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48084

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether agreement was received from HM Treasury to the Top Level Budget holder in his Department making ex gratia payments to members of the armed forces wrongly disciplined under AGAI67 following a police caution; what estimate the Treasury made of the cost of such payments; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	196175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>No such ex-gratia payments have been made.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 195414 195821 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

48086

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the long-term effects on the level of war pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments being uprated annually in line with (a) price inflation, (b) average earnings and (c) whichever is the higher of consumer price index price inflation, average earnings or 2.5 per cent; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	196185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>No comparative assessment of the kind suggested has been made. The aim of uprating is to protect War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments against rising prices. In line with other public sector schemes, payments through the Armed Forces pensions and compensation schemes have increased with reference to the Consumer Price Index.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

48183

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the service complaints investigation teams there are in each branch of the armed forces; what their qualifications are; what training is provided to them; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	196362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence maintains a cadre of Harassment Investigation Officers who investigate complaints raised within the Services and by MOD civilians concerning bullying and harassment, and who are not permanent employees of the Department; Appendix six to the 2013 Annual Report of the Service Complaints Commissioner provides further details. Beyond this centrally-managed team, the three Services maintain teams of investigators, many of whom are drawn from their own Service police force, who can investigate complex complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy has one Complaint Investigation and Mediation Team (CIMT), comprising two members of the Royal Navy Police with many years of investigative experience. In addition to their extensive police investigative training, they are Equality and Diversity Advisers, and have undertaken the MOD Harassment Investigation Course and professional Mediation Training (through an external training provider).</p><p> </p><p>The Army currently has six permanent members and three temporary assigned (12 months) soldiers in its Service Complaints Investigation Team (SCIT), which replaced the Equal Opportunities Investigation Team. All members of the SCIT are serving Senior Non-Commissioned Officers from the Royal Military Police, and hold the following qualifications:</p><p> </p><p>Initial Military Police Investigation Course</p><p>Volume Crime Investigation Course</p><p>Management Investigation Course</p><p>Police and Criminal Evidence Act Interviewing Course</p><p>Disclosure Officers Course</p><p>Equality &amp; Diversity Advisor Course</p><p> </p><p>On arrival in the SCIT, investigators receive work place training and are allocated a supervising investigator for a period of three months or as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF has a Service Complaints Team, and an Equal Opportunities Investigation Team (EOIT), which investigates complex equality and diversity complaints. The latter team comprises a Warrant Officer and a Flight Sergeant, both members of the RAF Police, and an administrator. The investigators complete the following courses as part of their role training:</p><p> </p><p>Equality and Diversity Advisor</p><p>Harassment Investigation Officer</p><p>Fundamentals of Employment Law (through CIPD)</p><p>Preparing for Employment Tribunal (through CIPD)</p><p>Certificate in Bullying and Harassment Investigation – City and Guilds</p><p>Level 4</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 196361 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

48184

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many equal opportunities investigation officers there are in each branch of the armed forces; what their qualifications are; what training is provided to them; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	196361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence maintains a cadre of Harassment Investigation Officers who investigate complaints raised within the Services and by MOD civilians concerning bullying and harassment, and who are not permanent employees of the Department; Appendix six to the 2013 Annual Report of the Service Complaints Commissioner provides further details. Beyond this centrally-managed team, the three Services maintain teams of investigators, many of whom are drawn from their own Service police force, who can investigate complex complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy has one Complaint Investigation and Mediation Team (CIMT), comprising two members of the Royal Navy Police with many years of investigative experience. In addition to their extensive police investigative training, they are Equality and Diversity Advisers, and have undertaken the MOD Harassment Investigation Course and professional Mediation Training (through an external training provider).</p><p> </p><p>The Army currently has six permanent members and three temporary assigned (12 months) soldiers in its Service Complaints Investigation Team (SCIT), which replaced the Equal Opportunities Investigation Team. All members of the SCIT are serving Senior Non-Commissioned Officers from the Royal Military Police, and hold the following qualifications:</p><p> </p><p>Initial Military Police Investigation Course</p><p>Volume Crime Investigation Course</p><p>Management Investigation Course</p><p>Police and Criminal Evidence Act Interviewing Course</p><p>Disclosure Officers Course</p><p>Equality &amp; Diversity Advisor Course</p><p> </p><p>On arrival in the SCIT, investigators receive work place training and are allocated a supervising investigator for a period of three months or as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF has a Service Complaints Team, and an Equal Opportunities Investigation Team (EOIT), which investigates complex equality and diversity complaints. The latter team comprises a Warrant Officer and a Flight Sergeant, both members of the RAF Police, and an administrator. The investigators complete the following courses as part of their role training:</p><p> </p><p>Equality and Diversity Advisor</p><p>Harassment Investigation Officer</p><p>Fundamentals of Employment Law (through CIPD)</p><p>Preparing for Employment Tribunal (through CIPD)</p><p>Certificate in Bullying and Harassment Investigation – City and Guilds</p><p>Level 4</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 196362 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

47529

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	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 31 March 2014, Official Report, column 443W, on armed forces: disciplinary proceedings, how many cautions are recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration database; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	195822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The total number of police cautions recorded on the Joint Personnel Administrative system, since rollout in 2006 to date, is 900 cases involving 870 personnel. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>These numbers are for police cautions issued by the civilian police and the civilian courts.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 7751 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

44336

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many administrative actions under AGAI67 have been considered to have been illegal punishments in each year since 2008 in each branch of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	193111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>It is assumed that the hon. Member is referring to cases where administrative action was taken, under AGAI Chapter 67 or the equivalent regulations in the Naval Service and RAF, against Service personnel who had been in receipt of a simple police caution, after the amendment to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 made by section 49 the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act which came into force on 19 December 2008. <br><br>The range of administrative sanctions which could have been applied in such circumstances is extremely wide, ranging from a formal warning to termination of service. A full analysis by year would require the examination of individual records and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

57680

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: British Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many foreign and Commonwealth personnel from each country of origin who were made redundant from the armed forces in each year since 2010 were subsequently unable to meet the five-year rule to apply for citizenship; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	198549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth personnel with four years service in the Armed Forces service can apply, in the interim, for settlement. This process regularises their immigration status while they qualify and meet the mandated Home Office criteria to apply for citizenship. <br><br>The Ministry of Defence has completed an analysis of personnel records and I can confirm that no Foreign and Commonwealth personnel with less than four years service were made redundant since 2010. Therefore redundancy from the Armed Forces would not have prevented personnel from applying for settlement or citizenship.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/06/2014 16:49:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

60454

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend Schedule 2 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 to make the referral to the Service Police of sexual assault, exposure and voyeurism mandatory by commanding officers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	199541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>There are no current proposals to amend Schedule 2 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 to include the offences of sexual assault, exposure and voyeurism. A Commanding Officer made aware of an allegation that any of those three offences have been committed is under a statutory obligation to ensure it is investigated appropriately. Additional guidance, provided in the Manual of Service Law, informs Commanding Officers to take legal advice when making a decision as to who should investigate, with the presumption that the Service Police should normally be made aware.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2014 14:37:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 793 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

57998

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answers of 18 November 2013, Official Report, columns 696W and 698W and of 18 December 2013, Official Report, columns 632W, on armed forces: young people, if he will publish the terms of reference of the cost benefit analysis of the recruitment of young people into the armed forces; when he expects that report to be published; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	199067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The report has been submitted by the Army to Ministry of Defence (MOD) HQ, for consideration. It is not possible to provide a publication date for the report until the report's findings have been considered.<br><br>The terms of reference of the report are as follows:<br>Question - “What is the cost overhead to MOD of Phase 1 training for Junior Entry (JE) soldiers versus Standard Entry (SE) soldiers joining the Army?”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 198847 question first answered 16/06/2014 14:43:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 259 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

61641

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits are expected to commence Phase 1 training at AFC Harrogate in financial year 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	200605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The number of recruits programmed to start training at AFC Harrogate and ITC Catterick in financial year 2014-15 is shown in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AFC Harrogate</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ITC Catterick</p></td><td><p>2,750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5' are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 200607 question first answered 23/06/2014 15:09:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon