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1568981

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he plans to invest in housing for personnel based at Robertson Barracks in Norfolk in each year until its closure.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	128717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Works to upgrade Service Family Accommodation at Robertson Barracks, Norfolk, have been undertaken in previous years; with no further works currently planned.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides details of the works currently planned to Single Living Accommodation (SLA) at Robertson Barracks in each year until its closure. This may be subject to change.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>2022-23 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2023-24 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2024-25 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2025-26 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2026-27 Value £million</p></td><td><p>2027-28 Value £million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robertson Barracks</p></td><td><p>0.409</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.200</p></td><td><p>0.400</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.282</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 26/01/2023 13:03:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579560

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
	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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, how much of his Department’s budget has been allocated to the Annual Leave Payment Scheme for Financial Year 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	129995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with international accounting standards, the Department holds £70 million of accruals for untaken leave carried forward by civil servants in prior years. Funding for the Annual Leave Payment Scheme will be drawn from this figure, the amount of which will be dependent on overall uptake which we are currently measuring.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 130081 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:27:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579777

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
	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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, what estimate his Department has made of the number of its civil servants expected to use the Annual Leave Payment scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	130078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In December 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced a new Annual Leave Payment Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, it has been exceptionally agreed that MOD civil servants with unused annual leave balances, after taking adequate rest and recuperation (statutory annual leave; 20 days annual leave plus Public Holidays (pro-rata for non-standard workers)), can submit a single request for the MOD to buy back up to a maximum of five contractual days annual leave (pro-rata for non-standard workers). This buy back facility is a one-off scheme which is available from 14 December 2022 until 28 February 2023. Other Government Departments already offer the ability to buy and sell leave.</p><p> </p><p>Precise data was obtained regarding annual leave remaining and projected carry-over. Prior to the commencement of the scheme, data analysis in mid-November 2022 indicated that 57 per cent of the MOD civilian workforce had half or more of their leave entitlement remaining, which indicated a potential high demand. As of 24 January 2023, approximately 2,620 applications had been approved for payment since the start of scheme and will be paid at the end of January.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme for MOD civilians was put in place as a one-off measure for the current financial year as a cost of living and leave reduction initiative. Many staff members carried over additional leave during the COVID pandemic. The scheme was a way to lower these numbers whilst offering remuneration for those interested in selling. When the scheme was agreed 23,591 staff-members had carried-over more than ten days annual leave into the current leave year.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme does not have different provisions for different parts of the United Kingdom. Applications from lower grades are prioritised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 130079 130082 130083 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:30:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579779

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
	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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Armed Forces: annual leave, why the Annual Leave Payment Scheme is only a one-year scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	130079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In December 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced a new Annual Leave Payment Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, it has been exceptionally agreed that MOD civil servants with unused annual leave balances, after taking adequate rest and recuperation (statutory annual leave; 20 days annual leave plus Public Holidays (pro-rata for non-standard workers)), can submit a single request for the MOD to buy back up to a maximum of five contractual days annual leave (pro-rata for non-standard workers). This buy back facility is a one-off scheme which is available from 14 December 2022 until 28 February 2023. Other Government Departments already offer the ability to buy and sell leave.</p><p> </p><p>Precise data was obtained regarding annual leave remaining and projected carry-over. Prior to the commencement of the scheme, data analysis in mid-November 2022 indicated that 57 per cent of the MOD civilian workforce had half or more of their leave entitlement remaining, which indicated a potential high demand. As of 24 January 2023, approximately 2,620 applications had been approved for payment since the start of scheme and will be paid at the end of January.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme for MOD civilians was put in place as a one-off measure for the current financial year as a cost of living and leave reduction initiative. Many staff members carried over additional leave during the COVID pandemic. The scheme was a way to lower these numbers whilst offering remuneration for those interested in selling. When the scheme was agreed 23,591 staff-members had carried-over more than ten days annual leave into the current leave year.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme does not have different provisions for different parts of the United Kingdom. Applications from lower grades are prioritised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 130078 130082 130083 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:30:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579780

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
	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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, how many annual leave days were unused in his Department in the each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	130080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>It is taking time to collate the required information to answer the hon. Members 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 26/01/2023 17:30:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579781

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
	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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Armed Forces: annual leave, what the estimated cost to the public purse of the Annual Leave Payment Scheme is.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	130081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with international accounting standards, the Department holds £70 million of accruals for untaken leave carried forward by civil servants in prior years. Funding for the Annual Leave Payment Scheme will be drawn from this figure, the amount of which will be dependent on overall uptake which we are currently measuring.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 129995 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:27:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579782

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
	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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Armed Forces: annual leave, what the exceptional reason given for agreeing the Annual Leave Payment Scheme is.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	130082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In December 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced a new Annual Leave Payment Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, it has been exceptionally agreed that MOD civil servants with unused annual leave balances, after taking adequate rest and recuperation (statutory annual leave; 20 days annual leave plus Public Holidays (pro-rata for non-standard workers)), can submit a single request for the MOD to buy back up to a maximum of five contractual days annual leave (pro-rata for non-standard workers). This buy back facility is a one-off scheme which is available from 14 December 2022 until 28 February 2023. Other Government Departments already offer the ability to buy and sell leave.</p><p> </p><p>Precise data was obtained regarding annual leave remaining and projected carry-over. Prior to the commencement of the scheme, data analysis in mid-November 2022 indicated that 57 per cent of the MOD civilian workforce had half or more of their leave entitlement remaining, which indicated a potential high demand. As of 24 January 2023, approximately 2,620 applications had been approved for payment since the start of scheme and will be paid at the end of January.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme for MOD civilians was put in place as a one-off measure for the current financial year as a cost of living and leave reduction initiative. Many staff members carried over additional leave during the COVID pandemic. The scheme was a way to lower these numbers whilst offering remuneration for those interested in selling. When the scheme was agreed 23,591 staff-members had carried-over more than ten days annual leave into the current leave year.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme does not have different provisions for different parts of the United Kingdom. Applications from lower grades are prioritised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 130078 130079 130083 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:30:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1579783

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave
	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 13 January 2023 to Question 122497 on Ministry of Defence: Holiday Leave, whether the Annual Leave Payment scheme policy has different provisions for different (a) parts of the United Kingdom and (b) civil service grades.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	130083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>In December 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced a new Annual Leave Payment Scheme. Under the terms of the Scheme, it has been exceptionally agreed that MOD civil servants with unused annual leave balances, after taking adequate rest and recuperation (statutory annual leave; 20 days annual leave plus Public Holidays (pro-rata for non-standard workers)), can submit a single request for the MOD to buy back up to a maximum of five contractual days annual leave (pro-rata for non-standard workers). This buy back facility is a one-off scheme which is available from 14 December 2022 until 28 February 2023. Other Government Departments already offer the ability to buy and sell leave.</p><p> </p><p>Precise data was obtained regarding annual leave remaining and projected carry-over. Prior to the commencement of the scheme, data analysis in mid-November 2022 indicated that 57 per cent of the MOD civilian workforce had half or more of their leave entitlement remaining, which indicated a potential high demand. As of 24 January 2023, approximately 2,620 applications had been approved for payment since the start of scheme and will be paid at the end of January.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme for MOD civilians was put in place as a one-off measure for the current financial year as a cost of living and leave reduction initiative. Many staff members carried over additional leave during the COVID pandemic. The scheme was a way to lower these numbers whilst offering remuneration for those interested in selling. When the scheme was agreed 23,591 staff-members had carried-over more than ten days annual leave into the current leave year.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Leave Payment Scheme does not have different provisions for different parts of the United Kingdom. Applications from lower grades are prioritised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 130078 130079 130082 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:30:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1567534

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	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	Health Services: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on each of the six Cavell centre pilot project sites under consideration.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	125488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has been developing a national programme business case for local community health and wellbeing hubs known collectively and informally as Cavell Centres. Since April 2021, NHS England has employed some of its existing organisational budget to support the development of outline business cases (OBCs) in six pioneer projects to test and develop the different elements of the standardised product. These pioneers are at different stages of maturity, Hucknall and Staines-upon-Thames continue to develop the OBC. Sleaford continues to explore options for delivery and develop its OBC. Shrewsbury is preparing to undertake public consultation on emerging options.</p><p>Derby continues to make good progress bringing together National Health Service, community and third sector providers as they develop their OBC and Plymouth have a near finalised business case that has received endorsement from the system and region.</p><p>For a business case to be formally reviewed or approved by the Department a scheme needs to have identified and secured the capital budget required. This requirement has so far not been met for any of the six Cavell Centre pilot projects or the national programme business case. The Department remains committed to supporting local priorities and regularly discusses all areas of healthcare provision with local authorities and other key stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 125489 125490 125491 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:24:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 49357 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1567535

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	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	Health Services: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has (a) commissioned, (b) reviewed and (c) approved any outline business cases for pilot Cavell centre super hubs of GP and other health services.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	125489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has been developing a national programme business case for local community health and wellbeing hubs known collectively and informally as Cavell Centres. Since April 2021, NHS England has employed some of its existing organisational budget to support the development of outline business cases (OBCs) in six pioneer projects to test and develop the different elements of the standardised product. These pioneers are at different stages of maturity, Hucknall and Staines-upon-Thames continue to develop the OBC. Sleaford continues to explore options for delivery and develop its OBC. Shrewsbury is preparing to undertake public consultation on emerging options.</p><p>Derby continues to make good progress bringing together National Health Service, community and third sector providers as they develop their OBC and Plymouth have a near finalised business case that has received endorsement from the system and region.</p><p>For a business case to be formally reviewed or approved by the Department a scheme needs to have identified and secured the capital budget required. This requirement has so far not been met for any of the six Cavell Centre pilot projects or the national programme business case. The Department remains committed to supporting local priorities and regularly discusses all areas of healthcare provision with local authorities and other key stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 125488 125490 125491 question first answered 26/01/2023 17:24:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 49359 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard