Ministry of Defence
We protect the security, independence and interests of our country at home and abroad. We work with our allies and partners whenever possible. Our aim is to ensure that the armed forces have the training, equipment and support necessary for their work, and that we keep within budget.
Shadow Ministers / Spokeperson
Democratic Unionist Party
Gavin Robinson (DUP - Belfast East)Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Defence)
Labour
John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne)Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Liberal Democrat
Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer)Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)
Labour
Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab - Life peer)Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
Plaid Cymru
Hywel Williams (PC - Arfon)Shadow PC Spokesperson (Defence)
Labour
Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer)Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
Liberal Democrat
Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton)Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)
Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer)
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Defence)
Scottish National Party
Martin Docherty-Hughes (SNP - West Dunbartonshire)Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence)
Labour
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer)Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
Junior Shadow Ministers / Deputy Spokesperson
Labour
Luke Pollard (Lab - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)Shadow Minister (Defence)
Maria Eagle (Lab - Garston and Halewood)
Shadow Minister (Defence)
Steve McCabe (Lab - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Shadow Minister (Defence)
Ministers of State
James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk)Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State
Andrew Murrison (Con - South West Wiltshire)Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
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Ministry of Defence Commons Appearances
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Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:- Urgent Questions where the Speaker has selected a question to which a Minister must reply that day
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Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
Bills currently before Parliament
Ministry of Defence does not have Bills currently before Parliament
Acts of Parliament created in the 2019 Parliament
A Bill to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces; to make provision about service in the reserve forces; to make provision about pardons for certain abolished service offences; to make provision about war pensions; and for connected purposes.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 15th December 2021 and was enacted into law.
A Bill to Make provision about legal proceedings and consideration of derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights in connection with operations of the armed forces outside the British Islands.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 29th April 2021 and was enacted into law.
Ministry of Defence - Secondary Legislation
Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
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We are demanding that the government treats Gurkhas fairly and pays them the same pension as other British veterans of the same rank and service. Many Gurkhas joined the Queen’s Gurkha Army believing their pension would sustain them and their families but sadly this has not been the case.
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Replace the real bearskins used for the Queen’s Guard’s caps with faux fur
Gov Responded - 11 Feb 2022 Debated on - 11 Jul 2022closed 1 year, 9 months ago
There is no excuse for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to continue to effectively fund the slaughter of bears for ceremonial headgear since an indistinguishable alternative has been produced, which is waterproof, and mimics real bear fur in appearance and performance.
Departmental Select Committee
Defence Committee
Commons Select Committees are a formally established cross-party group of backbench MPs tasked with holding a Government department to account.
At any time there will be number of ongoing investigations into the work of the Department, or issues which fall within the oversight of the Department. Witnesses can be summoned from within the Government and outside to assist in these inquiries.
Select Committee findings are reported to the Commons, printed, and published on the Parliament website. The government then usually has 60 days to reply to the committee's recommendations.
11 Members of the Defence Committee
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Defence Committee Member since 2nd March 2020
Defence Committee Member since 11th May 2020
Defence Committee Member since 11th May 2020
Defence Committee Member since 8th November 2022
Defence Committee Member since 12th September 2023
Defence Committee Member since 11th December 2023
Defence Committee Member since 17th January 2024
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Defence Committee: 24 Current Inquiries
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50 most recent Written Questions
(View all written questions)We keep our defence posture in the South Atlantic under regular review to take account of the full range of developments. I am satisfied that the current military presence in the South Atlantic is at the appropriate level to ensure the defence of the Islands.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Military training is an important part of our bilateral defence relationship with many countries, helping to build influence, understanding and interoperability. All training is considered and evaluated on a case-by-case basis using insight from our defence attaches at post, other parts of the global defence network, and set against broader defence and wider Government objectives. Feedback is also received from training recipients which can be used to shape potential further opportunities. Wider Defence engagement is also monitored and evaluated as part of Defence's annual review cycles.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
As of 22 April 2024, there are no plans to reposition additional maritime assets to the Middle East. However, the UK remains ready to respond to the evolving situation as required. The Ministry of Defence has bolstered its contribution to maritime security in the region with the deployment of HMS Diamond, in support of Op PROSPERITY GUARDIAN, joining HMS Lancaster deployed in support of the long standing Op KIPION.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
As at 1 January 2024, the Full-Time Trade Trained Strength (FTTTS) of the British Army was 73,190. The Army is continuing to implement Future Soldier which will see a Regular Army of 73,000 by 2025.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
For operational security reasons and as a matter of policy, the MOD does not offer comment or information relating to foreign nations’ military aircraft movements or operations.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
From 2 February 2024 to 23 April 2024, nine RAF operated planes have flown to Israel.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The Royal Navy has successfully maintained Operation RELENTLESS, the Continuous At Sea Deterrent, for an unbroken 55 years. We do not disclose details of the Operation, including the duration of time spent at sea, as such information could be used to undermine the security and capability of the mission and our personnel.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Gregory Campbell
(Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
The guarding of military establishments in Northern Ireland by the Northern Ireland Security Guard Service is not activity that falls within scope of the eligibility criteria for the Wider Service Medal.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability by equipping multiple Royal Navy ships with a DragonFire LDEW minimum deployable capability from 2027. During the development of the first DragonFire Directed Energy Weapon, the MOD will identify the most appropriate ship for first deployment of this capability to meet operational requirements and increase the capability of the Royal Navy as well as the number of ships we will fit with this capability.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability by equipping multiple Royal Navy ships with a DragonFire LDEW minimum deployable capability from 2027. During the development of the first DragonFire Directed Energy Weapon, the MOD will identify the most appropriate ship for first deployment of this capability to meet operational requirements and increase the capability of the Royal Navy as well as the number of ships we will fit with this capability.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability. This is being procured under the new Integrated Procurement Model, and so we will be equipping multiple Royal Navy ships with DragonFire LDEW as a minimum deployable capability from 2027, and will spirally develop as necessary. As such, there will be no initial operating capability or full operating capability date.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability. This is being procured under the new Integrated Procurement Model, and so we will be equipping multiple Royal Navy ships with DragonFire LDEW as a minimum deployable capability from 2027, and will spirally develop as necessary. As such, there will be no initial operating capability or full operating capability date.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Luke Pollard
(Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
MDP Officer joiners and leavers in each financial year, to 31 March, are as follows:
Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Joiners | 275 | 404 | 322 | 248 | 253 | 125 |
Leavers | 286.5 | 266.53 | 190.79 | 311.05 | 353.98 | 308 |
MDP Non-uniformed Civil Servant joiners and leavers in each financial year, to 31 March, are as follows:
Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Joiners | 38.9 | 40.5 | 26.5 | 39.6 | 40 | 25.2 |
Leavers | 20.5 | 26.6 | 19.4 | 44.8 | 48.8 | 38.5 |
Figures are based on Full Time Equivalents.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS) provides professional soldiers to meet armed security requirements at Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force and other Ministry of Defence bases in Great Britain.
The use of MPGS soldiers is determined by the relevant chain of command which will either be Army for those at Army establishments or, for other MOD sites, the Front Line Command holder.
The organisation and management of the MPGS is outlined within an appropriate Army Administrative Instruction.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
As at 31 March 2024, MDP employed 2,407 police officers. This figure is based on Full Time Equivalents.
The officer requirement for 2025-26 is dependent on a number of factors including operational need and changes in Defence priorities. Recruitment is kept under constant review and is driven by Defence requirements and takes account of the number of leavers and joiners at any given time.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The employment numbers for the Ministry of Defence Police on 31 March each year since 2020 are:
Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
MDP ¹ | 2643 | 2768 | 2701 | 2593 | 2407 |
NUCS ² | 227 | 235 | 230 | 221 | 211 |
Total | 2869 | 3003 | 2931 | 2814 | 2618 |
¹ Ministry of Defence Police officers
² Non-uniformed Civil Servants
The figures are based on Full Time Equivalents.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence Police’s Operational Policing Model (OPM) programme is subject to consultation and has yet to be rolled out across Defence. The aim of the OPM is to create an operational policing model which deploys police capability to take better advantage police skills, utilise technology where suitable and use other Defence security providers where more appropriate. It will support the Ministry of Defence’s policing needs in the 21st Century as well as enhance police officer skills making them more effective to protect Defence.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Luke Pollard
(Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the right hon. Member to thwe answer given to question 22239 on the 22 April 2024.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The current RAF Capability Investigation seeks to fully understand the UK's sovereign requirements for future advanced fast-jet training solutions ahead of any potential future international engagement.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 the Ministry of Defence paid General Dynamics UK £437 million for the AJAX programme. All payments have been made in accordance with performance against the payment schedule and milestone plan within the extant fixed price contract. I am unable to publish the details of the milestones and payment schedule as this may prejudice the Department’s commercial interests.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The response to the correspondence in question was sent to the hon. Member on 23 April 2024. The delay was due to an administrative oversight, for which I apologise. (Please note that the correct reference is MC2024/04269 rather than 04369 which we had previously advised.)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I am withholding this information as it is held by the Ministry of Defence with a view to its publication, at an undetermined future date. This information will be published in the form of the UK Armed Forces Equipment and Formations 2024, which will be accessible here https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This information is not held in the format requested.
Ministry of Defence officials attend domestic and overseas trade shows including Defence and Security Equipment International, Farnborough International Airshow, Royal International Air Tattoo, World Defence Show (Riyadh), DIMDEX (Doha), and the Paris Air Show in support of international collaboration, UK industry, and exports but details of numbers of personnel are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The SSN-AUKUS programme is currently in its design phase. A cost estimate will be substantiated once Class size requirements have been agreed and the programme enters its next phase, ready for manufacture.
I can confirm that in financial year (FY) 2022-23, the cost of in-service support and maintenance programmes for submarines was £594 million. Due to commercial sensitivities and consolidated management information, it is not possible to break out the cost of maintenance programmes from the cost of total in service support.
In FY 2022-23, the cost of His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde was £278 million, including all infrastructure costs.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The definition of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) and scope of the associated nuclear ringfenced budget was agreed during financial year 2023-24. Prior to the estimated cost for 2023-24 being reported in supplementary estimates in February 2024, total DNE costs (within this definition) had never been reported, as activities are spread across different budgetary areas of the Department.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
As the replacement warhead programme is in its preliminary phases, it is too early to provide cost estimates for the programme. In the absence of these estimates, it is not possible to express deterrent renewal spend as a proportion of overall Government spending.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Luke Pollard
(Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Navy Command, in conjunction with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, has maintained all Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) buildings at His Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport appropriately in accordance with policy.
An Establishment Management Plan has been conducted at HMNB Devonport and will be used in conjunction with the MDP Operational Policing Model review, once complete, to determine where further investment is required to support the long-term future of the MDP at HMNB Devonport.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
As stated by the Prime Minister in the Iran-Israel Update to Parliament on 15 April 2024 (Volume 748), the UK was acting in the collective self-defence of Israel and for regional security.
There are no plans to publish the legal advice, in line with long-standing precedent.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
As stated by the Prime Minister on 15 April 2024, the RAF sent additional aircraft to the region and RAF aircraft shot down a number of Iranian attack drones. However, for operational security reasons I cannot comment on the specifics of this activity. The Ministry of Defence constantly reviews its force protection measures to ensure they are appropriate.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Data provided in response to Questions is not updated when new data becomes available.
If the data was later found to be incorrect, then a correction would be issued. However this is not the case with the Question referred to by the hon. Member.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The total cost of the event was £279.52.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Information in response to the right hon. Member's Question is as follows:
Royal Navy
As of January 2024, there were 453 personnel employed to deliver recruitment with an additional surge support of some 85 personnel to enable transition to the New Recruiting Process. Historic information is not available.
Army
Financial Year | Personnel |
2010/12 | 526 |
2012/13 | 1050 |
2013/14 | 742 |
2014/15 | 742 |
2015/16 | 742 |
2016/17 | 736 |
2017/18 | 736 |
2018/19 | 424 |
2019/20 | 427 |
2020/21 | 427 |
2021/22 | 427 |
2022/23 | 427 |
2023/24 | 427 |
For information about additional Capita staff, not included in these figures, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 January 2024 to Question 7766 to the hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne, which is available at: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-05/7766.
Royal Air Force
Calendar Year | Personnel |
2010 | 439 |
2011 | 371 |
2012 | 332 |
2013 | 339 |
2014 | 356 |
2015 | 387 |
2016 | 396 |
2017 | 403 |
2018 | 436 |
2019 | 435 |
2020 | 429 |
2021 | 432 |
2022 | 415 |
2023 | 334 |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Armed Forces Career Offices do allow for walk-ins by potential new recruits during office hours. Alternatively, people interested in a career in the Armed Forces can access online recruitment portals at any time.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
A full departmental response could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Full advertising and marketing costs for the department are not held centrally. The majority of advertising and marketing expenditure is accounted for by advertising for the Royal Navy, Army, RAF and Ministry of Defence Police to aid recruitment and was provided recently via the PQ answer below.
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-29/16378
Expenditure for specific categories i to vi is not held centrally and could also not be extracted without incurring cost.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The table below provides information requested and shows the total volume of all payments made covering additional Recruitment and Retention payments made above basic salary, Local Overseas Allowance and Longer Separation Allowance payable on deployment. This count has not been broken out as the data could compromise operational security.
Financial Year | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | Grand Total |
Count of payments additional to wages | 16,285 | 17,509 | 14,021 | 17,932 | 19,503 | 82,250 |
It would be prejudicial to the effectiveness, capability and security of His Majesty's Armed Forces to provide any further detail.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 26 March 2024, to Question 19790.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 26 March 2024, to Question 19790.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The coming years will see the Royal Navy carefully managing the transition between the current fleet to its new ships, maintaining operational commitments while ensuring value for money. I am committed to looking at the future of the Surface Fleet in the round and making tough but necessary decisions to ensure this transition is a success.
Any announcement on the future of the Surface Fleet will be made in the usual way.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Royal Navy (RN) has spent the following overall sums on marketing with above the line media and social media platforms since Financial Year 2017-18:
Financial Year |
| Social Media | Media (Excluding Social) |
2017-18 |
| £423,990 | £7,697,349 |
2018-19 |
| £784,161 | £14,528,656 |
2019-20 |
| £1,626,458 | £15,699,198 |
2020-21 |
| £1,824,316 | £13,428,792 |
2021-22 |
| £1,615,263 | £14,037,031 |
2022-23 |
| £1,682,000 | £14,025,000 |
2023-24 |
| £2,593,000 | £16,191,000 |
The breakdown of spend by individual platform is commercially sensitive and it would therefore be inappropriate to provide this level of detail.
In accordance with advice from the Government Communication Service, the RN does not currently use the TikTok platform.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
A total of 38 trainable decoy launchers will be installed across 19 Royal Navy surface ships on the Type 45 Destroyers and on the Type 26 and Type 31 Frigates.
The new decoy launchers form part of the Electronic Warfare Counter-Measures programme and will involve an incremental approach to the capability delivery. The programme’s detailed delivery plans have still to be developed; the in-service delivery date for the programme will be formally agreed at the appropriate approvals point.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
A total of 38 trainable decoy launchers will be installed across 19 Royal Navy surface ships on the Type 45 Destroyers and on the Type 26 and Type 31 Frigates.
The new decoy launchers form part of the Electronic Warfare Counter-Measures programme and will involve an incremental approach to the capability delivery. The programme’s detailed delivery plans have still to be developed; the in-service delivery date for the programme will be formally agreed at the appropriate approvals point.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
A total of 38 trainable decoy launchers will be installed across 19 Royal Navy surface ships on the Type 45 Destroyers and on the Type 26 and Type 31 Frigates.
The new decoy launchers form part of the Electronic Warfare Counter-Measures programme and will involve an incremental approach to the capability delivery. The programme’s detailed delivery plans have still to be developed; the in-service delivery date for the programme will be formally agreed at the appropriate approvals point.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The RAF does not track this metric on a monthly basis. The Forward fleet comprises aircraft which are fully serviceable and those which are short-term unserviceable. Short-term issues causing individual aircraft systems to be unserviceable can last from minutes to days.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) have completed the first detailed design of the new Operating Model, which is now undergoing scenario testing and refinement. Implementation of the DE&S Gateway is currently in progress. Iterative improvement will continue between initial implementation and stabilisation of the new Operating Model. DE&S are working towards a full operating capability by March 2025.
119 individuals (96.44 FTE) are currently working on the DE&S Operating Model.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) have completed the first detailed design of the new Operating Model, which is now undergoing scenario testing and refinement. Implementation of the DE&S Gateway is currently in progress. Iterative improvement will continue between initial implementation and stabilisation of the new Operating Model. DE&S are working towards a full operating capability by March 2025.
119 individuals (96.44 FTE) are currently working on the DE&S Operating Model.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)