@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date she plans to agree the 2019-20 pay settlement for Royal Fleet Auxiliary staff with the relevant trade unions." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Llanelli" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nia Griffith" ; parl:uin "274484" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the effect of RPI inflation has been on the value of the pay of civilian seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary since 2008-09." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Llanelli" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nia Griffith" ; parl:uin "274489" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the pay settlements were for the civilian staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2008-09 to date." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Luke Pollard" ; parl:uin "246003" ; dcterms:date "2019-04-18"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Employees of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, as civilians, fall under the remit of the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance for the purposes of determining pay awards. The Ministry of Defence must abide by the Remit Guidance set by the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury.

The Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance for the 2023-24 financial year has been set and is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-pay-remit-guidance-2023-to-2024/civil-service-pay-remit-guidance-2023-to-2024#:~:text=The%20deadline%20to%20submit%20a,of%20State%20has%20approved%20them

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "South West Wiltshire" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Dr Andrew Murrison" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-05-02"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-05-02T15:29:08.43Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the pay settlement for staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Luke Pollard" ; parl:uin "911019" ; dcterms:date "2019-05-21"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon" . parl:answerText "

All Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel are civilian Ministry of Defence employees and are therefore subject to HM Treasury Civil Servant Pay Guidance. As a result the pay award for RFA personnel for 2018-19 was 1.5% and there are no plans to review this settlement.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Bournemouth East" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Tobias Ellwood" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-05-09"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-05-09T15:08:28.627Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The study into the remuneration package for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and wider Royal Naval engineering officers has been finalised and accepted.

Due to commercial sensitivities the report cannot be published in full.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Earl Howe" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2017-03-23"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2017-03-23T16:22:30.897Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Defence Ministers regularly meet with officials from Navy Command to discuss a range of issues, including Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) pay.

The Public Sector Pay Award Guidelines were published by Her Majesty's Treasury on 13 June 2019 and Departmental officials continue to work on a pay proposal for the RFA for 2019-20 based on this guidance.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Bournemouth East" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Tobias Ellwood" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-11"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "274484" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-11T15:02:28.633Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Earl Howe" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will undertake a review the pay settlement for civilian seafarer Ratings working in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Birkenhead" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Frank Field" ; parl:uin "250436" ; dcterms:date "2019-05-02"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the study report into the remuneration package for deck and engineer officers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary has been finalised and accepted; and whether it has been, or will be, published in full." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord MacKenzie of Culkein" ; parl:uin "HL6108" ; dcterms:date "2017-03-15"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the impact of pay progression of civilian seafarer (a) Ratings and (b) Officers employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary since 2010-11 on (i) recruitment, (ii) retention and (iii) morale." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "South Shields" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck" ; parl:uin "182873" ; dcterms:date "2023-04-26"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary are Civil Servants and are not members of the Armed Forces. Their terms and conditions, including their pay, are subject to civilian rules in the wider public sector. As such, pay is subject to HM Treasury Civil Servant Pay Guidance.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Bournemouth East" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Tobias Ellwood" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-08T16:41:13.787Z"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Lords" . parl:answerText "

All Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel are Ministry of Defence civilian employees and are, therefore, subject to HM Treasury Civil Servant Pay Guidance.

For the pay period 2008-09 to 2010-11 the settlement was for a 1.9% increase to all pay scales for each of the three years.

For the pay period 2011-13, in line with public sector pay restraint, there were no pay increases.

For the pay period 2013-15, again in line with the rest of the public sector, RFA personnel received a 1% increase to consolidated pay for each year.

For the pay period 2015-18, a 1% pay settlement was agreed for RFA personnel each year.

The pay settlement for 2018-19 was 1.5%.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Bournemouth East" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Tobias Ellwood" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-04-30"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-04-30T15:02:13.077Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions she has had with officials from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) on the 2019-20 pay award for civilian RFA staff." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Llanelli" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Nia Griffith" ; parl:uin "274487" ; dcterms:date "2019-07-08"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet Office colleagues on the impact of inflation on the earnings of civilian seafarer (a) Ratings and (b) Officers employed by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "South Shields" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck" ; parl:uin "182872" ; dcterms:date "2023-04-26"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Elizabeth Truss" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "11" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Ministry of Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Defence" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Defence" ; parl:hansardHeading "Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether she plans to increase Royal Fleet Auxiliary pay at the same rate as that of the Royal Navy; and if she will make a statement." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Bridgend" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mrs Madeleine Moon" ; parl:uin "270722" ; dcterms:date "2019-06-28"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

This information is not held by the Department. As Ministry of Defence Civil Servants, the pay of members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is governed by HM Treasury Public Sector Pay Guidance.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Bournemouth East" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Tobias Ellwood" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-16"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-16T15:22:48.763Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Luke Pollard" . parl:answerText "

Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are part of the civil service. Therefore, responsibility for setting their pay and terms and conditions lies with the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "South West Norfolk" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Elizabeth Truss" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-05-21"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-05-21T13:17:05.177Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Defence Ministers regularly meet with officials from Navy Command to discuss a range of issues, including Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) pay.

The Public Sector Pay Award Guidelines were published by Her Majesty's Treasury on 13 June 2019 and Departmental officials continue to work on a pay proposal for the RFA for 2019-20 based on this guidance.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Bournemouth East" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr Tobias Ellwood" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2019-07-11"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "274487" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2019-07-11T15:02:28.587Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Defence uses the bi-annual Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Continuous Attitude Survey to provide insight into the day-to-day experiences of RFA personnel. The results from the survey are used to inform current and future RFA policy and decision making.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "South West Wiltshire" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Dr Andrew Murrison" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-05-02"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-05-02T15:21:41.113Z"^^xsd:dateTime . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "10"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition .