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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

1485181

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: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the ethnicity target is for the number of (a) officers, (b) Lieutenant Colonels and above and (c) Majors and below in the Regular Forces by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28479
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 28478 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

1485182

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: Bullying and Harassment
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 calls to the Bullying and Harassment Independent Reporting Helpline came from female staff in each year since the launch of that service.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Bullying harassment and discrimination helpline was established in September 2020 in response to a recommendation in the Wigston Review into inappropriate behaviours. Callers can remain anonymous and may choose not to disclose their personal details. Since its launch it has taken the following calls:</p><p>1 September 2020 - 31 August 2021: 140 calls were from females, representing 32% of total calls; 175 calls were from males, representing 40% of total calls; and 122 calls did not disclose, representing 28% of calls</p><p>1 September 2021 - 30 April 2022: 58 calls were from females, representing 26% of total calls; 71 calls were from males, representing 32% of total calls; and 94 calls did not disclose, representing 42% of calls</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/07/2022 14:18:08 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485183

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: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long the freeze on the daily food charge for armed forces personnel will last for.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence anticipates that the current freeze on the daily food charge will apply for financial year 2022-23. The Department will seek to ensure standards in food quality and quantity are maintained whilst working with our Industry Partners to explore delivery options during this period of unprecedented food cost inflation. Decisions on the daily food charge beyond this date will be made nearer the appropriate time.</p><p>Accommodation charges are reviewed annually by the Armed Forces Pay Review Board and the decision to cap the increase to service provided accommodation at 1% will apply for financial year 2022-23. Decisions on accommodation charges beyond this date will be based on the evidence presented in the next pay round.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 28482 question first answered 06/07/2022 15:30:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485184

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: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long the one per cent cap on the armed forces accommodation will last for.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence anticipates that the current freeze on the daily food charge will apply for financial year 2022-23. The Department will seek to ensure standards in food quality and quantity are maintained whilst working with our Industry Partners to explore delivery options during this period of unprecedented food cost inflation. Decisions on the daily food charge beyond this date will be made nearer the appropriate time.</p><p>Accommodation charges are reviewed annually by the Armed Forces Pay Review Board and the decision to cap the increase to service provided accommodation at 1% will apply for financial year 2022-23. Decisions on accommodation charges beyond this date will be based on the evidence presented in the next pay round.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 28481 question first answered 06/07/2022 15:30:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485187

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	Stonehouse Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to invest in RM Stonehouse Barracks over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 March 2022, to Question 126803.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/07/2022 14:27:43 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 126803.docx title Stonehouse Barracks
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485188

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	Stonehouse Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance
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 RM Stonehouse Barracks for maintenance issues on (a) roofing, (b) heating, (c) electrics and (d) pest control in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of callouts made to RM Stonehouse Barracks by the MOD's contractor VIVO, from 1 February 2022 to 30 June 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Maintenance Issue</p></td><td><p>No of Callouts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roofing</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heating</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electrics</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pest Control</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Prior to February 2022, Amey were responsible for maintenance of the Defence Estate and the requested information is not held by the MOD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/07/2022 14:27:10 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485189

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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of children who will benefit from the expansion of the Wraparound Childcare Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>Defence recognises the integral role of its Service personnel in meeting Defence outputs. It also acknowledges the importance of a robust childcare support system in enabling the mobility, recruitment and retention of a capable workforce of motivated personnel. A good childcare support system also benefits the social, emotional and educational development of Service children and young people.</p><p>The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) scheme is designed to help Service personnel with dependent primary school aged children by funding their WAC in order to mitigate the potential disruption that Service life can sometimes cause. The scheme will assist those who are most likely to be impacted by issues of mobility and deployment and is open to all UK based Armed Forces families where the Service person has either an assignment order to a UK based unit or is serving overseas unaccompanied (involuntarily) with the family resident in the UK.</p><p>Within the first year of a full UK rollout of the WAC scheme it is estimated that up to twenty thousand children could benefit from the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 06/07/2022 15:31:29 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

1485191

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 men in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28487
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 28486 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