Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people from the Wansbeck constituency who served in the Armed Forces in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
The information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people wounded whilst serving in the Armed Forces from the Wansbeck constituency in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
The information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people killed whilst serving in the Armed Forces from the Wansbeck constituency in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
The table shows the number of Armed Forces personnel with a birth place in the Wansbeck constituency killed whilst serving in the Armed Forces in each of the last ten years.
Year | Number of Servicepersons |
2010 | ~ |
2011 | 0 |
2012 | 0 |
2013 | 0 |
2014 | 0 |
2015 | 0 |
2016 | 0 |
2017 | 0 |
2018 | 0 |
2019 | 0 |
*In line with departmental policy ~ represents 4 or fewer, values have been rounded to the nearest five.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of service provided under contracts outsourced by his Department.
Answered by James Heappey
The Ministry of Defence routinely monitors the performance of all contractors, including those who provide outsourced services. Performance against contract targets is regularly scrutinised and officials take appropriate action when standards are not met.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of levels of social mobility in the armed forces.
Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on the socio-economic backgrounds of Armed Forces personnel which could inform an assessment of levels of social mobility. However, the Armed Forces are working in line with the Government's priority to build a fairer society, aiming to attract talent from the widest possible base from across the UK, regardless of socio-economic background, educational status or ethnicity. The skills, education, training and experience provided enable recruits to progress as far as their aptitude will take them, regardless of their background.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will put in place measures to ensure that future CSIIP providers do not offshore work, data and processes which are currently within the remit of Defence Business Services.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently examining options for the future of Defence Business Services (DBS) as part of the Future DBS Programme. No final decisions have been taken on whether any elements of DBS' current operations will be outsourced. In the event of a decision to outsource, any proposals from suppliers to 'offshore' DBS work would need to satisfy relevant MOD, and wider Government, policy and requirements concerning security and data protection.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish the business case relating to the tender of the CSIIP contract within Defence Business Services; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
The Ministry of Defence has no plans to publish the business case relating to the future arrangements for Defence Business Services (DBS). Details of the any proposals will be shared with staff and other key stakeholders once a final decision concerning the way forward for DBS is made.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to include a fully-resourced in-house option in value for money tests on potential outsourcing of Defence Business Services.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
In the event that the Ministry of Defence decided to outsource elements of Defence Business Services it would, in line with normal practice, ensure that a rigorous in-house benchmark was developed against which the value for money of any commercial bids could be judged.