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1686046

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Subject Access Requests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long on average it takes his Department to respond to a subject access request; and what proportion of such requests are answered after 20 days.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	12149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office endeavours to respond to all Subject Access Requests (SARs) received within the Statutory timescales listed within the DPA2018 and UK GDPR legislation which is within one month. This commitment is reflected in our performance data for SARs responses: in the last fiscal year (2022-2023) we received 686 requests, of which 678 requests (over 98%) were responded to within the legal deadline of one calendar month. We extended the deadline for the remaining 8 requests due to their complexity and responded to these requests within the 3 month extension period.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office Data Protection Officer (DPO) is responsible for investigating any SAR complaints. The DPO’s investigation provides independent oversight to resolve complaints. In all of our responses to subject requestors, we proactively emphasise that there is a complaints process, and advise anyone who has concerns about how their personal data has been handled to contact the department's DPO directly. We also inform the subject requester of their legal right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the independent regulatory body, should further resolution be required. We, in the Cabinet Office, fully cooperate with any subsequent investigations by the ICO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 12150 question first answered 07/02/2024 16:05:20 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1686047

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Subject Access Requests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department takes to resolve complaints about unsatisfactory responses to subject access requests.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	12150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office endeavours to respond to all Subject Access Requests (SARs) received within the Statutory timescales listed within the DPA2018 and UK GDPR legislation which is within one month. This commitment is reflected in our performance data for SARs responses: in the last fiscal year (2022-2023) we received 686 requests, of which 678 requests (over 98%) were responded to within the legal deadline of one calendar month. We extended the deadline for the remaining 8 requests due to their complexity and responded to these requests within the 3 month extension period.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office Data Protection Officer (DPO) is responsible for investigating any SAR complaints. The DPO’s investigation provides independent oversight to resolve complaints. In all of our responses to subject requestors, we proactively emphasise that there is a complaints process, and advise anyone who has concerns about how their personal data has been handled to contact the department's DPO directly. We also inform the subject requester of their legal right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the independent regulatory body, should further resolution be required. We, in the Cabinet Office, fully cooperate with any subsequent investigations by the ICO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 12149 question first answered 07/02/2024 16:05:20 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1692496

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Spectacles: Irlen Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether colorimetry spectacles can be purchased with NHS optical vouchers.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	16241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>National Health Service optical vouchers are available to help with the cost of glasses considered necessary to help correct a defect of sight. Coloured lenses that do not contain a prescription power and are not prescribed to correct a defect in sight, would not be eligible for funding via an NHS optical voucher.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/03/2024 13:49:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1700433

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Spectacles: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2024 to Question 16241 on Spectacles: Irlen Syndrome, what financial support is available to low-income families to help fund prescription glasses for children where the cost of the prescription exceeds the £50 NHS voucher cost.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	21320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>NHS optical vouchers are available for children to help with the cost of glasses that correct a defect in sight. There are ten optical voucher values ranging from £42.40 to £233.56, depending on the strength of the optical lenses. The cost of glasses will be set by individual optical practices and because prices can vary, we would always advise individuals to shop around.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2024 15:27:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1687579

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Candidates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules on standing for (a) local and (b) national political office apply to (i) regular and (ii) reserve personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	13089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Local Government Elections</p><p>Regular and Reserve Serving personnel may not accept membership of any local authority or allow themselves to be nominated for election to any such body, without the permission of Defence.</p><p> </p><p>National Elections</p><p>Regular Armed Forces personnel and members of the Reserve Forces when serving on a full-time service commitment must apply for permission to retire voluntarily or resign or be granted a free discharge from their Service before their formal adoption as a Parliamentary candidate Such personnel must complete their last day of service before their formal adoption as a candidate</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 08/02/2024 14:58:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689319

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to enlist in the Army were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	14239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recruiting Year (RY) 19/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RY 20/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RY 21/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RY 22/23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age – Over Age</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age – Underage</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alcohol</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Officer Selection Board (AOSB) Briefing Failure</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appeal in Progress</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appeal Outcome</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessment Centre Fail</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attitude/Maturity</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Authority Rejection</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic Skills</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMI</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Candidate not selected by Army Personnel Centre (APC) Glasgow</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Care Order</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance - Crime</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Financial Issues</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Nationality</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Non completion of forms</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2166</p></td><td><p>1360</p></td><td><p>1140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Piercings</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Residency</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Tattoos</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clearance – Visa</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth – No current vacancies</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>6207</p></td><td><p>4832</p></td><td><p>4557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth – Not Suitable for entry</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consent Form not provided</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Continuing Education</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Convictions/Crime</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Operations</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delinquency/Crime</p></td><td><p>534</p></td><td><p>629</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discipline</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed Basic Eligibility</p></td><td><p>4750</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to Attend Event(s)</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fitness</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Family Origin Questionnaire Consent not given (SCT)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joining Other Service – Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joining Other Service – Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joining Other Service – Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Language Ability – English Speaking &amp; Listening</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>17443</p></td><td><p>18180</p></td><td><p>13832</p></td><td><p>14656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motivation/Commitment</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No Vacancy Available</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Productive Enquiry/Lack of Contact</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other non-Military Employment</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prior Service Check Rejection</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>1374</p></td><td><p>1055</p></td><td><p>671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychometric Test Result</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refusal of Parental Consent</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Start New Stream</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Terms and Conditions of Service</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable at Interview</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable for Job Choice</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waiver Refused</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Rejections</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25750</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30657</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23189</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23100</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>89114</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90651</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63580</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>58870</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Rejections Percentage </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>28.9%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>33.8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>36.5%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>39.2%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Recruiting Group</p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><ol><li>‘~’ denotes a value less than 5, to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</li><li>The information for Recruiting Year (RY) 2023/24 has not been included as the data is not yet complete.</li><li>This data only represents Ordinary Applications to join the regular Army, including Commonwealth applications.</li><li>Applicants can be rejected for multiple reasons, this data represents only the main reason for rejection.</li><li>‘None’ refers to applicants where there is no reason for failure recorded.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/02/2024 17:23:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1689320

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to enlist in the Royal Navy were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	14240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The following table provides a breakdown of rejected applications to the Royal Navy by reason for since 2019:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMI</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth - No Current Vacancies</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2583</p></td><td><p>1296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CRB Clearance</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discipline</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to Attend Event(s)</p></td><td><p>1818</p></td><td><p>816</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>1586</p></td><td><p>1677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fitness</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Height/Weight</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>2395</p></td><td><p>2573</p></td><td><p>1470</p></td><td><p>1414</p></td><td><p>573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motivation/Commitment</p></td><td><p>2189</p></td><td><p>1691</p></td><td><p>1444</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nationality</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Selected Final</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Previous Service</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychometric Test Result</p></td><td><p>902</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Residency</p></td><td><p>522</p></td><td><p>1109</p></td><td><p>945</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rehabilitation of Offenders Act</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security Clearance</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sifted Out / Did not meet criteria</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>658</p></td><td><p>773</p></td><td><p>1517</p></td><td><p>1043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Substance Misuse</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suitability Event Result</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tattoo</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 18 Consent Form not Provided</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable at Interview</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Visa</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Recorded/Not available</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>9413</p></td><td><p>9477</p></td><td><p>7277</p></td><td><p>9149</p></td><td><p>6515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Royal Navy Recruitment and Attraction</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the proportion of applications to the Royal Navy that were rejected in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Proportion of rejected applications</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Royal Navy Recruitment and Attraction</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p>1. ‘~’ denotes a value less than 5, to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</p><p>2. Only Applications to join the RN/RM Regular Service are included in this data</p><p>3. The data shows rejections in the year the application was received, as opposed to the year that rejection was confirmed, which may be in a subsequent year.</p><ol start="4"><li>Some 'rejections' show the date the application was migrated onto RITS from DRS, as opposed to date the application was received, which will increase the proportion of rejected applications showing in 2022.</li></ol><p>5. Due to change of recruiting IT system and digital reporting process, years 2022 and 2023 show comparatively larger numbers of 'unrecorded' or 'incorrect' rejection reasons. This is under ongoing data validation review.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/02/2024 17:24:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

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	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications to enlist in the Royal Air Force were rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for rejection.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	14241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The number of Royal Air Force (RAF) Regular applications rejected by date of application, and the proportion of applications this represents can be found at Table 1 below. Applications submitted through the Defence Recruiting System (DRS) are also distinguished from those submitted through the Recruitment Information Technology System (RITS).</p><p> </p><p>Table 1:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Application dates and system</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of rejections</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of total applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>14,040</p></td><td><p>46.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>14,511</p></td><td><p>40.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>19,403</p></td><td><p>54.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021 (DRS)</p></td><td><p>7,877</p></td><td><p>62.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 March 2022 – 30 June 2022 (RITS)</p></td><td><p>3,509</p></td><td><p>67.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023 (RITS)</p></td><td><p>18,658</p></td><td><p>60.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Analysis (Air)</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the reasons RAF Regular applications submitted through DRS were rejected as a proportion of the total number of RAF Regular applications made on DRS in that timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019 (DRS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020</strong> <strong>(DRS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021</strong> <strong>(DRS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021</strong> <strong>(DRS)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education Attainment</p></td><td><p>12.3%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>7.8%</p></td><td><p>10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed to Attend Event(s)</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fitness</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ineligible</p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>6.0%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>9.8%</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motivation/Commitment</p></td><td><p>7.1%</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td><td><p>12.8%</p></td><td><p>10.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC)</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td><td><p>17.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Psychometric Test Result</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Role Availability</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Security Clearance</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tattoo Policy</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable for Interview</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Analysis (Air)</p><p> </p><p>Please note, percentages have been rounded to the nearest 1 decimal point. In the case of 0.0%, it is not actually zero but instead a very small number that rounds to 0.0%. Where the value is 0, this is represented by ‘-’.</p><p> </p><p>DRS closed in December 2021. Rejections from this system are as at 31 May 2022, the last available data.</p><p> </p><p>RITS has been in use since March 2022. Rejections from this system are as at July 2023, the applications may have since been subject to rejection.</p><p> </p><p>Reasons for rejection on RITS are not held by Analysis Air who are the source of the tables above. The rejections on DRS with a rejection type of 'Other' increased for the period for 1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021 as applications have been closed and candidates advised to reapply on RITS.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/02/2024 17:31:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1693793

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Discharges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests for early termination of service have been (a) made, (b) approved and (c) rejected by each of the services in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	17181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the 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 11/03/2024 17:11:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1698621

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on their target for women to account for 30% of personnel recruited by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	20420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 11 December 2023 to Question 4844.</p><p> </p><p>In the 12 months to 30 September 2023, the proportion of female intake was 12.3% and we hope to continue to work towards the target year on year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/04/2024 10:27:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 4844 -Armed Forces Women.docx title Armed Forces; Women
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard