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1674375

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Personal Injury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 122 of his Department's publication entitled Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, how many Settlements of Other Personal Injury were agreed in the 2022-2023 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	4625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>13 cases were agreed in financial year 2022-23. The answer is based solely on the 'Other Personal Injury' claims category where damage payments over £300,000 were made in 2022-23 as published in MOD's Annual Report and Accounts but only those where the final settlement payment on damages has been made in 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/12/2023 16:08:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1673073

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Board: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of women appointed to the Defence Board.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	3730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>As per the guidelines set out in the corporate governance in central government departments: code of good practice, April 2017, we make every effort to ensure a diverse board membership. Up until November 2023, there were three female members on the Defence Board.</p><p> </p><p>When appointing Non-Executive Members to the Defence Board, we encourage candidates that will not only provide external expertise but will also enhance the diversity of the board. As regulated posts, these are managed in consultation with the Cabinet Office and approved by No 10.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/12/2023 17:11:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1674426

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2023
	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, how many reports of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault with penetration and (c) sexual assault without penetration were recorded by the Service Police in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	4635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to sexual offending. When a person is convicted of a sexual offence their discharge is mandatory.</p><p>The requested information is published at the website of the collection of Official Statistics on <em>Murder, Manslaughter and Sexual offences in the Service Justice System</em>: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system</a>. Worksheet 1 of the associated data tables provides information on Service Police investigations into offences contrary to The Sexual Offences Act 2003, by year, Service Police force responsible for investigating, and investigation outcome.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/12/2023 14:37:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1673955

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	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 contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence during the debate on Nuclear Test Veterans: Medical Records of 28 November 2023, Official Report, column 245WH, when his Department plans to examine the 150 Atomic Weapons Establishment files.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	4439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>I have asked officials to review the 150 items and provide them to me. I will then personally assess them and consider their release into the public domain, as I committed to do during the debate on Nuclear Test Veterans: Medical Records on 28 November (Official Report, column 245WH).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 4440 question first answered 05/12/2023 17:13:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1673956

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence of 28 November 2023, Official Report, column 246WH, if his Department will provide the 150 Atomic Weapons Establishment files to the Defence Select Committee with personal details redacted.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	4440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>I have asked officials to review the 150 items and provide them to me. I will then personally assess them and consider their release into the public domain, as I committed to do during the debate on Nuclear Test Veterans: Medical Records on 28 November (Official Report, column 245WH).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 4439 question first answered 05/12/2023 17:13:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1673213

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing a National Defence Medal for those who served in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	3927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on Friday 2 June by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Veterans' Affairs in the Cabinet Office (Johnny Mercer), to the hon. Member for Bosworth (Dr Luke Evans) in response to Question 187235.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/12/2023 14:42:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 187235.docx title Military Decorations
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1674043

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many initial army training staff were (a) investigated for and (b) convicted of sexual offences against recruits under the age of 18 in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	4441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my 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 05/12/2023 14:36:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1673072

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of female staff members within the DE&S Senior Leadership Group.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	3729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>In January 2020 DE&amp;S (along with the wider MOD) set Levels of Ambition for diverse representation across the organisation with specific targets for its Senior Leadership Group (SLG), which is comprised of all civilian employees at Senior Civil Service grades and their military equivalents. This included a commitment to increasing female representation within the SLG to 30% by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>A number of initiatives intended to increase diversity have already been introduced;</p><p> </p><p>· A review of candidate packs for recruitment adverts to ensure language is gender neutral;</p><p> </p><p>· The tasking of an executive search agency to specifically focus on pushing and nurturing female and other diverse candidates;</p><p> </p><p>· Current organisation development work includes a review of job specifications for future roles to ensure they do not restrict potential candidate pools;</p><p> </p><p>· The introduction of representative interview panels.</p><p> </p><p>Further planned measures to increase diversity include structured learning on the merits of a diverse SLG for SCS hiring managers, in-depth succession planning, increased opportunities for flexible working and targeted development for female staff below SCS.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/12/2023 17:14:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1673069

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Senior Civil Servants employed on fixed term contracts in his Department were given a performance related award in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	3726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member's Questions. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 3728 3737 3738 3739 question first answered 05/12/2023 14:40:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1673071

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Senior Civil Servants employed on a fixed term contract in his Department were employed on a permanent basis after the expiry of their fixed term contract in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	3728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the right hon. Member's Questions. I will write to her when the information is available, and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of The House.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 3726 3737 3738 3739 question first answered 05/12/2023 14:40:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle