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1716603

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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 armed forces career offices there are in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	25348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 18 April 2024 to Question 21529 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (Mr Healey).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 14/05/2024 16:29:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 21529 - Armed Forces Recruitment.docx title Armed Forces: Recruitment
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1716604

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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 much his Department has spent on armed forces career offices in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	25349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has spent an estimated £159 Million on Armed Forces Career Offices (AFCOs) in the period from 2019-20 to 2023-24. This cost excludes the lease and building maintenance costs for AFCOs sponsored by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, and the cost of staffing AFCOs sponsored by the Army.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/05/2024 11:39:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1683708

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2024 to Question 9087 on Armed Forces: Recruitment. when the (a) Minister for Armed Forces and (b) Minister for Defence People and Families last met representatives of Capita to discuss armed forces recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	10666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Minister for the Armed Forces last met with Capita representatives in July 2020. I have not met with Capita to discuss recruiting but officials are in regular contact.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/01/2024 16:00:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1681290

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2022 to Question 13042 on Armed Forces, Recruitment, how much his Department spent on the recruitment systems for the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in the financial year 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 January 2024 to Question 7265 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 9078 question first answered 16/01/2024 17:22:23 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 7265.docx title Armed Forces: Recruitment
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1681296

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
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 people have worked on the recruitment of armed forces personnel on average in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member’s Question. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/01/2024 15:46:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1681297

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
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, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of levels of recruitment across the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The current level of recruitment to the Armed Forces is lower than we would wish, a challenge we have in common with allies, reflecting a tight recruitment environment. Nevertheless, Defence continues to meet its operational commitments and is undertaking a wide range of activities to improve recruitment performance.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/01/2024 16:20:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1681298

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
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, when he last met representatives of Capita to discuss armed forces recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Defence Secretary has not yet had the opportunity to meet with Capita to discuss Armed Forces recruitment. However, Defence Ministers are regularly updated on Armed Forces recruitment, including the Recruiting Partnering Project contract with Capita. Senior principals within the British Army regularly meet with Capita representatives to continue their valued partnership in delivering Army recruitment.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/01/2024 16:19:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1681300

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of advertising armed forces roles via LinkedIn in meeting his Department’s recruitment targets.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	9089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Member’s Question. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/01/2024 15:43:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485180

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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 ethnicity intake target is for the (a) UK Regular Forces and (b) FR20 Volunteer Reserve by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Whilst Defence does not work to specific intake targets for ethnicity, we are committed to achieving a more diverse workforce and have embarked on a range of activities to increase the number of ethnic minority and female recruits into the Armed Forces. Whilst the representation of ethnic minority personnel joining the Armed Forces is improving, we recognise that progress in terms of the representative rates of our people - both military and civilian - has been too slow. It is clear there is still much further to go and we are working hard to fulfil the key objective in our 2018-2030 Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to eliminate discrimination and improve diversity throughout Defence:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2018-to-2030-a-force-for-inclusion</p><p>Section 2.2.4, Supporting Commitments for Goal 2, sets out Defence's ambition to improve our ethnic diversity.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 28479 question first answered 07/07/2022 14:17:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485190

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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 applications the armed forces have received from women in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the attached spreadsheets.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 28487 question first answered 06/07/2022 15:34:05 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty attachment 1 file name Copy of 20220701 - Applications by Gender (1).xlsx title Apllications by Gender
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard