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1270819

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date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment her Department has made of the risk to family members of people settled in the UK under the Afghan Ex Gratia scheme who remain in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	129121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>We take the safety of immediate family members of former Locally Employed Staff (LES) eligible for relocation under the Ex Gratia Sceme (EGS) very seriously. That is why spouses and dependants under 18 are eligible to relocate with the former LES member.</p><p>If family members choose to remain in Afghanistan, then they are still eligible to seek support and assistance from our Intimidation Investigation Unit in Kabul, which is open to all immediate family members of LES, whether relocated under the EGS or not.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/12/2020 09:26:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1270858

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the suspension of Navy Reservists until April 2021 on (a) the Royal Navy’s operational capability and (b) future recruitment for the regular Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	128986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The temporary cessation of some in-year Maritime Reserves activity will not impact on any Royal Navy operational tasking. Activity undertaken by those on FTRS or Additional Duties Commitments will continue as normal; as will some Transformation projects that are deemed critical to meeting future Royal Navy and Defence outputs.</p><p> </p><p>The Maritime Reserve is an integral and highly valued part of the Royal Navy and this brief cessation of some activity will not affect Regular recruitment which is currently experiencing a surge of interest.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/12/2020 09:22:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1270864

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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 recent estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of recruitment per recruit to the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	129153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>The most recent single Service estimates for the cost of recruitment per successful recruit can be found in the table below. These figures represent the costs incurred from application to commencement of basic training</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Cost per recruit</p></td><td><p>Financial Year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>£13,407</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>£12,228</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>£14,642</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/12/2020 15:04:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1270865

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gurkhas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gurkhas are serving in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	129154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>As at 1 October 2020, there were 3,740 Gurkhas serving in the Armed Forces. This is the latest available figure and can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-index</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/12/2020 13:22:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1270885

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
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 26 November 2020 to Question 118587 on Navy, what the current limits of capability to which he refers in his answer are, and whether those limits are the same as the workforce requirements set in SDSR 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	128871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 15 settlement authorised the size of the Royal Navy (RN) to be 30,600 at 2025. Such plans are not static and subsequent changes to capability have been authorised which will increase the planned size of the RN to just over 31,000 by 2027. However, the date by which we expect these new vessels to be operational is unlikely to be as soon as this.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister’s announcement on 19 November marked the first outcome of the Integrated Review. Further details of the new platforms, capabilities, programmes and personnel opportunities that stem from it will be set out alongside its full publication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/12/2020 16:58:35 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1270886

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
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 26 November 2020 to Question 118587: Navy, whether the ships announced as part of the spending settlement are included in the current planning model for future capability.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	128872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Review will set out the priorities that the MOD will deliver within the new funding settlement early next year. As the Prime Minister made clear in his Integrated Review speech of 19 November, the Government are going to use the extra defence spending to restore Britain's position as the foremost naval power in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 128873 question first answered 17/12/2020 15:44:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1270887

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
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 26 November 2020 to Question 118587 on Navy, whether the new platforms and programmes specified in the funding settlement are included in the current future capability planning models.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	128873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Review will set out the priorities that the MOD will deliver within the new funding settlement early next year. As the Prime Minister made clear in his Integrated Review speech of 19 November, the Government are going to use the extra defence spending to restore Britain's position as the foremost naval power in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 128872 question first answered 17/12/2020 15:44:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1270924

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	COBR: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many COBRA meetings regarding the Covid-19 pandemic he attended.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	128991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 17/12/2020 17:15:57 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1270946

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that UK operational readiness is unaffected by military assistance to the covid-19 response in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	129141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>Defence has taken prudent steps to assure the continued delivery of all its critical outputs. Measures have been put in place to protect critical Force Elements, ensuring that UK operational readiness remains unaffected by military assistance to COVID-19. This includes in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, where Defence has provided three military planners to support the Staffordshire Local Resilience Forum.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/12/2020 15:02:31 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1271051

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales: Repairs and Maintenance
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 14 December 2020 to Question 126964 on HMS Prince of Wales: Repairs and Maintenance, what estimate he has made of the cost of the repairs.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	129100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The estimated incremental cost of the repair work is £3.3 million.</p><p> </p><p>Remedial work being conducted on both Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers to help prevent a repetition of this event is expected to cost £2.2 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/12/2020 14:22:24 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan