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date	29/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to appoint a new Commodore of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>An external recruitment campaign for the Senior Civil Servant Pay Band 1 position of Deputy Director Royal Fleet Auxiliary had an application closing date of 24 March 2024. The selection process is ongoing, and the result will be announced in due course on conclusion of that process.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 14/05/2024 14:08:16 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1714645

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent trends in recruitment and retention of civilian seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) continues to meet all its Operational Commitments around the globe and continues to steadfastly support Royal Navy (RN) vessels on Operations worldwide.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment and retention of staff are a priority for the RFA and there are a number of initiatives underway to support this.</p><p> </p><p>For recruitment, the RFA is fostering relationships with universities and colleges to raise awareness of the opportunities available, planning to launch a graduate engineer scheme, sponsoring academic top up schemes to attract newly qualified engineers, and introducing a mechanism for seamless transfer to the RFA for RN service leavers. In addition to this work, the RFA plans to release a focused RFA recruitment marketing campaign.</p><p> </p><p>For retention, the RFA is undertaking a number of initiatives which include: enhancing human resources management with more efficient, digitised processes for claims and reporting; maximising development opportunities; enabling participation in team building and physical activities; introducing a dedicated wellbeing team and creating new and exciting shore posts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 14/05/2024 13:59:56 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1714647

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with recognised trade unions concerning the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has regular scheduled discussions and meetings with both Nautilus International and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers in accordance with an established Partnership Agreement.</p><p>The most recent discussions have taken place during April 2024.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 14/05/2024 13:58:27 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1714648

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many officers and other ranks there are in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 1 January 2024, there are 623 Officers and 1046 Other Ranks within the RFA.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 14/05/2024 13:58:13 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead