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Written Question
Air Force: Transgender People
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Royal Air Force personnel identify as transgender.

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

The requested information is not held by the Ministry of Defence. The Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA) records a Service Person’s sex and sexual orientation; there is no option to record gender identity. For those who transition their gender (gender reassignment), the record for sex in JPA will be changed accordingly. That a person has transitioned their gender is not recorded.


Written Question
Army: Non-binary People
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army personnel identify as non-binary.

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

The requested information is not held by the Ministry of Defence. The Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA) records a Service Person’s sex and sexual orientation; there is no option to record gender identity. For those who transition their gender (gender reassignment), the record for sex in JPA will be changed accordingly. That a person has transitioned their gender is not recorded.


Written Question
Army: Transgender People
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army personnel identify as transgender.

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

The requested information is not held by the Ministry of Defence. The Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA) records a Service Person’s sex and sexual orientation; there is no option to record gender identity. For those who transition their gender (gender reassignment), the record for sex in JPA will be changed accordingly. That a person has transitioned their gender is not recorded.


Written Question
Air Force: Non-binary People
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Royal Air Force personnel identify as non-binary.

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

The requested information is not held by the Ministry of Defence. The Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA) records a Service Person’s sex and sexual orientation; there is no option to record gender identity. For those who transition their gender (gender reassignment), the record for sex in JPA will be changed accordingly. That a person has transitioned their gender is not recorded.


Written Question
Navy: Non-binary People
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Royal Navy personnel identify as non-binary.

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

The requested information is not held by the Ministry of Defence. The Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA) records a Service Person’s sex and sexual orientation; there is no option to record gender identity. For those who transition their gender (gender reassignment), the record for sex in JPA will be changed accordingly. That a person has transitioned their gender is not recorded.


Written Question
Navy: Transgender People
Monday 23rd October 2023

Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Royal Navy personnel identify as transgender.

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

The requested information is not held by the Ministry of Defence. The Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA) records a Service Person’s sex and sexual orientation; there is no option to record gender identity. For those who transition their gender (gender reassignment), the record for sex in JPA will be changed accordingly. That a person has transitioned their gender is not recorded.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

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Written Question
Army: Coronavirus
Wednesday 28th April 2021

Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the rollout of the covid-19 vaccine for serving soldiers.

Answered by James Heappey

Defence is working closely with other Government Departments to ensure Service personnel are not disadvantaged in their access to the COVID-19 vaccine, whether serving in the UK or overseas. All deploying personnel will be offered vaccinations either in the UK or during their deployment in line with the national vaccines roll-out.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

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