Written questions
2,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, published on 20 July 2023, what steps he is taking to improve (a) project and (b) programme management (i) monitoring and (ii) co
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 76 of the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, published on 20 July 2023, what steps he is taking to improve functional oversight of assurance.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 75 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what steps he is taking to increase the maturity of second line of defence activities in front line commands.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to strengthen his Department's (a) governance and (b) internal controls assurance processes.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to support his Department's workforce with the rising cost of living.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Haythornthwaite Review of Armed Forces Incentivisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the recommendations from the Haythornthwaite Review, published in June 2023, have been (a) accepted and (b) implemented as of 22 November 2023.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 33 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what his planned timetable is for publishing the pan-Defence Skills Framework.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many learning and development programmes his Department has introduced in each year since 2010.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Delivery Group
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, published on 20 July 2023, what areas were identified as a priority to improve at the delivery stocktake of the Defenc
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Board: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what his planned timetable is for the completion of the independent review of the effectiveness of the Defence Board; and whether
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed to his Department's Defence Resilience Team in each from 2019 to 2023 to date.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Estate Sustainability Strategy as set out in the 2022-23 Annual Report.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 65 of the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, published on 20 July 2023, how much funding has been allocated to the programme to tackle health and safety risks on h
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of single living accommodation facilities do not meet the new minimum standard as of 22 November 2023.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 49 of the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, published on 20 July 2023, what assessment he has made of the number and proportion of single living accommodation fac
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated for Service Family Accommodation over the next 10 years.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Contracts: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in his Department (a) had and (b) were awarded accreditations in contract management in each year since 2019.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Leadership: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in his Department have taken part in the Leading with Empowerment initiative since it was introduced.
22 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Inappropriate Behaviours in the Armed Forces Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the recommendations from the 2019 Wigston Review, published in July 2019, have not been fully implemented.
21 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timetable is for implementing changes to accommodation entitlements to recognise the rights of unmarried families.
21 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Bullying and Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time was for an investigation to be completed into (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) discrimination since the introduction of new decision making processes within his Department.
20 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices his Department employed in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.
20 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprenticeship programmes his Department introduced in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.
20 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ministerial meetings his Department has held with the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on scoping plans for the Greening Government Commitments 2025-30.
20 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Electronic Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of obsolete equipment from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Disposals Team went to landfill in (a) 2019 (b) 2020 (c) 2021 (d) 2022 (e) 2023 to date.
20 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Electronic Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pieces of digital equipment were deconstructed and disposed of by his Department in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023 as of 20 November 2023.
20 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the sustainable procurement working group met in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023 as of 20 November 2023.
20 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, of the 86 contracts awarded in 2022-23 for which social value formed part of the award criteria, what the average percentage weighting was of the criteria linked to social value.
20 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 52 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, HC1468, published on 20 July 2023, when he plans to publish the estate sustainability strategy.
20 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Service Justice System Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the service justice system review; what steps he is taking to implement outstanding recommendations; and what his timeline is for completion
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