Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2015
Defence and Security Review (NATO)
"Is it not also the case that the rigour of the SDSR process needs to do justice to the nature of the threats we face? It should not be an argument about 2% or bust; it should be about correctly assessing the world as it exists today and as it …..."John Glen - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 12th January 2015
Asked by:
John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the total of MBE (military) and BEM (military) awards announced in (a) 1992, (b) 1999, (c) 2006 and (d) 2014 was awarded to members of the armed forces in the equivalent ranks of (i) Chief Petty Officer, (ii) Staff Sergeant and (iii) Flight Sergeant and below.
Answered by Anna Soubry
The requested information is not held by the Ministry of Defence. However, details relating to military awards are in the public domain and can be searched in the 'awards and accreditation' section of the official public record at the following website: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"T6. I sincerely welcome the Government’s recent decision to grant pensions to forces widows who remarry. However, there are still 126 divorced spouses, including one of my constituents, who are denied access to their anticipated pensions due to an administrative error by an agency of the Ministry of Defence. In …..."John Glen - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 21st November 2014
Asked by:
John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what total amount his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
Answered by Philip Dunne
Ministry Of Defence expenditure on Ministerial travel in officially provided cars has been as follows:
| Financial Year | (a) Government Car & Despatch Agency | (b) Other Car Hire (1) |
| 2007-08 | Nil | Not Separately Recorded |
| 2008-09 | £85,100 | £205,000 |
| 2009-10 | £106,343 | £218,090 |
(1) The figures quoted represent an estimate of the Defence Ministers' use of MOD-provided cars.
Road transport for the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Mr Fallon), is normally provided by the Metropolitan Police. The other Ministers have, in accordance with the Ministerial Code published on 21 May 2010, given up their cars with a dedicated driver to reduce costs and now share central MOD pool vehicles with senior staff working in the MOD Main Building. Defence Ministers therefore no longer make use of the service provided by the Government Car and Despatch Agency.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Nov 2014
Reserve Recruitment
"One area of apprehension in Salisbury is the package of incentives and support available to small and medium-sized employers. Will the Minister say something about why employers should be content to allow their employees to volunteer to join the reserves, and why that package has improved?..."John Glen - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"T8. In view of the uncertainty about the future of Public Health England at Porton Down and the imminent submission of the outline business case to the Treasury, will the Minister confirm that the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is ready and willing to work collaboratively on a Porton-based solution …..."John Glen - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"8. What plans he has to consult partner countries in the middle east about a solution to the current violence in Iraq...."John Glen - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"I welcome my right hon. Friend’s initial answer. Does he agree with me that it is critical for the UK to remain close to all the regional players, including Jordan and Qatar, so that maximum influence can be brought to bear if any of these individual countries get drawn into …..."John Glen - View Speech
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Written Question
Question Link
Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Asked by:
John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will introduce an online pension calculator for use by those who have left the armed forces.
Answered by Anna Soubry
The Armed Forces Benefits, Pension, Scheme Pays and Redundancy Calculators are available for serving Armed Forces personnel, but will not provide an accurate forecast for ex-Service personnel. They are able to request pension forecasts directly from the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) which will be re-named Defence Business Services - Veterans UK with effect from 1 April 2014.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Feb 2014
Afghanistan
"Given the unfortunate gap between our hopes and aspirations and the time taken to achieve our goals in Afghanistan, can my right hon. Friend tell us why he is so sure that Afghan forces possess enough resilience to handle the expected intensification of violence at the end of 2014? In …..."John Glen - View Speech
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