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date	03/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time for (a) processing and (b) concluding medical assessments is for applicants to (i) the armed forces, (i) the Navy and (iii) the Army (A) before and (B) during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	110876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p><p> </p><p>The average time taken from the submission of an application to join the Royal Navy (Regular Officers and Other Ranks) to having a medical assessment was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Application Date</p></td><td><p>Average Timeline (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2019 - 22 March 2020</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 March 2020 - 1 November 2020</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Candidates are informed of the outcome by the Military Medical Examiner (MME) on the day of the assessment; this is followed up in writing.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p>The median average time taken from the submission of an application to join the Army as a Regular Other Rank to having a medical assessment was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Application Date</p></td><td><p>Average Timeline (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 June 2020 – 30 September 2020</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Note</strong></p><p>The Army was only able to reinstate physical medical assessments from June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates are informed of the outcome by the Military Medical Examiner (MME) on the day of the assessment; this is followed up in writing.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p><p>The mean average time taken from the submission of an application to join the Royal Air Force (Regular Officers and Other Ranks) to having a medical assessment was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Application Date</p></td><td><p>Average Timeline (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2019 – 22 March 2020</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 March 2020 – 4 November 2020</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>Only includes applications processed via the digital recruitment system.</p><p>Only includes applications with a recorded medical booking date.</p><p> </p><p>Candidates are informed of the outcome by the Military Medical Examiner (MME) on the day of the assessment; this is followed up in writing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/11/2020 16:42:29 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1248582

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Programme Design and Definition phase of the SSN(R) programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Walney
uin	HL9966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The programme to deliver the first of Class of an SSN Replacement for the Astute Class submarines is currently in the Programme Definition and Design Phase, which aims to identify potential capability solution choices. Therefore, it is too early to determine what the capability solution will be.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL9967 question first answered 09/11/2020 13:10:20 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1248583

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Astute Class Submarines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the replacement for the Astute-class SSN Royal Navy submarines will take the form of another submarine.
tabling member printed	Lord Walney
uin	HL9967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The programme to deliver the first of Class of an SSN Replacement for the Astute Class submarines is currently in the Programme Definition and Design Phase, which aims to identify potential capability solution choices. Therefore, it is too early to determine what the capability solution will be.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL9966 question first answered 09/11/2020 13:10:20 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1248584

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the expected dates for the Dreadnought-class of SSBN submarines to be in service.
tabling member printed	Lord Walney
uin	HL9968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the 2019 Annual Update to Parliament on the UKs future nuclear deterrent, the Dreadnought submarine programme is on track for the First of Class, HMS Dreadnought, to enter service in the early 2030s. The planned in-service dates of submarines are withheld as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/11/2020 13:41:19 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1248585

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWE
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Goldie on 2 November (HLWS537), what assessment they have made of the impact of the decision for AWE plc to "become an Arms-Length Body wholly owned by the MOD" on the timetable for their commitment to nuclear warhead renewal.
tabling member printed	Lord Walney
uin	HL9969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>The change in the Atomic Weapons Establishment operating model will enhance the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) agility to manage the UK's nuclear deterrent and improve the delivery of core defence objectives, including the replacement warhead.</p><p>The change will also enable the MOD to invest in the development of the workforce, infrastructure and capabilities needed for the replacement warhead programme. I am withholding further information on the replacement warhead timetable for the purposes of safeguarding national security.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 11/11/2020 12:10:52 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney