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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
I have today laid before parliament the 13th Armed Forces Annual Covenant Report. The 2024 report covers October 2023 to September 2024, and showcases the work that has been achieved throughout the UK in support of our Armed Forces community. Thank you to...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Rt Hon John Healey) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I have today laid before parliament the 13th Armed Forces Annual Covenant Report. The 2024 report covers October 2023 to Sep...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024,to Question HL1878, on Armed Forces: Equality, if he will list each of the actions from the previous EDI review that were endorsed by his Department's People Committee.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve engagement with micro-sized technology companies through traditional prime contractors.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to remove bureaucracy from defence primes to enable them to build out their ecosystems of (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized businesses.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized technology companies in the early stages of development within the defence sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure defence primes’ commitments to (a) apprenticeships and (b) graduate recruitment (i) are geographically balanced and (ii) extend opportunities to (A) micro, (B) small, (C) me
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures his Department is taking to help ensure the retention of UK STEM graduates within the highly skilled defence workforce.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to encourage young people to pursue careers in STEM fields within the defence sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the RUSI Lecture given by the Chief of the Defence Staff on 4 December 2024, what steps his Department is taking to (a) streamline decision-making and (b) reduce business case approval timelines
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the RUSI Lecture given by the Chief of the Defence Staff on 4 December 2024, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support high-risk, high-reward technology experimentation and (b) track th
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) number of each rank in post of and (b) requirement for each rank of medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking with the Joint Civil Aid Corps (JCAC) to help improve the resiliency of the UK's civil defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve its procurement processes to provide greater certainty for private sector defence investors.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department were hired via positive action schemes in the last financial year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to simplify procurement processes to enable (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized companies to compete more effectively for defence contracts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17490 on Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence, what the breakdown is between (a) public and (b) private sector involvement in the (i)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of disregarding payments from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme when calculating eligibility for Pension Credit.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent high-skilled jobs from moving to Europe in the context of the potential closure of the Airbus Portsmouth site.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 17170 on Puma Helicopters tabled by the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 2 December 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps the Government is taking to help ensure NATO member states meet the target of spending 2% of GDP on defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the houses bought from Annington are in (a) North Shropshire constituency, (b) Shropshire, (c) Staffordshire and (d) Telford and Wrekin.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government buys back 36,347 military homes to improve housing for forces families and save taxpayers billions, published on 17 December 2024, what his pla
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of standards of (a) maintenance and (b) repair work to (i) Single Living and (ii) Service Families Accommodation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the response of Lord Robertson to Question 1 in the Defence Committee Session on the Strategic Defence Review, HC 484 on 3 December 2024, if he will list the political parties that have made a f
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December to Question 19375 on Strategic Defence Review, whether he plans to report the Strategic Defence Review to Parliament before 30 June 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the sustainability of supply chains in the defence industry.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement all the recommendations in the Haythornthwaite Review into Armed Forces Incentivisation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timeline is for full implementation of the Armed Forces Recruitment Partnership across the Armed Forces; and what the key milestones are.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to complete the evaluation phase of the Armed Forces Recruitment Partnership; and whether he plans to publish the findings.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17774 on Ministry of Defence: Capita, whether (a) penalties under and (b) adjustments to Capita's contract have been applied as a result of the (i) March and
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17774 on Ministry of Defence: Capita, whether the performance reviews of Capita in (a) March and (b) September 2024 made recommendations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December to Question 19373 on Armed Forces: Private Education, how much of the (a) £95 million and (b) £104.4 million will be used to fund the uprating of CEA in (i) 2024-25, (ii) 202
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18982 on Ministry of Defence: Employers’ Contributions, how much HM Treasury will contribute towards the increased cost of National Insurance contributions f
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference paragraph 4.51 of the Autumn Budget 2024, what his Department's priorities are for the planned £20 billion spending with UK industry in 2025-26.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of defence spending on (a) economic growth and (b) regional growth in each of the next five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 9612 on Ministry of Defence: Ministers' Private Offices, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offic
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17774 on Ministry of Defence: Capita, whether his Department plans to conduct performance reviews of Capita’s contract in 2025.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2024
Re-establish a Civil Defence Corps or similar agency to address modern threats like climate disasters, pandemics, and nuclear incidents. This organisation should work with services, train the public, conduct community drills, and develop fallout shelter plans and radiological safety procedures. The UK is facing significant challenges, including climate change, pandemics, cyber threats, and rising nuclear tensions. We believe that reinstating a Civil Defence Corps would prepare communities for emergencies, reduce loss of life, and strengthen national resilience, while fostering unity and restoring public trust in the nation's crisis management capabilities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2024
We believe the UK urgently needs to prepare for the possibility of war by increasing the size and capability of our armed forces, introduce conscription, defend our national infrastructure from air attack and build a civil defence capability. Given the current climate in geopolitics, we believe the UK needs to take unilateral action and show global leadership. We think these actions would also stimulate the economy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time is between first inquiry and enlistment for candidates wishing to serve in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Army.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11837 on Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review, what plans he has to (a) engage and (b) inform Parliament on each review.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) computers, (b) laptops, (c) phones and (d) USB sticks were (i) lost and (ii) stolen in each month in 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) weapons, (b) ammunition and (c) armoured fighting vehicles in (i) 2022/2023 and (ii) 2023/24; and what estimate he has made of such spending in 2024/25.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17776 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, how the Army measures Capita’s performance against key performance indicators in the Recruitment Partnering Programme con
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specific actions were taken following the performance audit reviews of Capita’s role in military recruitment in (a) May and June 2021 and (b) July and August 2023.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17776 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, if his Department will publish the monthly measurements against key performance indicators for Capita’s performance in mi
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17776 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, whether Capita met its key performance indicators in each of the last five years under the Recruitment Partnering Program
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17776 on Armed Forces: Recruitment, what financial penalties have been applied to Capita under the Recruitment Partnering Programme contract for failure to m