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1329413

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Security Guards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will extend the support available to UK locally employed staff in Afghanistan to those employed by private firms involved in security operations supporting UK government staff, buildings and agencies in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	10254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>The Afghanistan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was designed with a recognition that many of those who worked with Her Majesty's Government may not have been directly employed by us. Through the ARAP a significant number of these people will be eligible for relocation to the UK, including contracted Afghan interpreters working for MOD who will be invited to apply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 09/06/2021 13:11:34 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1236485

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the extension of the Veterans Recognition Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	91827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (James Heappey) on 3 September 2020 to Question 81645 to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne).</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 22/09/2020 15:43:57 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name 81645 - Veterans ID Cards.docx title 81645 - Veterans ID Cards
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1229229

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the number of extant service complaints as of 28 August 2020 in (a) the Army, (b) Royal Air Force, (c) Royal Navy which have been ongoing for (i) 0-6 months, (ii) 6-12 months, (iii) one-two years, (iv) two-three years, (v) three-four years, (vi) four-five years, (vii) six-seven years, (viii) seven-eight years, (ix) eight-nine years, (x) nine-10 years (xi) over 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	81695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following table and was current as at 31 August 2020:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0-6</strong> <strong>months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6-12</strong> <strong>months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1-2</strong> <strong>years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2-3</strong> <strong>years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3-4</strong> <strong>years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4-5 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6-7</strong> <strong>years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7-8</strong> <strong>years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8-9</strong> <strong>years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9-10</strong> <strong>years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Over 10</strong> <strong>years</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p>Figures are single Service estimates and have not been verified by Defence Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 5 to prevent the inadvertent release of personal data and figures fewer than 5 are represented by ‘~’. Zero is ‘-‘.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 07/09/2020 16:04:16 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1192888

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reported incidents of (a) sexual harassment, (b) sexual assault and (c) rape there were by (i) gender and (ii) service in each year from 2015 to 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	42949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is absolutely clear there is no place for sexual offending in the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces are committed to addressing the issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault through a range of actions, including awareness campaigns and training presentations around sexual consent.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the great courage it takes to come forward and report a sexual offence. Personnel who come forward can have full confidence that all allegations are thoroughly investigated; Commanding Officers must always refer any allegation of rape and sexual assault, or any other offence which may have a sexual element, to the Service Police. Anyone found to fall short of the Services’ high standards or to have committed an offence is dealt with appropriately, up to and including imprisonment and dismissal from service.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed statistics about sexual offending in the Service Justice System are published annually as part of our commitment to openness and transparency: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fsexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C4eb23202990644fe7a5608d7f10d6d9e%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637242912277975613&amp;sdata=F9CgOlKY9dcJFllwvEW3J%2F4DzaBlYZfOt4UCHKCJmhs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 42950 42951 question first answered 11/05/2020 11:09:48 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1192889

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide details of the (a) training and (b) other steps taken to increase reporting of (i) sexual harassment, (ii) sexual assault and (iii) rape by (A) gender and (B) service in the armed forces each year from 2015 to 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	42950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is absolutely clear there is no place for sexual offending in the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces are committed to addressing the issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault through a range of actions, including awareness campaigns and training presentations around sexual consent.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the great courage it takes to come forward and report a sexual offence. Personnel who come forward can have full confidence that all allegations are thoroughly investigated; Commanding Officers must always refer any allegation of rape and sexual assault, or any other offence which may have a sexual element, to the Service Police. Anyone found to fall short of the Services’ high standards or to have committed an offence is dealt with appropriately, up to and including imprisonment and dismissal from service.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed statistics about sexual offending in the Service Justice System are published annually as part of our commitment to openness and transparency: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fsexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C4eb23202990644fe7a5608d7f10d6d9e%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637242912277975613&amp;sdata=F9CgOlKY9dcJFllwvEW3J%2F4DzaBlYZfOt4UCHKCJmhs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 42949 42951 question first answered 11/05/2020 11:09:48 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1192890

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training his Department provided to (a) junior NCO’s and (b) junior officers to increase awareness of (a) sexual harassment, (b) sexual assault and c) rape by (A) gender and (B) service in each year since 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	42951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is absolutely clear there is no place for sexual offending in the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces are committed to addressing the issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault through a range of actions, including awareness campaigns and training presentations around sexual consent.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the great courage it takes to come forward and report a sexual offence. Personnel who come forward can have full confidence that all allegations are thoroughly investigated; Commanding Officers must always refer any allegation of rape and sexual assault, or any other offence which may have a sexual element, to the Service Police. Anyone found to fall short of the Services’ high standards or to have committed an offence is dealt with appropriately, up to and including imprisonment and dismissal from service.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed statistics about sexual offending in the Service Justice System are published annually as part of our commitment to openness and transparency: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fsexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C4eb23202990644fe7a5608d7f10d6d9e%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637242912277975613&amp;sdata=F9CgOlKY9dcJFllwvEW3J%2F4DzaBlYZfOt4UCHKCJmhs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 42949 42950 question first answered 11/05/2020 11:09:48 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1189971

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Perfluorooctanoic Acid: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) perfluorooctane sulfate and (b) perfluooctane acid firefighting foams there are on military bases in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	39512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>There are no firefighting foams in use on the Defence estate that use either perfluorooctane sulfate and perfluooctane acid as constituents. Foams with these constituents were withdrawn from use in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 29/04/2020 07:02:36 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1189974

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Global Positioning System: Military Bases
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 ensure military access to GPS satellites resilient to jamming of signals for (a) communications, (b) direct energy weapons, (c) route planning and (d) local confirmation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	39513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces rely upon accurate Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) information for a variety of critical applications. GPS, owned and run by the US Armed Forces, is our main system; as a tier 1 nation, we have privileged access to the most secure GPS signals. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a dedicated Research &amp; Development programme looking at diminishing traditional PNT vulnerabilities. This includes key work with industry on research into anti-jam techniques (jamming is the most common form of PNT interference) and the £70 million Robust Global Navigation System contract to deliver Multi Constellation Open Signal receivers, further decreasing our vulnerabilities. The MOD is committed to a systems-of-systems approach to managing PNT vulnerabilities, including with cross-Government partners.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 29/04/2020 16:36:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1185448

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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 civilian posts in his Department have been vacant in each month of each year from January 2018 to December 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	29952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>I will write to the hon. Member shortly.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 19/03/2020 15:28:52 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1185449

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements his Department has put in place for auditing the cyber security capability of defence contractors; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	29953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Defence takes the cyber security of its suppliers extremely seriously, which is why we work with a wide range of Defence contractors in the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP). The DCPP is a collaboration between government and industry and it has developed a cyber security framework which is applied in all Defence procurements. The model requires the supplier to have in place cyber security controls which are proportionate to the cyber risk to the information they handle. These controls address security governance, culture, personnel and asset security as well as technical requirements and incident management, and our suppliers are accountable for flowing the requirements down through their supply chains. In addition, for activities where the routine handling of material classified as secret or above takes place, the granting and maintenance of List X status confirms that contractors conform to a defined set of controls provides assurance of their security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/03/2020 17:36:38 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden