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1485182

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Bullying and Harassment
	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 calls to the Bullying and Harassment Independent Reporting Helpline came from female staff in each year since the launch of that service.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	28480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Bullying harassment and discrimination helpline was established in September 2020 in response to a recommendation in the Wigston Review into inappropriate behaviours. Callers can remain anonymous and may choose not to disclose their personal details. Since its launch it has taken the following calls:</p><p>1 September 2020 - 31 August 2021: 140 calls were from females, representing 32% of total calls; 175 calls were from males, representing 40% of total calls; and 122 calls did not disclose, representing 28% of calls</p><p>1 September 2021 - 30 April 2022: 58 calls were from females, representing 26% of total calls; 71 calls were from males, representing 32% of total calls; and 94 calls did not disclose, representing 42% of calls</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/07/2022 14:18:08 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485181

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the ethnicity target is for the number of (a) officers, (b) Lieutenant Colonels and above and (c) Majors and below in the Regular Forces by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	28479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Whilst Defence does not work to specific intake targets for ethnicity, we are committed to achieving a more diverse workforce and have embarked on a range of activities to increase the number of ethnic minority and female recruits into the Armed Forces. Whilst the representation of ethnic minority personnel joining the Armed Forces is improving, we recognise that progress in terms of the representative rates of our people - both military and civilian - has been too slow. It is clear there is still much further to go and we are working hard to fulfil the key objective in our 2018-2030 Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to eliminate discrimination and improve diversity throughout Defence:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2018-to-2030-a-force-for-inclusion</p><p>Section 2.2.4, Supporting Commitments for Goal 2, sets out Defence's ambition to improve our ethnic diversity.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 28478 question first answered 07/07/2022 14:17:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485180

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	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, what the ethnicity intake target is for the (a) UK Regular Forces and (b) FR20 Volunteer Reserve by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	28478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Whilst Defence does not work to specific intake targets for ethnicity, we are committed to achieving a more diverse workforce and have embarked on a range of activities to increase the number of ethnic minority and female recruits into the Armed Forces. Whilst the representation of ethnic minority personnel joining the Armed Forces is improving, we recognise that progress in terms of the representative rates of our people - both military and civilian - has been too slow. It is clear there is still much further to go and we are working hard to fulfil the key objective in our 2018-2030 Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to eliminate discrimination and improve diversity throughout Defence:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2018-to-2030-a-force-for-inclusion</p><p>Section 2.2.4, Supporting Commitments for Goal 2, sets out Defence's ambition to improve our ethnic diversity.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 28479 question first answered 07/07/2022 14:17:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1486065

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Twitter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to protect the Army’s Twitter account following that account being hacked.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	30127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Following the compromise of the Army's Twitter account on 3 July, a cyber security investigation is in progress. The Army is working with Twitter to take remedial action where required.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/07/2022 14:18:39 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1486067

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to strengthen the security of the social media accounts of (a) the Navy, (b) the Royal Marines, (b) the Air Force and (d) other defence organisations following the hacking of the Army’s YouTube and Twitter accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	30129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently investigating the compromise of the Army social media accounts. It is not currently possible to determine the cause of the breach, and whether it might be related to the password.</p><p>The password policy required of all authorised users of social media accounts conforms to the Government Security Group guidance on Managing Social Media Securely. This refers to the National Cyber Security Centre's guidance on Social Media: Protecting What You Publish.</p><p>This guidance gives advice that keeps passwords secure, controlled and changed in a manner which ensures they are known only to those who need to gain access to the relevant account. The guidance also stipulates that a recovery process must be put in place; the efficacy of this is demonstrated by the swift manner in which the Army accounts were recovered and brought back under the control of authorised users.</p><p>In addition, there is guidance available internally for MOD personnel, which forms part of the Cyber Confident campaign run by the MOD's Cyber Defence and Risk Directorate (CyDR). All users of official social media within Defence are being contacted by CyDR to ensure current and ongoing compliance with this comprehensive guidance.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 30128 question first answered 07/07/2022 14:19:55 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1486066

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Social Media
	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 the strength of his Department's social media passwords in the context of the recent hacking of the Army’s Twitter account.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	30128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently investigating the compromise of the Army social media accounts. It is not currently possible to determine the cause of the breach, and whether it might be related to the password.</p><p>The password policy required of all authorised users of social media accounts conforms to the Government Security Group guidance on Managing Social Media Securely. This refers to the National Cyber Security Centre's guidance on Social Media: Protecting What You Publish.</p><p>This guidance gives advice that keeps passwords secure, controlled and changed in a manner which ensures they are known only to those who need to gain access to the relevant account. The guidance also stipulates that a recovery process must be put in place; the efficacy of this is demonstrated by the swift manner in which the Army accounts were recovered and brought back under the control of authorised users.</p><p>In addition, there is guidance available internally for MOD personnel, which forms part of the Cyber Confident campaign run by the MOD's Cyber Defence and Risk Directorate (CyDR). All users of official social media within Defence are being contacted by CyDR to ensure current and ongoing compliance with this comprehensive guidance.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 30129 question first answered 07/07/2022 14:19:55 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485187

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Stonehouse Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to invest in RM Stonehouse Barracks over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	28483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 March 2022, to Question 126803.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/07/2022 14:27:43 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 126803.docx title Stonehouse Barracks
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485188

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Stonehouse Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to RM Stonehouse Barracks for maintenance issues on (a) roofing, (b) heating, (c) electrics and (d) pest control in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	28484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of callouts made to RM Stonehouse Barracks by the MOD's contractor VIVO, from 1 February 2022 to 30 June 2022.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Maintenance Issue</p></td><td><p>No of Callouts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roofing</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heating</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electrics</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pest Control</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Prior to February 2022, Amey were responsible for maintenance of the Defence Estate and the requested information is not held by the MOD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/07/2022 14:27:10 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard