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1660724

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many days 607 Squadron operated from HMS Queen Elizabeth between (a) 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 and (b) 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023; when it so operated; and for what exercises it operated.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	199660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Before the period in question, 617 Squadron embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth in early May 2021 as part of the Operation FORTIS deployment to the Pacific between May and December 2021.</p><p>The number of days which 617 Squadron were embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth between 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 was 160 days. During this Operational deployment a wide range of Defence Engagement and regional exercises were undertaken by 617 Squadron, including participation in exercises with the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group and the USS Iwo Jima amphibious ready group; Exercise Pacific Crown; Exercise Konkan Shasti; the UAE Advanced Tactics Leadership Course; Farallon de Medinilla range exercises; exercises with the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group and cross-deck exercises with the Italian Lightning fleet.</p><p>For the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 617 Squadron embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth for 20 days conducting the Operation Achillean carrier strike group deployment.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/09/2023 14:38:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1660755

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in their Department is responsible for overseeing work on long-term strategic challenges; and how many officials in their Department (a) undertake horizon scanning work and (b) focus on delivering long-term priorities.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>I have overall responsibility for the business of the Department. All Ministers within Defence are responsible for policy and delivery areas.</p><p> </p><p>Teams across the Department will be conducting horizon-scanning and ensuring current work is aligned with long-term priorities. In addition, and pursuant to the answer of 13 September 2023 to Question 198126, there are approximately 113 officials in the Department, who have particular responsibility for undertaking horizon scanning work and focusing on delivering long-term priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2023 12:47:54 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1660779

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans had received a veteran ID cards as of (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February, (c) 1 March, (d) 1 April, (e) 1 May, (f) 1 June, (g) 1 July, and (h) 1 August 2023.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	199671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Under Phase One, since 2018, Veterans ID cards have been issued to all Service leavers. The below table details the number of Veteran ID cards that have been issued as at the 1<sup>st</sup> of each month so far in 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>60,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>62,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>63,705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>65,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>66,736</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>68,246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>69,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>71,320</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will begin phase 2 of the Veterans Card roll-out by the end of the year, which will extend the scheme to pre-December 2018 Veterans.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/09/2023 14:39:15 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1660780

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much from the public purse was spent on the distribution of veteran ID cards in 2023, as of 14 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	199672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her to Question 183283 on 9 May 2023.</p><p>Under Phase One, since 2018, Veterans ID cards have been issued to all Service leavers; the cost of this is not separately recorded. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) project team responsible for developing and implementing the new digital verification service and issue of ID cards for Veterans who left service prior to 2018 currently consists of 4.6 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) civil servants and 6.0 FTE contractors in total. This number will fluctuate during the current financial year depending on skills requirements.</p><p>The MOD has allocated £1.5 million to phase two of the project for financial year 2023-24. Expenditure of £1.07m in financial year 2022-23 was funded by the Cabinet Office when the project was led by the Office of Veterans Affairs.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 199673 199674 question first answered 19/09/2023 14:41:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 183283 - Veterans ID cards.docx title Veterans ID cards
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1660781

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent staff were working on the veterans recognition scheme on 1 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	199673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her to Question 183283 on 9 May 2023.</p><p>Under Phase One, since 2018, Veterans ID cards have been issued to all Service leavers; the cost of this is not separately recorded. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) project team responsible for developing and implementing the new digital verification service and issue of ID cards for Veterans who left service prior to 2018 currently consists of 4.6 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) civil servants and 6.0 FTE contractors in total. This number will fluctuate during the current financial year depending on skills requirements.</p><p>The MOD has allocated £1.5 million to phase two of the project for financial year 2023-24. Expenditure of £1.07m in financial year 2022-23 was funded by the Cabinet Office when the project was led by the Office of Veterans Affairs.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 199672 199674 question first answered 19/09/2023 14:41:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 183283 - Veterans ID cards.docx title Veterans ID cards
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1660782

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of phase one of the veterans recognition scheme.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	199674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her to Question 183283 on 9 May 2023.</p><p>Under Phase One, since 2018, Veterans ID cards have been issued to all Service leavers; the cost of this is not separately recorded. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) project team responsible for developing and implementing the new digital verification service and issue of ID cards for Veterans who left service prior to 2018 currently consists of 4.6 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) civil servants and 6.0 FTE contractors in total. This number will fluctuate during the current financial year depending on skills requirements.</p><p>The MOD has allocated £1.5 million to phase two of the project for financial year 2023-24. Expenditure of £1.07m in financial year 2022-23 was funded by the Cabinet Office when the project was led by the Office of Veterans Affairs.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 199672 199673 question first answered 19/09/2023 14:41:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 183283 - Veterans ID cards.docx title Veterans ID cards
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1660801

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has estimated the cost of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone expansion on the movement of non-compliant military vehicles across London.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	199537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Transport for London (TfL) operate a selected partner scheme whereby notified MOD owned or leased vehicles are exempt from the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and Greater London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) charges; exemptions prevent the disruption of operational activity. For Units located in Greater London and the periphery, the relationship and contact between parties is strong and TfL operate a pragmatic approach to exemption applications ahead of any movement of military vehicles.</p><p>The Department takes seriously its sustainability commitment and wherever possible strives to support initiatives such as TfL's air quality improvement plans by considering the necessity of the movement and ensuring that, where MOD vehicles are supplemented by leased vehicles, they are fully compliant with wider Government intent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/09/2023 13:19:05 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1660879

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the victims of sexual offences aged under 18 recorded in the Sexual Offences in the Service Justice System statistics published on 30 March 2023, how many perpetrators in those cases were based at the (a) Army Foundation College Harrogate, (b) Infantry Training Centre Catterick and (c) Army Training Centre Pirbright.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	199692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>In the interests of protecting the anonymity of both alleged perpetrators and the victims of sexual offences, and to ensure that victims of sexual offences are not deterred from coming forward, I will not be providing the requested information. This is consistent with my answer to Question 182068.</p><p> </p><p>The published figures for victims of sexual offences under the age of 18 are based on investigations opened, and the most serious offence initially reported, not convictions. Not all investigations result in an arrest or a charge and anyone accused is innocent until proved guilty.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of defendants found guilty of sexual offences is provided within the published data. It is categorised by the year of the Court Martial, not the year in which the investigation started.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/09/2023 16:42:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1660400

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to Libya following recent flooding.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	199313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Following the devastating flooding in Libya the Ministry of Defence has deployed personnel forward to assist the British Embassy Tripoli and assess what further support we might provide. We are positioning ourselves to support the wider humanitarian activity.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/09/2023 15:54:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1660401

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Powered Vessels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's projected spending on nuclear powered surface vessels for the Royal Navy is in the (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26 financial year; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	199314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has never had any surface vessels that are nuclear powered and there is no programme or intention to convert the current fleet to be nuclear powered in future.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 199315 question first answered 22/09/2023 12:59:28 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell