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1381881

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of staff have left the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	81117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of staff who have left Dstl since 2019 are set out in the table below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leavers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leavers as a percentage of overall headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>688</p></td><td><p>6.45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>596</p></td><td><p>6.09%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021*</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>5.69%</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*To 26.11.2021</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/11/2021 11:32:13 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1381938

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours have been undertaken by Watchkeeper in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021 as of 24 November 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	80977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The number of flying hours undertaken for watchkeeper for 2019, 2020 and 2021 as of 24 November 2021 is shown in the below table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year (01 January – 31 December)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>199 hours 20 mins</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>406 hours 36 min</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p>432 hours 34 mins</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 29/11/2021 11:19:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1381884

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date Watchkeeper received release to service certification.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	80922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The initial Release to Service (Issue 1) for WK was issued 28 February 2014. A further Release to Service date (Issue 2) was published on 1 April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 29/11/2021 11:19:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1381900

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the current contract with Risk Management Ltd for running the Career Transition Partnership ends; and whether he plans to extend that contract to 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	80912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The contract was awarded in 2015 to Right Management Ltd for a total of 10 years, which includes two potential options to extend (six years + two years + two years format). The first option to extend was exercised in September 2021 and has extended the contract for two years to September 2023. Relet preparations and stakeholder engagement are ongoing and a decision on exercising the further extension option to 2025 will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 02/12/2021 14:49:01 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1381864

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Arctic: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions has he had with counterparts in (a) NATO and (b) the Arctic Council in the last 12 months on the security implications of climate change on the Arctic region.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	80909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK agrees with NATO’s aim to be the leading international organisation in understanding, mitigating against and adapting to the impacts of climate change on security. In 2021 the UK and NATO Allies negotiated and agreed a NATO Agenda on Climate Change and Security and accompanying Action Plan, which contain concrete actions to tackle the implications of climate change on Alliance security. The Defence Secretary discussed this further with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during COP26. The UK also greatly values its role as a state observer to the Arctic Council. As the Arctic Council does not discuss matters of military security, the Defence Secretary has not engaged with the Council on the security implications of climate change on the Arctic region. The Defence Secretary routinely discusses a range of security matters with his counterparts in most of the Arctic States, including how we can work with Allies and partners to ensure the Arctic remains a region characterised by high cooperation and low tensions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/11/2021 16:35:50 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1381699

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	China: Taiwan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has held discussions with the Foreign Secretary on potential UK Government support for the Government of Taiwan in the context of the political situation across the Taiwan Strait.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	80990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary meet regularly to discuss a wide range of international issues. These meetings often cover multiple topics and countries at appropriate classification.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/11/2021 10:24:55 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1381882

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Pay
	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 a potential pay disparity between employees of the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory and those directly employed by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	81118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), is an Executive Agency of the MOD and operates a workforce model, distinct to that of the wider MOD, which reflects its specialist role.</p><p>MOD and Dstl have their own individual pay priorities. Dstl has delegated authority to determine the organisation's rates of pay and terms and conditions for civil servants, and to put arrangements in place that meets its particular needs, subject to the Civil Service Pay Guidance and Treasury approvals.</p><p>A pay benchmarking exercise was conducted in March 2020 that compared Dstl's pay ranges to broad MOD equivalents using a small sample of jobs and job families.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/11/2021 11:39:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1381939

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Watchkeeper WK450's have been exported since 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	80978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>No Watchkeeper WK450 UAVs have been exported since 2018.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 29/11/2021 11:20:39 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1381866

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: Climate Change
	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 potential security implications of climate change on the sub-Saharan region of Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	80911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>I refer the right hon.Member to the answer I gave him on 3 November 2021 to Question 64538.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/11/2021 16:37:42 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 64538.docx title Sahel: Climate Change and Terrorism
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1381724

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Gurkhas: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking in response to concerns raised by Gurkha pension campaigners.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	80933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Secretary of State, and I, met with a wide range of Gurkha representative groups and representatives from the Nepali Embassy, including the Nepali Ambassador, on 8th September. We agreed to start a Bilateral Committee to discuss all Gurkha Veteran Welfare issues.The Committee will be an opportunity to discuss Gurkha concerns across the board.</p><p>The government agreed to hold a consultation on the implementation of the Indian 7th Central Pay Commission and we will publish our response to this consultation in due course.</p><p>It remains this government's view that the pension schemes offered to Gurkha veterans in the past were very fair schemes.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 29/11/2021 14:48:52 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma