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1015023

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Proscribed Organisations and Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the British armed forces have been (a) subject to service discipline at any level, (b) dismissed and (c) prosecuted for having links to far-right extremist groups or proscribed organisations.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	195602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Extremist ideology is completely at odds with the values and ethos of the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces have robust measures in place to ensure those exhibiting extremist views are neither tolerated nor permitted to serve. Service discipline/administrative action taken at any level against these actions is not held in the format requested.</p><p>Following a trial in Birmingham Crown Court a serving soldier was convicted of committing terrorism offences related to membership of a proscribed organisation and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. A second soldier was found not guilty.</p><p>Any Service person receiving a sentence of imprisonment can expect to be discharged. Those who have fallen short of the Armed Forces' high standards are dealt with administratively, which may include their discharge.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/11/2018 15:57:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1015034

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the market benchmarks for the April 2017 Defence Equipment and Support employee pay structure were calculated.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	195522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) uses industry standard benchmarks, sourced from Willis Towers Watson. DE&amp;S then uses this data to inform and develop its pay policy. The market benchmarks are calculated in the context of 'total reward', which includes base pay, allowances, incentives, pension and other benefits.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 195524 question first answered 29/11/2018 15:39:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1015035

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
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 15 November 2018 to Question 190411, what the average pay rise was for Defence Equipment and Support staff in each performance category not including any change based on comparison to the market benchmark for a role.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	195523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The average pay rise for Defence Equipment and Support staff in 2018 was 2.2%. Salary increases are based on how staff have performed throughout the year and a comparison to the market benchmark for an individual's role. Performance is assessed through a five-box model. The vast majority of people (90%) received a pay rise in the last performance year, with only those who fell into the lowest performance box not receiving a salary increase.</p><p>Individual salary increases are based on both market benchmarks and performance, with most of the increases in the 1% to 4% range.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2018 15:42:04 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1015036

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who calculated the market benchmarks for the April 2017 Defence Equipment and Support employee pay structure.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	195524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) uses industry standard benchmarks, sourced from Willis Towers Watson. DE&amp;S then uses this data to inform and develop its pay policy. The market benchmarks are calculated in the context of 'total reward', which includes base pay, allowances, incentives, pension and other benefits.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 195522 question first answered 29/11/2018 15:39:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1015037

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the retention of Defence Equipment and Support employees.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	195525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support is currently reviewing staff retention trends and has identified some challenges. An action plan is being developed which will seek to understand the root causes of these trends and improve retention of personnel in identified risk areas.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2018 15:46:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1015038

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations Defence Equipment and Support employees have made to his Department on their pay structure introduced in April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	195526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S) employees have made use of a number of avenues to provide feedback on the organisations pay structure. This includes People Surveys, their Trade Union representatives and Human Resources Business Partners.</p><p>The DE&amp;S leadership will continue to closely monitor results and trends emerging from this feedback and take action as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2018 15:48:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1015075

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of civilians killed in Syria as a result of coalition air strikes in 2018; and how many of the air strikes which resulted in civilian deaths involved British armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	195541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The collection of data on civilian casualties during the campaign by the Global Coalition against Daesh is a matter for the Coalition itself. All missions comply fully with International Humanitarian Law, are meticulously planned and every care is taken to minimise the effect of our military action on civilians and civilian objects. It is therefore deeply regrettable that a UK air strike on 26 March 2018, targeting Daesh fighters in eastern Syria, resulted in an unintentional civilian fatality. This was reported to the House by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence on 2 May 2018 (HCWS665). The Ministry of Defence takes any incidence of civilian casualty extremely seriously: we assess the evidence in detail and report back on our findings. We are committed to continuing that practice.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/11/2018 15:54:24 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1015233

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the procurement of new land platforms (a) MRVP and (b) MIV; and if he will make a statement
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	195694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Multi-Role Vehicle - Protected programme is being delivered in two packages. For Package 1, Command, Liaison and Logistic vehicle, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, manufactured by Oshkosh, has been identified as the preferred option. No final decision has yet been made. For Package 2, Troop Carrying Vehicle and Future Protected Battlefield Ambulances, a competition is on-going and a decision is anticipated in 2019.</p><p>The Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme is in the assessment phase, concluding in 2019, with the Ministry of Defence taking forward negotiations via the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) to look at options to purchase the vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2018 15:45:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1012343

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 14 November 2018 on Strategy for our Veterans HCWS1080 and the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 191892, when he plans to take a decision on the resource required to implement the Strategy for our Veterans.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	194608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text The Strategy for our Veterans and the complementary UK Government Consultation Paper were published on 14 November and debated in both Houses on 15 November. The Consultation Paper seeks public views to inform how the Government will implement the strategy. The Scottish and Welsh Governments have made separate consultation arrangements for areas that are devolved. Following conclusion of these consultations, implementation plans will be developed by each relevant service provider, along with individual costings which will fall across Government. Once implementation options have been agreed, the resource required to implement the Strategy for our Veterans will be agreed between Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board members, which includes the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2018 15:32:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1012347

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Appledore Shipyard
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 2 November 2018 to Question 185470 on Appledore Shipyard, if he will provide details of the package of work at Devonport shipyard that his Department discussed with Babcock, under each heading.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	194609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The £60 million package that the Ministry of Defence discussed with Babcock was for Devonport-based refit work that could potentially provide further employment for Appledore workers. Unfortunately, in the absence of confirmed longer-term ship-build or similar opportunities of a scale that matches Appledore's size, this was not enough to secure the future of the shipyard.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/11/2018 15:40:37 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones