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1701261

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former members of the regular Army have regular reserve call out liability as of 1 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
	uin	21947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 22,676 Army Regular Reservists with recall liability under Section 22 of the Reserve Forces Act (RFA) 96.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are approximately 55,000 ex-Regular personnel as of March 2024 subject to recall under Section 68 of the RFA 96.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of Army Regular Reservists with a recall liability can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>The Army Regular Reserve comprises ex-Regular Army personnel who retain a workforce obligation to be called up for service in times of need.</li><li>This figure includes the serving component which comprises ex-Regular personnel who have applied to return to Army service on a fixed term Reserve commitment.</li><li>The second figure comprises of personnel who have completed their military service and retain a liability to be recalled for service in the event of national danger, great emergency or an actual or suspected attack on the UK.</li><li>This figure is a single Service estimate based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The data as of March 2024 is the latest available.</li><li>The c55,000 includes ex-Regular Officers who retain a recall liability in perpetuity.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21948 question first answered 19/04/2024 10:25:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1701262

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former members of the regular Army have regular reserve recall liability in the event of a national emergency as of 1 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
	uin	21948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024 there were 22,676 Army Regular Reservists with recall liability under Section 22 of the Reserve Forces Act (RFA) 96.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are approximately 55,000 ex-Regular personnel as of March 2024 subject to recall under Section 68 of the RFA 96.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of Army Regular Reservists with a recall liability can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.</li><li>The Army Regular Reserve comprises ex-Regular Army personnel who retain a workforce obligation to be called up for service in times of need.</li><li>This figure includes the serving component which comprises ex-Regular personnel who have applied to return to Army service on a fixed term Reserve commitment.</li><li>The second figure comprises of personnel who have completed their military service and retain a liability to be recalled for service in the event of national danger, great emergency or an actual or suspected attack on the UK.</li><li>This figure is a single Service estimate based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The data as of March 2024 is the latest available.</li><li>The c55,000 includes ex-Regular Officers who retain a recall liability in perpetuity.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21947 question first answered 19/04/2024 10:25:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

1700889

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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 Armed Forces Careers Offices operated in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	21529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 April 2024, to Question 7763 and 7764.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21530 question first answered 18/04/2024 12:49:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Answer_to_PQs_7763_and_7764_to_John_Healey_MP.pdf title Armed Forces Career Offices
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700890

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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 Armed Forces Careers Offices operated in each region in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	21530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 April 2024, to Question 7763 and 7764.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 21529 question first answered 18/04/2024 12:49:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Answer_to_PQs_7763_and_7764_to_John_Healey_MP.pdf title Armed Forces Career Offices
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700897

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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 to join the (a) Army, (b) Maritime and (c) RAF Reserves were voluntarily withdrawn after (i) three, (ii) six and (iii) 12 months in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	21537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member’s Question. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 12:50:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1700908

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	LGBT Veterans Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement of the Minister for Defence People and Families of 13 December 2023 on LGBT Veterans Independent Review, Official Report, column 898, what his planned timetable is for a full debate on the recommendations of the Etherton report.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	21501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government commissioned the LGBT Veterans Independent Review under Lord Etherton in 2022 which covers the period 1967-2000. Its findings were published on 19 July 2023. Since then, the Government has been actioning Lord Etherton’s recommendationsat pace. I made an oral statement on 13 December 2023 when the Government’s full response was published and took questions from 20 colleagues. A debate will be scheduled as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 12:49:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1700915

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter sent to the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood on 27 February, reference 3427, if he will provide a breakdown of the type of fraud for each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	21551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Reports of fraud are recorded on the Defence Confidential Hotline’s Case Management System against pre-determined categories.</p><p> </p><p>The table sets out the categories for the total detected fraud values in my letter of 27 February.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Fraud Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Allowances</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Expenses</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civilian Pay</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Allowances</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Expenses</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Pay</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyber and communication</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Departmental Income Related</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exploiting Assets and Information</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Personnel Administration, Travel &amp; Subsistence and Other Allowances</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pay Related</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Payment Processes</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension Fraud</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personnel Management Related</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Procurement</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recruiting</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft of Assets</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td><td><p>X</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 12:53:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1700930

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his letter, reference PQN/23-24/2024/04115, if he will provide a breakdown by position of the 149 individuals in his Department who earn more than £100,000 a year.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	21566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member's Question. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 12:54:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1700935

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Aviation
	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 15 April 2024 to Question 20231 on Ministry of Defence: Aviation and with reference to page 13 of the Cabinet Office Guidance on Ministers’ gifts (given and received), travel, hospitality received and meetings with external organisations and individuals, updated on 2 April 2024, for what reason the answer does not provide the total cost of each RAF flight.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	21610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Transparency data is provided in line with longstanding Government guidance, this includes the provision of costs for RAF flights for Ministerial travel.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/04/2024 13:49:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1700255

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	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 21 March 2024 to Question 19061 on Afghanistan, how many ARAP scheme applications have been reassessed as of 12 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	21043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The reassessment of applications from those with credible links to former Afghan specialist units is well under way and is being conducted by staff independent of those who previously worked on these applications.</p><p> </p><p>The first reassessment occurred on March 26, and we aim to complete reassessing the majority of the approximately 2,000 cases in scope of the review within around 12 weeks. Some complex cases might extend beyond this as we ensure all evidence is considered.</p><p> </p><p>I will update the House once the review is completed, but my immediate priority is processing the cases as swiftly and diligently as possible and ensuring that the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme criteria is consistently applied to all applications being reassessed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/04/2024 14:39:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis