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date	30/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Armed Forces personnel are on standby to carry out door-to-door COVID 19 testing.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL8650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>There are currently 739 Armed Forces personal at high readiness, or otherwise committed to supporting the national COVID response. Approximately 7,000 personnel will shortly be brought to readiness ahead of the Winter period.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/10/2020 13:37:01 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1235729

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to resume the recruitment to the Armed Forces of personnel born in Commonwealth countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL8254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>Recruitment of Commonwealth citizens has never stopped. Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, both the Army and the Royal Air Force (RAF) had received large numbers of applications from Commonwealth citizens. The Army therefore stopped accepting new applications in September 2019 and the RAF stopped accepting applications from outside the UK in November 2019. The Royal Navy (RN)/Royal Marines (RM) has continued to accept new applications.</p><p>When the COVID-19 restrictions were implemented in March 2020, the RN/RM and RAF continued with the selection and initial training of all applicants who were already in the UK, including those from the Commonwealth. For those applicants based outside the UK, they continued to be proactively managed virtually, but their applications and the recruitment process could not be completed until candidates were once again able to fly to the UK and could meet any COVID-19 restrictions placed on their entry, such as quarantine measures.</p><p>The Army temporarily paused all face-to-face selection until June and all Basic Training until May, but applicants continued to be managed and nurtured. Since selection and training has resumed, the Army has continued to process those applicants already in the UK, and those who had applied prior to September 2019. The Army continues to have enough applications from Commonwealth citizens to meet demand for the current Recruiting Year, and will not therefore be accepting new applications, other than for the Royal Corps of Music.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 24/09/2020 11:26:31 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1235731

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Consultants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent by the Ministry of Defence on consultancy fees in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL8256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence publishes spend over £25,000 on a monthly basis as part of its transparency data routine publication which is accessible at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-finance-transparency-dataset</p><p>Additionally, the Ministry of Defence publishes annual accounts. The latest of which can be found at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-annual-reports</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/09/2020 11:41:14 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1227142

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Secretary of State for Defence received an invitation from the Intelligence and Security Committee to give evidence to that committee's inquiry into Russia; and if so, what are the reasons for that invitation not being accepted. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL7119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>No Secretary of State for Defence was asked to give evidence to the Intelligence and Security Committee's inquiry into Russia, however Defence officials did give evidence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/07/2020 15:20:30 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1220845

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether visits to Armed Forces bases will be part of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL6539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Review will cover all aspects of international policy from defence to diplomacy and development. Visits to Government locations, including Armed Forces bases, will be included when helpful for the conduct of the review, as they are for normal Government working. These visits are arranged on a case by case basis with the relevant Departments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/07/2020 11:00:08 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1220478

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much compensation has been paid out as a result of claims to the employment tribunal for racial discrimination and harassment brought by serving and former service personnel against the Ministry of Defence in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, (4) 2013, (5) 2014, and (6) 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL6425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Details of compensation paid (by year) as a result of employment tribunals brought against the Ministry of Defence for racial discrimination by serving and former Service personnel is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year Claim Brought</p></td><td><p>Amount Paid £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>21,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>16,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>142,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>179,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/07/2020 11:10:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1219729

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many drone strikes British Armed Forces carried out against ISIL in June.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL6393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>In June Zero (0) Weapon Release Events were recorded from Remotely Piloted Air Systems against Daesh targets. The Ministry of Defence regularly releases statistics on UK air activity under Op SHADER on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/07/2020 10:59:53 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1217232

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many discrimination cases concerning racism have been brought against the Ministry of Defence by (1) current, and (2) former, employees in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL6100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises that unacceptable behaviour, including racism, still occurs. We are committed to eradicate this, and have a zero-tolerance approach. Defence, does not yet represent society and it is essential that we work towards this. We recognise that the pace of change needs to quicken and are renewing our ambition at the highest levels of the Department. We aim to eliminate discrimination and improve diversity throughout Defence as enshrined in our 2018-2030 Diversity and Inclusion (D&amp;I) Strategy .</p><p>Legal advice has interpreted the terms “racial discrimination cases” and “discrimination cases involving racism” to refer to Employment Tribunals (ETs). The attached tables show the number of ETs brought against the MOD by military personnel in each year from 2010 to-date, and the breakdown of compensation paid in each year from 2016-2020 as a result of racial discrimination ETs.</p><p>All MOD personnel (civilian and military) are required to complete mandatory D&amp;I Training courses. In addition, those trained as D&amp;I Advisers and Practitioners provide impartial advice and support to personnel who encounter discrimination, bullying and harassment. This is supplemented by Speak Safe Volunteers, trained independent bullying, harassment &amp; discrimination advisers who enable individuals to understand their situation and make informed decisions. An Active Bystander training course has also been designed to equip personnel with the skills to effectively challenge unacceptable behaviour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL5882 question first answered 01/07/2020 11:09:25 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name Table of RD claims brought against MOD 2010 to date.docx title Race Discrimination
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1205422

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Voyager Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much it has cost to paint and carry out works on RAF Voyager.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL5946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin), in the House of Commons on 22 June 2020 to the hon. Members for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner), Newport West (Ruth Jones), Glasgow South (Stewart Malcom McDonald), Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) and Portsmouth South (Stephen Morgan) in response to Question numbers 60776, 60864, 60814, 60482, 60852 and 60853 respectively.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/06/2020 14:10:16 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract Monday 22 June.docx title Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1205423

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME personnel hold senior leadership or managerial roles in (1) the Royal Air Force, (2) the army, and (3) the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL5947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Defence has been working hard to achieve a more diverse workforce. However, 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 if we are to successfully attract and retain diverse talent both now and in the future. That is why we are renewing our levels of ambition at the highest levels in Defence as we work 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>Since 2015 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been working towards a target for 10% of recruits into the Armed Forces to be from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background by April 2020, rising to 20% thereafter. These are challenging targets demonstrating the importance Defence places on having Armed Forces reflecting the society they serve. I am pleased to confirm the latest statistics show we have now exceeded the initial intake target as 11.7% of recruits were Black, Asian or from an ethnic minority in the 12 months to 31 March 2020. While this is an improvement, there is further long-term progress to be made and sustained. Ongoing work to improve all aspects of diversity in MOD continues, includes better understanding and greater engagement with the communities the Armed Forces want to recruit from; reviewing recruitment processes; and better targeting marketing and communications.</p><p> </p><p>As at 1 April 2020, the numbers of UK Regular full-time Service personnel who had declared their ethnicity as BAME and were serving at NATO Rank OF-6 or above (Brigadier and equivalent) were five or fewer in each Service. In addition, fewer than five Senior Civil Servants employed in each Command had declared their ethnicity as BAME. In line with standard statistical disclosure methodology, the percentages associated with these figures have been suppressed to ensure individuals are not inadvertently identified.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) publishes biannual statistics on diversity declarations for Armed Forces personnel and MOD civilian staff. The latest editions can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-index</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-diversity-dashboard-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-diversity-dashboard-2020</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL5883 question first answered 30/06/2020 12:26:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig