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Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the weapons support team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed within the complex weapons delivery, complex weapons portfolio, weapons engineering and weapons support future enterprise teams in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Complex Weapons Delivery

Complex Weapons Portfolio

Weapons Engineering

Future Enterprise

2018-19

Team did not exist

21.33

115.46

Team did not exist

2019-20

4.00

21.22

126.94

Team did not exist

2020-21

5.00

12.00

119.68

12.11

2021-22

5.00

14.81

132.25

24.03

2022-23

18.65

12.65

130.25

30.89

Note: The numbers employed in the Weapons Support team is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the soldier training and special projects team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed in the Soldier Training and Special Projects team in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees, and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Soldier Training and Special Projects team

2018-19

235.4

2019-20

251.8

2020-21

220.9

2021-22

270.2

2022-23

291.4


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the fires, infrastructure and manoeuvre support team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed in the Fires, Infrastructure and Manoeuvre Support team in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees, and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Fires, Infrastructure and Manoeuvre Support team

2018-19

88.2

2019-20

88.9

2020-21

93.3

2021-22

113.0

2022-23

113.4


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the vehicle support team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed in the Vehicle Support team in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees, and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Vehicle Support team

2018-19

272.9

2019-20

296.0

2020-21

247.8

2021-22

379.5

2022-23

385.0


Written Question
Armed Forces: Housing
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation they undertook with service personnel and their families regarding the Modernised Accommodation Offer for the armed forces.

Answered by Earl of Minto - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Modernised Accommodation Offer built on extensive consultation from the Future Accommodation Model as well as further research as the policy was finalised. As part of the current review, we will be undertaking further consultations with Service personnel and families.


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the weapons support future enterprise team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed within the complex weapons delivery, complex weapons portfolio, weapons engineering and weapons support future enterprise teams in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Complex Weapons Delivery

Complex Weapons Portfolio

Weapons Engineering

Future Enterprise

2018-19

Team did not exist

21.33

115.46

Team did not exist

2019-20

4.00

21.22

126.94

Team did not exist

2020-21

5.00

12.00

119.68

12.11

2021-22

5.00

14.81

132.25

24.03

2022-23

18.65

12.65

130.25

30.89

Note: The numbers employed in the Weapons Support team is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the complex weapons delivery team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed within the complex weapons delivery, complex weapons portfolio, weapons engineering and weapons support future enterprise teams in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Complex Weapons Delivery

Complex Weapons Portfolio

Weapons Engineering

Future Enterprise

2018-19

Team did not exist

21.33

115.46

Team did not exist

2019-20

4.00

21.22

126.94

Team did not exist

2020-21

5.00

12.00

119.68

12.11

2021-22

5.00

14.81

132.25

24.03

2022-23

18.65

12.65

130.25

30.89

Note: The numbers employed in the Weapons Support team is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the weapons engineering team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed within the complex weapons delivery, complex weapons portfolio, weapons engineering and weapons support future enterprise teams in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Complex Weapons Delivery

Complex Weapons Portfolio

Weapons Engineering

Future Enterprise

2018-19

Team did not exist

21.33

115.46

Team did not exist

2019-20

4.00

21.22

126.94

Team did not exist

2020-21

5.00

12.00

119.68

12.11

2021-22

5.00

14.81

132.25

24.03

2022-23

18.65

12.65

130.25

30.89

Note: The numbers employed in the Weapons Support team is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the complex weapons portfolio team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed within the complex weapons delivery, complex weapons portfolio, weapons engineering and weapons support future enterprise teams in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Complex Weapons Delivery

Complex Weapons Portfolio

Weapons Engineering

Future Enterprise

2018-19

Team did not exist

21.33

115.46

Team did not exist

2019-20

4.00

21.22

126.94

Team did not exist

2020-21

5.00

12.00

119.68

12.11

2021-22

5.00

14.81

132.25

24.03

2022-23

18.65

12.65

130.25

30.89

Note: The numbers employed in the Weapons Support team is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of recruitment and retention strategies for armed forces personnel in (a) the UK and (B) other NATO countries.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 January 2024 to Question 9841 to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis).