11 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhether he plans to publish his response to the Strategic Defence Review at the same time as the Spending Review.
ReplyThe Reviewers will make their final report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Defence Secretary in the first half of 2025. The Secretary of State for Defence will subsequently report the Strategic Defence Review to Parliament. Ahead of...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Written Statement by the then Minister for Defence Procurement on 13 November 2023 on Service Family Accommodation and Winter Planning, HCWS28, whether he plans to make a Ministerial Stateme
ReplyThe Ministry of Defence currently has no plans to make a Ministerial Statement outlining the Department’s planned programme of work to support Service Family Accommodation this winter.
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedIf he will publish an assessment of the potential impact of VAT on school fees on children of service families who are (a) in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance and (b) attending an independent school b
ReplyThe Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) to Service personnel to minimise the disruption to their children’s education caused by service commitments involving frequent moves of the family home. Their circumstances mus...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 4 November to Question 11939 on Ministry of Defence: Employers Contributions, if he will list the total cost to his Department from the employer National Insurance Contributions announce
ReplyHis Majesty's Treasury has confirmed they will provide funding towards the increased cost of National Insurance contributions for the Department.The additional cost of employer National Insurance contributions in future years will be subject to changes in...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16455 on Nuclear-free Zones: Treaties, whether the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands will include an exemption for the m
ReplyWith reference to the answers that I provided to questions 16455 and 18117, asked by the Rt Hon Member for Rayleigh and Wickford, the UK’s primary goal throughout negotiations was to protect the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which plays a cru...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat types of damp and mould treatment are used for Service Family Accommodation.
ReplyDamp and mould treatments used for Service Family Accommodation are specific to the severity level of the damp and mould at the property. The treatments for each level can be found below: Level 1: Minor – wash and treat with mould inhibitor detergent.Leve...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedHow many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new extractor fans (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Reply3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedHow many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new boilers (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Reply3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedHow many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new windows (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Reply3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the application of the Treaty of Pelindaba to Diego Garcia.
ReplyThe Secretary of State holds regular meetings with US counterparts where they cover a range of issues, including the sovereignty negotiations for the Chagos Archipelago.
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedHow many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new double glazing windows (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Reply3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedHow many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received new external doors (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Reply3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829, on Armed Forces: Housing, how many of the 1,000 long-term damp and mould remediations (a) were completed by 14 October and (b) will be completed in the remai
ReplyOf the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829, on Armed Forces: Housing, how many of the 600 home insulation improvements have (a) been completed before 14 October 2024 and (b) will be completed in the re
ReplyOf the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many upgraded heating solutions (a) were complete before 14 October 2024 and (b) will be completed in the remainder of the finan
ReplyOf the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2024 to Question 11939 on Ministry of Defence: Employers Contributions, how much of the cost of employer National Insurance contributions will be covered by additional direct
ReplyHis Majesty’s Treasury has confirmed they will provide funding for the increased cost of National Insurance contributions for the Department. I will write to the hon. Member to confirm the amount once this has been finalised and will place a copy of my le...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many minor damp and mould improvement packages (a) were completed before 14 October 2024 and (b) will be completed in the remain
ReplyOf the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 1829, on Armed Forces: Housing, how many of the 200 long-term empty home refurbishments (a) were completed by 14 October 2024 and (b) will be completed in the rema
ReplyOf the 600 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) identified for insulation improvements, 491 SFA still have workers onsite with 109 out of the 600 completed. 42 of these were completed by 14 October 2024. All projects are currently expected to be completed b...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedHow many individual Service Family Accommodation properties will have received a damp and mould treatment (a) between 5 July 2024 and 10 December 2024 and (b) in the remainder of the current financial year.
Reply3,412 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties received a damp and mould treatment between 5 July and 10 December 2024. Data for the remainder of the current Financial Year (FY) cannot be provided as damp and mould is dealt with on a case-by-case bas...
10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 12029 on Army and with reference to the keynote recording of the Chief of the General Staff at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2024, published on 23 June 202
ReplyMinisters are fully supportive of the Chief of the General Staff’s ambition to double the fighting power of the British Army by 2027 and treble it by 2030, which is in line with the Departmental priorities for the British Army.