Test and Evaluation (T&E): Future Advantage Through Evaluation (FATE) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p> <\/p>
The T&E Transformation programme is currently collecting feedback from the Front Line Commands, defence industry and other organisations to inform the detailed design of its second phase, which is planned to commence in April 2025 subject to internal MOD approval.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Test and Evaluation Transformation Programme being undertaken within the Ministry of Defence has completed its first phase; if not, when is the projected date of completion; and what is proposed for the next phase of the programme after that date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Yes, the current intent is to retain a persistent forward presence with HMS TAMAR and SPEY in the Indo Pacific. The ships regularly engage in activities with Southeast Asian states, including participation in military exercises, maritime activity with the Five Power Defence Arrangements, and defence and diplomatic engagement.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
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The current number of Defence Attachés (as of September 2024) who reside in host countries and lead Defence Sections in UK Embassies and High Commissions are 91. The numbers for the years 2022 and 2023 are:<\/p>
<\/p>
Year Number of Defence Attachés<\/strong><\/p>2022 <\/strong> 87<\/p>2023<\/strong> 89<\/p> <\/p>
Note: The UK Defence Attachés for the Russian Federation and Yemen have been temporarily relocated due to local circumstances and conduct their duties from other locations.<\/p>
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The Department, through its contractors, continuously renovates, refurbishes, improves, and maintains its estate, including accommodation.<\/p>
With regards to Service Family Accommodation (SFA):<\/p>
In Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, the Department invested £578 million on maintaining and improving SFA, including £220 million which was spent on remediating damp and mould in c4,000 homes, refurbishing c1,000 long term empty homes, replacing doors and windows in c3,000 homes, providing c1,100 homes with External Wall Insulation, c1,000 homes with replacement kitchens and bathrooms, and upgrading heaters and boilers in c1,500 homes.<\/p>
In FY2024-25, £619 million is to be spent on maintaining and improving SFA, including £180 million to improve insulation in c600 homes, remediate c1,000 long-term damp and mould homes and refurbishing 200 long-term empty homes. Circa 1,700 minor damp and mould packages are planned, and 30 homes will receive upgraded heating.<\/p>
With regards to Single Living Accommodation (SLA):<\/p>
In FY 2023-24, £37.8 million was spent on improvements to SLA, with another £3.2 million spent on SLA Safe & Legal compliance works.<\/p>
<\/p>
During FY2024-25 expenditure of £41 million is planned to improve the condition of SLA including refurbishment, heating upgrades and room conversions to additional bedspaces. £7.5 million has also been ringfenced for internal improvements to SLA condition and heating. In addition, £14.3 million of Safe & Legal compliance works are planned. Further to this, a further £66.6 million of SLA expenditure is planned for FY2025-26.<\/p>"}
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Veterans' Commissioners are currently appointed by Ministers. The Ministry of Defence, through the Office for Veterans' Affairs, continues to work closely with the Veterans\u2019 Commissioner for Wales (VCfW), and the Scottish Veterans\u2019 Commissioner (SVC), who is appointed by and reports to the Scottish Government (SG). The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is working through the next steps to appoint a new Northern Ireland Veterans\u2019 Commissioner.<\/p>
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In its work to identify and mark the graves of the Egyptian Labour Corps and Camel Transport Corps, the Commonwealth War Graves Committee (CWGC) has established that more than 327,000 Egyptians served alongside Commonwealth forces across the Middle East, Turkey, and Western Europe. Of those, the CWGC now know that more than 16,500 died in service. Fewer than 400, however, have been commemorated by name, with the remainder commemorated collectively on the CWGC\u2019s Giza Memorial.<\/p>
<\/p>
The CWGC has determined that during the Second World War, the Ministry of Interior sent thousands of notifications of death to the fallen personnel's next of kin. The CWGC believes these records are likely to be held either by the Egyptian State archives or possibly by one or more departments of the Government of Egypt. Although this is yet to be confirmed, the CWGC have approached the Egyptian authorities and are working to gain access the relevant archives.<\/p>
<\/p>
The CWGC's wider historical research in archives across Africa and Europe continues to make positive progress in revealing the names of those previously not commemorated, and in mapping potential burial sites. To date, almost 7,000 names have been recovered and the CWGC are actively working to commemorate these individuals in a manner befitting their service and loss.<\/p>"}
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The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the importance of engaging with non-traditional defence suppliers and is working closely with UK Industry and Academia to identify and invest in innovative technologies that address our most pressing capability challenges.<\/p>
This includes initiatives such as the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), which is designed to find and fund innovative solutions to defence and security challenges, for example through Regional Defence and Security Clusters (RDSCs)<\/p>
This Government is committed to bringing forward a Defence Industrial Strategy, working closely with industry to support UK resilience and innovation.<\/p>"}
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The UK has a number of excellent electromagnetic warfare capabilities; given the highly competitive nature of electromagnetic warfare, the Ministry of Defence will consider how best to keep pace with this challenge as part of the Strategic Defence Review.<\/p>"}
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The Ministry of Defence currently has 2,666*<\/strong> Armed Forces personnel receiving MOD\u2019s Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) The number supported since 2019 is as follows:<\/p> <\/p>
Academic Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Number of Armed Forces Personnel<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>2019-20<\/p><\/td> | 2,908<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2020-21<\/p><\/td> | 2,843<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2021-22<\/p><\/td> | 2,826<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2022-23<\/p><\/td> | 2,759<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> *as at Academic Year 2023-24<\/p> <\/p> (2) The FCDO currently have 328<\/strong> diplomatic families claiming Continuity of Education Allowance. The number supported since 2019 is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Academic Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Number of FCDO Civil Servants<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>2019-20<\/p><\/td> | 281<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2020-21<\/p><\/td> | 315<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2021-22<\/p><\/td> | 349<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | 2022-23<\/p><\/td> | 341<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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