Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will (a) commence section 123 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 and (b) consult on draft regulations under that section.
Answered by Lee Rowley
The Government is moving quickly to commence section 123 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 in due course and will consult with the sector and local authorities when bringing regulations under section 2A subsection (5A) of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015, as amended by section 123 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Minister for Defence People and Veterans' oral contribution of 2 February 2022, Official Report, column 421, what the total liability is of the Army Reserve, excluding those personnel undergoing phase 1 training, under future plans, broken down by (a) the Army, (b) Strategic Command, (c) the Royal Navy, (d) the RAF and (e) other.
Answered by James Heappey
The Army Reserve trained workforce requirement now, and in 2032, can be found at the table below:
Top Level Budget (TLB) | Present (January 2022) | Future (January 2032) |
Army | 30,220 | 27,100 |
UKStratCom | 1,290 | 1,290 |
Navy | 180 | 180 |
Air | ~ | ~ |
Head Office | ~ | ~ |
These figures are subject to change pending any potential future TLB review.
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, and any figures below 10 have been replaced with a ~ to prevent individuals from being identified.
Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Minister for Defence People and Veterans' oral contribution of 2 February 2022, Official Report, column 421, what the total liability of the Army Reserve was, excluding those personnel undergoing phase 1 training, prior to the reorganisation, broken down by (a) the Army, (b) Strategic Command, (c) the Royal Navy, (d) the RAF and (e) other.
Answered by James Heappey
The Army Reserve trained workforce requirement now, and in 2032, can be found at the table below:
Top Level Budget (TLB) | Present (January 2022) | Future (January 2032) |
Army | 30,220 | 27,100 |
UKStratCom | 1,290 | 1,290 |
Navy | 180 | 180 |
Air | ~ | ~ |
Head Office | ~ | ~ |
These figures are subject to change pending any potential future TLB review.
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, and any figures below 10 have been replaced with a ~ to prevent individuals from being identified.
Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
What fiscal steps he is taking to encourage self-build and custom housebuilding.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition
The Government is committed to ensuring that self- and custom-build provision expands across the country – giving more people a greater say over their homes and communities.
At the Spending Review, we announced £2.2 billion of new loan finance to support SME housebuilders. This includes delivering ‘Help to Build’ for custom and self-builders.
Custom-builders can also access development finance through the Home Building Fund.
Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department received the 2019 report of the Reserve Forces Cadets Association’s External Scrutiny Team.
Answered by James Heappey
The 2019 External Scrutiny Team (EST) Report was received on 1 July 2019 and was placed in the Library of the House on 3 September 2019.
The Ministry of Defence intends to publish the EST’s 2020 report within this quarter.
Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish the 2019 report of the Reserve Forces Cadets Association’s External Scrutiny Team.
Answered by James Heappey
The 2019 External Scrutiny Team (EST) Report was received on 1 July 2019 and was placed in the Library of the House on 3 September 2019.
The Ministry of Defence intends to publish the EST’s 2020 report within this quarter.
Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) morale and (b) retention of the suspension of training by the Maritime reserves for four months.
Answered by James Heappey
The Royal Navy has given full consideration to the effect on morale of the recent decision to temporarily pause some Maritime Reserves activity until the beginning of the next financial year.
This temporary cessation of some activity may result in disappointment for individual Reservists during the short period that it remains in force, but work undertaken by those on Full Time Reserve Service or Additional Duties Commitments will continue as normal; as will some Transformation projects that are deemed critical to meeting future Royal Navy and Defence outputs. This short term measure does not reflect our longer-term plans which continue to place an emphasis upon the Maritime Reserve.
Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contractors worked for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019/20.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
One hundred and ninety three contractors worked for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20.
Eighty three contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20, also worked for NHS Digital in at least one of the financial years 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17.
Thirty seven contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20, also worked for NHS Digital in at least two of the financial years 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17 financial years.
Ten contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20, also worked for NHS Digital in all of the financial years 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17.
Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20 also worked for NHS Digital in at least one of the financial years (a) 2018-19, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2016-17.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
One hundred and ninety three contractors worked for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20.
Eighty three contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20, also worked for NHS Digital in at least one of the financial years 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17.
Thirty seven contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20, also worked for NHS Digital in at least two of the financial years 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17 financial years.
Ten contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20, also worked for NHS Digital in all of the financial years 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17.
Asked by: Richard Bacon (Conservative - South Norfolk)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20 also worked for NHS Digital in at least two of the (a) 2018-19, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2016-17 financial years.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
One hundred and ninety three contractors worked for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20.
Eighty three contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20, also worked for NHS Digital in at least one of the financial years 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17.
Thirty seven contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20, also worked for NHS Digital in at least two of the financial years 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17 financial years.
Ten contractors working for NHS Digital in the financial year 2019-20, also worked for NHS Digital in all of the financial years 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17.