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524232

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular service personnel, (b) reservists and (c) civilian staff were employed by his Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	40111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of Regular Service personel and Reservists employed by the Ministry of Defence from 2012 to 2016 is available in the annual Service Personnel Statistics publication. Older data is also published by UK Defence Statistics. This information can be found at the following links:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-index</p><p>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/UK-defence-statistics-compendium</p><p>http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/reserves-and-cadets-strengths/</p><p>Civillian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence is published in the Quarterly Civilian Personnel Report and in the UK Defence Statistics publication which can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-index</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/06/2016 16:07:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

523000

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on non-payroll staff in his Department in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	39466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The amount spent on non-payroll staff in 2015-16 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 15:06:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

523002

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff in his Department were (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	39379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of payroll and non-payroll appointments made by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in each of the last six Financial Years (FY).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Payroll staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Non-Payroll staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>66,187</p></td><td><p>1,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>62,736</p></td><td><p>1,701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>54,973</p></td><td><p>1,764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>52,992</p></td><td><p>3,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>52,278</p></td><td><p>3,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>52,295</p></td><td><p>3,646</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Off-payroll workers play an important role in helping the MOD meet short term needs for specialist advice and interim service.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the MOD’s senior payroll appointees engaged for over £220 a day for more than six months, and those of its Arm’s Length Bodies have been published in the relevant Annual Reports and Accounts since FY 2012-13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 15:23:12 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

479139

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what proportion the number of senior military officers ranked one star and above, and the civil service equivalent, employed by his Department, changed between 2011 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>At 1 April 2011, 38.8 per cent of Senior Personnel in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) were Senior Civil Servants (SCS) and 61.2 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star (Army Brigadier and equivalent) and above. At 1 April 2015, 39.2 per cent were SCS and 60.8 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star and above.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 480 UK Regular personnel ranked One Star and above; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 6.9 per cent to 450.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 300 SCS personnel in the MOD; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 5.3 per cent to 290.</p><p> </p><p>The following tables provide the requested breakdown, by year, of UK Regular Strength at One Star and above, and SCS headcount:</p><p> </p><p>UK Regular Strength at One Star and above</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 Oct 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>SCS Headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2011 was 186,360. The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2015 was 153,720. This represents a 17.5 per cent decrease between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD civilian staff (CS) headcount at 1 April 2011 was around 87,000. The CS headcount at 1 April 2015 was 59,900. This represents an estimated decrease of 31.2 per cent between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 31285 31286 question first answered 21/03/2016 16:40:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

479141

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) senior military officers and (b) civilian staff ranked one star or above or the civil service equivalent were employed by his Department (i) in each year since 2010 and (ii) on the latest date in 2016 for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>At 1 April 2011, 38.8 per cent of Senior Personnel in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) were Senior Civil Servants (SCS) and 61.2 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star (Army Brigadier and equivalent) and above. At 1 April 2015, 39.2 per cent were SCS and 60.8 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star and above.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 480 UK Regular personnel ranked One Star and above; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 6.9 per cent to 450.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 300 SCS personnel in the MOD; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 5.3 per cent to 290.</p><p> </p><p>The following tables provide the requested breakdown, by year, of UK Regular Strength at One Star and above, and SCS headcount:</p><p> </p><p>UK Regular Strength at One Star and above</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 Oct 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>SCS Headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2011 was 186,360. The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2015 was 153,720. This represents a 17.5 per cent decrease between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD civilian staff (CS) headcount at 1 April 2011 was around 87,000. The CS headcount at 1 April 2015 was 59,900. This represents an estimated decrease of 31.2 per cent between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 31284 31285 question first answered 21/03/2016 16:40:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

