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1667907

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date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more women to join the defence workforce.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	70
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Armed Forces are committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best talent from the broadest diversity of skills and background, to reflect the society we serve. Women are an integral part of our Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence is taking action to ensure the Armed Forces support women to have full and thriving military careers - including reaching the very top ranks.</p><p> </p><p>A Level of Ambition of 30% inflow of women by 2030 was announced in 2021, building on the content of the previously published Defence Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2018-2030. This is both &quot;<em>stretching and challenging</em>&quot; and a clear statement that Defence wants to improve, recognises the mission critical value women bring and is creating conversations and driving improvement activities.</p><p> </p><p>Defence has adopted almost all the recommendations from the Defence Committee’s 2021 report into Women in the Armed Forces, having tested them with the Service Women’s Networks – and in many cases taking them further. A further progress update will be provided to the Defence Committee on 14 November 2023. Notable recent progress includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In summer and autumn 2022, new Armed Forces policies were released on sexual exploitation and abuse, a ban on relationships between instructors and trainees, a zero-tolerance approach to sexual offending, and introducing additional levers to discharge those in the Armed Forces found guilty of unacceptable sexual behaviour.</li><li>Equipment and uniform improvements across the Services, including improved fit combat clothing and the provision of sports bras to all those who require breast support in initial training.</li><li>A range of health information products that support Servicewomen, including menopause and breastfeeding policies, a Servicewomen’s Health Handbook and a reviewed sanitary product provision and disposal system.</li></ul><p>In terms of the civilian workforce, a range of creative materials have been developed to advertise all the opportunities within the Defence Civil Service workforce. Products include real life experiences of our employees, , who work in roles across the Defence Estate, to showcase the diversity and inclusive nature of Defence. Recently, these products have been used to advertise National Inclusion Week specially for the Engineering Profession.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of Civil Service roles are advertised offering flexible working opportunities, including job share. We operate an anonymous sift approach so that identifying characteristics such as gender, ethnicity and age are not available to be seen by the selection panel at the sift stage.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/11/2023 17:49:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1667908

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to promote (a) apprenticeships and (b) other training opportunities in the defence sector.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	71
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the largest single deliverer of apprenticeships in the UK, with over 22,000 personnel engaged on a nationally recognised apprenticeship programme at any one time. This is widely publicised through the UCAS and Find and Apprentice websites, Apprenticeship in Action videos, Education and Skills Funding Agency webinars, television adverts, sponsoring National Apprenticeship Awards, and social media, particularly during National Apprenticeship Week.</p><p> </p><p>Over 95% of our non-commissioned military recruits are offered an apprenticeship after their trade training and 3% of our civil servants are currently enrolled onto apprenticeships. These are being added to continually with new apprenticeship offers to meet emerging skills requirements, most notably in the digital, nuclear and analytics professions. Alongside the Armed Forces apprenticeship programme, the MOD has also just been awarded Platinum membership of the 5% Club. <br> <br> For both the Armed Forces and MOD Civil Service, a host of other training opportunities are also available, organised or delivered by individual business units. These vary widely depending on factors such as the skill level and existing qualifications of the post holder. All personnel are actively encouraged and supported to develop their skills and further their personal development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/11/2023 17:47:20 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1667909

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the UK steel industry in defence procurement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	72
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>While the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not signed the UK Steel Charter, it complies with Government policy on steel procurement which is aimed at removing barriers to UK steel producers competing effectively in an open market. This includes, for example, publishing our upcoming steel requirements in the Government’s steel pipeline. The main Defence requirements for steel are sourced by our prime contractors but MOD encourages them to source UK steel for defence projects wherever is it technically and commercially feasible.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 73 question first answered 14/11/2023 13:23:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1667910

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will sign the UK Steel Charter.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	73
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>While the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not signed the UK Steel Charter, it complies with Government policy on steel procurement which is aimed at removing barriers to UK steel producers competing effectively in an open market. This includes, for example, publishing our upcoming steel requirements in the Government’s steel pipeline. The main Defence requirements for steel are sourced by our prime contractors but MOD encourages them to source UK steel for defence projects wherever is it technically and commercially feasible.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 72 question first answered 14/11/2023 13:23:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1667911

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of imported steel in defence procurement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	74
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) on 13 September 2023 to Question number 198306.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/11/2023 13:24:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 198306 - Ministry of Defence Procurement.docx title Ministry of Defence Procurement
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1661843

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Vodafone Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the adequacy of his Department's contracts with Vodafone, in the context of the proposed merger of Three and Vodafone.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	200195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the Ministry of Defence has reviewed our material Vodafone contracts, we do not comment on specific commercial activity such as acquisitions, or speculation arising from, and in relation to, such activity.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/10/2023 15:06:45 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1661847

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: CK Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have met representatives from CK Group since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	200196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/10/2023 14:59:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1661848

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: CK Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department have met representatives from CK Group since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	200197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.</p><p>Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance. Details are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 19/10/2023 13:34:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1661849

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: CK Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have met representatives from CK Group since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	200198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 19/10/2023 09:11:56 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1661850

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: CK Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have met representatives from CK Group since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	200199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO does not centrally hold any record of Ministers or officials meeting representatives from CK Group since 2019.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 19/10/2023 09:25:43 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle