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1717400

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date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current arrangements for the assessment of literacy and numeracy competence at the first stage of recruitment into any branch of the armed forces; what provision exists for adult education for (1) literacy, (2) numeracy, and (3) broader educational purposes, after the first two stages of the recruitment process; and what specialist and current expertise exists to assist senior officers in their responsibility to deliver professional and educational support.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL4565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Armed Forces conduct a range of eligibility checks and assessments within recruitment pipelines, and these include the requirement for candidates to have minimum educational qualifications for entry into the Armed Forces. The single Services set their own minimum educational entry standards, and these are specific to the individual requirements of employment groups. Minimum educational qualifications for entry are regularly reviewed and amended to reflect the most up to date requirements of employment groups.</p><p> </p><p>Following initial training, 95% of enlisted personnel are enrolled onto apprenticeships, which require Functional Skills standards. We support all Service personnel up to Level 2 Functional Skills English and Maths and provide further additional support for those with Specific Learning Differences. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) also promotes lifelong learning among members of the Armed Forces, using the Elective Education Schemes to gain higher level qualifications. MOD, and each of the Armed Forces, have specialist education and training policy teams to assist senior officers.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 21/05/2024 14:51:23 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1717425

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of personnel in the armed forces in the UK, including reserve forces.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, there were 138,100 UK Forces personnel, of which 132,360 are based in-country.</p><p> </p><p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 32,650 Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) of which an estimated 32,310 are based in-country.</p><p> </p><p>The stationed location data for Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) Reserves has not been fully verified, therefore the figure provided is considered to be an estimate. Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, HRR and volunteer reserve personnel serving on Additional Duties Commitment (ADC) or FTRS contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure. However, numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals and its constituent numbers have been rounded separately, and so totals may not equal the sums of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p><p>Further Stationed Location Stats for UK Regulars can be found in the Annual Location Statistics (ALS) publication:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-annual-statistics-index</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 24/05/2024 10:25:50 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1717426

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cadets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of young people in the cadet forces in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The latest available data for Cadets as at 1 April 2023, showed there to be 83,170 individuals in the Community Cadet Force, and 50,950 individuals in the Combined Cadet Force.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for total Cadets can be found in the Ministry of Defence Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics publication:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-sponsored-cadet-forces-statistics-index</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 21/05/2024 16:23:38 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1717482

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an annual budget cycle took place for the financial year (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	25815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The department runs an Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) every year.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/05/2024 14:36:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1717483

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Defence Equipment
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 10 May 2024 to Question 24424 on Armed Forces: Defence Equipment, for what reason his Department has linked the annual budget cycle in 2024 to the announcement for future funding in the 2025-26 financial year, in the context of the annual budget cycle being for in-year spending adjustments.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	25816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department runs an Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) every year. However, this is not solely for in year spending adjustments, it is a financial planning exercise to review the Department's ten-year forecast.</p><p>The most recent ABC conducted in 2023 reviewed the ten-year forecast from 2023-24 to 2032-33 and the current ABC process underway is reviewing the ten-year forecast from 2024-25 to 2033-34. This will reflect the recent announcement of our planned trajectory to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/05/2024 16:04:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1717507

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) of his Department's civilian personnel, (b) Armed Forces personnel and (c) external private contractors work on recruitment for the (i) Royal Navy, (ii) British Army, (iii) Royal Air Force and (iv) Royal Marines.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/05/2024 12:34:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1717508

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the contract end date is for the Armed Forces Recruitment Programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Service commencement date for the Armed Forces Recruiting Programme is January 2027. Following a transitional period, the contract will run for seven years with the option to extend for an additional three years.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/05/2024 13:48:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1717509

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) original and (b) end date as of 13 May 2024 is for the Recruiting Partnership Project.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The original end date of the Army’s Recruiting Partnering Project contract with Capita was 11 March 2022 however, following an extension, the current end date is 31 March 2026. In September 2023 the Army commenced discussions with Capita to enact the option of a third-year contract extension until the commencement of the Armed Forces Recruitment Service in 2027.</p><p> </p><p>The contract to 31 March 2024 has cost £886.33 million.</p><p> </p><p>The Senior Responsible Officer for the Recruiting Partnering Project contract undertakes this role alongside other duties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 25753 25754 question first answered 16/05/2024 13:49:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1717104

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Weston-on-the-Green
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RAF Welford for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics. (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	25691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The information required to answer the hon. Member's questions is held by Ministry of Defence contractors. Defence Infrastructure Organisation officials are working with them to produce a consolidated response which will take some time. I will write to him by early June 2024, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 25692 25693 25704 25705 question first answered 20/05/2024 15:44:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1717105

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Weston-on-the-Green
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RAF Weston-on-the-green for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	25692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The information required to answer the hon. Member's questions is held by Ministry of Defence contractors. Defence Infrastructure Organisation officials are working with them to produce a consolidated response which will take some time. I will write to him by early June 2024, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 25691 25693 25704 25705 question first answered 20/05/2024 15:44:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard