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1199941

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date	03/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
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 number of recruits to the armed forces with a reading age of between (a) five and seven, (b) seven and nine and (c) nine and eleven years in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	54136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2019 the number of Army recruits with reading ages between five and eleven were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reading age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of recruits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five – seven</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven - nine</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine – eleven</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>In 2019 the Royal Air Force had no recruits join with a reading age below 11.</p><p>The Royal Navy does not assess recruits’ reading ages.</p><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates have been permitted to join the Army with a reading age of five to seven on the understanding that they attend organised training at a local college to bring them up to the required minimum standard (Entry Level 2) before they commence Basic Training.</p><p>No recruits have joined the Armed Forces to date in 2020 with a reading age of five to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Armed Forces use standard academic qualifications as entry criteria where relevant, and requirements vary depending on trade group. Entry is not determined by reading levels.</p><p> </p><p>Over 94% of non-commissioned recruits, no matter their age, will enrol in an Apprenticeship Programme each year.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Government Apprenticeship policy, all Service personnel undertaking an apprenticeship are required to attempt to gain a Functional Skills (FS) Level 2 award in literacy and numeracy - equivalent to at least a Grade 4 at GCSE level.</p><p> </p><p>Since September 2012, Defence has adopted FS qualifications (English) and (Mathematics) as the accredited measures of literacy and numeracy skills for all Service personnel accessing in-Service literacy and numeracy provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 54137 54138 54139 question first answered 08/06/2020 16:42:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1199942

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
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 number of recruits with a reading age of five to seven years that will join the armed forces in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	54137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2019 the number of Army recruits with reading ages between five and eleven were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reading age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of recruits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five – seven</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven - nine</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine – eleven</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>In 2019 the Royal Air Force had no recruits join with a reading age below 11.</p><p>The Royal Navy does not assess recruits’ reading ages.</p><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates have been permitted to join the Army with a reading age of five to seven on the understanding that they attend organised training at a local college to bring them up to the required minimum standard (Entry Level 2) before they commence Basic Training.</p><p>No recruits have joined the Armed Forces to date in 2020 with a reading age of five to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Armed Forces use standard academic qualifications as entry criteria where relevant, and requirements vary depending on trade group. Entry is not determined by reading levels.</p><p> </p><p>Over 94% of non-commissioned recruits, no matter their age, will enrol in an Apprenticeship Programme each year.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Government Apprenticeship policy, all Service personnel undertaking an apprenticeship are required to attempt to gain a Functional Skills (FS) Level 2 award in literacy and numeracy - equivalent to at least a Grade 4 at GCSE level.</p><p> </p><p>Since September 2012, Defence has adopted FS qualifications (English) and (Mathematics) as the accredited measures of literacy and numeracy skills for all Service personnel accessing in-Service literacy and numeracy provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 54136 54138 54139 question first answered 08/06/2020 16:42:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1199943

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the minimum reading age requirements are for recruits to the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	54138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2019 the number of Army recruits with reading ages between five and eleven were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reading age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of recruits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five – seven</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven - nine</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine – eleven</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>In 2019 the Royal Air Force had no recruits join with a reading age below 11.</p><p>The Royal Navy does not assess recruits’ reading ages.</p><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates have been permitted to join the Army with a reading age of five to seven on the understanding that they attend organised training at a local college to bring them up to the required minimum standard (Entry Level 2) before they commence Basic Training.</p><p>No recruits have joined the Armed Forces to date in 2020 with a reading age of five to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Armed Forces use standard academic qualifications as entry criteria where relevant, and requirements vary depending on trade group. Entry is not determined by reading levels.</p><p> </p><p>Over 94% of non-commissioned recruits, no matter their age, will enrol in an Apprenticeship Programme each year.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Government Apprenticeship policy, all Service personnel undertaking an apprenticeship are required to attempt to gain a Functional Skills (FS) Level 2 award in literacy and numeracy - equivalent to at least a Grade 4 at GCSE level.</p><p> </p><p>Since September 2012, Defence has adopted FS qualifications (English) and (Mathematics) as the accredited measures of literacy and numeracy skills for all Service personnel accessing in-Service literacy and numeracy provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 54136 54137 54139 question first answered 08/06/2020 16:42:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1199944

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the reading age of recruits to the armed forces is determined.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	54139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2019 the number of Army recruits with reading ages between five and eleven were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reading age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of recruits</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five – seven</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven - nine</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nine – eleven</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>In 2019 the Royal Air Force had no recruits join with a reading age below 11.</p><p>The Royal Navy does not assess recruits’ reading ages.</p><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates have been permitted to join the Army with a reading age of five to seven on the understanding that they attend organised training at a local college to bring them up to the required minimum standard (Entry Level 2) before they commence Basic Training.</p><p>No recruits have joined the Armed Forces to date in 2020 with a reading age of five to seven years.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Armed Forces use standard academic qualifications as entry criteria where relevant, and requirements vary depending on trade group. Entry is not determined by reading levels.</p><p> </p><p>Over 94% of non-commissioned recruits, no matter their age, will enrol in an Apprenticeship Programme each year.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Government Apprenticeship policy, all Service personnel undertaking an apprenticeship are required to attempt to gain a Functional Skills (FS) Level 2 award in literacy and numeracy - equivalent to at least a Grade 4 at GCSE level.</p><p> </p><p>Since September 2012, Defence has adopted FS qualifications (English) and (Mathematics) as the accredited measures of literacy and numeracy skills for all Service personnel accessing in-Service literacy and numeracy provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 54136 54137 54138 question first answered 08/06/2020 16:42:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1199981

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds contracts for the supply of (a) tear gas, (b) rubber bullets or (c) riot shields, to the (i) US Federal or State Governments, (ii) US Law enforcement agencies, or (iii) US Army.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	54161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not entered into any contracts with the US for the provision of tear gas, rubber bullets or riot shields.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/06/2020 16:07:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1200101

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer on 15 May 2020 to Question 43779 on Civil Servants, at how many multi-hub locations employees of his Department work together with employees of another Department or agency in London managed by the Government Property Agency; what the addresses are of those locations; and what other Departments and agencies employ staff at those locations.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	54309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her on 11 June 2020 by the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office to Question 54314.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/06/2020 10:55:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 54314 Friday 12 June.docx title Cabinet Office: Buildings
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1200323

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chemical and Biological Warfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in the transfer of the lead in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence from the Royal Air Force to the Army.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The transfer of Defence's Counter CBRN capability from the Royal Air Force to the British Army is a three-year programme which started on 1 April 2019 and is expected to be completed by April 2022.</p><p>The Army now has command of this specialist capability, including the Defence CBRN Centre at Winterbourne Gunner and management of future programmes. Ahead of schedule, all specialist equipment has been handed over to the Army who are also responsible for its in-service maintenance. 28 Engineer Regiment (C-CBRN) has been formed and continues to develop and increase its specialist skills, supported by 27 Squadron, RAF Regiment who continue to have elements at readiness.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/06/2020 11:19:48 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem