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1716121

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reductions in the number of civil servants on the (a) capacity and (b) efficiency of the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s announcement of longer term reductions in Civil Service numbers is a reiteration of the policy announced by the Chancellor in October 2023. The longer term reductions will build on the shorter term headcount cap put in place through to March 2025, and the detail of how individual organisations will be affected by the return to pre-pandemic numbers will form a key part of the next comprehensive spending review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/05/2024 16:39:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1716122

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gaza: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of deploying armed forces personnel to help facilitate the medical evacuation of civilians in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continuously assess medical support options in our response to the Israel/Gaza conflict.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/05/2024 11:41:28 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1716124

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gaza: Israel
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 ensure that any evidence of war crimes being committed in Gaza witnessed by UK armed forces surveillance is (a) documented and (b) investigated.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The unarmed UK reconnaissance aircraft are employed solely for the purpose of increasing our chances of locating the hostages.</p><p> </p><p>The UK remains committed to holding perpetrators of war crimes to account, including through our support to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The UK would consider any formal request from the ICC for information and act in accordance with its international obligations under the Rome Statute and through the framework in the ICC Act 2001.</p><p> </p><p>As signatories to the Rome Statute, the Genocide Convention and the Convention on Torture, the UK has a responsibility to investigate and prosecute those who have committed core international crimes.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/05/2024 11:41:59 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1716126

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase representation of women in veteran support services.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government understands that, whilst the majority of women veterans go on to lead successful post-service lives, and the challenges they face are often the same as for men, the experiences and needs of women are sometimes different.</p><p>That is why we are developing the Government’s first Women Veterans’ Strategy, which will celebrate the successes of women veterans, but will also look at specific challenges they may face, in order to better address their needs.</p><p>As well as looking at the experiences of women who have served in the UK Armed Forces, the Strategy will recognise their contribution to society and identify what further tailored support could be provided, which includes considering the accessibility of support services.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/05/2024 16:46:45 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1716127

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce and (b) prevent sexual harassment and assault of women serving in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 March 2024 to Question 13252 to the hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood).</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://depositedpapers.parliament.uk/depositedpaper/2286289/details" target="_blank">https://depositedpapers.parliament.uk/depositedpaper/2286289/details</a></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/05/2024 12:55:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1716128

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
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 ensure that Armed Forces Compensation payments are processed before applicants die.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence MOD aims to consider all claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) as efficiently as possible. Once officials are made aware that an AFCS claimant is terminally ill, their case is afforded top prioritisation across all stages of the consideration and notification process.</p><p>Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis and are evidence-based, with the majority of evidence-gathering undertaken on the individual's behalf. Complex cases can require extensive Service and medical evidence to be obtained and investigated. Complex cases and all claims for mental health conditions require medical consideration by a Medical Adviser (MA), whose role is to provide advice and guidance based upon pre-existing medical evidence to determine the level of disablement in accordance with the relevant scheme's rules.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/05/2024 12:57:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1696291

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the conclusions of the First Report of the Defence Committee, Ready for War?, HC 26, the Eighth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, Improving Defence Inventory Management, HC 66, and the Nineteenth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, MoD Equipment Plan 2023-33, HC 451.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	18718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>We welcome each of the reports on our Armed Forces Readiness, Inventory Management and the Equipment Plan. We are in the process of reviewing all the recommendations and formulating our responses to the reports.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/03/2024 13:03:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1696301

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of his Department's expenditure on a replacement nuclear deterrent on the non-nuclear equipment budget.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	18719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Funding for programmes in the Defence Nuclear Enterprise is now ringfenced within the Defence budget. This will help to protect the wider Equipment Plan budget from any financial pressures in nuclear programmes.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/03/2024 14:54:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1691677

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where aircrew training for the New Medium Helicopter will take place.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	15651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced at the International Military Helicopters conference on 27 February 2024, we have now launched the next stage of the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) competition.</p><p> </p><p>Aircrew training for NMH will integrate with the existing UK Military Flying Training System, which aircrew will continue to utilise to undertake their initial flying training, with Conversion to Type (CTT) training being provided using an Operational Conversion Unit based at RAF Benson.</p><p> </p><p>Infrastructure assessment work at RAF Benson is ongoing, therefore it is too early to comment on the facilities that will be provided for NMH CTT training.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 15652 question first answered 05/03/2024 09:04:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1691678

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the successful applicant for the New Medium Helicopter contract will have use of a purpose-built facility for aircrew training.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	15652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced at the International Military Helicopters conference on 27 February 2024, we have now launched the next stage of the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) competition.</p><p> </p><p>Aircrew training for NMH will integrate with the existing UK Military Flying Training System, which aircrew will continue to utilise to undertake their initial flying training, with Conversion to Type (CTT) training being provided using an Operational Conversion Unit based at RAF Benson.</p><p> </p><p>Infrastructure assessment work at RAF Benson is ongoing, therefore it is too early to comment on the facilities that will be provided for NMH CTT training.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 15651 question first answered 05/03/2024 09:04:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes