Written questions

2,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on off-payroll engagements in each financial year since 2019-20.

14 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2023 to Question 4062 on Armed Forces, how the Pan Defence Skills Framework will improve transparency in appraisal and promotion processes.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3734 on Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes, how many and what proportion of people who participated in the (a) Rise and (b) Elevate schemes have since le

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3734 on Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes, what steps he is taking to evaluate the effectiveness of the (a) Rise and (b) Elevate schemes.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3734 on Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes, what steps he is taking to ensure that the (a) Rise and (b) Elevate schemes attract a diverse range of talent

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3734 on Ministry of Defence: Employment Schemes, how many women in his Department participated in both the Rise and Elevate schemes in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of interview panels for roles within his Department did not include any female panel members in the last 12 months.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 3729 on Ministry of Defence: Women, what the criteria are for selecting interview panel members.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase diversity in his Department’s leadership positions.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 3729 on Ministry of Defence: Women, what targeted development opportunities his Department provides for female staff below SCS.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 3729 on Ministry of Defence: Women, what steps he is taking to increase opportunities for flexible working in his Department.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what outreach strategies his Department uses to help increase the number of women employees.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 3729 on Ministry of Defence: Women, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) expected outcomes are of the work of the executive search agency.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3722 Ministry of Defence: Standards, into what further policy areas he plans a deep dive in the new year.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3722 on Ministry of Defence: Standards, if he will publish the recommendations of the deep dive into Gifts, Rewards and Hospitality and Business Appointments

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3722 on Ministry of Defence: Standards, if he will publish the conclusions of the deep dive into Gifts, Rewards and Hospitality and Business Appointments poli

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Fraud: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff were employed to work on the confidential hotline for fraud in each year since 2019.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Fraud: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget for the Confidential Fraud Hotline was in each financial year since 2019-20.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Bribery and Corruption

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 3434 on Ministry of Defence: Fraud, how many cases a) bribery and (b) corruption were referred to the Ministry of Defence Police in each year from 2019 to 20

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2023 to Question 3432 on Ministry of Defence: Fraud, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department have completed the Defence version of the Fraud, Bribery, and Corr

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Service Justice System Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2506 on Service Justice System Review, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the remaining recommendations are implemented in a timely and effective man

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2508 on Ministry of Defence: Contracts, for what reason two procurement projects had a social value weighting higher than 10%.

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total value of fraudulent expense claims in his Department in each financial year since 2019-20.

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many expense claims his Department rejected in each financial year since 2019-20.

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total value of expense claims his Department processed in each financial year since 2019-20.

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many expense claims did his Department process in each financial year since 2019-20.

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 3110 on Armed Forces: Housing, when does he expect the remaining rooms to meet the new minimum standard.

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2508 on Ministry of Defence: Contracts, what was the percentage weighting for the two procurement projects that used a weighting higher than 10%.

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Service Justice System Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2506 on Service Justice System Review (SJSR), what estimate he has made of when the SJSR recommendations that are not estimated to be completed in 2024 will

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Bullying and Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports of (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) discrimination were made by staff in his Department in each of the last five years.

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