The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2016-04-26.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the armed forces were convicted by court martial or in civilian courts of sexual assault or rape in the past year.
Earl Howe
In 2015, the Courts Martial convicted 13 Service personnel of sexual assault and two personnel of rape.
The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on convictions which may have been obtained by the civilian courts.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2015-12-16.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what evaluation they have carried out of the potential cost savings from centralised procurement of common generic drugs in the light of evidence from other countries using high volume contracts.
Lord Prior of Brampton
On behalf of National Health Service secondary care establishments (hospitals) in England the Department’s Commercial Medicines Unit undertakes a long established centralised tender programme for framework agreements for generic medicines. This is in compliance with European Union procurement regulations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2016-04-26.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effects on (1) the individual, and (2) the armed forces, of the enlistment of persons under the age of 18.
Earl Howe
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) operates in a competitive employment market and will continue to recruit from the widest available talent pool, including from the age of 16 in order to sustain the required manning levels for the UK Armed Forces. Young people bring fresh ideas, knowledge and talent to the Armed Forces. MOD policy dictates that no one under the age of 18 can join the Armed Forces without specific parental consent, both for the recruiting process to begin and again prior to joining; nor can they be deployed on front line operations.
All recruits aged under 18 benefit from key skills education in literacy and numeracy, should they need it, and all are enrolled onto apprenticeships. The Armed Forces remain the UK’s largest apprenticeship provider, equipping young people with valuable and transferable skills for life. Ofsted regularly inspects our care of newly joined young recruits, and we are very proud of the standards we achieve.
The provision of education and training for 16 year-old school leavers provides a route into the Armed Forces that complies with Government education policy and offers a significant foundation for emotional, physical and educational development throughout an individual’s career.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2015-01-14.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to issue an operational medal for service in Operation Kipion.
Lord Astor of Hever
There are no plans to issue an operational medal for Operation Kipion. All operational activity undertaken by UK personnel is subject to regular review by Commander Joint Operations in the Permanent Joint Headquarters. Amongst other things, this routine review considers whether deployments might warrant medallic recognition.
Operation Kipion has been kept under review, but it has been consistently assessed that, whilst conditions are challenging, personnel are not exposed to levels of risk and rigour that are in excess of what Service personnel might reasonably be expected to face on operational service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2015-01-14.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cause of the accident involving a British Royal Air Force Airbus A330-200 (RRR2740) from Royal Air Force Brize Norton at St John’s, Newfoundland; what was the cost of repairing the damage; and what additional costs were incurred while it was out of service.
Lord Astor of Hever
The RAF is undertaking an Occurrence Safety Investigation (OSI) into the incident involving Voyager ZZ331 at St John’s International Airport on 19 December 2014. Whilst taxiing to its parking bay under the guidance of ground handling staff, the aircraft’s wing struck a hangar. It would be inappropriate to comment further on the cause until the OSI is completed.
The costs incurred as a result of the incident are still to be finalised, but the damage caused was relatively minor.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2014-06-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many calls per week on average were received by the Money Advice Service (1) before, and (2) after, the television advertising campaign; and how much has been spent on the campaign.
Lord Deighton
This matter is the responsibility of the Money Advice Service. I have asked the Chief Executive to respond and will arrange for a copy of the letter to be deposited in the Libraries of the House.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2014-06-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees earning in excess of £100,000 per annum have left Royal Bank of Scotland in each of the last five years.
Lord Deighton
RBS is a commercial company in which the Government is a shareholder and it is run on a fully commercial basis. RBS retains its own independent board and management team, with responsibility for determining its own strategies and commercial policies. As such, HM Treasury does not hold the requested information relating to staff turnover at the RBS Group.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2014-06-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees of Royal Bank of Scotland earning in excess of £1 million per annum left the group within one year of the Government acquiring a shareholding.
Lord Deighton
RBS is a commercial company in which the Government is a shareholder and it is run on a fully commercial basis. RBS retains its own independent board and management team, with responsibility for determining its own strategies and commercial policies. As such, HM Treasury does not hold the requested information relating to staff turnover at the RBS Group.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2014-06-17.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the annual savings arising from the Warship Support Modernisation Initiative introduced in 2005–06.
Lord Astor of Hever
The Warship Support Modernisation Initiative (WSMI), introduced in 2002, encompasses three separate contracts between the Ministry of Defence and the operators within Her Majesty’s Naval Bases (HMNB) at Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth.
Figures on savings are provided in the tables below. These are broken down on an annual basis where information is held in that format.
Annual Savings from the WSMI arrangement with Babcock Marine Ltd at HMNB Clyde
Based on the contractual share-line arrangements and the final/interim cost settlements the savings to MOD are as attached.