479143

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what proportion the number of armed forces personnel and civilian staff employed by his Department changed between 2011 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>At 1 April 2011, 38.8 per cent of Senior Personnel in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) were Senior Civil Servants (SCS) and 61.2 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star (Army Brigadier and equivalent) and above. At 1 April 2015, 39.2 per cent were SCS and 60.8 per cent were UK Regulars at One Star and above.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 480 UK Regular personnel ranked One Star and above; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 6.9 per cent to 450.</p><p> </p><p>At 1 April 2011, there were 300 SCS personnel in the MOD; by 1 April 2015 this figure had decreased by 5.3 per cent to 290.</p><p> </p><p>The following tables provide the requested breakdown, by year, of UK Regular Strength at One Star and above, and SCS headcount:</p><p> </p><p>UK Regular Strength at One Star and above</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 Oct 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>SCS Headcount</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>1 January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2011 was 186,360. The strength of UK Regular Personnel at 1 April 2015 was 153,720. This represents a 17.5 per cent decrease between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD civilian staff (CS) headcount at 1 April 2011 was around 87,000. The CS headcount at 1 April 2015 was 59,900. This represents an estimated decrease of 31.2 per cent between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 31284 31286 question first answered 21/03/2016 16:40:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

451924

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 4.61 of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, whether civilians employed by (a) the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, (b) Defence Equipment and Support and (c) trading funds are included in his Department's calculation of the size of the workforce he expects to cut by 30 per cent by the end of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	26717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Defence Equipment and Support and the Trading Funds were included in the baseline workforce calculation.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is managing a range of change programmes designed to deliver Defence outputs more efficiently and effectively, including Army 2020 and outsourcing logistics to Leidos. A Business Improvement Review has been set up to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of support activities across Defence. This Review will look at the total shape, size and structure of our civilian workforce, the functions and processes that they are engaged in, and how those can be made more efficient.</p><p>The Department expects the civilian workforce to reduce to around 41,000 by 2020. However, the timing and reductions associated with individual programmes are still to be determined and final decisions will be subject to consultation with employee representatives, value for money considerations and, where appropriate, commercial negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 26718 26719 question first answered 22/02/2016 16:30:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

451925

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2015 to Question 17914, which change programmes are expected to contribute to the planned reduction in the size of his Department's civilian workforce over the current Parliament; and what size of reductions he expects to result from each such change programme.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	26718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Defence Equipment and Support and the Trading Funds were included in the baseline workforce calculation.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is managing a range of change programmes designed to deliver Defence outputs more efficiently and effectively, including Army 2020 and outsourcing logistics to Leidos. A Business Improvement Review has been set up to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of support activities across Defence. This Review will look at the total shape, size and structure of our civilian workforce, the functions and processes that they are engaged in, and how those can be made more efficient.</p><p>The Department expects the civilian workforce to reduce to around 41,000 by 2020. However, the timing and reductions associated with individual programmes are still to be determined and final decisions will be subject to consultation with employee representatives, value for money considerations and, where appropriate, commercial negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 26717 26719 question first answered 22/02/2016 16:30:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

451926

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2015 to Question 17735, what change programmes are underway which are expected to reduce the size of his Department's civilian workforce.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	26719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Defence Equipment and Support and the Trading Funds were included in the baseline workforce calculation.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is managing a range of change programmes designed to deliver Defence outputs more efficiently and effectively, including Army 2020 and outsourcing logistics to Leidos. A Business Improvement Review has been set up to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of support activities across Defence. This Review will look at the total shape, size and structure of our civilian workforce, the functions and processes that they are engaged in, and how those can be made more efficient.</p><p>The Department expects the civilian workforce to reduce to around 41,000 by 2020. However, the timing and reductions associated with individual programmes are still to be determined and final decisions will be subject to consultation with employee representatives, value for money considerations and, where appropriate, commercial negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 26717 26718 question first answered 22/02/2016 16:30:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

449324

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2016 to Question 23339, how many former employees of his Department applied to serve in foreign militaries under the Business Appointments process in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	25214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Fewer than five former employees of the Ministry of Defence applied to serve in foreign militaries between 1 April 2011 and 2 February 2016. Due to the low numbers, the breakdown by year has not been provided.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/02/2016 13:19:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman