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1674039

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2023 to Question 3678 on Israel: Military Aid; on what dates the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments which provide the basis for internal MOD decision making processes on a range of defence engagement activity with Israel have been updated since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	4573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments (OSJAs) are continuously reviewed. This will occur as and when either the proposed assistance or the situation in country changes, requiring an update to the overall risk assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/12/2023 14:47:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1673489

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart on reports on the number of Russian personnel and tanks lost during the war in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly holds discussions with Defence Minister Umerov but we are unable to provide details on operational discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/12/2023 14:39:47 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1673509

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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 20 November 2023 to Question 1826 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles, what the average age of a British Army Snatch Land Rover is.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The British Army currently has 30 Snatch Land Rovers in its inventory. Defence Equipment and Support have calculated that the average age of the vehicle is 28 years old.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 4085 question first answered 04/12/2023 15:33:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1673544

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on off-payroll engagements earning more than £245 per day in financial years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department collects information centrally on the numbers of off payroll engagements in line with the mandatory disclosure requirements for reporting in Annual Report and Accounts. However, the Department does not centrally collect the range of information that would be required to address these questions, and it is considered that the time and resource required to do so retrospectively, including analysing thousands of contracts over a four year period, would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will however expand the data collected on off payroll engagements from 2023-24 to enable analysis of this type to be provided in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 4070 question first answered 04/12/2023 15:32:03 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1673545

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average per day payment rate for those employed on off-payroll engagements in his Department was in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department collects information centrally on the numbers of off payroll engagements in line with the mandatory disclosure requirements for reporting in Annual Report and Accounts. However, the Department does not centrally collect the range of information that would be required to address these questions, and it is considered that the time and resource required to do so retrospectively, including analysing thousands of contracts over a four year period, would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will however expand the data collected on off payroll engagements from 2023-24 to enable analysis of this type to be provided in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 4069 question first answered 04/12/2023 15:32:03 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1673546

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the longest duration an individual has been employed under an off-payroll engagement contract within his Department is.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	4071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The majority of off payroll engagements within the Department are short term in nature. In respect to engagements &gt;£245 day rate reported in 2022-23, 86% of these engagements were less than two years. Engagement of individuals under off-payroll terms for longer periods of time are therefore unusual but do arise where the Department is unable to recruit deep specialists on a permanent basis.</p><p>As at 31 March 2023, the longest duration an individual paid more than £245 per day, had been employed under an off-payroll engagement contract was 14 years and seven months. This relates to an engagement in the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE).</p><p>Such individuals are specialist contractors who hold niche skill sets such as in the AWE case. Having specialist contractors can also be a determining factor for long standing collaborative programmes with international partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 04/12/2023 15:33:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1673645

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2667 on Israel: Military Aid, whether any (a) lethal and (b) other military equipment other than medical supplies has been provided to Israel since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	4277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Since 7 October 2023, the UK <ins class="ministerial">Government</ins> has provided no lethal or military equipment other than medical supplies to Israel.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/12/2023 14:47:11 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2023 17:12:17 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 4903 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1673648

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Armed Forces
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 20 November 2023 to Question 2076 on Ukraine: Armed Forces, whether his Department has set a target for the number of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel it plans to train in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	4038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to being a long-term partner in the training of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, including at least a further 10,000 by mid-2024.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/12/2023 14:42:24 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1673650

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Finance
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 27 November to Question 3092 on Veterans: Finance, before additional funding was announced in the Autumn Statement 2023, what the annual budget was for the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People Programme for the period from 2024-25 to 2026-27.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	4040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>In Financial Year 2021-22, The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, using funding from the Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, awarded £9,153,456 to portfolios of projects and to national strategic projects under the Veterans Places, Pathways and People Programme. These projects are now reaching the end of their funding period. An additional £10 Million for the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme was announced in the Autumn Statement to “<em>increase support to a significant community of vulnerable veterans throughout the UK and enable it to become self-sustaining</em>”.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 04/12/2023 15:30:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1673651

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Special Advisors
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 the Memorandum for the Ministry of Defence Main Estimate 2023-24, which Minister in the Cabinet Office had Special Advisers paid for through Other Government Departments (OGD) transfers of £350,000 in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	4041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>All Special Advisers including those in the Ministry of Defence are administered centrally by the Cabinet Office. This cost is then recovered by the Cabinet Office as part of the Estimates process. Therefore no Minister in the Cabinet Office had Special Advsiers paid for through OGD transfers in 2023-2024 financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 04/12/2023 15:30:57 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey