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1691749

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings ministers in his Department have had with representatives of SMEs that are developing (a) defence-related artificial intelligence and (b) artificial intelligence with potential defence capacity in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	15583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 29/02/2024 14:04:19 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1690846

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to engage with small and medium-sized enterprises that express interest in developing defence-related AI technologies.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	15017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make a significant contribution to the defence AI supply chain and we are pursuing several initiatives to more clearly communicate our AI requirements, address barriers to frictionless collaboration, and incentivise engagement and co-creation with small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p>In addition, MOD published its SME Action Plan in 2022 outlining specific commitments to improve engagement with smaller businesses including improving visibility of opportunities and simplifying our procurement approach. We are also encouraging our major suppliers to publish their own sub-contract opportunities through the Defence Sourcing Portal, making it easier for SMEs to find and bid for defence work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/02/2024 17:51:42 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1690847

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on AI development in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	15018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Defence AI Centre is monitoring over 250 projects and programmes that are exploring the use of AI technologies as part of a capability or system. However, it is difficult to calculate the Department’s overall spend on AI as cost data for these component elements is typically integrated within broader programme costs. Work is underway to better delineate this investment across MOD and improve our understanding over time.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/02/2024 17:40:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1644594

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Strategic Operating Concept has been published.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	189489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Integrated Operating Concept (IOpC). It was originally published in Sep 20 and updated in Sep 21. A copy of the IOpC can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthe-integrated-operating-concept-2025&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSimon.Kinsey630%40mod.gov.uk%7C3062c262a8434e6f3c5f08db70c5084b%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C638227763762421868%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=udf7eKjHy01xXut4ivSnS6AxJ3QhkorSgNuzFru6BaM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-integrated-operating-concept-2025</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/06/2023 14:51:03 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1602077

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infantry there were in the army in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	160205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The below table shows the Army Regular Trade Trained Infantry personnel, as at 1 April 2010, 1 April 2015 and 1 April 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2022</p></td><td><p>17,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>20,134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>24,945</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The decrease in infantry strength is relative to the overall strength of the British Army. Infantry personnel made up 25.4% of the Trade Trained Regular Army in April 2010, 25.3% in April 2015 and 24.2% in April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Table notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Table 1 figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Officers of the paid rank of Colonel and above in the General Staff are excluded from these figures, regardless of late Arm/Service.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Other Ranks in Senior Soldier Continuity Posts are excluded from these figures, regardless of late Arm/Service.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Figures are for all Trade Trained Regular Army Infantry personnel, regardless of whether these personnel are serving at Regimental Duty. This may differ from published statistics which ask for Unit or Battalion information and only include personnel serving at Regimental Duty.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/03/2023 17:47:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1600727

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans and their family members have contacted Veterans UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	156930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to establish the number of individual contacts for the different services provided by Veterans UK.</p><p> </p><p>However, I can confirm the number of calls the Veterans UK helpline received and they are detailed in the table below. Data prior to 2017 is not held.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2023 to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calls offered</p></td><td><p>142,806</p></td><td><p>143,954</p></td><td><p>123,805</p></td><td><p>53,863</p></td><td><p>34,949</p></td><td><p>57,376</p></td><td><p>11,857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calls answered</p></td><td><p>130,225</p></td><td><p>128,373</p></td><td><p>129,428</p></td><td><p>48,074</p></td><td><p>33,977</p></td><td><p>54,932</p></td><td><p>10,851</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2022 The Veterans Welfare Service has had 40,276 client interactions to date, and these include calls, emails and written correspondence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/03/2023 17:54:41 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1600728

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme paid out in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	156931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is already in the public domain available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202122" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202122</a></p><p> </p><p>The attached table has been copied from Table 19: Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Expenditure, by financial year, 6 April 2005 to 31 March 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/03/2023 11:24:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Copy of 20230306- PQW_22-23_2023_02795 (156931)- Twigg- Supporting table.xlsx title Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Expenditure
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1600748

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran's badges have been issued in each year since 2004.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	156932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The attached table details the number of veterans badges which have been issued in each year since 2004.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/03/2023 17:57:01 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 20230306- PQN_22-23_2023_02815 (156932)- Twigg- Supporting table.xlsx title Numbers of Veterans Badges
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1587141

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Army will have a warfighting division of 10,000 troops.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	148533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 127277 on 25 February 2022 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey). The British Army already has a warfighting Division, the 3rd (UK) Division, which has in excess of 10,000 troops</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/02/2023 12:54:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 127277 - Army.docx title Army
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1311798

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officer cadets from the UK who entered training at Sandhurst were from ethnic minorities, in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	186134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows the Regular Army UK BAME intake to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) from 2010 – 30 Sept 2021, by financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Personnel from the UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 19/20</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY 20/21 up to 30 Sept</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: Analysis (Army)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The figures are for the UK Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li><li>Ethnicity has been extracted from the Joint Personnel Administration System.</li><li>There are a number of people with unknown ethnicity, a proportion of who may be BAME.</li><li>Figures above include those personnel who join the Pre-RMAS (PRMAS) and Leadership Development Course (LDC) schemes prior to starting RMAS. This means that the latest figures may differ slightly from those supplied in previous PQ answers which excluded the PRMAS and LDC elements.</li><li>There were ~20 additional personnel whose primary nationality is not British.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 as a means of disclosure control to protect individuals; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/04/2021 16:27:05 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg