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1005658

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will outline the key points of contention on the Government paying its debt obligations in relation to IMS Limited; and whether those points of contention inform the Government's position on the upcoming IMS Limited arbitration hearing.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	190513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The dispute is the subject of ongoing litigation initiated by the Ministry of Defence and Support for the Armed Forces of Iran against International Military Services Ltd. It would not be appropriate for the Government to comment.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/11/2018 15:39:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1005763

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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 contract given to Willis Towers Watson to calculate the pay benchmarks for Defence Equipment and Support employees was funded from the total amount allocated for pay increases in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	190409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Willis Towers Watson do not calculate the pay benchmarks for Defence Equipment and Support employees.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 189642 189643 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:38:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1005765

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Conditions of Employment
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 level of pay and working conditions of Defence Equipment and Support employees since that organisation became a bespoke trading entity.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	190410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Trends in the level of pay and working conditions of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) employees are subject to regular monitoring through organisational governance processes.</p><p>The DE&amp;S Annual Report and Accounts contains comparative information on these subjects and can be found on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-equipment-support-annual-report-and-accounts-index.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/11/2018 15:36:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1005768

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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, what proportion of Defence Equipment and Support employees received pay increases at each performance rating relative to the benchmarks set out in their 2018 pay deal.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	190411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) staff are rewarded individually, with salary increases being based on how staff have performed throughout the year relative to their peers, and their salary in comparison to the market benchmark for their role.</p><p> </p><p>The distribution of civilian employees below the Senior Civil Service who were eligible for the 2018 pay award against each of DE&amp;S’ five performance ratings is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Performance Rating</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of DE&amp;S Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exceptional</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Very Good</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Good</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moderate</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Performance Improvement Required</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Staff rated ‘Performance Improvement Required’ did not receive an increase in pay and those with a rating of ‘Moderate’ received a flat 1%. Larger awards were given to those staff with the highest performance ratings, and dependent upon the relative position of their salary to the benchmark for their role.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/11/2018 15:43:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1005779

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Young People
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 people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in financial year 2013-14; and how many of those people have since started army training.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	190536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of people under 18 years old who applied to join the Army in financial years 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18 and who have since started basic training before 1 October 2018 are detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>U18 Applications</p></td><td><p>Of which started basic training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14,050</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>17,120</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>20,370</p></td><td><p>2,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Regular soldiers who were under the age of 18 at the time of their application. Some will have turned 18 before starting basic training.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the applicants above will still be in the process of joining the Army.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that these figures are single Service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 190538 190539 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:31:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1005781

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Young People
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 people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in the financial year 2014-15; and how many of those people have since started army training.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	190538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of people under 18 years old who applied to join the Army in financial years 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18 and who have since started basic training before 1 October 2018 are detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>U18 Applications</p></td><td><p>Of which started basic training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14,050</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>17,120</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>20,370</p></td><td><p>2,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Regular soldiers who were under the age of 18 at the time of their application. Some will have turned 18 before starting basic training.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the applicants above will still be in the process of joining the Army.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that these figures are single Service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 190536 190539 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:31:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1005782

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Young People
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 people under 18 years of age that applied to join the army in the financial year 2016-17; and how many of those people have since started army training.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	190539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of people under 18 years old who applied to join the Army in financial years 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18 and who have since started basic training before 1 October 2018 are detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>U18 Applications</p></td><td><p>Of which started basic training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>14,050</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>17,120</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>20,370</p></td><td><p>2,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Regular soldiers who were under the age of 18 at the time of their application. Some will have turned 18 before starting basic training.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the applicants above will still be in the process of joining the Army.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that these figures are single Service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. They have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 190536 190538 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:31:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1005818

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of burn pits used to dispose of military waste on the health of people who served in the British armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	190543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not made any assessment of the effect of burn pits used by the US to dispose of military waste on the health of members of the UK Armed Forces who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Where burn pits are used on military operations the UK regularly monitors air quality levels.</p><p>If Serving personnel consider that their health has been affected they should seek medical advice from Joint Medical Group, previously Defence Medical Services. For veterans, their healthcare is provided by the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations. Individuals who believe that they are ill as a result of their service are able to claim compensation through the War Pensions Scheme for the period up to 6 April 2005 and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme for illnesses and injuries on or after 6 April 2005</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/11/2018 15:34:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1005820

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq Conflict: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what health guidance was issued to armed forces personnel who were exposed to military burn pits during their service in the 2003 Iraq War.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	190545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>On current operations, armed forces personnel receive briefings, including health guidance, at all stages of an operational deployment. This includes pre-deployment, on arrival in theatre during Reception Staging and Onward Integration and during decompression. Written guidance is also provided at unit level.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/11/2018 15:34:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1005821

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to former armed forces personnel who have health concerns relating to their exposure to military burn pits during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	190546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Any Armed Forces veteran who believes they have suffered ill health due to their Service is eligible to claim compensation under the War Pensions Scheme (WPS) or the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS). The WPS covers illness or injury due to Service before 6 April 2005 and the AFCS covers illnesses and injuries on or after 6 April 2005. Both schemes carry full rights of appeal to an independent tribunal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/11/2018 15:32:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq