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1142851

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Information on ministerial travel is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the Ministry of Defence publishes data on ministerial overseas travel on a quarterly basis in arrears at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-ministry-of-defence</p><p>Information on costs on overseas travel from July to September 2019 is expected to be published in December 2019. Please note we do not routinely publish any national travel costs for Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 284366 question first answered 09/09/2019 15:43:33 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1142863

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Information on ministerial travel is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the Ministry of Defence publishes data on ministerial overseas travel on a quarterly basis in arrears at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-ministry-of-defence</p><p>Information on costs on overseas travel from July to September 2019 is expected to be published in December 2019. Please note we do not routinely publish any national travel costs for Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 284291 question first answered 09/09/2019 15:43:34 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1143446

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on refreshments in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	285078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence accounting systems do not identify separate expenditure for refreshments.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/09/2019 15:57:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1235012

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of morale in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	91151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The maintenance of morale in the Armed Forces is a high priority and is measured in a robust, consistent and scientific manner, through mechanisms such as the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS). Ratings of high self-morale have remained unchanged since last year at 41%.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of measures underway in the fields of recruitment and retention designed to maintain morale; these are kept under constant review.</p><p> </p><p>All personnel will shortly receive an increase to pensionable pay, delivered alongside September 2020 salaries and backdated to 1 April 2020. This follows the 2019 pay award which saw an increase in starting salaries for Other Ranks. We have also introduced other financial initiatives in certain priority areas. The Future Accommodation Model (FAM) is now being piloted across a number of sites providing eligible personnel greater choice of housing options to better suit their lifestyles. The introduction of Flexible Service is helping Regular personnel balance busy, committed careers with changing circumstances in their personal lives by offering temporary part-time working or restricted separation from home base, subject to operational capability. We have also collaborated with industry to provide new opportunities for those with critical skills in order to improve retention within the wider Defence community.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed analyses of morale, commitment and engagement can be found in the AFCAS publications: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Farmed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-index&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C0f904cd24bb54df5b12b08d85bcb17b1%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637360275111640896&amp;sdata=ZBpOO1hpL5KZZPehc4gWqX0HtjChv6KWE%2FBhTJrLzKM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-index</a></p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 22/09/2020 10:00:59 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones