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Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Renewable Energy
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the energy used by his Department is from renewable sources.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

In financial year (FY) 2022-23 1.2% of Ministry of Defence (MOD) electricity consumption was generated directly from renewable sources. The majority of MOD electricity supply comes from the National Grid, of which a sizable proportion is generated from renewable sources. The proportion of renewable sources used in the National Grid varies but based on Government figures published for the UK in December 2023, renewable generation reached 44.5%.

MOD's energy consumption figures are published in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts (ARAC).


Written Question
Warships: Fires
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fires broke out on Royal Navy warships in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022, (d) 2023 and (e) 2024 as of 19 March 2024.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The table below shows the numbers of fires that have broken out on Royal Navy warships since 2020.

Year

Number of reported fires

2020

24

2021

23

2022

19

2023

24

2024 (as of 22 March 2024)

5

All of the fires listed were considered minor and were extinguished by first responder firefighters.


Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Carbon Emissions
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of his Department's contribution to the Government's total carbon emissions in the last 12 months.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) assesses carbon emissions at the end of the Financial Year. (FY) Once the data has been gathered for FY 2023-24 the breakdown of the Department's carbon emissions will be published as part of the MOD Annual Report and Accounts. In the last published Greening Government Commitment Report MOD emissions made up 53.7% of the total Government emissions.


Written Question
HMS Queen Elizabeth: Fires
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Royal Navy is taking to (a) assess the cause of the fire on HMS Queen Elizabeth on 8 March 2024 and (b) prevent future fires on ships.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

An investigation is underway to establish the cause of the fire onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on 8 March 2024. This will seek to identify any appropriate lessons that can be implemented in future instances of this nature.


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the soldier training and special projects team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed in the Soldier Training and Special Projects team in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees, and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Soldier Training and Special Projects team

2018-19

235.4

2019-20

251.8

2020-21

220.9

2021-22

270.2

2022-23

291.4


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the fires, infrastructure and manoeuvre support team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed in the Fires, Infrastructure and Manoeuvre Support team in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees, and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Fires, Infrastructure and Manoeuvre Support team

2018-19

88.2

2019-20

88.9

2020-21

93.3

2021-22

113.0

2022-23

113.4


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the vehicle support team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed in the Vehicle Support team in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees, and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Vehicle Support team

2018-19

272.9

2019-20

296.0

2020-21

247.8

2021-22

379.5

2022-23

385.0


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the future and common support services team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Future and Common Support Services team did not stand up until the 2023-24 Financial Year and the data for this year will not be available until the end of the Financial Year.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Gen Kitchen (Labour - Wellingborough)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of armed forces recruitment and retention.

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

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 January 2024 to Question 9841 to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis).


Written Question
Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the weapons support team at Defence Equipment and Support in each year since 2019.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed within the complex weapons delivery, complex weapons portfolio, weapons engineering and weapons support future enterprise teams in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees and workforce substitutes.

Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.

Financial Year

Complex Weapons Delivery

Complex Weapons Portfolio

Weapons Engineering

Future Enterprise

2018-19

Team did not exist

21.33

115.46

Team did not exist

2019-20

4.00

21.22

126.94

Team did not exist

2020-21

5.00

12.00

119.68

12.11

2021-22

5.00

14.81

132.25

24.03

2022-23

18.65

12.65

130.25

30.89

Note: The numbers employed in the Weapons Support team is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.