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date	16/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to enlist in the Army were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recruiting Year (RY) 19/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RY 20/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RY 21/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RY 22/23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age – Over Age</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age – Underage</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alcohol</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Officer Selection Board (AOSB) Briefing Failure</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appeal in Progress</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appeal Outcome</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessment Centre Fail</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attitude/Maturity</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Authority Rejection</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic Skills</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMI</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Candidate not selected by Army Personnel Centre (APC) Glasgow</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Care Order</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance - Crime</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Financial Issues</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Nationality</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Non completion of forms</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2166</p></td><td><p>1360</p></td><td><p>1140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Piercings</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Residency</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Tattoos</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Visa</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth – No current vacancies</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>6207</p></td><td><p>4832</p></td><td><p>4557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth – Not Suitable for entry</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consent Form not provided</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Continuing Education</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Convictions/Crime</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Operations</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delinquency/Crime</p></td><td><p>534</p></td><td><p>629</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discipline</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed Basic Eligibility</p></td><td><p>4750</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to Attend Event(s)</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fitness</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family Origin Questionnaire Consent not given (SCT)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joining Other Service – Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joining Other Service – Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joining Other Service – Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Language Ability – English Speaking &amp; Listening</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>17443</p></td><td><p>18180</p></td><td><p>13832</p></td><td><p>14656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motivation/Commitment</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No Vacancy Available</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Productive Enquiry/Lack of Contact</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other non-Military Employment</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prior Service Check Rejection</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>1374</p></td><td><p>1055</p></td><td><p>671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychometric Test Result</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refusal of Parental Consent</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Start New Stream</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Terms and Conditions of Service</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable at Interview</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable for Job Choice</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waiver Refused</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Rejections</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25750</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30657</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23189</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23100</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>89114</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90651</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63580</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>58870</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rejections Percentage </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28.9%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>33.8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>36.5%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>39.2%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Recruiting Group</p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><ol><li>‘~’ denotes a value less than 5, to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</li><li>The information for Recruiting Year (RY) 2023/24 has not been included as the data is not yet complete.</li><li>This data only represents Ordinary Applications to join the regular Army, including Commonwealth applications.</li><li>Applicants can be rejected for multiple reasons, this data represents only the main reason for rejection.</li><li>‘None’ refers to applicants where there is no reason for failure recorded.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/02/2024 17:23:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689320

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to enlist in the Royal Navy were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The following table provides a breakdown of rejected applications to the Royal Navy by reason for since 2019:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMI</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth - No Current Vacancies</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2583</p></td><td><p>1296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CRB Clearance</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discipline</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to Attend Event(s)</p></td><td><p>1818</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>1586</p></td><td><p>1677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fitness</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Height/Weight</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>2395</p></td><td><p>2573</p></td><td><p>1470</p></td><td><p>1414</p></td><td><p>573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motivation/Commitment</p></td><td><p>2189</p></td><td><p>1691</p></td><td><p>1444</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nationality</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Selected Final</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Previous Service</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychometric Test Result</p></td><td><p>902</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Residency</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>1109</p></td><td><p>945</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rehabilitation of Offenders Act</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security Clearance</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sifted Out / Did not meet criteria</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>658</p></td><td><p>773</p></td><td><p>1517</p></td><td><p>1043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Substance Misuse</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suitability Event Result</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tattoo</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 18 Consent Form not Provided</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable at Interview</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visa</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Recorded/Not available</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>9413</p></td><td><p>9477</p></td><td><p>7277</p></td><td><p>9149</p></td><td><p>6515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Royal Navy Recruitment and Attraction</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the proportion of applications to the Royal Navy that were rejected in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Proportion of rejected applications</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Royal Navy Recruitment and Attraction</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p>1. ‘~’ denotes a value less than 5, to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</p><p>2. Only Applications to join the RN/RM Regular Service are included in this data</p><p>3. The data shows rejections in the year the application was received, as opposed to the year that rejection was confirmed, which may be in a subsequent year.</p><ol start="4"><li>Some 'rejections' show the date the application was migrated onto RITS from DRS, as opposed to date the application was received, which will increase the proportion of rejected applications showing in 2022.</li></ol><p>5. Due to change of recruiting IT system and digital reporting process, years 2022 and 2023 show comparatively larger numbers of 'unrecorded' or 'incorrect' rejection reasons. This is under ongoing data validation review.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/02/2024 17:24:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689321

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to enlist in the Royal Air Force were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The number of Royal Air Force (RAF) Regular applications rejected by date of application, and the proportion of applications this represents can be found at Table 1 below. Applications submitted through the Defence Recruiting System (DRS) are also distinguished from those submitted through the Recruitment Information Technology System (RITS).</p><p> </p><p>Table 1:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Application dates and system</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of rejections</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of total applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>14,040</p></td><td><p>46.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>14,511</p></td><td><p>40.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>19,403</p></td><td><p>54.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>7,877</p></td><td><p>62.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 March 2022 – 30 June 2022 (RITS)</p></td><td><p>3,509</p></td><td><p>67.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023 (RITS)</p></td><td><p>18,658</p></td><td><p>60.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Analysis (Air)</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the reasons RAF Regular applications submitted through DRS were rejected as a proportion of the total number of RAF Regular applications made on DRS in that timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019 (DRS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020</strong> <strong>(DRS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021</strong> <strong>(DRS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021</strong> <strong>(DRS)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education Attainment</p></td><td><p>12.3%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>7.8%</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to Attend Event(s)</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fitness</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ineligible</p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>6.0%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>9.8%</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motivation/Commitment</p></td><td><p>7.1%</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td><td><p>12.8%</p></td><td><p>10.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC)</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td><td><p>17.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychometric Test Result</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Role Availability</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security Clearance</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tattoo Policy</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable for Interview</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Analysis (Air)</p><p> </p><p>Please note, percentages have been rounded to the nearest 1 decimal point. In the case of 0.0%, it is not actually zero but instead a very small number that rounds to 0.0%. Where the value is 0, this is represented by ‘-’.</p><p> </p><p>DRS closed in December 2021. Rejections from this system are as at 31 May 2022, the last available data.</p><p> </p><p>RITS has been in use since March 2022. Rejections from this system are as at July 2023, the applications may have since been subject to rejection.</p><p> </p><p>Reasons for rejection on RITS are not held by Analysis Air who are the source of the tables above. The rejections on DRS with a rejection type of 'Other' increased for the period for 1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021 as applications have been closed and candidates advised to reapply on RITS.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/02/2024 17:31:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689494

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
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 23 January 2024 to Question 9639 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will provide an update on how many homes undergoing repair and maintenance have been completed.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The additional funding to bring circa 1,000 void homes back online through a nationwide programme of high-quality refurbishment works, was allocated at the end of July 2023.</p><p> </p><p>To date, 202 refurbishments have been completed. The majority of the work for the remaining homes has been instructed and the refurbishment programme is well underway. A refurbishment will only be counted as complete once all works are complete, work has been assured, and any snags have been rectified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 23/02/2024 11:16:06 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689495

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Companies: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Environment Agency and (b) Ofwat on the adequacy of their capacity to investigate breaches of permits by water companies.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ofwat and the Environment Agency to discuss a range of issues associated with regulation including investigations and enforcement.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to ensuring the regulators have the tools they need to hold water companies to account. Therefore, in May 2023 Ofwat announced that its enforcement capacity would be trebled, following the approval of an £11.3 million funding budget increase from Government. The Government has also boosted funding for the Environment Agency with £2.2 million per year specifically for enforcement activity.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 February, we announced that we are significantly increasing our oversight of the water industry. The number of Environment Agency inspections, including unannounced inspections, will rise to 4,000 by the end of March 2025 – a fourfold increase. Our consultation on increasing permit charges for water companies to enable these inspections is underway and due to close shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and regulators will continue to work together to hold water companies to account for poor performance.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 29/02/2024 12:31:42 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689497

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Companies: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on prosecutions for non-compliance by (a) water and (b) sewerage companies at wastewater treatment works.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is clear that water companies will not be allowed to get away with illegal activity. Where breaches are identified, the regulators will not hesitate to take robust enforcement action.</p><p /><p>Since 2015, the Environment Agency have concluded 59 prosecutions against water and sewerage companies including a record £90 million fine for Southern Water in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the EA can now use new powers to impose unlimited penalties for a wider range of offences following Government’s changes to broaden of the scope of the existing civil sanctions regime and remove the previous cap on penalties.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Environment Agency and Ofwat have launched the largest criminal and civil investigations into water and sewerage companies sewage discharges ever, at over 2200 treatment works, following new data coming to light as a result of increased monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 29/02/2024 12:28:57 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689498

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sewage: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the number of emergency discharges from emergency overflows.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>Emergency overflows are separate to storm overflows and only operate in urgent circumstances such as electrical power failure and mechanical breakdown. The Environment Agency (EA) will issue permits for emergency overflows only in circumstances where the need to allow for emergency overflows to protect critical infrastructure, people and the environment outweighs the risk of a potentially polluting discharge occurring.</p><p>All permitted emergency overflows are required to be fitted with alarms which signal when there is a problem with the pumping station. Water companies must notify the EA when they detect a pumping station failure that is likely to cause pollution. When there is a problem, the EA will investigate and take enforcement action where necessary.</p><p>The EA require water companies to monitor emergency overflows associated with designated shellfish waters as advised by Government. In 2022, emergency overflows in these locations operated at an average rate of 1.5 times per overflow a year, while over 70% did not operate. This monitoring is being extended to all emergency overflows.</p><p>The water companies are currently planning for the next 5-year investment period 2025 to 2030. As part of this planning the water companies are expected to ensure their maintenance plans minimise the risk of failure of their assets and the impact, they may have on the water environment.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 29/02/2024 12:27:02 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689499

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that additional costs on water bills are used to improve storm overflows.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fstrategic-policy-statement-to-ofwat-incorporating-social-and-environmental-guidance%2Ffebruary-2022-the-governments-strategic-priorities-for-ofwat&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C8465691335b74b3ca6fb08dc31f841a3%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638440189525885984%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KsyGJq7%2BPXnIwGT8QCv3ODFEg0kNFWyVk3Ki15BVWF8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Strategic Policy Statement (SPS) for Ofwat</a> which was published in March 2022 makes it clear that protecting and enhancing the nation’s water environment is a priority for this Government. It sets out the Government’s strategic priorities for Ofwat for the next Price Review period. We expect water companies to use the next five-year Price Review period (PR24) to set bold and ambitious plans that deliver for people and the environment. This includes delivering substantial improvements to tackle storm overflows, as well as upgrades to wastewater treatment works and improvements to bathing waters.</p><p> </p><p>New infrastructure will need to be paid for, and while water companies can attract private investment, this will also need to come from customer bills.</p><p> </p><p>Ofwat is currently scrutinising water company business plans for 2025 to 2030 to ensure plans meet the targets for environmental improvements and other obligations and deliver value for money for customers.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 29/02/2024 12:25:00 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689500

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Microplastics: Washing Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with businesses on installing microfibre filters in washing machines.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>In Defra’s Plan for Water, there is a commitment for industry and businesses to develop low cost, effective microfibre filters in washing machines to capture microfibre and encourage their effective use.</p><p> </p><p>This approach is informed by the evidence that shows that there is not a sufficient benefit to the environment for legislating the installation of microfibre-capturing filters in all new washing machines. Recent analyses showed an estimated increased cost from between £30 to £122 for a microfibre filter per machine and user behaviour around disposal of captured microfibres can make render the filters ineffective.</p><p> </p><p>We have conveyed this to industry colleagues, and we look forward to receiving a response which will help us to progress the issue.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 29/02/2024 12:23:03 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689501

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Deposit Return Schemes: Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with businesses on preparing for the deadline for the implementation of the deposit return scheme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	14400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>Defra engages stakeholders across industry (including large and small drinks producers, retailers, wholesalers, and the hospitality sector) to ensure we are learning lessons from other schemes (including the Scottish experience and the recently launched scheme in Ireland). This is to support industry as they move towards delivery. We are committed to continuing engagement and working collaboratively with industry to deliver a cost effective, well-functioning scheme.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 29/02/2024 11:02:36 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard