Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45090, on Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Conditions of Employment, how many of the 20 applications were made by MGS staff seeking promotion.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The Civil Service recruitment and selection process is anonymous. The recruiting Line Manager only gains more information on the status of individual candidates should they be selected for an interview. It is therefore not possible to ascertain the number of MGS employees who applied for promotion during the referenced recruitment campaign.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45089, Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Conditions of Employment, whether a value-for-money analysis including the potential effect on staff (a) health, (b) safety, and (c) wellbeing was undertaken before the introduction of OMEC contracts.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
A value-for-money analysis was provided through cost modelling and external benchmarking before the introduction of the OMEC contracts. The potential effects on staff health, safety and wellbeing were not specifically included as part of this analysis.
Staff health, safety and wellbeing are managed routinely through the application of Defence Joint Service Publication (JSP) 892 and in accordance with MOD Civilian HR Policy, Rules and Guidance.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45088, Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Conditions of Employment, if he will arrange for trade union representatives to have access to the OMEC impact assessments.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 November 2021 to Question number 75991 to the hon. Member for Portsmouth South (Stephen Morgan).
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45088, Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Conditions of Employment, if he will place in the Library a redacted copy of any impact assessments made prior to the introduction of Operational MGS Employment Contracts.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 November 2021 to Question number 75991 to the hon. Member for Portsmouth South (Stephen Morgan).
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45089, Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Conditions of Employment, how much of the estimated £63 million savings over 10 years of the introduction of Operational MGS Employment Contracts is expected to be realised (a) by year and (b) by other savings categories on which his Department holds data.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The table below shows the projected Operational Ministry of Defence Guard Service Employment Contracts savings, by year, as follows:
Financial Year | Projected Savings £million |
2022-23 | 1.349 |
2023-24 | 2.774 |
2024-25 | 4.350 |
2025-26 | 6.155 |
2026-27 | 7.922 |
2027-28 | 8.001 |
2028-29 | 8.081 |
2029-30 | 8.162 |
2030-31 | 8.244 |
2031-32 | 8.326 |
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Total | 63.364 |
There are no other savings categories which contribute to this savings projection.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the number of applications for promotion of the introduction of Operational MGS Employment Contracts for all new employment contracts.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Equality Impact Assessments were completed prior to the introduction of the Operational MGS Employment Contract (OMEC) and pay rates relate to existing staff's terms to ensure promotion remains a viable and attractive option for those wishing to further their career within the MOD.
A recent recruitment campaign on OMEC terms and conditions received 20 applications, including those seeking promotion, indicating the new contract does not discourage those seeking promotion opportunities.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse of introducing Operational MGS Employment Contracts.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
It is estimated that the introduction of Operational MGS Employment Contracts will lead to savings of some £63 million over 10 years.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish impact assessments made prior to the introduction of Operational MGS Employment Contracts for civilian guards at UK military bases.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Guard Service is an in-house guarding service provided to the MOD, Executive Agencies and Foreign Governments' Visiting Forces. As such it would not be appropriate to publish any impact assessments made prior to the introduction of Operational MGS Employment Contracts.
In addition, impact assessments pertaining to employment contracts are commercially sensitive and publication could negatively impact upon the ability of the MGS to compete for the delivery of Unarmed Guarding tasks across the Defence estate.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many security and military personnel and police have been deployed from other EU member states to respond to emergencies and other security threats in the UK in each year since 2010.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
None. The deployment of the police is a Home Office responsibility.