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60903

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the tables below.<br><br>Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant disciplinary cases in which subject was White British<br><br>2009/10 84.7%<br>2010/11 83.7%<br>2011/12 82.3%<br>2012/13 76.8%<br>2013/14 78.1%<br><br>Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant conduct dismissal cases in which subject was White British.<br><br>2009/10 77.2%<br>2010/11 86.5%<br>2011/12 68.9%<br>2012/13 81.1%<br>2013/14 72.6%</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 199880 question first answered 18/06/2014 16:38:26 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60904

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence will consider the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations where they are relevant and proportionate to the subject matter of the contract, and seeking best value for money in procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/06/2014 16:00:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60905

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the tables below.<br><br>Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant disciplinary cases in which subject was White British<br><br>2009/10 84.7%<br>2010/11 83.7%<br>2011/12 82.3%<br>2012/13 76.8%<br>2013/14 78.1%<br><br>Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant conduct dismissal cases in which subject was White British.<br><br>2009/10 77.2%<br>2010/11 86.5%<br>2011/12 68.9%<br>2012/13 81.1%<br>2013/14 72.6%</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 199901 question first answered 18/06/2014 16:38:26 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

60906

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have targets for increasing diversity. <br><br>In 2012 the MOD published its Strategic Equality Objectives in accordance with the statutory requirements flowing from the Equality Act 2010 to promote equality. These objectives, including the advancement of equality of opportunity, were endorsed by the Defence Board to reflect the fact that the duty to promote equality sits squarely at the top of the Department.<br><br>In September 2013, the Permanent Secretary and Chief of the Defence Staff announced the establishment of a Defence Diversity and Inclusion Programme, with the aim of making a tangible and meaningful change in the MOD's approach to diversity and diversity outcomes. <br><br>The primary aim of the programme is to make the workforce more representative of society at all levels, and metrics will be used to measure success.<br><br>The MOD publishes a biannual breakdown of diversity statistics which contains analysis of all diversity categories for both civilian and Service Personnel. The most recent report, published on 29 May 2014, can be found at the following address: http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/combined/diversity-dashboard</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/06/2014 16:03:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

61010

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Portsmouth
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 capacity of English, Welsh and Northern Ireland shipyards to build surface warships following the closure of the BAE shipyard in Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	199842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>As part of the wider maritime negotiations with the Ministry of Defence in 2013, BAE Systems took the decision to focus its shipbuilding activities on the Clyde in Scotland. This decision has secured a sustainable future for the UK shipbuilding industry. <br><br>There are a number of commercial yards outside Scotland that could be considered as potential alternatives; however, no assessment of the viability of these shipyards as a potential focus for complex warship building has been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 16/06/2014 16:57:36 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

61011

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the BAE shipyard in Portsmouth is planned to close.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	199841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>BAE Systems is expected to complete a phased return of its Portsmouth shipbuilding facilities to the Ministry of Defence by the end of this year. It will, however, retain one office building to accommodate around 250 personnel already engaged on support to the Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme in Portsmouth.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/06/2014 16:26:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

61012

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that specialised manufacturing and engineering equipment located at the BAE shipyard, Portsmouth, will be made available to potential new users of the shipyard.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	199846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is in discussion with BAE Systems over the feasibility of leaving specialised plant and machinery on the site when shipbuilding in Portsmouth ceases later this year. These discussions are continuing but no decisions have been taken regarding what equipment might be available to a potential new user of the site.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/06/2014 16:24:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

61014

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Portsmouth
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 proposals to utilise the current BAE shipyard in Portsmouth subsequent to its planned closure.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	199845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) have been appointed as the Ministry of Defence's marketing agents for the facilities being vacated by BAE Systems' shipbuilding operation. <br><br>LSH have received 19 expressions of interest which they are following up with site visits and/or provision of further information. This phase of the campaign is expected to run until the end of June 2014, when all of the expressions of interest will be fully assessed to determine whether any of them would be an appropriate and compatible future user for the site.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/06/2014 16:25:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

61089

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Medals Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are working on the independent medal review by Sir John Holmes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	200054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence has three officials supporting the work of the Independent Medal Review being conducted by Sir John Holmes.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/06/2014 16:12:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 1734 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

61113

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed in the arms industry in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence no longer compiles national or regional defence industry employment statistics as they do not directly support policy-making or operations.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 16/06/2014 14:48:32 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon