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1657800

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aviation: Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many individual occasions his Department was tasked with arranging rotary wing air transport for the Prime Minister on the aircraft registered under the marks (a) GZ100 and (b) G-MAOL between the dates of (i) 1 February 2021 to 24 October 2022 and (ii) 25 October 2022 to 4 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	197422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Between 1 February 2021and 24 October 2022, the A109 rotary wing aircraft of the Command Support Air Transport Fleet was tasked, and flew the Prime Minister, fifteen times for official purposes.</p><p>Between 25 October 2022 and 4 September 2023, it was tasked and flew the Prime Minister on nine occasions for official purposes. Each task can include a number of separate legs.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/09/2023 11:10:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1657801

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aviation: Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many individual occasions his Department was tasked with arranging fixed wing air transport for the Prime Minister for domestic flights on the aircraft registered under the marks (a) G-ZABH and (b) G-ZAHS between the dates of 25 October 2022 and 4 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	197423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Between 25 October 2022 and 4 September 2023, the Envoy aircraft of the Command Support Air Transport Fleet was tasked, and flew the Prime Minister, eleven times for official purposes. Each task can include a number of separate legs.</p><p>Two of the taskings were completed on G-ZABH and nine on G-ZAHS.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/09/2023 11:11:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1653401

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Cyber Force
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 20 January 2023 to Question 122426, when he expects construction of the new headquarters for the National Cyber Force in Samlesbury to be completed; and what proportion of its planned full complement of staff were working at the new facility by 30 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	194346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The National Cyber Force (NCF) will relocate its main centre of operations to Samlesbury, contributing to the Levelling Up agenda and bringing economic stimulus, job creation and other tangible benefits to the region. Approximately two thirds of the NCF will be based in Samlesbury by the 2030s, with the remaining third at other locations. Whilst I am not able to comment on detailed operational numbers and dates publicly, plans are well underway for the move.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/07/2023 10:21:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1653412

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to sub-target two of the Greening Government Commitments reporting requirements for 2021 to 2025 last updated on 15 December 2022, whether his Department follows the encouragement in that guidance to (a) monitor and (b) report on the number of domestic flights for which her Department is responsible each year; and how many domestic flights were taken by Ministers in his Department in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	194399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>In support of the Greening Government Commitments (GGC), Defence's domestic business flights are recorded and associated annual carbon emissions reported in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>For 2021, our records show there was a total of <del class="ministerial">48</del> <ins class="ministerial">36 </ins>domestic flights recorded as being used by Ministers e.g. Commercial flights, RAF planes and RAF helicopters. For 2022, our records show there were a total of<del class="ministerial"> 91</del> <ins class="ministerial">41</ins> domestic flights.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/07/2023 13:24:04 question first ministerially corrected 24/07/2023 08:49:26 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge previous answer version 89096 answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1651999

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department allocated to the Continuity of Education Allowance to fund school places in the UK in 2022-23; and how many children were covered by that funding.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	193334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 April 2023 to question 181072 to the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 193339 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:53:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 181072.docx title Armed Forces: Private Education
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1652000

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum level of Continuity of Education Allowance payments provided by his Department were for (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils in the UK in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	193335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Rates of all variants of Continuation of Education Allowance (CEA) are published in the annual Chief Defence Personnel Armed Forces Remuneration Directed Letter &quot;Rates of Entitlement for Allowances for Service Personnel&quot;, and can be found in JSP 752, Chapter 3. This information was last updated in July 2023 and is in the public domain at the following gov.uk link:</p><p>assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1167569/20230701-JSP_752_v55_Jul_23.pdf</p><p>The Maximum Payable Education Allowances Rates per child for 2022-23 are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Education Allowance</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From 1 August 2022 Maximum payable per child</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEA (Board) - Senior</p></td><td><p>£8,047 per term</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEA (Board) - Junior</p></td><td><p>£6,380 per term</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEA SENA SP</p></td><td><p>£12,023 per term</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEA (Day) - Senior</p></td><td><p>£4,835 per term</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEA (Day) - Junior</p></td><td><p>£3,614 per term</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEA SENA (Day)</p></td><td><p>£7,719 per term</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEA (Guardians)</p></td><td><p>£10.00 per day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Day School Allowance (North Wales)</p></td><td><p>£6,255 per term</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/07/2023 16:51:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1652004

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department allocated to the Continuity of Education Allowance to fund places at (a) Winchester College, (b) Eton College, (c) Rugby School, (d) Millfield School, (e) Charterhouse School, (f) Harrow School, (g) Sevenoaks School, (h) Oundle School, (i) Stowe School, and (j) Gordonstoun in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	193339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 April 2023 to question 181072 to the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 193334 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:53:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 181072.docx title Armed Forces: Private Education
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1640570

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) IT and communications equipment, (b) chairs, desks and other furniture and (c) electronic fans, heaters and other equipment used for temperature control, to enable staff in his core Department to work from home during the financial years (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>This 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 06/06/2023 09:50:25 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1626272

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Ministerial Boxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have (a) been reported missing or lost or (b) had their security features removed in order that they can be purchased for personal use by former ministers from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	184027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>I can confirm that no ministerial red boxes have been reported missing or lost between 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2023 or had their security features removed.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/05/2023 15:24:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1625274

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the contract between BFS Group Ltd and Leidos Supply Ltd for the supply of food to British armed forces personnel throughout the UK, what proportion of raw poultry used by BFS Group in the service of that contract over the course of financial year 2022-23 was sourced from within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	183365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>All of the raw poultry used by BFS Group in the service of the contract for the supply of UK Deployable Food in financial year 2022-23 was sourced from outside the UK.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 15/05/2023 16:37:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry