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1672625

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Risk Management
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 to strengthen the linkage between (a) Board risks, (b) disaggregated risks and (c) risks owned and managed in individual entities of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	3426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) follows the Code of Good Practice for corporate governance in central government departments and undertakes regular reviews of its governance structure to ensure it remains fit for purpose for managing delivery and performance.</p><p> </p><p>The Lead Non-Executive Director assesses Board performance each year and the department has challenge functions for its senior committees to help bring diversity of thought to decision making. The department also undertakes regular reviews of its Operating Model. The Defence Operating Model outlines the roles, responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities across Defence and the key delivery, decision-making, management and assurance processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 pages 72 to 76 details how risks are managed within the department. The Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR) published on 18 July 2023 sets out Defence’s priority to embed a sophisticated approach to managing risk through a significant improvement programme. This will align the Department’s risks with the commitments outlined in the DCPR, Defence Strategy and wider cross-government priorities, providing a clear line of sight from Board level risks through to all disaggregated levels of departmental risks. The Defence Board and the Defence Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (DARAC) have approved the improvement programme and have oversight of delivery. These changes will be delivered across whole Defence enterprise, including functions and front-line commands. MOD continues to mature the operation of its functions, in support of the wider development of the Government’s Functional model.</p><p> </p><p>Improvement activities as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 on page 76 include maturing the annual assurance reporting process, refreshing the risk management framework for the Department, strengthening the three Lines of Defence model to clarify the accountabilities and governance requirements for each line, and developing a risk-based assurance map. These improvements will integrate assurance across the three Lines of Defence, ensuring assurance activities remain proportionate to the level of risk in the department and its risk appetite.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 3121 3122 3123 3125 question first answered 26/01/2024 14:35:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1672206

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 65 of the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, published on 20 July 2023, how much funding has been allocated to the programme to tackle health and safety risks on his Department's estate.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	3112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Defence plans to invest circa £5.3 billion over the next 10 years in SLA (pending ABC24 outcomes). This includes a programme of Safe &amp; Legal works as part of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan and compliance actions are prioritised over other activities such as reactive maintenance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/01/2024 14:37:34 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1672215

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Finance
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 to strengthen his Department's (a) governance and (b) internal controls assurance processes.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	3121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) follows the Code of Good Practice for corporate governance in central government departments and undertakes regular reviews of its governance structure to ensure it remains fit for purpose for managing delivery and performance.</p><p> </p><p>The Lead Non-Executive Director assesses Board performance each year and the department has challenge functions for its senior committees to help bring diversity of thought to decision making. The department also undertakes regular reviews of its Operating Model. The Defence Operating Model outlines the roles, responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities across Defence and the key delivery, decision-making, management and assurance processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 pages 72 to 76 details how risks are managed within the department. The Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR) published on 18 July 2023 sets out Defence’s priority to embed a sophisticated approach to managing risk through a significant improvement programme. This will align the Department’s risks with the commitments outlined in the DCPR, Defence Strategy and wider cross-government priorities, providing a clear line of sight from Board level risks through to all disaggregated levels of departmental risks. The Defence Board and the Defence Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (DARAC) have approved the improvement programme and have oversight of delivery. These changes will be delivered across whole Defence enterprise, including functions and front-line commands. MOD continues to mature the operation of its functions, in support of the wider development of the Government’s Functional model.</p><p> </p><p>Improvement activities as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 on page 76 include maturing the annual assurance reporting process, refreshing the risk management framework for the Department, strengthening the three Lines of Defence model to clarify the accountabilities and governance requirements for each line, and developing a risk-based assurance map. These improvements will integrate assurance across the three Lines of Defence, ensuring assurance activities remain proportionate to the level of risk in the department and its risk appetite.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 3122 3123 3125 3426 question first answered 26/01/2024 14:35:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1672216

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 75 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what steps he is taking to increase the maturity of second line of defence activities in front line commands.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	3122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) follows the Code of Good Practice for corporate governance in central government departments and undertakes regular reviews of its governance structure to ensure it remains fit for purpose for managing delivery and performance.</p><p> </p><p>The Lead Non-Executive Director assesses Board performance each year and the department has challenge functions for its senior committees to help bring diversity of thought to decision making. The department also undertakes regular reviews of its Operating Model. The Defence Operating Model outlines the roles, responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities across Defence and the key delivery, decision-making, management and assurance processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 pages 72 to 76 details how risks are managed within the department. The Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR) published on 18 July 2023 sets out Defence’s priority to embed a sophisticated approach to managing risk through a significant improvement programme. This will align the Department’s risks with the commitments outlined in the DCPR, Defence Strategy and wider cross-government priorities, providing a clear line of sight from Board level risks through to all disaggregated levels of departmental risks. The Defence Board and the Defence Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (DARAC) have approved the improvement programme and have oversight of delivery. These changes will be delivered across whole Defence enterprise, including functions and front-line commands. MOD continues to mature the operation of its functions, in support of the wider development of the Government’s Functional model.</p><p> </p><p>Improvement activities as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 on page 76 include maturing the annual assurance reporting process, refreshing the risk management framework for the Department, strengthening the three Lines of Defence model to clarify the accountabilities and governance requirements for each line, and developing a risk-based assurance map. These improvements will integrate assurance across the three Lines of Defence, ensuring assurance activities remain proportionate to the level of risk in the department and its risk appetite.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 3121 3123 3125 3426 question first answered 26/01/2024 14:35:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1672217

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 76 of the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, published on 20 July 2023, what steps he is taking to improve functional oversight of assurance.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	3123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) follows the Code of Good Practice for corporate governance in central government departments and undertakes regular reviews of its governance structure to ensure it remains fit for purpose for managing delivery and performance.</p><p> </p><p>The Lead Non-Executive Director assesses Board performance each year and the department has challenge functions for its senior committees to help bring diversity of thought to decision making. The department also undertakes regular reviews of its Operating Model. The Defence Operating Model outlines the roles, responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities across Defence and the key delivery, decision-making, management and assurance processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 pages 72 to 76 details how risks are managed within the department. The Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR) published on 18 July 2023 sets out Defence’s priority to embed a sophisticated approach to managing risk through a significant improvement programme. This will align the Department’s risks with the commitments outlined in the DCPR, Defence Strategy and wider cross-government priorities, providing a clear line of sight from Board level risks through to all disaggregated levels of departmental risks. The Defence Board and the Defence Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (DARAC) have approved the improvement programme and have oversight of delivery. These changes will be delivered across whole Defence enterprise, including functions and front-line commands. MOD continues to mature the operation of its functions, in support of the wider development of the Government’s Functional model.</p><p> </p><p>Improvement activities as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 on page 76 include maturing the annual assurance reporting process, refreshing the risk management framework for the Department, strengthening the three Lines of Defence model to clarify the accountabilities and governance requirements for each line, and developing a risk-based assurance map. These improvements will integrate assurance across the three Lines of Defence, ensuring assurance activities remain proportionate to the level of risk in the department and its risk appetite.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 3121 3122 3125 3426 question first answered 26/01/2024 14:35:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1672250

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Finance
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 to prioritise sufficient resources for the delivery of oversight mechanisms for risk and assurance.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	3125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) follows the Code of Good Practice for corporate governance in central government departments and undertakes regular reviews of its governance structure to ensure it remains fit for purpose for managing delivery and performance.</p><p> </p><p>The Lead Non-Executive Director assesses Board performance each year and the department has challenge functions for its senior committees to help bring diversity of thought to decision making. The department also undertakes regular reviews of its Operating Model. The Defence Operating Model outlines the roles, responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities across Defence and the key delivery, decision-making, management and assurance processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 pages 72 to 76 details how risks are managed within the department. The Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR) published on 18 July 2023 sets out Defence’s priority to embed a sophisticated approach to managing risk through a significant improvement programme. This will align the Department’s risks with the commitments outlined in the DCPR, Defence Strategy and wider cross-government priorities, providing a clear line of sight from Board level risks through to all disaggregated levels of departmental risks. The Defence Board and the Defence Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (DARAC) have approved the improvement programme and have oversight of delivery. These changes will be delivered across whole Defence enterprise, including functions and front-line commands. MOD continues to mature the operation of its functions, in support of the wider development of the Government’s Functional model.</p><p> </p><p>Improvement activities as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 on page 76 include maturing the annual assurance reporting process, refreshing the risk management framework for the Department, strengthening the three Lines of Defence model to clarify the accountabilities and governance requirements for each line, and developing a risk-based assurance map. These improvements will integrate assurance across the three Lines of Defence, ensuring assurance activities remain proportionate to the level of risk in the department and its risk appetite.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 3121 3122 3123 3426 question first answered 26/01/2024 14:35:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle