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1719136

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lasers: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure DragonFire’s effective operational readiness.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	902912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>DSTL have conducted operational analysis of the proposed system and have confirmed with the Royal Navy that the DragonFire system will provide operationally relevant capability. An established test programme using the existing the DragonFire system will provide further evidence and validation. The programme has already commenced multiple work streams to mature Defence Lines of Development to deliver Minimum Deployable Capability.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 20/05/2024 16:51:19 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1715628

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff at the Army Foundation College were found to have started (a) intimate and (b) otherwise inappropriate relationships with recruits in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	24727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Sexual relationships between instructors and trainees have no place in Defence, or wider society, and the MOD’s zero tolerance approach ensures our commitment to providing a better working environment for our Serving personnel is met.</p><p> </p><p>Fewer than ten staff at Army Foundation College Harrogate were found to have had inappropriate relationships with recruits since 2014. Due to the very small number, this will not be broken down further.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest ten. Rounding is used to preserve anonymity.</li><li>JPA is a live system which is updated for retrospective complaints/allegations and therefore data can be subject to change.</li><li>These figures are single Service estimates only and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li><li>There is no defined criteria for ‘intimate relationships’ or for ‘otherwise inappropriate relationships’. The figure above is based on a search for cases where there was found to have been an abuse of a position of trust at AFC Harrogate which had a sexual nature to it.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/05/2024 16:52:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1715629

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of charges of (a) rape and (b) other sexual offences against people working at the Army Foundation College that were brought to trial at court-martial resulted in conviction in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	24728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The tables below show the number and proportion of charges at Court Martial of rape and other sexual offences involving people working at Army Foundation College Harrogate which resulted in a conviction.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Rape </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Convictions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (7 May onwards)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (to 7 May)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Other Sexual Offences</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Convictions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Convictions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (7 May onwards)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (to 7 May)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Caveats:</strong></p><p>1. JPA is a live system which is updated for retrospective complaints/allegations and therefore, data can be subject to change.</p><p>2. These figures are single service estimates only and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p>3. The data represents the number of charges; it may be that more than one charge has been brought against the same person.</p><p>4. Table two shows the number of other sexual offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 or its historical equivalent.</p><p>5. People working at AFC Harrogate does not include recruits.</p><p>6. The % columns detail the proportion of convictions in relation to charges at Court Martial.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/05/2024 11:33:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1715383

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel were waiting for dental treatment as of 1 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	24589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 1 December 2023, which is the latest available data, 17,221 UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category 2 and 12,283 were categorised as NATO Category 3, meaning that they require either preventative or interventive treatment to achieve optimal dental fitness. A further 21,699 UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category 4, meaning that they require a periodic dental examination, have an undetermined dental status, or have missing or incomplete dental records.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/05/2024 14:58:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1712904

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women in the armed forces who have reported sexual violence have subsequently been (a) medically and (b) administratively discharged on medical grounds due to mental ill health in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	23069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/04/2024 14:57:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1694668

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the social value model is applied (a) correctly and (b) consistently in his Department's procurement processes.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	17697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) applies the Social Value Model to all of its in-scope competitive procurements, in accordance with the Cabinet Office Social Value Policy. The MOD ensures correct and consistent application of the Social Value Model through additional policy, guidance, training and through engagement with industry through the Defence Supplier Forum. Its application is monitored through appropriate governance, reporting and reviews.</p><p> </p><p>Weightings are applied to the award criteria, and supplier proposals are assessed qualitatively not quantitively in tender evaluation. The Social Value Model does not discriminate based on where social value is delivered. However where appropriate, and having due regard to UK market access obligations to our international fair-trade agreements (FTAs), procurements may specify, within their social value requirement, the social value to be delivered in specific geographical locations.</p><p> </p><p>MOD currently applies Cabinet Office Social Value rules, and further, Defence specific values. For example, the New Medium Helicopter procurement has a strong weighting for UK workshare and exportability. To ensure the maximum impact of the Integrated Procurement Model, particular in supporting the development of sovereign capability, I will be undertaking a rapid review of how MOD applies social content rules on Defence Procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 17699 question first answered 22/03/2024 15:07:56 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1694669

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the adequacy of the delivery of contracts by external providers.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	17698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The proactive monitoring, control and management of external providers is undertaken throughout the lifecycle of Defence contracts primarily by the Department’s Commercial and Project Management officials<strong>. </strong></p><p>Furthermore, the Ministry of Defence’s Strategic Partnering Programme has built long-term relationships and has increased collaboration with many of our largest suppliers to work together to address any major performance issues.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/03/2024 12:26:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1694670

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's assessment of companies against its social value criteria gives equal weighting to benefits that are brought (a) direct to the UK and (b) overseas.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	17699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) applies the Social Value Model to all of its in-scope competitive procurements, in accordance with the Cabinet Office Social Value Policy. The MOD ensures correct and consistent application of the Social Value Model through additional policy, guidance, training and through engagement with industry through the Defence Supplier Forum. Its application is monitored through appropriate governance, reporting and reviews.</p><p> </p><p>Weightings are applied to the award criteria, and supplier proposals are assessed qualitatively not quantitively in tender evaluation. The Social Value Model does not discriminate based on where social value is delivered. However where appropriate, and having due regard to UK market access obligations to our international fair-trade agreements (FTAs), procurements may specify, within their social value requirement, the social value to be delivered in specific geographical locations.</p><p> </p><p>MOD currently applies Cabinet Office Social Value rules, and further, Defence specific values. For example, the New Medium Helicopter procurement has a strong weighting for UK workshare and exportability. To ensure the maximum impact of the Integrated Procurement Model, particular in supporting the development of sovereign capability, I will be undertaking a rapid review of how MOD applies social content rules on Defence Procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 17697 question first answered 22/03/2024 15:07:56 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1691532

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he provides guidance to police forces on the prioritisation of day-to-day duties over responding to medical emergencies.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	901628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <ul><li>The National Police Chiefs’ Council has produced comprehensive guidance for forces on introducing Right Care, Right Person, or RCRP, under which the right agencies should respond to medical emergencies. This often means a health response.</li><li>It is for Chief Constables to determine how they deploy their resource but every English and Welsh force is working to adopt an RCRP approach.</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/02/2024 15:45:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1681301

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil claims for compensation which included an allegation of sexual assault of any kind have been issued against his Department in a (a) civil court and (b) tribunal in the last five years; and how many such claims were settled without a final hearing.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	9109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>This Ministry of Defence takes the treatment of women and allegations of sexual assault in the Armed Forces very seriously. In answer to both questions:</p><p>(a)150 common law compensation claims which included an allegation of sexual assault/ sexual abuse have been received in the last five years. Of these, 94 have settled out of court with damages paid. 15 have been closed with no damages awarded and 41 cases are continuing.</p><p>(b)The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/01/2024 16:52:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton