOD; 17 posts have been offered, with 9 people in post and the remainder undergoing vetting or working their notice periods. These apprentices will commence their studies from January 2024, and are in addition to the 51 above. DE&amp;S, one of the Department's Enabling Organisations, has been recruiting apprentices since 2015 and since that date has externally recruited 189 personnel onto Finance Apprenticeships; the DE&amp;S programme is a joint Level 3 and Level 4 programme.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2023 12:34:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1671355

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures his Department has to hold (a) members of the armed forces and (b) civilian defence personnel accountable for acts of sexual harassment at the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	2487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Unacceptable behaviour is not tolerated in Defence, and anyone failing to meet our values and standards will be dealt with robustly. There is no place in either the Civil Service or the Armed Forces for unacceptable sexual behaviour; the Armed Forces have a ‘zero tolerance’ policy with a presumption of discharge for any Service Person who engages in unacceptable sexual behaviour. The Civil Service has an equally robust policy which can result in dismissal.</p><p> </p><p>Sexual harassment can be reported through informal or formal complaints processes, and any formal complaint of sexual harassment will be thoroughly investigated, and appropriate action taken. If the harassment is judged to amount to unlawful conduct, individuals are encouraged to contact the Service, civilian or Ministry of Defence police.</p><p> </p><p>Where a Service Complaint has been raised for sexual harassment by a member of the Armed Forces, it is dealt with entirely outside the individual’s chain of command; it is investigated by the Outsourced Investigation Service and an Independent Member oversees the Decision and Appeal Bodies, to ensure the case is dealt with fairly.</p><p> </p><p>For civil servants, all formal complaints relating to bullying, harassment including sexual harassment, discrimination and victimisation are dealt with outside of the line management chain from beginning to end of the process, including the investigation, which is conducted by an Outsourced Investigation Service. Where such a complaint is upheld, respondents who are civil servants will face action through the misconduct and discipline policy and procedures, which are clear that more severe examples of bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation, particularly where it is intentional and conscious, constitute gross misconduct, and the likely sanction is dismissal.</p><p> </p><p>Defence is working to prevent and tackle all forms of unacceptable behaviour, including sexual harassment. The importance of tackling this type of behaviour is recognised at the highest levels of Defence; the leadership of Defence – both Civil Service and military – are fully committed to taking the actions required to tackle this type of behaviour. To do this, we need more people to report sexual harassment when it happens. Reports of sexual harassment will be treated seriously, sensitively, promptly and in confidence.</p><p> </p><p>Our non-executive directors have been asked to review the Civil Service complaints procedures and the ‘Speak Up’ arrangements against external best practice to see how they could be further strengthened.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2023 12:34:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1671359

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) mode average salary is for personnel in the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) Royal Air Force, and (iii) Army.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	2491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The below table details the mean, median and mode average salary for personnel in the Navy, Army and Royal Air Force calculated based on JPA pay data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean Salary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median Salary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Modal Salary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>37,412</p></td><td><p>34,610</p></td><td><p>21,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>35,330</p></td><td><p>32,797</p></td><td><p>21,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air</p></td><td><p>39,090</p></td><td><p>35,285</p></td><td><p>21,480</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>- An individuals salary information is based on the value given as their 'salary admin' on the JPA pay database as at 1 April 2022. Salary includes basic pay and X-Factor but excludes any other allowances.</p><p>- X-Factor is a pensionable addition to basic military pay, intended to recognise the special conditions of military life, as compared with civilian employment.</p><p>- Data are for all UK Regular Forces (which included all Trained and Untrained personnel) and Gurkhas who were on strengths in JPA as at 1 April 2022 and had a salary value. Data includes Officers and Other Ranks. Full-time reservists and mobilised reservists are excluded.</p><p>- Navy includes Royal Marines.</p><p>- Averages are rounded to the nearest pound.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2023 12:34:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1671385

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Service Justice System Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the service justice system review; what steps he is taking to implement outstanding recommendations; and what his timeline is for completion of that implementation.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	2506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>In November 2023, 134 (61%) of the 221 Service Justice System Review (SJSR) recommendations will have been implemented, driving significant positive improvement in the way Defence deals with Service Justice, including in relation to the investigation and prosecution of sexual offending and support for victims/survivors. Implementation of 70 of the 134 completed recommendations has been achieved in the last 18 months.</p><p> </p><p>The 87 remaining SJSR recommendations (39%) are complex but are being addressed at pace. It is expected that the majority of these will be completed in 2024.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2023 12:36:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1671392

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Electronic Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of obsolete equipment from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Disposals Team went to landfill in (a) 2019 (b) 2020 (c) 2021 (d) 2022 (e) 2023 to date.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	2511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) Disposals Team is not responsible for the disposal of obsolete equipment. The DIO Disposal Team is responsible for the disposal of surplus land and infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 28/11/2023 13:04:13 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1671393

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ministerial meetings his Department has held with the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on scoping plans for the Greening Government Commitments 2025-30.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	2512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Regular meetings take place at an official level with colleagues in the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs engaging on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2023 12:37:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1671394

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprenticeship programmes his Department introduced in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	2513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The number of new apprenticeship programmes introduced and the number of apprentices, for the Armed Forces and Defence Civil Service, as at the start (September) of each academic year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>New apprenticeship programmes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of apprentices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>22,227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>24,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>25,896</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 2514 question first answered 28/11/2023 12:38:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1671395

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices his Department employed in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	2514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The number of new apprenticeship programmes introduced and the number of apprentices, for the Armed Forces and Defence Civil Service, as at the start (September) of each academic year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>New apprenticeship programmes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of apprentices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>22,227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>24,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>25,896</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 2513 question first answered 28/11/2023 12:38:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1671436

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending health and safety legislation to cover armed forces personnel serving overseas.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	2649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Given the nature of defence operations, our personnel are often asked to work in challenging environments around the world. For this reason, it would not be practical to apply health and safety legislation that has been developed to provide safe working environments within the UK, when overseas. I would like to provide reassurance that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does seek to comply with local health and safety standards and where these local standards fall below those expected within UK, the MOD applies UK standards so far as it is reasonably practicable.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2023 12:38:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1671454

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has provided (a) lethal aid and (b) other military equipment to Israel since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	2666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Since 7 October 2023, the UK has provided medical equipment, including defibrillators and emergency blankets, in response to a direct request from the Israeli Defence Force. This is in line with our approach of providing life-saving medical supplies in response to requests from other governments around the world.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a longstanding defence relationship with Israel. The Ministry of Defence is considering how best to support in line with our wider objectives to seek a political resolution to the conflict, support Israel's right to protect itself against Hamas, and ensure all parties adhere to their International Humanitarian Law obligations.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 2667 question first answered 28/11/2023 13:03:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill