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Draft Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Agreed to on question.
Draft Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Agreed to on question.
Lead member
Anne Milton
Answering member
Derek Twigg
Department
Department of Health
Type
Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings
Legislation
Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010
Subjects
Disciplinary proceedings; Doctors; Health professions; NHS; Primary care trusts; Negligence; Standards; Training
Date
3 November 2010
Reference
5th DLC
Chamber / Committee
General committees
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the annual cost of employing an (a) Unit Welfare Officer and (b) padre is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the annual cost of employing an (a) Unit Welfare Officer and (b) padre is.
Asked by
Liam Fox
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 September 2008
For answer on
15 September 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
[holding answer 15 September 2008]: Information on the annual cost of employing every group or category of Service personnel, e.g. Unit Welfare Officers (UWOs) and chaplains is not centrally held by my Department. The bulk of these costs, however, comprise pay, employers' national insurance contributions and superannuation charges adjusted for past experiences (SCAPE), for which figures are available and are shown in the following table for UWOs and chaplains.
There is no single definition of a UWO which applies across the Services. At most major Army units, the UWO will be at the rank of Late Entry Captain. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force provide welfare assistance through the Chain of Command and other mechanisms. An Army Late Entry Captain therefore provides an example of the pay cost of a UWO.The figure for Service chaplains quoted above reflects an average pay cost based on the tri-Service population who are paid from a tri-Service incremental pay spine.
| £ | ||||
| Average annual pay | Employers' national insurance contribution | SCAPE | Total | |
| Army Unit Welfare Officer (Late Entry Captain rank) | 46,100 | 3,897 | 16,734 | 66,731 |
| Chaplain | 53,349 | 4,830 | 19,366 | 77,545 |
Subjects
Armed forces; Advisory services
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
223501; 480 c244-5W
House
House of Commons
(6) who have registered on the Defence Dynamics website have (a) used interactive exercises, (b) registered a class, (c) used teaching materials, (d) accessed the multimedia library, (e) downloaded multimedia resources, (f) used forums, (g) filed a complaint and (h) reported technical problems;
(6) who have registered on the Defence Dynamics website have (a) used interactive exercises, (b) registered a class, (c) used teaching materials, (d) accessed the multimedia library, (e) downloaded multimedia resources, (f) used forums, (g) filed a complaint and (h) reported technical problems;
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 June 2008
For answer on
4 June 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
I will write to the hon. Member.
Substantive answer from Derek Twigg to Andrew Murrison:"I undertook to write to you in answer to your parliamentary questions on 12 June 2008,""Official Report, columns 420-21W about Defence Dynamics. As you asked a number of questions I will answer each in turn.""Who had contributed resources to, offered to develop and taken part in online polls relating to Defence Dynamics.""Kids Connections are the agency commissioned by the Central Office of Information (COI), on behalf of the MOD, to produce Defence Dynamics. Under supervision of the MOD Schools Adviser, Kids Connections has been responsible for creating the site from conception stage through to its current maintenance and continuing development. Kids Connections work in partnership with a panel of practising teachers from across the whole of the UK.""As interest in the programme develops so more offers of assistance in developing resources have been made. Offers have mostly come from within the Department. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has offered to be more formally involved in reviewing materials.""What were the results of online polls and lesson ratings.""The online poll asks a range of questions relating to frequency of use, relevance, appropriateness and future planning.""On average 20 teachers participate per month.""On average 7 students participate per month.""The average lesson rating is 8 out of 10.""What representations have we received and what audit has been conducted of the e-learning product.""Many representations have been made on the materials contained on the website. Some can be found on the discussion strands on the site itself, others have been made by teachers in face-to-face contact at national Education Shows and in other meetings with teachers. Almost all reflect positive support for the resource. The remainder suggest ways in which lesson plans might be improved. It would be difficult to place these representations in the Library and they are best viewed in the context of the website at www.defencedynamics.mod.uk.""The resource was launched in November 2007 with the first major audit of the website due at the end of 2008. The audit will be managed by an external organisation selected by COI. I shall place a copy of the audit report in the Library of the House when this becomes available.""How many people have registered oh the website and how many students have used it.""2,961 teachers have fully registered on the Defence Dynamics website. Additionally non-registered teachers and Heads of Department also use the site.""It is not possible to track unique user hits due to multiple students sharing PC's and IP addresses in schools and there is no registration process. In total there have been 69,887 page views on the student website up to 12 June 2008.""Access, registration, usage and technical issues.""The following points address the questions you raised on access, registration and technical issues.""The total number of interactive exercises used is 131.""There are currently 174 registered classes. Each class roughly averages 25 students, thus approximately 4,350 students have been registered. If a teacher registers a class it indicates a commitment to using the site and reflects well on the quality of the material contained.""It is not possible to accurately report the number of individuals who have 'used' the teaching materials as they are available to registered and non-registered users.""1,774 teachers have viewed and downloaded at least one resource in the multimedia library.""2, 014 videos have been downloaded, however these may be shared and therefore no exact user figure is available.""23 teachers have taken part in 16 forum threads.""Number of complaints""The number of complaints by registered users is as follows:""Error in lesson materials - 5 teachers.""Registration issue - 7 teachers.""Technical issues -11 teachers.""How many schools have acquired and used the multi-media tool cited at page 25 of the Report of Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces.""The number of schools that have registered to the website to access the resources is 2,322 and a further 1,558 schools have registered to receive the CD Rom only but have not registered to the website. Other youth organisations and non-registered schools are also using Defence Dynamics resources - thus exposing more young people to these educational resources.""In addition, 1,774 registered teachers have downloaded at least one element from Defence Dynamics and 23,493 anonymous users (not logged in) have viewed resources.""Defence Dynamics and the former Schools Presentation Teams are not directly comparable because two different media are involved. However, we expect that the cumulative effect of students interacting with Defence Dynamics lessons will produce a similar result to that of the half-day Team presentation."
Notes
Question originally printed on 12/06/2008 at 477 c420-1W.
Subjects
Armed forces; Recruitment; Schools
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
209040; 480 c250-2W
House
House of Commons
(4) how many students have used the e-learning product Defence Dynamics;
(4) how many students have used the e-learning product Defence Dynamics;
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 June 2008
For answer on
4 June 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
I will write to the hon. Member.
Substantive answer from Derek Twigg to Andrew Murrison:"I undertook to write to you in answer to your parliamentary questions on 12 June 2008,""Official Report, columns 420-21W about Defence Dynamics. As you asked a number of questions I will answer each in turn.""Who had contributed resources to, offered to develop and taken part in online polls relating to Defence Dynamics.""Kids Connections are the agency commissioned by the Central Office of Information (COI), on behalf of the MOD, to produce Defence Dynamics. Under supervision of the MOD Schools Adviser, Kids Connections has been responsible for creating the site from conception stage through to its current maintenance and continuing development. Kids Connections work in partnership with a panel of practising teachers from across the whole of the UK.""As interest in the programme develops so more offers of assistance in developing resources have been made. Offers have mostly come from within the Department. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has offered to be more formally involved in reviewing materials.""What were the results of online polls and lesson ratings.""The online poll asks a range of questions relating to frequency of use, relevance, appropriateness and future planning.""On average 20 teachers participate per month.""On average 7 students participate per month.""The average lesson rating is 8 out of 10.""What representations have we received and what audit has been conducted of the e-learning product.""Many representations have been made on the materials contained on the website. Some can be found on the discussion strands on the site itself, others have been made by teachers in face-to-face contact at national Education Shows and in other meetings with teachers. Almost all reflect positive support for the resource. The remainder suggest ways in which lesson plans might be improved. It would be difficult to place these representations in the Library and they are best viewed in the context of the website at www.defencedynamics.mod.uk.""The resource was launched in November 2007 with the first major audit of the website due at the end of 2008. The audit will be managed by an external organisation selected by COI. I shall place a copy of the audit report in the Library of the House when this becomes available.""How many people have registered oh the website and how many students have used it.""2,961 teachers have fully registered on the Defence Dynamics website. Additionally non-registered teachers and Heads of Department also use the site.""It is not possible to track unique user hits due to multiple students sharing PC's and IP addresses in schools and there is no registration process. In total there have been 69,887 page views on the student website up to 12 June 2008.""Access, registration, usage and technical issues.""The following points address the questions you raised on access, registration and technical issues.""The total number of interactive exercises used is 131.""There are currently 174 registered classes. Each class roughly averages 25 students, thus approximately 4,350 students have been registered. If a teacher registers a class it indicates a commitment to using the site and reflects well on the quality of the material contained.""It is not possible to accurately report the number of individuals who have 'used' the teaching materials as they are available to registered and non-registered users.""1,774 teachers have viewed and downloaded at least one resource in the multimedia library.""2, 014 videos have been downloaded, however these may be shared and therefore no exact user figure is available.""23 teachers have taken part in 16 forum threads.""Number of complaints""The number of complaints by registered users is as follows:""Error in lesson materials - 5 teachers.""Registration issue - 7 teachers.""Technical issues -11 teachers.""How many schools have acquired and used the multi-media tool cited at page 25 of the Report of Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces.""The number of schools that have registered to the website to access the resources is 2,322 and a further 1,558 schools have registered to receive the CD Rom only but have not registered to the website. Other youth organisations and non-registered schools are also using Defence Dynamics resources - thus exposing more young people to these educational resources.""In addition, 1,774 registered teachers have downloaded at least one element from Defence Dynamics and 23,493 anonymous users (not logged in) have viewed resources.""Defence Dynamics and the former Schools Presentation Teams are not directly comparable because two different media are involved. However, we expect that the cumulative effect of students interacting with Defence Dynamics lessons will produce a similar result to that of the half-day Team presentation."
Notes
Question originally printed on 12/06/2008 at 477 c420-1W.
Subjects
Armed forces; Recruitment; Schools
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
209038; 480 c250-2W
House
House of Commons
(3) what (a) representations he has received on and (b) audit he has conducted of the e-learning product Defence Dynamics; and if he will place in the Library copies of the representations received;
(3) what (a) representations he has received on and (b) audit he has conducted of the e-learning product Defence Dynamics; and if he will place in the Library copies of the representations received;
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 June 2008
For answer on
4 June 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
I will write to the hon. Member.
Substantive answer from Derek Twigg to Andrew Murrison:"I undertook to write to you in answer to your parliamentary questions on 12 June 2008,""Official Report, columns 420-21W about Defence Dynamics. As you asked a number of questions I will answer each in turn.""Who had contributed resources to, offered to develop and taken part in online polls relating to Defence Dynamics.""Kids Connections are the agency commissioned by the Central Office of Information (COI), on behalf of the MOD, to produce Defence Dynamics. Under supervision of the MOD Schools Adviser, Kids Connections has been responsible for creating the site from conception stage through to its current maintenance and continuing development. Kids Connections work in partnership with a panel of practising teachers from across the whole of the UK.""As interest in the programme develops so more offers of assistance in developing resources have been made. Offers have mostly come from within the Department. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has offered to be more formally involved in reviewing materials.""What were the results of online polls and lesson ratings.""The online poll asks a range of questions relating to frequency of use, relevance, appropriateness and future planning.""On average 20 teachers participate per month.""On average 7 students participate per month.""The average lesson rating is 8 out of 10.""What representations have we received and what audit has been conducted of the e-learning product.""Many representations have been made on the materials contained on the website. Some can be found on the discussion strands on the site itself, others have been made by teachers in face-to-face contact at national Education Shows and in other meetings with teachers. Almost all reflect positive support for the resource. The remainder suggest ways in which lesson plans might be improved. It would be difficult to place these representations in the Library and they are best viewed in the context of the website at www.defencedynamics.mod.uk.""The resource was launched in November 2007 with the first major audit of the website due at the end of 2008. The audit will be managed by an external organisation selected by COI. I shall place a copy of the audit report in the Library of the House when this becomes available.""How many people have registered oh the website and how many students have used it.""2,961 teachers have fully registered on the Defence Dynamics website. Additionally non-registered teachers and Heads of Department also use the site.""It is not possible to track unique user hits due to multiple students sharing PC's and IP addresses in schools and there is no registration process. In total there have been 69,887 page views on the student website up to 12 June 2008.""Access, registration, usage and technical issues.""The following points address the questions you raised on access, registration and technical issues.""The total number of interactive exercises used is 131.""There are currently 174 registered classes. Each class roughly averages 25 students, thus approximately 4,350 students have been registered. If a teacher registers a class it indicates a commitment to using the site and reflects well on the quality of the material contained.""It is not possible to accurately report the number of individuals who have 'used' the teaching materials as they are available to registered and non-registered users.""1,774 teachers have viewed and downloaded at least one resource in the multimedia library.""2, 014 videos have been downloaded, however these may be shared and therefore no exact user figure is available.""23 teachers have taken part in 16 forum threads.""Number of complaints""The number of complaints by registered users is as follows:""Error in lesson materials - 5 teachers.""Registration issue - 7 teachers.""Technical issues -11 teachers.""How many schools have acquired and used the multi-media tool cited at page 25 of the Report of Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces.""The number of schools that have registered to the website to access the resources is 2,322 and a further 1,558 schools have registered to receive the CD Rom only but have not registered to the website. Other youth organisations and non-registered schools are also using Defence Dynamics resources - thus exposing more young people to these educational resources.""In addition, 1,774 registered teachers have downloaded at least one element from Defence Dynamics and 23,493 anonymous users (not logged in) have viewed resources.""Defence Dynamics and the former Schools Presentation Teams are not directly comparable because two different media are involved. However, we expect that the cumulative effect of students interacting with Defence Dynamics lessons will produce a similar result to that of the half-day Team presentation."
Notes
Question originally printed on 12/06/2008 at 477 c420-1W.
Subjects
Armed forces; Recruitment; Schools
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
209037; 480 c250-2W
House
House of Commons
(2) what the results were of (a) the online polls and (b) the rating of lessons in relation to the Defence Dynamics e-learning tool website;
(2) what the results were of (a) the online polls and (b) the rating of lessons in relation to the Defence Dynamics e-learning tool website;
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 June 2008
For answer on
4 June 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
I will write to the hon. Member.
Substantive answer from Derek Twigg to Andrew Murrison:"I undertook to write to you in answer to your parliamentary questions on 12 June 2008,""Official Report, columns 420-21W about Defence Dynamics. As you asked a number of questions I will answer each in turn.""Who had contributed resources to, offered to develop and taken part in online polls relating to Defence Dynamics.""Kids Connections are the agency commissioned by the Central Office of Information (COI), on behalf of the MOD, to produce Defence Dynamics. Under supervision of the MOD Schools Adviser, Kids Connections has been responsible for creating the site from conception stage through to its current maintenance and continuing development. Kids Connections work in partnership with a panel of practising teachers from across the whole of the UK.""As interest in the programme develops so more offers of assistance in developing resources have been made. Offers have mostly come from within the Department. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has offered to be more formally involved in reviewing materials.""What were the results of online polls and lesson ratings.""The online poll asks a range of questions relating to frequency of use, relevance, appropriateness and future planning.""On average 20 teachers participate per month.""On average 7 students participate per month.""The average lesson rating is 8 out of 10.""What representations have we received and what audit has been conducted of the e-learning product.""Many representations have been made on the materials contained on the website. Some can be found on the discussion strands on the site itself, others have been made by teachers in face-to-face contact at national Education Shows and in other meetings with teachers. Almost all reflect positive support for the resource. The remainder suggest ways in which lesson plans might be improved. It would be difficult to place these representations in the Library and they are best viewed in the context of the website at www.defencedynamics.mod.uk.""The resource was launched in November 2007 with the first major audit of the website due at the end of 2008. The audit will be managed by an external organisation selected by COI. I shall place a copy of the audit report in the Library of the House when this becomes available.""How many people have registered oh the website and how many students have used it.""2,961 teachers have fully registered on the Defence Dynamics website. Additionally non-registered teachers and Heads of Department also use the site.""It is not possible to track unique user hits due to multiple students sharing PC's and IP addresses in schools and there is no registration process. In total there have been 69,887 page views on the student website up to 12 June 2008.""Access, registration, usage and technical issues.""The following points address the questions you raised on access, registration and technical issues.""The total number of interactive exercises used is 131.""There are currently 174 registered classes. Each class roughly averages 25 students, thus approximately 4,350 students have been registered. If a teacher registers a class it indicates a commitment to using the site and reflects well on the quality of the material contained.""It is not possible to accurately report the number of individuals who have 'used' the teaching materials as they are available to registered and non-registered users.""1,774 teachers have viewed and downloaded at least one resource in the multimedia library.""2, 014 videos have been downloaded, however these may be shared and therefore no exact user figure is available.""23 teachers have taken part in 16 forum threads.""Number of complaints""The number of complaints by registered users is as follows:""Error in lesson materials - 5 teachers.""Registration issue - 7 teachers.""Technical issues -11 teachers.""How many schools have acquired and used the multi-media tool cited at page 25 of the Report of Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces.""The number of schools that have registered to the website to access the resources is 2,322 and a further 1,558 schools have registered to receive the CD Rom only but have not registered to the website. Other youth organisations and non-registered schools are also using Defence Dynamics resources - thus exposing more young people to these educational resources.""In addition, 1,774 registered teachers have downloaded at least one element from Defence Dynamics and 23,493 anonymous users (not logged in) have viewed resources.""Defence Dynamics and the former Schools Presentation Teams are not directly comparable because two different media are involved. However, we expect that the cumulative effect of students interacting with Defence Dynamics lessons will produce a similar result to that of the half-day Team presentation."
Notes
Question originally printed on 12/06/2008 at 477 c420-1W.
Subjects
Armed forces; Recruitment; Schools
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
208882; 480 c250-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) who has (a) contributed resources to, (b) offered to develop and (c) taken part in online polls relating to the Defence Dynamics e-learning tool;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) who has (a) contributed resources to, (b) offered to develop and (c) taken part in online polls relating to the Defence Dynamics e-learning tool;
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 June 2008
For answer on
4 June 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
I will write to the hon. Member.
Substantive answer from Derek Twigg to Andrew Murrison:"I undertook to write to you in answer to your parliamentary questions on 12 June 2008,""Official Report, columns 420-21W about Defence Dynamics. As you asked a number of questions I will answer each in turn.""Who had contributed resources to, offered to develop and taken part in online polls relating to Defence Dynamics.""Kids Connections are the agency commissioned by the Central Office of Information (COI), on behalf of the MOD, to produce Defence Dynamics. Under supervision of the MOD Schools Adviser, Kids Connections has been responsible for creating the site from conception stage through to its current maintenance and continuing development. Kids Connections work in partnership with a panel of practising teachers from across the whole of the UK.""As interest in the programme develops so more offers of assistance in developing resources have been made. Offers have mostly come from within the Department. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has offered to be more formally involved in reviewing materials.""What were the results of online polls and lesson ratings.""The online poll asks a range of questions relating to frequency of use, relevance, appropriateness and future planning.""On average 20 teachers participate per month.""On average 7 students participate per month.""The average lesson rating is 8 out of 10.""What representations have we received and what audit has been conducted of the e-learning product.""Many representations have been made on the materials contained on the website. Some can be found on the discussion strands on the site itself, others have been made by teachers in face-to-face contact at national Education Shows and in other meetings with teachers. Almost all reflect positive support for the resource. The remainder suggest ways in which lesson plans might be improved. It would be difficult to place these representations in the Library and they are best viewed in the context of the website at www.defencedynamics.mod.uk.""The resource was launched in November 2007 with the first major audit of the website due at the end of 2008. The audit will be managed by an external organisation selected by COI. I shall place a copy of the audit report in the Library of the House when this becomes available.""How many people have registered oh the website and how many students have used it.""2,961 teachers have fully registered on the Defence Dynamics website. Additionally non-registered teachers and Heads of Department also use the site.""It is not possible to track unique user hits due to multiple students sharing PC's and IP addresses in schools and there is no registration process. In total there have been 69,887 page views on the student website up to 12 June 2008.""Access, registration, usage and technical issues.""The following points address the questions you raised on access, registration and technical issues.""The total number of interactive exercises used is 131.""There are currently 174 registered classes. Each class roughly averages 25 students, thus approximately 4,350 students have been registered. If a teacher registers a class it indicates a commitment to using the site and reflects well on the quality of the material contained.""It is not possible to accurately report the number of individuals who have 'used' the teaching materials as they are available to registered and non-registered users.""1,774 teachers have viewed and downloaded at least one resource in the multimedia library.""2, 014 videos have been downloaded, however these may be shared and therefore no exact user figure is available.""23 teachers have taken part in 16 forum threads.""Number of complaints""The number of complaints by registered users is as follows:""Error in lesson materials - 5 teachers.""Registration issue - 7 teachers.""Technical issues -11 teachers.""How many schools have acquired and used the multi-media tool cited at page 25 of the Report of Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces.""The number of schools that have registered to the website to access the resources is 2,322 and a further 1,558 schools have registered to receive the CD Rom only but have not registered to the website. Other youth organisations and non-registered schools are also using Defence Dynamics resources - thus exposing more young people to these educational resources.""In addition, 1,774 registered teachers have downloaded at least one element from Defence Dynamics and 23,493 anonymous users (not logged in) have viewed resources.""Defence Dynamics and the former Schools Presentation Teams are not directly comparable because two different media are involved. However, we expect that the cumulative effect of students interacting with Defence Dynamics lessons will produce a similar result to that of the half-day Team presentation."
Notes
Question originally printed on 12/06/2008 at 477 c420-1W.
Subjects
Armed forces; Recruitment; Schools
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
208881; 480 c250-2W
House
House of Commons
(5) how many people have registered on the Defence Dynamics website;
(5) how many people have registered on the Defence Dynamics website;
Asked by
Andrew Murrison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 June 2008
For answer on
4 June 2008
Answered on
6 October 2008
I will write to the hon. Member.
Substantive answer from Derek Twigg to Andrew Murrison:"I undertook to write to you in answer to your parliamentary questions on 12 June 2008,""Official Report, columns 420-21W about Defence Dynamics. As you asked a number of questions I will answer each in turn.""Who had contributed resources to, offered to develop and taken part in online polls relating to Defence Dynamics.""Kids Connections are the agency commissioned by the Central Office of Information (COI), on behalf of the MOD, to produce Defence Dynamics. Under supervision of the MOD Schools Adviser, Kids Connections has been responsible for creating the site from conception stage through to its current maintenance and continuing development. Kids Connections work in partnership with a panel of practising teachers from across the whole of the UK.""As interest in the programme develops so more offers of assistance in developing resources have been made. Offers have mostly come from within the Department. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has offered to be more formally involved in reviewing materials.""What were the results of online polls and lesson ratings.""The online poll asks a range of questions relating to frequency of use, relevance, appropriateness and future planning.""On average 20 teachers participate per month.""On average 7 students participate per month.""The average lesson rating is 8 out of 10.""What representations have we received and what audit has been conducted of the e-learning product.""Many representations have been made on the materials contained on the website. Some can be found on the discussion strands on the site itself, others have been made by teachers in face-to-face contact at national Education Shows and in other meetings with teachers. Almost all reflect positive support for the resource. The remainder suggest ways in which lesson plans might be improved. It would be difficult to place these representations in the Library and they are best viewed in the context of the website at www.defencedynamics.mod.uk.""The resource was launched in November 2007 with the first major audit of the website due at the end of 2008. The audit will be managed by an external organisation selected by COI. I shall place a copy of the audit report in the Library of the House when this becomes available.""How many people have registered oh the website and how many students have used it.""2,961 teachers have fully registered on the Defence Dynamics website. Additionally non-registered teachers and Heads of Department also use the site.""It is not possible to track unique user hits due to multiple students sharing PC's and IP addresses in schools and there is no registration process. In total there have been 69,887 page views on the student website up to 12 June 2008.""Access, registration, usage and technical issues.""The following points address the questions you raised on access, registration and technical issues.""The total number of interactive exercises used is 131.""There are currently 174 registered classes. Each class roughly averages 25 students, thus approximately 4,350 students have been registered. If a teacher registers a class it indicates a commitment to using the site and reflects well on the quality of the material contained.""It is not possible to accurately report the number of individuals who have 'used' the teaching materials as they are available to registered and non-registered users.""1,774 teachers have viewed and downloaded at least one resource in the multimedia library.""2, 014 videos have been downloaded, however these may be shared and therefore no exact user figure is available.""23 teachers have taken part in 16 forum threads.""Number of complaints""The number of complaints by registered users is as follows:""Error in lesson materials - 5 teachers.""Registration issue - 7 teachers.""Technical issues -11 teachers.""How many schools have acquired and used the multi-media tool cited at page 25 of the Report of Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces.""The number of schools that have registered to the website to access the resources is 2,322 and a further 1,558 schools have registered to receive the CD Rom only but have not registered to the website. Other youth organisations and non-registered schools are also using Defence Dynamics resources - thus exposing more young people to these educational resources.""In addition, 1,774 registered teachers have downloaded at least one element from Defence Dynamics and 23,493 anonymous users (not logged in) have viewed resources.""Defence Dynamics and the former Schools Presentation Teams are not directly comparable because two different media are involved. However, we expect that the cumulative effect of students interacting with Defence Dynamics lessons will produce a similar result to that of the half-day Team presentation."
Notes
Question originally printed on 12/06/2008 at 477 c420-1W.
Subjects
Armed forces; Recruitment; Schools
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
209039; 480 c250-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have had more than two periods of sickness absence of less than five days in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have had more than two periods of sickness absence of less than five days in each of the last three years.
Asked by
David Simpson
(Democratic Unionist Party)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 July 2008
For answer on
14 July 2008
Answered on
29 September 2008
The following table shows how many and what percentage of civilian MOD staff have had more than two periods of sickness absence of less than five days for the 12 months ending 31 December 2005,2006, 2007 and 31 March 2008.Information prior to calendar year 2005 is compiled on a previous definition for monitoring sickness absence which is not consistent with figures for calendar year 2005 onwards.
MOD is committed to reducing sickness absence. Employees included in the table may only have accumulated three working days absence so the figures may appear artificially high. MOD offers guidance and training to line managers on managing absence. It actively encourages the use of Return to Work Interviews and has trigger points in place for the commencement of formal management action.
| The number and percentage of civilian personnel with more than two periods of sickness absence of less than five days in each of the last three years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Industrial | (%) | Industrial | (%) | Total | (%) | |
| 1 January to 31 December 2005 | 11,660 | 18.2 | 2,310 | 15.6 | 13,970 | 17.7 |
| 1 January to 31 December 2006 | 10,840 | 17.9 | 2,330 | 16.4 | 13,170 | 17.6 |
| 1 January to 31 December 2007 | 10,310 | 18.0 | 1,940 | 14.8 | 12,250 | 17.4 |
| 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 | 10,050 | 17.8 | 1,880 | 14.7 | 11,920 | 17.2 |
| Notes: | ||||||
| 1. Data excludes staff in Trading Funds, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and Locally Engaged Civilians for whom sickness absence data is not readily available. | ||||||
| 2. Data presented reflects the current Cabinet Office definition, and excludes absence days that occurred on weekends, annual leave and bank holidays. | ||||||
| 3. Totals have been rounded to the nearest 10, totals and sub totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts. |
Subjects
Ministry of Defence; Sick leave
Date
29 September 2008
Reference
218691; 479 c2437-40W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) chairs, (b) desks and (c) other office furnishings have been purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; and at what cost in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) chairs, (b) desks and (c) other office furnishings have been purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; and at what cost in each case.
Asked by
Mark Hoban
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 June 2008
For answer on
16 June 2008
Answered on
29 September 2008
The information requested is as follows:
These figures include furniture provided for major barracks and Single Living Accommodation investment programmes, but exclude PFI/PPP projects where the furniture is supplied by the Industrial Partner and forms a part of the overall project costs.
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Quantity | Cost £ million | Quantity | Cost £ million | Quantity | Cost £ million | Quantity | Cost £ million | Quantity | Cost £ million | |
| Chairs | 29,247 | 2.340 | 40,602 | 3.248 | 36,520 | 2.922 | 29,982 | 2.398 | 26,667 | 2.133 |
| Desks | 10,900 | 2.834 | 21,414 | 5.568 | 10,108 | 2.628 | 10,940 | 2.844 | 9,379 | 2.439 |
| Other office furniture | 78,575 | 4.715 | 86,483 | 5.189 | 67,733 | 4.064 | 59,216 | 3.553 | 52,721 | 3.163 |
Subjects
Furniture; Ministry of Defence
Date
29 September 2008
Reference
479 c2438W; 211769
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) serving and (b) former armed forces personnel were (i) given custodial sentences following a plea or a finding of guilty and (ii) given a community penalty by civilian courts in England and Wales in each of last five years...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) serving and (b) former armed forces personnel were (i) given custodial sentences following a plea or a finding of guilty and (ii) given a community penalty by civilian courts in England and Wales in each of last five years...
Asked by
Lord Garnier
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 September 2008
For answer on
17 September 2008
Answered on
29 September 2008
[holding answer 17 September 2008]: I have been asked to reply.The following table shows the number of serving personnel in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) who were given custodial sentences or community penalty by civilian courts in England and Wales.
Only the requested sentence type has been extracted for the aforementioned table. Therefore these figures do not include fines, conditional discharge, disqualification from driving etc.No records pertaining to the criminal activity of ex-RN or ex-RAF personnel is held.The Army does not hold centrally the information requested and could provide information on the number of serving personnel who were given custodial sentences or community penalty by civilian courts in England and Wales only at disproportionate cost. No records pertaining to the criminal activity of ex-Army personnel are held.
| Imprisonment | Suspended imprisonment | Community sentence | In-year total | |||||
| RN | RAF | RN | RAF | RN | RAF | RN | RAF | |
| 2003 | 4 | n/a | 0 | n/a | 2 | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| 2004 | 7 | n/a | 0 | n/a | 10 | n/a | 17 | n/a |
| 2005 | 5 | n/a | 1 | n/a | 4 | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 2008 (to 12 September 2008 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| n/a = Not available. | ||||||||
| Note: | ||||||||
| This information is based on offences captured either through the individual complying with their obligation to inform their chain of command or via notification by Home Office police. |
Subjects
Armed forces; Offenders; Veterans
Date
29 September 2008
Reference
224014; 479 c2406W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the target number of (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation in the UK to be upgraded to each standard of condition grade in 2007-08 was; and how many of each were upgraded to each standard of condition category...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the target number of (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation in the UK to be upgraded to each standard of condition grade in 2007-08 was; and how many of each were upgraded to each standard of condition category...
Asked by
Liam Fox
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 April 2008
For answer on
21 April 2008
Answered on
29 September 2008
The Department only has targets to upgrade Service Family Accommodation (SFA) and Single Living Accommodation (SLA) to the highest standard.Against a target of a minimum of 600 SFA properties, a total of 637 were upgraded to the top standard in Financial Year 2007-08.Against a target of 7,650 in 2007-08, we have delivered some 6,816 SLA bed-spaces to the top standard. However, since 2003-04, the Department has upgraded some 26,707 bed-spaces against a target of some 25,705.
Subjects
Armed forces; Housing
Date
29 September 2008
Reference
479 c2434W; 199471
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the pay as you dine scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the pay as you dine scheme.
Asked by
David Crausby
(Labour)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 September 2008
For answer on
10 September 2008
Answered on
29 September 2008
[holding answer 10 September 2008]: Pay as You Dine was introduced in response to a strong belief, particularly amongst Junior Ranks, that the previous system, which raised monthly food charges irrespective of how many meals were taken, should be replaced with a more flexible scheme that offered longer opening hours and only charged for meals or other services consumed. Pay as You Dine is still being rolled out across all three Services and where it has been introduced, the single Services are monitoring the delivery of the scheme with the contractor. While feedback from Service personnel has been gathered through the various Continuous Attitude Surveys, implementation across the Services is ongoing and it is too early to make an overall assessment of the effectiveness of the Pay as You Dine scheme.
Subjects
Armed forces; Food
Date
29 September 2008
Reference
223380; 479 c2433-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to assist armed services personnel to meet housing costs; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to assist armed services personnel to meet housing costs; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Willie Rennie
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 September 2008
For answer on
10 September 2008
Answered on
29 September 2008
[holding answer 10 September 2008]: It is a condition of service that Regular Service personnel are provided with accommodation. The charges for this accommodation are set by the independent Armed Forces Pay Review Body, with a discount that reflects the disadvantages of living in such accommodation e.g. lack of choice and lack of security of tenure on leaving the armed forces. These charges are deliberately set lower than those readily available in the private sector.The Ministry of Defence (MOD) encourages service personnel to prepare for their return to civilian life during their careers by purchasing their own homes. To help in this area, a Long Service Advance of Pay (LSAP) is available which currently consists of an interest-free loan of up to £8,500.In July 2008 MOD published 'The Nation's Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veterans' (Command Paper Cm 7424). Paragraph 2.13 in particular explains more about the Prime Minister's announcement on 19 March 2008 about plans to launch a new initiative on home ownership for service personnel, which will be a pilot scheme tailored to their particular needs.
Subjects
Armed forces; Housing
Date
29 September 2008
Reference
223182; 479 c2434-5W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have registered for the Hungry Soldier scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have registered for the Hungry Soldier scheme.
Asked by
David Crausby
(Labour)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 September 2008
For answer on
15 September 2008
Answered on
29 September 2008
[holding answer 15 September 2008]: Pay as You Dine was introduced in response to a strong belief, particularly amongst Junior Ranks, that the previous system, which raised monthly food charges irrespective of how many meals were taken, should be replaced with a more flexible scheme that offered longer opening hours and only charged for meals or other services consumed.There is no ““Hungry Soldier”” scheme, but an administrative procedure within units that recognises that some individuals, on occasions, are unable to manage their budgets effectively. Our policy for dealing with this is to place such individuals on the ““Food Charge”” and to provide the standard ““core”” meals until they are able to resolve their financial difficulties. The cost of these meals is then deducted from the following month's pay.
Subjects
Armed forces; Food
Date
29 September 2008
Reference
479 c2434W; 223495
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many United States-built, designed or supported (a) airborne platforms, (b) aircraft, (c) helicopters and (d) other air systems are (i) in use and (ii) under contract for future delivery in the three services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many United States-built, designed or supported (a) airborne platforms, (b) aircraft, (c) helicopters and (d) other air systems are (i) in use and (ii) under contract for future delivery in the three services.
Asked by
Robert Walter
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 September 2008
For answer on
10 September 2008
Answered on
17 September 2008
[holding answer 10 September 2008]: The following table lists the major air assets which United States companies have either built, designed or currently support.
| Asset | In use | Future delivery |
| Airborne platforms | ||
| Reaper¹ | 2 | 3 |
| Desert Hawk III¹ | 104 | 27 |
| Aircraft | ||
| Hercules C-130K/J | 41 | — |
| Sentry | 7 | — |
| C-17 | 6 | — |
| TriStar | 9 | — |
| BAE 125 | 6 | — |
| Beech King Air 200 | 9 | — |
| Joint Combat Aircraft² | ²— | ²— |
| Sentinel | 4 | 1 |
| Beech King Air 350 ER | — | 4 |
| Helicopters | ||
| Apache | 67 | — |
| Chinook Mk2/2A | 40 | — |
| Chinook Mk3³ | — | 8 |
| Sea King4 | 95 | — |
| Bell 212 | 7 | — |
| Bell 412 | 15 | — |
| Other air systems | ||
| AMRAAM | 5— | — |
| Maverick | 5— | — |
| Sidewinder | 5— | — |
| Hellfire | 5— | — |
| Paveway II/III | 5— | — |
| ¹ Unmanned aerial vehicle. | ||
| ² For joint combat aircraft, the MOD has contracted for long lead production materiel as an enabler for its plans to purchase, subject to internal MOD and wider Government approval, three aircraft in early 2009. This purchase is required now to enable participation in joint Operational Test with the United States. | ||
| ³ These helicopters are being converted to a support helicopter configuration and will enter service from late 2009. | ||
| 4 These were built in the UK by what is now Agusta Westland under licence from Sikorsky. | ||
| 5 I am withholding information on the number of weapons held as the disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the armed forces. | ||
| Note: | ||
| Further air assets are not included in the table. I am withholding this information as the disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the armed forces. |
Subjects
Military aircraft; USA
Date
17 September 2008
Reference
223407; 479 c2251-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Boeing-built, designed or supported (a) airborne platforms, (b) aircraft, (c) helicopters and (d) other air systems are (i) in use, (ii) in the process of acquisition or appraisal and (iii) under consideration for use in the three services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Boeing-built, designed or supported (a) airborne platforms, (b) aircraft, (c) helicopters and (d) other air systems are (i) in use, (ii) in the process of acquisition or appraisal and (iii) under consideration for use in the three services.
Asked by
Robert Walter
(Conservative)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 September 2008
For answer on
10 September 2008
Answered on
17 September 2008
[holding answer 10 September 2008]: The following table lists the major air assets which Boeing have either built, designed or currently support.
| Asset | In use | Acquisition/Appraisal | Under consideration |
| Airborne Platforms | — | — | — |
| Aircraft | |||
| Sentry | 7 | — | — |
| C-17 | 6 | — | — |
| Boeing RC-135¹ | — | — | 3 |
| Helicopters | — | — | — |
| Apache | 67 | — | — |
| Chinook Mk2/2A | 40 | — | — |
| Chinook Mk3² | — | 8 | — |
| Other Air Systems | ³— | ³— | ³— |
| ¹ Under consideration for the assessment phase of Project HELIX (replacement for Nimrod R1 capability.) | |||
| ² These helicopters are being converted to a support helicopter configuration and will enter service from late 2009. | |||
| ³ I am withholding the information as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests. |
Subjects
Military aircraft; Boeing
Date
17 September 2008
Reference
223406; 479 c2251W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel were enlisted in the army at the latest date for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel were enlisted in the army at the latest date for which information is available.
Asked by
Bob Russell
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 September 2008
For answer on
10 September 2008
Answered on
15 September 2008
[holding answer 10 September 2008]: As at 1 July 2008 the current strength of the Army was 108,750. This figure includes all trained and untrained personnel, Ghurkhas and full-time Reserve personnel. It excludes Army Reservists mobilised for service.Information on the strength of the Army is published by DASA in its monthly National Statistics release ““TSP3: UK Armed Forces Strengths and Requirements”” which can be found at:"http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/apps/publications/pubViewFile.php?content=50&date=2008-08-28&type=pdf."Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, Army strength statistics at 1 July 2008 are provisional and subject to review.
Subjects
Army; Staff
Date
15 September 2008
Reference
223291; 479 c2079W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-UK citizens there were in (a) the Army excluding the Gurkhas and (b) the Gurkhas at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many personnel there were from each (i) overseas country and (ii) British overseas territory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-UK citizens there were in (a) the Army excluding the Gurkhas and (b) the Gurkhas at the latest date for which figures are available; and how many personnel there were from each (i) overseas country and (ii) British overseas territory...
Asked by
Bob Russell
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 September 2008
For answer on
10 September 2008
Answered on
15 September 2008
[holding answer 10 September 2008]: As at 1 July 2008, there were 7,350 Foreign and Commonwealth trained and untrained regular army officers and soldiers excluding Gurkhas. There were 3,830 trained and untrained Gurkhas as at 1 July 2008, all of whom are Nepalese.A breakdown of the nationality of these personnel is given in the following table:
| Regular army officers and soldiers by nationality as at 1 July 2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officer and soldier | Officer | Soldier | |||||
| Category | Nationality | Trained | Untrained | Trained | Untrained | Trained | Untrained |
| Total | ¹93,800 | ¹10,190 | ¹13,820 | ¹820 | ¹79,980 | ¹9,370 | |
| UK total | ¹86,930 | ¹7,270 | ¹13,560 | ¹690 | ¹73,370 | ¹6,580 | |
| Percentage of column total | ¹92.7 | ¹71.3 | ¹98.1 | ¹83.9 | ¹91.7 | ¹70.2 | |
| British (or first UK nationality is British) | ¹86,545 | ¹7,245 | ¹13,540 | ¹690 | ¹73,005 | ¹6,555 | |
| British Hong Kong | ¹10 | ¹5 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹10 | ¹5 | |
| British overseas territory citizen | ¹370 | ¹20 | ¹20 | ¹,²— | ¹350 | ¹20 | |
| Republic of Ireland total | ¹210 | ¹20 | ¹40 | ¹,³— | ¹170 | ¹20 | |
| Percentage of column total | ¹0.2 | ¹0.2 | ¹0.3 | ¹0.4 | ¹0.2 | ¹0.2 | |
| Republic of Ireland | Irish4 | ¹205 | ¹25 | ¹40 | ¹,³— | ¹170 | ¹20 |
| Commonwealth (excl UK) total | ¹6,120 | ¹860 | ¹180 | ¹20 | ¹5,940 | ¹840 | |
| Percentage of column total | ¹6.5 | ¹8.4 | ¹1.3 | ¹1.9 | ¹7.4 | ¹9.0 | |
| Commonwealth (excl UK) | Antiguan | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— |
| Australian | ¹65 | ¹5 | ¹30 | ¹,³— | ¹30 | ¹,³— | |
| Bahamian | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | |
| Bangladeshi | ¹5 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹5 | ¹,³— | |
| Barbadian | ¹10 | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹10 | ¹,²— | |
| Belizean | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | |
| Botswanan | ¹10 | ¹10 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹10 | ¹10 | |
| British Commonwealth | ¹10 | ¹,²— | ¹5 | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | |
| Cameroonian | ¹35 | ¹15 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹35 | ¹15 | |
| Canadian | ¹50 | ¹,³— | ¹15 | ¹,³— | ¹35 | ¹,³— | |
| Citizen of Fiji | ¹2,005 | ¹170 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹2,000 | ¹170 | |
| Citizen of Seychelles | ¹10 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹10 | ¹,²— | |
| Citizen of Sri Lanka | ¹10 | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹10 | ¹,³— | |
| Citizen of St Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | |
| Dominican | ¹20 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹20 | ¹,³— | |
| Gambian | ¹125 | ¹40 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹125 | ¹40 | |
| Ghanaian | ¹685 | ¹185 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹680 | ¹185 | |
| Grenadian | ¹50 | ¹10 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹50 | ¹10 | |
| Guyanese | ¹20 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹20 | ¹,³— | |
| Indian | ¹60 | ¹25 | ¹10 | ¹,³— | ¹50 | ¹25 | |
| Jamaican | ¹660 | ¹20 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹660 | ¹20 | |
| Kenyan | ¹110 | ¹40 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹110 | ¹40 | |
| Lesotho | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | |
| Malawian | ¹140 | ¹45 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹140 | ¹45 | |
| Malaysian | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | |
| Maltese | ¹5 | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | |
| Mauritian | ¹35 | ¹10 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹35 | ¹10 | |
| Namibian | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | |
| New Zealander | ¹60 | ¹,³— | ¹20 | ¹,²— | ¹40 | ¹,³— | |
| Nigerian | ¹90 | ¹40 | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹90 | ¹40 | |
| Pakistani | ¹5 | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹5 | ¹,³— | |
| Papua New Guinean | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | |
| Sierra Leonean | ¹40 | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹35 | ¹,³— | |
| Singaporean | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | |
| South African | ¹730 | ¹120 | ¹50 | ¹10 | ¹675 | ¹115 | |
| St Lucian | ¹190 | ¹15 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹190 | ¹15 | |
| Swazi | ¹10 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹10 | ¹,³— | |
| Tanzanian | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | |
| Tongan | ¹5 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹5 | ¹,³— | |
| Trinidad and Tobago citizen | ¹65 | ¹5 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹65 | ¹5 | |
| Ugandan | ¹55 | ¹20 | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹55 | ¹20 | |
| Vincentian | ¹235 | ¹5 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹235 | ¹5 | |
| Zambian | ¹20 | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹20 | ||
| Zimbabwean | ¹460 | ¹40 | ¹20 | ¹,³— | ¹440 | ¹40 | |
| UK Dependency total | ¹20 | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹20 | ¹,²— | |
| Percentage of column total | ¹0.0 | ¹0.0 | ¹0.0 | ¹0.0 | ¹0.0 | ¹0.0 | |
| UK Dependency | Ascension Islander | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— |
| Gibraltarian | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | |
| Monserratian | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | |
| St. Helenian | ¹15 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹15 | ¹,²— | |
| Other total | ¹100 | ¹10 | ¹30 | ¹,³— | ¹70 | ¹10 | |
| Percentage of column total | ¹0.1 | ¹0.1 | ¹0.2 | ¹0.4 | ¹0.1 | ¹0.1 | |
| Other | Afghan | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— |
| Brazilian | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | |
| Chinese | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | |
| Colombian | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | |
| Dutch | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | |
| Filipino | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | |
| Foreign | ¹5 | ¹,²— | ¹5 | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | |
| French | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | |
| German | ¹5 | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | |
| Italian | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | |
| Mauritanian | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | |
| Nepalese | ¹80 | ¹,³— | ¹20 | ¹,³— | ¹65 | ¹,³— | |
| Somali | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | |
| Spanish | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | |
| Swiss | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | |
| Ukrainian | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | ¹,²— | |
| United States citizen | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | ¹,²— | ¹,³— | ¹,³— | |
| No value total | ¹420 | ¹2,030 | ¹10 | ¹110 | ¹410 | ¹1,920 | |
| Percentage of column total | ¹0.4 | ¹19.9 | ¹0.1 | ¹13.5 | ¹0.5 | ¹20.4 | |
| No value | ¹420 | ¹2,025 | ¹10 | ¹110 | ¹410 | ¹1,915 | |
| ¹ Provisional. | |||||||
| ² Zero. | |||||||
| ³ Fewer than 5. | |||||||
| 4 Citizen of the Irish Republic. | |||||||
| Notes: | |||||||
| 1. Prior to 1980 Zimbabwe was known as Rhodesia. Rhodesia was not a member of the Commonwealth. Zimbabwe was suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth in February 2002. Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth on 7 December 2003 after the suspension was renewed at the Commonwealth Leaders' meeting. An Act of Parliament is required to affect the status of its citizens if a country withdraws from the Commonwealth. | |||||||
| 2. Figures are for trained and untrained regular strengths only and therefore exclude FTRS, Gurkhas and mobilised reservists. | |||||||
| 3. Figures have been rounded to 5; numbers ending in ““5”” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals have been rounded to 10. Totals and subtotals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts. | |||||||
| 4. Due to the ongoing validation of the new Joint Personnel Administration System all Army data from 1 April 2007 are provisional and subject to review. |
Subjects
Armed forces; Army; Foreign nationals
Date
15 September 2008
Reference
223301; 479 c2073-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of (a) all personnel and (b) officers in the army were nationals of overseas countries (A) in 1997, (B) in 2001, (C) in 2005 and (D) at the latest date for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of (a) all personnel and (b) officers in the army were nationals of overseas countries (A) in 1997, (B) in 2001, (C) in 2005 and (D) at the latest date for which information is available.
Asked by
Bob Russell
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Derek Twigg
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 September 2008
For answer on
10 September 2008
Answered on
15 September 2008
[holding answer 10 September 2008]: The proportion of all personnel and officers in the regular Army whose nationality was that of an overseas country in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 1 July 2008 are given in the following table:
| Proportion of (i) all regular Army personnel and (ii) Army officers by nationality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||||||
| 1 April 1997 | 1 April 2001 | 1 April 2005 | 1 July 2008¹, ² | |||||
| Nationality | All personnel | Officers | All personnel | Officers | All personnel | Officers | All Personnel | Officers |
| UK | 99.4 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 94.2 | 98.1 | 92.84 | 98.14 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth³ | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 7.24 | 1.94 |
| ¹ 2,450 personnel with no nationality marker on JPA have been excluded from 1 July 2008 figures. | ||||||||
| ². Due to ongoing validation of data from JPA, Army strength statistics at 1 July 2008 are provisional and subject to review. | ||||||||
| ³ Foreign and Commonwealth personnel include personnel whose nationality was that of Republic of Ireland, Commonwealth (excluding UK), UK dependencies and other countries, as recorded on Record of Service/Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA). | ||||||||
| 4 Denotes provisional. | ||||||||
| Notes: | ||||||||
| 1. The figures are for regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, TA and all other Reserves. It includes both trained and untrained personnel. | ||||||||
| 2. Nationality is that recorded on Record of Service/JPA as at the date of strength and is not necessarily the same as at birth or when recruited. |
Subjects
Armed forces; Army; Foreign nationals
Date
15 September 2008
Reference
223300; 479 c2074W
House
House of Commons