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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on works and refurbishment to offices allocated to Ministers in his Department's buildings in the last 12 months.
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 December 2009
For answer on
9 December 2009
Answered on
14 December 2009
Due to an increased number of Ministers, my Department has incurred costs of £139,000 excluding VAT, on office works and refurbishments in the last 12 months.
Subjects
Buildings; Ministry of Defence
Date
14 December 2009
Reference
502 c827W; 305685
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 17, what the evidential basis is for his statement that there has been an overall improvement in recent times; and if he will place in the Library all relevant figures on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 17, what the evidential basis is for his statement that there has been an overall improvement in recent times; and if he will place in the Library all relevant figures on...
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 January 2009
For answer on
19 January 2009
Answered on
26 January 2009
[holding answer 19 January 2009]: Maintaining Harmony helps to relieve the stress and burden on our armed forces and their families. Consequently, the Service Chiefs expend considerable effort in increasing intervals between operational tours intervals and maintaining the Harmony Guidelines. As I stated in the House on 12 January 2009, breaches of the Harmony Guidelines have decreased, albeit not as quickly as I would have hoped for but, I am confident that the trend is heading in the right direction and that the Service Chiefs have measures in place to monitor and address the breaches while maintaining operational capability. The first table following gives an indication of mean unit tour intervals, which shows that the Royal Artillery, Royal Signals and the Royal Logistic Corps units are suffering greater commitment than most. However, the unit tour interval does not reflect the degree of trickle posting of personnel through these units or how much separation an individual incurs.
The second table identifies the level of separation (Harmony), which incorporates all activities, such as training, support to operations and courses that take service personnel away from their family and friends.The current levels of Individual Harmony show that:"Less than 1 per cent. of Royal Navy/Royal Marines personnel were in breach of the single service guidelines."Owing to the introduction of the Joint Personnel Administration system, it is not possible at present to identify the exact level of breach of the Harmony Guidelines in the Army. Validated data will not be available until January 2010 but, for administrative purposes, the percentage is currently being held at 10.3 per cent. the last figure in which we can have confidence before the introduction of the new system. However, every effort is being made by all levels of the chain of command to ensure that soldiers are not overly committed.The level of RAF breaches shows a significant drop from 9.4 per cent. to 6.1 per cent. The degree of change has been brought about by an amendment to the reporting criteria. The RAF Harmony Guideline has changed from 140 days separation in a 12 month period to 280 days in a 24 month period. Without increasing the level of separation commanders now have greater flexibility to deploy personnel on career courses, education and adventure training without breaking the Harmony Guideline.
| Average tour interval | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | |||||||||
| September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | June | |
| Infantry | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
| RAC | 24.1 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| RA | 19.1 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| RE | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 |
| R SIGNALS | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 |
| RLC | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Percentage of total personnel who have breached Individual Harmony | ||||
| RN | Army | RAF | ||
| 2002-03 | Q1 | <1 | ¹— | 5.3 |
| 2002-03 | Q2 | <1 | ¹— | 5.4 |
| 2002-03 | Q3 | <1 | ¹— | 5.1 |
| 2002-03 | Q4 | <1 | ¹— | 5.0 |
| 2003-04 | Q1 | <1 | ¹— | 6.8 |
| 2003-04 | Q2 | <1 | ¹— | 6.2 |
| 2003-04 | Q3 | <1 | ¹— | 6.2 |
| 2003-04 | Q4 | <1 | 18.1 | 5.4 |
| 2004-05 | Q1 | <1 | 17.0 | 3.6 |
| 2004-05 | Q2 | <1 | 16.8 | 3.8 |
| 2004-05 | Q3 | <1 | 15.5 | 3.6 |
| 2004-05 | Q4 | <1 | 15.5 | 3.9 |
| 2005-06 | Q1 | <1 | 15.6 | 4.1 |
| 2005-06 | Q2 | <1 | 15.3 | 4.1 |
| 2005-06 | Q3 | <1 | 15.1 | 4.2 |
| 2005-06 | Q4 | <1 | 14.5 | 3.9 |
| 2006-07 | Q1 | <1 | 14.0 | 2.9 |
| 2006-07 | Q2 | <1 | 13.4 | 1.7 |
| 2006-07 | Q3 | <1 | 12.4 | 5.2 |
| 2006-07 | Q4 | <1 | 10.3 | 6.2 |
| 2007-08 | Q1 | <1 | 10.3 | 6.7 |
| 2007-08 | Q2 | <1 | 10.3 | 9.2 |
| 2007-08 | Q3 | <1 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2007-08 | Q4 | <1 | 10.3 | 9.2 |
| 2008-09 | Q1 | <1 | 10.3 | 9.4 |
| 2008-09 | Q2 | <1 | ²10.3 | ³6.1 |
| ¹ No record. | ||||
| ² This is a holding figure as there is currently insufficient data held on JPA—this should become available in January 2010. | ||||
| ³ This reflects the changes in the reporting baseline—the RAF Harmony Guidelines has changed from 140-/12 to 280/24 and is now reported against a 0 level threshold. |
Subjects
Armed forces; Staff
Date
26 January 2009
Reference
487 c25-7W; 248398
House
House of Commons
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 January 2009
Notes
Lead question not printed
Subjects
Armed forces; Staff
Date
12 January 2009
Reference
486 c17; 246469
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons the Government have legal representation at all inquests involving deceased military personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons the Government have legal representation at all inquests involving deceased military personnel.
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 July 2008
For answer on
14 July 2008
Answered on
14 July 2008
For the majority of inquests, MOD does not have legal representation because they are non-adversarial, fact-finding proceedings. However, on some occasions the MOD, as an ““interested person”” may engage Counsel to assist the coroner in establishing the relevant facts surrounding the death, particularly in cases which are complex, often involving sensitive matters relating to national security.
Subjects
Armed forces; Coroners
Date
14 July 2008
Reference
479 c160W;479 c158W; 218195
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the deployable strength is of the Army.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the deployable strength is of the Army.
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 February 2008
For answer on
3 March 2008
Answered on
3 March 2008
As at 27 February 2008, the Army currently has 67,400 personnel within its deployable formations. 53,400 of these personnel are presently graded as deployable, with a further 7,600 personnel graded as being deployable in a limited range of roles. Non-deployable personnel will include those who are medically unfit and those filling key roles in support of families of those service personnel who are not deployed.Additionally there are elements of the Army that are deemed as being in non-deployable posts employed in essential roles often directly supporting operations within the training organisations, staff headquarters and the regional forces command structure.
Subjects
Army; Staff
Date
3 March 2008
Reference
190380; 472 c2050W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had on the Government's observance of the military covenant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had on the Government's observance of the military covenant.
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Bob Ainsworth
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 November 2007
For answer on
3 December 2007
Answered on
3 December 2007
The Defence Secretary has had numerous recent discussions on this important subject with Cabinet Colleagues, ex-service organisations and others. As part of the recently announced Service Personnel Command Paper discussions are being held with key stakeholders from the charity sector, service families' federations and across Government.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Armed forces
Date
3 December 2007
Reference
169654; 468 c818W
House
House of Commons